Comments by "Ads Dft" (@adsdft585) on "Parliament sits for first Question Time of the year | 29 January 2025 | RNZ" video.

  1. The ministers this term often never really answer the question. This speaker allows this compared to speakers from 2009-2017 and even till 2023.
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  2. Import replacement..Contrast Singapore, where only 6% of fresh produce is locally grown. This has prompted the government to develop the “30 x 30” goal to supply 30% of nutritional needs by 2030, with vertical farming a key part of the strategy. Similarly the United Arab Emirates imports over 90% of its food, and is looking towards a future that includes vertical farming. The UK and much of northern Europe, where the outdoor growing season is short and land is limited, can also benefit from these technologies (and indeed, do already).
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  3. We're looking at incremental changes' - Michael Reddell Right-leaning economic commentator Michael Reddell said last week's announcements were mostly cosmetic. "There's nothing in those announcements that's likely to - in the prime minister's words - 'turbocharge economic growth'." Luxon talked a big game on bringing New Zealand up to speed with the likes of Ireland and Singapore on foreign investment, but Reddell said the biggest barrier to that was New Zealand's company tax rate.
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  4. Why is nz first go along with this law change? Overseas Investment (Build-to-rent and Similar Rental Developments) Amendment Bill The Overseas Investment (Build-to-rent and Similar Rental Developments) Amendment Bill is scheduled for its second reading. This bill proposes to amend the Overseas Investment Act 2005. The bill aims to remove barriers to overseas investment in “build-to-rent” housing. The bill intends to achieve this by creating the new “large rental development test” that allows overseas investors to: acquire an interest in residential land that includes 1 or more buildings with 20 or more dwellings, and in which at least 20 of the dwellings will be made available for lease to
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