" Based on the last 20 years of direct observation of the sea level on my sea wall, that seems improbable. " There, in a nutshell, you just expose the error in your thinking re: Climate Change" - extrapolating from the past to decide that the future will ...
@A.B - not necessarily. It is entirely possible (and in Richardson's case highly likely) to waste a lot of time with some people looking for depth that isn't there to find in the first place. One of my ex-s come to mind...
I worked at Russel McVeagh in the mid-90s. AB is correct in the "cultural superstructure" view - the whole place is a toxic snakepit where the only survivors who make it to partner are charming snakes - who then support incoming charming snakes,and so it ...
As I understand it, TMs largely concentrate on train operations, and while they can ask to see tickets etc they have no 'police' power. TOs OTH, are much more like transport police and will have some legal powers - to hold and detain until police arrive ...
I think the RMTU aren't doing themselves a favor by concentrating exclusively on safety issues in their communications. The train manager positions as they stand are redundant - driver only trains won't need TMs per se. However, they will need Transport ...
A commenter on the Greater Auckland blog summed it all up nicely: From now on we should just refer to these projects as National's More RoNs.
If the pair Jordan Williams and David Farrar are the Taxpayers Union, does that mean it's a civil union?
I resolved to stop buying the SST some months ago, after the paper's absolutely revolting, demeaning. sexist and misogynistic editorial on the Malaysian diplomat case after the victim Tania Billingsley spoke about about the government's handling of it. ...
Hmm, this is rather interesting I must say. Given that Stephen Franks of 'Franks and Ogilvy' is an ex-ACT list MP (1999-2005) I'd say this looks more like simple damage control by distancing themselves from Williams. No doubt he'll pop up again like a bad ...
It's a bit john that you can't seem to understand that there is a rather large difference between 'changing one's mind' as you imply Key does, and 'outright lies' - which he has been caught out on many times. What sad lot of losers you Nats are.
Rosie, this brings to mind a certain prominent Dunedinite who recently pleaded guilty in the Dunedin District Court to a charge of performing an indecent act intended to insult or offend a woman.
You mean 'painting your car blue" surely? LOL
We have the Talley brothers, along with Michael Fay, David Richwhite, the Myers family, Alan Gibbs and Graeme Hart among others. The latter are thorough ongoing troughers...whilst the Talley brothers are just a pair of nasty rich pricks. They'd all have ...
Yes, and the price of those Chinese becoming better off, was the reduction in wages, employment and manufacturing her in NZ, and the US, and the UK etc etc...
Saccharomyces Are you seriously suggesting that NZ needs a "free labour market"? Have you not noticed the progress that the civilized world has made in the last 120 or so years? There are many Asian countries that are building a welfare system (Taiwan for ...
So you find 'complaining about price gauging" for building supplies to be "moronic" but complaining about paying more to find employees to not be 'moronic"? Jayzus - you really didn't understand the point of James' original post did you?
I take it from your comment James that you are not unemployed and in Christchurch then? It is quite clear that a lot of people have fled the city - largely because they are simply UNABLE to live there anymore. The housing stock is messed up, jobs have ...
I see your point, but it is rather broad. The effect of 28 years of constant New Right propaganda that encourages people to only consider price when buying a product cannot be underestimated. BTW, 28 years - there is now a whole generation that thinks the ...
Back in the days when there was a collective award in the food processing industry and there were yearly award negotiations between the Food Processing Workers Union and the employers (so pre-1991), Talleys were always the last to settle, and would fight ...
Of course John Key can blame the media for his current situation - if the media hadn't been such a bunch of fou fou lapdogs in 2011, the Nats wouldn't have been re-elected, and Key wouldn't be PM - QED.
No disrepect intended to you Treetop - but we can we stop repeating the propanganda that "the government is broke"? The govenrment is NOT "broke", it just has completely f%^%d spending priorities.
They didn't "loose" at all.
If Labour want to set up a fund for their electoral petition, I'll quite cheerfully donate to it if it means there is a chance of Paula Bennett getting another smackdown. I can't stand the woman. She's just another example of a woman being used by the ...
I think that if that qualifies me as 'middle class' then this country really is going down the gurgler.
No, there isn't much incentive for landlords to upgrade their properties - unless they want to retain and attract reliable tenants. It costs landlords money to have a place empty because the tenant moved out due to the place being a slum. Most landlords ...
Vicky: The home insulation program has gotten started. I got my home insulated under that policy - $200 to insulate my roof and $1500 to insulate the walls - my home is warm and cosy, I did not have to visit the doctor this winter, and my power bill is ...
One of the strengths of the Green Party is its active (and no, I don't mean "activist" here) membership and its highly democratic structure. The co-leader and co-convenor structure is unique in any NZ party. The media and many commentators don't seem to ...
Ha, kinda ironic that whip imagery in an cartoon advocating SM :-)
It's an open secret in Wellington that National will go for the teachers' unions if they get in again. Anne Tolley is pissed at the opposition to National Standards and wants revenge. They've already started in on the ECE sector with the massive cuts to ...
Actually, the example of Wellington International Airport Ltd shows that the government could lose control of an energy SOE even if they did appoint the majority of directors - the clown Wellington City Council appointed director on the WIAL board (a city ...
Given the level of competence at their job shown by most of them, I'd doubt any self-respecting employer would hire them. At the very least they're a clear demonstration of the "Peter Principle" in action.
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