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A low GDP per capita economy
Still higher than some countries who manage much more. We beat Korea, Japan, Spain, hell, we edge out France.
My numbers are a bit outdated (pre covid), I thought NZ was around 80k, France sat closer to 1.2 million.
Interesting point - you also picked countries with significantly higher population in close proximity to major trade routes and markets.
significant logistics chains and costs
Good thing we are getting some new Toyota Carolla Ferrys to help make those logistic chains better!
Its a shame they love to drag the chain, so to speak…
low nation ownership of productive assets and banks
The same party that is now claiming we need austerity, also sold of several of those productive assets.
Oh, make no mistake im not supporting national in any of this. Just stating the issue and where the country is.
lack of economies of scale from infrastructure spread over a wide area with low population
Fair. I think most of our main infra is pretty consolidated, but a large portion of our economy is based on farming, which by it’s very nature, is spread out.
Agreed- unfortunately low value bulky goods that fetch global price means it sucks for us consumers.
surprisingly lack of accountability for project over runs…
On this we agree. I also think that cancelling good projects, simply because it’s the “other sides” project, should also have accountability.
Couldn’t agree more. 4 year election cycle, cut the crap and let’s get this country better.
Unfortunately the time to deal with the alternative here was 30 years ago. We aren’t a 15 min city (none if them are) and changing this will take decades.
Agreed, moving on.
Sydney has 6 million people compared to Auckland 1.2., Melbourne 5 with similar land area. If you look at % then yes, look at people per sqkm we are no where close.
Yes, better choices can be made, they will improve the country in the long run, but people struggling now get to vote. Balanced books get votes on confidence, ease of lifestyle and business as usual get votes, getting kicked out if my car and more regulations lose elections.