Also Wikileaks release an unclassified US diplomatic cable referring to the March 15, 2006 unlawful killing of Muslim women and children at the hands of US troops, and the attempt to cover up the evidence
“”When? I was being taught about greenhouse gasses and destruction of the rainforest when I was at school 25 years ago. To be fair, I wasn’t listening, I’d just discovered wanking.”
Yep. And our so called Leaders are still at it. That and buttsnorkelling the rich. After my wee rant the other day and the ensuing slap down from the TS ‘community’ I really couldn’t be naffed posting links to others who are similarly disgusted at our species distorted priorities.
These Worthies really do believe Man’s puny efforts at construction are more valuable than anything nature might have wrought. They will be more than happy to destroy even more of the planet to rebuild a monument to Man’s superiority.
While the homeless sleep under bridges and in shop doorways.
That was annoying. The boot drive decided that it didn’t like the old drive controller it has been shoved on. It also failed on the reboots because the card didn’t reset. Needed a power off
And the spare raid drive on that card has disappeared.
New IBM sata card has been ordered. But it is easter, I will probably have to drop a cable off one of the other drives and give it to the boot.
To provide safe storage for TS, I have 4 small (120GB) SSDs mounted in a RAID1 disk array. Two of them mirror each other. The other two are spares that come on line and duplicate if one of the active drives fails. In other words it is always online backup system with spares.
In addition. to provide system storage for my other systems, I have 8 2TB drives in a RAID6 providing 12TB of slower storage. RAID6 can have up to 2 disks fail in the array and still rebuild itself when fresh disks are added.
Then there is a boot SSD.
Problem is that it all relies on having drive ports. I had it running on a microsem SATA card which cooked itself. Problem is that I haven’t found a good replacement for it yet. Some of the processes on the system are a bit intense (like the whole of TS backs up offline every hour) and the retail cards aren’t cutting it.
I don’t want to spend too much – TS generate enough to pay for some of the solutions. But I’ve had two cards in and found problems with both.
I really don’t have much time to expend on the site. But there are synergies.
I’m a programmer whose partner does video, so I usually have a lot of gear and software tools accessible at home (when I’m here – spent a lot of time working offshore site work recently).
It integrates well with my server so I’m usually fixing that for my own benefit.
Well, what are we going to do about this man’s legacy? https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/111980198/ros-lewis-was-sexually-assaulted-by-james-k-baxter-at-jerusalem-she-wasnt-the-only-one
Given the treatment that Israel Folau has been given for merely quoting what the Bible says about sinners what can be done about Baxter’s behaviour?
Will he be dug up and a wooden stake driven through his heart?
Will we have to gather up all the books with his poetry in them and have a mass bonfire?
Will he have to be removed from any New Zealand literature classes and be expunged from history?
After all, he can’t simply be accepted as having simply been a man of his times and be held blameless.
Or is it different when a hero of the left misbehaves?
Personally I wouldn’t mind in the slightest if nobody ever had to read his poetry again. I thought it was utter rubbish. That was only a personal opinion though and there were people I knew who regarded him as a genius.
The funny thing was that the same people were on the other side to myself when we discussed McCahon. I thought he was one of the greatest painters of all time and they thought he was a charlatan.
‘Of course, it would be wrong to suggest this sort of mayhem began with rock-and-roll. After all, there were riots at the premiere of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” So, what’s the answer? Ban all music? In this reporter’s opinion, the answer, sadly, is ‘yes’.’
You silly little fellow. I am neither pox-ridden nor shall I die on the gallows. Those results would happen only if I were to embrace your mistress or your politics. I have no intention of doing either.
If you’ve read the poetry this disclosure doesn’t come as a great surprise. It’s a seething, conflicted mixture of Baxter’s own puritanism and his reaction against it.
“What is this man, this glittering dung-fed fly that burrows in foul earth” is appalling misogyny combined with self-hatred. But it also shows the rare linguistic horsepower of a genuine poet. Fine artists are not necessarily nice people.
A good bit of his poetry, if not “utter rubbish” is uneven, wordy, preachy and almost impossible to read these days. But some, including a fair bit of the later stuff ironically dating from the Jerusalem period, is very good.
The Baxter idolatry that happened for a few years after his death in 1972 was always stupid. Jerusalem was soon recognised as not being a long-term model for anything, and to call him a “hero of the left” is preposterous.
He, his poetry and his legacy were always flawed – this makes it look even more so.
Given the treatment that Israel Folau has been given for merely quoting what the Bible says about sinners what can be done about Baxter’s behaviour?
I’m no medical professional or behavioural psychologist, but I’m pretty sure that there is nothing that can be done to punish, educate or rehabilitate the dead, in fact no mechanism for responding to or modifying their behaviour in even the slightest degree, what with them being dead and suchlike.
Alcoholism and religious flakery are usually fairly good indications that an individual’s decision making and social behaviour may turn out to be somewhat sub-par. This applies equally to McCahon and Baxter.
Bolton said remittances will be capped at $1,000 per person every three months, compared to the unlimited remittances allowed by the Obama administration “under the assumption that capital inflows would benefit the Cuban people. Yet, the situation for Cubans has in fact worsened.”
The U.S. Treasury Department also will suspend Obama-era authorizations that allowed Cuban companies and banks to perform “U-turn” transactions in third countries that passed indirectly through the U.S. banking system. Bolton said that allowed the Cuban government to evade U.S. sanctions and obtain access to hard currencies.
In addition, the State Department will add five companies to its list of restricted entities, including Aerogaviota, an airline controlled by Gaviota, a group of tourism-related companies controlled by the Cuban armed forces. Those measures are in addition to the full implementation of the Helms-Burton law, which will allow lawsuits in federal courts seeking compensation for properties confiscated by the Cuban government after 1959. The step was formally announced by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday morning and is scheduled to take effect on May 2.
The important thing here is its a further attempt to alienate Venezuela.
That is all it’s about.
…and oil…don’t forget the oil..
Venezuela selling subsidised oil to Cuba must wind the Americans up no end..though I do love Pences spin… “Venezuela’s oil belongs to the Venezuelan people,”.
What a guy. a Hero of our times, defender of the people of Venezuela..though maybe just the ones who would take over ownership of the oil once they wrestle back control from, erm, the people and their Democratically voted leader.
and the Koch brothers who would also like ‘their’ oil back, thank you very much. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cuba-venezuela/trumps-cuba-hawks-try-to-squeeze-havana-over-venezuela-role-idUSKCN1RT2D8 http://tass.com/world/1048558
Yeah, that is a bit of a pain and a couple of small attempts to fix it bounced because the cause was obscure.
I’ve had a brief look at the oEmbed that runs it. In typical wordpress fashion it isn’t exactly well documented. Moreover I have to get into the section of the code about the current site reading a link from itself and get it to discriminate. That means digging down into the code.
If this new comment editor runs without niggling issues like that, then why bother trying to fix issues with the older way?
Anyone sufficiently tech challenged to have trouble working out how to copy a URL and paste it into the correct box in that linking doodad need only ask and no doubt lots of people here will jump in to help out.
An interesting thing is the old way of linking to a comment worked OK when it was part of a sentence like this https://thestandard.org.nz/open-mike-20-04-2019/#comment-1609625. It just dropped the hash and comment number when it was effectively a standalone paragraph separated from other text with enters like below.
Note that it looks like it correctly links to the comment when first submitted, but then drops the comment number and just links to the OP after you refresh.
Yeah that is the oembed style. It goes away and fetches an ‘image’ of what it is going to display ansync after it has been saved then caches it. So you don’t see it immediately, just after it has interrogated the remote site to find out what it should display and eventually received a reply.
This is in fact progress – until recently Immigration was so overstretched it no longer bothered to investigate – part of the deliberate capacity destruction of the previous administration. Things are gradually improving, though the between 5 & 600 000 migrants let in without noticeable scrutiny will continue to depress labour outcomes until they retire – in 30-40 years.
Liking the comment editorthing, thanks Iprent.
I’m a fan of the old italics and often waste a lot of time when the old way of doing it goes wrong for reasons I can never quite work out. The joys of being a committed Luddite with tech savvy pretensions.
A good read on the 737MAX fuckup. https://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/aviation/how-the-boeing-737-max-disaster-looks-to-a-software-developer
The big question now is whether Boeing chooses to continue bodging over crappy dynamic characteristics with a software patch and regulatory bodies allow them to. Or whether bullets get bitten and there’s a substantial re-engineer to eliminate the dodgy aerodynamics.
Looks to me like the best way forward would be to re-engineer a new longer main landing that fits the existing bays (which they kinda already did for the MAX10) and reposition the engines to a more conventional location.
Good read and an excellent source. The critical para in my mind is this:
Pitch changes with increasing angle of attack, however, are quite another thing. An airplane approaching an aerodynamic stall cannot, under any circumstances, have a tendency to go further into the stall. This is called “dynamic instability,” and the only airplanes that exhibit that characteristic—fighter jets—are also fitted with ejection seats.
None of the sources I’ve read so far has been able to quantify this. Some suggest that the pitch up isn’t that aggressive, and all MCAS was meant to do was restore a ‘similar feel’ to the previous generation 737’s. Others are less sanguine.
If it turns out the MAX is dynamically unstable, that should be the end of it. No software fix is going to ever be acceptable.
That is what I’ve been hearing from 4 sources close to the industry ie ex war bird pilot who in close contact with all the buzz, a 737 pilot (his daughter), and 2 airline pilot instructors ( his son-in-law, and my sisters neighbour) .
The 737MAX should never have been allowed to fly. Boeing are for the high jump on this one. They made a cavalier decision which looked at their bottom line only, and never at passenger safety.
It also highlights the danger of constant cutbacks in government funding. The US govt (via the FAA) passed the buck for ensuring safe aircraft to manufactures, is a direct result of the constantly trimming of governmental oversight and policing regulations, with the primary goal of reducing taxes for the well off.
Our own glaring example of reduced funding for governmental oversight are the 29 deaths at Pike River. There is some suggestion that the 50 deaths on the 15 March is also partly a result of insufficient governmental oversight from lack of funding. The tRumps cutbacks in regulation in all manner of environmental and food (the latest wrt to Pork production) is just a ticking time bomb for “unexplained” deaths and illness in the future. https://www.ewg.org/release/trump-wants-let-hog-farmers-decide-if-pork-safe
Wayne reckons she’ll up the top tax rate to 40% and tax free under $10K which would be some consolation, but hardly something which is going to make a difference to generational inequalities. Perhaps the tax free threshold would be a change which would never be reversed but it’s still just tinkering.
I’m just disappointed at the continued short term thinking of Kiwis and their leaders.
Bleeping hell, WeTheBleeple, that's fantastic. We harvested last weekend, and our largest plant got 4.1 kg. Our 48 plants grossed about 95 kg. Two years ago, our entire crop was stolen. Last year a friend in the next allotment chased away some thieves before they got too much.. This year we harvested the lot, donating a third to the local community kitchen for their weekly meal. 30 kg fed 100 people with fresh roast kumera and we were pleased to sample the kai ourselves. A great growing season this year in the top of the South.
Seems a likely scenario. She could also look to commit revenue (to offset tax cuts) from the extension of the bright line test while also utilizing their surplus.
Nonetheless, I was asking more along the lines of where to from here career wise. As in, will she attempt to get Labour over the line then leave mid term?
I think Ardern is just shaking her head at the moment at the benighted thinking of most Kiwis and wondering what she can do against such selfishness. I’m certain she is furious with Peters.
An extension to the bright line test to 25 years would be similar to what we were all expecting from the CGT announcement ie, a tax on capital gain from investment properties and secondary homes. It would give the middle finger to Winston Peters which is what he so richly deserves.
That crucible of analytic thought, Kate Hawkseby, recently said JA was too good for New Zealand and her future lies with global politics. I think she’s right after the events of this week.
The “bright line test” is a pretty blunt instrument in that it is saying that any sale within a certain time is taxable despite intention at time of purchase. Better, and probably more likely since it was where IRD were going in their submissions, is firmer rules around intent at purchase. Like if the business plan depends on capital gain to be profitable, then it’s taxable.
Although IRD are getting pretty good at tipping out people that are abusing the intent at purchase provision.
As for Hawkseby’s opinion, why can’t New Zealand have the best. Why does everything good in New Zealand have to go or be sold “overseas”. What small minded negative thinking.
I had thought that the “bright line” merely turned the presumption about intent to profit from sale from assuming there was no such intent to assuming there was intent – but that in individual cases evidence could be provided or ‘discovered’ to justify different treatment – but I;m not expert in this area.I share the thoughts of others that there is plenty for the government to get on with, and that Ardern will continue to manage the complex relationships within a 3 party government well.
I know someone who recently failed the bright line test and was billed accordingly. This was her only house and she planned to live in it on retirement in 2 years time. She had a very valid reason for selling the house in under the 2 years but this was not accepted.
I think she has realised that CGT was going to be political suicide unless it was done properly, also we are taxed to buggary by every other tax GST, PAYE, Petrol Tax etc, etc
A sound political decision for a first term Government ?
This stuff is the flip side of the years of Kiwiblog comments denouncing John Key for not immediately privatising everything. Some people have never really left absolute monarchy behind.
“On Sunday April 14, 2019, Andrew Falloon tweeted a photo of his dad and a cat. As of writing, the tweet has been liked 478,722 times and been retweeted 75,823 times.”
Apparently a neighbourhood cat sensed the ailing dad needed some comfort from a friend. Photo says it all…
It’s been said when cats aren’t shitting in vegetable patches and fighting each other in the night they are able to detect and respond to sickness in human beings. I’d like to know the physiology behind this.
Stories of the inexplicable gnosis of animals have been circulating since people lived in caves – since real life keeps producing instances. As a physics graduate, I’d advise against seeking an explanation in physiology. Too reductionist. Sheldrake’s notion of morphogenetic fields was always a better bet. I’ve read several books about case studies of the phenomenon in the past (he also wrote one on the topic).
I dont see NZFirst going anywhere whilst Winston’s around, but as you allude to, he wont be around forever. Anyone else see Garners attack piece on Stuff?, sorry I dont know how to link to it, but it was pretty brutal 😕
No one takes Garner seriously and true to form he is all over the place in that article. It is rambling, tabloid stuff which comes to no meaningful conclusions whatsoever.
Terrible piece by Garner.
What is it with that guy
And opinion pieces, of which there are far too many posing as news , mean that journalistic standards can be bypassed.
“Here we present the observations of atmospheric microplastic deposition in a remote, pristine mountain catchment (French Pyrenees). We analysed samples, taken over five months, that represent atmospheric wet and dry deposition and identified fibres up to ~750 µm long and fragments ≤300 µm as microplastics. We document relative daily counts of 249 fragments, 73 films and 44 fibres per square metre that deposited on the catchment. An air mass trajectory analysis shows microplastic transport through the atmosphere over a distance of up to 95 km.”
“Microplastics are tiny pieces that break off larger plastic items (such as bottles and bags) as they degrade in the environment, as well as the fibers that slough off synthetic fabrics. They come in a wide range of sizes—from a grain of rice down to a virus—and are made up of a complex variety of polymers and added chemicals.”
“Most research to detect microplastics in the environment has been done in the ocean, where they were first noticed, but scientists have slowly realized they are also present in freshwater systems, soil and the atmosphere. The first study to measure plastic fallout from the atmosphere—conducted in Paris—was published only in 2015.” https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/microplastics-are-blowing-in-the-wind/
My apologies Muttonbird, once again I was unable to directly reply (text won’t enter on reply).
I think Labour made a big mistake leaving another void straight off the bat of their CGT announcement/abandonment. Outlining an alternative now would have reduced the widespread outrage and disappointment.
As for Jacinda, with the amount of positive attention she’s been receiving, the world has got to be her oyster. Hence, one wonders how much longer she will stay?
Was her not on her watch call on CGT a hint she may leave?
We’ve yet again shown ourselves to be selfish, unambitious and short-sighted.
What do you mean by "we've"?
Wasn't it short-sighted (and questionably wrong) off Jacinda to think the majority of voters who would have supposedly benefited from it wouldn't have supported it?
Thus, wasn't it also short-sighted (and again questionably wrong) of Jacinda to think Labour couldn't win the next election without NZ First?
I was unable to directly reply (text won’t enter on reply).
Interesting. I will have a quick look at that now that I have my head out of the android code. I did test it.
What operating system and browser are you using?
I’m going to change the implementation of new comments off now. We seem to have had lower comments than usual and I’m not sure it if it is just easter or people not being able to leave comments.
Repy pane working fine for me on latest Win10 and latest Chrome. Just discovered it wouldn't let me copy and paste the version of Chrome the Rt click way though. Got a pop up saying to use Ctrl + V to paste? Interesting. Won't let me cancel reply by hitting the top right tab. Also there’s this: ampersand hash 309 semi-colon in place of an apostrophe in the edit pane.
The increases to minimum wage and to benefits will have taken effect this month – do you think Muttonbird that a whole lot of people happy with getting more in their hands will think they are so well off that they should support the party of the 1%? What we are finding out is that MMP is delivering a government with inbuilt potential for different views needing to be taken into account for any contentious legislation – probably what the voters who supported NZ First were looking for don’t you think? But a lurch to the right – Naah – more like a bit of a pause in one area – but not stopping some great advances elsewhere. Looking for news from newspapers or the TV misses a lot – its worthwhile having a look at https://www.beehive.govt.nz/ – there is more going on than most peope realise.
And thank you (for what little the thanks of someone outside your electorate counts) for that doubt. "The stupid are cocksure" should be the motto of far too many NZ politicians.
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There is an old superstition in Baseball that no-one must mention that a no-hitter is in progress until the game is over. To do so will immediately cause a hit to be made.
This clearly applies to Rugby as well. No sooner was the unbeaten string highlighted than they had a draw and then a loss. See the updated story you linked to here
When sport is the winner, and NZ is involved at it's top echelon in international happenings, it's great for NZ.
So Rugby tradionally is our major sporting pride, that was why it counted so much in who we are and represented NZ, we were all winners through the game (despite the increasing problems at the top), international a reflection of provincial, a reflection of local community participation and shared value.
South African world cup Springbok win example of this, top draw NZ sporting national comps in subtley, talents and fantastic matches, national team close to getting it right to that on international stage in showing off the greatness of the game this part of the world. The deserved greatness then, of the meaning of the Springbok win, whatever the questionable circumstances, had no small part of it due to that NZ was a winner to that sporting event.
Black Ferns rugby then, is an inherently relatively strong form of the NZ game, and would be very worthy to see continually grow.
Whanau you know Easter was my favourite time in Te tairawhiti we would dry the cow off dig the kumara and patatoes we had plenty of kai all the bottles of kawai dryed kawai.
Easter was awesome the harvest season .
Whanau I can see that some of the story has come to past Kia Kaha Whanau Eco Maori will KEEP educationing you the systems of the PAPATUANUKUE Ka kite ano
Scott morrion is the worst person in Australia for climate change deniers he carried a lump of carbon into the Australian parliament and showed carbon the love. Time for neanderthal to be kicked out on their Ass.
Our leaders are ignoring global warming to the point of criminal negligence. It's unforgivable
I’ve been asking myself a question – and even posing it makes me queasy.
Is it too late – are we beyond saving?
As a culture and a polity, when it comes to climate change, have we arrived at a point where we are now expected – even trained – to abandon hope and submit to the inevitable
OK, I guess that’s two questions. In good faith I can still say that the answer to the first is no. But I’d be a liar and a fool to give the same response to the second.
No, it isn’t too late. But we’ve squandered decades of opportunities to mitigate and forestall impacts and we’re making a pig’s breakfast of responding to what is now a crisis. Even so, humans are not yet beyond saving themselves from the worst ravages of global warming. There’s fight in us yet, even if it’s a bit shapeless.
Enough scandalous time-wasting on climate change. Let's get back to the facts
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The problem – and it’s an existential threat both profound and perverse – is that those who lead us and have power over our shared destiny are ignoring global warming to the point of criminal negligence. Worse than
OK, I guess that’s two questions. In good faith I can still say that the answer to the first is no. But I’d be a liar and a fool to give the same response to the second.
No, it isn’t too late. But we’ve squandered decades of opportunities to mitigate and forestall impacts and we’re making a pig’s breakfast of responding to what is now a crisis. Even so, humans are Ka kite ano P.S I'm trying to get my head around this new format can not cut and paste on computer.
The sandflys think they are so skill because they can break in A Whare take small things that you will notice and return them a couple days later YEA RIGHT you got the power of the state at your disposal. P.S I know that the first person to read my posts are sandflys they often play with their sirens when I hit a soft spot
Whanau I did say the 00.1 % serve themselves first and formost here is more evedince like a kid in a room full of chocolate Times are changing the next generation want there brown next door neighbour to have a good healthy happy equal life life them WHAT IS WRONG WITH THAT NEANDERTHALS.
EQUALITY. And a healthy ENVIRONMENT for All and wildlife time for Australian to change GOVERNMENT.
Selling water to the highest bidder at the expense of Australias beautiful wildlife WTF .
While the government dismissed calls for an inquiry, Shorten called on the prime minister to say whether he backed Joyce’s handling of the contracts and whether he would accept an audit.
Questions over companies chosen for $200m of Murray-Darling water buybacks
“Produce all the documents, all the documents,” Shorten said. “… Is [Scott Morrison] going to stake his reputation on whether or not all of these matters have been done above board
, now a backbencher, signed off on the $200m in water buybacks in 2017. The process took place without an open tender and there has been criticism of the reliability of the water purchased, although the department says it undertook “due diligence activities
Its a crying shame that some people can act so evilly and kill somemany innocent people.
That's cool the small people get a good outcome from the courts James Hardy faulty products causing 100 of millions in damages ruining people lives about time ruling that James Hardy can be sued.
Good on those girls who have come up with the idea to use those bettles to kill that imported weed innovation at its best.
Thanks to critical history report that is educating people exactly what happened and a view into Maori reality and why we are grieving about the unjustices of the past Ka kite ano
Doubt it. The bastard weed threatens pretty much every thing from ground cover plants and regenerating seedlings to the remnant kahikatea forests it's quietly strangling near my burg.
Whanau the figures about the losses to Maori are very low in my view on Reality there are a lot of other factors besides income earnt that can be counted as a Economic loss to tangata whenua O Atoearoa
That would definitely not include the Whenua that was ripped from Tangata Whenua
Inequalities in education, employment and income for Māori are costing the New Zealand economy $2.6 billion a year – and, if the issue isn't fixed it will increase every year to reach $4.3 billion by 2040.
Change Agenda: Income Equity for Māori is a joint report from Business and Economic Research Ltd (BERL), Ngāi Tahu iwi and the Māori Business and Economic Research Ltd (BERL), Ngāi Tahu iwi and the Māori Futures Collective. The report released on Thursday is described by the authors as a call to action. It puts a dollar value on inequality and how it creates an economic loss for Māori, but it also puts a figure on the economic benefits of Māori success to the nation
The current inequalities for Māori create significant social and economic harms for our communities and whānau," says Dr Eruera Tarena from the Māori Futures Collective.
"If we choose to allow those inequalities to grow then social and economic harm will be felt by everybody because it will get to a scale where everyone will feel that pain Ka kite ano P.S the chocolate eaters cannot see that with EQUALITY every one is happy healthy not just them. Times are changing links below Ka kite ano.
The governments of the world are corrupt that is the only explanation on what is going on in Papatuanukue at the minute .
They listen to the mighty $$$$$££$$$$$$$$$$£¢$£€€#(€$$$$$$$$$.
But so long as the 99.9 % of people let them know we are not believing there lies ANYMORE and protest about global warming and poverty and our wild life they will have to make the changes need to fix our decendints FUTURE. KIA KAHA Extinction protesters
Governments will no longer be able ignore the impending climate and ecological crisis, Greta Thunberg, the teenage climate activist, has told Extinction Rebellion protesters gathered at Marble Arch in London.
In a speech on Sunday night where she took aim at politicians who have for too long been able to satisfy demands for action with “beautiful words and promises”, the Swedish 16-year-old said humanity was sitting at a crossroads, but that those gathered had chosen which path they wish to take.
“I come from Sweden and back there its almost the same problem as here, as everywhere, that nothing is being done to stop an ecological crisis despite all the beautiful words and promises,” she told the crowd.
“We are now facing an existential crisis, the climate crisis and ecological crisis which have never been treated as crises before, they have been ignored for decades
The Sri Lanka attacks Eco Maori has a good insight to whats going on but I cannot say its a crying shame people want equality and happiness. That's all I can say the Internet gone down Ka kite ano P.S the dirty cheats
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Peter Dunne writes – I am always wary when I hear that the Controller and Auditor-General has commented on or made recommendations to the government about an issue of public policy that does not relate strictly to public expenditure. According to the legislation, the role of the Controller ...
How Labour’s and National’s failure to move beyond neoliberalism has brought NZ to the brink of economic and cultural chaos Chris Trotter writes – TO START LOSING, so soon after you won, requires a special kind of political incompetence. At the heart of this Coalition ...
And why did the Crown not challenge the Tribunal’s jurisdiction? Gary Judd writes – Retired District Court Judge, David Harvey, has posted on his A Halflings View Substack an excellent summary of Justice Isacs’ judgment declining to uphold the witness summons issued by the Waitangi Tribunal ...
Bryce Edwards writes – Do you believe New Zealand runs its general elections fairly and competently? As a voter, can you be confident that the votes on your ballot will be counted towards the final result?As a political scientist, I’ve been asked these questions many times and ...
Macklemore isn’t someone I’d usually think about. Sure I liked his big hit from a few years back, everybody did it was catchy and cool with some memorable lines. But if I was going to think of artists who might speak out on political matters or world events, he wouldn’t ...
Another week goes by in the Luxon government’s efforts to roll back the past 70 years of social progress. The school lunches programme is to be downgraded by $107 million, and women need bother their heads no longer about pay equity, let alone expect ACC to provide adequate sexual violence ...
Brrr, the first cold snap of the year. Hope you’re rugged up nice and warm. Here are some stories that caught our eye this week… This Week on Greater Auckland On Monday, we had a post from a new contributor, Connor Sharp, who dug into the public feedback ...
Almost all of the Wellington City Council’s recommended zoning changes to allow many more apartments and townhouses in its inner-suburbs have been approved.Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The KākāTL;DR: The podcast above of the weekly ‘hoon’ webinar for subscribers features co-hosts and , along with regular guest on geopolitics, ...
Open access notablesA Global Increase in Nearshore Tropical Cyclone Intensification, Balaguru et al., Earth's Future:Tropical Cyclones (TCs) inflict substantial coastal damages, making it pertinent to understand changing storm characteristics in the important nearshore region. Past work examined several aspects of TCs relevant for impacts in coastal regions. However, ...
Do you believe New Zealand runs its general elections fairly and competently? As a voter, can you be confident that the votes on your ballot will be counted towards the final result? As a political scientist, I’ve been asked these questions many times and always answered “yes”, with very few ...
Thus far May has followed on from a quiet April in the blogging department, but in fairness, it has been another case of doing what I am supposed to be doing, namely writing original fiction. Plus reading. So don’t worry – I have been productive. But in order to reassure ...
Buzz from the Beehive A new government agency will open for business on July 1 – the Social Investment Agency. As a new standalone central agency effective from 1 July, it will lead the development of social investment across Government, helping ministers understand who they need to invest in, what ...
Bryce Edwards writes – “Follow the money” is the classic directive to journalists trying to understand where power and influence lie in society. In terms of uncovering who influences various New Zealand political parties and governments, it therefore pays to look at who is funding them. The ...
Alwyn Poole writes – After being elected to Parliament in 2008 the maiden speech of Hipkins was substantially around education policy. He was Labour’s spokesperson for education 2011 – 2017. He was Minister for Education from 2017 until February 2023. This is approximately 88% of the time Labour ...
Eric Crampton writes – A fashion industry group is lobbying for protections. They make the usual arguments and a newer one. None of it makes sense. An industry group says it pumped $7.8 billion into the economy last year – that’s 1.9 percent of New Zealand’s GDP. ...
In December 2006, Fiji's military leader Voreqe Bainimarama overthrew the elected government in a coup. He ruled Fiji for the next 16 years, first as dictator, then as "elected" Prime Minister. But now, he's finally been sent to jail where he belongs. Sadly, this isn't for his real crime of ...
Don't like National's corrupt Muldoonist "fast-track" law? Aotearoa's environmental NGO's - Greenpeace, Forest & Bird, WWF, Coromandel Watchdog, Coal Action Network Aotearoa, Kiwis Against Seabed Mining, and others - have announced a joint march against it in Auckland in June: When: 13:00, 8 June, 2024 Where: Aotea Square, Auckland You ...
Seymour describes sushi as too woke for school meals. There are no fish sushi meals recommended by the School Lunches programme. Photo: Lynn Grieveson / Getty ImagesTL;DR: The Government will swap out hot meals for packaged sandwiches to save $107 million on school lunches for poor kids. MSD has pulled ...
I don't mind stealin' bread from the mouths of decadenceBut I can't feed on the powerless when my cup's already overfilled, yeahBut it's on the table, the fire's cookin'And they're farmin' babies, while slaves are workin'The blood is on the table and the mouths are chokin'But I'm goin' hungry, yeahSome ...
The Ardern Government’s chickens came home to roost yesterday with the news that the country is short of natural gas. In 2018, Labour banned offshore petroleum exploration, and industry executives say that the attendant loss of confidence by the industry impacted overall investment in onshore gas fields. Energy Resources Minister ...
Hi,If you’ve been digging through the newly launched Webworm store (orders are being dispatched worldwide as I type!) you’ll have noticed the best model we had was Calvin.This is Calvin.Calvin.Calvin is 7, and is the son of my producer over on Flightless Bird, Rob — aka “Wobby Wob”. Rob also ...
This video includes conclusions of the creator climate scientist Dr. Adam Levy. It is presented to our readers as an informed perspective. Please see video description for references (if any). Climate change is everywhere. And when something's everywhere it can feel like it's nowhere. So how do we get our heads ...
Its a law like gravity: whenever a right-wing government is elected, they start attacking democracy. And now, after talking to their Republican and Tory and Fidesz chums at the International Democracy Union forum in Wellington, National is doing it here, announcing plans to remove election-day enrolment. Or, to put it ...
Yesterday Winston Peters focussed his attention on the important matter at hand. Tweeting. Like the former, and quite possibly next, orange POTUS, from whom he takes much of his political strategy, Winston is an avid X’er.His message didn’t resemble an historic address this time. In fact it was more reminiscent ...
Buzz from the Beehive A significant decline in natural gas production has given Resources Minister Shane Jones an opportunity to reiterate his enthusiasm for the mining and burning of coal. For good measure, he has praised an announcement from Genesis Energy that it will resume importing coal. He and Energy ...
“Follow the money” is the classic directive to journalists trying to understand where power and influence lie in society. In terms of uncovering who influences various New Zealand political parties and governments, it therefore pays to look at who is funding them. The political parties are legally obliged to make ...
Rob MacCullough writes – Here is my subjective ranking on a “most-left” to “most-right” scale of most of our major NZ Universities, with some anecdotal (and at times amusing) evidence to back up the claim.Extreme Left Auckland University of TechnologyEvidenceThe ...
Eric Crampton writes – I hadn’t thought about this one until a helpful email showed up in my inbox.It’s pretty obvious that income tax thresholds should automatically index with inflation – whether to anchor the thresholds in percentiles of the income distribution, or to anchor against a real ...
Jacqui Van Der Kaay writes – Parliament’s speaker had no option but to refer Green MP Julie Anne Genter to the Privileges Committee for her behaviour in the House last Wednesday evening. The incident, in which she crossed the floor to wave a book and yell at National ...
Gary Judd writes – The Dean of the law school at the Auckland University of Technology is someone called Khylee Quince. I have been sent her social media posting in which she has, over the LawNews headline “Senior King’s Counsel files complaint about compulsory tikanga Maori studies for ...
Cleo Paskal writes – WASHINGTON, D.C.: ‘Many of us have received phone calls from [the opposing camp] telling them if they join the camp they will be given projects for their wards and $300,000 [around US$35,000] each’, says former Malaita Premier Daniel Suidani. The elections in Solomon Islands aren’t ...
With hindsight, it was inevitable that (a) Hamas would agree to the ceasefire deal brokered by Egypt and Qatar and that ( b) Israel would then immediately launch attacks on Rafah, regardless. We might have hoped the concessions made by Hamas would cause Israel to desist from slaughtering thousands more ...
Placards and mourners outside the Kilbirnie Mosque following the Christchurch terror attack: MSD has terminated the Kaiwhakaoranga service, which has been used by 415 families since the attacks. Photo: Lynn GrievesonTL;DR: The Government’s pledge to only cut ‘back office’ staff rather than ‘frontline’ services is on increasingly shaky ground, with ...
There’s been a few smaller public transport announcements over the last week or so that I thought I’d cover in a single post. Fareshare I’ve long called for Auckland Transport to offer a way to enable employer-subsidised public transport options. The need for this took on even more importance ...
Parliament’s speaker had no option but to refer Green MP Julie Anne Genter to the Privileges Committee for her behaviour in the House last Wednesday evening. The incident, in which she crossed the floor to wave a book and yell at National Minister Matt Doocey, reflects poorly on Genter and ...
On February 14, 2023 we announced our Rebuttal Update Project. This included an ask for feedback about the added "At a glance" section in the updated basic rebuttal versions. This weekly blog post series highlights this new section of one of the updated basic rebuttal versions and serves as a ...
Who likes being sneered at? Nobody. Worse yet, when the sneerer has their facts all wrong, and might well be an idiot.The sneer in question is The adults are in charge now, and it is a sneer offered in retort to criticism of this new Government, no matter how well ...
When in government, Labour pushed to extend the Parliamentary term to four years, to reduce accountability and our ability to vote out a bad government. And now, they're trying to do it through the member's ballot, with a Four-Year Parliamentary Term Legislation Bill. The bill at least requires a referendum ...
A ballot for a single Member's Bill was held today, and the following bill was drawn: Public Works (Prohibition of Compulsory Acquisition of Māori Land) Amendment Bill (Hūhana Lyndon) The bill would prevent the government from stealing Māori land in breach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. It ...
Simeon Brown, alongside Wayne Brown, is favouring a political figleaf now in exchange for loading up tens of millions in extra interest costs on Auckland ratepayers. Photo: Lynn GrievesonTL;DR: Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s is pushing back hard at suggestions from Local Government Minister Simeon Brown and Mayor Wayne Brown ...
Buzz from the Beehive One headline-grabber from the Beehive yesterday was the OECD’s advice that the government must bring the Budget deficit under control or face higher interest rates. Another was the announcement of a $1.9 billion “investment” in Corrections over the next four years. In the best interests of ...
Chris Trotter writes – Had Zheng He’s fleet sailed east, not west, in the early Fifteenth Century, how different our world would be. There is little reason to suppose that the sea-going junks of the Ming Dynasty, among the largest and most sophisticated sailing vessels ever constructed, would have failed ...
David Farrar writes – Two articles give a useful contrast in balance. Both seek to be neutral explainer articles. This one in the Herald on Social Investment covers the pros and cons nicely. It links to critical pieces and talks about aspects that failed and aspects that are more ...
The tikanga regulations will compel law students to be taught that a system which does not conform with the rule of law is nevertheless law which should be observed and applied…Gary Judd KC writes – I have made a complaint to Parliament’s Regulation ...
The future of Te Huia, the train between Hamilton and Auckland, has been getting a lot of attention recently as current funding for it is only in place till the end of June. The government initially agreed to a five year trial, through to April 2026, but that was subject ...
TL;DR: Hamas has just agreed to Israel’s ceasefire plan. Nelson hospital’s rebuild has been cut back to save money. The OECD suggests New Zealand break up network monopolies, including in electricity. PM Christopher Luxon’s news conference on a prison expansion announcement last night was his messiest yet.Here’s my top six ...
A homicide in Ponsonby, a manhunt with a killer on the run. The nation’s leader stands before a press conference reassuring a frightened nation that he’ll sort it out, he’ll keep them safe, he’ll build some new prison spaces.Sorry what? There’s a scary dude on the run with a gun ...
Hi,I know it’s been awhile since there’s been any Webworm merch — and today that all changes!Over the last four months, I’ve been working with New Zealand artist Jess Johnson to create a series of t-shirts, caps and stickers that are infused with Webworm DNA — and as of right ...
The OECD’s chief economist yesterday laid it on the line for the new Government: bring the deficit under control or face higher Reserve Bank interest rates for longer. And to bring the deficit under control, she meant not borrowing for tax cuts. But there was more. Without policy changes—introducing a ...
After a hiatus of over four months Selwyn Manning and I finally got it together to re-start the “A View from Afar” podcast series. We shall see how we go but aim to do 2 episodes per month if possible. … Continue reading → ...
In 2008, the UK Parliament passed the Climate Change Act 2008. The law established a system of targets, budgets, and plans, with inbuilt accountability mechanisms; the aim was to break the cycle of empty promises and replace it with actual progress towards emissions reduction. The law was passed with near-universal ...
Buzz from the Beehive Local Water Done Well – let’s be blunt – is a silly name, but the first big initiative to put it into practice has gone done well. This success is reflected in the headline on an RNZ report:District mayors welcome Auckland’s new water deal with ...
This is a re-post from Yale Climate ConnectionsA farmworker cleans the solar panels of a solar water pump in the village of Jagadhri, Haryana Country, India. (Photo credit: Prashanth Vishwanathan/ IWMI) Decisions made in India over the next few years will play a key role in global ...
Lindsay Mitchell writes – The Children’s Minister, Karen Chhour, intends to repeal Section 7AA from the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 because it creates conflict between claimed Crown Treaty obligations and the child’s best interests. In her words, “Oranga Tamariki’s governing principles and its act should be colour ...
Geoffrey Miller writes – The gloves are off. That might seem to be the undertone of surprisingly tough talk from New Zealand’s foreign and trade ministers. Winston Peters, the foreign minister, may be facing legal action after making allegations about former Australian foreign minister Bob Carr on Radio New Zealand. ...
Brian Easton writes – This is about the time that the Treasury will be locking up its economic forecasts to be published in the 2024 Budget Economic and Fiscal Update (BEFU) on budget day, 30 May. I am not privy to what they will be (I will report on them ...
TL;DR:Winston Peters is reported to have won a budget increase for MFAT. David Seymour wanted his Ministry of Regulation to be three times bigger than the Productivity Commission. Simeon Brown is appointing a Crown Monitor to Watercare to protect the Claytons Crown Guarantee he had to give ratings agencies ...
Today New Zealand First will introduce a Member’s Bill that will protect women’s spaces. The ‘Fair Access to Bathrooms Bill’ will require, primarily in the interest and safety of women and girls, that all new non-domestic publicly accessible buildings provide separate, clearly demarcated, unisex and single sex bathrooms. This Bill ...
The Green Party is welcoming Climate Change Minister Simon Watts’ continuation of Hon. James Shaw’s cross-party work on climate adaptation, now in the form of a Finance and Expenditure Committee Inquiry. ...
The National Government plans to cut 390 jobs at ACC, including roles in the areas of prevention of sexual violence, road safety and workplace safety. ...
The Government has been caught in opposition to evidence once again as it looks to usher in tried, tested and failed work seminar obligations for job-seeking beneficiaries. ...
The Green Party is welcoming the announcement by the Minister Responsible for RMA Reform Chris Bishop to approve most of the Wellington City Council’s District Plan recommendations. ...
David Seymour has failed to get the sweeping cuts he wanted to the free and healthy school lunch programme, Labour education spokesperson Jan Tinetti said. ...
Hon Willie Jackson has been invited by the Oxford Union to debate the motion “This House Believes British Museums are not Very British’ on May 23rd. ...
Green Party MP Hūhana Lyndon says her Public Works (Prohibition of Compulsory Acquisition of Māori Land) Amendment Bill is an opportunity to right some past wrongs around the alienation of Māori land. ...
A senior, highly respected King’s Counsel with decades of experience in our law courts, Gary Judd KC, has filed a complaint about compulsory tikanga Māori studies for law students - highlighting the utter depths of absurdity this woke cultural madness has taken our society. The tikanga regulations will compel law ...
The Government needs to be clear with the people of the Nelson Marlborough region about the changes it is considering for the Nelson Hospital rebuild, Labour health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall said. ...
Ministers must front up about which projects it will push through under its Fast Track Approvals legislation, Labour environment spokesperson Rachel Brooking said today. ...
The Government is again adding to New Zealand’s growing unemployment, this time cutting jobs at the agencies responsible for urban development and growing much needed housing stock. ...
With Minister Karen Chhour indicating in the House today that she either doesn’t know or care about the frontline cuts she’s making to Oranga Tamariki, we risk seeing more and more of our children falling through the cracks. ...
The Labour Party is saddened to learn of the death of Sir Robert Martin, a globally renowned disability advocate who led the way for disability rights both in New Zealand and internationally. ...
Labour is calling for the Government to urgently rethink its coalition commitment to restart live animal exports, Labour animal welfare spokesperson Rachel Boyack said. ...
Today’s Financial Stability Report has once again highlighted that poverty and deep inequality are political choices - and this Government is choosing to make them worse. ...
The Green Party is calling on the Government to do more for our households in most need as unemployment rises and the cost of living crisis endures. ...
Unemployment is on the rise and it’s only going to get worse under this Government, Labour finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds said. Stats NZ figures show the unemployment rate grew to 4.3 percent in the March quarter from 4 percent in the December quarter. “This is the second rise in unemployment ...
The New Zealand Labour Party welcomes the entering into force of the European Union and New Zealand free trade agreement. This agreement opens the door for a huge increase in trade opportunities with a market of 450 million people who are high value discerning consumers of New Zealand goods and ...
The National-led Government continues its fiscal jiggery pokery with its Pharmac announcement today, Labour Health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall says. “The government has increased Pharmac funding but conceded it will only make minimal increases in access to medicine”, said Ayesha Verrall “This is far from the bold promises made to fund ...
This afternoon’s interim Waitangi Tribunal report must be taken seriously as it affects our most vulnerable children, Labour children’s spokesperson Willow-Jean Prime. ...
Te Pāti Māori are demanding the New Zealand Government support an international independent investigation into mass graves that have been uncovered at two hospitals on the Gaza strip, following weeks of assault by Israeli troops. Among the 392 bodies that have been recovered, are children and elderly civilians. Many of ...
Our two-tiered system for veterans’ support is out of step with our closest partners, and all parties in Parliament should work together to fix it, Labour veterans’ affairs spokesperson Greg O’Connor said. ...
Stripping two Ministers of their portfolios just six months into the job shows Christopher Luxon’s management style is lacking, Labour Leader Chris Hipkins said. ...
Tonight’s court decision to overturn the summons of the Children’s Minister has enabled the Crown to continue making decisions about Māori without evidence, says Te Pāti Māori spokesperson for Children, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi. “The judicial system has this evening told the nation that this government can do whatever they want when ...
It appears Nicola Willis is about to pull the rug out from under the feet of local communities still dealing with the aftermath of last year’s severe weather, and local councils relying on funding to build back from these disasters. ...
The Government is making short-sighted changes to the Resource Management Act (RMA) that will take away environmental protection in favour of short-term profits, Labour’s environment spokesperson Rachel Brooking said today. ...
Labour welcomes the release of the report into the North Island weather events and looks forward to working with the Government to ensure that New Zealand is as prepared as it can be for the next natural disaster. ...
A high-level New Zealand political delegation in Honiara today congratulated the new Government of Solomon Islands, led by Jeremiah Manele, on taking office. “We are privileged to meet the new Prime Minister and members of his Cabinet during his government’s first ten days in office,” Deputy Prime Minister and ...
New Zealand voted in favour of a resolution broadening Palestine’s participation at the United Nations General Assembly overnight, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. “The resolution enhances the rights of Palestine to participate in the work of the UN General Assembly while stopping short of admitting Palestine as a full ...
Introduction Good morning. It’s a great privilege to be here at the 2024 Infrastructure Symposium. I was extremely happy when the Prime Minister asked me to be his Minister for Infrastructure. It is one of the great barriers holding the New Zealand economy back from achieving its potential. Building high ...
Defence Minister Judith Collins today announced the upcoming Budget will include new funding of $571 million for Defence Force pay and projects. “Our servicemen and women do New Zealand proud throughout the world and this funding will help ensure we retain their services and expertise as we navigate an increasingly ...
New Zealand’s ability to cope with climate change will be strengthened as part of the Government’s focus to build resilience as we rebuild the economy, Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says. “An enduring and long-term approach is needed to provide New Zealanders and the economy with certainty as the climate ...
Jobseeker beneficiaries who have work obligations must now meet with MSD within two weeks of their benefit starting to determine their next step towards finding a job, Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston says. “A key part of the coalition Government’s plan to have 50,000 fewer people on Jobseeker ...
A new standalone Social Investment Agency will power-up the social investment approach, driving positive change for our most vulnerable New Zealanders, Social Investment Minister Nicola Willis says. “Despite the Government currently investing more than $70 billion every year into social services, we are not seeing the outcomes we want for ...
Check against delivery Good morning. It is a pleasure to be with you to outline the Coalition Government’s approach to our first Budget. Thank you Mark Skelly, President of the Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce, together with your Board and team, for hosting me. I’d like to acknowledge His Worship ...
Your Excellency Ambassador Meredith, Members of the Diplomatic Corps and Ambassadors from European Union Member States, Ministerial colleagues, Members of Parliament, and other distinguished guests, Thank you everyone for joining us. Ladies and gentlemen - In diplomacy, we often speak of ‘close’ and ‘long-standing’ relations. ...
The Therapeutic Products Act (TPA) will be repealed this year so that a better regime can be put in place to provide New Zealanders safe and timely access to medicines, medical devices and health products, Associate Health Minister Casey Costello announced today. “The medicines and products we are talking about ...
The Minister Responsible for RMA Reform, Chris Bishop, today released his decision on twenty recommendations referred to him by the Wellington City Council relating to its Intensification Planning Instrument, after the Council rejected those recommendations of the Independent Hearings Panel and made alternative recommendations. “Wellington notified its District Plan on ...
Rape Awareness Week (6-10 May) is an important opportunity to acknowledge the continued effort required by government and communities to ensure that all New Zealanders can live free from violence, say Ministers Karen Chhour and Louise Upston. “With 1 in 3 women and 1 in 8 men experiencing sexual violence ...
Associate Education Minister David Seymour has today announced that the Government will be delivering a more efficient Healthy School Lunches Programme, saving taxpayers approximately $107 million a year compared to how Labour funded it, by embracing innovation and commercial expertise. “We are delivering on our commitment to treat taxpayers’ money ...
New research on the impacts of extreme weather on coastal marine habitats in Tairāwhiti and Hawke’s Bay will help fishery managers plan for and respond to any future events, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says. A report released today on research by Niwa on behalf of Fisheries New Zealand ...
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters will lead a broad political delegation on a five-stop Pacific tour next week to strengthen New Zealand’s engagement with the region. The delegation will visit Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and Tuvalu. “New Zealand has deep and ...
There has been a material decline in gas production according to figures released today by the Gas Industry Co. Figures released by the Gas Industry Company show that there was a 12.5 per cent reduction in gas production during 2023, and a 27.8 per cent reduction in gas production in the ...
Defence Minister Judith Collins tonight announced the recipients of the Minister of Defence Awards of Excellence for Industry, saying they all contribute to New Zealanders’ security and wellbeing. “Congratulations to this year’s recipients, whose innovative products and services play a critical role in the delivery of New Zealand’s defence capabilities, ...
Welcome to you all - it is a pleasure to be here this evening.I would like to start by thanking Greg Lowe, Chair of the New Zealand Defence Industry Advisory Council, for co-hosting this reception with me. This evening is about recognising businesses from across New Zealand and overseas who in ...
It is a pleasure to be speaking to you as the Minister for Digitising Government. I would like to thank Akolade for the invitation to address this Summit, and to acknowledge the great effort you are making to grow New Zealand’s digital future. Today, we stand at the cusp of ...
New Zealand is urging both Israel and Hamas to agree to an immediate ceasefire to avoid the further humanitarian catastrophe that military action in Rafah would unleash, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. “The immense suffering in Gaza cannot be allowed to worsen further. Both sides have a responsibility to ...
A new online data dashboard released today as part of the Government’s school attendance action plan makes more timely daily attendance data available to the public and parents, says Associate Education Minister David Seymour. The interactive dashboard will be updated once a week to show a national average of how ...
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced Rosemary Banks will be New Zealand’s next Ambassador to the United States of America. “Our relationship with the United States is crucial for New Zealand in strategic, security and economic terms,” Mr Peters says. “New Zealand and the United States have a ...
The Government is considering creating a new tier of minerals permitting that will make it easier for hobby miners to prospect for gold. “New Zealand was built on gold, it’s in our DNA. Our gold deposits, particularly in regions such as Otago and the West Coast have always attracted fortune-hunters. ...
Minister for Trade Todd McClay today announced that New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will commence negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA). Minister McClay met with his counterpart UAE Trade Minister Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi in Dubai, where they announced the launch of negotiations on a ...
New Zealand Sign Language Week is an excellent opportunity for all Kiwis to give the language a go, Disabilities Issues Minister Louise Upston says. This week (May 6 to 12) is New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Week. The theme is “an Aotearoa where anyone can sign anywhere” and aims to ...
Six tertiary students have been selected to work on NASA projects in the US through a New Zealand Space Scholarship, Space Minister Judith Collins announced today. “This is a fantastic opportunity for these talented students. They will undertake internships at NASA’s Ames Research Center or its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), where ...
New Zealanders will be safer because of a $1.9 billion investment in more frontline Corrections officers, more support for offenders to turn away from crime, and more prison capacity, Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell says. “Our Government said we would crack down on crime. We promised to restore law and order, ...
The OECD’s latest report on New Zealand reinforces the importance of bringing Government spending under control, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. The OECD conducts country surveys every two years to review its members’ economic policies. The 2024 New Zealand survey was presented in Wellington today by OECD Chief Economist Clare Lombardelli. ...
The Government has delivered on its election promise to provide a financially sustainable model for Auckland under its Local Water Done Well plan. The plan, which has been unanimously endorsed by Auckland Council’s Governing Body, will see Aucklanders avoid the previously projected 25.8 per cent water rates increases while retaining ...
Foreign Minister Winston Peters discussed the need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, and enhanced cooperation in the Pacific with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock during her first official visit to New Zealand today. "New Zealand and Germany enjoy shared interests and values, including the rule of law, democracy, respect for the international system ...
The Minister Responsible for RMA Reform, Chris Bishop today released his decision on four recommendations referred to him by the Western Bay of Plenty District Council, opening the door to housing growth in the area. The Council’s Plan Change 92 allows more homes to be built in existing and new ...
Thank you, John McKinnon and the New Zealand China Council for the invitation to speak to you today. Thank you too, all members of the China Council. Your effort has played an essential role in helping to build, shape, and grow a balanced and resilient relationship between our two ...
The Government is modernising insurance law to better protect Kiwis and provide security in the event of a disaster, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly announced today. “These reforms are long overdue. New Zealand’s insurance law is complicated and dated, some of which is more than 100 years old. ...
The coalition Government is refreshing its approach to supporting pay equity claims as time-limited funding for the Pay Equity Taskforce comes to an end, Public Service Minister Nicola Willis says. “Three years ago, the then-government introduced changes to the Equal Pay Act to support pay equity bargaining. The changes were ...
Structured literacy will change the way New Zealand children learn to read - improving achievement and setting students up for success, Education Minister Erica Stanford says. “Being able to read and write is a fundamental life skill that too many young people are missing out on. Recent data shows that ...
Trade Minister Todd McClay says Canada’s refusal to comply in full with a CPTPP trade dispute ruling in our favour over dairy trade is cynical and New Zealand has no intention of backing down. Mr McClay said he has asked for urgent legal advice in respect of our ‘next move’ ...
The rights of our children and young people will be enhanced by changes the coalition Government will make to strengthen oversight of the Oranga Tamariki system, including restoring a single Children’s Commissioner. “The Government is committed to delivering better public services that care for our most at-risk young people and ...
The Government is making it easier for minor changes to be made to a building consent so building a home is easier and more affordable, Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says. “The coalition Government is focused on making it easier and cheaper to build homes so we can ...
New Zealand lost a true legend when internationally renowned disability advocate Sir Robert Martin (KNZM) passed away at his home in Whanganui last night, Disabilities Issues Minister Louise Upston says. “Our Government’s thoughts are with his wife Lynda, family and community, those he has worked with, the disability community in ...
Good evening – Before discussing the challenges and opportunities facing New Zealand’s foreign policy, we’d like to first acknowledge the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs. You have contributed to debates about New Zealand foreign policy over a long period of time, and we thank you for hosting us. ...
By Repeka Nasiko in Suva “Justice has won,” says Fiji’s acting Director of Public Prosecutions John Rabuku following the sentencing of former prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama and former police commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho. Speaking to The Fiji Times, Rabuku said that while they welcomed the judgment by acting Chief Justice Salesi ...
The foreign affairs minister has landed in Solomon Islands for the first leg of his Pacific tour, and an audience with the newly elected Prime Minister. ...
PNG Post-Courier New Zealand High Commissioner Peter Zwart and PNG Defence Minister Dr Billy Joseph welcomed a C-130 Hercules to Port Moresby this week to support Papua New Guinea’s response to the March 24 earthquake and recent severe flooding. “Papua New Guinea has requested New Zealand’s assistance to transport emergency ...
Grub Street King Luxon rode through the streets Of King’s Landing, and was troubled By the sight of hungry urchins in the mud. “Who would be the best of my Lords To deal with this negative optic?” He pondered. The answer came to him instantly. “Seymour!” he said to himself. ...
“The Bill does not provide environmental protection, good quality decision making, certainty, public participation or speed. It should be withdrawn.” ...
RNZ News Television New Zealand has breached its collective agreement with the E tū union when deciding on discontinuing programmes, the Employment Relations Authority has ruled. It was announced in March that 68 staff members who work for news programmes Midday and Tonight, consumer justice programme Fair Go, current affairs ...
Asia Pacific Report Barangay New Zealand’s Rene Molina has interviewed the country’s first Filipino Green MP Francisco Hernandez who was sworn into Parliament yesterday as the party’s latest member. This is the first interview with Hernandez who replaces former Green Party co-leader James Shaw after his retirement from politics to ...
An Australian Strategic Policy Institute report says Pillar Two could raise the industry to state of the art capability - or "crush" it "under the weight of the globe's biggest player". ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marlene Longbottom, Associate Professor, Indigenous Education & Research Centre, James Cook University ShutterstockThis article contains information on deaths in custody and the violence experienced by First Nations people in encounters with the Australian carceral system. It also contains references to ...
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Rosemary McDonald
Jonathan Pie shares your views on Notre Dame in this video
https://www.plantbasednews.org/post/jonathan-pie-gov-protect-animal-farming
Also Wikileaks release an unclassified US diplomatic cable referring to the March 15, 2006 unlawful killing of Muslim women and children at the hands of US troops, and the attempt to cover up the evidence
Remind me who are the criminals here?
https://www.globalresearch.ca/wikileaks-iraqi-children-in-u-s-raid-shot-in-head-u-n-says/5674959
“”When? I was being taught about greenhouse gasses and destruction of the rainforest when I was at school 25 years ago. To be fair, I wasn’t listening, I’d just discovered wanking.”
Yep. And our so called Leaders are still at it. That and buttsnorkelling the rich. After my wee rant the other day and the ensuing slap down from the TS ‘community’ I really couldn’t be naffed posting links to others who are similarly disgusted at our species distorted priorities.
These Worthies really do believe Man’s puny efforts at construction are more valuable than anything nature might have wrought. They will be more than happy to destroy even more of the planet to rebuild a monument to Man’s superiority.
While the homeless sleep under bridges and in shop doorways.
We don’t deserve this planet.
Thanks for posting that francesca.
It was a timing issue not content issue imo
Rosemary, yes it was a beautiful place, so was the ocean in the 60's not full of plastic, and full of healthy life.
We have wrecked the world and have lost any sense of values, so the destruction just seems to underline the general failure to cope.
There should be money for the Extinction Rebellion.
That was annoying. The boot drive decided that it didn’t like the old drive controller it has been shoved on. It also failed on the reboots because the card didn’t reset. Needed a power off
And the spare raid drive on that card has disappeared.
New IBM sata card has been ordered. But it is easter, I will probably have to drop a cable off one of the other drives and give it to the boot.
Could be worse, I thought you’d lost your Easter egg behind the chicken wire 😉
I appreciate all the work you do to keep the Standard running for us. Thank you.
“That was annoying.”
And that was all I understood of your comment. It sounds really serious, so well done for fixing it.
(what is a ‘raid drive’, and why would one need a spare? )
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID
To provide safe storage for TS, I have 4 small (120GB) SSDs mounted in a RAID1 disk array. Two of them mirror each other. The other two are spares that come on line and duplicate if one of the active drives fails. In other words it is always online backup system with spares.
In addition. to provide system storage for my other systems, I have 8 2TB drives in a RAID6 providing 12TB of slower storage. RAID6 can have up to 2 disks fail in the array and still rebuild itself when fresh disks are added.
Then there is a boot SSD.
Problem is that it all relies on having drive ports. I had it running on a microsem SATA card which cooked itself. Problem is that I haven’t found a good replacement for it yet. Some of the processes on the system are a bit intense (like the whole of TS backs up offline every hour) and the retail cards aren’t cutting it.
I don’t want to spend too much – TS generate enough to pay for some of the solutions. But I’ve had two cards in and found problems with both.
Now I’m getting another server rated card.
It’s really extraordinary the work you put in to keep this valuable site going
Much awe and gratitude and probably time for another donation
I really don’t have much time to expend on the site. But there are synergies.
I’m a programmer whose partner does video, so I usually have a lot of gear and software tools accessible at home (when I’m here – spent a lot of time working offshore site work recently).
It integrates well with my server so I’m usually fixing that for my own benefit.
Same. 100+ Thanks
Well, what are we going to do about this man’s legacy?
https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/111980198/ros-lewis-was-sexually-assaulted-by-james-k-baxter-at-jerusalem-she-wasnt-the-only-one
Given the treatment that Israel Folau has been given for merely quoting what the Bible says about sinners what can be done about Baxter’s behaviour?
Will he be dug up and a wooden stake driven through his heart?
Will we have to gather up all the books with his poetry in them and have a mass bonfire?
Will he have to be removed from any New Zealand literature classes and be expunged from history?
After all, he can’t simply be accepted as having simply been a man of his times and be held blameless.
Or is it different when a hero of the left misbehaves?
Personally I wouldn’t mind in the slightest if nobody ever had to read his poetry again. I thought it was utter rubbish. That was only a personal opinion though and there were people I knew who regarded him as a genius.
The funny thing was that the same people were on the other side to myself when we discussed McCahon. I thought he was one of the greatest painters of all time and they thought he was a charlatan.
Bit fizzy for Easter there alwyn.
You seem to be extrapolating to catastrophe.
Hero worship always ends in tears.
“Hero worship always ends in tears.”
+100
‘Of course, it would be wrong to suggest this sort of mayhem began with rock-and-roll. After all, there were riots at the premiere of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” So, what’s the answer? Ban all music? In this reporter’s opinion, the answer, sadly, is ‘yes’.’
“I thought he was one of the greatest painters of all time and they thought he was a charlatan.”
Well that’s truly surprising. I’d always believed you to be a pox ridden conservative having more in common with the hapless Chen Werry.
You silly little fellow. I am neither pox-ridden nor shall I die on the gallows. Those results would happen only if I were to embrace your mistress or your politics. I have no intention of doing either.
With apologies to John Wilkes.
If you’ve read the poetry this disclosure doesn’t come as a great surprise. It’s a seething, conflicted mixture of Baxter’s own puritanism and his reaction against it.
“What is this man, this glittering dung-fed fly that burrows in foul earth” is appalling misogyny combined with self-hatred. But it also shows the rare linguistic horsepower of a genuine poet. Fine artists are not necessarily nice people.
A good bit of his poetry, if not “utter rubbish” is uneven, wordy, preachy and almost impossible to read these days. But some, including a fair bit of the later stuff ironically dating from the Jerusalem period, is very good.
The Baxter idolatry that happened for a few years after his death in 1972 was always stupid. Jerusalem was soon recognised as not being a long-term model for anything, and to call him a “hero of the left” is preposterous.
He, his poetry and his legacy were always flawed – this makes it look even more so.
Given the treatment that Israel Folau has been given for merely quoting what the Bible says about sinners what can be done about Baxter’s behaviour?
I’m no medical professional or behavioural psychologist, but I’m pretty sure that there is nothing that can be done to punish, educate or rehabilitate the dead, in fact no mechanism for responding to or modifying their behaviour in even the slightest degree, what with them being dead and suchlike.
Alcoholism and religious flakery are usually fairly good indications that an individual’s decision making and social behaviour may turn out to be somewhat sub-par. This applies equally to McCahon and Baxter.
Wally be out of the Wallabies wally?
Because reinstating a spectacularly unsuccessful embargo and impoverishing Cubans will work wonders. Idiots.
https://twitter.com/W7VOA/status/1118508240520617984
Bolton said remittances will be capped at $1,000 per person every three months, compared to the unlimited remittances allowed by the Obama administration “under the assumption that capital inflows would benefit the Cuban people. Yet, the situation for Cubans has in fact worsened.”
The U.S. Treasury Department also will suspend Obama-era authorizations that allowed Cuban companies and banks to perform “U-turn” transactions in third countries that passed indirectly through the U.S. banking system. Bolton said that allowed the Cuban government to evade U.S. sanctions and obtain access to hard currencies.
In addition, the State Department will add five companies to its list of restricted entities, including Aerogaviota, an airline controlled by Gaviota, a group of tourism-related companies controlled by the Cuban armed forces. Those measures are in addition to the full implementation of the Helms-Burton law, which will allow lawsuits in federal courts seeking compensation for properties confiscated by the Cuban government after 1959. The step was formally announced by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday morning and is scheduled to take effect on May 2.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article229341009.html
The important thing here is its a further attempt to alienate Venezuela.
That is all it’s about.
…and oil…don’t forget the oil..
Venezuela selling subsidised oil to Cuba must wind the Americans up no end..though I do love Pences spin… “Venezuela’s oil belongs to the Venezuelan people,”.
What a guy. a Hero of our times, defender of the people of Venezuela..though maybe just the ones who would take over ownership of the oil once they wrestle back control from, erm, the people and their Democratically voted leader.
and the Koch brothers who would also like ‘their’ oil back, thank you very much.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cuba-venezuela/trumps-cuba-hawks-try-to-squeeze-havana-over-venezuela-role-idUSKCN1RT2D8
http://tass.com/world/1048558
Just never forget about the oil and Big Brother ?
Try this comment editor out. It seems to work on my testing without problems.
I will hook it up so that either can be used and test it in the audience of critics for a day or two to see if there are issues.
Bold, italic, underline, strike-out, link and
How about a link to a comment?
edit: Yup, seems to be retaining the comment number and going directly to the comment. Yay!
Yeah, that is a bit of a pain and a couple of small attempts to fix it bounced because the cause was obscure.
I’ve had a brief look at the oEmbed that runs it. In typical wordpress fashion it isn’t exactly well documented. Moreover I have to get into the section of the code about the current site reading a link from itself and get it to discriminate. That means digging down into the code.
On the other hand I have 10 days off. 😈
Update: Interesting… https://thestandard.org.nz/open-mike-20-04-2019/#comment-1609607
If this new comment editor runs without niggling issues like that, then why bother trying to fix issues with the older way?
Anyone sufficiently tech challenged to have trouble working out how to copy a URL and paste it into the correct box in that linking doodad need only ask and no doubt lots of people here will jump in to help out.
An interesting thing is the old way of linking to a comment worked OK when it was part of a sentence like this https://thestandard.org.nz/open-mike-20-04-2019/#comment-1609625. It just dropped the hash and comment number when it was effectively a standalone paragraph separated from other text with enters like below.
https://thestandard.org.nz/open-mike-20-04-2019/#comment-1609625
Note that it looks like it correctly links to the comment when first submitted, but then drops the comment number and just links to the OP after you refresh.
Yeah that is the oembed style. It goes away and fetches an ‘image’ of what it is going to display ansync after it has been saved then caches it. So you don’t see it immediately, just after it has interrogated the remote site to find out what it should display and eventually received a reply.
Trying a different variation.
donation sorted thanks for the tutorial
Overstayers and increasing reports of fraud and exploitation are overstretching Immigration NZ compliance officers.
https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/387430/anonymous-calls-to-immigration-nz-double
This is in fact progress – until recently Immigration was so overstretched it no longer bothered to investigate – part of the deliberate capacity destruction of the previous administration. Things are gradually improving, though the between 5 & 600 000 migrants let in without noticeable scrutiny will continue to depress labour outcomes until they retire – in 30-40 years.
Liking the comment editor thing, thanks Iprent.
I’m a fan of the old italics and often waste a lot of time when the old way of doing it goes wrong for reasons I can never quite work out. The joys of being a committed Luddite with tech savvy pretensions.
Oh this is cewl
!Tho I feel as though I shouldn't be using wysiwyg given the money I wasted getting a puting degree
you are a gulfer?
Only if you are a fush
Couldn’t resist that….very coooool.
A good read on the 737MAX fuckup.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/aviation/how-the-boeing-737-max-disaster-looks-to-a-software-developer
The big question now is whether Boeing chooses to continue bodging over crappy dynamic characteristics with a software patch and regulatory bodies allow them to. Or whether bullets get bitten and there’s a substantial re-engineer to eliminate the dodgy aerodynamics.
Looks to me like the best way forward would be to re-engineer a new longer main landing that fits the existing bays (which they kinda already did for the MAX10) and reposition the engines to a more conventional location.
Good read and an excellent source. The critical para in my mind is this:
None of the sources I’ve read so far has been able to quantify this. Some suggest that the pitch up isn’t that aggressive, and all MCAS was meant to do was restore a ‘similar feel’ to the previous generation 737’s. Others are less sanguine.
If it turns out the MAX is dynamically unstable, that should be the end of it. No software fix is going to ever be acceptable.
That is what I’ve been hearing from 4 sources close to the industry ie ex war bird pilot who in close contact with all the buzz, a 737 pilot (his daughter), and 2 airline pilot instructors ( his son-in-law, and my sisters neighbour) .
The 737MAX should never have been allowed to fly. Boeing are for the high jump on this one. They made a cavalier decision which looked at their bottom line only, and never at passenger safety.
It also highlights the danger of constant cutbacks in government funding. The US govt (via the FAA) passed the buck for ensuring safe aircraft to manufactures, is a direct result of the constantly trimming of governmental oversight and policing regulations, with the primary goal of reducing taxes for the well off.
Our own glaring example of reduced funding for governmental oversight are the 29 deaths at Pike River. There is some suggestion that the 50 deaths on the 15 March is also partly a result of insufficient governmental oversight from lack of funding. The tRumps cutbacks in regulation in all manner of environmental and food (the latest wrt to Pork production) is just a ticking time bomb for “unexplained” deaths and illness in the future.
https://www.ewg.org/release/trump-wants-let-hog-farmers-decide-if-pork-safe
Neil Armstrong,Frank Borman desert training in Tatooine Desert Robes” in 1964
Tatooine Desert Robes”
https://archive.org/details/S64-14507
lol I guess Rambo got it right
After making it to the top and now ruling out a capital gains tax under her watch, where will it be for Jacinda from here?
Hilt-deep. A well placed dirk.
Wayne reckons she’ll up the top tax rate to 40% and tax free under $10K which would be some consolation, but hardly something which is going to make a difference to generational inequalities. Perhaps the tax free threshold would be a change which would never be reversed but it’s still just tinkering.
I’m just disappointed at the continued short term thinking of Kiwis and their leaders.
Pulling kumara out, many of them > 3 kg. I note a > 3 kg kumara made the Herald today…
My PR team is killing me.
Bleeping hell, WeTheBleeple, that's fantastic. We harvested last weekend, and our largest plant got 4.1 kg. Our 48 plants grossed about 95 kg. Two years ago, our entire crop was stolen. Last year a friend in the next allotment chased away some thieves before they got too much.. This year we harvested the lot, donating a third to the local community kitchen for their weekly meal. 30 kg fed 100 people with fresh roast kumera and we were pleased to sample the kai ourselves. A great growing season this year in the top of the South.
Sorry Muttonbird, I couldn’t directly reply.
Seems a likely scenario. She could also look to commit revenue (to offset tax cuts) from the extension of the bright line test while also utilizing their surplus.
Nonetheless, I was asking more along the lines of where to from here career wise. As in, will she attempt to get Labour over the line then leave mid term?
I think Ardern is just shaking her head at the moment at the benighted thinking of most Kiwis and wondering what she can do against such selfishness. I’m certain she is furious with Peters.
An extension to the bright line test to 25 years would be similar to what we were all expecting from the CGT announcement ie, a tax on capital gain from investment properties and secondary homes. It would give the middle finger to Winston Peters which is what he so richly deserves.
That crucible of analytic thought, Kate Hawkseby, recently said JA was too good for New Zealand and her future lies with global politics. I think she’s right after the events of this week.
The “bright line test” is a pretty blunt instrument in that it is saying that any sale within a certain time is taxable despite intention at time of purchase. Better, and probably more likely since it was where IRD were going in their submissions, is firmer rules around intent at purchase. Like if the business plan depends on capital gain to be profitable, then it’s taxable.
Although IRD are getting pretty good at tipping out people that are abusing the intent at purchase provision.
As for Hawkseby’s opinion, why can’t New Zealand have the best. Why does everything good in New Zealand have to go or be sold “overseas”. What small minded negative thinking.
I had thought that the “bright line” merely turned the presumption about intent to profit from sale from assuming there was no such intent to assuming there was intent – but that in individual cases evidence could be provided or ‘discovered’ to justify different treatment – but I;m not expert in this area.I share the thoughts of others that there is plenty for the government to get on with, and that Ardern will continue to manage the complex relationships within a 3 party government well.
I know someone who recently failed the bright line test and was billed accordingly. This was her only house and she planned to live in it on retirement in 2 years time. She had a very valid reason for selling the house in under the 2 years but this was not accepted.
I think she has realised that CGT was going to be political suicide unless it was done properly, also we are taxed to buggary by every other tax GST, PAYE, Petrol Tax etc, etc
A sound political decision for a first term Government ?
Changing the bright line test requires legislation. Peters would not vote for it. We are not governed by prime ministerial fiat.
This stuff is the flip side of the years of Kiwiblog comments denouncing John Key for not immediately privatising everything. Some people have never really left absolute monarchy behind.
Hey the new text enhancement options look cool! Not much happening apart from a spell of very mild autumn, but a Nat MP accidentally went viral on social media: https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/17-04-2019/an-explosive-interview-with-the-most-popular-mp-in-the-national-party/
“On Sunday April 14, 2019, Andrew Falloon tweeted a photo of his dad and a cat. As of writing, the tweet has been liked 478,722 times and been retweeted 75,823 times.”
Apparently a neighbourhood cat sensed the ailing dad needed some comfort from a friend. Photo says it all…
It’s been said when cats aren’t shitting in vegetable patches and fighting each other in the night they are able to detect and respond to sickness in human beings. I’d like to know the physiology behind this.
Stories of the inexplicable gnosis of animals have been circulating since people lived in caves – since real life keeps producing instances. As a physics graduate, I’d advise against seeking an explanation in physiology. Too reductionist. Sheldrake’s notion of morphogenetic fields was always a better bet. I’ve read several books about case studies of the phenomenon in the past (he also wrote one on the topic).
Google threw up this report from a psychologist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-playing-field/201010/do-animals-have-esp-because-i-have-questions
I reckon Labour needs to ask Tracey Martin to join them before NZF dies a horrible death.
I dont see NZFirst going anywhere whilst Winston’s around, but as you allude to, he wont be around forever. Anyone else see Garners attack piece on Stuff?, sorry I dont know how to link to it, but it was pretty brutal 😕
No one takes Garner seriously and true to form he is all over the place in that article. It is rambling, tabloid stuff which comes to no meaningful conclusions whatsoever.
Terrible piece by Garner.
What is it with that guy
And opinion pieces, of which there are far too many posing as news , mean that journalistic standards can be bypassed.
File this under bugger: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-019-0335-5
“Here we present the observations of atmospheric microplastic deposition in a remote, pristine mountain catchment (French Pyrenees). We analysed samples, taken over five months, that represent atmospheric wet and dry deposition and identified fibres up to ~750 µm long and fragments ≤300 µm as microplastics. We document relative daily counts of 249 fragments, 73 films and 44 fibres per square metre that deposited on the catchment. An air mass trajectory analysis shows microplastic transport through the atmosphere over a distance of up to 95 km.”
“Microplastics are tiny pieces that break off larger plastic items (such as bottles and bags) as they degrade in the environment, as well as the fibers that slough off synthetic fabrics. They come in a wide range of sizes—from a grain of rice down to a virus—and are made up of a complex variety of polymers and added chemicals.”
“Most research to detect microplastics in the environment has been done in the ocean, where they were first noticed, but scientists have slowly realized they are also present in freshwater systems, soil and the atmosphere. The first study to measure plastic fallout from the atmosphere—conducted in Paris—was published only in 2015.” https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/microplastics-are-blowing-in-the-wind/
My apologies Muttonbird, once again I was unable to directly reply (text won’t enter on reply).
I think Labour made a big mistake leaving another void straight off the bat of their CGT announcement/abandonment. Outlining an alternative now would have reduced the widespread outrage and disappointment.
As for Jacinda, with the amount of positive attention she’s been receiving, the world has got to be her oyster. Hence, one wonders how much longer she will stay?
Was her not on her watch call on CGT a hint she may leave?
I wouldn’t blame her. We’ve yet again shown ourselves to be selfish, unambitious and short-sighted.
What do you mean by "we've"?
Wasn't it short-sighted (and questionably wrong) off Jacinda to think the majority of voters who would have supposedly benefited from it wouldn't have supported it?
Thus, wasn't it also short-sighted (and again questionably wrong) of Jacinda to think Labour couldn't win the next election without NZ First?
Interesting. I will have a quick look at that now that I have my head out of the android code. I did test it.
What operating system and browser are you using?
I’m going to change the implementation of new comments off now. We seem to have had lower comments than usual and I’m not sure it if it is just easter or people not being able to leave comments.
Repy pane working fine for me on latest Win10 and latest Chrome. Just discovered it wouldn't let me copy and paste the version of Chrome the Rt click way though. Got a pop up saying to use Ctrl + V to paste? Interesting. Won't let me cancel reply by hitting the top right tab. Also there’s this: ampersand hash 309 semi-colon in place of an apostrophe in the edit pane.
Thanks for looking into that, lprent. Whatever you did seems to have solved the problem. Cheers.
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The Chairman – forever sowing the seeds of doubt…
True but have the events of the last week not caused you to doubt this government?
They have lurched to the right real quick.
The increases to minimum wage and to benefits will have taken effect this month – do you think Muttonbird that a whole lot of people happy with getting more in their hands will think they are so well off that they should support the party of the 1%? What we are finding out is that MMP is delivering a government with inbuilt potential for different views needing to be taken into account for any contentious legislation – probably what the voters who supported NZ First were looking for don’t you think? But a lurch to the right – Naah – more like a bit of a pause in one area – but not stopping some great advances elsewhere. Looking for news from newspapers or the TV misses a lot – its worthwhile having a look at https://www.beehive.govt.nz/ – there is more going on than most peope realise.
With regard governance, I am forever riddled with doubt, and justifiably so
And thank you (for what little the thanks of someone outside your electorate counts) for that doubt. "The stupid are cocksure" should be the motto of far too many NZ politicians.
Hopefully it’ll be quite some time before we’re forced to test the aquatic-ape hypothesis.
https://twitter.com/edyong209/status/1119262380116942849
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/04/great-white-sharks-flee-killer-whales/587563/
Nina Paley is an independent feminist animator and copyright activist. Here is a link to her second feature length animation film, Seder-Masochism, a retelling of the story of Exodus and a personal exploration of the Jewish Passover tradition in an atheist Jewish-American context, and an underlying examination of how patriarchal religious god-worship overtook matriarchal religious goddess worship over the ages. Free. Copying is an act of love. Happy Easter. Shalom. Peace to all womankind! https://archive.org/details/sedermasochism/
oh dear
https://twitter.com/LahavHarkov/status/1119220285079683073
I can put a fresh comment in but if I try and reply to another comment I don’t get any area to type the reply. Is it me and if so how can I fix it?
It's you.
There must be a God. I no sooner asked this question that I was able to reply to comments. A miracle.
ps And thank you for your kind thought Robert. I’m sure you mean the comment in a helpful and friendly manner.
No need to thank me, it's what I do.
(I saw there was a bustle in your hedgerow and I plucked it out, for sure. Problem solved).
Test reply.
Edit: that seems to work.
PS: I was behind the eight ball, us usual, it seems …
Next weeks New Yorker to sell out.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4YQt20XsAIFbwD.jpg:large
So much media is a drone these days, because alot of it is political, which is a sign of economic dysfunction.
Congratulations to the mighty Black Ferns rugby, a sporting winning team for NZ.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/sevens/112172893/new-zealand-on-verge-of-record-run-at-world-womens-sevens-in-japan
There is an old superstition in Baseball that no-one must mention that a no-hitter is in progress until the game is over. To do so will immediately cause a hit to be made.
This clearly applies to Rugby as well. No sooner was the unbeaten string highlighted than they had a draw and then a loss. See the updated story you linked to here
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/sevens/112172893/new-zealand-on-verge-of-record-run-at-world-womens-sevens-in-japan
Allez le bleus
Allez les Bleus
When sport is the winner, and NZ is involved at it's top echelon in international happenings, it's great for NZ.
So Rugby tradionally is our major sporting pride, that was why it counted so much in who we are and represented NZ, we were all winners through the game (despite the increasing problems at the top), international a reflection of provincial, a reflection of local community participation and shared value.
South African world cup Springbok win example of this, top draw NZ sporting national comps in subtley, talents and fantastic matches, national team close to getting it right to that on international stage in showing off the greatness of the game this part of the world. The deserved greatness then, of the meaning of the Springbok win, whatever the questionable circumstances, had no small part of it due to that NZ was a winner to that sporting event.
Black Ferns rugby then, is an inherently relatively strong form of the NZ game, and would be very worthy to see continually grow.
Testing this version of the comment editor on the cellphone
Whanau you know Easter was my favourite time in Te tairawhiti we would dry the cow off dig the kumara and patatoes we had plenty of kai all the bottles of kawai dryed kawai.
Easter was awesome the harvest season .
Whanau I can see that some of the story has come to past Kia Kaha Whanau Eco Maori will KEEP educationing you the systems of the PAPATUANUKUE Ka kite ano
Some Eco Maori Music for the minute
https://youtu.be/u9Dg-g7t2l4
Wish you a happy Easter Whanau
Whanau I was trying to have the sound of silence in the post above. That's all the sandflys can do stuff with my Internet.
https://youtu.be/tgIqecROs5M
Scott morrion is the worst person in Australia for climate change deniers he carried a lump of carbon into the Australian parliament and showed carbon the love. Time for neanderthal to be kicked out on their Ass.
Our leaders are ignoring global warming to the point of criminal negligence. It's unforgivable
I’ve been asking myself a question – and even posing it makes me queasy.
Is it too late – are we beyond saving?
As a culture and a polity, when it comes to climate change, have we arrived at a point where we are now expected – even trained – to abandon hope and submit to the inevitable
OK, I guess that’s two questions. In good faith I can still say that the answer to the first is no. But I’d be a liar and a fool to give the same response to the second.
No, it isn’t too late. But we’ve squandered decades of opportunities to mitigate and forestall impacts and we’re making a pig’s breakfast of responding to what is now a crisis. Even so, humans are not yet beyond saving themselves from the worst ravages of global warming. There’s fight in us yet, even if it’s a bit shapeless.
Enough scandalous time-wasting on climate change. Let's get back to the facts
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The problem – and it’s an existential threat both profound and perverse – is that those who lead us and have power over our shared destiny are ignoring global warming to the point of criminal negligence. Worse than
OK, I guess that’s two questions. In good faith I can still say that the answer to the first is no. But I’d be a liar and a fool to give the same response to the second.
No, it isn’t too late. But we’ve squandered decades of opportunities to mitigate and forestall impacts and we’re making a pig’s breakfast of responding to what is now a crisis. Even so, humans are Ka kite ano P.S I'm trying to get my head around this new format can not cut and paste on computer.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/20/our-leaders-are-ignoring-global-warming-to-the-point-of-criminal-negligence-its-unforgivable
https://youtu.be/mOFvJVroAJE
Some Eco Maori Music for the minute.
https://youtu.be/tgVVG5EknuI
The sandflys think they are so skill because they can break in A Whare take small things that you will notice and return them a couple days later YEA RIGHT you got the power of the state at your disposal. P.S I know that the first person to read my posts are sandflys they often play with their sirens when I hit a soft spot
Whanau I did say the 00.1 % serve themselves first and formost here is more evedince like a kid in a room full of chocolate Times are changing the next generation want there brown next door neighbour to have a good healthy happy equal life life them WHAT IS WRONG WITH THAT NEANDERTHALS.
EQUALITY. And a healthy ENVIRONMENT for All and wildlife time for Australian to change GOVERNMENT.
Selling water to the highest bidder at the expense of Australias beautiful wildlife WTF .
While the government dismissed calls for an inquiry, Shorten called on the prime minister to say whether he backed Joyce’s handling of the contracts and whether he would accept an audit.
Questions over companies chosen for $200m of Murray-Darling water buybacks
“Produce all the documents, all the documents,” Shorten said. “… Is [Scott Morrison] going to stake his reputation on whether or not all of these matters have been done above board
, now a backbencher, signed off on the $200m in water buybacks in 2017. The process took place without an open tender and there has been criticism of the reliability of the water purchased, although the department says it undertook “due diligence activities
Ka kite ano link below
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/apr/20/coalition-faces-calls-for-inquiry-into-murray-darling-deals-signed-by-barnaby-joyce
https://youtu.be/bjJXKE8ws_c
Kia ora Newshub .
Its a crying shame that some people can act so evilly and kill somemany innocent people.
That's cool the small people get a good outcome from the courts James Hardy faulty products causing 100 of millions in damages ruining people lives about time ruling that James Hardy can be sued.
Good on those girls who have come up with the idea to use those bettles to kill that imported weed innovation at its best.
Thanks to critical history report that is educating people exactly what happened and a view into Maori reality and why we are grieving about the unjustices of the past Ka kite ano
Oath EM, my (small) section is dominated by Tradescantia! How do I get some of those Brazilian beatles?
Would Tradescantia make a good starter crop for biofuels? Certainly grows fast enough.
Doubt it. The bastard weed threatens pretty much every thing from ground cover plants and regenerating seedlings to the remnant kahikatea forests it's quietly strangling near my burg.
Bugger! Rolling up the 'mat' works (on a small scale), but it's a losing battle.
Allegedly chooks will deal to it PDQ. Here's a wee bit more info, including links to the biocontrol beetle releases in Northland.
Thanks for the 'chooks tip'. Alas, realistically nothing much will happen and in a decade or two it'll be someone else's problem.
Some Eco Maori Music for the minute
https://youtu.be/Us-TVg40ExM
I know that the majority of Common Tangata stand by ECO MAORI
Some Eco Maori Music for the minute
https://youtu.be/iqeOTg2a-l8
Some Eco Maori Music for the minute.
https://youtu.be/rY0WxgSXdEE
I like reforms
Whanau the figures about the losses to Maori are very low in my view on Reality there are a lot of other factors besides income earnt that can be counted as a Economic loss to tangata whenua O Atoearoa
That would definitely not include the Whenua that was ripped from Tangata Whenua
Inequalities in education, employment and income for Māori are costing the New Zealand economy $2.6 billion a year – and, if the issue isn't fixed it will increase every year to reach $4.3 billion by 2040.
Change Agenda: Income Equity for Māori is a joint report from Business and Economic Research Ltd (BERL), Ngāi Tahu iwi and the Māori Business and Economic Research Ltd (BERL), Ngāi Tahu iwi and the Māori Futures Collective. The report released on Thursday is described by the authors as a call to action. It puts a dollar value on inequality and how it creates an economic loss for Māori, but it also puts a figure on the economic benefits of Māori success to the nation
The current inequalities for Māori create significant social and economic harms for our communities and whānau," says Dr Eruera Tarena from the Māori Futures Collective.
"If we choose to allow those inequalities to grow then social and economic harm will be felt by everybody because it will get to a scale where everyone will feel that pain Ka kite ano P.S the chocolate eaters cannot see that with EQUALITY every one is happy healthy not just them. Times are changing links below Ka kite ano.
https://i.stuff.co.nz/business/102643651/inequality-depriving-maori-and-the-economy-of-26b-every-year
https://youtu.be/rynnk2LBEY0
The governments of the world are corrupt that is the only explanation on what is going on in Papatuanukue at the minute .
They listen to the mighty $$$$$££$$$$$$$$$$£¢$£€€#(€$$$$$$$$$.
But so long as the 99.9 % of people let them know we are not believing there lies ANYMORE and protest about global warming and poverty and our wild life they will have to make the changes need to fix our decendints FUTURE. KIA KAHA Extinction protesters
Governments will no longer be able ignore the impending climate and ecological crisis, Greta Thunberg, the teenage climate activist, has told Extinction Rebellion protesters gathered at Marble Arch in London.
In a speech on Sunday night where she took aim at politicians who have for too long been able to satisfy demands for action with “beautiful words and promises”, the Swedish 16-year-old said humanity was sitting at a crossroads, but that those gathered had chosen which path they wish to take.
“I come from Sweden and back there its almost the same problem as here, as everywhere, that nothing is being done to stop an ecological crisis despite all the beautiful words and promises,” she told the crowd.
“We are now facing an existential crisis, the climate crisis and ecological crisis which have never been treated as crises before, they have been ignored for decades
Ka kite ano link below
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/21/extinction-rebellion-london-protesters-offer-pause-climate-action
https://youtu.be/SKprXO-f2pM
You make me get a sore face when I see you fighting for our decendints futures
Kia ora Newshub.
The Sri Lanka attacks Eco Maori has a good insight to whats going on but I cannot say its a crying shame people want equality and happiness. That's all I can say the Internet gone down Ka kite ano P.S the dirty cheats
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