Managed Retreat
Be afraid.
I watched a recent documentary on Managed Retreat which is one of those terms that hides a mountain of trouble.
Beavering away in the background are an army of bureaucrats working on ways to put the skids under the average bloke and blokess.
At the centre of this kind attempt to help us people out of our homes and livelihoods is , of course climate change.
Whatever we do these days is tainted by this octopus that investigates every move we dare to make and delivers an all enveloping answer .Climate change.
Historically Kiwis have found haven , hope and happiness near the coast with it's many attractions downright beauty and provider of peace and tranquility.
Kiwis have experienced erosion and accretion of the coastline over many years and adapted or responded to challenges in a practical way.
Because we have suffered from a number of recent weather events it is now considered dangerous to live and respond to nature . Councils and Government have moved to undermine commonsense responses and now have a blueprint to save our lives by legislating kiwis out of danger and in to the clutches of city surrounds.
There .You naughty people cannot live near the sea because the sea is going to rise and swallow you up or the rivers are going to overflow and drown you.
Well the legislation that is being concocted to save us from the weather is far reaching and a disgrace.
It is being built on the likes of modelling in response to supposed climate change and scenarios so far presented are making totally unrealistic assumptions.
The problem is , this legislative approach is going to cost the people mega dollars for nothing.
What is at foot is a crime.