Posts by Dismal Soyanz
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This is a much better version of Hello.
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Hard News: The Police Ten 7 State, in reply to izogi,
because higher management probably never seriously considered it might be relevant.
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Possibly one of the side effects of trying to inculcate corporate management style into the public service.
Which on reflection is being generous. We are unlikely to ever know (ie proven rather than stated by a spokesperson) if it was a sin of commission or omission.
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Polity: Hosking’s right about jobs, in reply to Jim Cathcart,
The wealth effect from housing is pretty weak in NZ. House price inflation benefits only those who are downsizing. So while case can be made that all those Auckland retirees moving to Tauranga might be spending more, those trying to get their first home will be worse off.
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Polity: Hosking’s right about jobs, in reply to william blake,
4%. In the Neo liberal world do we need negative interest rates to have jobs?
Given that it has worked wonders in Japan, I would say not.
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If they were to stick to this literally, it would be less of an issue. Of course every sponsor of research likes to mine the data and findings for their own purpose. I would also agree that if someone breaches an agreement you shouldn't be obliged to deal with them again.
However, the juxtaposition of those statements seems to imply that by writing something that Police think is a misrepresentation or misunderstanding (not that it actually needs to be), they will not allow you access to data in the future.
This researcher/ former academic believes Police should put the spade down.
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Speaker: Identification strategy: Now…, in reply to tussock,
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OnPoint: My last name sounds Chinese, in reply to BenWilson,
Kiwi Asians could be 4 times more likely than other Kiwis to buy property in Auckland. The question then becomes “how likely does that seem?”.
This would suggest that the answer to that is "very".
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Polity: House-buying patterns in Auckland, in reply to BenWilson,
According to the LINZ website you get:
Property title records show a property's proprietors, legal description and the rights and restrictions registered against the property title - for example, a mortgage, easement or covenant.
So the owner's name would be there. Obviously if you want thousands of records doing this legitimately costs a lot.
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Polity: House-buying patterns in Auckland, in reply to Katharine Moody,
The wealth effect is not that significant. There's quite a bit of research on this even in NZ.
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And meanwhile Phil Twyford goes for the double and shoots the right foot as well:
"I think the whistle-blower I dealt with did Aucklanders a favour and put this information into the domain out of a sense of public duty. I think Aucklanders owe that person a debt of gratitude."
The race to the bottom in this country's politics is starting to get depressing.