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."
For those who see poets as a voice of conscience. “PITY THE NATION” Lawrence Ferlinghetti (After Khalil Gibran) 2007 Pity the nation whose people are sheep And whose shepherds mislead them Pity the nation whose leaders are liars Whose sages are silenced ...
I believe that a man is seen most clearly when his behaviour is observed at unguarded moments and when reacting with people who bring no benefit except that treasure of being human with them. Others can talk about Grant Robertson as a politician, minister,...
That 'preferred PM' vote. I saw it on TV and had to ask where the other 44% is? (25% + 15% + 6% + 4% + 4%+ 2%) With 40% of those responding holding their breath, 13% of whom voted National, Luxon has not engaged even his own party supporters. Hipkins is ...
I have a mate in Perth who reported that when outside maintaining a large vehicle radiator the working temperature was 54 degrees but the actual air temperature was about 40. I've been outside in WA at 44 degrees. We walked from tree shade to tree shade as...
Replying to the hot rails question, "rails in direct sunshine can be as much as 20°C hotter than air temperature.......Because rails are made from steel, they expand as they get hotter, and can start to curve this is known as 'buckling'. Most of the ...
"Has there been research done to show that people were keeling over everywhere at 28 degrees or whatever?" Short answer Yes. Short response. Look it up. Use that 'modern technology'! We have these words in English- 'heat stroke', 'heat exhaustion', 'over-...
Your heat warning concerns might be answered here. https://about.metservice.com/our-company/national-weather-services/heat-alert-trial/ Actual forecast temperature, humidity, local 'awareness'. apparent temperature seem to be factors in my quick and ...
Did Luxon and Stuff mean 'villeins' and not 'villains'? Defined as "(in medieval England) villeins were feudal tenants entirely subject to a lord or manor to whom they paid dues and services in return for land."
That man at half time who did the slow strip in the white ensemble sure could move his legs though..... I do wonder how an American journalist would write up a T20 game in India or a Saudi Arabian view of the World Darts Final. I prefer to watch Parliament...
The figures. 5,000,000 people. Water infrastructure cost $185,000,000,000. That's $37000 each. Who pays? A household of 2 adults, two kids $148,000. No wonder we saw Luxon smile and walk away. He has no answer.
Could be 'lethologica', that well-known affliction of the more senior. Not necessarily "you know, what's its name", "starts with a 'd'" -yeah, dementia, that's it. https://healthnewshub.org/is-forgetting-words-and-names-a-sign-of-dementia/ The prefix ...
"Quis iūdicat ipsos iūdices?" I think here the national government is trying to influence the judges' decisions by altering the input for their consideration and by altering the judge's ability to discount sentences. It is also playing diversionary ...
So, who's the groom? We have Luxon as Bride, Seymour as the Maid of Honour, and Peters as the Best Man, according to Verity Johnson. Is the public seen as the Groom in this scenario? If so, we want a divorce. And we need to count the silver because of that...
Thank you for that 'plungent' criticism of Labour Party members. I am sure you know more about them than does, say, a life member.........
Eight years a Nat. Calling him a 'Labour dude' is like calling Shane Jones a Labour dude. There is a reason why we have the term 'former'; and also the term 'waka-jumper'.
The site has this disclaimer saying it is satire and parody, but considering the contact address, it's not political either. 'ChrisLuxon.org is a satire and parody publication. All content contained within this website and on accompanying social media ...
Isn't 'virtue signalling' in the same style as 'smug and sanctimonious'? What it means for the right wingers hearing and saying this is- "Don't tell me when I'm doing it wrong by telling me what is right and proper, as I'm having some difficulty with the ...
Four posts this morning. But you can't blame Dennis for that, when we were all too busy hurkle durking to post.
Thanks for the response, Molly. You're right that there is a story to be told of what happened to the returned citizen after the court appearance, but for me the story was that even the staunchest have feelings as human beings and that welcoming and ...
Here's another who deserves our gratitude. A story on Stuff of a remarkable woman to whom I lift my hat. She spent twenty years, including Christmases, in an Auckland court advocating for, helping, supporting the homeless and dispossessed, the 'returned ...
Of course, you'll be pleased to know Wanaka has a golf links. https://wanakagolf.co.nz
Adrian, of course I know to whom you refer with your eulogy- "Especially seeing Laurie was from the Dark Side, he was lost to us this year and the world is poorer for that, an old style Nat who understood community, commitment and, responsibility and ...
I read from the protozoa barrier notice cited above, ( confirmed and funded plan by mid 2024,) that my electorate has an estimated 7,731 people who are at risk from no protozoa barriers in 13 locations; as well, two schools and seven DoC camping sites are ...
Yes, HT2, human tenure here is tenuous. The planet survived for billions of years without us, and will continue so, until Sol goes nova......
This refusal to allow timely publication is even worse than John Key's stance on opinions. https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/mediawatch/audio/201807260/is-a-'post-truth'-era-upon-us This was in 2016. Now the National government has gone back to its...
"Goh!" said with Basil Fawlty roll of the eyes and toss of the head. "People!" https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/301021714/mad-bad-or-sad-its-not-surprising-that-mori-are-reluctant-to-speak-to-media "Journalists were once again celebrated in 2023 by ...
Being bilingual also teaches about one's own language and culture since the act of learning another language introduces another culture and thereby enables a comparison. It's also good to use as a code for secrecy purposes. Our kids took ages to work out ...
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