tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post6309271222908562618..comments2024-03-22T11:55:50.335+13:00Comments on Not PC: Ports of Auckland: Remove the blinkersPeter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-44117828111359655952015-05-09T15:18:41.739+12:002015-05-09T15:18:41.739+12:00Hi Jim, Since you seem to have missed a fairly imp...Hi Jim, Since you seem to have missed a fairly important point I thought I was making ...<br /><br />Question 4: Do you want to continue constraining all productive activity in New Zealand on the altar of the RMA? (Y/N)?<br />Peter Cresswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-71828645603778881102015-05-08T16:41:37.689+12:002015-05-08T16:41:37.689+12:003 questions need to be asked of all Aucklanders ab...3 questions need to be asked of all Aucklanders about the future of the port.<br /><br />1. Do you want the ports of Auckland to expand? (Y/N)<br />If the ports do not expand, cargo has to be unloaded at Tauranga (or elsewhere) and freighted to Auckland.<br />2. Are you willing to pay more each imported item, particularly food and clothing? (Y/N)<br />3. Can you afford an increase of $15 or more per week to your household budget to keep the ports of Auckland as they are? (Y/N)<br /><br />If the answers to Q.2 and Q.3 are No, then Q.1 should be asked again to see if the answer changes.<br />I'm sure there are many Aucklanders living in suburbs without harbour views that would find the increased costs hard to swallow, just so the harbour view dwellers property values are not disadvantaged.<br /><br />FordJim Petersnoreply@blogger.com