Posts by Amanda Wreckonwith
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Hard News: The uncooling of the inner West, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
It will be interesting to see whether the anti-corruption drive by Beijing will have any effects in NZ.
I was told yesterday that a friend was talking to a retailer of luxury watches in Singapore, who was complaining that their sales were 60% down on the year (entirely due to the loss of Chinese buyers).
I wonder if anyone based in China has any similar reports? -
Hard News: The uncooling of the inner West, in reply to Jack Harrison,
but we need these experiments to happen inner-city first .
Well if you want to try an experiment Jack, how about this crazy suggestion...
Close down all the universities and language schools in Auckland and relocate them elsewhere.
At a stroke you will make available an enormous amount of ready built accommodation that is not being occupied by transients.
Simples? -
Hard News: The uncooling of the inner West, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
That’s why they succeed.
That and on occasion, ill gotten gains…
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Hard News: The uncooling of the inner West, in reply to Jack Harrison,
Big colour ads are the big earners
Not just these. 10 yrs ago we received, in the mail, a Barfoots invoice from the Herald for the classified ads by mistake (our house number was a transposition of theirs). Friends had a house for sale locally and it transpired that they were paying Barfoots 6 times the cost for the adverts compared to what Barfoots were charged by the Herald. Sure they got a bulk discount - but still...
(And no I wouldn't ordinarily open someone else's mail but come on - it's Barfoot and Thompson - they're not human!) -
Hard News: The uncooling of the inner West, in reply to Steve Barnes,
making it possible for developers to build ugly high rise slums, so Epsom it is.
Not all high rises are ugly - Epsom already has one - The Pines, built around 1970. Don't think it would make a good starter home though... one for sale at the moment - 2 brms for $1.9m
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Hard News: The uncooling of the inner West, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
I would say Remuera hasn’t changed much
Interesting to hear that viewpoint Sophie. I would be surprised if that stays true in the future. Friends of mine from old Remuera families, say that they have noticed a change recently. The old homes are being sold off and the new tenants are primarily foreign arrivals looking for good schooling. Also the usual cashed up buyers from the Law and Medical fraternities seem to be foregoing Remmers for the Western Bays.
Despite the conservative predisposition of the suburb, I'd live there in a flash if I could - great old houses... -
Southerly: This Week in Parliament: 20…, in reply to nzlemming,
’twas T’Sun
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Hard News: The uncooling of the inner West, in reply to Jack Harrison,
No, its just civics. It’s maths, science in a way
If it's 'maths, science' - can you point out why you propose 3 blocks?, how 'huge' should they be? and why Epsom rather than say, Sandringham?
I know I'm being pedantic but if you put forward a plan, then I would prefer you to 'show your working' before I can come to a conclusion...
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Hard News: The uncooling of the inner West, in reply to Jim Cathcart,
The construction of apartment buildings in the CBD was the right move but the objectives–profit as the priority driven by an uninformed public who cannot see another direction to invest in their financial security–resulted in the construction in trash.
But the primary example of a 'quality' apartment block was also a flop - Metropolis. A developer who was possibly not at the top of the game - but the quality was there. Perhaps other developers didn't want to repeat his mistakes and went for the cheap and cheerful approach?
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Hard News: The uncooling of the inner West, in reply to Jack Harrison,
Epsom is the natural breadbasket of the efficient Auckland workforce.
Does this sentence come with epaulettes?