This is great news, and something that should have been done a long time ago. Also, fuck Fletcher building.

  • @IlovethebombOP
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    62 months ago

    It does, yes. This means it will be much easier to import equivalent products from overseas, bypassing the Fletcher monopoly on Wallboard.

    I can’t understand why Labour didn’t do this while in power, actually.

    • @Venator
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      32 months ago

      I can’t understand why Labour didn’t do this while in power, actually.

      Makes me wonder if Labour MPs have some shares or family ties in fletcher…

      • @IlovethebombOP
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        32 months ago

        They’re all landlords, so have a vested interest in house prices remaining high.

        • @Venator
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          2 months ago

          Thats true of national as well, so I imagine there must be some other conflict of interest that somehow outweighs the landlord conflicts of interest… Or maybe they’ve just calculated that the reduced cost of building won’t really effect the housing supply too much, which would be good for landlords who want to subdivide or renovate.

          • @IlovethebombOP
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            32 months ago

            Cost of building doesn’t affect land values, so if your portfolio is mostly single level family homes, you don’t have too much to worry about.

            • @Venator
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              22 months ago

              It kinda does to a certain extent, depending on how densely things can be built. When there’s a townhouse available with double the floor area as a single family home for the same price, that’s going to decrease demand for the single family house. But yeah it doesn’t decrease demand a huge amount as most people still want to have a back yard if they can and banks will lend more for a standalone place because reasons.

      • @Venator
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        12 months ago

        Or maybe national mps are shorting thier stocks or investing in aussie building suppliers or something…