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The calculation in that URL is flawed. It forgets to add GST to the FET (actually National Land Transport Fund part of FET) but compares it to GST inclusive RUC. www.aa.co.nz/cars/owners/...

Of course he is. He's politically savvy enough to have chosen the first turn at deputy PM so he left his options open for a long electioneering effort from here on in.

Not clever enough to add GST to the FET (actually National Land Transport Fund part of FET) but comparing it to GST inclusive RUC. www.aa.co.nz/cars/owners/...

You do realise that GPS location will allow deduction of non-road mileage from your RUCs? Track days, going bush, beach driving. Alternative is to disconnect your odo for all of those pursuits I guess.

Beats paying to heat the whole house I guess 👍

Well summarised Emz. Essentially the government should stop regarding themselves as a business because there is far far more to governing than avoiding expenses, coz that will (and is) biting them on the arse ATM

In its basic form this has everyone paying the same RUC but petrol gets cheaper. That is a windfall for high consumption vehicles so needs a carbon/ETS tax increase to correct the balance for emissions reasons.

Light (<3.5 T) pay $79/1,000km. Over 12T pays somewhere over $300/1,000km (axle & tyre configuration dependent) nzta.govt.nz/vehicles/roa...

But yes, a rollout of RUCs with deletion of FET will be a windfall for high consumption vehicles. An increase in carbon/ETS tax will be needed to correct this.

The chart's info is inaccurate. RUCs are 7.6c/km GST inclusive but it uses the GST exclusive 70c/L rather than 80.5 inclusive. Break over point is therefore 9.5L/100km.

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You'd enjoy Meriel Watts' book. It was an invaluable resource when our Organic orchard was spray drifted. : www.marlowesbooks.com/The-Poisonin...

No brainer. Local, super reliable and great customer service. We use Skinny for mobile but use home wifi for reception as cell coverage is dire here, and 3G ending won't help.
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We're right up there with AU's melanoma rates so solar is as viable here in NZ as there. Our government bleats about an energy crisis but failure to incentivise PV is on them!

Apparently not fazed by the durian.

So, the Think Big projects of the 1980s were aimed at energy resilience for NZ and now they're part of the problem. How about we just find them some more feedstock? Surely that would solve the problem 🙄

The Key years saw crude oil prices peak at close to USD150 and decline to ~USD30. That peak coincided with Kupe flowing and 'payback' expected in mere weeks. Those days are long gone but Jones fails to see reality and continues to flog the dead horse. NZ needs renewables or our lights will go out.

Judge the coalition by their actions rather than their promises; the difference is obvious to all but Luxon & co.

It's just that Trump has a strong aversion to the truth.

That would be aluminium unless you're posting for the US audience.

Same turn of weather down here in the Naki. Close to 60kWh/day from our solar since 20th July. Roll on summer!

“[I had] to explain in very basic terms what an allotment is to this guy,” he said. “So it didn’t fill me with a lot of confidence that I was going to be let off.” How ignorant are those Police are recruiting? Echoes of 'A Clockwork Orange'...🙄

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Do TTR realise yet that they're pushing shit uphill with a pointed stick in regard to their plans to seabed mine this area?

Your tabbies are fed too well. Come morning our Billie would leave the unconsumed remnants of that rabbit on our dining room floor, as supper for later and she wouldn't be coming for meals for a day or two.

Clever bit of reasoning from Rory Sutherland

Okay, which one of you said something nasty about Elon because now he's disconnected the whole country.

Speaking of dropkicks

Definitely one worth bragging about today 👍
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To all those naysayers who claim PV is of no use in winter, blue sky day here in the Naki, 11.2kW production ATM, both EVs are soaking up as much as they can and we're still exporting some to the grid.

Proves the point that home charging is crucial to EV (incl PHEV) economics. Assuming the DC charging was 85c/kWh that charge would have been <$10 based on off peak (or FIT loss) cost of ~17c/kWh (YMMV), so RUCs cost way more than charging.