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On Saturday a person, not known to anyone there, attended a Christmas service for the Grace Foundation at an Auckland church and then waits outside and shoots dead someone who also attended.
The victim was a participant in the murder of someone for being a nark.
In one sense the hallmarks of a professional hit, and on the other not so – being identified on camera. Given there has been no arrest, the shooter has no local record. So police presume it was not a gang issue … despite the access to a hand gun. Who exactly would not fear being identified on camera (someone who will not be picked up by cameras here later because they have gone offshore, or were brought in).
Unless, of course, they have a greater fear for a more immediate authority.
As a prospect earning their patch.
Around 10,000 people get strokes each year
Ah the important person will be sorted so if Labour do nothing …
Another case where early action affords recovery. So why not?
Why not?
Only in income, not the medical treatment (80% of the pay for 6 months) but without recover from a stroke so one can return to work …
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/130746005/stroke-patients-failed-by-postcode-lottery-rehabilitation
P/E ratio is still six times that of Ford
https://twitter.com/farhip/status/1605332928052994048
Trump's tax returns should be released to the public by the end of the year.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/20/trump-tax-returns-house-democrats/?
“NATO is a defensive organisation.”
Tell that to the people of Libya.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/mar/23/nothing-moral-nato-intervention-libya
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/oct/26/libya-war-saving-lives-catastrophic-failure
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/aug/29/libya-toll-nato-does-not-count
NATO is not a defensive organisation.
“NATO is a defensive organisation.”
Tell that to the people of Afghanistan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_casualties_in_the_war_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/18/afghan-civilian-deaths-record-high
https://www.salon.com/2016/11/05/the-15-year-u-s-war-in-afghanistan-barely-gets-mentioned-even-when-nato-airstrikes-massacre-30-civilians/
NATO is not a defensive organisation.
“NATO is a defensive organisation.”
Tell that to the people of Serbia.
20 years on, Serbian victims of NATO bombings feel forgotten
Amnesty accuses Nato of war crimes
NATO is not a defensive organisation.
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Pull your head in with your link spamming. Also, at least three of your links in your comments display the wrong text.
You may start providing some evidence for your claims when asked by other commenters (e.g. https://thestandard.org.nz/open-mike-20-12-2022/#comment-1927595).
And stop making up lies about what other people think (e.g. https://thestandard.org.nz/the-zelensky-dump/#comment-1927611).
Thank you.
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Sad to see Eddie Osei-Nketia lost to NZ athletics. NZs fastest ever man and internationally competitive in the worlds marquee sprint event.
Sadly left on the sidelines by the completely inflexible NZOC and Athletics New Zealand who seem far more focused on niche events and dare I say it European atheletes.
It's a complete missed opportunity for NZ athletics and the sight of the black singlet at the pointy end of top end sprint events would have had the potential to inspire a whole new generation.
Disgraceful in my opinion.
Or it could have absolutely nothing to do with NZ athletics and Eddie Osei-Nketia did exactly what he wanted to do and fulfill a lifelong dream to play football.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CmaBaRdBjvM/
It used to be Olympic 7's.
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/sport/rugby/a-lifelong-dream-kiwi-sprint-prodigy-makes-stunning-announcement/ar-AA15vhe0?ocid=mailsignout&li=BBqdg4K
It would have been nice to see someone try and defend the bronze won in the 1924 Paris Olympics 100 metres in 2024.
The lack of flexibility in the selection process (catering to younger athletes on the improve) and lack of focus on the purpose of opportunity/need to prepare them for Olympic events with international experience reminds one of the departure of so many successful companies offshore because of lack of investment.
I have some involvement in a very different 'sport' (some would argue it isn't) and Gus's tale is oh so familiar bone headed petty officials driving talent out of New Zealand is far to damn common in my experience.
Looks NZ media are already on holiday and/or too busy writing lazy shill pieces.
https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/open-government-fourth-national-action-plan-released
Especially Commitment 7: Strengthen scrutiny of Official Information Act exemption clauses in legislation in order to improve access to and usability of public information should have piqued some interest and generated some commentary, I'd have thought.
See also https://norightturn.blogspot.com/2022/12/open-government-not-achieved.html
The maul that was the Fiji election continues to roll along! The other day Daru toppled Gavoka from the leadership of Soldelpa, today he himself is gone. The 16 to 14 internal vote for the party's crucial 3 MP votes in coalition with Rabuka over Bainimara is being questioned. Meanwhile Fiji first are refusing to throw in the towel yet.
Things may be spiraling towards catastrophe in Fiji while Christmastide provides a distraction from scrutiny. Thinking of Samoa last year, and how much it took to budge Tuila'epa. Parliament may not open for quite some time. Though I hope I am wrong about that:
https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/481243/nothing-to-concede-fijifirst-says-election-can-only-be-decided-in-parliament