"...the cities have the worst water problems..." This a statement straight from the 'Dairy New Zealand' playbook. It's also classic 'whataboutery'. What it fails to acknowledge is that only 1% of New Zealand's waterways are in its cities, and that 99% of ...
If you put Luxon in a wig and applied some lipstick, you'd end up with Bridgit Morton.
It is indeed a taxpayer funded junket. The Leader of the Opposition is entitled to one fully funded overseas "fact finding" trip per three year term. Luxon was wise enough to blunt any charges of excessive parliamentary waste from Seymour by making sure ...
Totally agree, Red. MS ain't known for being a wallflower, and he's been awfully quiet of late.
Bill English certainly had "very complex, challenged and messy" accommodation arrangement when he was in government. It was "supported" to tune of $30,000/annum by the New Zealand taxpayer, and he was very upset when it was "identified" and questioned in ...
How about gutting ACC and directing it to refuse funding for thousands of shoulder operations its "clients" were legally entitled to?
Ted was born in Canada. I thought only citizens born on American soil could become US President.
@Sanctuary - Thanks for saying exactly I thought and felt when I read that piece in such a succinct and erudite way. I take comfort in knowing there are still people out there with a conscience who are prepared to take a stand so that others might live ...
Moonofalabama often comes across like a left-wing mirror site to QAnon. I wouldn't place a great deal of stock in what either of them claim to be true frankly.
The refusal by some politicians and other assorted moralisers to accept legalised pill testing amounts to a dreadful ultimatum. They're essentially arguing that a few unfortunate young people should be allowed to die so that they can serve as examples of ...
I think Nanaia Mahuta will be about as effective a John Key was with his "smile and wave" policy if she decides to follow something similar herself. Of course our precious minimum wage horticultural exporters and dirty dairy farmers will be delighted.
Sure, let's just turn a blind eye to the slavery and genocide that's occurring in Xinjiang right now, so we can keep on selling more dirty dairy to China: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/nz0g306v8c/china-tainted-cotton https://www.theguardian.com/world/...
As did Amy Adams, Chris Bishop, Paula Bennett & Judith Collins, along with all eight Green Party MPs. It could be said that this is an issue that transcends traditional left vs. right politics.
IMO Maryan Street and David Seymour could be considered polar opposites in their political views. I probably share 90% of Maryan Street's political values and none of Seymour's. 'End of Life Choice' is the sole issue they agree on. It is as unfair to ...
Did you feel the same way when Maryan Street was proposing similar legislation? (serious question)
That's not unlike saying, "If only the Catholic Church had put as much energy into fighting paedophilia as it has fighting abortion, there would have been a lot less child sexual abuse."
Bring back Boag 2023!
Not a bad idea FW. However, I fear it would be doomed on arrival by claims of 'communism by stealth' and 'Muldoonism' from the same speculator/"investor" class that was so effective in killing off any proposed capital gains tax. Also, expect plenty of ...
Shhhhh!!! Liddell is a fine, upstanding member of the New Zealand expat business fraternity. He stands shoulder-to-shoulder with fellow greats such as Mark Hotchin, Eric Watson and Sir Ron Brierley.
I stand corrected. I think I got my wires crossed because he was born in Whangarei. I heard he's great with kids and gives a good foot massage too.
"You don't blow two 13,000 vote majorities if you're a well regarded local MP, covid or not." I'm waiting for the inevitable "Bring back Sabin!" campaign...
David Seymour on Karen Chhour: "Karen brings the kind of perspective that needs to be heard in parliament. If we want to beat poverty and give opportunity to all, Karen is better than ten ivory tower 'experts'." Well that's very reassuring. Her advice ...
A feat for which the nation will be eternally grateful to her.
Goodfellow, along with Judith, will be falling on his sword on Sunday morning, whether he wants to or not.
You mean she's not actually just another shill for Fonterra? She sure does a great job of hiding that.
Prosecuting Catholic bishops who knew about priests sexually abusing children and did nothing, or worse covered it up, would be a great start.
There seems to have been a dramatic volte-face within the New Zealand business community. Grant Robertson has risen from being "that fat poof who's going to bankrupt us all!" to become "the competent bloke keeping a steady hand on the tiller and saving the...
"...or it could be a number of organisations looking to protect their slightly whiffy cash cows." That's exactly what it looks like. Anne-Marie Brady makes a number of assertions about associations between New Zealand's Universities and some of their ...
Susan Rice will almost certainly be Biden's first Secretary of State (assuming he wins in November).
A impending Covid disaster and Judith Collins PM. Double Fuck! Can't even emigrate to escape now either...
No worries Cinny. We're in complete agreement on this issue. I have a chronic medical condition and would love to be able to try a form of CBD oil other than Sativex, which isn't subsidised by Pharmac and currently costs ~$1200/month.
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