First timer candidates usually have to campaign in seats they are unlikely to win, it is called learning the ropes one of the important characteristics of a politician is being resilient and it is also all about getting the message out
Absolutely.... I suspect that even if the current govt did absolutely, everything perfectly right (for everyone - which is fairly impossible) then STILL it would not be enough for some - in fact it would incite MORE hatred.
Hang on...you're defending the governments poor roll-out of the vaccine by pointing out the rising Covid related deaths in countries with higher vaccination rates?
The 2017 Ardern Govt put in place many things which were relevant to NZ in their first 100 days of govt. They’re meeting in Nelson to focus on what to prioritise this term right now, but you’re negative before anything has been announced. Jacinda is lauded...
Capitalism with its predilection for constant growth is one of the major problems though. Until Capitalists recognise this they're perceived as the enemy of common sense. Having greater production needs to change to working better with what we already have...
Amy Adams has resigned.
There were stories in the media the last couple of elections which told of unexpected removal from the electoral roll, despite the voters having lived at the same address for many years. These unsuspecting voters found they couldn't vote so this new rule ...
Our debt, in 2017, was $60b take off the $10b passed on by Labour in 2008. The gross, the actual money borrowed before you take out the value of stuff like SOE's, hospital buildings, or roads, was about $90b over the 9 years. I've wondered for years where ...
In the past a few of my friends and I did, got zero response, and now we just don't bother to read his spite. Giving him clicks is what keeps him there so we decided not to.
Back a few years I heard Jacinda debate in the House on child poverty and thought then that she was the best MP in Parliament. She was a backbencher, passionate, articulate, and knew her stuff. I'm not surprised at her ability during this meeting, but am ...
I was young at the same time Kat is talking about and we had 9 unemployed. Compared to then we have huge unemployment - it's just that it's become the new normal to suggest that around 4% is nothing. It's everything to anyone who has ever been unemployed ...
I agree 100% - have been banging on about this for the past few years and messaged Ministers about starting it up again. Someone suggested the Housing and Urban Development Authority could morph into a 21st century MOW. I haven't seen evidence of this yet ...
That's brilliant! "According to adherents, Pastafarianism is a "real, legitimate religion, as much as any other"
I'm seriously thinking of starting the Jedi Party which 53,000 people identified as their religion in the 2001 census. I think I'd give these tossers a run for their money. Hahaha.
Well I usually vote Greens with my party vote but this time voted Labour. Why? Because it was so very important to give Labour as many votes as possible so National were not allowed anywhere near govt for the foreseeable future. Greens vote would have been...
Oh I think we're made from sterner stuff than that. I'm hugely disappointed as I'd thought this was the beginning of rolling back the neolib ideology, Winston has said has failed us. However we live for another few years as govt coalition and can slowly ...
Well he's going to scrap my winter heating payment so any gain I might have made will be gone.
I have hope that it's taking longer than any of us would assume because they've followed their investigation into 'Cabinet Clubs', which is a backdoor way of donating, and other ways which we know nothing about, and this has become bigger than any of us ...
Probably not, but I found this yesterday and find that the job I had 20 years ago is still at the same average rate of pay. https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job
The Kapiti 4 lane Expressway has been in operation for over a year now so I'd like to see a cost/benefit/time saved analysis done on it now to test whether it's been a success. I believe it would blow the costs sky high, which should include the amount ...
That was one of my bugbears working in Education, and once the relationship is established the supplier can charge whatever they like and it always got paid, despite being able to save many $'s elsewhere. This came from HO so nothing someone working in the...
Can they be requested on an OIA? I don't know what the process is but it would be very interesting to know.
I consider pulling hair over a sustained period of time multiple assaults. Ones which messed with a person's mental health as well.
I have noticed this as well and am right disappointed that RNZ which is supposed to be impartial has the r/w disease now. They're news vendors now just like the rest. I've no problems with holding the govt to account (they've done a few things lately which...
I've yet to meet anyone who received that $25 a week. I believe a few got a proportion of it but very few, and I believe it was also only 'targeted' at people with children. That narrows the field.
They could also opt not to take the pensions as well. I don't see many wealthy people taking this philanthropic action.
If you give people enough so they're able to start "thinking" instead of ''surviving'' they will be able to plan a way for a future. I really hope the TIA will be brought back in and not just for sole parents but for all. It's how I managed to return to ...
Watching the live announcement from Trump - OMG is all I can think of saying. Are UK, France and US now at war with Russia?
Yet they borrowed $90 Billion! What [deleted because it is a swear word] did they spend it all on?
Several years back there was a reported 33,000 empty houses in Auckland alone. Filling them with families would go a long way to solving this, but how you go about that I don't know.
Natz promised $20B over some years (forget how many) to buy new toys for the military, so I am presuming it's to do with this as Peters has said there is something suspect in it. For a country of 4+M it's far too much to be spending when we have other ...
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