Daily review 11/12/2024

Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, December 11th, 2024 - 14 comments
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This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day.

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  1. adam 1
    11 December 2024 at 5:39 pm

    In case you missed it – class war is real – and you and yours are getting smashed at the moment.

  2. adam 2
    11 December 2024 at 5:41 pm

    Health, we are getting screwed over by a coalition who want to destroy our health system. Maybe just maybe you need reminding why it should be funded properly and why the US model sucks.

    Oh and Bill Burr is a star

    • Incognito 3.1
      11 December 2024 at 5:57 pm

      Am I the only one who finds this immensely ironic?

    • SPC 3.2
      11 December 2024 at 7:32 pm

      Do they not realise there is nothing behind the veil, the throne is empty?

      They could do all sorts of corrupt things and do so acting on behalf of the crown. More than most will ever know. And the person on the throne will not know, and if even if they were told they would pretend otherwise. Because they could not change a thing.

      This planned legislation is of a design to prevent insider leaks before the abuse of power reign even begins.

      Given the tech they now have, more will know what cowardly bully means (the drone is the tip of the iceberg).

      https://thestandard.org.nz/foreign-interference-bill-repressive-tool-to-intimidate-public-former-minister/

      This the nation with the most abuse in the western world (women, children, employees, tenants), and cover up is in the DNA.

      And our journalism is already weak.

    • tWig 3.3
      11 December 2024 at 9:24 pm

      Disagree with you there. Maoridom is saying to the Commonwealth and the international media (they dropped this letter as a scoop to The Guardian, not NZ media) that the current NZ government is bypassing Maori involvement and dialogue over Treaty implementation.

      And calling Chas out on his words for respectful discussion between the Crown and local populations about the enduring negative effects of (especially illegal) acts during colonisation.

      It's a bop on the nose for Seymour, who wants this a local issue controlled by his toxic narrative. And on the CoC government who allow this to play out under ACT's management.

      Canny win-win-win strategy. Chas looks weak and a hypocrite if he says nothing. The CoC look like nasty bully boys to post-colonial governments on the international stage. If Chas says anything beyond bland, the CoC lose mana.

  5. joe90 5
    11 December 2024 at 8:34 pm

    The ketamine addled japie born with a blood emerald mine in his gob opines.

    /

    @elonmusk

    In most cases, the word “homeless” is a lie. It’s usually a propaganda word for violent drug addicts with severe mental illness.

    https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1866477597804368039

    • SPC 5.1
      11 December 2024 at 9:38 pm

      Why is the USA the nation with the most incarcerated in the western world (before adding on those on parole and probation), the most drug addicts, the most with mental health issues?

      If anyone notices, that the USA has a white race problem with fentanyl, then its China to blame.

      But then Musk is a better fit for American oligarchy, toxic masculinity and narcissism than the average illegal migrant.

    • SPC 6.1
      12 December 2024 at 5:33 am

      Seymour wanted an arrangement where a private operator bought the new ferries. And there was no requirement for roll on off (rail enabled) capability.

      NACT has no problem with spending billions on building roads/tunnels/bridges for cars found the cost of the port development for the Cook Strait, because rail.

      An act of economic sabotage, led initially by Treasury itself. For some time they were suggesting changing the ship purchase to reduce the portside costs.

      Focus on delivering a more cost-effective level of resilience, to remove rail enablement unless it is demonstrated to deliver marginal commercial benefits, and minimise, and transparently identify, connection costs (freight and road transport). KiwiRail should prepare a programme that has a positive NPV, is as commercial as possible, and minimises calls on shareholder funds."

      https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/522335/interislander-officials-mistrust-of-kiwirail-led-push-to-scrap-project

      Mainfreight think Treasury and NACT are morons who have stuffed up big time. Something to do with their understanding the industry/service being provided.

      "I suppose the thing that disappoints us the most is that they offload all this sort of debate and research to sort of advisory groups, without the ministers who are making the decisions getting to the coal face and talking with those in the industry about how rail does work for the movement of freight across the country."

      He told Nine to Noon that the the government did not understand the value of upgrading the connection between the North and South islands.

      "The $3 billion [for] linking the two most important islands of this country is – with all due respect to throwing around money – is a drop in the ocean for the long haul," he said.

      Road-bridging has been suggested by the government as a way to upgrade the Cook Strait ferries without needing rail. Having only two new ferries has also been suggested.

      Braid said those ideas showed the government did not understand that rail was a very effective mode to move freight, or that people and freight at times must be separated.

      https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/529180/government-did-not-consult-with-rail-users-before-cancelling-interislander-upgrade-industry-expert

    • SPC 6.2
      12 December 2024 at 5:51 am

      The issues

      1.now to 2029, how many of the 3 ships (one rail enabled) will be operational.

      2.maintaining capability

      Presumably they want the two new "larger" ships to be able to handle the capacity of 3.

      Wellington Regional Council chair Daran Ponter says regardless of the decision, the pressure will now be on to complete the new on-shore facilities in time for the new ferries.

      The newly appointed KiwiRail chair says with hired resignation

      Jager indicated a compromise of sorts could be found in smaller “rail-compatible” ferries, where containers are off-loaded from trains onto road trailers, to the ferry, and put back on rail on the other side. He said that could work with the freight system.

      What they have now when there is no Aratere around.

      But loading up larger ferries … time … costs ….

      It appears they will need to have more spare space to hold non urgent rail freight.

      https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/12/09/ferry-decision-youre-gonna-need-a-smaller-boat/