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$821m investment in Lyttelton Port

Bit of positive news for Christchurch!

Lyttelton Port has announced an $821 million expansion of the container terminal and new wharf at Te Awaparahi Bay.

Pretty massive investment in infrastructure for the region, and presumably a fair bit of work and economic activity attached to it over the next few years.

Good to see some serious money being invested down here.

Heating up much? Every second person is talking about the oversupply of apartments with no parking, and airbnb etc. Didn't think it was quite that bad?

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Has anyone else noticed how wildly inconsistent QV's f*cking Rating Valuations are?

Councils have paid QV millions of ratepayer dollars over the years to produce these valuations, yet you'll regularly find virtually identical homes or flats, side by side (or only metres apart), with RVs that differ by $80,000+.

Same size. Similar condition. Same land. Same street. Massive difference.

How is this acceptable when these valuations influence rates and are relied on by so many people? Its either

Typical Christchurch corruption, or employing imbeciles.

I'd love to see examples from around New Zealand because the inconsistencies are becoming impossible to ignore. Is anyone actually holding QV accountable for the quality and consistency of these valuations? Why do we put up with this shit.

"BUYER SCORE" Is a scam review system, where the dealership can quite literally choose not to publish a negative review. They pay a subscription to management software, and part of that fee enables them to do this. Thats why dealerships miraculously have hundreds of 4.5-5 +++ stars" and Stadium Cars, just won 2026 Buyerscore bullshitters of the year award. Congrats.

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"BUYER SCORE" Is a scam review system, where the dealership can quite literally choose not to publish a negative review. They pay a subscription to management software, and part of that fee enables them to do this. Thats why dealerships miraculously have hundreds of 4.5-5 +++ stars" and Stadium Cars, just won 2026 Buyerscore bullshitters of the year award. Congrats.

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"BUYER SCORE" Is a scam review system, where the dealership can quite literally choose not to publish a negative review. They pay a subscription to management software, and part of that fee enables them to do this. Thats why dealerships miraculously have hundreds of 4.5-5 +++ stars" and Stadium Cars, just won 2026 Buyerscore bullshitters of the year award. Congrats.

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