Prefab housing has been a thing for a very long time all across the world. There are massive economies of scale and automation when you build panels in a factory and just assemble them on location.

I don't know why they never caught on NZ but I suspect it's a combination of regulations and lack of will from the public.

Having said that even 335,000 seems like an insane amount of money for the house alone. Given you can't buy land for under 500K in most places that still puts the total value at about a million dollars or above.

I would not be surprised at all. The GCSB is presumably investigating various people all day every day as the core part of their job.

This is so dishonest. You know this isn't happening. If you actually believe that GCSB is investigating reporters and editors for publishing pro US or pro Israel content I have lost all respect for you.

I’m really struggling with your argument.

I thought I was very clear. The press should remain free. It should not be pressured by the government whatsoever. Reporters should not live in fear that they are going to be investigated by the secret police for publishing articles.

You are saying that the foreign owned press is manipulating the public through media and that in your opinion we should not do anything about that?

Yes exactly. The government should not be messing with the press.

This is different from your position which is that the we should only do something about this when it involves publishing articles which are politically incorrect and against government policies and positions.

We want a press that's free. Every press outlet has published falsehoods and lies. That's their right.

Just because he is a journalist doesn’t give him the right to surreptitiously edit other journalists articles to change their alignment. This wasn’t a beat down, or a shake up, or a browbeating.

He was the editor. It was literally his job to do that.

Dude did things that most people would align with a foreign state actor and was investigated for it.

This is what we should be screaming against. Being investigated for expressing politically incorrect ideas goes against every value we have as a democracy.

Im not saying it wasnt scary or intimidating, If i was him id be kacking my dacks. BUT i belive it was the correct course of action.

It doesn't surprise me that you believe it was the correct course of action but it does scare and alarm me. It's insane how easily a country can be persuaded to ditch press freedom.

Part of the investigation, im speculating here, was probably checking that this was his view point and that he wasnt doing this under duress. While it may not feel like it, the invistigation was possibly for his benefit and to help him if he was being forced to do this. Now in this instance it wasn’t the case.

No that was not a part of the investigation. The investigation was to put the scare of god into him any other member of the press who wants to express support for ideas or countries the government deems unacceptable.

One more thing.

This investigation is a signal sent to the press to induce a chilling effect on reporting which goes against the current government narrative.

No reporter wants to be invested by the secret police (which GCSB is by any definition)

The press should have the freedom to edit any way it pleases and to push any ideology it wants. That's what the free press is all about. Why should Murdoch and the other oligarchs be the only ones pushing their agenda?

It's clear Putin has immense sway over the US government. I will predict our government will soon fall in line with Trump in this regard because Luxon and Seymour are both MAGA turds.

Two things.

1. Do you think there are any editors are RNZ or other press outlets who make pro US, pro Israel, pro EU or pro UK edits
2. Do you think the GCSB investigated anybody for being pro any of those countries?

I do not believe as you’re implying that freedom of the press involves not investigating foreign states manipulating that press to change the public opinion.

I disagree. Freedom of the press involves exactly that. In fact the most of the press in our country is owned by foreigners and you can bet your ass those countries are manipulating the press in order to change public opinion. The only difference is that you align with the politically correct ideology those countries push. This only worries you if the foreign nation is Russia or China or Iran or whoever the current government has convinced you are you enemies.

You are missing the point. The press is allowed to be biased. They are allowed to say false things. They are allowed to report stories that go against what the current politically correct ideology is.

The government should never intimidate the press when they report politically incorrect ideas and thoughts.

We have money for defense though!

Born with a silver spoon up his nose.

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/03/finland-home-of-the-103000-speeding-ticket/387484/

Some dude got a 103,000 USD speeding ticket.

In europe some countries base their fines on your income. That seems like a fair system. Everybody should be equally hurt. Check this out

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/03/finland-home-of-the-103000-speeding-ticket/387484/

Maybe not but my point stands. If the future of your company is dependent on one vendor you fucked up.

Yea doesn't seem likely at all even if they somehow impeach Trump and remove him Vance is even worse.

If people are willing to become dependent on a particular vendor for their survival they get no sympathy from me.

Well they should be encouraged to stop relying on the USA for their well being.

What a joke our government has become.

Is this a joke?

These people are clowns so everything they do and say is a joke.

National and ACT have always been about destroying unions and the working class. Everything they do has that goal at the end of the chain.