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Kia Ora te Whanau and Mike Smith.
Statement by the New Lynn Labour Electorate Committee
November 21, 2012
The New Lynn Electorate Committee of the Labour Party, at a special meeting called today, voted unanimously to express its full confidence in its Member of Parliament David Cunliffe. While acknowledging that this decision was within the prerogative of the party leader, the LEC noted David’s demotion with regret.
The LEC also resolved to raise with the New Zealand Council of the Labour Party concerns about recent public statements made by Labour’s Senior Whip, and the leaking of confidential caucus information by unnamed MPs following Tuesday’s emergency caucus meeting.
As these processes are now internal party matters we do not intend making further comment.
ENDS
Hope that goes well, micky. Good point about the unnamed MPs leaking caucus info to the media.
May I extend my full support to the New Lynn Labour Electorate Committee, and wish you every success in your endeavour to seek justice and fair play.
+1
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Indeed
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Yes, this!
I can only point out to ALL again! Look at the website of ‘NZ Herald’, TVNZ, TV3 and the whole whore-mongering media in this country, it is ALL about crime, rape, pillage, deceit, natural catastrophes, who did what to whom, naturally sports, celebrity idiots, who is “in”, “out” and the dumbest, but yet “most appealing” “hulk”, “Slut” or whatever.
That is “media 2012′, and I do not care a damn about Mr Brown (now with “media3” for opportune employment reasons) AND others say to justify the CRAP we get fed day in and night out.
It is an INSULT to intelligence and it must be pointed at for such.
“Media” used to be called the “4th estate”. It is NO LONGER.
I and a few others informed also ’60 minutes’ and award winning “media celebrity” Melanie Reid about goings on at WINZ and MSD, but they choose to keep it damned QUIET! I wonder why?!
No integrity in MSM media, thanks.
Auckland mobilisation: end Israel’s siege on Gaza
Wellington: rally in solidarity with Gaza
‘Israel commits war crimes’, says only Kiwi in Gaza
Oops forgot to include link:
http://kiaoragaza.wordpress.com/2012/11/21/israel-commits-war-crimes-says-only-kiwi-in-gaza/
That’s definitely one worth going to… Thanks for the info Jenny.
An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind
Israel has in fact breached many international laws by violating the negotiated ceasefire, bombing refugee camps and killing innocent civilians. So far 130 Palestinians have been killed with another 920 injured. Many of these include woman and children. Israel has conducted over 1,450 rocket and airstrikes on Palestinian targets within the last week. Approximately five Israelis have died in retaliatory rocket strikes during the conflict so far.
I’d like to express something with a venn diagram.
I’m on vista home premium with office 2007.
Does anyone know of a facility in this software I could use?
Ta
Yep, but first you have some software issues to deal with. You’re going to meed to reformat your hard drive and install a new operating system.
The safest way to reformat your hard drive is to take your computer and anything that has ever been plugged into it and any furniture it has ever touched and make a pile outside, and pour petrol all over it and ignite. For best results leave it plugged in while you do this.
Next, get another computer and install any other operating system supported by Office 2007, and follow these instructions: http://office.microsoft.com/en-nz/word-help/create-a-venn-diagram-HA010335959.aspx
Thanks for your call and have a good day.
Gawd you’re cruel.
Some free downloadable software like paint.NET might be of help, although its just a generic drawing programme and not designed specifically to do venn diags. so will be a bit fiddly, it’ll do the job.
Yep, but first you have some software issues to deal with. You’re going to meed to reformat your hard drive and install a new operating system…
Thanks Felix. I appreciate your time and expertise. I was naive enough to think there would be something in one of my sub-menus that I could be directed to. I’m not up to the above level of computer competence.
Subtext duly noted.
The link above has the submenu info you seek…
lol. I didn’t read past that first sentence.
Ta others advising too.
Do you have powerpoint in the office 2007 suit? Go to powerpoint > insert > smart art > basic venn.
Step 1: Upgrade to Windows 7.
Step 2: Download Irfanview.
Step 3: Design your Venn diagram.
Step 4: Type the text into Word.
Step 5: Take a screen shot of the Word text and open in Irfanview.
Step 6: Use the ellipse tool to draw the Venn diagram.
Might be better ways of doing it but it worked for me last time I needed one.
Ta all,
Unfortunately, One big circle almost entirely overlapped another which made it impossible to effectively label. (Also I couldn’t figure out how to put a smaller circle within….)
However useful knowlege for future venns.
And so the bizzare world of the rich and powerful grinds on, blind to the pitchforks being sharpened in their gatekeepers sheds…
1. Ecan boss receives a $70,000 pay rise when the organisation is widely condemned and causes anxiety and grief in its so-called customers.
2. The ex-directors of Pike River Coal, who have never once fronted personally to the victims families (that’s right, never once), issue a statement through their lawyers, one of the most expensive in the land Minter Ellison Trough, refusing to accept the objective findings of the Royal Commission of Enquiry. John Dow, Stuart Nattrass and Ray Meyer are pigs of men.
3. Banks lending to the Christchurch City Council demand ever more from the ratepayers of Christchurch. The stench of greed makes one wretch.
The sooner these types of people are (borrowing Mr Smith’s suggestion in the Eruption thread) buried, the better.
The downward sloping slide continues…
vto. Your words about greed are very quotable: “The stench of greed makes one wretch”. Greed in today’s world might be considered its worst feature.
Stephen Hawking said, “We are in danger of destroying ourselves by our greed and stupidity”.
And Mahatma Ghandi remarked, “There is a sufficiency in the world for man’s need but not for man’s greed”.
Nevertheless, take heart! Some of us persist in believing that goodness of character will, in the end, prevail.
Demote. Mr Smith
who cares what the neighbours think
flock to the pews
pull the curtains tighter
Deny there is something greater
Bill to the Zimmerwald Left
programming errors
other through the bottom of a Steiny
all flesh is grass
the age of aquarius
Rhinoceros are dying out
Orphans on the Planet
Uturn away
drag on to the Left
bite the hand that feeds you
Fa’afafine far far away
“get your rocks off get your rocks off”
Nah honey
plagiarise
I TALKED TO GOD
IN A PHONEBOX
ON MY WAY HOME
I TOLD YOU MY
ANSWER AND
LEFT YOU MY
DREAMS
ON YOUR ANSWER MACHINE
urban hymns
beltway memes
manipulation
a prentice ship
hello hello
is there anybody out there
just knod if you can hear
there wil be no more
Arrrrrrrrrrrrrgh.
now better do some work
50 Shades of Grey
is that your work?
spontaneous; it is a curse; joy loves company
cup of tea and maybe some more
soon it will be Christmas Time
freakin philistinic-Amelakites
“give it away give it away give it away now”
junkies keep a whorin’, trolls keep a snorin’
diversion can be boring
“get ya rocks off…get ya rocks off…yeah Honey”
It was quite good
😯
Watch murder shill Gregg Roman get torn a new one
Suppress your urge to vomit whenever Gregg Roman opens his mouth and enjoy the spectacle of his being bollocked…
http://members5.boardhost.com/medialens/msg/1353510449.html
Outstanding economic – production – energy model by Steve Keen. This is a real world breakthrough in concepting economics.
Just saying,
http://www.act.org.nz/posts/statement-from-hon-john-banks-re-talent2
Hon John Banks is ASSOCIATE MINISTER OF EDUCATION (also Minister for Regulatory Reform, Minister for Small Business, and Associate Minister of Commerce) and he WANTS YOU TO BELIEVE ” He has never received any government information or briefings regarding Talent2 (or any company they are connected to, – such as Novapay for eg) or participated in any discussions at either Cabinet or Cabinet Committee. Over all those interconnected portfolios no mention of Talent2 or Novapay came across his desk. I smell bullshit.
first question that pops into mind: Banks is the one with the Charter School Plan, and those teachers will get paid via State agencies sometimes, surely the Novapay system had to be integrated into his planning?
Certainly a large rodent.
JOHN BANKS – IN MORE TROUBLE?HOW COME NZ MINISTERS CAN OWN SHARES IN PUBLIC OR PRIVATE COMPANIES OR BUSINESSES?AUSTRALIAN MINISTERS CAN’T.
21 NOV 2012
4:28PM
Statement from Hon John Banks re: Talent2
JOHN BANKS / BLOG
The Hon John Banks Family Trust has not held shares in Talent2 International Limited since 28 May 2012 when Talent2 moved to privatise the company and de-list from the Australian stock exchange. Mr Banks advised the Cabinet Office of the sale of his Family Trust’s shares on 29 May 2012.
Mr Banks became a shareholder in Talent2 as a result of Talent2’s acquisition of Sugar International Limited which the Hon John Banks’ Family Trust held shares in.
Mr Banks declared his Family Trust’s shareholding in Talent2 to the Cabinet Office when he first became a Minister. He has never received any government information or briefings regarding Talent2 (or any company they are connected to), or participated in any discussions at either Cabinet or Cabinet Committee.
The issue of the pay system is outside Mr Banks’ responsibilities as Associate Minister of Education, and the Novopay contract was signed off in September 2008 by the previous Labour Government.
Note: Andrew Banks, Chairman of Talent2, is not related to Hon John Banks.
_____________________________________________________
AUSSIE RULES:
http://www.dpmc.gov.au/guidelines/docs/ministerial_ethics.pdf
FOREWORD
Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries hold high public office and are entrusted with considerable privilege and power.
The people of Australia are entitled to expect that, in the discharge of their duties, they will act in a manner that is consistent with the highest standards of integrity and propriety.
In 2007, the Labor Government introduced new Standards of Ministerial Ethics, requiring our Ministers to conduct themselves to a higher standard of conduct than had been the case in the past.
The Standards are underpinned by the principle that Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries must act with due regard for integrity, fairness, accountability, responsibility and the public interest.
As Prime Minister, I will do all I can to ensure that Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries continue to live up to these high standards of conduct, and in doing so, continue to live up to the expectations of the Australian public.
Julia Gillard
___________________________________________________
Shareholdings
2.9. In recognition of the collective responsibility that Ministers bear in relation to Cabinet decisions, these Standards require that Ministers divest themselves of investments and other interests in any public or private company or business, other than public superannuation funds or publicly listed managed funds or trust arrangements where:
• the investments are broadly diversified and the Minister has no influence over investment decisions of the fund or trust; and
• the fund or trust does not invest to any significant extent in a business sector that could give rise to a conflict of interest with the Minister’s public duty.
2.10. If a Minister becomes aware that a fund or trust has invested in a company that might give rise to a perception of a conflict of interest, the Minister should inform the Prime Minister
immediately and liquidate the investment in the fund or trust if required to do so.
2.11. If a Minister is required by these Standards to dispose of an interest of any kind, the transfer of the interest to a family member or to a nominee or private trust is not an acceptable form of divestment.
_______________________________________________________________
Penny Bright
‘Anti-corruption campaigner’
http://www.dodgyjohnhasgone.com
Maybe he thinks that`a grubby envelope filled with equally grubby 20’s and 10’s will do the job better. And on reflection it probably would.
hot son beating down
followed by Thursdays in The Park
With Maurie
phishing fiscing fiskit
slippery biscuit flys
through the air
Frankly, I’m smacked
in the head by a sugary golfball
standing in a warm puddle
of auburn amber gum
existentially
came back as a cat
and all may be rosie
Son is shining
“otherwise fine”
makes one hoarse
Those Murphy boys
taking off vertically
from the fat of the land
Rimmer round a red dwarf
Hi ho hi ho
life’s more than
Who You know
we see your credentials
and raise you
one scaffolder
peasants
Trotsky oh Trotsky
“where art thou?”
Vygotsky
engineer up some
technicians and and
thy will be done
dark art-noveaupay
Israel widens the net
no happy Noel
ring tone heightens
the driving experience
as we follow the GPS
map will tell us where we are
all ways reference pedantically
scribe on the arms
of sailors
spend six months
on a leaky boat
slaving in the shopping mall
BUT I’M A MILLION
DIFFERENT PEOPLE
FROM ONE DAY
TO THE NEXT
YES THERES
LOVE
IF YOU WANT IT
DON’T SOUND
LIKE NO SONNET
“it’s oh so quiet”
footnote format
manicure the herbs
al wyns a winner
Baby that’s for sure
even the pope observes
the commentary
The European Environment Agency report on past and projected climate change and the impacts on Europe.
http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/climate-impacts-and-vulnerability-2012/
TBI
sure is a kick in the head.
The Boy who cried Wolf
to the lioness with a thorn
in her side where her rib should be
The Jackal circles Hide
Nevermind
The Laws is on our side
Dishonour Dishonour Your Honour
shoulda taken the red pill
anyway freakin Jeeezus bloody Wept
sadly violence is necessary
bookmark that Chrome dome
Ellis Ellis, anyone remember Ellis?
Who? the Duck is Ellis
Big mouth little boy
Go to the back of the class
clean up after woodwork
ecocide is Ghandian
well we are in Right company
sold to the company store
just saying something nicely
spinning Jenny.jelly beans
for diabetics.eat the red ones last
Lanth that boile excuse the cusp
androgenous enhancement
“can I have some more please”
Your’e not Popula. enough
Asterix please.* Thankyou
So many davids only one Clark
credentials line up Davids
Granted. Not true.
freedom comes freedom goes
Where zet goes no body noes
flame on war fair?
Sigh.
Key’s expanding his “I don’t remember” alibi for the next couple of years.
Seriously – unless people were asking about the massive bruise on his face, why the fuck is this taking up space? Fucking msm. Grumble grumble grumble…
headdesk
Often, King Kong’s comments and fantasies would be most appropriate for that prime monkey.
Lol, he was so delighted the way that shearer is handling everything, he fell over backwards
to support him.
Ok. Having followed the link and read the story, I can’t see where it says that, or anything to support that contention.
Wow, I dream of a world where the Standard leaves off criticising Shearer, and praising our homosexual brethren for long enough to criticise National .. that would be so wonderful! 😀
As, I suspect, is being inferred… he and Tim spent too long in the 19th hole.
Dunnokeyo got drunnokeyo?
steep
“Get up Tonto
we might need to call
on that Sky-god of
yours.” Mana
Not how much you have
How much you give away
hi ho Silver away too day
here’s lookin at you kidding
what we are working on now
cuppa joe. Excellently yours
signed The Pink Postman
Round up the lambs boys
she’s dockin’ time
who takes John Banks
seriously anyway, nobody
takes me seriously anyway
I see rocks Fred.
Just Killing Time.
.
time
sublime
always cort in a bind
of corset.
other than this ‘ere mower Gower all gardening is done with hand tools
off to theology :707 now
the laity synod need educating it seems
(a higherstandard can be expected)
includes queer theology
that will go down like a
round rock 🙂
When the child was a child, it didn’t know it was a child. Everything was full of life, and all life was one.
Now there are as many small states as there are individuals …and every state is mobile. Everyone carries his own state and demands a toll when another wants to enter. But one can only enter each state with a password.
Lover lover let’s pretend
We’re born as innocents
Cast into the world
With apple eyes
The soul of today can only be conquered by one who arrives with the password. Everyone migrates, and waves his one-man-state flag in all earthly directions. Their children already shake their rattles and drag their filth around them in circles.
She really loves to break
Her Dad says it’s OK
She really loves to break
And give it all away
Inescapably gen x on thursdays
Entertain me Entertaining you
I’ll be the first to toast, to my rotten soul
we’re the rolling people
Following Wim and urban hymn
Don’t ask why, we just go.
man asks about denominations
God in Wisdom
provides an answer
checking foundations
Eriksonian Institute (or thoughts from the Louvre)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fowler%27s_stages_of_faith_development
or
infant-trusting, mythical literal
adolescence-searching, chaotic
adult-affiliation, conformity, doctrine
adult individuation-separating, critical
adult integration-generative, figurative
churches may correspond to either / or latter three with difference within and between individuals
politically speaking 🙂
007 reporting from duty to Russia with Love; spied a few Goldfingers and U.N.C.L.E Joe.Stiglitz
M.mmmm.such a wench.Field.ing Tom Jones. Fielding Tom Jones.picaresque Prism revealing
This Naomi Klein interview with Bill Moyers is really worth watching if you haven’t seen it.
Climate change, shock doctrine, Hurricane Sandy, Central Planning, Decentralization, deregulation… it’s all in there and it’s all interconnected.
Sorry …. I’ll go back in my cave now …. I’m a bloody troll …. *zzzzzz*-*thud* D-:
not in the dark anymore at all. Boing! 🙂
Enlightened even , self aware , and disgusted all at the same time …. more right wing ? D-:
I think I blew my fufu valve 😈
Poor little lobbyist, getting upset about the truth coming out.
These idiot go round destroying things and then get upset that people take offence at the destruction and think that if people just weren’t told about it that destruction would go away.
Marked Unworthy of Saunders Unworthy
amusing; foot in mouth spin unsworthy
one ring to rue them all
kiwibuilds deflation
prophecy To Be Indicated
Still The Herald Rules over my Dominion
The Sisters of Mercy
“gotta give the people something good to read on a Sunday”
Level41? Take me on Take on me
better give me a poulan ed.Finest cheddar. Tastes better.
He’s an odd fellow but it’s OK.Takes care of his needs
and he’s not gay. 🙂
But it’s okay to piss in the pool if nobody finds out about it…
Clearly environmental degradation is not going to risk jobs and tourism, but talking about it does.
I see. No point in telling him to lobby to create jobs by cleaning the sh*t up?
It’s hard to believe that a senior partner at a govt lobbying consultancy would send such an email without realising it would become public. So what gives?
what gives? Stupid escalation of the information war
Dispatches from the trenches
Wonder why.Sorry but your son
won’t be coming home far away
so Closer
Nation of Shopkeepers Grosser
Do you like Pina coladas’
ethanol Kills the brain
Brenner is my bier
No hang-ups and over we go
to the Bibliography
English plays to the gallery
without blinking
Like! a cool cat
descending from Cort
is glowing
MY LORD MY LOVE
THE WORLD DONT STOP
THERE AINT NO TIME
FOR CRACKING UP
BELIEVE ME FRIEND
caps off to the green and red
and now, the end is near
regrets I’ve had a few
The Great Rock and Roll Swindle
Roll Swindle.Roll Swindle
fairlysavage s y d
a Requiem for a friend
not in a sly way
Although Taubmans helped me
I tumbler’d My Way
through “the water of life”
Slainte! Bill and lefty
awaken the Tane wha
why don’t you pete
denied three times
well Gahhhly Golly gosh
gotta get up early
buy the Tangerine jimmie
although Mandarin is helpful
to beat the bonobo to the bars
Kevin Spacey and David Fincher are making a US version of House of Cards for Netflix. I hope it screens in NZ. I’ve watched the Ian Richardson series multiple times.
Ian Richardson. “smile while I murder” Long Live King Richard
🙂
Jesus and The mary chain
gotta have the right tool
for Job.The Johnnys
Poor ol’ injun joe
Took on the wrath of God
It’s up to you not to feel
The Clampdown
they say the immigrants
steal the hubcaps
of Property gentlemen
they say it would be wine
and roses at Ads house
for scones again
Remember me
your telephone number?
The News of The World
garnered bribery Uriah.Heaps
while the BBC channels war porn
on the Spreadsheets
“and I tell myself it’s
Just.a Blue Day”
hard to see it any
other way.Free falling
in and out with U
had Chinese for dinner.nom nom
with a cable tie can get
a DH going right back at ya
Have a cigar, you gonna go far
Sanctus Dei.On the left side
of Pascals wager? hmmmm
you ‘um it son I’ll play spit
PoliticallyCorrected off course
What do we learn if other people
fix our fucks.Mandarin
can be bitter experience
segmentation united
within the forbidden city
What three Albums
Tyranno saw us Rex
Telegram Sam
she’s my main man
might bus down to
Barmy Palmy.Fitz right in.
Open 24 hour CaGE
sumo wrestling economy
Boing! Back on Tigger Mountain
with a Harvest Moon
seen from the Treetop
not focused souly on trees
Starlight Star Bright
YES I’M COMING DOWN
YOUR BEAUTY
IS A COLOUR
SURROUND INTO
THE HALF LIGHT
NEON WILDERNESS
red is a logixal choice
Beware the Fokker
taking a Macro-analysis
AmaKiwi too North
Te Reo is a language
language sticks. games.
Hooten nanny
I’m On Fire
wayne wayne
go to Spain
Palm.Oil.
I’m on a Plain
Dr I like your medicine
Saarbo like a catchy virus
“eet doz geet een”
olwynd back the clock
1 2 3 O’clock
6 O’clock Rock
5 7 M8 O’clock
faiths all ya got
words are all I have
to take apart the grey
I’ts only words
from Herod the Great
remember Figures well
let’s see more
of bomber’s damage
not wallow in whaling
wendering along
on Wings of Desire
queen Anne
chocolate orange
cream centres
mmmmmmmm
glazed SPC pears
cracker fatty
two top cats tc
flinstones Fred’s a flintstone
come on baby
Light My Fire
the crystal ship
is being filled
don’t leave muzza
behind
No End of Violence
NZ politics are so SICK, I must say. There is little if any integrity, sincerity and solid purpose. It is such a rotten system here, maintained by one of the most corrupt, self serving and rotten lots of media you could find anywhere.
I hear and read NO criticism apart from here and the odd few other blog sites.
It is time to block and sabotage ALL MSM for good, but I see and hear few have the GUTS needed.
So the corrupt and manipulated system will go on.
I for sure have noticed my emails and other behaviour having been “screened”, and just put one and one together WHY!?
We are “observed” by SIS and others. This is NOT a free country, for sure!!!