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Now Actnational and neolib are selling NZ land to foreigners and robbing we citizens of the land we believed, were sure we belonged, and fought to protect in wars. Now the deadhead wealthy just sell it off for their own profit and shift us to the bits they haven’t desired yet. It’s invasive and colonialist and good NZrs will oppose it.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/583983/locals-want-popular-kerikeri-swimming-spot-reopened
Record temperatures in Kerikeri have highlighted a long-standing bugbear in the Northland town – declining access to once-popular swimming spots.
According to MetService, last Saturday’s maximum of 32.3C set a new January record for the town.
That was broken just 24 hours later by Sunday’s high of 32.7C…
Over recent decades, however, the fast-growing town has lost access to beaches due to the coastal property boom and the closure of privately owned roads once used by the public.
The most recent swimming spot to become off-limits is Fairy Pools, on the Kerikeri River, which used to be accessed from a public road in the town centre.
Fairy Pools Lane was closed by the Far North District Council in November 2024 for what was supposed to be a four-month period, due to a major housing development on the surrounding land.
Late last month, the closure, already three times longer than originally intended, was extended indefinitely.
At the time a council statement said the closure was for safety reasons, and the extension was because the developer’s work programme had expanded.
“Heavy machinery, tree felling, bush clearance, and earthworks in and around the accessway make public entry unsafe,” the council said. To ensure public safety during the ongoing works, a full closure of access to the reserve is required… The extended closure will remain until all major development works have been completed.”
The people in Kerikeri are being FORCED OFF THEIR COMMONS ie the ability to access cooling water reserves when badly needed.
There are many ways that Kiwis can be forced to give up what we used to have under this rapacious money-hungry regime that has grown steadily bigger under neolib. National never used to be the farts they are now. They can put any dope in Parliament who can outwardly impress their gang, because the citizens don’t have a clue about political processes to gain power and the outcomes which aren’t good for them at all. The poor are being decitizenised and going back to pre-reading and writing stage is where we are headed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizenship
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commons
The commons are the cultural and natural resources accessible to all members of a society, including natural materials such as air, water, and a habitable Earth. These resources are held in common even when owned privately or publicly. Commons can also be understood as natural resources that groups of people (communities, user groups) manage for individual and collective benefit.
The Commons in a Wellbeing Economy
Wellbeing Economy Alliance
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This process drives inequality, keeping poor communities poor and allowing the rich to get richer (Bridge, 2008). State governance of resources can be less.
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commons and the working class
Lowimpact.org https://www.lowimpact.org › Blog
25 Apr 2025 — Bringing assets into the commons is the one activity I’ve seen that … is a guaranteed way to transfer wealth from poor to rich. Nice …