Such policy would first have to reckon with the demands by employers for cheaper, less demanding labour. In addition to infrastructural and environmental pressure, such migrant levels ensures increased rental housing pressure and justifies continued ...
This morning on RNZ, Sue Harrison of the Property Investors Federation is confirms Luxon's 'downward pressure on rents' is another lie https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2018910602/questions-as-to-whether-tax-cuts-will-be-passed-...
“Voting isn’t marriage, it’s public transport. You’re not waiting for “the one” who’s absolutely perfect: you’re getting the bus, and if there isn’t one to your destination, you don’t not travel- you take the one going closest.” https://medium.com/@...
Your understanding is wrong: The latest figures from the OneRoof-Valocity House Index show the nationwide average property value is, at $958,000, 23.9% ($185,000) higher than it was in March 2020, just before Covid-19 struck. https://www.oneroof.co.nz/news...
Lying isn't a property inherent to maleness. Males of any identity self ID-ing into women's business is. And in this situation males self-identifying as men were the problem, no need to invoke trans people at all, except that you're a gender critical ...
As the article I posted said the issue in this situation was men, 'self-identifying males'. That excludes trans women and non-binary people. Biology doesn't come in to it
I didn't lump trans people in with this and then It's male entitlement, many men do it and so do many trans women and non-binary males. You can't be serious Trans women and, as you say, non-binary 'males' would be welcome at this event, the issue here was...
The article I posted says it is not legal because of 'federal non-discrimination protections in the US' Self ID enables males to gain access to women’s spaces You say male because you are lumping trans women in with the men in this situation which is ...
No they didn't, they lied on an online form, paid an entry fee and showed up to apply for jobs as a man, identifying as a man, at a women's conference they cannot legally be excluded from. Entitled behaviour that is very disappointing but unsurprising from...
This isn't an issue of identification on legal documents (what trans people want to 'self-ID' about) this is men, who identify as men, gate-crashing the event. Some booked places claiming non-binary status but didn't assert it when they attended. This ...
The statement that this situation is what trans rights activists 'wholly support and fought for' is absolutely incorrect and it is blaming trans advocates for a number of men (self-identifying men, i.e. not claiming to be trans) attending a space they ...
This year, droves of men showed up with résumés in hand. AnitaB.org, the nonprofit that runs the conference, said there was “an increase in participation of self-identifying males” at this year’s event. https://www.wired.com/story/grace-hopper-celebration...
To those who thought TOP were principled and progressive: [TOP leader, Raf Manji is] calling on National to stand aside in Ilam so TOP gets into Parliament with a handful of MPs, meaning Luxon wouldn't have to rely on New Zealand First if that's what's ...
Same with youth crime. Up huge over 2 terms Stop repeating their mistruths: ...is youth crime actually getting worse? Turns out, not really. The past 15 years have actually seen a dramatic decline in youth crime, which the Ministry of Justice classifies ...
Turnout decides elections. Triple the vote is a volunteer project that has proven to work in recent international elections: It’s simple; have a conversation with three friends and ask them to vote. Then follow it up once ballot boxes open. Behavioural ...
Society as it currently functioning IS detrimental to society and the planet. Trying to improve that, even marginally, is still an improvement; keeping the status quo keeps things getting worse. It is a sort-of nihilist, teenaged-anarchist sentiment; "...
I appreciate your dramatic phrasing, and the assessment is largely accurate but there is a fundamental problem; 'least bad' remains better than the rest, and not participating makes the 'more bad' more likely. The path ahead will be fraught with ...
The planet cannot wait any longer: The Earth's life-support systems are facing greater risks and uncertainties than ever before, with most major safety limits already crossed as a result of planet-wide human interventions, according to a scientific study ...
“A report released today says that the Government’s proposed reforms will not be enough to address the high cost of groceries,” says the Green Party’s spokesperson for commerce and consumer affairs, Ricardo Menéndez March. “The report agrees with what the...
Climate emergency? What emergency? In December 2020, the New Zealand government declared a climate change emergency. But are we acting like we’re in an emergency? The short answer is no. International science and policy analysts Climate Action Tracker ...
if Labour don't get the bulk of the votes to be able to form a government, the Green Party will be a larger opposition bloc, which won't do much good at all This just isn't true though, as long as the total vote for the Greens, TPM and Labour is greater ...
It is a failure of analysis to class Labour as left, they are only left in comparison to the other parties of the centre and the right. There is a process known as the ratchet effect where the Overton window moves rightward and the nominally left party ...
If either institutional party is prepared to change their mind on wealth taxes to fund the first $10k tax-free then I'd imagine a conversation would be had. Realistically though the other aspects of Nationals policy prohibit any coalition arrangement with ...
The Greens have announced a plan to protect our oceans. This will involve an Act to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030, create an independent Ocean Commission and a Minister for Oceans: Less than 1% of Aotearoa’s seas are currently protected and our ...
We should be concentrating in getting the Left in Yes, and the only way to get a Left government is to party vote for the Greens or Te Pāti Māori. As has been pointed out many times before: Labour has been gradually drifting rightward ... and is not and ...
Chloe Davidson – Minister of Democractic Reform is still appearing for me.
Chlöe Swarbrick not Chloe Davidson
The Register of Pecuniary Interest 2023 lists four houses: Family home (jointly owned) – Karori, Wellington House (owned by Appledore Trust, discretionary beneficiary only) – Kelburn, Wellington House (owned by Appledore Trust, discretionary beneficiary ...
Further to discussion yesterday about local food security and what that means or could look like; Crooked Vege is demonstrating an alternative model of production than the for-profit model: One of the farm's founders, Jonathan Mines, said everyone deserved...
You have quoted my own thoughts, missed that I have said 'further encouraged' (i.e. continuing/adding to), and then attempted to school the Greens/me regarding your inference of supposed claims of novelty? I have supplied a party policy document as the OP ...
5.11 will have to be developed further in discussion I'd imagine but essentially would involve incentivising or funding more smaller market garden style local production, similar to OMG https://www.uptown.co.nz/omg Greens Trade policy is here: https://www....
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