James we are talking about people!
my job is social work with families with disabled children. every week i'm battling a school about support/funding. this is HUGE for my case-load. brilliant.
One faintly hopeful sign Rosemary....changes to respite care starting in December.
I once carried a single mattrass on a small Vespa scooter
Could be waiting a long long time.
Brownlie resign?....I doubt it...what would be do, go back to teaching woodwork?
Totally left field and nothing to do with anything discussed on OM so far today....my wife is being told she has to biff her (2Degrees) 2G phone...that she only uses for calls and texts...for a 4G phone. She is resistant to this...environment etc...and ...
Just wanting to wish those on the West Coast, Golden Bay and Nelson a safe 48hrs. This severe weather system is due to arrive at the top of the South Island today.
Tony I totally agree with your position. I'm a social worker in the disability sector. Every day I see the consequences of "Thatcherism".....families barely surviving. If you do get a response from Labour please share it with us.
Weka you were talking about the demise of Fatso. Do you know about Alices in Christchurch?
Weka Alices in Christchurch provide a similar service.
And shifting currency is a proper job?
"That’s two strikes, as New Zealanders expressed a clear preference for faster coalition talks in ’96, and seemed impatient even with the practically-lightning-speed talks this time around." It seemed to me that the impatience was created, fueled and ...
Hope you recover well Marty
Agree Cinny....I probably spend at least an hour a day reading The Standard. I make few comments but really appreciate the information shared by Swordfish and other commentators.
Thank's Marty. That's a web site I'll now visit regularly.
English is already claiming the moral authority to govern....he who leads a party that lied its way (hopefully not) back into government.
Thank you Weka...I appreciate and value your insightfullness.
If you look at photographs taken of Key or English during their political careers it is very rare to find one where either of them are genuinely smiling. Look at those photographs that Mickey has taken of Jacinda Ardern and every one is genuine...the real ...
I'm one of those watchers LPRENT (don't have a lot of knowledge/political nous etc to comment much) but I'm here every day because I appreciate the thinking and sharing that goes on. I'm learning a lot thanks to the varied opinions of the contributors.
Mary I would suggest it's fear that keeps the likes of Coleman from appearing. His insistence that the health vote has kept up with health needs in the last three years has been exposed for what it is....nonsense.
No....the plan is to win....but not at any cost.
You don't have a case Alwyn....just an opinion.
This is what baffles me....30 years a journalist and now working as a social worker....you learn to read people. To me Key was/is an artifice. He was obviously so contrived. Smiling is not just a matter of showing your teeth. The whole face smiles and I ...
I met him, remember the emotional impact he had on me snd the generosity of heart hr brought to political life.
My wife's based at Hillmorton. Staff there are being asked to work double shifts to make up for the lack of available staffing on the wards. So she's doing a day's work in the community then being asked to stay on for another 4-8 hours. The stress is ...
Thanks for that Joe
ABB....one of my absolute favorites. What turmoil Greg Allman's life has been but what wonderful gutsy music he, as a solo artist, and the band produced.
I do social work in the disability sector and often liase with CYFS staff for a variety of reasons. The CYFS staff I work along side of are, with a few exceptions, dedicated and committed professionals wanting best outcomes for children. The problems they ...
Ditto
For you.....do you mean?
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