Done. For me it's a question of trust.
Oops. https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350249131/what-finance-minister-asked-about-public-service-cuts
Here's Tova O'Brien's piece that gives some more context. Treasury did not prepare advice on the effects of these cuts. Not usual practice they argued but a unionist says it was when he worked for Robertson. Action before advice is not good practice ...
I had no idea what that referenced. I looked it up- still no wiser. But, it brought up some information in my memory that claimed scalping was a French invention that Native Americans adopted. It seems from today's research into scalps that was itself ...
As you said you have no problem with MPs owning properties at 10.2.1.1.2. Commentators here are arguing that a property owning MP is liable to be self-serving when it comes to making laws and changing existing settings, and are also compromised politically...
How many of the MPs who own two properties live outside of the Wellington area and one they own is for them to live in while in Wellington as an MP and be their own landlord? How secure is a rental in Wellington for a tenant over three/six/nine years? How ...
Sell, occupy, renovate, 'ghost', increase rents beyond what current tenant can pay, convert to air B&B. What is a 'good' tenant btw? Have you read the 5 reasons? Could the landlord be 'less than good'? Could the 'good' tenant be a nuisance by standing up ...
I heard Minister Bishop say in the House that landlords don't get rid of good tenants. It is a fallacy to put that argument up if we are then supposed to conclude that tenants who get moved out are not good tenants, necessarily. There are landlords who ...
Traveller. now that has been sorted. My error- it is commentary and obviously now the NZInitiative's generalisation is their reaction to their reading of the research. What was the response of the authors of the research to that summation of their work, I ...
"The conclusions are drawn from the research." These are the conclusions."Anything that sounds kind, caring, inclusive and modern is in. Anything appearing old-fashioned, rigorous or demanding is out." What does that say about the research? But we've been ...
Traveller, you wrote early on, "I am not an educationalist, but I am close enough to the outcomes of the education system to be deeply concerned about the quality of education in this country, and what it means for the future of NZ." I was a teacher and ...
The conclusions from whatever research was conducted are no more than political press releases and contaminate the research to the point of having to doubt their reliability and freedom from bias.
I am expected to treat what is little more than rhetoric as being worthy of the title of research? The use of exaggeration and generalisation is evident. " Anything that sounds kind, caring, inclusive and modern is in. Anything appearing old-fashioned, ...
"socioeconomic factors predict school authority attendance". What is a 'school authority attendance'? This does not seem to help, if it is about attendance figures, as the question concerned overall academic underperformance. Attendance rates no doubt is a...
They also as a society value education and understand the benefits to everyone in the society so, as expounded in 'Viking Economics', people are happy to pay higher taxes to get the mutual benefits of an educated work force. What is happening here? We are ...
Did the 2020 research state the reasons why the underperforming happened, and therefore help understand what would be needed to achieve parity in performance?
The issue was highlighted in The House on RNZ Nights at about 8.15 pm. This is the link. However, being just minutes ago it's not yet on screen to be listened to..... https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/the-house
The rule is that questions are heard in silence. Brownlee is insisting on that. He's starting to crack down on Ministers 'attacking' the previous government and today asked a government patsy questioner to ask her supplementary question without being a ...
Waiharakeke- fifty girls, 40 adults, a welcoming mayor, Greens, 2 Labour candidates, and a sign that said "You will die of old age, but we from climate change." Other signs said to "take the coal out of the coalition" and "no new mines".
The heading for this Opinion is “The Government thinks that Local Government should determine what works best for them* ” I wonder what this government would think if the 'them' referred to was central government? In other words, that local government ...
Are roads economic? In 2022, the situation regarding road damage was that trucks caused 80% of the damage and contributed 23% of the cost. https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2212/S00111/trucks-do-the-most-damage-on-our-roads-but-pay-the-least-towards-fixing...
And if you're not a member, join. Even join another party if Labour does not fit, but join and be involved. Get into policy, candidate selection, fundraising, door-knocking, phoning, hoardings, be a secretary or treasurer, or whatever. Meet interesting ...
Q1 Gang members use pedestrian crossings for burn outs and white paint jobs. Q2 National voters creep, swagger and perambulate. Q3 Peters awake is a moot point....
I see that today the government has announced that it is banning walking in most public places. https://www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2024/04/01/nz-government-announces-ban-on-walking/ Part of the rationale is that it would do away with pedestrian crossings ...
The wage subsidy cost $19B and protected 1.8 million jobs. That is $10500 per job subsidy. Tax at 22% on that $4.2B. Unemployment was at or below 5.4%. Predicted was 13%. Paying an unemployment benefit to an extra 8% of the work force would have cost $4.2B...
Not 'all down', Philip. I really rate Robertson highly but in the interests of history he himself was not sure how much his being gay was a factor. "It was a factor. I know that. But I'm not sure it was everything,“ he told TVNZ’s Q+A on Sunday morning ...
I have just watched the valedictory speech of Grant Robertson from Parliament. At the end he spoke of hope. Beautifully. I recommend Standardistas to listen to him if they have not already. Keep the faith. Practice charity. Hope demands that.
What gets me about 'celebrities' be they film stars, musicians, sports people, media, billionaires or gentry is why us ordinary folk should pay them any attention except acknowledge their work and knowledge in their field of expertise. It shouldn't be an ...
Luxon has said he's done it. Like an inveterate essay writer, Luxon said he was going to do it, then did it, then today said he had done it. "Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has been dealt a blow as the Government wraps up its 100 day plan, with his ...
Philip Ure, I find the poem itself names the reasons for pity, directed at America in 2007 but how so true for us here in Aotearoa/NZ in 2024? Verses 1, 2, 4, 5, 6. Your four failings are a result of lying leaders using fear and misinformation to mislead ...
George Bernard Shaw on NZ in 1934- "Altogether too many sheep."
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