One million dollars
October 4th, 2007 at 8:24 am by David FarrarAuckland Mayor Dick Hubbard and Newmarket Business Association Head Cameron Brewer can’t agree on the relative lengths of Queen Street to Broadway, so Cameron has challenged the Mayor to a $1 million wager on the issue.
Tags: Local Body Politics
October 4th, 2007 at 8:29 am
Good to see you linking back to Whale DPF, is he off your shitlist now? I’m still waiting for your feeds on the EFB to turn up on killthebill though…
[DPF: What on Earth are you on about? Enjoy your fantasy world where you invent things]
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 8:52 am
As opposed to my fantasy world where I don’t invent things? Nice use of redundancy David, but then again you’ve had so much practice at it. But it’s good to see you’re posting on the KtB site again. Have you bought a tee-shirt yet? Will you be wearing it for your next TV appearance?
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 8:57 am
The odd thing is your posts on KtB only just came up this morning but they are dated as posted yesterday and the day beforehand. Memory hole?
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 9:06 am
Has Cameron Brewer been out of the news too much since his stolen credit card turned up in use at a knock shop.
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 9:16 am
LOL, so the NZ Truth is the source for this supposed exchange? It’s hard to know if it’s just another one of their parodies of the Herald. 95% of their articles seem to be. This one’s got no more credible quoted sources than their usual “Vice girls/gangs/crooked coppers say….”. Which is not to say their sources are bullshit, probably you can get a vice girl to say anything. It’s just not a particularly credible source.
Their boxing commentary is excellent though, and they’re not kidding when they say they’ve got a big personals section.
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 9:27 am
Oh and Robinsod, personally attacking DPF is hardly on topic for this thread, however weak the topic may be.
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 9:33 am
Yo Ben – I didn’t personally attack anyone. I just exercised my freedom of speech to ask a few pertinent questions but y’know if you want to knock me for that then that’s your right too. And anyway if David’s so keen to promote the KtB campaign I’d expect him to wear the merchandise during TV appearances – it’s pretty basic PR.
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 9:47 am
You were trolling. I haven’t seen enough of your stuff to know if that’s just what you do, hence my comment. Perhaps you weren’t aware.
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 9:51 am
Where is Whale oil planning to get 1 million bucks,
The guy can’t even pay his phone bill (Joke)
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 9:52 am
Apology accepted Ben.
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 9:56 am
ben – Robinsond is a troll. If sonic was a high-class hooker Robinsod would be an alleyway lurker with a crack habit and no health certificate. (there now – my one insult for the month. my quota is all used up!)
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 10:01 am
Heh, krazykiwi, does that scale make Redbaiter the Kings Consort?
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 10:07 am
… c-c-c-consort…. shudder!
Back on topic, perhaps dick could offer to measure the distance using cornflake packets. Must be able to load the odds in his favour that way.
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 10:12 am
Oops misread the story.
Catty comment withdrawn.
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 10:15 am
Krazy – I though you were a Christian? You do know you’ll go to hell for that crack-whore habit you seem to have there?
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 10:22 am
hey Robinsod, do you know you go to Hell for being a dumb cunt?
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 10:25 am
Um JC – that word is not allowed here and I would suggest you withdraw it and apologise. I’d also like to point out that nowhere in the scripture does it mention a link between damnation and IQ. (Though sometimes this site does feel like purgatory)
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 10:34 am
If I said that c work I would have ban enforcer on my tail ?
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 10:40 am
Which idiot was it above who was referring to free speech again? And how does being a crack-whore prevent you from going to Hell again?
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 10:41 am
Typo: Heaven
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 10:47 am
jc, of all the typos i can imagine.. that one carries the highest price
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 11:27 am
I said *using* crack-whores will send KK to hell. Not being one.
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 11:49 am
Why are you all down on the eating habits of crack hoes? If they can earn enough extras cash to affords to treat themselves to the occasional pizza, then good on ‘em I say. After all it’s legal. I like to see the free market at work. Ask all those kids fresh out of school wh are now on the game. Every day they bless Parlaiament for giving them a leg-up to their chosen career. Feminists, my arse!
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 11:50 am
ok that did sound f**d up. I admit.
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 12:31 pm
Lee – you are my favorite rightwinger on this site. I’m serious, you’re one of the few that can have laugh at themselves – that’s kinda nice.
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 12:41 pm
Robbo
Vote:I am in love with Krazykiwi
October 4th, 2007 at 1:19 pm
Robert Owen,,
Are you actually aware of krazies gender, or does your obsession make that a mute point ??
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 1:26 pm
Are you aware of my gender ?
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 1:59 pm
TOGTFO
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 2:08 pm
Robert Owen,,
Obviously, I only have your public domain name to go by,,
Vote:Unless in reality there is an extra A to your first name, at the end
in which case,, blah, blah,, blah, blah
October 4th, 2007 at 3:40 pm
No I am selma (apparently)
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 4:28 pm
Intriguing and vaguely sexy gender discussions aside (you’re all dudes) who is this guy who appears to be doing his best to bog our council down in stupid drama? Can’t he just measure the road and make a suggestion as to its actual length?
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 6:33 pm
Ahh,, well Nih,,
I think that is the suggestion the blog is promoting, in fact the entire point.
And Robert Owen,, I was right
There’s an A at the end
I crack myself up
Vote:October 4th, 2007 at 7:02 pm
So Cameron Brewer is an avid Newmarket supporter? I don’t get why you’d think the cost of upgrading Newmarket would come close to the work being done on Queen Street. There are other things to consider too:
– Queen Street is more ‘accessible’ than Newmarket in a financial sense. This gives it a larger demographics and justifies more money being spent on it in the first place.
– Queen Street has a higher density of public transport stops than Newmarket. In the same token there are probably more underground services closer together such as fiber, plumbing, etc.
- Queen Street appears to have a much higher density commercial and residential presence. Again, spend more there because more people will benefit from it.
Years ago in 1991 we submitted some footage of Denver to both the Auckland and Hamilton councils. Denver effectively paved its main strip and only allowed a couple of free buses to travel up and down it. Think Cuba Mall but much bigger. It was light-years nicer than Queen St or Victoria St at the time. It’s really good to see Auckland catching up in this regard.
Vote:October 5th, 2007 at 6:10 pm
I think Newmarket has painted itself in a corner.
Its sposed to cater for Remuera but the way the countries going New maket is gonna become a ghost town,,
Now,, maybe this is why auckland is going to come under one super council. The place is gonna shrink,, I see the projections,,
and guess where tey’re fleeing,, Michael Laws country. He’s gonna be the wealthiest mayor in town,, This guys forward thinking is amazingly astute
People really are moving to Wanganui.
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