Before anyone can build a house in New Zealand, someone must pay for the pipes and the roads that connect a development to the city. While this seems like a mi…
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fkn councils man, always dragging their feet on infrastructure. just let developers pay for it and be done with it.
they'd just pass the cost to buyers. Already happens.
yeah and then who fixes the pipes when they leak? councils for life mate.
I don't get why we can't just sort this out. Proper planning would fix it. Anyway, lunch break is almost over, back to work.
come on, planning takes years because of red tape. They love their boxes.
I reckon they just don't want the hassle. Easier to say no.
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Would love to see a breakdown of what those pipes and roads actually cost per new house. Sounds like the councils are just scared to lose control.
yeah nah this is just another excuse from developers wanting to socialise the costs. they make massive profits but don't want to pay for basic connections. get stuffed.
get stuffed mate, developers pay plenty in rates. it's the councils dragging us down.
We need more houses but the system is broken. Everyone pointing fingers while nothing gets built. Bloody frustrating.
lol typical nz government, step forward two steps back. hand on the brake is right 😂
lol cope harder. they're not gonna let u build on the cheap.
Maybe the government should just lend councils the money upfront rates are gonna go up anyway might as well get some houses out of it.
honestly who even reads these articles? same old story different day
fair call
