How do kiwis feel about NZ becoming a PO 'lifeboat' nation?

kiwiduncan · Coal Joined: Jun 13, 2008 Posts: 16

Increasing numbers of Americans, Europeans, Brits and others seem to be taking an interest in migrating to NZ due to the perception that we'd do better than most in a peak oil world. How do people feel about this? Personally I'm not too concerned as long as it doesn't force property prices up too much. I'd be happy to live in a valley with a bunch of aging American hippies and PO savvy Brits - they'd make good neigbours I reckon.

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heroineworshipper

Aukland had notoriously high unemployment & low income in 2000. Times have changed for the moment.
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Cashmere · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Mar 27, 2008 Posts: 1495

We'll send as many as you can fit . . .

Cashmere.
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americandream

Ageing hippies breed tomorrows consumers. The less the better...fewer malls etc. So I vote No!
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kiwiduncan · Coal Joined: Jun 13, 2008 Posts: 16

frankthetank

The Obama Administration will propose a plan to load cruise ships packed to the gills with inner-city welfare recipients and "relocate" them to the island of New Zealand, thereby solving one of America's fiscal problems Smile

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essex · Last edited by essex on Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:29 am; edited 1 time in total

Cornucopians are alive and well in NZ - look at what they plan to do to Palmerston North. The Council is risking the city's water supply, last remaining native forest and the goodwill of its citizens to build a wind farm ( There are three wind farms built already and another just recently approved.)
www.palmerston-north.info

People are fighting these developments all over the country. Looks like we need a bit more balanced perspective here. The supply lines for these giant turbines is 12,000 miles long. One wonders how they can be maintained in the future ? Solar water heating seems a better option but there are no carbon credits / off sets with those.

CrudeAwakening · Intermediate Crude Joined: Jun 28, 2005 Posts: 784

I'm more than happy for more resourceful, PO-aware people to come here, provided that we can jettison some our useless flotsam in return. I'll trade Richard Heinberg for Trevor Mallard.
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kokoda · Heavy Crude Joined: Aug 24, 2006 Posts: 420

We will know that the end is near when all the Kiwi's living in Bondi start heading back to NZ.

Kingcoal

I have no intention of moving down under. How would I be any better off there than here?
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kiwiduncan · Coal Joined: Jun 13, 2008 Posts: 16

Kingcoal

kiwiduncan · Coal Joined: Jun 13, 2008 Posts: 16

Well, how about Aussies moving to NZ? We're facing more extreme weather in the future due to global warming, but nothing compared to the droughts and desertification of Australia. I've occasionally read about Aussies planning to move to NZ's literally greener pastures. We might even let you share our sheep.

GASMON

I dont fancy living in Auz or NZ, as being "Upside down" I think the blood rushing to my head would make me ill !!

Honestly though, in the coming years I think there will be no "lifeboat" nations. Were all in it together, (the shyte, that is). Some places better than others, true, but no utopia nation. We are on the planet Titanic, iceberg dead ahead (the last unmelted one !!). Lifeboats for first class only. (the monied).

Gasmon
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