... why you have referred to Autonomouse being my "current handle" as...
Thanks for raising what I'd thought would have been a bit of an elephant in the room. I've been a Standard reader for approx four years now, I literally check in on the site around 10 times a day. Breakfast, smokos, lunch, poo breaks, and instead of ...
Given the rife apathy in regard to vote casting, what I'd really like to see is the addition of a couple of questions within polls, namely: 1. Did you vote in the last election? (Yes/No) 2. On the balance of probabilities, are you likely to vote in the ...
"Dalziel and the other progressives have managed to stall the process long enough for the profits provided by the assets to cover the quake cost." - That makes it sound like the progressives within the CCC have made a conscious effort to slow down the ...
Yup, population 2009 = 4,316,000 & if 1 cop per 488 people then there was 8,844 cops walking the beat. 2015 population = 4,649,000 & if 1 cop per 503 people then there was 9,242 walking the beat, so factually speaking (presuming Greg O'Conner's stats are ...
Apple thinning's the way to go, you get paid per tree thinned and no picking bag required so minimal physical demand. I met quite a few campervan traveling retirees in the thinning gangs & look forward to possibly becoming one of them in the future.
Interesting contribution Pat, refuting my direct experience, considerable time in and around orchards and positive tales of working with the humble apple vs your google search and theoretical analysis regarding income projections associated with cherry ...
Dang, a raw nerve has been struck, you're fingernails have raked across my blackboard! A considerable number of orchadists pay on a contract basis, so sure, if you're of a lazy disposition (or more interested in chatting to the female backpackers as many ...
Agreed, here's the real issue, it should be free to air. The last world cup was broadcast on multiple free to air channels, why is no one pushing that angle, or would doing so raise the ire of non rugby viewing tax payers ............
From the Justice website "Territorial authorities can set their own fees framework for special licences through a bylaw". Pot, meet kettle. Interesting to see Auckland's restrictions, given what's required in order to be considered a "special event" and ...
From the justice website "Territorial authorities can set their own fees framework for special licences through a bylaw"
It may vary from region to region, but in my neck of the woods I'm pretty sure that it's upwards of $1,000 for each event, and under current legislation, each game would be considered an individual event. Let's look at the issue for a change instead of ...
Yes indeed, I know and frequent plenty. Cant say I can name a single one that boasts a big screen TV, let alone one with a public broadcast license for SkyTV. Can you?
You are strong on your opinions, but to me they do not seem relevant to real world situations and are lacking a bit of an understanding of commerce relative to the industry in question, so FYI ..... under current legislation a special license is required ...
Good distraction indeed, John K probably owes the Greens a couple o beers (maybe early morning ones at that) for making an issue out of this as it could have just sailed through without so much as a peep and we'd all still be fixating on "sheepgate" ...
Kinda shows the shift in thinking from the political left as the "national party support base" you refer to in this context would include a considerable number of working class kiwis that were once considered the Labour Party Support Base. It appears that ...
Oh, and re your query as to who's to say it wont happen anyway ..... given the high costs of applying for individual special licenses on each and every occasion (as it the case now) combined with what will ultimately be very nominal takings over the bar, I...
It's not about the beer, I cant really think of any entity other than bars that has the existing infrastructure and would be better suited for public broadcast of this significant event? The DCC were quite proactive in broadcasting the Super Rugby Final ...
We dont have Sky at home, but for the recent All Blacks vs Samoa game which was played around midday NZ time, I started work early so I could have an extended lunch and meet my wife a two young kids (aged 4 & 5) in town to watch the game. The four of us ...
Labour should drive the process by all means, but just asking the question of the loyal followers isnt really going to achieve the ultimate goal is it. It's no different to an ailing retail business investing in market research. In order to grow their ...
It's all very well garnering the words of the party faithful, but did the review also engaged those that did not vote Labour?
And now for something completely different, Rugby League and its parallels with the Labour Movement. In 1895 the sport of Rugby League became distinct from that of Rugby Union, with one of the main drivers being the working class could not afford time off ...
Plenty of campaigning aimed directly towards the poor & impoverish. Mana, Greens & Labour all touting for their vote and for what they believed to be the betterment of those individuals personal situation. Opposition parties called out to these people, and...
Morning OAB, obviously a good nights kip hasn't diminished your fervour for confrontation. I believe if you were to take the time to read and digest the correspondence above, I did indeed clarify the "extreme far left baggage" comment in the context of a ...
Hmm, I don't wish to raise the ire of those within the Standard, but seeing as you asked how people are supposed to respond, my suggestion would be "thanks for visiting The Standard, we welcome constructive debate from all realms of the political spectrum,...
Must confess to never having heard of the BlueGreens so googled it and it appears to just be an advisory group set up by National in 2012, so just the wolf in sheep's clothing, or am I missing something? To clarify my original point, which has gotten a bit...
Again, you've made a further statement with not much to work with so far as constructive engagement, I guess that's the nature of blogs for which I am an obvious novice, I'm more used to engaging with people in the physical world where manners and courtesy...
Please note that in my comment I did not state that GP's social policies sit on the hard left (you said "hard right' I assume you mean hard left), I stated that there is a "perception (rightly or wrongly)". You must appreciate and realise that there is a ...
With all due respect OAB, if you are even remotely in touch with the mentality of the many kiwis, then you will perhaps appreciate that there is (rightly or wrongly) the perception that a vote for the Green's is as much a vote for a party with hard left ...
"Mate, the Green Party always hard strong left wing policies and values…. since the pre Green Values days. So why should they give that up because some other left parties have arrived on the scene in recent times?", all hail to them for sticking to their ...
No doubt setting myself up for a torrid of abuse, but as an individual whom would be deemed to the "right" of the political spectrum when it comes to social and economic philosophies, I do wish I could have my cake and eat it to in regard to having the ...
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