I stand corrected.
I couldn't find Philips link from RNZ However I did find this : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_public_sector_size He is absolutely correct. We have one of the LOWEST public sectors relative to most of the coutries we compare ourselves ...
To be fair nobody (lab or nat) really tried to fix the holiday legislation. I used to have a business with 10 staff. I couldn't figure out the correct holiday pay and nor could my accountant. The easiest solution was to make sure I paid them all too much, ...
True I am sure if they made freight companies Use rail for long distance Cargo they could take 100s If trucks of the road helping our carbon footprint
It's also worth remembering Brown is 76 so is very unlikely to be doing more than one term. That changes the dynamics somewhat, as he doesn't have long to build relationships, but he also doesn't have to worry about getting reelected.
The other article on RNZ that called into question their impartiality was the puff piece by Guyon Espiner on Luxon. To my mind even the National party would have been embarassed to call it their own. It always amuses me when NAct call it red radio. Sean ...
I don't get the polling that has come out recently saying that Collins and Molloy are level pegging. Collins is the left wing candidate. Molloy, Beck and Brown are effectively all right wing. If that poll is correct then nearly 75 percent of eligible ...
They are not forced to stay in the army or police. The Australian government did not legislate a mandate in the Australian Defence Forces. To their disgrace the Australian warship to Tonga carrying aid to Tonga after the volcano disaster carried 23 covid ...
I would take issue with Gwynne Dyer's tenth bullet point 10. Will Donald Trump win the 2024 US election? Maybe not. His fanboy adulation of Putin goes down well with the hardcore MAGA crowd, who admire the Russian dictator more than they do Joe Biden, but ...
This is a reasonable summation of NZ media I think https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/9/20/new-zealand-is-on-its-way-of-eradicating-covid-19-again
That RNZ article is trying to overegg things a bit I think. I agree the numbers of "extras" coming in seems a lot. However November to march is up to 22 weeks (depending on when you start) At 4900 beds per fortnight that makes over 50,000 beds available. ...
Put Fred Flintstone on it and call it "Jabber Dabber Do !"
Fran O'sullivan seems to think that Jacinda is there just to talk to business. There is 5m of us she needs to talk to. I was taught that good communication should be able to be understood by a 12 year old. Keep up the good work PM
I'm not sure that we need to be that grateful to farmers generally. Yes, they are very valuable to our economy, but to think they are doing it for any other reason than self interest is somewhat naive.
On average 80% of electricity is generated from renewables. Some perspective in the arguments would be helpful. These sort of antics don't help either. https://i.stuff.co.nz/business/121980237/meridian-involved-in-undesirable-trading-situation-says-...
I reckon they should ask Mark Mitchell to do it since his grandfather was Frank Gill
I was quite surprised to hear Kirk Hope speak yesterday on National Radio. He was pretty complimentary of the budget I thought. Didn't expect that !
Sailing is a huge sport in NZ, which definately involves some very wealthy people. But doesn't any top sport ? There is also a massive amount of weekend warriors with very limited budgets. My understanding is that GST and PAYE from the teams pretty much ...
I agree TC. I also wouldn't worry too much about him. 80% gold plated super for the rest of his life will ease the pain.
I think the handbrake NZ 1st applied in cabinet should not be underestimated. Labour, without that impediment should be able to more social gains. Keep in mind that covid is going to be having an effect for a some time yet. [Is there a good reason why you ...
you summed it up way more politely then I ever would.
Sadly I'm not joking ! https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/08/new-zealander-of-the-year-ashley-bloomfield-jacinda-ardern-patrick-gower-and-mittens-in-the-running.html
I see AB has been nominated for kiwi of the year. Stiff competition, Gower has been nominated as well. I presume he nominated himself. (Gower I mean)
funniest comment in this thread!
That's an interesting link! I like them both but never saw the similarities. Bloody obvious really. The other link is the Doors "light my fire" and the Stranglers "Walk on by"
He was my woodwork teacher. Nothings changed, he's still a bully and not very popular with his peers. A family friend knew him too, that's how I know combined with the attitude of the other teachers towards him when he wasn't around. Something that ...
There's no way Biden is fit for office, he belongs in a dementia ward. Harris was probably always the real candidate kept in the wings.. Here's video outlining Biden and his 'cognitive decline', imagine if this was a member of your family. Would you think ...
I think Blomfield and Jacinda are saying it will come back is an attempt to stop us from becoming more complacent than we are. There is no doubt (in my mind) that there is a feeling we are on top of this so we can take it easy now. That is why they are ...
Oh dear. Just when you didn't think it could get any worse.. "National MP Andrew Falloon is facing growing allegations of sending explicit sexual images to young women, with at least four women saying they have received unwanted messages from the 37-year-...
err no, I'm anti neo nazi as much as the next person on here. As a young fellow I knew a few and they are basically uneducated idiots as far as I've witnessed. Maybe I need to research more about these dudes but what I found in a simple 2 minute search ...
I was at the Waitangi event this year and was surprised to see the Israeli flag flying. Imagine that, openly supporting a modern day apartheid state all while complaining about a 200 year old treaty with the English Crown. (not saying at all that there are...
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