Perhaps it might be more accurate for you to have written [BLiP: Deleted racist crap. First and last warning].
Does this mean that they will be obliged to remain in Dunedin for a specified period of time before they are free to choose where else they might live? Surely they can't be compelled to remain in a certain city if they find it unconducive. Does anyone have...
Despite the genuine expression of sympathy for the victims and families and the French people expressed in many of the comments posted here, Kate, I wonder whether the rapid desire to implicate 'the governments of the West' isn't somewhat like diverting ...
Hi Rosie, could you please give me specific examples of how my life and the protection of my environment is no longer to be within my control? How am I personally now to be at the mercy of the Americans?
Surely WINZ offices are also 'public buildings' in the sense that they are owned and operated on behalf of the New Zealand taxpayer. However, after the abhorrent shooting of innocent people at the Ashburton office of WINZ, does anyone seriously believe ...
One way that 'students could get what they need' in New Zealand in the 21st century, Tracey, might be to be given a good grounding in basic te reo and English spelling. Parata, not Perata; principals, not Principles. But as a teacher what would I know ...
And Barack Obama twice. What point are you trying to make here?
To put the boot on the other foot maybe we should examine whether an Islamic Mosque would be prepared to allow a Christian prayer to be recited or sung within its walls. Or whether an Islamic country such as Saudi Arabia or Iran might allow a Christian to ...
I would imagine that some Labour MPs such as Annette King are somewhat worried lest the Darren Hughes affair returns to haunt them if Amanda Bailey does indeed intend to launch charges against John Key. The hair pulling incidents would seem to be a mere ...
Having seen Andrew dump Carmel Sepuloni for the alleged midemeanours of her mother suggests that maybe his desire for power and control is overriding his sense of justice. It seems a pretty hard outcome for Carmel who has done absolutely nothing wrong. ...
I doubt that there will be many NZers who will believe that Carmel Sepuloni did not have some knowledge or inkling about how her mother funded her lifestyle. Even within a family that is not very close adult children still manage to find out- and want to ...
Anne, do you really think that your hoping that Key has a coronary adds anything whatsoever to civilised and intelligent debate? It simply shows that you have very serious personal problems that need to be addressed. Seek professional help.
Thanks Tracey. Well put. Whatever one's opinion of Key it is outrageous of anyone to suggest that anyone wants a kiwi soldier to be returned home in a body bag. That is cynicism of the very darkest and self-destructive kind.
Interesting to note the difference between Andrew Little's solid speech in the House this afternoon about sending troops to fight ISIS and the whining, nasty, personal, vindictive diatribe that Russel Norman thinks passes for intelligent debate. No wonder ...
For many heterosexual NZers the only time that they see obviously gay men and women is when they see them prancing about in drag or outlandish outfits at events such as the Gay Pride Parade or else at the opening of such things as the ANZ GAYTMs. Of course...
Voting against the same sex marriage bill is not in itself a sign of being 'anti gay'. Plenty of gay men and women did not support this bill and nor do they necessarily support the stereotyping of gay people as rhinestone wearing drag queens, g- stringed ...
What a patronising view. You want to remove the right to choice because in your view people who struggle can't actually exercise that choice. Who are you to make such decisions for others?
But you are fine with kids having to attend a failing state school that will not be closed but must spend years with a commissioner trying to stop the failure? Better to have a charter school that fails and is closed down than a state school that fails and...
I hope that all those present today at beautiful Okahu Bay had a terrifically enjoyable family day in glorious sun! I guess that the important thing for most Kiwis is that we are an inclusive society and not an exclusive one, and that no-one should ever ...
I would have thought that the fact that a charter school can be closed if it fails is a positive and not a negative. The children attending that charter school can immediately transfer to another more successful school. This is in contrast to the situation...
Not so sure that you are right here- sadly Morgan is still associated with his expensive underpants and, as we saw in posts here yesterday, Shearer is still associated with his two fish- even Labour Cabinet Minister from yesteryear Mabel Howard is best ...
Given that Shearer's fish debacle is brought up at every available opportunity (and in this column today!!) I reckon that Andrew Little's unpaid bill (and no need to put it in inverted commas 'cos it was exactly that, it appears) will continue to haunt him...
I'm kind of surprised that this kind of vile, unnecessary and obscene post is permitted when others have been banned for what in my view is much lesser offences. I guess this is seen as 'colourful' prose and is therefore acceptable.
It seems almost as though Andrew Little stitched this up in collusion with Key simply to shut out the Greens. This doesn't bode well for future co-operation between Labour and the Greens and Key looks as though he is deliberately trying to drive a wedge ...
Not sure what the link is between 'If you can pay, your child will be educated...' and your reference to charter schools. Charter schools are not fee paying. Your statement that 'Free education killed off within 9 years by the NACT' isn't true either. Are ...
Of course the situation could be interpreted as Key taking the time to ponder the options, see what the alternatives are, listen to a variety of opinions and in the end making a decision that is going to be in the best interests of the NZ taxpayer. Maybe ...
I wonder whether there are others like me who have been ambivalent about the Salvation Army and their concern and commitment to social equity issues ever since members of the Salvation Army played such a large part in promoting and collecting signatures ...
Perhaps Sir Edmund might begin by explaining why he thought it was appropriate for him to accept a knighthood, a symbol of the archaic and outdated colonial system that lies beneath so much a what the neo-liberal status quo stands for- it scarcely ties in ...
The things you cite such as killing by stone throwing, child marriage, flogging, not allowing people to practise their own religion freely and so on are characteristics of all Muslim countries surely, not just Saudi Arabia. It isn't possible to use the ...
Great to see this magnificent achievement. Interesting to note that this fantastic result was gained in the Cambridge examinations, an overseas exam system that the PPTA has poured scorn on for many years and which is not offered in very many of our state ...
Hi Jenny- did you mean 'denigrate Andrew Little' rather than 'demote Andrew Little'? I didn't get the impression from Trevett's article that she was trying to undermine him as Leader of the Labour Party. Or was that in fact your take on the article? I ...
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