Lower commercial rents says Greens

[donna]

Napoli is poor - it’s the south. Home of mafia too....

[donna]

Yeah but Trump just does deals like the Venezuela Oil deal.

[donna]

This is really interesting and gets you thinking about your 2 votes.....900,000 votes could be better utilised by voting for a coalition partner if the list vote is National....

[donna]

^^ my guess is retirees and BBs taking o/s holidays would be a good few percent - and second homes not actual rentals. Though there’s probably a few ex AirBnBs too that are left vacant to avoid taxes like GST.

[donna]

Reforms to lower commercial rents - to fill empty shops says Greens.

Umm - that's not going to do it! The way consumers shop has changed and it's never going back!

Shopping local in your village is still a thing as is online shopping. Travelling into cities, paying to get...

[donna]

Jeffa, interesting Israel is far out in front! Missing in action - Africian countries, Russia, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia to name just a few....

[donna]

I think their local government rate hike cap will sway a lot of voters. In Kapiti there's a 'concerned ratepayers' group, and they are spending $$ on content in the local paper on how relieved they are that a cap on rate rises is possible with National. These voters would include lefties that can no...

[donna]

Just saw an advert for Indi.nz - digital mortgages with a floating rate of 4.59%.

Anyone using this business?

Got this from a quick browser search (gemini AI)



regards,

Donna ...

[donna]

The Ads are getting interesting now we’re down to the business end of election campaigning.

Anyone notice Chris Hipkins photo in the campaign boards? Interesting choice!

[donna]

Hi All,

I got this email today - it's encouraging news!




regards,

Donna...

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This came in an email.... national rents are up, as are rents in Wellington, that's a surprise.



regards,

Donna...

[donna]

^^ self-inflicted! NZers borrowed from everything (property, businesses etc) to buy shares and then there was the crash!

[donna]

^^ Tourists with deep pockets - come here! Auckland has a bridge! World-class habour and water sports and wineries. Germans love the authentic outdoors - we have it everywhere! Are we targeting these big spenders?

[donna]

They only lose if they sell - so they should do all they can to 'not' sell! Yes, the dip is unprecedented in our lifetime - it is what it is, and while it's human nature to direct blame at someone or some group, it's pointless.

Focus on what you can control - everything else is negative...

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Yes, we can do better - but we need to choose what we want to do better at - because it can not be 'everything'. I like the saying 'get out of your own way' - imagine if we could spend just a very small percentage of time thinking less about ourselves and more on how we can add value to NZ - maybe,...

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NZers have unrealistic expectations given our size, reliance on primary industries, and geo-isolation....