John Key, Nikki Kaye, and Maggie Barry booed off the stage

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Turning up in a pink shirt did little to help John Key win over the crowds at yesterday’s Big Gay Out where he was glitter-bombed on his way to the stage.

Despite pleas from the event compere, John Key attracted vociferous boos and general abuse from a large section of the crowd which managed to limit the Prime Minister’s speech to less than 20 seconds.

Ummm . . . John, about your flag

Ummm,  John . . .  about your flag

Missing from the MSM coverage of the event is the fact that National Ltd™ MPs Nikki Kaye and Maggie Barry were also subject to the same vociferous booing. Nikki  Kaye’s speech lasted less than John Key’s 20 second effort while Maggie Barry didn’t even bother trying to speak. Also missing from the MSM coverage is that this is not the first time John Key has had a less than positive reception at the event.

While no one in the crowd at this year’s event seemed particularly concerned about National Ltd™’s approach to LGBTIQA  issues, rather, it is opposition to the TPPA which is being uniformly reflected throughout New Zealand society.

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202 comments on “John Key, Nikki Kaye, and Maggie Barry booed off the stage ”

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  1. Sabine 1
    15 February 2016 at 7:31 am

    really this not could not happen to nicer people. And i would not call this just pink, more of a cardinals pink or carmine?

    • greywarshark 1.1
      15 February 2016 at 11:41 am

      I thought it looked like my fuchsia in flower.

    • savenz 1.2
      15 February 2016 at 4:18 pm

      +1 Sabine

      Key’s government reminds me of those US frat movies, you know the stupid bullies and so called ‘popular’ rich frat kids who secretly everyone hates. Then one day the bullies take it too far and the rest of the campus start start sending them a message about what they really feel….

      • Brad 1.2.1
        18 February 2016 at 12:28 am

        Well actually they were brought up and housing Corp houses free education and they have taken it away from us

  2. maui 2
    15 February 2016 at 7:39 am

    Newstalkzb was reporting it was only a group of 30 protestors booing… I’m not really sure how they could be so certain of that number. Later on last night they had Nikki Kaye on the news saying the crowd was pissed off with the protestors as there were families there. All round good propaganda job by zb.

    • Sabine 2.1
      15 February 2016 at 7:47 am

      oh dear
      ‘rent a crowd protesters’
      ‘ won’t nobody think of ze children’
      ‘its your national duty to cheer’

      National, can’t handle constructive criticism, can only deal with boot lickers and arse kissers.

      • The Gormless Fool formerly known as Oleolebiscuitbarrell 2.1.1
        15 February 2016 at 8:09 am

        In what sense is shouting “boo” constructive criticism?

        • One Anonymous Bloke 2.1.1.1
          15 February 2016 at 8:12 am

          It demonstrates the intense feelings of disgust that the Prime Ministers and his lickspittles generate.

        • vto 2.1.1.2
          15 February 2016 at 8:13 am

          In what sense was Steven Joyce’s “open letter” on the TPPA constructive comment?

          Please be specific.

          • The Gormless Fool formerly known as Oleolebiscuitbarrell 2.1.1.2.1
            15 February 2016 at 8:25 am

            I am not claiming Steven Joyce’s letter was constructive comment and so am not sure why I am obliged to answer that.

            Sabine, on the other hand, has claimed that those shouting “boo” at the PM were engaging in constructive criticism.

            • One Anonymous Bloke 2.1.1.2.1.1
              15 February 2016 at 8:28 am

              Of course they were: defending New Zealand against the Prime Minister and his lickspittles is especially pertinent to family events, since their policies kill so many children.

              • The Gormless Fool formerly known as Oleolebiscuitbarrell …
                15 February 2016 at 8:29 am

                Groan.

                • McFlock …
                  15 February 2016 at 10:46 am

                  You find it painful because it’s true.

                • Macro …
                  15 February 2016 at 11:17 am

                  Good that you now groan – tell us you have now grown up.
                  Those with some sensibility of the devastation key and his cronies have wrecked on NZ society groan all the time under his despicable mismanagement.

                  • pete …
                    15 February 2016 at 11:43 am

                    No, I think he was groaning because the BGO was just called a ‘family event’. The irony he was no doubt groaning at was that few of the LGBT community will ever have family.

                    Or was OAB comment merely reflecting his ignorance of this fact?

                    • Macro …
                      15 February 2016 at 11:58 am

                      you obviously are very ignorant of the modern day family

                    • One Anonymous Bloke …
                      15 February 2016 at 12:01 pm

                      Pete is apparently ignorant of the fact that families have lgbt members. That doesn’t surprise me, since judging by his contributions here, Pete is a bigot and a fool.

                    • pete …
                      15 February 2016 at 12:31 pm

                      No neither a bigot or fool or ignorant on this. My own brother has lived in an openly gay lifestyle for the last 10 years.

                      Just stating a fact. Few LGBT couples will ever have a family. I am not saying that this is right or wrong. Just observing reality.

                      No wonder the left is dying in nz, as anyone who in the slightest way has a differing viewpoint is instantly labelled a shill, ignorant, a troll or national party supporter.

                      God your lives must be so sad that you interpret everything negatively. And you want people to vote left? You are doing your best to destroy any chance of a non national government next year. No wonder roger even labour mps distance themselves from this site. And that is sad for nz.

                    • One Anonymous Bloke …
                      15 February 2016 at 12:35 pm

                      All LGBT couples have families, you bigoted fool: their mums, dads, aunts, uncles and siblings. And that’s before we get to their offspring.

                      We need better wingnuts.

                    • pete …
                      15 February 2016 at 12:45 pm

                      Family of procreation not orientation was my point. Remember, I was pointing out the gormless fools groan, interpreting it for you as you appear to lack the understanding of what irony is. I never made any comment whatsoever, beyond spelling out his intent.

                      And here I am again, doing an a b c for you to help you with this concept.

                    • One Anonymous Bloke …
                      15 February 2016 at 12:57 pm

                      So you were just petesplainin’ for Gormless.

                      Right 🙄

                    • Lindsey …
                      15 February 2016 at 1:03 pm

                      A number of my lesbian friends are mothers, grandmothers and in at least one case – a great grandmother. Many got married and had children in heterosexual relationships in the days before there were viable alternatives, others have used more modern arrangements. You don’t stop wanting to be a parent just because you are LGBT. Some of my friends who are lesbians and mothers also have gay or lesbian children. We all have families of different varieties.

            • vto 2.1.1.2.1.2
              15 February 2016 at 8:30 am

              Your government Key Joyce Groser has never constructively answered the criticisms.

              Your people Key, Joyce, Grose have only made derogatory abusive comments about people wishing to discuss the TPPA and be answered.

              I suggest they have given up trying to talk constructively with you arseholes. So now they return what they have been receiving.

              Good one eh

              • The Gormless Fool formerly known as Oleolebiscuitbarrell …
                15 February 2016 at 8:37 am

                But every complaint against the TPP has been answered. It is just that the foam flecked ranters don’t listen to anything that doesn’t suit them.

                R0b’s post on public education is a fine example.

                http://thestandard.org.nz/the-tppa-could-blight-public-education/

                He complains that there is no carve out for public education in the TPPA.

                But there is a carve out for public education in the TPPA.

                He cites an article published by the NZEI on the subject. When their error is pointed out to them, rather than correcting their misinformation and fear mongering, they delete the comments pointing out the error.

                One side is definitely scared of engaging with the facts.

                • vto …
                  15 February 2016 at 8:40 am

                  Sorry no every complaint has most definitely not been answered…

                  see Joyce’s “open letter” as example – it is merely polemic with no substance. As is every single comment made by PM on the subject.

                  • The Gormless Fool formerly known as Oleolebiscuitbarrell …
                    15 February 2016 at 8:48 am

                    OK, vto. What are your complaints against the TPP?

                    • vto …
                      15 February 2016 at 8:54 am

                      Ok, so we’re sliding off onto a tangent issue now that the issue of the reason for the booing is settled…

                    • Brendon Harre -Left wing Liberal …
                      15 February 2016 at 9:19 am

                      This is my problem with the TPPA

                      Trade wise all other things being equal the TPPA is probably of minor benefit.

                      But all other things are not equal.

                      The TPPA changes our governance structure in a way that tilts the field further towards multinational corporations and away from consumers, workers and the ordinary person.

                      That is certainly the argument of rising progressive Senator Elizabeth Warren

                      Read about it here https://medium.com/@brendon_harre/some-questions-about-the-trans-pacific-partnership-82d5322664e2#.whh7h8om6

                      Including an excellent 7.45min video of Senator Warren giving a speech to the US Congress on the TPPA, which I added this weekend.

                      I think this is way more helpful than Steven Joyce’s polemic missive. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/76767833/an-open-letter-to-tpp-protesters-from-steven-joyce

                    • UncookedSelachimorpha …
                      15 February 2016 at 10:05 am

                      Have a look at the short Robert Reich video on the TPPA:

                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O_Sbbeqfdw

                      It is a USA perspective but which still applies to NZ – I haven’t noticed National answering any of Reich’s underlying concerns.

                    • Brendon Harre -Left wing Liberal …
                      15 February 2016 at 10:52 am

                      The Robert Reich video is excellent and at only 2.15 min is easy to watch. The TPPA really is a Trojan horse for greater corporate power.

                      That is why the likes of Mathew Hooten like it. His business is to profit from PR advice to big corporates. The reality is the likes of Mathew Hooten and Steven Joyce are saying we have nothing to fear from the TPPA unless we want to ‘nationalise’ whole industries. So it is the old fear of communism argument.

                      But the reality is once TPPA is in force any proposed law that is pro worker, consumer, environment, animal welfare….. but anti-corporate will have Mathew and co jumping up and down claiming that it cannot be done, that the government will be sued, taxpayers will be out of pocket…..

                      That is why Mathew is campaigning so hard on this -he can see the $ signs from corporate PR fees.

                      The TPPA and ISDS courts will be sticks used by corporates against the wider public interest. It will permanently tilt the field against the public. Any government that signs the TPPA is betraying its own democracy.

                • Sabine …
                  15 February 2016 at 8:41 am

                  One side is definitely scared of engaging with the facts.

                  Yep, that’s that geezer in the carmine colored shirt and his minions running from a wee booooooooooo…..booooooo…. go home……..TPPA NO WAY.

                  bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

                • One Anonymous Bloke …
                  15 February 2016 at 8:48 am

                  In fact, what happened in R0b’s post was that you demonstrated that either you do not understand the term “policy ratchet”, or more likely that you refuse to engage when it is mentioned.

                  • The Gormless Fool formerly known as Oleolebiscuitbarrell …
                    15 February 2016 at 8:53 am

                    I don’t engage with you OAB. This a special rule for you, and you alone. Do not be flattered into thinking that it is because your arguments are so devastating. It is more because you are especially tiresome and boorish, even by the standards of the Standard.

                    xxx

                    • One Anonymous Bloke …
                      15 February 2016 at 8:56 am

                      That’s ok, anyone can see it in black and white: To the extent that they are social services maintained for a public purpose is not a “carve-out” no matter how many lies you tell, no matter who you hide from.

                    • The Gormless Fool formerly known as Oleolebiscuitbarrell …
                      15 February 2016 at 9:18 am

                      Against my better judgment and only on the condition that you don’t, in your answer, pretend that the government is pursuing a policy of child killing, why don’t you explain to me how a policy relating to education could not be a social service for for a public purpose.

                    • One Anonymous Bloke …
                      15 February 2016 at 9:29 am

                      1. Nope, I’m not pretending anything of the sort. Treasury calls it “morbidity with a social gradient”.

                      2. To the extent that such policy impacts the private sector. Thus any rolling back of privatisation witless vandalism can trigger ISDS, hence “policy ratchet”.

                    • The Gormless Fool formerly known as Oleolebiscuitbarrell …
                      15 February 2016 at 9:31 am

                      I knew I shouldn’t have ignored my better judgement. You just can’t help yourself.

                      Plunk.

                    • One Anonymous Bloke …
                      15 February 2016 at 9:34 am

                      You are misreading my reply. I’m saying it’s involuntary: a matter of dogma and competence.

                      Oh, and you’re still hiding from point 2.

                    • The Gormless Fool formerly known as Oleolebiscuitbarrell …
                      15 February 2016 at 9:54 am

                      Plunk.

                • Colonial Viper …
                  15 February 2016 at 11:35 am

                  But every complaint against the TPP has been answered.

                  LOL only in your imagination.

                  The fact of the matter is that the TPP exists to enhance US and Japanese corporate power over Pacific rim countries, and in particular, to isolate China and Russia – both also Pacific rim countries but somehow missing from the TPP – economically.

                • swordfish …
                  15 February 2016 at 10:32 pm

                  Gormy, babe, you’re just tr****ng to generate colourful quotes for your new piss-taking blog (standardwatch), aren’t you ?

                  That’s cheating, and suggests increasing desperation for useable content. It’s called entrapment.

                  Not only have you let us down, but much more importantly (and I want you to seriously reflect on this, young man) you’ve let yourself down, haven’t you ?

        • Kaplan 2.1.1.3
          15 February 2016 at 8:28 am

          In the absence of any official setting it’s about the only way left for the general public to make there feeling known on the TPPA.

          • James 2.1.1.3.1
            15 February 2016 at 9:54 am

            Really??

            What about making a submission?

            • One Anonymous Bloke 2.1.1.3.1.1
              15 February 2016 at 10:01 am

              Most people will find that quite daunting, not to mention the fear of being ratfucked for doing it. Not to mention that the select committee can’t affect the TPP text at all.

              Nah, you have it the wrong way around: if the Prime Minister can’t respect people’s disgust, why would he respect their opinion at all?

              • James …
                15 February 2016 at 12:08 pm

                So you care so much you wont even make a submission.

                Typical of the left.

                As for peoples disgust – you again think you speak for the majority, you dont. Many people are happy with the TPPA – and I think this will be backed up by the next lot of polls and indeed the next election.

                IF people cared enough they would make a submission. The “being ratfucked” argument really needs a tinfoil cap.

                Still – easier to have a few boo’s and an idiot throwing a dildo than entering into the process.

                That, my friend, is why the Nats continue to win, and the “activist” (or keyboard warriors” continue to lose.

                • One Anonymous Bloke …
                  15 February 2016 at 12:27 pm

                  I neither think nor claim that I speak for the majority. About 30% of eligible voters doesn’t give the National Party the right make that claim either.

                  I didn’t say I won’t be making a submission. The first time was a bit daunting, though.

                  So much fail in so few words. How do you manage it?

                • One Anonymous Bloke …
                  15 February 2016 at 12:48 pm

                  Oh and your extra bonus quiz question for the day is: who made the following statement?

                  Pullar is a lying bitch. She is going to get ratfucked hard.

                  Take your time.

              • greywarshark …
                15 February 2016 at 2:10 pm

                James
                Bertrand Russell wrote this for you.
                Bertrand Russell quote:
                “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wise people so full of doubts.”/

                Read more at http://www.prosebeforehos.com/quote-of-the-day/12/28/bertrand-russell-quote-fools-fanatics-wise-men/#rkoivT3IMXYMgQZe.99

                • Tony Veitch (not the partner-bashing 3rd rate broadcaster) …
                  15 February 2016 at 7:51 pm

                  To Greywarshark above

                  Fools have always been with us!
                  “That is not wonderful,” answered he; “for, though no man of sense thinks himself a fool, many fools think themselves men of sense.”
                  Jack Mordaunt in ‘Mordaunt’ by John Moore, 1800.

                  • greywarshark …
                    16 February 2016 at 11:00 am

                    No fooling you! Cheers. Keep up the quotes – I like those sharp well fashioned comments. Say so much in so little. Succinct? Tautology that.

                • Richard McGrath …
                  16 February 2016 at 12:42 am

                  “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wise people so full of doubts.”

                  Except, of course, when the fanatics are global warming hysterics and the doubters become “deniers”.

        • greywarshark 2.1.1.4
          15 February 2016 at 11:44 am

          The Gormless!
          Boo is a direct, honest simple statement of rejection. You would not understand about direct and honest as you are one of Gnats sleaze groupies.

        • wild katipo 2.1.1.5
          15 February 2016 at 12:43 pm

          @ THEGORMLESSFOOL – That ‘booing’ which you try to dismiss as ‘not constructive’ actually IS constructive.

          WHY?…. because it demonstrates in very real terms the sentiment currently starting to sweep this nation and is evidence of a groundswell of popular opinion which this govt has desperately tried to suppress in the media.

          We can thank the auspices of Stephen Joyce and his prolific media contacts for the deadening effects that a biased pro govt MSM has for this .

          And if you think photo ops and selfies and scenes of clapping, cheering ,endorsements by the public when making public appearances is evidence of a politicians popularity , – then so the opposite is also true.

          Booing, jeering, having items- and in this county pretty harmless items – thrown at them in contempt also demonstrates in very tangible and real ways the growing unpopularity of a politician.

          And if you want constructive criticisms – well you are seeing it – these people were booing Key because of a variety of issues – not just the TTPA. The TTPA is simply the spearhead for dissent over many , many issues of basic democratic infringements that have been made by the Key led govt..

          And no amount of pink – shirt – wearing was going to buy them off.

        • Keith 2.1.1.6
          15 February 2016 at 4:33 pm

          In what sense is shouting boo constructive criticism? Maybe because National don’t fucking listen, they just do what they want and try to focus group and bullshit away the opposition so this is what registers.

          And maybe because people are simply over the lies and the condescending corporate medias Rainbowland propaganda image we get fed on this government.

          Drowning out that dishonest embarrassment of a PM with booing counters the Hosking/Paul rhetoric we have to bear and is quite frankly the least offensive thing he could expect. As for the ghastly Nicola Kaye and equally bile inducing Maggie Barry, it was so good NOT to hear from them!

          And 30 protestors, that number goes with the few hundred protestors at the TPPA signing, more media fantasy to save Keys miserable skin.

      • Grantoc 2.1.2
        15 February 2016 at 9:18 pm

        Whats constructive about shouting moronic slogans and shutting down free speech?

        Perhaps its the mindless ‘protesters’ who can’t handle constructive criticism and enter into a genuine debate.

        • vto 2.1.2.1
          15 February 2016 at 9:23 pm

          “Whats constructive about shouting moronic slogans and shutting down free speech?”

          Go ask John Key, he shouts moronic slogans more than anyone.

          As for shutting down free speech – whose free speech was shut down?

        • One Anonymous Bloke 2.1.2.2
          15 February 2016 at 9:26 pm

          “A genuine debate” – is that what the Prime Minister and his lickspittles were there for?

          As Marama Davidson’s made abundantly clear, the great majority of the crowd gave them a serve. Diddums.

    • BM 2.2
      15 February 2016 at 7:53 am

      Isn’t supposed to be a fun event?

      TPPA bores killing the buzz, no wonder everyone is pissed off.

      • maui 2.2.1
        15 February 2016 at 7:59 am

        I’ve never been but I think its about expressing yourself and standing up for your rights too. How appropriate.

      • You_Fool 2.2.2
        15 February 2016 at 8:00 am

        “no wonder everyone is pissed off”

        Citation needed. No news report I saw had reports from other people saying how annoying the boos were and how much they wanted JK and co to speak…

      • Sabine 2.2.3
        15 February 2016 at 8:00 am

        bwhahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

      • Kaplan 2.2.4
        15 February 2016 at 8:28 am

        It looked like a very fun event to me.

        • Skinny 2.2.4.1
          15 February 2016 at 8:59 am

          I heard the event had a slight glitch when Goff & Shearer were spotted cheering when Key took to the stage 🙂

      • pat 2.2.5
        15 February 2016 at 8:43 am

        Boooo!

      • Skinny 2.2.6
        15 February 2016 at 8:46 am

        Plenty of Kiwis pissed off alright!

        The top post with the most likes on yesterday’s NZH Facebook feed was “prime Minister John Key booed off stage for selling Kiwis out to multi national corporations.”

        The Teflon coat is rapidly coming off! Hawaii anyone?

      • Muttonbird 2.2.7
        15 February 2016 at 9:41 am

        I suspect it would have been fun of Key, half a dozen DPS, 30 cops, and another dozen security guards didn’t show up.

      • reason 2.2.8
        15 February 2016 at 4:24 pm

        BMs idea of fun is to be a obnoxious arse-hole on the internet….. a brave fearless keyboard warrior being rude to ‘lefties’ ……

        Now if he was to challenge slug boy to a boxing match where they both throw handbags at each other from 10 feet ……. that would be fun for all of us 🙂 .

    • Chuck 2.3
      15 February 2016 at 4:42 pm

      It was less than 30 protesters, upsetting a good portion of the crowd who came to enjoy the day.

    • Wensleydale 2.4
      15 February 2016 at 6:45 pm

      NewsTalkZB is the radio equivalent of an effluent discharge pipe. Every morning some nameless sadist forces open the rust-caked valve, and a vile soup of lumpy turds pours forth in the form of Mike Hosking and Larry Williams. Why anyone subjects themselves to such a vacuous atrocity I’ll never know.

      • Lloyd 2.4.1
        15 February 2016 at 10:12 pm

        I have a colleague who exposes himself to this crap on his way to work most days. When I pointed out this is just National Party propaganda, he said that was why he listened!

  3. Detrie 3
    15 February 2016 at 8:27 am

    Seems we get so few opportunities like this to see him in public these days. Not the same ‘kiwi bloke’ we once knew at the last election. Some just saw it as an opportunity to belittle him, in the same way Key does at question time in parliament – always on the attack, lying, humiliating others and closing them down. It’s not respectful or constructive, but we each reap what we sow…

  4. mary_a 4
    15 February 2016 at 8:59 am

    Now the big question is this. Will the Anointed One make an appearance next year at the BGO, after suffering a “terror” attack, being assaulted by glitter yesterday?

    “Yeh, nah, maybe … Steven where are you?”

  5. Rosie 5
    15 February 2016 at 9:00 am

    Tough crowds these days eh PM? First the rugby then the big gay out, all in a week too! Must hurt to feel so unloved. You know, at the rate you’re going, pretty soon, even your fawning fans who live affluent suburbs who feel “privileged” that you grace them with your presence will become embarrassed by their association with you.

    (Can you believe this face book page? If I were on fb I’d leave a little message for them)

    https://www.facebook.com/Cashmere-Lounge-390804714391314/

    Now looking at that clip I think the media were being a little dishonest singling out the TPPA protesters. The camera panned around the crowd and there was only a few placards. The booing and calls of “shame” and “f off” were coming from all around. That 3 minute clip tells a lot more than the 10 seconds on newshrub last night. It would seem there was a general sense of anger directed towards the PM, not just purely coming from anti TPPA protesters.

    The PM is so highly respected (not) that he inspired a drama series about unapologetic rich people behaving badly.

    http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/68982604/Filthy-Rich-TV-show-inspired-by-Ponytailgate

    That starts tonight, should be a good watch.

    • Lucy 5.1
      15 February 2016 at 9:31 am

      the comments for the Cashmere Lounge were a little less than fawning – some were annoyed about police presence outside!

      • Rosie 5.1.1
        15 February 2016 at 11:52 am

        Of the 9 comments there was only one that made fun if it and the person mentioning the police presence didn’t say they were annoyed, just that they noted it.

        Point is, one day this kind of blatant sycophantic behaviour of business owners is going to end. One day they will be embarrassed they ever posted a picture of Key on their facebook.

        The tide is turning, if the recent public appearances of Key is to go by.

        Also, Khandallah is the suburb that keeps Dunne in Ohariu. So Booooo! to them too 😀

  6. Ad 6
    15 February 2016 at 9:08 am

    It certainly wasn’t an apolitical event. There were Green Party, National Party, Labour Party, and even Socialist stalls there.

    Personally I don’t like to see my Prime Minister booed, irrespective. And his current government has a strong track record on gay rights.

    But he got there well into the afternoon when most had had a few and were an already pretty-expessive crowd.

    Betcha Nikki Kaye and team get another dressing down from the PMs team for walking into another Auckland ambush.

    • vto 6.1
      15 February 2016 at 9:10 am

      “Personally I don’t like to see my Prime Minister booed, irrespective”

      I don’t like my PM pulling girl’s ponytails

      I don’t like my PM making sodomy jokes on the radio

      I don’t like to hear my PM telling all of us he pisses in the shower

      talk about a lowly undeserving character

      • marty mars 6.1.1
        15 February 2016 at 9:21 am

        exactly vto – ad is acting like an apologist for johnkey. Conformists always like the objects of their conformity to be unassailable (within religion too) but booing a joke pm is actually a very rational and dignified response imo.

    • Lanthanide 6.2
      15 February 2016 at 9:16 am

      “And his current government has a strong track record on gay rights.”

      But he, personally, does not.

      cf, mincing down a cat-walk, and calling a radio presenters red-coloured top a “gay red shirt” because it was associated with Labour, and then limply lying that he thought “gay” meant “funny” because he was not trying to insult a sector of the voting public.

      Similarly when asked about gay marriage sometime during 2008-2010, he said that that was a topic he’d save for his autobiography. In other words he didn’t want to put his money where he mouth was an offend some segment of the population one way or the other. That’s not what someone who is genuinely supportive of gay rights (like Bernie Sanders) would do.

      • Rosie 6.2.1
        15 February 2016 at 9:23 am

        +1 Lanthanide. He has insulted the gay community, he see’s them as something to laugh at.

      • marty mars 6.2.2
        15 February 2016 at 9:25 am

        Lanth do you think his government has a strong track record on gay rights? I’m staggered by that claim – maybe I’ve missed some stuff.

        • Lanthanide 6.2.2.1
          15 February 2016 at 9:31 am

          No, not particularly. I’m more pointing out that Key as an individual puts on a good show for the votes, but personally he engages in casual homophobia and mockery.

    • Skinny 6.3
      15 February 2016 at 9:52 am

      Well Ad your going to be seeing Key getting booed at a lot more public events. The more he flippantly shrugs it off as rent a crowd the better. Hopefully his inflated ego will see him piss off to Hawaii.

    • adam 6.4
      15 February 2016 at 10:32 am

      More Tory dribble from Ad

    • greywarshark 6.5
      15 February 2016 at 1:53 pm

      He is not just your pm, he is pm to all of us. He is the fly perching on our piece of pie and that’s our lunch. So we brush him off eat the pie and hope it doesn’t make us sick – our scenario if not yours.

  7. vto 7
    15 February 2016 at 9:08 am

    First a dildo

    Second pink glitter

    what next? A mannequin’s head with a luscious ponytail? A bar of soap shoved up a man(nequin)’s anus?

    Methinks there is the beginnings of a movement…..

  8. Lanthanide 8
    15 February 2016 at 9:14 am

    I find JK’s donning of this very bright fuscia polo shirt offensive. I seriously doubt he has ever worn that shirt before, or will ever wear it again.

    He dressed up in what he thought was a ‘gay-friendly’ colour for the event. He should have just worn his regular casual clothing.

    Or, he should have worn a ‘gay red’ shirt instead, except of course in his world ‘gay’ means ‘funny’. When he wants it to.

    • weka 8.1
      15 February 2016 at 9:21 am

      I thought it was off too. He comes across as a wannabe.

    • AB 8.2
      15 February 2016 at 3:10 pm

      Yes – amazingly crass. It showed a mind full of silly stereotypes about gay people. Actually “silly stereotypes” isn’t a bad description of some aspects right-wing ideology as a whole.

  9. Sabine 9
    15 February 2016 at 9:32 am

    Well at least this year they left Alfred Ngaro at home. bhwahahahahahahahahahah

  10. TopHat 10
    15 February 2016 at 10:56 am

    I’m sorry but since when was a gay pride event a place to take children?

    • adam 10.1
      15 February 2016 at 11:25 am

      Is that because LGBT community don’t have children right?

      This event has always been child friendly.

    • te reo putake 10.2
      15 February 2016 at 12:00 pm

      “I’m sorry but since when was a gay pride event a place to take children?”

      Since the first ever gay pride event?

      If you’re really concerned about the kids, look to the damage done by the bigot community. The narrow minded are a real threat to children.

      • TopHat 10.2.1
        15 February 2016 at 3:37 pm

        We obviously have different ideas around child raring.
        Time and place for everything…

        • McFlock 10.2.1.1
          15 February 2016 at 3:46 pm

          seriously?
          What do you imagine goes on at the BGO?

          My suspicion is that the most damaging thing for young children’s minds that might have happened that day would have been listening to a speech by john key.

  11. Colonial Viper 11
    15 February 2016 at 11:07 am

    it is opposition to the TPPA which is being uniformly reflected throughout New Zealand society.

    We better put the word out to the political parties that there may be votes in holding a strong, uncompromised, off-the-fence stance against the TPP.

    • Skinny 11.1
      15 February 2016 at 11:59 am

      Sadly we won’t be getting that from Labour. Why Goff turned up yesterday knowing full well anti TPPA campaigners were fronting up is beyond me. The fb feeds from their MP’s were particularly bad. Not a mention of the booing as if it never happened. That is it for me, useless troughers like Shearer, King and Adern and others need to go!

      • te reo putake 11.1.1
        15 February 2016 at 12:11 pm

        Meh. I think they were focussing on the positive; the cheers the Labour MP’s got while on the stage. Why worry about Key? The booing is his problem to solve, not theirs.

        • Skinny 11.1.1.1
          15 February 2016 at 12:56 pm

          Yeah and what sort of coverage did the Labour MP’s speaking on stage get? Bugger all. In my opinion your far better off admonishing John Key by simplying saying Kiwis are obviously unimpressed with the shabby treatment they received by the John Key led Governments undemocratic signing of the TPPA.

          TPR it is all about backing winners and the public mood is they got a bum deal.

      • Ad 11.1.2
        15 February 2016 at 6:19 pm

        From what I observed up close yesterday, Goff was ultra-smooth and worked all the parties and NGOs represented there. At the gay Nat tent for example he was able to recount how many electoral votes he lost for voting with the the 1986 Homosexual Law Reform Act.

  12. adam 12
    15 February 2016 at 11:23 am

    I thought it was a pretty big cross section of people who boohoo’ed him. From the video.

    If memory servers, he was boo’ed last year as well.

    and if you look at the photos of people doing photo’s with Key, they are very young. And the few National party faithful on hand to do the Key self promotion thing.

    Anyone else started to notice this seems to be the same few people be recycled?

    • weka 12.1
      15 February 2016 at 4:31 pm

      “Prime Minister John Key was greeted with boos by the “mostly Labour and Green”-supporting crowd at Auckland’s Big Gay Out.” 2015

      http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/65921438/Mixed-reception-for-Prime-Minister-John-Key-at-Aucklands-Big-Gay-Out

      “The vocal protests against Key seemed focused on Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement issues and were in marked contrast to the usually positive reception to the PM at the Big Gay Out in past years.” 2016

      http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/76869025/john-key-cheered-and-booed-as-tppa-protests-disrupt-aucklands-big-gay-out

      Oh dear, Stuff.

      • Ad 12.1.1
        15 February 2016 at 6:17 pm

        That was the impressive thing.
        This was not all younger party-hard young gay people.
        This lot was also older, often well-to-do, well-placed in NGOs and firms.

        The whole day had an energy that was both activist and positive.

        It wasn’t the same crowd as either the Sevens or the TPPA marches.

        This current government has been pretty good with gay marriage and all, and yet there was sufficient feeling in there to just loathe John Key.

        That’s three different audiences hating down John Key inside two weeks.

        Again, I’m not keen on booing people on stage, but it’s a pretty cold signal to the Prime Minister that he’s massively out of step with three major segments of the public.

        • weka 12.1.1.1
          15 February 2016 at 6:23 pm

          I’m starting to wonder if 2016 is going to be a year of humiliation for Key and maybe National. The flag referendum should certainly keep the momentum going for a while.

          I think booing is great. In NZ that’s a significant thing, we’re not prone to mass expressions of socially challenging emotion.

          • Ad 12.1.1.1.1
            15 February 2016 at 6:40 pm

            I’ve never seen a worse start to a political year for a current government in my lifetime.

          • Rosie 12.1.1.1.2
            15 February 2016 at 8:26 pm

            I woke up on New Year’s day feeling that this year was going to be a bad year for this government. Felt it in me waters. And things have got off to a pretty bad start over all.

            The flag ref will be another blow indeed.

            Agree that booing is a positive expression for a population that I would say, in my words, is normally too repressed to express a sound they feel might be impolite.

            It’s actually a very positive development.

  13. ianmac 13
    15 February 2016 at 11:55 am

    Maybe the important thing about this booing is that small though it is, there is starting to be an acceptance that you can shout defiance to Key. Thin end of the wedge sort of thing.
    And just as the TPP will dampen Government’s law making in fear of reprisals from Corporations, then so might Key begin to fear appearing in public. Hopeful?

    • Colonial Viper 13.1
      15 February 2016 at 12:19 pm

      The NATs are no doubt already readying their John Key replacement for prime time.

    • BM 13.2
      15 February 2016 at 12:23 pm

      The radical left wing is Nationals biggest asset.

      Long may they continue to be boorish wankers.

      • McGrath 13.2.1
        15 February 2016 at 12:47 pm

        I’ve always felt that a fair chunk of NZ votes National because they see National as the “lesser evil” when compared to the Left, especially the radical Left.

      • wild katipo 13.2.2
        15 February 2016 at 1:18 pm

        @ BM …How interesting…. wasn’t it Stephen Dildo Joyce Baggins who failed as general manager of the Northland byelection? I seem to recall even the national voters turned against Dildo and ultimately Key…and voted for Peters instead…

        In an assumed ‘safe’ national seat to boot…

        And wasn’t it John Gary ‘ Glitter’ Key who was caught out lying about the XKEYSCORE and Cortex surveillance programs….and after consistently denying it existed was finally forced to admit it did in fact exist?

        And wasn’t it Glitter boy who dragged out completely irrelevant data using the OIA to defend his lies – and then was caught out again – much to the chagrin of the SIS who said Glitter boy had compromised our national security in doing so?

        And less than 3 months later Glitter and his mates like Dildo were found to have been spying on South Pacific nations considered ‘friendly’s – and China with whom we have a FTA …and doing so on behest of the USA and their 5 eyes spy network because they could not access certain country’s?

        If I were you , mate….Id be real careful who you go around calling ‘wankers’…

        You might start upsetting even those poor uninformed souls who tragically voted for Glitter the rock – star – economy pin up boy last election….

        • The Gormless Fool formerly known as Oleolebiscuitbarrell 13.2.2.1
          15 February 2016 at 1:31 pm

          The radical left wing is Nationals biggest asset.

          I think BM is talking about you, wild katipo.

          • chris73 13.2.2.1.1
            15 February 2016 at 1:51 pm

            I’ve long thought that for most posters on here its less about considering winning strategies for the left in an election and more about “winning” arguments on here

            • Sabine 13.2.2.1.1.1
              15 February 2016 at 1:52 pm

              bwhahahahahahahah

              i find this threat most amusing, you don’t?

              • chris73 …
                15 February 2016 at 2:03 pm

                The difference is the party I support has been in power since 2008 and is looking good for an unprecedented (since MMP anyway) fourth term whereas the main party on the left looks old, tired and bereft of ideas

                • Sabine …
                  15 February 2016 at 2:50 pm

                  I am at this point now where i honestly don’t care who wins.
                  The current pm and his national party posse is corrupt to the core, he is a sexual predator when it comes to young women/children with ponytails who even when his wife is pleading with him to stop can’t just quite stop and who will of course for shits n giggles engage in any abhorrent verbal comedy involving rape and the likes, and otherwise he is just a useless plonker who never achieved anything on his own. Heck he even made his money only with the use of other peoples money.

                  As for the opposition – of all colours and parties – they are still to busy infighting, with a need for purity that would make the virgin mary a tainted lady, and a need for a saviour that will never come along.
                  So i guess you could be right that the glitter boy could be voted in again.

                  However it will be your children – of national voters or opposition voters – that will pay the bill. And only when people start wanting things like free education, decent housing for all, accessible healthcare that is not rationed as it is now (peeps falling of waiting lists and never getting the surgery they need – i thought that would only happen under socialism), clean waterways and cows not shitting around everywhere, not for themselves but for their children and grandchildren will they not only demand better politicians , better business men and women and a better media class. They will then also see just what a fucking whinging useless wanker this guy that just got booed and glitter bombed was and is. But by then it will be too late.

                  So you keep your partisan bullshit for yourself. I still think this threat is hilariously funny.

            • One Anonymous Bloke 13.2.2.1.1.2
              15 February 2016 at 1:54 pm

              That would be smart, eh, discussing strategy in an open forum 🙄

      • appleboy 13.2.3
        15 February 2016 at 1:44 pm

        Ah, there you have it, wisdom according to BM -anyone who protests publicly, and disagrees with the PM is a boorish wanker.

        Says it all about the right whingers who come here for their daily railing against sense

      • Sabine 13.2.4
        15 February 2016 at 1:44 pm

        someone give the man a ponytail, it seems he feels stressed, unloved and unhappy.

        What a whinger. 🙂

        Look i don’t actually get how upset a little horsing around among friends seem to get you , after all its all just in good fun, and a little glitter and polite conversation has never harmed anyone. Right 🙂

        bwhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

  14. UncookedSelachimorpha 14
    15 February 2016 at 2:19 pm

    Fair bit of RWNJ noise on here lately – they must be feeling insecure.

      • One Anonymous Bloke 14.1.1
        15 February 2016 at 2:27 pm

        27.5 + 14 + 6.5 = 50.

        I can smell your confidence. Or has that bloody feral cat been in here again?

        • chris73 14.1.1.1
          15 February 2016 at 2:37 pm

          Ok heres a question for you, knowing what we know about Winston Peters do you think Winston would rather be the smallest party (with all the influence that entails) in a coalition of three
          or
          Would rather be the only other party in a coalition of two (especially when one of those parties can offer Winston a knighthood)

          On the balance of probabilities its more likely Winston will go with National but National may not even need Winston as National can call on Peter Dunnes seat and Acts seat and whatever the MP can scrape together

          So yes National are still looking good for four terms

          • One Anonymous Bloke 14.1.1.1.1
            15 February 2016 at 2:41 pm

            My mistake. It isn’t confidence, it’s a prediction about NZ 1st 😆

            • chris73 14.1.1.1.1.1
              15 February 2016 at 2:47 pm

              Well one thing I’ve noticed about the left is the unfaltering belief that:

              A. for the left to gain power it must be Labour, the Greens and Winston
              B. that Winston will absolutely, positively go with Labour and the Greens

              • One Anonymous Bloke …
                15 February 2016 at 2:56 pm

                This Left that you speak of that has a single opinion on something… I suggest you keeping clutching at that straw.

            • Expat 14.1.1.1.1.2
              15 February 2016 at 10:47 pm

              Chris

              I don’t know if Peter’s burnt fingers have had sufficient time to heal yet.

          • AB 14.1.1.1.2
            15 February 2016 at 3:00 pm

            Winston despises the National Party (and Key) more than he loves himself.
            And that’s saying something – more specifically it’s saying that National must be exceptionally despicable. (Which of course they are.)

            • chris73 14.1.1.1.2.1
              15 February 2016 at 3:15 pm

              Winston also despises the Greens, would rather be number 2 in a coalition of 2, would rather like a knighthood and has gone with National and Labour in the past

              Theres good reasons to think he might go left and good reasons to think he might go right but theres no good reason to think that you’ve got his vote until after the election and the dealing begins

            • Chuck 14.1.1.1.2.2
              15 February 2016 at 5:02 pm

              No you are wrong, Winston does not despise the National Party. John Key he has an issue with, as Key put him in his place more than once over the years. But that will all disappear when the bubbles of office are on the table…Winston will work with the party that wins the biggest % of votes (National) compared to making up the numbers with Labour and the Greens. The Greens he does hate…and will never allow them to have more power than he can hold in Government. That is if National does need Winston…they may yet again increase their share of votes in 2017. I do hope the Sue Bradford’s and co. block some more roads!!

          • dv 14.1.1.1.3
            15 February 2016 at 3:06 pm

            Chris don’t forget the 120 billion debt
            5,705,130,098 interest per year

            AND
            The 0.7% increase in GDP by 2030 wow

            and debt projected to be 300billion
            interest
            say 15 Billion per year

            How will the 0.7% growth cover that!!!

            • chris73 14.1.1.1.3.1
              15 February 2016 at 3:12 pm

              Good thing the election is based on who you want running the country then isn’t it

              But good luck to the left if they can publicize it enough

              • dv …
                15 February 2016 at 3:14 pm

                So you agree that the Nats are crap managers then.

                And how by any stretch of the imagination are those figure good???

                • chris73 …
                  15 February 2016 at 3:20 pm

                  I agree that National will most likely win a fourth term because the Left (specifically Labour) couldn’t organize, or much less pay for, a piss up in a brewery

                  Thanks to Labours ineptness all National have to do to win the next election is to not be caught kicking a puppy or something similar

                  • stigie …
                    15 February 2016 at 3:55 pm

                    Winston could not work with the Greens so Labour are rooted, in any case, there will be a new leader come 2017 because we are now seeing the Labour caucus falling apart with the ongoing infighting.
                    Grant Robertson is sharpening his Knives as we speak !!

                    • weka …
                      15 February 2016 at 4:36 pm

                      There’s no good reason why Peters can’t work with the Greens if he wants to. The issue is whether he will not whether he can.

                  • Enough is Enough …
                    15 February 2016 at 3:56 pm

                    I think Winston can govern in a 2 party coalition with Labour.

                    He will try to push the Greens into a confidence and supply arrangement from outside of Government.

                    The alternative position he will offer the Greens is a further 3 years in opposition to a National NZ First coalition.

                    That is my great fear. How will the Greens deal with such a choice. If they push too hard Winston goes with the Nats.

                  • One Anonymous Bloke …
                    15 February 2016 at 3:58 pm

                    Labour were so inept, for example, that John Armstrong apologised to David Cunliffe for Armstrong – and The Herald’s role in the National Party’s Liu lies. And the DG of the SIS had to apologise to Phil Goff.

                    Clearly National weren’t feeling under any pressure at all.

                    You can’t even gloat truthfully 😈

                  • Sabine …
                    15 February 2016 at 4:00 pm

                    oh well, we don’t have a problem then 🙂

                  • s y d …
                    15 February 2016 at 4:50 pm

                    when is that trial for the prominent nz’er?

    • Gangnam Style 14.2
      15 February 2016 at 2:25 pm

      Could be the Nikki Kaye angle, she ‘used’ to be a blogger after all (was mentioned as such in Dirty Politics).

  15. alwyn 15
    15 February 2016 at 3:50 pm

    The idiots protesting at the BGA reminded me of a famous New Yorker cartoon.
    The difference is that in the cartoon the protesters were well dressed right wingers.
    The ones at the BGA were scruffily dressed lefties.
    One thing will probably remain the same though. If you look at the carton it was 1936. Roosevelt won 3 more elections after that. With the way the left is going Key will do the same.
    http://www.art.com/products/p15063506094-sa-i6848782/peter-arno-come-along-we-re-going-to-the-trans-lux-to-hiss-roosevelt-new-yorker-cartoon.htm

    • Sabine 15.1
      15 February 2016 at 4:01 pm

      but but i thought the PM and his minions went there cause it was full of national supporters and thus a pm friendly and approved environment. I really can’t see dear leader go to a meeting of unwashed leftist misfits. . Oh you mean no national supporter would ever be unhappy with dear leader? really?

    • Lloyd 15.2
      15 February 2016 at 10:22 pm

      Alwyn, obviously you weren’t there. Many of the boo-ers were very spiffily dressed.

      • alwyn 15.2.1
        16 February 2016 at 11:59 am

        “spiffily”.
        What a lovely word. I had thought it was no longer used, which was rather a shame.
        It is the sort of word I would have associated with P. G. Wodehouse and Bertie Wooster.

  16. weka 16
    15 February 2016 at 4:41 pm

    Video put up by Marama Davidson which shows how much of the crowd were booing and that it wasn’t just TPPA protestors or a handful of people.

    Plus, she was there,

    Pretty much all the big crowd were booing. Not just the many who were moved to get up on to their feet and move to the front near the stage. Herald are minimising this. We can’t let them. I was there. I felt it.

    https://www.facebook.com/marama.davidson/videos/10153616087584261/

    • Chuck 16.1
      15 February 2016 at 5:05 pm

      The crowd were booing the handful of TPPA protesters for goodness sake!

    • alwyn 16.2
      15 February 2016 at 5:06 pm

      Pity the link you put up doesn’t work.

      “I felt it”. Ah the cry of the gym bunny. “Feel the burn”.
      Actually a rather large proportion, perhaps 75% of the 20 or so protesters would do well to try a bit of gym work wouldn’t they?

      Most of the people moving forward seem to be doing so in order to hear the PM after the idiots tried to drown him out.

      • weka 16.2.1
        15 February 2016 at 5:16 pm

        Still not got anything meaningful to add to the debate alwyn? Still with the empty and vacuous aspersions?

        The link probably needs a FB account logged in.

        • alwyn 16.2.1.1
          15 February 2016 at 5:29 pm

          “FB account logged in”.
          I shall have to use other links then. I refuse to have anything to do with the data collection that Facebook gets up to so I don’t have an account.
          Google is pretty bad but at least they provide something for their intrusion, and you can clean up their cookies. Facebook seems to be solely for themselves.

          ps I assume by FB you mean Facebook?

      • Gangnam Style 16.2.2
        15 February 2016 at 5:17 pm

        Ha, yeah sure, I guess that guy holding up his 2 fingers was asking Key to speak louder.

        I don’t get this obsession with clothes, Sabin wore a suit, you support him?

        • alwyn 16.2.2.1
          15 February 2016 at 5:25 pm

          Have you bothered to read a very, very simple book on economics yet?
          You might start to understand why the repayment of a student loan isn’t a tax then.
          “holding up his 2 fingers”. Poor chap. Was it an industrial accident that meant he lost the rest? He has my sympathy.

          • Gangnam Style 16.2.2.1.1
            15 February 2016 at 5:30 pm

            Speak louder ‘Alwyn’! (I am just a thickee working class oink afterall)

          • Lloyd 16.2.2.1.2
            15 February 2016 at 10:29 pm

            Alwyn, at least he knows what economics is. You have proved repeatedly that you wouldn’t know economics if it fell on you.

            • alwyn 16.2.2.1.2.1
              16 February 2016 at 9:13 am

              Don’t be such a silly little chap.
              Someone like you, who clearly doesn’t know a thing about Economics is clearly quite incapable of judging other peoples ability.
              Stick to things you can handle, if there are any.

        • te reo putake 16.2.2.2
          15 February 2016 at 5:48 pm

          Please be careful with the references to the ex-MP, GS. I’m sure you wouldn’t want to put TS at risk.

          • alwyn 16.2.2.2.1
            15 February 2016 at 6:14 pm

            Is he really talking about someone named “Sabin” then?
            Given that he is, as he confesses, “just a thickee working class oink afterall” I had assumed he meant Sabine but just couldn’t spell and also thought “she” was a “he”.
            I am used to the last problem on this site myself. People here seem to think Alwyn is a woman’s name.

            • sabine 16.2.2.2.1.1
              15 February 2016 at 8:07 pm

              I find it funny that you would associate my name with the name suppressed promint nz’ler that may or may not face trial at some stage this year for something so heinous that this prominent NZ’ler was granted name suppression to protect the identity of his vicim/s

              But then what lies in a name?
              Sabine
              https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rape_of_the_Sabine_Women

              funny that. no?
              you are quite a sad little figure.

              • alwyn …
                16 February 2016 at 11:22 am

                I didn’t actually.
                I connected what I thought was a mistyped Sabin with your penname, or real name, of Sabine. You can see that his spelling isn’t really up to scratch.
                Your name came to mind because you have commented about 15 times to this one post. 15 times!
                However why on earth should I care whether your name is that of a group who feature in a legend of something that supposedly happened about 3000 years ago.
                It is only a legend. It was supposed to have been about 3,000 years ago and in another country. It’s time to get over it.

                I would have to say you have described yourself rather well in the last sentence. About you I can only say

                “you are quite a sad little figure”.

      • weka 16.2.3
        15 February 2016 at 9:51 pm

        Alwyn – Most of the people moving forward seem to be doing so in order to hear the PM after the idiots tried to drown him out.

        Marama Davidson – I was right there when it all happened. People rose to their feet and mass moved to the front to be vocal.

    • Sabine 16.3
      15 February 2016 at 5:29 pm

      its upside but other then that was a good heart felt boooooooooooooooooo .

      bwhahahaha, it warms my cockles 🙂

      thanks for putting that up.

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  • How to Factory Reset iPhone without Computer: A Comprehensive Guide to Restoring your Device
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  • How to Call Someone on a Computer: A Guide to Voice and Video Communication in the Digital Age
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    Gareth’s WorldBy admin
    21 hours ago

  • Skeptical Science New Research for Week #16 2024
    Open access notables Glacial isostatic adjustment reduces past and future Arctic subsea permafrost, Creel et al., Nature Communications: Sea-level rise submerges terrestrial permafrost in the Arctic, turning it into subsea permafrost. Subsea permafrost underlies ~ 1.8 million km2 of Arctic continental shelf, with thicknesses in places exceeding 700 m. Sea-level variations over glacial-interglacial cycles control ...
    Skeptical Science
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  • Where on a Computer is the Operating System Generally Stored? Delving into the Digital Home of your ...
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    Gareth’s WorldBy admin
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  • How Many Watts Does a Laptop Use? Understanding Power Consumption and Efficiency
    Laptops have become essential tools for work, entertainment, and communication, offering portability and functionality. However, with rising energy costs and growing environmental concerns, understanding a laptop’s power consumption is more important than ever. So, how many watts does a laptop use? The answer, unfortunately, isn’t straightforward. It depends on several ...
    Gareth’s WorldBy admin
    21 hours ago

  • How to Screen Record on a Dell Laptop A Guide to Capturing Your Screen with Ease
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    21 hours ago

  • How Much Does it Cost to Fix a Laptop Screen? Navigating Repair Options and Costs
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    Gareth’s WorldBy admin
    21 hours ago

  • How Long Do Gaming Laptops Last? Demystifying Lifespan and Maximizing Longevity
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    Gareth’s WorldBy admin
    21 hours ago

  • Climate Change: Turning the tide
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    No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
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    24 hours ago

  • Faxing from Your Computer A Modern Guide to Sending Documents Digitally
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    24 hours ago

  • Protecting Your Home Computer A Guide to Cyber Awareness
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    24 hours ago

  • Server-Based Computing Powering the Modern Digital Landscape
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  • Vroom vroom go the big red trucks
    The absolute brass neck of this guy.We want more medical doctors, not more spin doctors, Luxon was saying a couple of weeks ago, and now we’re told the guy has seven salaried adults on TikTok duty. Sorry, doing social media. The absolute brass neck of it. The irony that the ...
    More Than A FeildingBy David Slack
    24 hours ago

  • Jones finds $410,000 to help the government muscle in on a spat project
    Buzz from the Beehive Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones relishes spatting and eagerly takes issue with environmentalists who criticise his enthusiasm for resource development. He relishes helping the fishing industry too. And so today, while the media are making much of the latest culling in the public service to ...
    Point of OrderBy Bob Edlin
    1 day ago

  • Again, hate crimes are not necessarily terrorism.
    Having written, taught and worked for the US government on issues involving unconventional warfare and terrorism for 30-odd years, two things irritate me the most when the subject is discussed in public. The first is the Johnny-come-lately academics-turned-media commentators who … Continue reading → ...
    KiwipoliticoBy Pablo
    1 day ago

  • Despair – construction consenting edition
    Eric Crampton writes – Kainga Ora is the government’s house building agency. It’s been building a lot of social housing. Kainga Ora has its own (but independent) consenting authority, Consentium. It’s a neat idea. Rather than have to deal with building consents across each different territorial authority, Kainga Ora ...
    Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
    1 day ago

  • Coalition promises – will the Govt keep the commitment to keep Kiwis equal before the law?
    Muriel Newman writes – The Coalition Government says it is moving with speed to deliver campaign promises and reverse the damage done by Labour. One of their key commitments is to “defend the principle that New Zealanders are equal before the law.” To achieve this, they have pledged they “will not advance ...
    Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
    1 day ago

  • An impermanent public service is a guarantee of very little else but failure
    Chris Trotter writes –  The absence of anything resembling a fightback from the public servants currently losing their jobs is interesting. State-sector workers’ collective fatalism in the face of Coalition cutbacks indicates a surprisingly broad acceptance of impermanence in the workplace. Fifty years ago, lay-offs in the thousands ...
    Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
    1 day ago

  • What happens after the war – Mariupol
    Mariupol, on the Azov Sea coast, was one of the first cities to suffer almost complete destruction after the start of the Ukraine War started in late February 2022. We remember the scenes of absolute destruction of the houses and city structures. The deaths of innocent civilians – many of ...
    Open ParachuteBy Ken
    1 day ago

  • Babies and benefits – no good news
    Lindsay Mitchell writes – Ten years ago, I wrote the following in a Listener column: Every year around one in five new-born babies will be reliant on their caregivers benefit by Christmas. This pattern has persisted from at least 1993. For Maori the number jumps to over one in three.  ...
    Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
    1 day ago

  • Should the RBNZ be looking through climate inflation?
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    The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
    1 day ago

  • Bernard's pick 'n' mix of the news links
    The top six news links I’ve seen elsewhere in the last 24 hours, as of 9:16 am on Thursday, April 18 are:Housing: Tauranga residents living in boats, vans RNZ Checkpoint Louise TernouthHousing: Waikato councillor says wastewater plant issues could hold up Sleepyhead building a massive company town Waikato Times Stephen ...
    The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
    1 day ago

  • Gordon Campbell on the public sector carnage, and misogyny as terrorism
    It’s a simple deal. We pay taxes in order to finance the social services we want and need. The carnage now occurring across the public sector though, is breaking that contract. Over 3,000 jobs have been lost so far. Many are in crucial areas like Education where the impact of ...
    Gordon CampbellBy lyndon
    1 day ago

  • Meeting the Master Baiters
    Hi,A friend had their 40th over the weekend and decided to theme it after Curb Your Enthusiasm fashion icon Susie Greene. Captured in my tiny kitchen before I left the house, I ending up evoking a mix of old lesbian and Hillary Clinton — both unintentional.Me vs Hillary ClintonIf you’re ...
    David FarrierBy David Farrier
    1 day ago

  • How extreme was the Earth's temperature in 2023
    This is a re-post from Andrew Dessler at the Climate Brink blog In 2023, the Earth reached temperature levels unprecedented in modern times. Given that, it’s reasonable to ask: What’s going on? There’s been lots of discussions by scientists about whether this is just the normal progression of global warming or if something ...
    Skeptical Science
    2 days ago

  • Backbone, revisited
    The schools are on holiday and the sun is shining in the seaside village and all day long I have been seeing bunches of bikes; Mums, Dads, teens and toddlers chattering, laughing, happy, having a bloody great time together. Cheers, AT, for the bits of lane you’ve added lately around the ...
    More Than A FeildingBy David Slack
    2 days ago

  • Ministers are not above the law
    Today in our National-led authoritarian nightmare: Shane Jones thinks Ministers should be above the law: New Zealand First MP Shane Jones is accusing the Waitangi Tribunal of over-stepping its mandate by subpoenaing a minister for its urgent hearing on the Oranga Tamariki claim. The tribunal is looking into the ...
    No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
    2 days ago

  • What’s the outfit you can hear going down the gurgler? Probably it’s David Parker’s Oceans Sec...
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    Point of OrderBy Bob Edlin
    2 days ago

  • Will politicians let democracy die in the darkness?
    Bryce Edwards writes  – Politicians across the political spectrum are implicated in the New Zealand media’s failing health. Either through neglect or incompetent interventions, successive governments have failed to regulate, foster, and allow a healthy Fourth Estate that can adequately hold politicians and the powerful to account. ...
    Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
    2 days ago

  • Matt Doocey doubles down on trans “healthcare”
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    Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
    2 days ago

  • A TikTok Prime Minister.
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    Nick’s KōreroBy Nick Rockel
    2 days ago

  • Texas Lessons
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    Greater AucklandBy Guest Post
    2 days ago

  • Bernard's pick 'n' mix of the news links at 6:06 am
    The top six news links I’ve seen elsewhere in the last 24 hours as of 6:06 am on Wednesday, April 17 are:Must read: Secrecy shrouds which projects might be fast-tracked RNZ Farah HancockScoop: Revealed: Luxon has seven staffers working on social media content - partly paid for by taxpayer Newshub ...
    The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
    2 days ago

  • Fighting poverty on the holiday highway
    Turning what Labour called the “holiday highway” into a four-lane expressway from Auckland to Whangarei could bring at least an economic benefit of nearly two billion a year for Northland each year. And it could help bring an end to poverty in one of New Zealand’s most deprived regions. The ...
    PolitikBy Richard Harman
    2 days ago

  • Bernard's six-stack of substacks at 6:26 pm
    Tonight’s six-stack includes: launching his substack with a bunch of his previous documentaries, including this 1992 interview with Dame Whina Cooper. and here crew give climate activists plenty to do, including this call to submit against the Fast Track Approvals bill. writes brilliantly here on his substack ...
    The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
    3 days ago

  • At a glance – Is the science settled?
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    Skeptical Science
    3 days ago

  • Apposite Quotations.
    How Long Is Long Enough? Gaza under Israeli bombardment, July 2014. This posting is exclusive to Bowalley Road. ...
    Bowalley Road
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  • What’s a life worth now?
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    More Than A FeildingBy David Slack
    3 days ago

  • Howling at the Moon
    Karl du Fresne writes –  There’s a crisis in the news media and the media are blaming it on everyone except themselves. Culpability is being deflected elsewhere – mainly to the hapless Minister of Communications, Melissa Lee, and the big social media platforms that are accused of hoovering ...
    Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
    3 days ago

  • Newshub is Dead.
    I don’t normally send out two newsletters in a day but I figured I’d say something about… the news. If two newsletters is a bit much then maybe just skip one, I don’t want to overload people. Alternatively if you’d be interested in sometimes receiving multiple, smaller updates from me, ...
    Nick’s KōreroBy Nick Rockel
    3 days ago

  • Seymour is chuffed about cutting early-learning red tape – but we hear, too, that Jones has loose...
    Buzz from the Beehive David Seymour and Winston Peters today signalled that at least two ministers of the Crown might be in Wellington today. Seymour (as Associate Minister of Education) announced the removal of more red tape, this time to make it easier for new early learning services to be ...
    Point of OrderBy Bob Edlin
    3 days ago

  • Bryce Edwards: Will politicians let democracy die in the darkness?
    Politicians across the political spectrum are implicated in the New Zealand media’s failing health. Either through neglect or incompetent interventions, successive governments have failed to regulate, foster, and allow a healthy Fourth Estate that can adequately hold politicians and the powerful to account. Our political system is suffering from the ...
    Democracy ProjectBy bryce.edwards
    3 days ago

  • Was Hawkesby entirely wrong?
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    Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
    3 days ago

  • PRC shadow looms as the Solomons head for election
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    Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
    3 days ago

  • Climate Change: Criminal ecocide
    We are in the middle of a climate crisis. Last year was (again) the hottest year on record. NOAA has just announced another global coral bleaching event. Floods are threatening UK food security. So naturally, Shane Jones wants to make it easier to mine coal: Resources Minister Shane Jones ...
    No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
    3 days ago

  • Is saving one minute of a politician's time worth nearly $1 billion?
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    The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
    3 days ago

  • Long Tunnel or Long Con?
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    Greater AucklandBy Matt L
    3 days ago

  • Smoke And Mirrors.
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    Nick’s KōreroBy Nick Rockel
    3 days ago

  • What is Mexico doing about climate change?
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    Skeptical Science
    3 days ago

  • State of humanity, 2024
    2024, it feels, keeps presenting us with ever more challenges, ever more dismay.Do you give up yet? It seems to ask.No? How about this? Or this?How about this?When I say 2024 I really mean the state of humanity in 2024.Saturday night, we watched Civil War because that is one terrifying cliff we've ...
    More Than A FeildingBy David Slack
    4 days ago

  • Govt’s Wellington tunnel vision aims to ease the way to the airport (but zealous promoters of cycl...
    Buzz from the Beehive A pet project and governmental tunnel vision jump out from the latest batch of ministerial announcements. The government is keen to assure us of its concern for the wellbeing of our pets. It will be introducing pet bonds in a change to the Residential Tenancies Act ...
    Point of OrderBy Bob Edlin
    4 days ago

  • The case for cultural connectedness
    A recent report generated from a Growing Up in New Zealand (GUiNZ) survey of 1,224 rangatahi Māori aged 11-12 found: Cultural connectedness was associated with fewer depression symptoms, anxiety symptoms and better quality of life. That sounds cut and dry. But further into the report the following appears: Cultural connectedness is ...
    Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
    4 days ago

  • Useful context on public sector job cuts
    David Farrar writes –    The Herald reports: From the gory details of job-cuts news, you’d think the public service was being eviscerated.   While the media’s view of the cuts is incomplete, it’s also true that departments have been leaking the particulars faster than a Wellington ...
    Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
    4 days ago

  • Gordon Campbell On When Racism Comes Disguised As Anti-racism
    Remember the good old days, back when New Zealand had a PM who could think and speak calmly and intelligently in whole sentences without blustering? Even while Iran’s drones and missiles were still being launched, Helen Clark was live on TVNZ expertly summing up the latest crisis in the Middle ...
    Gordon CampbellBy lyndon
    4 days ago

  • Govt ignored economic analysis of smokefree reversal
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    The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
    4 days ago

  • True Blue.
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    Nick’s KōreroBy Nick Rockel
    4 days ago

  • Who is running New Zealand’s foreign policy?
    While commentators, including former Prime Minister Helen Clark, are noting a subtle shift in New Zealand’s foreign policy, which now places more emphasis on the United States, many have missed a key element of the shift. What National said before the election is not what the government is doing now. ...
    PolitikBy Richard Harman
    4 days ago

  • 2024 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #15
    A listing of 31 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, April 7, 2024 thru Sat, April 13, 2024. Story of the week Our story of the week is about adults in the room setting terms and conditions of ...
    Skeptical Science
    5 days ago

  • Feline Friends and Fragile Fauna The Complexities of Cats in New Zealand’s Conservation Efforts

    Cats, with their independent spirit and beguiling purrs, have captured the hearts of humans for millennia. In New Zealand, felines are no exception, boasting the highest national cat ownership rate globally [definition cat nz cat foundation]. An estimated 1.134 million pet cats grace Kiwi households, compared to 683,000 dogs ...

    Gareth’s WorldBy admin
    5 days ago

  • Or is that just they want us to think?
    Nice guy, that Peter Williams. Amiable, a calm air of no-nonsense capability, a winning smile. Everything you look for in a TV presenter and newsreader.I used to see him sometimes when I went to TVNZ to be a talking head or a panellist and we would yarn. Nice guy, that ...
    More Than A FeildingBy David Slack
    5 days ago

  • Fact Brief – Did global warming stop in 1998?
    Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. This fact brief was written by Sue Bin Park in collaboration with members from our Skeptical Science team. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline. Did global warming stop in ...
    Skeptical Science
    6 days ago

  • Arguing over a moot point.
    I have been following recent debates in the corporate and social media about whether it is a good idea for NZ to join what is known as “AUKUS Pillar Two.” AUKUS is the Australian-UK-US nuclear submarine building agreement in which … Continue reading → ...
    KiwipoliticoBy Pablo
    6 days ago

  • No Longer Trusted: Ageing Boomers, Laurie & Les, Talk Politics.
    Turning Point: “What has turned me away from the mainstream news media is the very strong message that its been sending out for the last few years.” “And what message might that be?” “That the people who own it, the people who run it, and the people who provide its content, really don’t ...
    Bowalley Road
    6 days ago

  • Minister releases Fast-track stakeholder list
    The Government is today releasing a list of organisations who received letters about the Fast-track applications process, says RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop. “Recently Ministers and agencies have received a series of OIA requests for a list of organisations to whom I wrote with information on applying to have a ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    2 hours ago

  • Judicial appointments announced
    Attorney-General Judith Collins today announced the appointment of Wellington Barrister David Jonathan Boldt as a Judge of the High Court, and the Honourable Justice Matthew Palmer as a Judge of the Court of Appeal. Justice Boldt graduated with an LLB from Victoria University of Wellington in 1990, and also holds ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    3 hours ago

  • Education Minister heads to major teaching summit in Singapore
    Education Minister Erica Stanford will lead the New Zealand delegation at the 2024 International Summit on the Teaching Profession (ISTP) held in Singapore. The delegation includes representatives from the Post Primary Teachers’ Association (PPTA) Te Wehengarua and the New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) Te Riu Roa.  The summit is co-hosted ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    4 hours ago

  • Value of stopbank project proven during cyclone
    A stopbank upgrade project in Tairawhiti partly funded by the Government has increased flood resilience for around 7000ha of residential and horticultural land so far, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones says. Mr Jones today attended a dawn service in Gisborne to mark the end of the first stage of the ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    4 hours ago

  • Anzac commemorations, Türkiye relationship focus of visit
    Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters will represent the Government at Anzac Day commemorations on the Gallipoli Peninsula next week and engage with senior representatives of the Turkish government in Istanbul.    “The Gallipoli campaign is a defining event in our history. It will be a privilege to share the occasion ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    4 hours ago

  • Minister to Europe for OECD meeting, Anzac Day
    Science, Innovation and Technology and Defence Minister Judith Collins will next week attend the OECD Science and Technology Ministerial conference in Paris and Anzac Day commemorations in Belgium. “Science, innovation and technology have a major role to play in rebuilding our economy and achieving better health, environmental and social outcomes ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    7 hours ago

  • Comprehensive Partnership the goal for NZ and the Philippines
    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon held a bilateral meeting today with the President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr.  The Prime Minister was accompanied by MP Paulo Garcia, the first Filipino to be elected to a legislature outside the Philippines. During today’s meeting, Prime Minister Luxon and President Marcos Jr discussed opportunities to ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    18 hours ago

  • Government commits $20m to Westport flood protection
    The Government has announced that $20 million in funding will be made available to Westport to fund much needed flood protection around the town. This measure will significantly improve the resilience of the community, says Local Government Minister Simeon Brown. “The Westport community has already been allocated almost $3 million ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    24 hours ago

  • Taupō takes pole position
    The Government is proud to support the first ever Repco Supercars Championship event in Taupō as up to 70,000 motorsport fans attend the Taupō International Motorsport Park this weekend, says Economic Development Minister Melissa Lee. “Anticipation for the ITM Taupō Super400 is huge, with tickets and accommodation selling out weeks ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
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