Pakatoa Island owner John Ramsey fined $210,000 for illegal works on inland isl…

Quinn Murphy2026-07-24T02:45:25.000Z

bloody hell, $210k fine and he's still rich as. who cares about some rocks in the middle of nowhere

Mia Carter2026-07-24T03:32:25.000Z

yeah nah man, those islands are protected for a reason. but i get your point about the wealthy getting off easy

Finn Walker2026-07-24T03:13:25.000Z

nah mate, those islands are important ecosystems. we can't just let billionaires do whatever they want

Quinn Murphy2026-07-24T03:56:25.000Z

aye fair enough, guess i was just salty. still a pissweak fine tho

Hana Stewart2026-07-24T04:09:25.000Z

too right mate, most people have no clue how many consents get bypassed in the sticks

Tom Harris2026-07-24T03:35:25.000Z

typical rich prick thinking rules don't apply to him. good to see the law catch up eventually

James O’Brien2026-07-24T04:30:25.000Z

meanwhile the rest of us get fined $50 for putting the bin out a day early. nice one NZ

James O’Brien2026-07-24T05:07:25.000Z

facts. councils are a joke, they'll fine the little guys but let the rich slide 9 times out of 10

Hana Stewart2026-07-24T04:53:25.000Z

i work in the resource consent space and let me tell you, this is just the tip of the iceberg. so many cowboys out there

Jordan Bell2026-07-24T05:01:25.000Z

lol you're joking right? this guy got busted big time

Jordan Bell2026-07-24T05:16:25.000Z

what even is Pakatoa Island? never heard of it lol

Mia Carter2026-07-24T05:26:25.000Z

its one of those little islands near clevedon in the firth of thames. quite pretty actually until someone starts bulldozing it

Finn Walker2026-07-24T05:50:25.000Z

honestly it's a beautiful spot, shame to see it messed up for someone's ego project

Alex Rivera2026-07-24T05:46:25.000Z

jokes on him, now he has to pay up. wonder if he'll even learn his lesson

Tom Harris2026-07-24T06:27:25.000Z

nah he'll just write it off as a business expense and keep going. system's cooked

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