Statement by the New Lynn Labour Electorate Committee
November 21, 2012
The New Lynn Electorate Committee of the Labour Party, at a special meeting called today, voted unanimously to express its full confidence in its Member of Parliament David Cunliffe. While acknowledging that this decision was within the prerogative of the party leader, the LEC noted David’s demotion with regret.
The LEC also resolved to raise with the New Zealand Council of the Labour Party concerns about recent public statements made by Labour’s Senior Whip, and the leaking of confidential caucus information by unnamed MPs following Tuesday’s emergency caucus meeting.
As these processes are now internal party matters we do not intend making further comment.
ENDS
I can only point out to ALL again! Look at the website of ‘NZ Herald’, TVNZ, TV3 and the whole whore-mongering media in this country, it is ALL about crime, rape, pillage, deceit, natural catastrophes, who did what to whom, naturally sports, celebrity idiots, who is “in”, “out” and the dumbest, but yet “most appealing” “hulk”, “Slut” or whatever.
That is “media 2012′, and I do not care a damn about Mr Brown (now with “media3” for opportune employment reasons) AND others say to justify the CRAP we get fed day in and night out.
It is an INSULT to intelligence and it must be pointed at for such.
“Media” used to be called the “4th estate”. It is NO LONGER.
I and a few others informed also ’60 minutes’ and award winning “media celebrity” Melanie Reid about goings on at WINZ and MSD, but they choose to keep it damned QUIET! I wonder why?!
‘Israel commits war crimes’, says only Kiwi in Gaza
New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed only one New Zealander is registered as being in Gaza, and has issued an “extreme risk” advisory warning all New Zealanders to leave the country.
Webb-Pullman said she wouldn’t be going anywhere, despite two recent attacks on media buildings in the last two days.
Israel has in fact breached many international laws by violating the negotiated ceasefire, bombing refugee camps and killing innocent civilians. So far 130 Palestinians have been killed with another 920 injured. Many of these include woman and children. Israel has conducted over 1,450 rocket and airstrikes on Palestinian targets within the last week. Approximately five Israelis have died in retaliatory rocket strikes during the conflict so far.
I’d like to express something with a venn diagram.
I’m on vista home premium with office 2007.
Does anyone know of a facility in this software I could use?
Ta
Yep, but first you have some software issues to deal with. You’re going to meed to reformat your hard drive and install a new operating system.
The safest way to reformat your hard drive is to take your computer and anything that has ever been plugged into it and any furniture it has ever touched and make a pile outside, and pour petrol all over it and ignite. For best results leave it plugged in while you do this.
Some free downloadable software like paint.NET might be of help, although its just a generic drawing programme and not designed specifically to do venn diags. so will be a bit fiddly, it’ll do the job.
Yep, but first you have some software issues to deal with. You’re going to meed to reformat your hard drive and install a new operating system…
Thanks Felix. I appreciate your time and expertise. I was naive enough to think there would be something in one of my sub-menus that I could be directed to. I’m not up to the above level of computer competence.
Step 1: Upgrade to Windows 7.
Step 2: Download Irfanview.
Step 3: Design your Venn diagram.
Step 4: Type the text into Word.
Step 5: Take a screen shot of the Word text and open in Irfanview.
Step 6: Use the ellipse tool to draw the Venn diagram.
Might be better ways of doing it but it worked for me last time I needed one.
Ta all,
Unfortunately, One big circle almost entirely overlapped another which made it impossible to effectively label. (Also I couldn’t figure out how to put a smaller circle within….)
However useful knowlege for future venns.
And so the bizzare world of the rich and powerful grinds on, blind to the pitchforks being sharpened in their gatekeepers sheds…
1. Ecan boss receives a $70,000 pay rise when the organisation is widely condemned and causes anxiety and grief in its so-called customers.
2. The ex-directors of Pike River Coal, who have never once fronted personally to the victims families (that’s right, never once), issue a statement through their lawyers, one of the most expensive in the land Minter Ellison Trough, refusing to accept the objective findings of the Royal Commission of Enquiry. John Dow, Stuart Nattrass and Ray Meyer are pigs of men.
3. Banks lending to the Christchurch City Council demand ever more from the ratepayers of Christchurch. The stench of greed makes one wretch.
The sooner these types of people are (borrowing Mr Smith’s suggestion in the Eruption thread) buried, the better.
Demote. Mr Smith
who cares what the neighbours think
flock to the pews
pull the curtains tighter
Deny there is something greater
Bill to the Zimmerwald Left
programming errors
other through the bottom of a Steiny
all flesh is grass
the age of aquarius
Rhinoceros are dying out
Orphans on the Planet
Uturn away
drag on to the Left
bite the hand that feeds you
Fa’afafine far far away
“get your rocks off get your rocks off”
Nah honey
plagiarise
I TALKED TO GOD
IN A PHONEBOX
ON MY WAY HOME
I TOLD YOU MY
ANSWER AND
LEFT YOU MY
DREAMS
ON YOUR ANSWER MACHINE
urban hymns
beltway memes
manipulation
a prentice ship
hello hello
is there anybody out there
just knod if you can hear
there wil be no more
Arrrrrrrrrrrrrgh.
spontaneous; it is a curse; joy loves company
cup of tea and maybe some more
soon it will be Christmas Time
freakin philistinic-Amelakites
“give it away give it away give it away now”
junkies keep a whorin’, trolls keep a snorin’
diversion can be boring
“get ya rocks off…get ya rocks off…yeah Honey”
Hon John Banks is ASSOCIATE MINISTER OF EDUCATION (also Minister for Regulatory Reform, Minister for Small Business, and Associate Minister of Commerce) and he WANTS YOU TO BELIEVE ” He has never received any government information or briefings regarding Talent2 (or any company they are connected to, – such as Novapay for eg) or participated in any discussions at either Cabinet or Cabinet Committee. Over all those interconnected portfolios no mention of Talent2 or Novapay came across his desk. I smell bullshit.
first question that pops into mind: Banks is the one with the Charter School Plan, and those teachers will get paid via State agencies sometimes, surely the Novapay system had to be integrated into his planning?
The Hon John Banks Family Trust has not held shares in Talent2 International Limited since 28 May 2012 when Talent2 moved to privatise the company and de-list from the Australian stock exchange. Mr Banks advised the Cabinet Office of the sale of his Family Trust’s shares on 29 May 2012.
Mr Banks became a shareholder in Talent2 as a result of Talent2’s acquisition of Sugar International Limited which the Hon John Banks’ Family Trust held shares in.
Mr Banks declared his Family Trust’s shareholding in Talent2 to the Cabinet Office when he first became a Minister. He has never received any government information or briefings regarding Talent2 (or any company they are connected to), or participated in any discussions at either Cabinet or Cabinet Committee.
The issue of the pay system is outside Mr Banks’ responsibilities as Associate Minister of Education, and the Novopay contract was signed off in September 2008 by the previous Labour Government.
Note: Andrew Banks, Chairman of Talent2, is not related to Hon John Banks.
_____________________________________________________
Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries hold high public office and are entrusted with considerable privilege and power.
The people of Australia are entitled to expect that, in the discharge of their duties, they will act in a manner that is consistent with the highest standards of integrity and propriety.
In 2007, the Labor Government introduced new Standards of Ministerial Ethics, requiring our Ministers to conduct themselves to a higher standard of conduct than had been the case in the past.
The Standards are underpinned by the principle that Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries must act with due regard for integrity, fairness, accountability, responsibility and the public interest.
As Prime Minister, I will do all I can to ensure that Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries continue to live up to these high standards of conduct, and in doing so, continue to live up to the expectations of the Australian public.
Julia Gillard
___________________________________________________
Shareholdings
2.9. In recognition of the collective responsibility that Ministers bear in relation to Cabinet decisions, these Standards require that Ministers divest themselves of investments and other interests in any public or private company or business, other than public superannuation funds or publicly listed managed funds or trust arrangements where:
• the investments are broadly diversified and the Minister has no influence over investment decisions of the fund or trust; and
• the fund or trust does not invest to any significant extent in a business sector that could give rise to a conflict of interest with the Minister’s public duty.
2.10. If a Minister becomes aware that a fund or trust has invested in a company that might give rise to a perception of a conflict of interest, the Minister should inform the Prime Minister
immediately and liquidate the investment in the fund or trust if required to do so.
2.11. If a Minister is required by these Standards to dispose of an interest of any kind, the transfer of the interest to a family member or to a nominee or private trust is not an acceptable form of divestment.
_______________________________________________________________
followed by Thursdays in The Park
With Maurie
phishing fiscing fiskit
slippery biscuit flys
through the air
Frankly, I’m smacked
in the head by a sugary golfball
standing in a warm puddle
of auburn amber gum
existentially
came back as a cat
and all may be rosie
Son is shining
“otherwise fine”
makes one hoarse
Those Murphy boys
taking off vertically
from the fat of the land
Rimmer round a red dwarf
Hi ho hi ho
life’s more than
Who You know
we see your credentials
and raise you
one scaffolder
peasants
Trotsky oh Trotsky
“where art thou?”
Vygotsky
engineer up some
technicians and and
thy will be done
dark art-noveaupay
Israel widens the net
no happy Noel
ring tone heightens
the driving experience
as we follow the GPS
map will tell us where we are
all ways reference pedantically
scribe on the arms
of sailors
spend six months
on a leaky boat
slaving in the shopping mall
BUT I’M A MILLION
DIFFERENT PEOPLE
FROM ONE DAY
TO THE NEXT
YES THERES
LOVE
IF YOU WANT IT
DON’T SOUND
LIKE NO SONNET
“it’s oh so quiet”
footnote format
manicure the herbs
al wyns a winner
Baby that’s for sure
even the pope observes
the commentary
TBI
sure is a kick in the head.
The Boy who cried Wolf
to the lioness with a thorn
in her side where her rib should be
The Jackal circles Hide
Nevermind
The Laws is on our side
Dishonour Dishonour Your Honour
shoulda taken the red pill
anyway freakin Jeeezus bloody Wept
sadly violence is necessary
bookmark that Chrome dome
Ellis Ellis, anyone remember Ellis?
Who? the Duck is Ellis
Big mouth little boy
Go to the back of the class
clean up after woodwork
ecocide is Ghandian
well we are in Right company
sold to the company store
just saying something nicely
spinning Jenny.jelly beans
for diabetics.eat the red ones last
Lanth that boile excuse the cusp
androgenous enhancement
“can I have some more please”
Your’e not Popula. enough
Asterix please.* Thankyou
So many davids only one Clark
credentials line up Davids
Granted. Not true.
freedom comes freedom goes
Where zet goes no body noes
flame on war fair?
Seriously – unless people were asking about the massive bruise on his face, why the fuck is this taking up space? Fucking msm. Grumble grumble grumble…
Lol, he was so delighted the way that shearer is handling everything, he fell over backwards
to support him.
Ok. Having followed the link and read the story, I can’t see where it says that, or anything to support that contention.
Wow, I dream of a world where the Standard leaves off criticising Shearer, and praising our homosexual brethren for long enough to criticise National .. that would be so wonderful! 😀
“Get up Tonto
we might need to call
on that Sky-god of
yours.” Mana
Not how much you have
How much you give away
hi ho Silver away too day
here’s lookin at you kidding
what we are working on now
cuppa joe. Excellently yours
signed The Pink Postman
Round up the lambs boys
she’s dockin’ time
who takes John Banks
seriously anyway, nobody
takes me seriously anyway
I see rocks Fred.
Just Killing Time.
When the child was a child, it didn’t know it was a child. Everything was full of life, and all life was one.
Now there are as many small states as there are individuals …and every state is mobile. Everyone carries his own state and demands a toll when another wants to enter. But one can only enter each state with a password.
Lover lover let’s pretend
We’re born as innocents
Cast into the world
With apple eyes
The soul of today can only be conquered by one who arrives with the password. Everyone migrates, and waves his one-man-state flag in all earthly directions. Their children already shake their rattles and drag their filth around them in circles.
She really loves to break
Her Dad says it’s OK
She really loves to break
And give it all away
Inescapably gen x on thursdays
Entertain me Entertaining you
I’ll be the first to toast, to my rotten soul
we’re the rolling people
Following Wim and urban hymn
Don’t ask why, we just go.
man asks about denominations
God in Wisdom
provides an answer
checking foundations
Eriksonian Institute (or thoughts from the Louvre) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fowler%27s_stages_of_faith_development
or
infant-trusting, mythical literal
adolescence-searching, chaotic
adult-affiliation, conformity, doctrine
adult individuation-separating, critical
adult integration-generative, figurative
churches may correspond to either / or latter three with difference within and between individuals
politically speaking 🙂
007 reporting from duty to Russia with Love; spied a few Goldfingers and U.N.C.L.E Joe.Stiglitz
M.mmmm.such a wench.Field.ing Tom Jones. Fielding Tom Jones.picaresque Prism revealing
A prominent government lobbyist is standing by his leaked comments which slam leading scientists for speaking out about New Zealand’s poor environmental record.
Mark Unsworth, of government relations consultancy Saunders Unsworth, e-mailed Massey University environmental scientist Dr Mike Joy on Wednesday in reaction to Joy’s comments to the New york Times on New Zealand’s ‘fantastical’ 100% pure image.
These idiot go round destroying things and then get upset that people take offence at the destruction and think that if people just weren’t told about it that destruction would go away.
amusing; foot in mouth spin unsworthy
one ring to rue them all
kiwibuilds deflation
prophecy To Be Indicated
Still The Herald Rules over my Dominion
The Sisters of Mercy
“gotta give the people something good to read on a Sunday”
Level41? Take me on Take on me
better give me a poulan ed.Finest cheddar. Tastes better.
He’s an odd fellow but it’s OK.Takes care of his needs
and he’s not gay. 🙂
Clearly environmental degradation is not going to risk jobs and tourism, but talking about it does.
In the emails, Mr Unsworth said although he was an academic, Dr Joy had “let his ego run riot worldwide” while risking jobs and incomes from decreased tourism
I see. No point in telling him to lobby to create jobs by cleaning the sh*t up?
It’s hard to believe that a senior partner at a govt lobbying consultancy would send such an email without realising it would become public. So what gives?
what gives? Stupid escalation of the information war
Dispatches from the trenches
Wonder why.Sorry but your son
won’t be coming home far away
so Closer
Nation of Shopkeepers Grosser
Do you like Pina coladas’
ethanol Kills the brain
Brenner is my bier
No hang-ups and over we go
to the Bibliography
English plays to the gallery
without blinking
Like! a cool cat
descending from Cort
is glowing
MY LORD MY LOVE
THE WORLD DONT STOP
THERE AINT NO TIME
FOR CRACKING UP
BELIEVE ME FRIEND
caps off to the green and red
and now, the end is near
regrets I’ve had a few
The Great Rock and Roll Swindle
Roll Swindle.Roll Swindle
fairlysavage s y d
a Requiem for a friend
not in a sly way
Although Taubmans helped me
I tumbler’d My Way
through “the water of life”
Slainte! Bill and lefty
awaken the Tane wha
why don’t you pete
denied three times
well Gahhhly Golly gosh
gotta get up early
buy the Tangerine jimmie
although Mandarin is helpful
to beat the bonobo to the bars
Kevin Spacey and David Fincher are making a US version of House of Cards for Netflix. I hope it screens in NZ. I’ve watched the Ian Richardson series multiple times.
Jesus and The mary chain
gotta have the right tool
for Job.The Johnnys
Poor ol’ injun joe
Took on the wrath of God
It’s up to you not to feel
The Clampdown
they say the immigrants
steal the hubcaps
of Property gentlemen
they say it would be wine
and roses at Ads house
for scones again
Remember me
your telephone number?
The News of The World
garnered bribery Uriah.Heaps
while the BBC channels war porn
on the Spreadsheets
“and I tell myself it’s
Just.a Blue Day”
hard to see it any
other way.Free falling
in and out with U
had Chinese for dinner.nom nom
with a cable tie can get
a DH going right back at ya
Have a cigar, you gonna go far
Sanctus Dei.On the left side
of Pascals wager? hmmmm
you ‘um it son I’ll play spit
PoliticallyCorrected off course
What do we learn if other people
fix our fucks.Mandarin
can be bitter experience
segmentation united
within the forbidden city
What three Albums
Tyranno saw us Rex
Telegram Sam
she’s my main man
might bus down to
Barmy Palmy.Fitz right in.
Open 24 hour CaGE
sumo wrestling economy
Boing! Back on Tigger Mountain
with a Harvest Moon
seen from the Treetop
not focused souly on trees
Starlight Star Bright
YES I’M COMING DOWN
YOUR BEAUTY
IS A COLOUR
SURROUND INTO
THE HALF LIGHT
NEON WILDERNESS
red is a logixal choice
Beware the Fokker
taking a Macro-analysis
AmaKiwi too North
Te Reo is a language
language sticks. games.
Hooten nanny
I’m On Fire
wayne wayne
go to Spain
Palm.Oil.
I’m on a Plain
Dr I like your medicine
Saarbo like a catchy virus
“eet doz geet een”
olwynd back the clock
1 2 3 O’clock
6 O’clock Rock
5 7 M8 O’clock
faiths all ya got
words are all I have
to take apart the grey
I’ts only words
from Herod the Great
remember Figures well
let’s see more
of bomber’s damage
not wallow in whaling
wendering along
on Wings of Desire
queen Anne
chocolate orange
cream centres
mmmmmmmm
glazed SPC pears
cracker fatty
two top cats tc
flinstones Fred’s a flintstone
come on baby
Light My Fire
the crystal ship
is being filled
don’t leave muzza
behind
No End of Violence
NZ politics are so SICK, I must say. There is little if any integrity, sincerity and solid purpose. It is such a rotten system here, maintained by one of the most corrupt, self serving and rotten lots of media you could find anywhere.
I hear and read NO criticism apart from here and the odd few other blog sites.
It is time to block and sabotage ALL MSM for good, but I see and hear few have the GUTS needed.
So the corrupt and manipulated system will go on.
I for sure have noticed my emails and other behaviour having been “screened”, and just put one and one together WHY!?
We are “observed” by SIS and others. This is NOT a free country, for sure!!!
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The decision to unilaterally repudiate the contract for new Cook Strait ferries is beginning to look like one of the stupidest decisions a New Zealand government ever made. While cancelling the ferries and their associated port infrastructure may have made this year's books look good, it means higher costs later, ...
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Today is a special member's morning, scheduled to make up for the government's theft of member's days throughout the year. First up was the first reading of Greg Fleming's Crimes (Increased Penalties for Slavery Offences) Amendment Bill, which was passed unanimously. Currently the House is debating the third reading of ...
We're going backwardsIgnoring the realitiesGoing backwardsAre you counting all the casualties?We are not there yetWhere we need to beWe are still in debtTo our insanitiesSongwriter: Martin Gore Read more ...
Willis blamed Treasury for changing its productivity assumptions and Labour’s spending increases since Covid for the worsening Budget outlook. Photo: Getty ImagesMōrena. Long stories short, the six things that matter in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Wednesday, December 18 in The Kākā’s Dawn Chorus podcast above ...
Today the Auckland Transport board meet for the last time this year. For those interested (and with time to spare), you can follow along via this MS Teams link from 10am. I’ve taken a quick look through the agenda items to see what I think the most interesting aspects are. ...
Hi,If you’re a New Zealander — you know who Mike King is. He is the face of New Zealand’s battle against mental health problems. He can be loud and brash. He raises, and is entrusted with, a lot of cash. Last year his “I Am Hope” charity reported a revenue ...
Probably about the only consolation available from yesterday’s unveiling of the Half-Yearly Economic and Fiscal Update (HYEFU) is that it could have been worse. Though Finance Minister Nicola Willis has tightened the screws on future government spending, she has resisted the calls from hard-line academics, fiscal purists and fiscal hawks ...
The right have a stupid saying that is only occasionally true:When is democracy not democracy? When it hasn’t been voted on.While not true in regards to branches of government such as the judiciary, it’s a philosophy that probably should apply to recently-elected local government councillors. Nevertheless, this concept seemed to ...
Long story short: the Government’s austerity policy has driven the economy into a deeper and longer recession that means it will have to borrow $20 billion more over the next four years than it expected just six months ago. Treasury’s latest forecasts show the National-ACT-NZ First Government’s fiscal strategy of ...
Come and join myself and CTU Chief Economist for a pop-up ‘Hoon’ webinar on the Government’s Half Yearly Economic and Fiscal Update (HYEFU) with paying subscribers to The Kākā for 30 minutes at 5 pm today.Jump on this link on YouTube Livestream to watch our chat. Don’t worry if ...
In 1998, in the wake of the Paremoremo Prison riot, the Department of Corrections established the "Behaviour Management Regime". Prisoners were locked in their cells for 22 or 23 hours a day, with no fresh air, no exercise, no social contact, no entertainment, and in some cases no clothes and ...
New data released by the Treasury shows that the economic policies of this Government have made things worse in the year since they took office, said NZCTU Economist Craig Renney. “Our fiscal indicators are all heading in the wrong direction – with higher levels of debt, a higher deficit, and ...
At the 2023 election, National basically ran on a platform of being better economic managers. So how'd that turn out for us? In just one year, they've fucked us for two full political terms: The government's books are set to remain deeply in the red for the near term ...
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The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi are saying that the Government should do the right thing and deliver minimum wage increases that don’t see workers fall further behind, in response to today’s announcement that the minimum wage will only be increased by 1.5%, well short of forecast inflation. “With inflation forecast ...
Oh, I weptFor daysFilled my eyesWith silly tearsOh, yeaBut I don'tCare no moreI don't care ifMy eyes get soreSongwriters: Paul Rodgers / Paul Kossoff. Read more ...
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Bob HensonIn this aerial view, fingers of meltwater flow from the melting Isunnguata Sermia glacier descending from the Greenland Ice Sheet on July 11, 2024, near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. According to the Programme for Monitoring of the Greenland Ice Sheet (PROMICE), the ...
In August, I wrote an article about David Seymour1 with a video of his testimony, to warn that there were grave dangers to his Ministry of Regulation:David Seymour's Ministry of Slush Hides Far Greater RisksWhy Seymour's exorbitant waste of taxpayers' money could be the least of concernThe money for Seymour ...
Willis is expected to have to reveal the bitter fiscal fruits of her austerity strategy in the HYEFU later today. Photo: Lynn Grieveson/TheKakaMōrena. Long stories short, the six things that matter in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Tuesday, December 17 in The Kākā’s Dawn Chorus podcast ...
On Friday the government announced it would double the number of toll roads in New Zealand as well as make a few other changes to how toll roads are used in the country. The real issue though is not that tolling is being used but the suggestion it will make ...
The Prime Minister yesterday engaged in what looked like a pre-emptive strike designed to counter what is likely to be a series of depressing economic statistics expected before the end of the week. He opened his weekly post-Cabinet press conference with a recitation of the Government’s achievements. “It certainly has ...
This whooping cough story from south Auckland is a good example of the coalition government’s approach to social need – spend money on urging people to get vaccinated but only after you’ve cut the funding to where they could get vaccinated. This has been the case all year with public ...
And if there is a GodI know he likes to rockHe likes his loud guitarsHis spiders from MarsAnd if there is a GodI know he's watching meHe likes what he seesBut there's trouble on the breezeSongwriter: William Patrick Corgan Read more ...
Here’s a quick round up of today’s political news:1. MORE FOOD BANKS, CHARITIES, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICES SET TO CLOSE OR SCALE BACK AROUND THE COUNTRY AS GOVT CUTS FUNDINGSome of Auckland's largest foodbanks are warning they may need to close or significantly reduce food parcels after ...
Iain Rennie, CNZMSecretary and Chief Executive to the TreasuryDear Secretary, Undue restrictions on restricted briefings This week, the Treasury barred representatives from four organisations, including the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi, from attending the restricted briefing for the Half-Year Economic and Fiscal Update. We had been ...
This is a guest post by Tim Adriaansen, a community, climate, and accessibility advocate.I won’t shut up about climate breakdown, and whenever possible I try to shift the focus of a climate conversation towards solutions. But you’ll almost never hear me give more than a passing nod to ...
A grassroots backlash has forced a backdown from Brown, but he is still eyeing up plenty of tolls for other new roads. And the pressure is on Willis to ramp up the Government’s austerity strategy. Photo: Getty ImagesMōrena. Long stories short, the six things that matter in Aotearoa’s political economy ...
Hi all,I'm pretty overwhelmed by all your messages and emails today; thank you so very much.As much as my newsletter this morning was about money, and we all need to earn money, it was mostly about world domination if I'm honest. 😉I really hate what’s happening to our country, and ...
A listing of 23 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, December 8, 2024 thru Sat, December 14, 2024. Listing by Category Like last week's summary this one contains the list of articles twice: based on categories and based on ...
I started writing this morning about Hobson’s Pledge, examining the claims they and their supporters make, basically ripping into them. But I kept getting notifications coming through, and not good ones.Each time I looked up, there was another un-subscription message, and I felt a bit sicker at the thought of ...
Once, long before there was Harry and Meghan and Dodi and all those episodes of The Crown, they came to spend some time with us, Charles and Diana. Was there anyone in the world more glamorous than the Princess of Wales?Dazzled as everyone was by their company, the leader of ...
The collective right have a problem.The entire foundation for their world view is antiscientific. Their preferred economic strategies have been disproven. Their whole neoliberal model faces accusations of corporate corruption and worsening inequality. Climate change not only definitely exists, its rapid progression demands an immediate and expensive response in order ...
Just ten days ago, South Korea's president attempted a self-coup, declaring martial law and attempting to have opposition MPs murdered or arrested in an effort to seize unconstrained power. The attempt was rapidly defeated by the national assembly voting it down and the people flooding the streets to defend democracy. ...
National has only been in power for a year, but everywhere you look, its choices are taking New Zealand a long way backwards. In no particular order, here are the National Government's Top 50 Greatest Misses of its first year in power. ...
The Government is quietly undertaking consultation on the dangerous Regulatory Standards Bill over the Christmas period to avoid too much attention. ...
The Government’s planned changes to the freedom of speech obligations of universities is little more than a front for stoking the political fires of disinformation and fear, placing teachers and students in the crosshairs. ...
The Ministry of Regulation’s report into Early Childhood Education (ECE) in Aotearoa raises serious concerns about the possibility of lowering qualification requirements, undermining quality and risking worse outcomes for tamariki, whānau, and kaiako. ...
A Bill to modernise the role of Justices of the Peace (JP), ensuring they remain active in their communities and connected with other JPs, has been put into the ballot. ...
Labour will continue to fight unsustainable and destructive projects that are able to leap-frog environment protection under National’s Fast-track Approvals Bill. ...
The Green Party has warned that a Green Government will revoke the consents of companies who override environmental protections as part of Fast-Track legislation being passed today. ...
The Green Party says the Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update shows how the Government is failing to address the massive social and infrastructure deficits our country faces. ...
The Government’s latest move to reduce the earnings of migrant workers will not only hurt migrants but it will drive down the wages of Kiwi workers. ...
Te Pāti Māori has this morning issued a stern warning to Fast-Track applicants with interests in mining, pledging to hold them accountable through retrospective liability and to immediately revoke Fast-Track consents under a future Te Pāti Māori government. This warning comes ahead of today’s third reading of the Fast-Track Approvals ...
The Government’s announcement today of a 1.5 per cent increase to minimum wage is another blow for workers, with inflation projected to exceed the increase, meaning it’s a real terms pay reduction for many. ...
All the Government has achieved from its announcement today is to continue to push responsibility back on councils for its own lack of action to help bring down skyrocketing rates. ...
The Government has used its final post-Cabinet press conference of the year to punch down on local government without offering any credible solutions to the issues our councils are facing. ...
The Government has failed to keep its promise to ‘super charge’ the EV network, delivering just 292 chargers - less than half of the 670 chargers needed to meet its target. ...
The Green Party is calling for the Government to stop subsidising the largest user of the country’s gas supplies, Methanex, following a report highlighting the multi-national’s disproportionate influence on energy prices in Aotearoa. ...
The Green Party is appalled with the Government’s new child poverty targets that are based on a new ‘persistent poverty’ measure that could be met even with an increase in child poverty. ...
New independent analysis has revealed that the Government’s Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) will reduce emissions by a measly 1 per cent by 2030, failing to set us up for the future and meeting upcoming targets. ...
The loss of 27 kaimahi at Whakaata Māori and the end of its daily news bulletin is a sad day for Māori media and another step backwards for Te Tiriti o Waitangi justice. ...
Yesterday the Government passed cruel legislation through first reading to establish a new beneficiary sanction regime that will ultimately mean more households cannot afford the basic essentials. ...
Today's passing of the Government's Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill–which allows landlords to end tenancies with no reason–ignores the voice of the people and leaves renters in limbo ahead of the festive season. ...
After wasting a year, Nicola Willis has delivered a worse deal for the Cook Strait ferries that will end up being more expensive and take longer to arrive. ...
Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick has today launched a Member’s Bill to sanction Israel for its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, as the All Out For Gaza rally reaches Parliament. ...
After years of advocacy, the Green Party is very happy to hear the Government has listened to our collective voices and announced the closure of the greyhound racing industry, by 1 August 2026. ...
In response to a new report from ERO, the Government has acknowledged the urgent need for consistency across the curriculum for Relationship and Sexuality Education (RSE) in schools. ...
The Green Party is appalled at the Government introducing legislation that will make it easier to penalise workers fighting for better pay and conditions. ...
Thank you for the invitation to speak with you tonight on behalf of the political party I belong to - which is New Zealand First. As we have heard before this evening the Kinleith Mill is proposing to reduce operations by focusing on pulp and discontinuing “lossmaking paper production”. They say that they are currently consulting on the plan to permanently shut ...
Auckland Central MP, Chlöe Swarbrick, has written to Mayor Wayne Brown requesting he stop the unnecessary delays on St James Theatre’s restoration. ...
Kiwis planning a swim or heading out on a boat this summer should remember to stop and think about water safety, Sport & Recreation Minister Chris Bishop and ACC and Associate Transport Minister Matt Doocey say. “New Zealand’s beaches, lakes and rivers are some of the most beautiful in the ...
The Government is urging Kiwis to drive safely this summer and reminding motorists that Police will be out in force to enforce the road rules, Transport Minister Simeon Brown says.“This time of year can be stressful and result in poor decision-making on our roads. Whether you are travelling to see ...
Health Minister Dr Shane Reti says Health New Zealand will move swiftly to support dozens of internationally-trained doctors already in New Zealand on their journey to employment here, after a tripling of sought-after examination places. “The Medical Council has delivered great news for hardworking overseas doctors who want to contribute ...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has appointed Sarah Ottrey to the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC). “At my first APEC Summit in Lima, I experienced firsthand the role that ABAC plays in guaranteeing political leaders hear the voice of business,” Mr Luxon says. “New Zealand’s ABAC representatives are very well respected and ...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced four appointments to New Zealand’s intelligence oversight functions. The Honourable Robert Dobson KC has been appointed Chief Commissioner of Intelligence Warrants, and the Honourable Brendan Brown KC has been appointed as a Commissioner of Intelligence Warrants. The appointments of Hon Robert Dobson and Hon ...
Improvements in the average time it takes to process survey and title applications means housing developments can progress more quickly, Minister for Land Information Chris Penk says. “The government is resolutely focused on improving the building and construction pipeline,” Mr Penk says. “Applications to issue titles and subdivide land are ...
The Government’s measures to reduce airport wait times, and better transparency around flight disruptions is delivering encouraging early results for passengers ahead of the busy summer period, Transport Minister Simeon Brown says. “Improving the efficiency of air travel is a priority for the Government to give passengers a smoother, more reliable ...
The Government today announced the intended closure of the Apollo Hotel as Contracted Emergency Housing (CEH) in Rotorua, Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka says. This follows a 30 per cent reduction in the number of households in CEH in Rotorua since National came into Government. “Our focus is on ending CEH in the Whakarewarewa area starting ...
The Government will reshape vocational education and training to return decision making to regions and enable greater industry input into work-based learning Tertiary Education and Skills Minister, Penny Simmonds says. “The redesigned system will better meet the needs of learners, industry, and the economy. It includes re-establishing regional polytechnics that ...
The Government is taking action to better manage synthetic refrigerants and reduce emissions caused by greenhouse gases found in heating and cooling products, Environment Minister Penny Simmonds says. “Regulations will be drafted to support a product stewardship scheme for synthetic refrigerants, Ms. Simmonds says. “Synthetic refrigerants are found in a ...
People travelling on State Highway 1 north of Hamilton will be relieved that remedial works and safety improvements on the Ngāruawāhia section of the Waikato Expressway were finished today, with all lanes now open to traffic, Transport Minister Simeon Brown says.“I would like to acknowledge the patience of road users ...
Tertiary Education and Skills Minister, Penny Simmonds, has announced a new appointment to the board of Education New Zealand (ENZ). Dr Erik Lithander has been appointed as a new member of the ENZ board for a three-year term until 30 January 2028. “I would like to welcome Dr Erik Lithander to the ...
The Government will have senior representatives at Waitangi Day events around the country, including at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, but next year Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has chosen to take part in celebrations elsewhere. “It has always been my intention to celebrate Waitangi Day around the country with different ...
Two more criminal gangs will be subject to the raft of laws passed by the Coalition Government that give Police more powers to disrupt gang activity, and the intimidation they impose in our communities, Police Minister Mark Mitchell says. Following an Order passed by Cabinet, from 3 February 2025 the ...
Attorney-General Judith Collins today announced the appointment of Justice Christian Whata as a Judge of the Court of Appeal. Justice Whata’s appointment as a Judge of the Court of Appeal will take effect on 1 August 2025 and fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Hon Justice David Goddard on ...
The latest economic figures highlight the importance of the steps the Government has taken to restore respect for taxpayers’ money and drive economic growth, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. Data released today by Stats NZ shows Gross Domestic Product fell 1 per cent in the September quarter. “Treasury and most ...
Tertiary Education and Skills Minister Penny Simmonds and Associate Minister of Education David Seymour today announced legislation changes to strengthen freedom of speech obligations on universities. “Freedom of speech is fundamental to the concept of academic freedom and there is concern that universities seem to be taking a more risk-averse ...
Police Minister, Mark Mitchell, and Internal Affairs Minister, Brooke van Velden, today launched a further Public Safety Network cellular service that alongside last year’s Cellular Roaming roll-out, puts globally-leading cellular communications capability into the hands of our emergency responders. The Public Safety Network’s new Cellular Priority service means Police, Wellington ...
State Highway 1 through the Mangamuka Gorge has officially reopened today, providing a critical link for Northlanders and offering much-needed relief ahead of the busy summer period, Transport Minister Simeon Brown says.“The Mangamuka Gorge is a vital route for Northland, carrying around 1,300 vehicles per day and connecting the Far ...
The Government has welcomed decisions by the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) and Ashburton District Council confirming funding to boost resilience in the Canterbury region, with construction on a second Ashburton Bridge expected to begin in 2026, Transport Minister Simeon Brown says. “Delivering a second Ashburton Bridge to improve resilience and ...
The Government is backing the response into high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Otago, Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard says. “Cabinet has approved new funding of $20 million to enable MPI to meet unbudgeted ongoing expenses associated with the H7N6 response including rigorous scientific testing of samples at the enhanced PC3 ...
Legislation that will repeal all advertising restrictions for broadcasters on Sundays and public holidays has passed through first reading in Parliament today, Media Minister Paul Goldsmith says. “As a growing share of audiences get their news and entertainment from streaming services, these restrictions have become increasingly redundant. New Zealand on ...
Today the House agreed to Brendan Horsley being appointed Inspector-General of Defence, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says. “Mr Horsley’s experience will be invaluable in overseeing the establishment of the new office and its support networks. “He is currently Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, having held that role since June 2020. ...
Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden says the Government has agreed to the final regulations for the levy on insurance contracts that will fund Fire and Emergency New Zealand from July 2026. “Earlier this year the Government agreed to a 2.2 percent increase to the rate of levy. Fire ...
The Government is delivering regulatory relief for New Zealand businesses through changes to the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act. “The Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Amendment Bill, which was introduced today, is the second Bill – the other being the Statutes Amendment Bill - that ...
Transport Minister Simeon Brown has welcomed further progress on the Hawke’s Bay Expressway Road of National Significance (RoNS), with the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) Board approving funding for the detailed design of Stage 1, paving the way for main works construction to begin in late 2025.“The Government is moving at ...
The Government today released a request for information (RFI) to seeking interest in partnerships to plant trees on Crown-owned land with low farming and conservation value (excluding National Parks) Forestry Minister Todd McClay announced. “Planting trees on Crown-owned land will drive economic growth by creating more forestry jobs in our regions, providing more wood ...
Court timeliness, access to justice, and improving the quality of existing regulation are the focus of a series of law changes introduced to Parliament today by Associate Minister of Justice Nicole McKee. The three Bills in the Regulatory Systems (Justice) Amendment Bill package each improve a different part of the ...
A total of 41 appointments and reappointments have been made to the 12 community trusts around New Zealand that serve their regions, Associate Finance Minister Shane Jones says. “These trusts, and the communities they serve from the Far North to the deep south, will benefit from the rich experience, knowledge, ...
The Government has confirmed how it will provide redress to survivors who were tortured at the Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital Child and Adolescent Unit (the Lake Alice Unit). “The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care found that many of the 362 children who went through the Lake Alice Unit between 1972 and ...
It has been a busy, productive year in the House as the coalition Government works hard to get New Zealand back on track, Leader of the House Chris Bishop says. “This Government promised to rebuild the economy, restore law and order and reduce the cost of living. Our record this ...
“Accelerated silicosis is an emerging occupational disease caused by unsafe work such as engineered stone benchtops. I am running a standalone consultation on engineered stone to understand what the industry is currently doing to manage the risks, and whether further regulatory intervention is needed,” says Workplace Relations and Safety Minister ...
Mehemea he pai mō te tangata, mahia – if it’s good for the people, get on with it. Enhanced reporting on the public sector’s delivery of Treaty settlement commitments will help improve outcomes for Māori and all New Zealanders, Māori Crown Relations Minister Tama Potaka says. Compiled together for the ...
Mr Roger Holmes Miller and Ms Tarita Hutchinson have been appointed to the Charities Registration Board, Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Louise Upston says. “I would like to welcome the new members joining the Charities Registration Board. “The appointment of Ms Hutchinson and Mr Miller will strengthen the Board’s capacity ...
More building consent and code compliance applications are being processed within the statutory timeframe since the Government required councils to submit quarterly data, Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says. “In the midst of a housing shortage we need to look at every step of the build process for efficiencies ...
Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey is proud to announce the first three recipients of the Government’s $10 million Mental Health and Addiction Community Sector Innovation Fund which will enable more Kiwis faster access to mental health and addiction support. “This fund is part of the Government’s commitment to investing in ...
New Zealand is providing Vanuatu assistance following yesterday's devastating earthquake, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. "Vanuatu is a member of our Pacific family and we are supporting it in this time of acute need," Mr Peters says. "Our thoughts are with the people of Vanuatu, and we will be ...
The Government welcomes the Commerce Commission’s plan to reduce card fees for Kiwis by an estimated $260 million a year, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly says.“The Government is relentlessly focused on reducing the cost of living, so Kiwis can keep more of their hard-earned income and live a ...
Regulation Minister David Seymour has welcomed the Early Childhood Education (ECE) regulatory review report, the first major report from the Ministry for Regulation. The report makes 15 recommendations to modernise and simplify regulations across ECE so services can get on with what they do best – providing safe, high-quality care ...
The Government‘s Offshore Renewable Energy Bill to create a new regulatory regime that will enable firms to construct offshore wind generation has passed its first reading in Parliament, Energy Minister Simeon Brown says.“New Zealand currently does not have a regulatory regime for offshore renewable energy as the previous government failed ...
Summer reissue: Was it a false measurement, a full-blown conspiracy or just some mild incompetence? Mad Chapman uncovers the truth of Maddi Wesche’s final throw. The Spinoff needs to double the number of paying members we have to continue telling these kinds of stories. Please read our open letter and ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Old, Associate Professor, Biology, Zoology, Animal Science, Western Sydney University Dmitry Chulov, Shutterstock At this time of year, images of reindeer are everywhere. I’ve had a soft spot for reindeer ever since I was a little girl. Doesn’t everyone? ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Grozdana Manalo, Career Services Manager (Education), University of Sydney hedgehog94/Shutterstock Getting casual work over summer, or a part-time job that you might continue once your tertiary course starts, can be a great way to get workplace experience and earn some extra ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ty Ferguson, Research associate in exercise, nutrition and activity, University of South Australia Peera_Stockfoto/Shutterstock It’s never been easier to stay connected to work. Even when we’re on leave, our phones and laptops keep us tethered. Many of us promise ourselves we ...
The NZ Media Council upheld the complaint under principle four: comment and fact On 5 September 2024, The Spinoff published a brief article titled Made in Palestine, found in 1970s Hastings, which highlighted an upcoming art exhibition featuring photographs of vintage cosmetic products labelled “Made in Palestine.” The piece, described ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kasey Symons, Lecturer of Communication, Sports Media, Deakin University We are well and truly in cricket season. The Australian men’s cricket team is taking centre stage against India in the Border Gavaskar Trophy series while the Big Bash League is underway, as ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Woods, Lecturer, Nursing, Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University FTiare/Shutterstock Summer is here and for many that means going to the beach. You grab your swimmers, beach towel and sunscreen then maybe check the weather forecast. Did you think to ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Saman Khalesi, Senior Lecturer and Discipline Lead in Nutrition, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, CQUniversity Australia Dean Clarke/Shutterstock The holiday season can be a time of joy, celebration, and indulgence in delicious foods and meals. However, for many, it ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia Late Night With The Devil. Maslow Entertainment Marketing is critical to the success of commercial films, and companies will often spend half as much again on top of the ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Francisco Jose Testa, Lecturer in Earth Sciences (Mineralogy, Petrology & Geochemistry), University of Tasmania The Conversation As a kid, it was tough for me to grasp the massive time scale of Earth’s history. Now, with nearly two decades of experience as ...
Te Pāti Māori has had to adopt a new way of debating, operating and even thinking in Parliament in response to the Government’s “onslaught” against te ao Māori, co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says.In an end-of-year interview with Newsroom, the Te Tai Hauauru MP reflected on how 2024 has differed from her ...
Opinion: The latest Trends in International Mathematics and Science report was announced earlier this month, yet it didn’t get the flurry of media attention and political hand-wringing that typically accompanies these announcements. This might be because it presented good news, or you could argue, no news; the results paint a ...
NewsroomBy Dr Lisa Darragh, Dr Raewyn Eden and Dr David Pomeroy
At long last, The Spinoff shells out for a nut ranking. The Spinoff needs to double the number of paying members we have to continue telling these kinds of stories. Please read our open letter and sign up to be a member today.It recently came to The Spinoff’s attention ...
I was one of hundreds of people who lost my government job this week. Here’s exactly how it played out. The Spinoff needs to double the number of paying members we have to continue telling these kinds of stories. Please read our open letter and sign up to be a ...
Summer reissue: One anxiously attentive passenger pays attention to an in-flight safety video, and wonders ‘Why can’t I pick up my own phone?’ The Spinoff needs to double the number of paying members we have to continue telling these kinds of stories. Please read our open letter and sign up ...
Summer reissue: Why do those Lange-Douglas years cast such a long shadow 40 years on? The Spinoff needs to double the number of paying members we have to continue telling these kinds of stories. Please read our open letter and sign up to be a member today. First published June ...
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The Government’s social housing agency has backed out of a billion-dollar infrastructure alliance that would have built about 6000 new homes in Auckland – less than 18 months after signing a five-year extension.Labour says the decision to rip up the contract and sell off existing state houses could lead to ...
An unrelenting faith in “swift transition” has driven Tauranga Whai to their first Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa championship. At a boisterous Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre, the visiting Tokomanawa Queens were blown away 90-71 in the final.Whai led by 20 points at halftime as their urgent movement and unflinching faith in three-point shooting from anywhere ...
ByKoroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor New Zealand’s Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) says impending bad weather for Port Vila is now the most significant post-quake hazard. A tropical low in the Coral Sea is expected to move into Vanuatu waters, bringing heavy rainfall. Authorities have issued warnings to people ...
Cosmic CatastropheThe year draws to a close.King Luxon has grown tired of the long eveningsListening to the dreary squabbling of his Triumvirate.He strolls up to the top floor of the PalaceTo consult with his Astronomer Royal.The Royal Telescope scans the skies,And King Luxon stares up into the heavensFrom the terrestrial ...
Spinoff editor Mad Chapman and books editor Claire Mabey debate Carl Shuker’s new novel about… an editor. Claire: Hello Mad, you just finished The Royal Free – overall impressions? Mad: Hi Claire, I literally just put the book down and I would have to say my immediate impression is ...
Christmas and its buildup are often lonely, hard and full of unreasonable expectations. Here’s how to make it to Jesus’s birthday and find the little bit of joy we all deserve. Have you found this year relentless? Has the latest Apple update “fucked up your life”? Have you lost two ...
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Kia Ora te Whanau and Mike Smith.
Statement by the New Lynn Labour Electorate Committee
November 21, 2012
The New Lynn Electorate Committee of the Labour Party, at a special meeting called today, voted unanimously to express its full confidence in its Member of Parliament David Cunliffe. While acknowledging that this decision was within the prerogative of the party leader, the LEC noted David’s demotion with regret.
The LEC also resolved to raise with the New Zealand Council of the Labour Party concerns about recent public statements made by Labour’s Senior Whip, and the leaking of confidential caucus information by unnamed MPs following Tuesday’s emergency caucus meeting.
As these processes are now internal party matters we do not intend making further comment.
ENDS
Hope that goes well, micky. Good point about the unnamed MPs leaking caucus info to the media.
May I extend my full support to the New Lynn Labour Electorate Committee, and wish you every success in your endeavour to seek justice and fair play.
+1
+1
+1
😎
Indeed
+1
Yes, this!
I can only point out to ALL again! Look at the website of ‘NZ Herald’, TVNZ, TV3 and the whole whore-mongering media in this country, it is ALL about crime, rape, pillage, deceit, natural catastrophes, who did what to whom, naturally sports, celebrity idiots, who is “in”, “out” and the dumbest, but yet “most appealing” “hulk”, “Slut” or whatever.
That is “media 2012′, and I do not care a damn about Mr Brown (now with “media3” for opportune employment reasons) AND others say to justify the CRAP we get fed day in and night out.
It is an INSULT to intelligence and it must be pointed at for such.
“Media” used to be called the “4th estate”. It is NO LONGER.
I and a few others informed also ’60 minutes’ and award winning “media celebrity” Melanie Reid about goings on at WINZ and MSD, but they choose to keep it damned QUIET! I wonder why?!
No integrity in MSM media, thanks.
Auckland mobilisation: end Israel’s siege on Gaza
Wellington: rally in solidarity with Gaza
‘Israel commits war crimes’, says only Kiwi in Gaza
Oops forgot to include link:
http://kiaoragaza.wordpress.com/2012/11/21/israel-commits-war-crimes-says-only-kiwi-in-gaza/
That’s definitely one worth going to… Thanks for the info Jenny.
An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind
Israel has in fact breached many international laws by violating the negotiated ceasefire, bombing refugee camps and killing innocent civilians. So far 130 Palestinians have been killed with another 920 injured. Many of these include woman and children. Israel has conducted over 1,450 rocket and airstrikes on Palestinian targets within the last week. Approximately five Israelis have died in retaliatory rocket strikes during the conflict so far.
I’d like to express something with a venn diagram.
I’m on vista home premium with office 2007.
Does anyone know of a facility in this software I could use?
Ta
Yep, but first you have some software issues to deal with. You’re going to meed to reformat your hard drive and install a new operating system.
The safest way to reformat your hard drive is to take your computer and anything that has ever been plugged into it and any furniture it has ever touched and make a pile outside, and pour petrol all over it and ignite. For best results leave it plugged in while you do this.
Next, get another computer and install any other operating system supported by Office 2007, and follow these instructions: http://office.microsoft.com/en-nz/word-help/create-a-venn-diagram-HA010335959.aspx
Thanks for your call and have a good day.
Gawd you’re cruel.
Some free downloadable software like paint.NET might be of help, although its just a generic drawing programme and not designed specifically to do venn diags. so will be a bit fiddly, it’ll do the job.
Yep, but first you have some software issues to deal with. You’re going to meed to reformat your hard drive and install a new operating system…
Thanks Felix. I appreciate your time and expertise. I was naive enough to think there would be something in one of my sub-menus that I could be directed to. I’m not up to the above level of computer competence.
Subtext duly noted.
The link above has the submenu info you seek…
lol. I didn’t read past that first sentence.
Ta others advising too.
Do you have powerpoint in the office 2007 suit? Go to powerpoint > insert > smart art > basic venn.
Step 1: Upgrade to Windows 7.
Step 2: Download Irfanview.
Step 3: Design your Venn diagram.
Step 4: Type the text into Word.
Step 5: Take a screen shot of the Word text and open in Irfanview.
Step 6: Use the ellipse tool to draw the Venn diagram.
Might be better ways of doing it but it worked for me last time I needed one.
Ta all,
Unfortunately, One big circle almost entirely overlapped another which made it impossible to effectively label. (Also I couldn’t figure out how to put a smaller circle within….)
However useful knowlege for future venns.
And so the bizzare world of the rich and powerful grinds on, blind to the pitchforks being sharpened in their gatekeepers sheds…
1. Ecan boss receives a $70,000 pay rise when the organisation is widely condemned and causes anxiety and grief in its so-called customers.
2. The ex-directors of Pike River Coal, who have never once fronted personally to the victims families (that’s right, never once), issue a statement through their lawyers, one of the most expensive in the land Minter Ellison Trough, refusing to accept the objective findings of the Royal Commission of Enquiry. John Dow, Stuart Nattrass and Ray Meyer are pigs of men.
3. Banks lending to the Christchurch City Council demand ever more from the ratepayers of Christchurch. The stench of greed makes one wretch.
The sooner these types of people are (borrowing Mr Smith’s suggestion in the Eruption thread) buried, the better.
The downward sloping slide continues…
vto. Your words about greed are very quotable: “The stench of greed makes one wretch”. Greed in today’s world might be considered its worst feature.
Stephen Hawking said, “We are in danger of destroying ourselves by our greed and stupidity”.
And Mahatma Ghandi remarked, “There is a sufficiency in the world for man’s need but not for man’s greed”.
Nevertheless, take heart! Some of us persist in believing that goodness of character will, in the end, prevail.
Demote. Mr Smith
who cares what the neighbours think
flock to the pews
pull the curtains tighter
Deny there is something greater
Bill to the Zimmerwald Left
programming errors
other through the bottom of a Steiny
all flesh is grass
the age of aquarius
Rhinoceros are dying out
Orphans on the Planet
Uturn away
drag on to the Left
bite the hand that feeds you
Fa’afafine far far away
“get your rocks off get your rocks off”
Nah honey
plagiarise
I TALKED TO GOD
IN A PHONEBOX
ON MY WAY HOME
I TOLD YOU MY
ANSWER AND
LEFT YOU MY
DREAMS
ON YOUR ANSWER MACHINE
urban hymns
beltway memes
manipulation
a prentice ship
hello hello
is there anybody out there
just knod if you can hear
there wil be no more
Arrrrrrrrrrrrrgh.
now better do some work
50 Shades of Grey
is that your work?
spontaneous; it is a curse; joy loves company
cup of tea and maybe some more
soon it will be Christmas Time
freakin philistinic-Amelakites
“give it away give it away give it away now”
junkies keep a whorin’, trolls keep a snorin’
diversion can be boring
“get ya rocks off…get ya rocks off…yeah Honey”
It was quite good
😯
Watch murder shill Gregg Roman get torn a new one
Suppress your urge to vomit whenever Gregg Roman opens his mouth and enjoy the spectacle of his being bollocked…
http://members5.boardhost.com/medialens/msg/1353510449.html
Outstanding economic – production – energy model by Steve Keen. This is a real world breakthrough in concepting economics.
Just saying,
http://www.act.org.nz/posts/statement-from-hon-john-banks-re-talent2
Hon John Banks is ASSOCIATE MINISTER OF EDUCATION (also Minister for Regulatory Reform, Minister for Small Business, and Associate Minister of Commerce) and he WANTS YOU TO BELIEVE ” He has never received any government information or briefings regarding Talent2 (or any company they are connected to, – such as Novapay for eg) or participated in any discussions at either Cabinet or Cabinet Committee. Over all those interconnected portfolios no mention of Talent2 or Novapay came across his desk. I smell bullshit.
first question that pops into mind: Banks is the one with the Charter School Plan, and those teachers will get paid via State agencies sometimes, surely the Novapay system had to be integrated into his planning?
Certainly a large rodent.
JOHN BANKS – IN MORE TROUBLE?HOW COME NZ MINISTERS CAN OWN SHARES IN PUBLIC OR PRIVATE COMPANIES OR BUSINESSES?AUSTRALIAN MINISTERS CAN’T.
21 NOV 2012
4:28PM
Statement from Hon John Banks re: Talent2
JOHN BANKS / BLOG
The Hon John Banks Family Trust has not held shares in Talent2 International Limited since 28 May 2012 when Talent2 moved to privatise the company and de-list from the Australian stock exchange. Mr Banks advised the Cabinet Office of the sale of his Family Trust’s shares on 29 May 2012.
Mr Banks became a shareholder in Talent2 as a result of Talent2’s acquisition of Sugar International Limited which the Hon John Banks’ Family Trust held shares in.
Mr Banks declared his Family Trust’s shareholding in Talent2 to the Cabinet Office when he first became a Minister. He has never received any government information or briefings regarding Talent2 (or any company they are connected to), or participated in any discussions at either Cabinet or Cabinet Committee.
The issue of the pay system is outside Mr Banks’ responsibilities as Associate Minister of Education, and the Novopay contract was signed off in September 2008 by the previous Labour Government.
Note: Andrew Banks, Chairman of Talent2, is not related to Hon John Banks.
_____________________________________________________
AUSSIE RULES:
http://www.dpmc.gov.au/guidelines/docs/ministerial_ethics.pdf
FOREWORD
Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries hold high public office and are entrusted with considerable privilege and power.
The people of Australia are entitled to expect that, in the discharge of their duties, they will act in a manner that is consistent with the highest standards of integrity and propriety.
In 2007, the Labor Government introduced new Standards of Ministerial Ethics, requiring our Ministers to conduct themselves to a higher standard of conduct than had been the case in the past.
The Standards are underpinned by the principle that Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries must act with due regard for integrity, fairness, accountability, responsibility and the public interest.
As Prime Minister, I will do all I can to ensure that Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries continue to live up to these high standards of conduct, and in doing so, continue to live up to the expectations of the Australian public.
Julia Gillard
___________________________________________________
Shareholdings
2.9. In recognition of the collective responsibility that Ministers bear in relation to Cabinet decisions, these Standards require that Ministers divest themselves of investments and other interests in any public or private company or business, other than public superannuation funds or publicly listed managed funds or trust arrangements where:
• the investments are broadly diversified and the Minister has no influence over investment decisions of the fund or trust; and
• the fund or trust does not invest to any significant extent in a business sector that could give rise to a conflict of interest with the Minister’s public duty.
2.10. If a Minister becomes aware that a fund or trust has invested in a company that might give rise to a perception of a conflict of interest, the Minister should inform the Prime Minister
immediately and liquidate the investment in the fund or trust if required to do so.
2.11. If a Minister is required by these Standards to dispose of an interest of any kind, the transfer of the interest to a family member or to a nominee or private trust is not an acceptable form of divestment.
_______________________________________________________________
Penny Bright
‘Anti-corruption campaigner’
http://www.dodgyjohnhasgone.com
Maybe he thinks that`a grubby envelope filled with equally grubby 20’s and 10’s will do the job better. And on reflection it probably would.
hot son beating down
followed by Thursdays in The Park
With Maurie
phishing fiscing fiskit
slippery biscuit flys
through the air
Frankly, I’m smacked
in the head by a sugary golfball
standing in a warm puddle
of auburn amber gum
existentially
came back as a cat
and all may be rosie
Son is shining
“otherwise fine”
makes one hoarse
Those Murphy boys
taking off vertically
from the fat of the land
Rimmer round a red dwarf
Hi ho hi ho
life’s more than
Who You know
we see your credentials
and raise you
one scaffolder
peasants
Trotsky oh Trotsky
“where art thou?”
Vygotsky
engineer up some
technicians and and
thy will be done
dark art-noveaupay
Israel widens the net
no happy Noel
ring tone heightens
the driving experience
as we follow the GPS
map will tell us where we are
all ways reference pedantically
scribe on the arms
of sailors
spend six months
on a leaky boat
slaving in the shopping mall
BUT I’M A MILLION
DIFFERENT PEOPLE
FROM ONE DAY
TO THE NEXT
YES THERES
LOVE
IF YOU WANT IT
DON’T SOUND
LIKE NO SONNET
“it’s oh so quiet”
footnote format
manicure the herbs
al wyns a winner
Baby that’s for sure
even the pope observes
the commentary
The European Environment Agency report on past and projected climate change and the impacts on Europe.
http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/climate-impacts-and-vulnerability-2012/
TBI
sure is a kick in the head.
The Boy who cried Wolf
to the lioness with a thorn
in her side where her rib should be
The Jackal circles Hide
Nevermind
The Laws is on our side
Dishonour Dishonour Your Honour
shoulda taken the red pill
anyway freakin Jeeezus bloody Wept
sadly violence is necessary
bookmark that Chrome dome
Ellis Ellis, anyone remember Ellis?
Who? the Duck is Ellis
Big mouth little boy
Go to the back of the class
clean up after woodwork
ecocide is Ghandian
well we are in Right company
sold to the company store
just saying something nicely
spinning Jenny.jelly beans
for diabetics.eat the red ones last
Lanth that boile excuse the cusp
androgenous enhancement
“can I have some more please”
Your’e not Popula. enough
Asterix please.* Thankyou
So many davids only one Clark
credentials line up Davids
Granted. Not true.
freedom comes freedom goes
Where zet goes no body noes
flame on war fair?
Sigh.
Key’s expanding his “I don’t remember” alibi for the next couple of years.
Seriously – unless people were asking about the massive bruise on his face, why the fuck is this taking up space? Fucking msm. Grumble grumble grumble…
headdesk
Often, King Kong’s comments and fantasies would be most appropriate for that prime monkey.
Lol, he was so delighted the way that shearer is handling everything, he fell over backwards
to support him.
Ok. Having followed the link and read the story, I can’t see where it says that, or anything to support that contention.
Wow, I dream of a world where the Standard leaves off criticising Shearer, and praising our homosexual brethren for long enough to criticise National .. that would be so wonderful! 😀
As, I suspect, is being inferred… he and Tim spent too long in the 19th hole.
Dunnokeyo got drunnokeyo?
steep
“Get up Tonto
we might need to call
on that Sky-god of
yours.” Mana
Not how much you have
How much you give away
hi ho Silver away too day
here’s lookin at you kidding
what we are working on now
cuppa joe. Excellently yours
signed The Pink Postman
Round up the lambs boys
she’s dockin’ time
who takes John Banks
seriously anyway, nobody
takes me seriously anyway
I see rocks Fred.
Just Killing Time.
.
time
sublime
always cort in a bind
of corset.
other than this ‘ere mower Gower all gardening is done with hand tools
off to theology :707 now
the laity synod need educating it seems
(a higherstandard can be expected)
includes queer theology
that will go down like a
round rock 🙂
When the child was a child, it didn’t know it was a child. Everything was full of life, and all life was one.
Now there are as many small states as there are individuals …and every state is mobile. Everyone carries his own state and demands a toll when another wants to enter. But one can only enter each state with a password.
Lover lover let’s pretend
We’re born as innocents
Cast into the world
With apple eyes
The soul of today can only be conquered by one who arrives with the password. Everyone migrates, and waves his one-man-state flag in all earthly directions. Their children already shake their rattles and drag their filth around them in circles.
She really loves to break
Her Dad says it’s OK
She really loves to break
And give it all away
Inescapably gen x on thursdays
Entertain me Entertaining you
I’ll be the first to toast, to my rotten soul
we’re the rolling people
Following Wim and urban hymn
Don’t ask why, we just go.
man asks about denominations
God in Wisdom
provides an answer
checking foundations
Eriksonian Institute (or thoughts from the Louvre)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fowler%27s_stages_of_faith_development
or
infant-trusting, mythical literal
adolescence-searching, chaotic
adult-affiliation, conformity, doctrine
adult individuation-separating, critical
adult integration-generative, figurative
churches may correspond to either / or latter three with difference within and between individuals
politically speaking 🙂
007 reporting from duty to Russia with Love; spied a few Goldfingers and U.N.C.L.E Joe.Stiglitz
M.mmmm.such a wench.Field.ing Tom Jones. Fielding Tom Jones.picaresque Prism revealing
This Naomi Klein interview with Bill Moyers is really worth watching if you haven’t seen it.
Climate change, shock doctrine, Hurricane Sandy, Central Planning, Decentralization, deregulation… it’s all in there and it’s all interconnected.
Sorry …. I’ll go back in my cave now …. I’m a bloody troll …. *zzzzzz*-*thud* D-:
not in the dark anymore at all. Boing! 🙂
Enlightened even , self aware , and disgusted all at the same time …. more right wing ? D-:
I think I blew my fufu valve 😈
Poor little lobbyist, getting upset about the truth coming out.
These idiot go round destroying things and then get upset that people take offence at the destruction and think that if people just weren’t told about it that destruction would go away.
Marked Unworthy of Saunders Unworthy
amusing; foot in mouth spin unsworthy
one ring to rue them all
kiwibuilds deflation
prophecy To Be Indicated
Still The Herald Rules over my Dominion
The Sisters of Mercy
“gotta give the people something good to read on a Sunday”
Level41? Take me on Take on me
better give me a poulan ed.Finest cheddar. Tastes better.
He’s an odd fellow but it’s OK.Takes care of his needs
and he’s not gay. 🙂
But it’s okay to piss in the pool if nobody finds out about it…
Clearly environmental degradation is not going to risk jobs and tourism, but talking about it does.
I see. No point in telling him to lobby to create jobs by cleaning the sh*t up?
It’s hard to believe that a senior partner at a govt lobbying consultancy would send such an email without realising it would become public. So what gives?
what gives? Stupid escalation of the information war
Dispatches from the trenches
Wonder why.Sorry but your son
won’t be coming home far away
so Closer
Nation of Shopkeepers Grosser
Do you like Pina coladas’
ethanol Kills the brain
Brenner is my bier
No hang-ups and over we go
to the Bibliography
English plays to the gallery
without blinking
Like! a cool cat
descending from Cort
is glowing
MY LORD MY LOVE
THE WORLD DONT STOP
THERE AINT NO TIME
FOR CRACKING UP
BELIEVE ME FRIEND
caps off to the green and red
and now, the end is near
regrets I’ve had a few
The Great Rock and Roll Swindle
Roll Swindle.Roll Swindle
fairlysavage s y d
a Requiem for a friend
not in a sly way
Although Taubmans helped me
I tumbler’d My Way
through “the water of life”
Slainte! Bill and lefty
awaken the Tane wha
why don’t you pete
denied three times
well Gahhhly Golly gosh
gotta get up early
buy the Tangerine jimmie
although Mandarin is helpful
to beat the bonobo to the bars
Kevin Spacey and David Fincher are making a US version of House of Cards for Netflix. I hope it screens in NZ. I’ve watched the Ian Richardson series multiple times.
Ian Richardson. “smile while I murder” Long Live King Richard
🙂
Jesus and The mary chain
gotta have the right tool
for Job.The Johnnys
Poor ol’ injun joe
Took on the wrath of God
It’s up to you not to feel
The Clampdown
they say the immigrants
steal the hubcaps
of Property gentlemen
they say it would be wine
and roses at Ads house
for scones again
Remember me
your telephone number?
The News of The World
garnered bribery Uriah.Heaps
while the BBC channels war porn
on the Spreadsheets
“and I tell myself it’s
Just.a Blue Day”
hard to see it any
other way.Free falling
in and out with U
had Chinese for dinner.nom nom
with a cable tie can get
a DH going right back at ya
Have a cigar, you gonna go far
Sanctus Dei.On the left side
of Pascals wager? hmmmm
you ‘um it son I’ll play spit
PoliticallyCorrected off course
What do we learn if other people
fix our fucks.Mandarin
can be bitter experience
segmentation united
within the forbidden city
What three Albums
Tyranno saw us Rex
Telegram Sam
she’s my main man
might bus down to
Barmy Palmy.Fitz right in.
Open 24 hour CaGE
sumo wrestling economy
Boing! Back on Tigger Mountain
with a Harvest Moon
seen from the Treetop
not focused souly on trees
Starlight Star Bright
YES I’M COMING DOWN
YOUR BEAUTY
IS A COLOUR
SURROUND INTO
THE HALF LIGHT
NEON WILDERNESS
red is a logixal choice
Beware the Fokker
taking a Macro-analysis
AmaKiwi too North
Te Reo is a language
language sticks. games.
Hooten nanny
I’m On Fire
wayne wayne
go to Spain
Palm.Oil.
I’m on a Plain
Dr I like your medicine
Saarbo like a catchy virus
“eet doz geet een”
olwynd back the clock
1 2 3 O’clock
6 O’clock Rock
5 7 M8 O’clock
faiths all ya got
words are all I have
to take apart the grey
I’ts only words
from Herod the Great
remember Figures well
let’s see more
of bomber’s damage
not wallow in whaling
wendering along
on Wings of Desire
queen Anne
chocolate orange
cream centres
mmmmmmmm
glazed SPC pears
cracker fatty
two top cats tc
flinstones Fred’s a flintstone
come on baby
Light My Fire
the crystal ship
is being filled
don’t leave muzza
behind
No End of Violence
NZ politics are so SICK, I must say. There is little if any integrity, sincerity and solid purpose. It is such a rotten system here, maintained by one of the most corrupt, self serving and rotten lots of media you could find anywhere.
I hear and read NO criticism apart from here and the odd few other blog sites.
It is time to block and sabotage ALL MSM for good, but I see and hear few have the GUTS needed.
So the corrupt and manipulated system will go on.
I for sure have noticed my emails and other behaviour having been “screened”, and just put one and one together WHY!?
We are “observed” by SIS and others. This is NOT a free country, for sure!!!