My understanding is that they tested positive on day 1, were moved to Jet Park and then taken to hospital when they got more ill a few days later.
Can't ever remember a time when John Campbell did not do pieces on poverty. I guess Bonesy did not watch TV or listen to radio.
I know what you mean re the SUVs and schools. Not sure you should blame the kids though.
Maybe it is a private school. I think all kids in NZ should normally be able to walk or bus to school. I realise times have changed and time seems to be short and parents want to make sure their kids are at school on time and safely but I can't help ...
This was probably mostly in response to the shoot out on Eveleyn Cousins Avenue in late February in which there was another person thought to be involved. There were a couple of other incidents also around this time in Christchurch involving guns &/or ...
Came across this about 1 week later - Greywarshark's comment is totally shocking for all the reasons Weka pointed out and for saying that because Assange didn't kill a woman, it must be all good. For fucks sake.
Greywarshark - I was being a bit provocative but I do think there need to be some really well-thought out law changes - in my opinion people with tiny houses should bear some of the cost of compliance otherwise others (ratepayers and the rest of us) will ...
I agree that having the most stringent air pollution standards would probably make all current tiny log burners ineligible as it is so expensive to get certification. However, in some places (depending on local weather, geography and type and quantity of ...
Building consent rules are there for very good reasons. This guy was a builder so is basically some kind of scam artist if he doesn't think the rules apply to whatever he was building. Tiny houses can be great but there definately needs to be some law ...
I agree about our consumption. How about using a public library? Why do we have to own every book we want to read? It's true that sometimes your local library might not have it but if you have to wait because it is out - just wait. Save on packaging and ...
There are a few other options in Christchurch but not many. Scorpio are a great local bookshop ... so what if it takes a little longer and they pay their staff properly (I assume) and have decent working conditions. Buy less and pay the price (the monetary...
Link to interview with scientist Dave Lowe "climate pioneer" on RNZ yesterday. He makes it very clear how we know the present-day climate change is the result of burning fossil fuels etc. i.e anthropogenic. https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/...
It is the USA that is the largest polluter. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/01/chart-of-the-day-these-countries-have-the-largest-carbon-footprints/
Yes this! Thanks WTB - it seems to me that in European/Pakeha culture that most people view plants as interchangeable objects primarily for human use rather than an integral part of natural systems. Likewise, rivers are thought of as water (that is wasted ...
Thanks Paddington for your reply. It sounds like the TMA has not taken into account the attachment that some people have to some of the species they wish to remove. I would be guessing that the removal of all of the trees on the list at once is based on ...
Reply to Robert ... The answer is ... that depends! Some exotics are aģressively invasive and will change an ecosystem and diminish biodiversity in one place but in another place are not really a problem. Many exotics are quite mild mannered. Some wicked ...
It also seems that some of the protestors are exaggerating the relative number of trees to be cut down, referring to it as "clear-felling" and so on. Apparently there are 850 trees on the Maunga (both native and exotic) and of these, 345 are to be felled (...
It will not "denude the entire mountain" as for one, there is a large area that is under Watercare administration that has both exotic and other trees - no trees will be removed from this area as it it outside the Tupuna Maunga Integrated Management Plan. ...
There does seem to be a gross simplication regarding tree species (and plants in general) - regarding exotics, it very much depends on both the individual species AND on where they are growing. Some exotics are definately a pest plant whether agricultural ...
I can't find that document as I am very unfamiliar with Auckland Council but the Scoop article says that a lot of Owairaka is under Watercare management and no exotics on Watercare land will be removed. The safety aspect seems mainly to refer to Eucalypts ...
From one main-stream report the pest species are monkey apple and olives. I may have heard it on RNZ yesterday or Wednesday. Scoop have this article https://m.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1911/S00316/owairaka-mount-albert-trees.htm
The Maunga authority want to remove some exotic trees that are either recognised as a pest species in Auckland or are prone to tree fall/splitting. Not clear felling. Not-all-exotics 😉.
David Suzuki is arguing for that - to consume less and walk more. And arguing that we cannot rely on technology to save us as it is technology that got us into this mess in the first place. You want less carbon in the atmosphere? - consume less, especially...
I am reasonably certain that the brochures and current flammability of plants info is based on research by Sarah Wyse and ... (Tom Curran ?? can't recall sorry). Here is a link to the abstract http://www.publish.csiro.au/wf/wf15047
Here is a link with the info on tree flammability (NZ natives) and buffer zones etc. https://fireandemergency.nz/at-home/flammability-of-plant-species/
Good job, those women!
Great news! Huzzahs aplenty!!
I for one feel encouraged anyway by people like Sophie Handford stepping up to the plate. It will be an enormous learning curve but that is the same for many new councillors regardless of age. I also think that it is more likely that younger people will be...
Crossed fingers Robert!
So what are the thoughts of everyone here on lowering the voting age to 16? I'm tending towards "yes" to encourage engagement amoung New Zealanders at an age before they get too disenchanted (hopefully). Also they are for the most part a captive audience ...
He is an independent candidate although he used to be a labour party member. Of the other 2 candidates in the central ward, one is People's Choice - Labour and the other is Independent Citizens (actually National but not upfront about it). He has been a ...
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