• Tourists at Marae

    From Rich80105@3:770/3 to All on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 08:49:53
    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11808560

    This won't help our tourism image, although these passengers will
    probably have enjoyed at least part of their experience.
    It does show that 2600 families in motel accomodation in Auckland is
    having an effect on our capacity to accomodate tourists though.

    But apparently the government didn't know about all these people -
    having appointed other organisatons to look after parts of our wefare
    system, they no longer know what is going on!

    Still, some motel owners will be very happy - tourists don;t vote, but
    they do!

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  • From JohnO@3:770/3 to All on Monday, February 27, 2017 18:01:12
    On Tuesday, 28 February 2017 08:49:44 UTC+13, Rich80105 wrote:
    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11808560

    This won't help our tourism image, although these passengers will
    probably have enjoyed at least part of their experience.
    It does show that 2600 families in motel accomodation in Auckland is
    having an effect on our capacity to accomodate tourists though.

    2600 families were placed in motels over 3 months. That does not mean they were
    all in motels at the same time.


    But apparently the government didn't know about all these people -
    having appointed other organisatons to look after parts of our wefare
    system, they no longer know what is going on!

    Still, some motel owners will be very happy - tourists don;t vote, but
    they do!

    The reason they were not put in motels is because they wanted to be kept in the
    same place and there was no single venue that could accomodate all 50 of them at once.

    There certainly vacancies for more than 50 people in Auckland.

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  • From Tony @3:770/3 to JohnO on Monday, February 27, 2017 21:47:47
    JohnO <johno1234@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Tuesday, 28 February 2017 08:49:44 UTC+13, Rich80105 wrote:
    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11808560

    This won't help our tourism image, although these passengers will
    probably have enjoyed at least part of their experience.
    It does show that 2600 families in motel accomodation in Auckland is
    having an effect on our capacity to accomodate tourists though.

    2600 families were placed in motels over 3 months. That does not mean they >were all in motels at the same time.


    But apparently the government didn't know about all these people -
    having appointed other organisatons to look after parts of our wefare
    system, they no longer know what is going on!

    Still, some motel owners will be very happy - tourists don;t vote, but
    they do!

    The reason they were not put in motels is because they wanted to be kept in >the same place and there was no single venue that could accomodate all 50 of >them at once.

    There certainly vacancies for more than 50 people in Auckland.
    JohnO you are challenging Rich's Alternative Facts and his inability to use simple mathematics; sorry challenging is wrong, categorically refuting is better.
    Tony

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  • From george152@3:770/3 to JohnO on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 17:04:31
    On 2/28/2017 3:01 PM, JohnO wrote:
    On Tuesday, 28 February 2017 08:49:44 UTC+13, Rich80105 wrote:
    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11808560

    This won't help our tourism image, although these passengers will
    probably have enjoyed at least part of their experience.
    It does show that 2600 families in motel accomodation in Auckland is
    having an effect on our capacity to accomodate tourists though.

    2600 families were placed in motels over 3 months. That does not mean they
    were all in motels at the same time.


    But apparently the government didn't know about all these people -
    having appointed other organisatons to look after parts of our wefare
    system, they no longer know what is going on!

    Still, some motel owners will be very happy - tourists don;t vote, but
    they do!

    The reason they were not put in motels is because they wanted to be kept in
    the same place and there was no single venue that could accomodate all 50 of them at once.

    There certainly vacancies for more than 50 people in Auckland.

    I should imagine that an overnight at a marae would be an essential for overseas travelers. Just imagine the stories when they get back home

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  • From Pooh@3:770/3 to JohnO on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 18:22:47
    On 28/02/2017 3:01 p.m., JohnO wrote:
    On Tuesday, 28 February 2017 08:49:44 UTC+13, Rich80105 wrote:
    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11808560

    This won't help our tourism image, although these passengers will
    probably have enjoyed at least part of their experience.
    It does show that 2600 families in motel accomodation in Auckland is
    having an effect on our capacity to accomodate tourists though.

    2600 families were placed in motels over 3 months. That does not mean they
    were all in motels at the same time.


    But apparently the government didn't know about all these people -
    having appointed other organisatons to look after parts of our wefare
    system, they no longer know what is going on!

    Still, some motel owners will be very happy - tourists don;t vote, but
    they do!

    The reason they were not put in motels is because they wanted to be kept in
    the same place and there was no single venue that could accomodate all 50 of them at once.

    There certainly vacancies for more than 50 people in Auckland.

    JohnO are you trying to confuse Rich more than he is by pointing out the
    facts that make his whinge look like the ravings of a mindless fool?

    Pooh

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