so, why didn't he serve the other 9 years ?
The proposed law change is a convenient red herring. Auckland mall terror attack: Judith Collins defends not fixing law years ago; calls for new law for stripping citizenship, residency - NZ Herald “Legal expert Andrew Geddis told RNZ that the man, a Sri ...
Act is only considered Right (actually pretty moderate centrist compared with eg USA & Oz) is because of the Overton Window: Labour & Nationals decades of Left social re-engineering compromises with their electoral partners under MMP instead of remaining ...
"...there are racial differences in uptake...". Nothing to do with race/ethnicity, all to do with commonsense, education, intelligence, gullibility etc for which a wide distribution is found all over the world so no need to keep making irrelevant excuses.
The OECD have had common statistics (since the late 1960s I think ?) arguing its important for country comparison. It also suits all Govts to have definitions that serve to minimise the un & under employment numbers.
The NAIRU rate used to be 5% so any unemployment rate below this was considered to be inflationary. This is why 4% is considered full employment. Ignoring the approx 33% of working age NZdrs who aren't working & haven't registered to claim a benefit so ...
Jacinda had a once in a generation mandate from NZdrs to unilaterally deliver real change to the real things that matter most to real people (eg. Housing, Health, Jobs, Education, Environment, Justice…). Instead of building competence & voter confidence in...
"If David Seymour wants to make a name for himself he should adopt policy to support Aotearoa being one of the country’s official names and give his party a Maori name. " ACT Party Principle (a) All people should be equal before the law as guaranteed in ...
I've voted Labour since Kirk, with 2 exceptions: Bob Jones NZ Party to get Muldoon out & Key 2008 to get Helen out - both incumbents well past their used by date. I won't be voting Labour again in 2023. Ask yourself why.
"...and yes all men. There is no difference between 'begnign misogyny and outright misogyny". And no difference between benign misandry & outright misandry. But not all women, thankfully my wives still appreciate me...
No worries, just ring Aunty Helen to get to the top of the queue
The margin of error was 3.1%. However that didn't stop NZF and the MP getting mentioned.
There's blood in the water...
Sir Bob Jones on why he's taken a $10,000 bet that Labour will lose the next election WHY THE GOVERNMENT WILL FALL IN 2023 | No Punches Pulled
Race relations commissioner Meng Foon told Newshub the booklet is "racist to the core". https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/07/absolutely-culturally-ignorant-bay-of-plenty-dhb-covid-19-vaccine-booklet-withdrawn-from-circulation.html Hold my ...
I'm currently reading "Good thinking" by David Robert Grimes (also known as "The Irrational Ape"). An excellent & readable history & explanation of Critical Thinking theory and practice. Recommended for all on both sides of the debate, especially those ...
"...that common tactic of bigoted arseholes is to conceal their intent, threats and even their actions by spraying it across a group rather than the individual" Yep, I see Rawiri Waititi do that frequently.
$685M for a bridge cycleway or 3 Americas Cup challenges @$200M ea. ? Investment in the America’s Cup brings massive tax take and ongoing benefit to our country.
$685M for a bridge cycleway or 3 Americas Cup challenges @$200M ea. ? Investment in the America’s Cup brings massive tax take and ongoing benefit to our country. No virtue signalling petty envy either.
https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/opinion/125352433/this-government-promised-to-be-open-and-transparent-but-it-is-an-artfullycrafted-mirage
Please also include my response which wason the dailyblog site. "Jacinda is being disingenuous & the Govt has already committed to implementing it as govt policy. https://www.act.org.nz/he_puapua_needs_some_sunlight " [Repeating your lies and nonsense from...
"Someone who is not a Māori has clearly made a decision that Māori people will be consigned to a more gory death by blocking access to early cancer testing." The daily smoking rate for Māori adults is 28.7%. Māori were 2.77 times as likely to be current ...
https://www.interest.co.nz/opinion/109895/will-labour-stand-behind-revolutionary-proposals-contained-he-puapua-%E2%80%93-20-year-plan
"New Zealand ... as Britain...is much more unequal as a society, ..." Do you have any evidence for that assertion? Last time I saw reports on this NZ was almost identical with the UK (eg on Gini) and on some other measures less unequal than some ...
Ricardo is the definition of hateful ignorance.
Sir Bob Jones is apparently still awaiting Ricardos apology for his "alternative facts" in his maiden speech https://nopunchespulled.com/2020/12/14/a-horrible-green-party-little-turd/
"We all have a deepening connection with Te Ao Māori and as time goes by the breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi are more clearly understood." Most Kiwis clearly understand that many of these "breaches" to be whining self entitled blameshifting rorts aimed ...
"...as the dysmorphic Tory party completes its transition from the natural party of government into a British version of the Taliban," Well, the Economist would say that the Tory party is "the natural party of government" wouldn't they. Same vested ...
I managed shift workers for many years: 6hr, 8hr, 12hr, fixed & rotating, 4d, 5d, 6d. 95% of shift workers prefer fixed shift hours whether day or night to suit their personal body rhythm. It's always the shift change that really knocks their health. One ...
Pot...Kettle. The yes vote advocates for legalization certainly put out at least as much misinformation & inaccurate information to advance their own purposes. [lprent: If you want to make an assertion of fact, then provide examples or links to supporting ...
"...even now Hong Kong is probably less repressed than when under British rule." A comment that probably sounds better in the original Mandarin.
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