They lied to the Kaipātiki local board. In that electorate. About Onewa Rd. https://i.stuff.co.nz/auckland/105955103/auckland-transport-officers-conspire-to-mislead-local-politicians
Reading the online Herald early this morning, I got very much the opposite view on how they were presenting the two speeches. I didn't see any link to that graphic, but the "Reaction to John Key’s state housing policy: ‘He’s forgotten where he came from’" ...
Surely this is more about the fact that countries that previously had no decent universities now do (China, for example)? It was easier to rank more highly when we were one of only a small group of countries playing the game.
That's the issue though... National isn't dismantling the safety net. They're making it stronger and more sustainable by helping people out of it if they can. Those who can't move out still have it. Arguably, it is the left that are the greatest long-term ...
Another thing that's commonly forgotten is that individual responsibility and community mindedness are not necessarily mutually exclusive. One of the ways that I, as an individual, contribute to my community is by ensuring I draw upon as few of our shared ...
Winston will poison whoever he goes with... woe betide any "bloc" that needs Winston to form a government! I reckon JK has stuffed up by not maintaining his hard line... the message "I'd swallow rat poison to stay PM" isn't a good one.
I think they're better at only applying as much nitrate as will bind these days etc... better for the waterways and better economic sense (if it leeches away, it's not making grass grow). Agree you've just got to keep the cows out of the water. There has ...
I know this is a bit of a nit pick, but I wouldn't use the term "primary producers" for those who just take like whalers, kauri loggers and miners. They're "extractors" - they don't create anything, just extract it from where it is. Farmers are "primary ...
Can any scientist confirm how long it takes nitrates to leech into the waterways, in general? I've heard it said that farmers have already responded to the clear signals and nitrates are now being applied properly... but the waterways are so bad because of...
To be fair, it's not the electricity generators fault we're poor. If they can produce it at a globally comparable unit cost, they're doing OK. It's someone (everyone) else's fault we're poor.
I think Ian might be forcing too strong of a dichotomy here. It is possible to believe that well raised children are a benefit to wider society and to not believe that universal cash payments are the best way to achieve that or demonstrate that children ...
I thought Dr Barnett and Mr Byaman were a fairly poor choice to represent those who might need the $60 because she was not laid off. It says she left her job voluntarily to study further. Therefore, if the child was planned, she chose to be studying (and ...
That said, I was pissed off when I was getting $4.00 an hour in the market garden when I was 15 and the "adults" were getting almost double while being only half as fast. I was a 4x better deal. Still, I didn't need the government to step in... I just had ...
toad - Exactly. Douglas' overall logic isn't faulty. Anyone whose output per hour is worth less than the minimum wage is hurt by the minimum wage. A great way to improve their value (working) is ruled out by government labour price control that renders ...
Leaving aside the issue of asset sales and focusing on the referendum bit, I think his proposed bill is a bit lopsided. If referendums are required to sell assets then shouldn't they also be required before making investments that will lead to assets being...
An example of green 'status seeking' is the success of the Prius (I write from San Francisco). Honda and others have had hybrids of equal effectiveness, quality and features as the Prius but they have not sold nearly so well. Many even have a lower price ...
BLiP: Is this really a depression? To me, the line between recession and depression is when a large number of people experience noticeably shorter lives due to the strain and malnutrition. The flaw with my reasoning is that we now fall from such heights of...
Insider - A subsidy a not price signal. It's a price hiding device. I am saying that power is so cheap that most people don't think it is worth the cost to be more efficient, but I'm not saying power prices should rise artificially... I'm saying they ...
I'm a confirmed right-winger, but I agree with many of these items but with different thoughts on implementation: Electricity/Insulation: Of course, if home insulation and other energy efficiency initiatives supposedly yield such great savings then there ...
As I noted the other day, she was a no show in early voting and then rocketed up. However, assuming there was no problem with the voting, it'd suggest that to really select the greatest living New Zealander would require more of a consensus process than a ...
Sprout - Probably because Helen wasn't close to leading it until a sudden jump. It was clearly hammered by someone, as is usual with most of the Herald's rubbish polls.
Mr Magoo - This is going to be an aside to the discussion at hand, and I admit that. So, with that off my chest... can we all please stop making out that every little aspect of the social safety net in this country is just "a coffee or a beer or two (a ...
Billy - Exactly. It's flavours of "rightness" I guess, and many are 'status quo' conservatives as opposed to those who instead prioritize liberty. What I'm saying is that authoritarian tenancies aren't the exclusive preserve of the right, but since we live...
I'd be happy if NZ could start by just copying Estonia's long established system for paying for the bus with your mobile.
HRC? Why is Hillary Rodham Clinton getting involved in New Zealand politics? ;-)
Well, less dumb to start with it than to do it later. I do agree that it's being done quickly now to minimize the attention i.e. pre-Christmas, marketed as part of downturn response package, 3 years from election. I'm just saying that it is possibly as ...
gingercrush - For that reason, and because Tane et al have actually mentioned how many business groups have made clear this isn't a priority, I think the real reason National is rushing this through is simply to kick the 'labour movement' (in general) in ...
Kerry - Yeah, Insider is a pig for suggesting that people use their travel insurance to arrange alternative flights through neighbouring countries since the situation is one of inconvenience rather than danger. So heartless! In any case, by your logic I ...
Kerry - Government is as much about making it possible for individuals to pay as it is paying for them if they can't. Part of getting us to a point where more people can pay for themselves is ensuring excessive redistribution doesn't remove incentives and ...
A bit tough, Lynn. I think that examples of rabid supporter types (and actual politicians) who use that tactic can be found in all camps. It annoys the hell out of me too. For the record, I'm an ACT supporter but they're clearly wrong here and there's no ...
Cats are banned from dairies? Madness!
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