Daily review 11/05/2021

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  1. Robert Guyton 1
    11 May 2021 at 5:48 pm

    So, did Pete, Delmar and Ulysses not listen to the lyrics when the Sirens sang???

  2. Pat 2
    11 May 2021 at 5:56 pm

    The problem with professional (career) politicians

    • Nic the NZer 3.1
      11 May 2021 at 7:05 pm

      Poor Chippie and Grant can't even manage a smile between them. Who knew austere was such a hurtful phrase. More than a facy way of saying stingy.

    • Tony P 3.2
      11 May 2021 at 7:18 pm

      From the NZEI today

      Today’s meeting was constructive. As public sector unions, we discussed with the Minister how we want to move forward. At the meeting, together we all agreed:

      • That bargaining will be in good faith with no predetermined outcomes
      • There will be scope to discuss cost of living increases in negotiations for all union members covered by collective agreements, with higher increases for low paid workers
      • That there is no pay freeze.
  4. greywarshark 4
    11 May 2021 at 7:39 pm

    Probably others here are up with this but –

    https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/2018795025/call-for-slower-implementation-of-superannuation-changes

    Retirement Commissioner Jane Wrightson is worried that changes to a bill which governs NZ Superannuation requirements could be implemented too fast.

    She tells Afternoons host Jesse Mulligan why she's calling for changes to the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income (Fair Residency) Amendment Bill which is before Parliament.

    The bill concerns eligibility for superannuation and has been before a select committee. The orginal target was migrants, but it affects a wider group than that, Wrightson says. People living or working overseas need to be back in the country five years before super payments start at the age of 65.

    "This bill is proposing to raise that [to 10 years] and my main concern is that the timeframe is very quick, and the thing about pension policy is that any changes should be implemented very slowly indeed because people can't plan properly."

  5. Morrissey 5
    11 May 2021 at 8:22 pm

    Aggression Watch No. 1: What on earth is the U.S. "coast guard" doing in the Strait of Hormuz?

    https://web.archive.org/web/20210511081730/https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/10/iran-navy-us-coast-guard-warning-shots

    https://www.pinterest.nz/pin/386535580500992050/

    Aggression Watch is compiled and presented by Hector Stoop, for Daisycutter Sports Inc.

    • greywarshark 5.1
      11 May 2021 at 8:56 pm

      Their compass is way off or who were they trying to save?

      • Morrissey 5.1.1
        11 May 2021 at 9:13 pm

        They're trying to save Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the U.A.E., Israel, and several other nasty autocracies from a fate worse than death, viz., democracy.

      • McFlock 5.1.2
        11 May 2021 at 10:58 pm

        Link says they were providing security for a USN submarine that was transiting the strait. Bit too tight to "run silent, run deep", and submarines haven't had deck guns for self defense since the… 1940s?

        US military strategy has emphasised protecting the country's access to the sea lanes since Mahan in the 19th century. Hormuz is a classic choke point.

        Why USCG instead of USN? It's a military arm. Part of it's mission involves protecting US maritime interests domestically and abroad. Especially in littoral zones. Doesn't say which coast they guard, does it? Just who owns it and what it does lol

        • greywarshark 5.1.2.1
          12 May 2021 at 12:40 pm

          Coastguard – makes me feel all warm and safe thinking of brave sea-farers committed to saving life on the wild sea – not to turn it into a USA backyard shipping canal.

          • McFlock 5.1.2.1.1
            12 May 2021 at 1:01 pm

            All nations try to preserve their access to the seaways.

            For example, the number of nations who deployed vessels to the Horn of Africa when Somalis started screwing with international trade at an appreciable level.

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