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[Louis @NZLLM12]

@Jamesnotabot @LewSOS I'm disappointed you're in my mentions.

[Louis @NZLLM12]

@LewSOS Mitchell would've found a way of twisting the situation no matter what happened.

[Louis @NZLLM12]

@RussellClarkNZ I was just there a couple of days ago.

[Louis @NZLLM12]

@liamvincent26 @camrynpetebrown Yes he has missed the point entirely..

[Louis @NZLLM12]

@Tiare_MP Hmm I find most people except the crazy right support more trains (but of course not enough to actually demand it at the ballot box) but more people definitely does.

[Louis @NZLLM12]

@Shybaltesh He is very annoying, and has a very 'small town lawyer' view of the world.

[Louis @NZLLM12]

@KiwiCraig74 @urbanistfromwhk I went there once a few weeks ago. It was okay but prices were about the same as the Ponsonby Rd ice cream places. Not sure they'll be able to sustain.

[henry cooke @henrycooke]

and despite all the chat about "jobs-rich" capital expenditure unemployment is forecast to peak higher than it was in Dec

[henry cooke @henrycooke]

Here's a look at that earlier return to surplus - Treasury is actually slightly more pessimistic about 2027 than it was in December.

[Louis @NZLLM12]

@nzsd @FrankMcRae @lachlanp_ If I was a party member in Wellington I'd be making a complaint as they are flagrantly breaching the Labour policy platform, which I believe is still binding on local govt members.

[Louis @NZLLM12]

@chamfy Fantastic game.

[Louis @NZLLM12]

@zhuoyanakl @rustie5555 I'm a semi-frequent of Auckland-Whangarei buses. They are always pretty much full, even when the fare is upwards of $40. But the biggest problem is only 3-4 services per day. An hourly daytime frequency would be a great improvement and not an unrealistic ask IMO.

[Louis @NZLLM12]

@zhuoyanakl @rustie5555 A much improved intercity bus service makes a lot of sense for routes like Auckland-Whangarei, Kerikeri; Hamilton-Rotorua, Taupo, Napier etc.

A bad idea for Auckland - Hamilton - Tauranga which has a near perfect rail corridor and more than enough population for a good train.

[Louis @NZLLM12]

@BenThomasNZ @LewSOS I guess so - probably more so

[Louis @NZLLM12]

@rustie5555 People seem to overlook who the owners of that team are..

[Louis @NZLLM12]

@henrycooke TVNZ is also a crown entity company

[Louis @NZLLM12]

@secondzeit Imagine being so worked up about something that happened for something like a three month period over four years ago.

[Louis @NZLLM12]

@nzsd @rustie5555 Optimistic but hopefully correct.