Stu Donovan
@StuartBDonovan
Economist researching cities, housing, transport, and energy. I focus on Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia, with European dalliances. And some chaff.
🚨 Urban economics short courses 🚨 Registrations are now open for three urban economics short courses that we're running in: - Wellington 15-17 September - Auckland 22-24 September - Christchurch 20-21 October More details and links to register below ⤵️
It turns out that heating your whole house for 24 hours a day is quite expensive, happy Friday everyone! Currently trying to get Queenslanders to survive at 20 degree internal temperatures but it's a challenge.
Often said low income households pay no tax. For personal income tax that’s true but including all taxes the story changes substantially
Same day enrolment hugely benefits renting young people who often move a for work / study / new flats. Older people can’t comprehend moving twice a year or more & don’t realise how awesome same day enrolment is. Shows many Govt MPs had it easy when they were young.
Free democracy sausages are proposed to be axed, alongside on-the-day enrolment and prisoner voting:
Shout out to the person in Island Bay who parks their boat + trailer right in front of Island Bay Primary School in the prime parking spots for pick up and drop off. And your regular reminder that Wellington City Council gives this valuable storage space away for free. 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️
If New Zealand took the option to join the Australian Federation then the number of people leaving "the country" would plummet substantially and many problems would be solved. New ones would be created, but.
No one should have to leave their country to build a future. Labour will be focused on rebuilding opportunity here at home while easing the pressure households are feeling right now.
What's an economic asset that can't run away from taxes...used as an input in basically every economic activity...🧐
Guys at some point we are going to have to tax SOMETHING I’m just saying
NIMBYs: 3-4 storey development in Christchurch will be awful. Also NIMBYs: demand doesn't exist to support upzoning to 3-4 storeys. You. Have. To. Pick. One.
The Christchurch NIMBY brain is broken from months of defeat