I think it is possible that NZ is once again being played again by the National Party and the media. Remember this scenario playing out over the past six years? We are simply here again. Worst case scenario presented (massive private sales are forecast)- ...
And 5.9% are afraid of Cameron Slater a confidante and close associate of the Prime Minister close friend other Ministers and other MPS- and a greater number than that 8.6% made afraid by the Prime Minister as their PRIMARY emotional response. This is ...
David apologises to the MSM for skewering the government with the "NZ can do better than an economy based on milk and disaster" in the conference speech because a responsive and MSM have had to prevent this smart and accurate assessment from becoming part ...
Hi Cemetery, I did link to and read quite a bit of the articles you linked to and it was an interesting excursion. A few years mainstream lenders were getting into micro-lending in the developing world following the success of the Grameen Bank in ...
You are wrong. Just for the record.Labour and Green candidates are standing in Wellington for example.
Hang on. Three days ago the government had not costed the partial payment of shares for an actual policy of selling down a power company. Progressive politicians need the support of civil society - Standard commenters perhaps - to develop out the argument ...
I wish the engagement in this issues wasn't on such a ridiculous premise. Its insulting frankly that the comparison was made. The snapper issue does have a somewhat simpler premise that balancing the national security with personal privacy. However here ...
There is a well worded petition on Avaaz against the Bill. Offered here in the spirit of everything counts in a last ditch effort against this toxic pair of bills. Avaaz has had several international successes with a variety of issues. bit.ly/17WPNW3
The important point here is that the government got Treasury to spend a lot of time, energy and intellectual effort making the case that it was the management of the whole class of government assets (revenue generating and revenue using) that was important...
Don't worry the GCSB will soon have legislation in place to keep a sharp eye on anyone whose actions would threaten to damage New Zealand's economic wellbeing. With the custom and practice situation whereby breaking the law is followed by the application ...
I think you need to recall that when the police watched and collected data on supposed "terrorists in our midst" even one time National Party cabinet minister Ross Meurant described the resulting group think by police (and possibly the GCSB - now that we ...
Karol, More excellent public interest research - thank you! The whole process is bizarre it would be comical if it were not so sinister. A point I haven't seen made is that the function of the Bureau is to co-operate with, and provide advice and assistance...
In the 1920's R.H. Tawney developed exactly this proposition in the Acquisitive Society. It hangs together pretty well as a proposition. The text is available as an e-book. and the post 1945 consensus in the UK ran many national businesses like this very ...
Its interesting that our PM's reassurance is that GCSB is "doing nothing illegal" with data sourced from the NSA and that someone who will shortly be effectively be a political refugee is "not welcome" here. In contrast and at the same time this issue is ...
Thanks - type in haste and post without a proofread! Always regret it.
Keith Ng's latest post on Public Address shines some light. The significant drop Keith nn a graph he has seen describes is the proportional relationship between growth in youth and adult unemployment. Because adult employment has doubled since the GFC but ...
So the tender process was a sham, a fig leaf to provide cover for an agreement advocated by Sky City and pre-agreed to by government to change the law, provide lengthy licences and guarantees for compensation in case of future law change and that sits well...
Wayne, Your comment above. "By the way, who else had $400 million for a convention centre? Commonsense says no one" I've heard this before from another National Party member - almost the exact same words. Dressing up a false tender process by hinting that ...
Well Fisked Mike - Smithed perhaps! The paper reminds me of what my Dad used to say about spurious arguments. "It all makes good sense but only if you start from the premise that the moon is made of green cheese". The basic fact is the electricity supply ...
Um No! Actually I support the policy. My complaint is with the article itself. It's either a poorly written article or a skewed sample. Stats NZ 2010 report says that "the average size of New Zealand households is projected to decrease from 2.6 people in ...
The reported stats in the TVNZ poll are interesting - pointing I would think to a skewed sample. For example if 80% of the sample's 57% of supporters live in households with five or more adults then this accounts for about 45% of respondents (at least) ...
Here's another. Mr Hooton has also written an article in Friday's NBR. It has always been clear he says "that Mr Key has a deep personal commitment to addressing the needs and improving the life chances of what he terms the underclass" and follows up with ...
Rogoff's and Reinhardt's isn't the only research that has been overturned. The CTU's April economic report (http://union.org.nz/economicbulletin145) also covers the change of heart in the IMF where recent research has demonstrated that the effect of cuts ...
Good idea jpwood. The triangulation of the Prime Ministers's actions in risk minimisation is quite a yawn - and a diversion when controversial legislation is going through under urgency but an OIA released in days to match the news cycle. Well there is a "...
The policy of a government whose majority was effected only by gaming the voting system (in Epsom) standing a long-standing National Party member under the name of another party supported by a man whose party (United Future) said that it was against asset ...
Yes, yes, yes! So true Plan B! We are living through "Someone Else's country. The story of the new right revolution in NZ Round Two 2008 - 20?? The frightening sequel". Neo-liberalism so normal now it requires no explanation, or comparison. The real ...
Karol - you are a star. If we want the kind of policies advocated by Labour and the Greens leaving those parties to it won't suffice in the face of an onslaught from media, government, financiers, bankers and other vested interests. We need your kind of ...
Yes at the moment. Another good reason for having a single purchaser allowing small producers a look in ;-)
Thanks DH. and Colonail Viper - you are being idiotic. In addition to DH's information. Germany has a billion dollar industry employing thousands in PV kick started by government support. The issue is that the electricity industry here (for many reasons) ...
Hi, Ex Ole, Perhaps you are one of the high rollers who is being privileged by being given the @real oil@ by your broker? That would make sense. As I recall share market brokers have a proud tradition of encouraging small independent investors while ...
Funny that the prospectus does not mention this risk of inflated values and excessive profits even though these were made clear by Geoff in the Select Committee process. Funny also how the prospectus talks about technology changes as a risk but does not ...
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