“The new top of the foundation will probably be about here,” he says, shifting his hand to 3 feet above the flood mark, indicating a spot level with the door knocker, about shoulder-height. REEF Design & Build is raising the foundation not only for Matt’s replacement house, but for many of the coastal houses the company is already building. Construction companies like his are responding to local building regulations, which are in turn responding to the most recent flood maps issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
The councils buckle to pressure of rich litigators, aka they have had engineering that shows that Omaha will defiantly suffer substantial flood damage, but when they went to put it on the LIMs all the lawyers and big wigs who have holiday homes there threatened to litigate the council because their house prices would fall if the truth was put on the LIMS. So it was never put on the LIMS. Win win for the rich, because no doubt when the big flood happens they will litigate the council anyway for not putting it on! Rich win with no information, rich win without the information. Meanwhile if it’s folks with leaky buildings or what have you, no real interest in ensuring it never happens again.
Apparently 1 in 195 council workers at Auckland city are on over $200,000 pa, my guess is not many of them are planners or building inspectors, (while the council cry about the worker shortages and need foreign workers now to do those roles) but plenty of other council workers on $200k+ are lawyers and managers who shock doctrine style come and litigate AFTER the problems are well known but no money put spent where it should have been.
The story seems to say it was major error to combine all the possible risks to happen at once.
‘ the idea rising sea levels would combine with an extreme weather event, a nasty weather pattern with a super-spring tide, was ridiculous. ‘
Its not saying there was no increased risk- they say 3.8m not 5m, which would only affect a few properties
The Piha situation was an actual extreme weather event . I tell people I know who live in Bush clad areas near streams or along winding roads in Waitakeres that its coming around to 100 years since the last major weather catastrophe hit the whole ranges. Sell up and leave now.
The Piha flood was from a storm in a small area, the rest of the Waitakeres were lucky…that time.
There is absolutely no truth to the rumour that the National Party’s internal review of its culture is being conducted by former National MPs Roger McClay and Grahame Thorne.
Why do you have an issue with Tribes making money off traditional resources? Is it only OK for white people to do?
Kaitiakitanga is a system of sustainable harvest and environmental observation. If they’re saying the seals are becoming too numerous locally I’d be inclined to believe it.
Conservationists want to see NZ like the good old days. Despite the fact everything’s changing and adaptations are required for most anything to ‘remain the same’.
What I’d like to know about all this is whether these species natural predators have been decimated, which would necessitate eventual culls of these protected species.
If we’ve broken the food chain, we need to step in till prey numbers actually bring predators back from functional extinction. We need to be the faux predators. Or the seals will collapse other species populations.
Counting overall numbers and calling them low works for an accountant, for individual islands it’s a nonsense.
Practical and proper beats pious and preening any day.
So your fine with Japanese whaling using bloody great ships . ?
For it to be cultural practised surely it should be carried out in the old way . So maybe they should grab a few seals for the pot as well ,but stop selling mutton birds?
The issue is not really about the mutton bird harvest. It is about the sustainability of their populations, and of rising seal populations, within this small island system.
While conservation of the seals is admirable, the observation that their continued growth within this area can impact mutton bird populations is worth noting. We see plenty of roll on effects like this in conservation efforts where rise or fall of certain species leads to the rise or fall of others.
There is a seal carrying capacity for those islands. What is it?
Are the predators (shark/orca?) intact?
Sustainable systems require biological and ecological knowledge, not someone in an office calling shots. Kaitiakitanga is ahead of current agricultural practice with regards to earth care and future care.
It’s worth listening we pale folk might learn something.
Assad will fall
Dick Gregory – News Of The Revolution In Syria, October 25, 2018
The following is an insight into how the Assad regime survives on the destruction of its economy, its productive base, and the massacre and expulsion of its people. And why this will ultimately lead to regime’s inevitable collapse.
……In late 2012, looking at the reporting of an Assadist counter-offensive in Aleppo, I noticed that when the régime advanced, there was no return of the population to their homes. Clearly there was a large section of the population, predominantly Sunni Muslims but including anyone who might be suspected of opposition to Assad, that he intended to kill or induce to flee…..
….. ‘ “By now, it is estimated that 90 % of those arrested by the regime or régime militias had nothing to do with the revolution,” says Amer, a former officer in the Syrian military. Free rein when it comes to arrests is one of the ways in which the régime renders it possible for various parts of its security apparatus to enrich themselves……
…….Assad’s state is more than a sectarian military dictatorship. It is a torture-rape kleptocracy that profits from the destruction of the society it rests upon. As such it is the most unstable state in the world, a black hole that constantly destabilises the world around it as it fights to maintain its existence. There have been other states that resemble it in some ways. Only one government had ever bombed its own cities before – though it is time to stop calling a ruling party a government when it eschews government in favour of murder so blatantly – General Somoza’s in Nicaragua. The only state I can think of that so systematically murdered the professional classes of the population was Pol Pot’s Kampuchea. Neither lasted for more than a few years after they began to destroy the foundations of their society……
…… The régime is left with very immediate threats of violence as its governing strategy, and cannot step back to a more consensual method. Because those who carry it out the arrests, rape torture and extortion, those who profit from it, are the core of the state. Individual militias can sometimes be disbanded by the Russians, but the nature of the state relying on extreme violence for profit cannot be changed while the state remains……
……. To prevent themselves being carted off the Hague, the state from Assad at the top to the torturers and looters at the bottom don’t just need to protect themselves against actual threats. They need an excuse to avoid facing up to justice. They need the war to continue so that they can claim to be stopping chaos. Even if all military activity against them ended, the claim that they were still fighting terrorism would never end. The arrest and torture to suppress all opposition and provide opportunities for profit would never end. Once all opposition eyes were removed from the country, it would likely increase. Because that’s what violently sadistic people do when their violent sadism seems to have produced results……
violently sadistic ???? …… ” The supposed outrage is not connected to any concern for human rights, it is merely a foreign policy propaganda trick. And the main priority for people in the west should be to stop the crimes being committed, or abetted, by their own governments.”
Nelson Mandela …. “: “If you look at those matters, you will come to the conclusion that the attitude of the United States of America is a threat to world peace. If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the USA. They don’t care for human beings.”
Nelson Mandela was referring to the illegal invasion of Iraq … but no doubt would denounce the violently sadistic actions against Libya and Syria and Yemen, Afghanistan etc etc.
If Martin Luther King was alive and able to repeat these quotes to jenny ….. in relation to Syria, or Libya,… or Iraq, or Afghanistan etc … “We again fell victim to the deadly Western arrogance that has poisoned the international atmosphere for so long,” … “The greatest purveyor of violence in the world : My own Government”.
Would she call Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King Assadists? .
Both Nelson Mandela & Martin Luther King were correct …. as the sadistic violent actions never stop …
” Disgusted, Von Sponeck resigned as UN Humanitarian Co-ordinator in Iraq. His predecessor, Denis Halliday, an equally distinguished senior UN official, had also resigned. “I was instructed,” Halliday said, “to implement a policy that satisfies the definition of genocide: a deliberate policy that has effectively killed well over a million individuals, children and adults.”
A study by the United Nations Children’s Fund, Unicef, found that between 1991 and 1998, the height of the blockade, there were 500,000 “excess” deaths of Iraqi infants under the age of five.”
Present day….. There is a deliberate genocide taking place right now …. “The cause is well known: the Saudi-led coalition’s bombardment and blockade of the country, with the full support of the US and UK”
” The issue is that the West is directly responsible for the tragedy in Yemen. Western companies supply the weapons, western military advisors are involved in the intelligence work and the selection of targets, US airplanes are refuelling Saudi (and coalition) jets as they carry out their savage bombings in Yemen.”
Check out this guy – he has turned a fifty point vote for Trump district into a highly marginal race – and wonder what party would he fit into here in New Zealand – my guess is his natural home would be NZ First, not Labour.
Such a glum assessment kinda sums up how NZ Labour is now a party of liberal elites who embrace the current late capitalist paradigm and do little more than tinker with the system to chip the worst off the edges, not a reforming party for the working Joe.
Labour ought to thank it’s lucky stars that a guy like this hasn’t emerged in New Zealand First. Instead, NZ First looks set to promote the pompous, elitist and widely unpopular Shane Jones to it’s leader. The promotion of Jones to the leadership (should it happen) would be fundamental strategic misunderstanding of nature of NZ First’s supporters, and would prolong the neoliberal hegemony in NZ’s two major parties.
If NZ First ever got a guy with the same sort of message as Ojeda, I reckon Labour would suffer the fate of the Dutch Labour party, whose support has fallen by 80%.
Hell, I’d vote for an Ojeda rather than a Jacinda in a heartbeat!
Fivethirtyeight currently have him as a 1:8 underdog, with a 45.1% projected vote share in a two-dog race. He’s not quite the Messiah. Not yet, anyway.
edit: Meanwhile, Joe Manchin (who’s nominally a Democrat but is ideologically and votes more like a moderate Republican) is strongly favoured to keep his Senate seat in West Virginia.
We went down the North Carolina coastal “outer banks” and down to ‘Jekyll island’ strips where many home owners were inundated with previous flooded properties and we saw homes being moved or lifted with another set of stilts placed under them so their homes were set higher again.
But the Minister thinks he is a great chap to allow to stay in New Zealand.
I wonder if he has donated anything to one of the coalition Government parties?
And will Lees-Galloway take responsibility for the guys actions in the future and resign the next time he gets into a little bit of bother with the Police?
Perhaps all the people who are calling for JLR’s health problems to be made public will start demanding that Lees-Galloway start explaining exactly what it is that caused him to make this decision?
Or not, as the case may be. After all, that might embarrass the Coalition of Fools.
It’s almost certain Lees-Galloway was acutely aware of the negative publicity it would get, so I’m picking there must be a credible reason he has let the guy stay. That reason might be that he has a bloody good lawyer, but it could also be that it’s very likely he would be killed if he returned to his country of origin. We don’t condemn people to death.
It’s almost certain Lees-Galloway would tell us the details if he could too.
The last thing this country needs is more fucking lawyers or drug dealers,
There is no credible reason to import crims we have more than enough already. Deport the prick.
“people who are calling for JLR’s health problems to be made public ”
being detained by police at the instigation of National party leaders office , isnt ‘treatment’. What the Doctors do is.
Paula Bennetts role in organising a media story base on complaints from women working ‘in national partys leaders office’ should be made public. A National party woman MP role in in getting back at her former lover using the leaders office/Bridges and Bennett should be made public.
“being detained by police at the instigation of National party leaders office”
And your evidence for this far-fetched claim is what, precisely?
Apart from your overactive imagination that is.
Bridges Chief of staff – the puppet on strings being pulled by Soimun.
It was all his doing.
Are you saying the Police were just out for a drive Saturday night and they ‘found’ an Auckland Mp in The Waikato ….hello hello …
What seems to be the circumstances was in yesterdays Herald, and the day before and last week when National issued a statement Sunday night that confirmed their knowledge of the police involvement …..hahaha
@ Alwyn – disgusting and despicable decision by Lees-Galloway
No wonder our drug use is increasing when our government is actively giving drug dealers residency , I guess for $100k donation he can get the order of merit too (from both parties in power).
What a joke, I don’t care if the guy is an informant for what the crap he pulled out of the bag, he should not be staying here, he’s got the EU to go back too. Get rid of him.
The message that NZ sends to the world, is criminals welcome… commit crimes here but don’t worry your residency application is assured… bring your criminal mates, NZ is open for business, any business, we turn a blind eye even if you are caught. wink. wink.
As long as you are not Maori you will get off and prosper here if you engage in criminal activity.
Crims come to NZ, free residency and welfare with every crime! Any story will do, to get off!
We have a range of valid skill shortages, didn’t know that criminals were part of this shortage
As we are told it costs us $100k to house someone in prison, then reward them with Citizenship.
We have “Member of wealthy wine family has drug charges overturned” https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/108005567/Member-of-wealthy-wine-family-has-drug-charges-overturned
But don’t worry at least our justice system is working for all BUT …. Maori and victims 🤫
residency converts to citizenship and we have a housing and prison crisis! remember , next thing is that they will give him a state home or Kiwibuild because he is such a victim.
Reading between the lines I would say he’s probably in mortal danger if he gets sent home . I would have no problem shipping him out but the laws of our country might.
Rubbish, the EU could protect him better than we could. We don’t want him. If that’s the caliber of people who get residency, aka sob story the their criminal gang connections back home are a danger so they need to stay in NZ and commit crimes here instead??? The politicians needs to get some perspective, who is at risk – back Kiwis safety NOT people like him and his connections to the underworld who could kill him here if they wanted anyway. Pathetic logic as usual.
Yeah why aren’t we more like Saudi or somewhere where we just destroy his life rather than send him back for others to do it. Why are we so soft on these absolute scum that deserve all the retribution we can heap on them for bringing drugs in for other people to buy. We don’t want no drugs in this country.
Thanks to REO reader Rita Maria LeDrew for alerting us to this story…
In Auckland, New Zealand, a deaf girl is murdered, and her father has been charged. In the investigation, it comes out that the family was upset because they were told by the NZ immigration authorities that they’d likely be denied residency because their daughter was deaf and would be “a burden on the state.”
From the New Zealand Star:
The Immigration Service requires immigrants to prove they or their dependents will not be a burden on health services and applicants have to answer medical questions, including whether they have hearing difficulties.
Deaf children are considered a potential burden because of the need for surgery and cochlear implants.
I assume youre talking to me – How could I be consistent rosemary? If you think there is a group of disadvantaged people in this country that i dont care about put the links and evidence up.
What are you trying to say Rosemary, that these murdering parents should have the right to stay in NZ… these are the criminal types that are attracted to migrating here these days. Oh gosh, one of our kids might hold up our application, lets murder them. That’s the caliber of our recent migration applicants.
It did not used to be like that, we used to have real rules and quality migrants coming here. It was not some ponzi business scheme trying to get the worst types here with few skills (last five years the skills have dropped for migration in NZ and more criminals coming to light as well as continual scams).
Oh dear. Please read the articles I linked to at raggededge. Now raggededge is a disability magazine that’s been around for decades and quite often publishes articles which require readers to be up for an intellectual challenge. Sometimes requires thinking differently and having an open mind. Quite often the context is not necessarily explicit…
But no, I don’t think murdering parents should have the right to stay in NZ.
But I do think that if our Czech friend can be accommodated despite his proven criminal tendencies and with his known gang associates heightening the risk of violence around him then at the very least a family’s application for NZ residency should not be rejected merely because of health or disability.
Many countries have similar rules….only the fittest and the most perfect are welcome to immigrate…and I found it interesting that those articles from raggededge (Ragged Edge when it was printed) popped up on the first page when googling ‘rejected for residency on grounds of disability’.
Good old Godzone…world famous for all the wrong reasons.
But no surprises for those NZ citizens living with disability or permanent debilitating illness….chances are that the gummint spends more per year on the criminal than it does on the invalids….and taxpayers seem quite ok with that.
And, as for granting residency to drug dealers, the Nats were experts at that having opened the immigration gates to the worst characters China has to offer.
“But the Minister thinks he is a great chap to allow to stay in New Zealand.”
Who says he thinks that other than you Alwyn? Hemay even think the guy is a complete fukwit.
When, under the previous junta, an immigration policy structure was implemented that bonded immigrants to employers (and the consequential opportunity for exploitation as the norm – let alone the other ‘side effects’ such as driving down wages and all that went with it); when it was designed to get a 4 or 5 or 6 billion dollar earn from attracting overseas students to come and indulge in worthless tertiary study and tik-a-box certification (often meaning incredible debt in their home country they may never be free from, and where some are having to sell land if they haven’t yet committed chop suey, AND even that’s aside from more important considerations such as educational standards ); when that policy sent the message to opportunists and any other arsehole that NZ was an easy touch), then I think you can probably rest assured that the decision allowing this little munter PR has been made judiciously.
I think even the pox-faced, pompous Woodhouse will be in despair because growing numbers now realise the whole tertiary-study/work visa croc of shit is being exposed and that the fleeced are beginning to leave in droves (AND sending the message to others who have any notion of coming to lil ole Nu Zull because its a caring and sharing place to be).
I’d be more concerned about others who’ve been granted PR and Citizenship by lying and cheating and not living up to the promises they’d made. A Peter Thiel immediately springs to mind.
Sometimes, our minds wander from one thing to another just from simple little triggers such as a name, date, event etc. without any conscious rationale for doing so.
This morning someone here mentioned Mandy Hager. Here it is – reason on Duped
The mention of Mandy’s name took me back to the wonderful serialisation of her award-winning (2015) young adult’s novel “Singing Home the Whale” on RNZ’s Nine to Noon from 1 Oct – 18 Oct.
Listening to this became mandatory for me over that period as it offered a complete opposite to the cynicism and negativity related with what was going on in our political scene with JLR’s sending on health leave, and the ongoing revelations etc .
The mention of Mandy’s name led me to finding the RNZ link to the audio recordings which are now permanently in their Listen Anytime Library collection. I highly recommend listening to this adaptation or reading the book as an anecdote to negativity etc
Just by coincidence, as I was doing this, Wallace Chapmen on his RNZ Sunday Morning programme began an interview with this wonderful woman:
10.30 Dr Ingrid Visser: Orca spotter extraordinaire
Dr Ingrid Visser* has dedicated most of her life to following, documenting, helping and protecting orca. She’s an international expert on the species and is part of an body of advocates pushing to free captive orca all over the world. Ingrid explains her passion for animals means she has missed weddings, family events and stood up boyfriends. Her work features in the opening episode of a new television series, Ocean Predators**, hosted by Kina Scollay. It premieres Sunday night, October 28 at 7.30pm on Prime.
The RNZ interview has only just finished, but I will put the link to the interview up here when it is available. And she mentioned Mandy and her book, LOL.
Now know what I will be doing this evening – Prime TV!
A few weeks ago we were sitting fishing on a wharf when a huge bull orca surfaced mere metres off the edge of the wharf…and us! Peter damn near leapt from his wheelchair the big fellow was so close.
Two smaller orca (we assumed they were females) and two youths appeared and proceeded to go hunting as the tide reached its peak.
Only the bull came close to the wharf, but the others were well visible as they rounded up the rays in the shallows.
A family up the harbour in their boat watched spellbound as the two young ones threw a couple of sharks back and forth.
They remained inside the harbour until the tide began retreating and gave those at the harbour entrance a real treat as the hunt continued on the last of the tide.
Not the first time we’ve had the privilege of such a close cetacean encounter, but this time there were other witnesses. An awesome event shared.
Some of those harbours have very shallow sandbanks and narrow channels.
I confess to having been concerned on more than one occasion seeing large dolphins come up in the channel and indulge in a mass feeding frenzy in the shallows that a mass stranding was imminent. Silly me…these feeding sessions happen all the time with few cases of actual strandings. These fellows are in their element and know which end is up.
Which makes the cases of actual mass cetacean strandings all the more tragic and worthy of investigation. There’s something else going on….
This recent Sciblogs post is balanced and of relevance also.
“The scientists and conservation workers that I know look forward to the time when reliable, equally-effective alternatives become available – but that time is still, realistically, years away and frankly, our native ecosystems can’t wait that long. We definitely need to keep talking about this issue, and we need to improve the way we do that.”
Zip are doing some leading edge research looking at ways to improve delivery, and outcomes!
“ZIP is attempting to develop a modified technique for the aerial application of 1080 to completely remove possums and rats from large mainland areas. If we are successful, and we also successfully develop techniques to prevent possum and rat invaders from re-establishing, then the large-scale repeated application of aerial 1080 may no longer be necessary to protect New Zealand’s biodiversity.”
RNZ quoted Mark Mitchell as saying due process wasn’t followed.
Due process is Mitchell making as much inane noise as possible so that in due time he is challenging for the leadership. In his case it’ll be leadershit.
“Images provided by Biosecurity New Zealand show the threat wilding pines present to New Zealand landscapes.
The images show the unchecked spread of pines at Mid Dome, Upper Tomogalak catchment, in Southland from 1998 to 2015.”
Let me see. A chemical-laden truck overturned north of Wellington and caused absolute traffic chaos just before Labour weekend. At the same time, two trucks collided and blocked the Rimutaka hill road. Today, a truck caught fire and has blocked the Waikato expressway at Rangiriri for a full day. Driving through the North Island a coule of times recently I’ve noticed trucks are more numerous, look more badly maintained and are being driven quite recklessly.
How long until someone joins the dots between a corrupt National party being in the pocket of the trucking industry, and the quite deliberate defunding of various government agencies tasked with enforcing roading regulations on trucking companies including police road enforcement, the on-going scandals around shonky vehicle inspectors and the skyrocketing numbers of truck accidents causing huge disruptions?
Well apparently not only do we have truck filled roads but we also have fake licences. and dodgy maintenance to boot.
When you bring in people on $18 – $20 p/h to drive trucks because of our “skills shortages” – it’s fake – know an experienced truck driver and he had to quit the industry as he was expected to work for $18 p/h and he had a family to feed! He knew he was never going to see a pay rise in that industry and there was zero future in it for him.
A few weeks ago an ex forestry worker who posts here, was saying after being made redundant a few times, he too quit the forestry industry… also an experienced worker…
Don’t worry once getting residency, the migrants will quit too, if they can
the Ponzi continues with everyone else paying the costs for poor practices and not getting to the root of why they can’t keep the Kiwis in the job.
Same will happen to the doctors, the teachers and so forth. They will recruit more people, put more strain on existing people to train them, then the existing people will quit through the strain, the new teachers will quit eventually, and the Ponzi will continue with worse and worse teaching and conditions becoming the norm. Then the money they could have spent on the existing teachers will be spent on third party recruitment and incentives for overseas teachers to come here, rather than giving the incentives to the local teachers to stay in the job!
“Signs of the underlying malaise do occasionally become apparent. Every now and then, highly trained and capable clinicians will throw up their hands and leave New Zealand, generating newspaper headlines such as “Top Specialist Quits in Disgust.”
In mid-November, one such departure highlighted some of the issues behind the negative trends. Wellington Hospital lost its leading cardio-electrophysiologist, Dr Alejandro Jimenez Restrepo. Born in Colombia and trained in the US, Jimenez had arrived here in 2012 with his wife and young family, intending to settle permanently in New Zealand. Within two and a half years, he was gone.”
Fake psychiatrist sentenced to more than four years prison
I love how our taxes are being used to pay for fake doctors and then pay for their prison stays as well… in this case… they seem to have managed to deport him, but at a rough guess he cost NZ taxpayers $500,000+ dollars plus imagine the social costs of having these fakes in our health system. Could have bought a house for someone who needed it, with that money, or used it to train real doctors instead of leaving them with 6 figure student loans.
EXCLUSIVE: Some troubling questions about the Ross Affair
Jami Lee Ross vs Simon Bridges
Whatever drama is taking place before our eyes, one certainty should be borne in mind: this is not a story of Good vs Evil; Light vs Darkness; a lone battler for justice vs corruption in our highest political places. What we are seeing are two faces of the same coin at war with each other.
One is motivated by revenge – for ambitions thwarted.
The other is motivated by desperation – for pure political survival.
Jami Lee Ross has been associated with a small cabal of far-right political activists; Simon Lusk, David Farrar, Judith Collins, Aaron Bhatnagar, and Cameron Slater. (There are others, but they are bit-players.) More on this shortly.
Someone is lying. By now the Police probably have a good idea who.
Perhaps not quite so “insignificant?
All of which makes Bryce Edwards recent remarks questionable;
“The extraordinary National Party scandal currently unfolding before our eyes is undoubtedly high drama. It has it all – leaks, anonymous texts, threats, secret recordings and explosive allegations… At its heart, however, the scandal is empty. It contains nothing of significance for democracy and society.”
As a series of stories on Radio NZ’s Morning Report began to explore – whilst the prurient side-show of sex, tapes, and personality-plays dominated media headlines last week (15- 19 October) – the real issues of campaign donations is yet to play out.
Ross’s allegations may be the critically-needed spark that reviews our party donation rules by casting the glare of public scrutiny over ways the Electoral Act has been, and is, being rorted.
Judith Collins appears to be campaigning. She was at the Diwali celerations in Papatoetoe a few weeks back where she was introduced as a senior National Party mp. Today she appeared briefly at Kabbadi to get her photo taken
. James if you want to meet your idol I would suggest keeping an eye out for these community events.
Kia ora Newshub Duncan was that a good week off.
Ka pai To the Prince & Duchess visit its cool that she talked in te reo and highlighted the suffering of wahine around the world and minority cultures .
The Labyrinth was a cool move with Daved Bowie & Jennifer Connelly the hope the remake will be cool to.
Mark humor is good for the wairua but not when your culture is the but of the joke
The Simpson’s issues with Habu being canned.
I totally disagree we need to legislate so wahine are on the boards that control OUR business . Why because men bully them and cheat to to keep wahine out of the top jobs these men think its there right to do this.
Wet wipes my offspring can not get by with out the stuff in my day it was a wash able pack of cloths I say good advertising saying not to be flushed we have to do all we can to keep our water ways clean.
Having a visit from The Prince & Duchess will give Aotearoa more positive publicity that money could buy that is good for Equality for all.
Ka kite ano
I can smell some thing its smells like a payed troll are you and your m8 still link below
Muppet I will just ignore your out dated words. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKopy74weus
Kia ora The cafe hows it going Mike you were a bit flush last week I quit like the cake .
Eco see all.
Big Buddy is a good organization that give young Tane a father’s role model its cool
Eco know what it’s like not having parents as my true parent died when I was nine.
Ka kite ano
Here is a good nature loving bird rescue person Vicki and other’s are doing a wonderful job caring for injured birds
Promiscuous penguins terrified of water, harried harrier hawks, clumsy kererū and greedy kea owe their lives to the growing cavalry of everyday Kiwis who are helping rehabilitate our injured wildlife, writes VICKI ANDERSON Ka kite ano link is below.
Eco Maori says Human Caused Global Warming is poking us in the eyes tornado are only seen in Aotearoa once and a while about 3 to 5 years apart not 10 in one year.
A “massive” tornado that swirled over farmland east of Hamilton left observers stunned and sent one woman to hunker down in the toilet.Meanwhile motorists in Tauranga saw a giant tornado swirling above the harbour and threatening to touch down near the port’s tank farm . Ka kite ano link is below P.S Feel the thunder
Eco Maori says the best way to get one health on the UP and weight on the Down is to chuck all the added sugar out of the house no fizzys cut the beezzy down to once a month that’s full of sugar to no sugar at all I don’t have sugar now and I feel good . Like I have said before the big comapnys will sue the —– off anyone who points out the bad facts about sugar.
And the way I see It the Big companys win in court most times It takes about 30 years for the truth to rise thru the Bigotry of Plutocracy that is running our world into the dirt. Ka kite ano link is below P.S Try and eat more vegtables but I back up no sugar one has to be strong for the Tamariki/ Moko’s.
Kia ora tekaea Kasey and Karena are going to put on a mean Hakari for the Prince and Duchess when they visit Rotorua .
I have allready given my opinion on Nga puhi I say settel and build a bright future for te mokopuna’s.
Te whakatohea Mussel Waka is a good move mussle farming they do grow fast in Tangaroa around those ways they are sweet to.
Ka kite ano P.S I say our tradition of providing ones guest with a mean Hakari has a lot of good thing that follow the feast everyone is happy
Kia ora Newshub That Lion Air plane that crashed is a tragedy it was only 2 month’s old condolences to the familys that have lost whano on that ??????plane.
I see the Armys man of Brazil has won the presidency well see what he does.
Just because simon says resign doesn’t mean anyone is going to listen to him .I like to have seen national sack a mp ex tobacco lobbyist.
Leicester must be in shock to see a big figure there soccor club owner die in the chopper crash is some one putting bad parts on the market.
Can you see it he’s a muppet trump that is.
Ka pai Nigel Richards is a kiwi world best scrabble player thats not Eco forty Reading is tho.
I say blind people should not be held back by short minded employers .
Ka kite ano
Kia ora The Crowd Goes Wild James & Mulls
I think the Couch is saying kicks keep it smart
It will be good to get some of the young Rugby players a run together .
Ka pai to the Fast 5 Netball team’s win.
Mulls a American baseball puka puka.
The Super bike man would have had to change some clothing after that flight.
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…it has a restricted jurisdiction which must not be abused: it is not an inquisitionNOTE – this article was published before the High Court ruled that Karen Chhour does not have to appear before the Waitangi Tribunal Gary Judd writes – The High Court ...
Lindsay Mitchell writes – One of reasons Oranga Tamariki exists is to prevent child neglect. But could the organisation itself be guilty of the same?Oranga Tamariki’s statistics show a decrease in the number and age of children in care. “There are less children ...
David Farrar writes: Graeme Edgeler wrote in 2017: In the first five years after three strikes came into effect 5248 offenders received a ‘first strike’ (that is, a “stage-1 conviction” under the three strikes sentencing regime), and 68 offenders received a ‘second strike’. In the five years prior to ...
Bryce Edwards writes – Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has surprised everyone with his ruthlessness in sacking two of his ministers from their crucial portfolios. Removing ministers for poor performance after only five months in the job just doesn’t normally happen in politics. That’s refreshing and will be extremely ...
TL;DR: These are the six things that stood out to me in news and commentary on Aotearoa-NZ’s political economy in the two days to 6:06am on Thursday, April 25:Politics: PM Christopher Luxon has set up a dual standard for ministerial competence by demoting two National Cabinet ministers while leaving also-struggling ...
Hi,Today I mainly want to share some of your thoughts about the recent piece I wrote about success and failure, and the forces that seemingly guide our lives. But first, a quick bit of housekeeping: I am doing a Webworm popup in Los Angeles on Saturday May 11 at 2pm. ...
It is hard to see what Melissa Lee might have done to “save” the media. National went into the election with no public media policy and appears not to have developed one subsequently. Lee claimed that she had prepared a policy paper before the election but it had been decided ...
Open access notablesIce acceleration and rotation in the Greenland Ice Sheet interior in recent decades, Løkkegaard et al., Communications Earth & Environment:In the past two decades, mass loss from the Greenland ice sheet has accelerated, partly due to the speedup of glaciers. However, uncertainty in speed derived from satellite products ...
Buzz from the Beehive A statement from Children’s Minister Karen Chhour – yet to be posted on the Government’s official website – arrived in Point of Order’s email in-tray last night. It welcomes the High Court ruling on whether the Waitangi Tribunal can demand she appear before it. It does ...
Mr Bombastic:Ironically, the media the academic experts wanted is, in many ways, the media they got. In place of the tyrannical editors of yesteryear, advancing without fear or favour the interests of the ruling class; the New Zealand news media of today boasts a troop of enlightened journalists dedicated to ...
It's hard times try to make a livingYou wake up every morning in the unforgivingOut there somewhere in the cityThere's people living lives without mercy or pityI feel good, yeah I'm feeling fineI feel better then I have for the longest timeI think these pills have been good for meI ...
In 1974, the US Supreme Court issued its decision in United States v. Nixon, finding that the President was not a King, but was subject to the law and was required to turn over the evidence of his wrongdoing to the courts. It was a landmark decision for the rule ...
Every day now just seems to bring in more fresh meat for the grinder.In their relentlessly ideological drive to cut back on the “excessive bloat” (as they see it) of the previous Labour-led government, on the mountains of evidence accumulated in such a short period of time do not ...
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Megan Valére SosouMarket gardening site of the Itchèléré de Itagui agricultural cooperative in Dassa-Zoumè (Image credit: Megan Valère Sossou) For the residents of Dassa-Zoumè, a city in the West African country of Benin, choosing between drinking water and having enough ...
Buzz from the Beehive Melissa Lee – as may be discerned from the screenshot above – has not been demoted for doing something seriously wrong as Minister of ...
Morning in London Mother hugs beloved daughter outside the converted shoe factory in which she is living.Afternoon in London Travelling writer takes himself and his wrist down to A&E, just to be sure. Read more ...
Mike Grimshaw writes – The recent announcement of the University Advisory Group, chaired by Sir Peter Gluckman, makes very clear where the Government’s focus and priorities lie. The remit of the Advisory Group is that Group members will consider challenges and opportunities for improvement in the university sector including: ...
Eric Crampton writes – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand desperately wants to find reasons to have workstreams in climate change. It makes little sense. They’ve run another stress test on the banks looking to see if they could find a prudential regulation case. They couldn’t. They ...
Rob MacCullough writes – Pundits from the left and the right are arguing that National’s Fast Track Bill that is designed to speed up infrastructure decisions could end up becoming mired in a cesspool of corruption. Political commentator ...
Looking at the headlines this morning it’s hard to feel anything other than pessimistic about the future of humanity.Note that I’m not speaking about the future of mankind, but the survival of our humanity. The values that we believe in seem to be ebbing away, by the day.Perhaps every generation ...
Swabbing mixed breed baby chicks to test for avian influenzaUh oh. Bird flu – often deadly to humans – is not only being transmitted from infected birds to dairy cows, but is now travelling between dairy cows. As of last Friday, Bloomberg News reports, there were 32 American dairy herds ...
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 ...
What is it with the mining industry? Its not enough for them to pillage the earth - they apparently can't even be bothered getting resource consent to do so: The proponent behind a major mine near the Clutha River had already been undertaking activity in the area without a ...
Photo # 1 I am a huge fan of Singapore’s approach to housing, as described here two years ago by copying and pasting from The ConversationWhat Singapore has that Australia does not is a public housing developer, the Housing Development Board, which puts new dwellings on public and reclaimed land, ...
Buzz from the Beehive Reactions to news of the government’s readiness to make urgent changes to “the resource management system” through a Bill to amend the Resource Management Act (RMA) suggest a balanced approach is being taken. The Taxpayers’ Union says the proposed changes don’t go far enough. Greenpeace says ...
I’m starting to wonder if Anna Burns-Francis might be the best political interviewer we’ve got. That might sound unlikely to you, it came as a bit of a surprise to me.Jack Tame can be excellent, but has some pretty average days. I like Rebecca Wright on Newshub, she asks good ...
Chris Trotter writes – Willie Jackson is said to be planning a “media summit” to discuss “the state of the media and how to protect Fourth Estate Journalism”. Not only does the Editor of The Daily Blog, Martyn Bradbury, think this is a good idea, but he has also ...
Graeme Edgeler writes – This morning [April 21], the Wellington High Court is hearing a judicial review brought by Hon. Karen Chhour, the Minister for Children, against a decision of the Waitangi Tribunal. This is unusual, judicial reviews are much more likely to brought against ministers, rather than ...
Both of Parliament’s watchdogs have now ripped into the Government’s Fast-track Approvals Bill. Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The KākāMy pick of the six newsey things to know from Aotearoa’s political economy and beyond on the morning of Tuesday, April 23 are:The Lead: The Auditor General,John Ryan, has joined the ...
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Sarah SpengemanPeople wait to board an electric bus in Pune, India. (Image credit: courtesy of ITDP) Public transportation riders in Pune, India, love the city’s new electric buses so much they will actually skip an older diesel bus that ...
The infrastructure industry yesterday issued a “hurry up” message to the Government, telling it to get cracking on developing a pipeline of infrastructure projects.The hiatus around the change of Government has seen some major projects cancelled and others delayed, and there is uncertainty about what will happen with the new ...
Hi,Over the weekend I revisited a podcast I really adore, Dead Eyes. It’s about a guy who got fired from Band of Brothers over two decades ago because Tom Hanks said he had “dead eyes”.If you don’t recall — 2001’s Band of Brothers was part of the emerging trend of ...
Buzz from the Beehive The 180 or so recipients of letters from the Government telling them how to submit infrastructure projects for “fast track” consideration includes some whose project applications previously have been rejected by the courts. News media were quick to feature these in their reports after RMA Reform Minister Chris ...
It would not be a desirable way to start your holiday by breaking your back, your head, or your wrist, but on our first hour in Singapore I gave it a try.We were chatting, last week, before we started a meeting of Hazel’s Enviro Trust, about the things that can ...
Calling all journalists, academics, planners, lawyers, political activists, environmentalists, and other members of the public who believe that the relationships between vested interests and politicians need to be scrutinised. We need to work together to make sure that the new Fast-Track Approvals Bill – currently being pushed through by the ...
Feel worried. Shane Jones and a couple of his Cabinet colleagues are about to be granted the power to override any and all objections to projects like dams, mines, roads etc even if: said projects will harm biodiversity, increase global warming and cause other environmental harms, and even if ...
Bryce Edwards writes- The ability of the private sector to quickly establish major new projects making use of the urban and natural environment is to be supercharged by the new National-led Government. Yesterday it introduced to Parliament one of its most significant reforms, the Fast Track Approvals Bill. ...
Michael Bassett writes – If you think there is a move afoot by the radical Maori fringe of New Zealand society to create a parallel system of government to the one that we elect at our triennial elections, you aren’t wrong. Over the last few days we have ...
Without a corresponding drop in interest rates, it’s doubtful any changes to the CCCFA will unleash a massive rush of home buyers. Photo: Lynn GrievesonTL;DR: The six things that stood out to me in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, poverty and climate on Monday, April 22 included:The Government making a ...
Sunday was a lazy day. I started watching Jack Tame on Q&A, the interviews are usually good for something to write about. Saying the things that the politicians won’t, but are quite possibly thinking. Things that are true and need to be extracted from between the lines.As you might know ...
In our Weekly Roundup last week we covered news from Auckland Transport that the WX1 Western Express is going to get an upgrade next year with double decker electric buses. As part of the announcement, AT also said “Since we introduced the WX1 Western Express last November we have seen ...
TL;DR: The six key events to watch in Aotearoa-NZ’s political economy in the week to April 29 include:PM Christopher Luxon is scheduled to hold a post-Cabinet news conference at 4 pm today. Stats NZ releases its statutory report on Census 2023 tomorrow.Finance Minister Nicola Willis delivers a pre-Budget speech at ...
A listing of 29 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, April 14, 2024 thru Sat, April 20, 2024. Story of the week Our story of the week hinges on these words from the abstract of a fresh academic ...
The ability of the private sector to quickly establish major new projects making use of the urban and natural environment is to be supercharged by the new National-led Government. Yesterday it introduced to Parliament one of its most significant reforms, the Fast Track Approvals Bill. The Government says this will ...
This is a column to say thank you. So many of have been in touch since Mum died to say so many kind and thoughtful things. You’re wonderful, all of you. You’ve asked how we’re doing, how Dad’s doing. A little more realisation each day, of the irretrievable finality of ...
Identifying the engine type in your car is crucial for various reasons, including maintenance, repairs, and performance upgrades. Knowing the specific engine model allows you to access detailed technical information, locate compatible parts, and make informed decisions about modifications. This comprehensive guide will provide you with a step-by-step approach to ...
Introduction: The allure of racing is undeniable. The thrill of speed, the roar of engines, and the exhilaration of competition all contribute to the allure of this adrenaline-driven sport. For those who yearn to experience the pinnacle of racing, becoming a race car driver is the ultimate dream. However, the ...
Introduction Automobiles have become ubiquitous in modern society, serving as a primary mode of transportation and a symbol of economic growth and personal mobility. With countless vehicles traversing roads and highways worldwide, it begs the question: how many cars are there in the world? Determining the precise number is a ...
Maintaining a safe and reliable vehicle requires regular inspections. Whether it’s a routine maintenance checkup or a safety inspection, knowing how long the process will take can help you plan your day accordingly. This article delves into the factors that influence the duration of a car inspection and provides an ...
Mazda Motor Corporation, commonly known as Mazda, is a Japanese multinational automaker headquartered in Fuchu, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The company was founded in 1920 as the Toyo Cork Kogyo Co., Ltd., and began producing vehicles in 1931. Mazda is primarily known for its production of passenger cars, but ...
Your car battery is an essential component that provides power to start your engine, operate your electrical systems, and store energy. Over time, batteries can weaken and lose their ability to hold a charge, which can lead to starting problems, power failures, and other issues. Replacing your battery before it ...
In most states, you cannot register a car without a valid driver’s license. However, there are a few exceptions to this rule. Exceptions to the RuleIf you are under 18 years old: In some states, you can register a car in your name even if you do not ...
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Struts are an essential part of a car’s suspension system. They are responsible for supporting the weight of the car and damping the oscillations of the springs. Struts are typically made of steel or aluminum and are filled with hydraulic fluid. How Do Struts Work? Struts work by transferring the ...
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Powering up and shutting down your ASUS laptop is an essential task for any laptop user. Locating the power button can sometimes be a hassle, especially if you’re new to ASUS laptops. This article will provide a comprehensive guide on where to find the power button on different ASUS laptop ...
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Two-thirds of the country think that “New Zealand’s economy is rigged to advantage the rich and powerful”. They also believe that “New Zealand needs a strong leader to take the country back from the rich and powerful”. These are just two of a handful of stunning new survey results released ...
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A factory reset restores your Gateway laptop to its original factory settings, erasing all data, apps, and personalizations. This can be necessary to resolve software issues, remove viruses, or prepare your laptop for sale or transfer. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to factory reset your Gateway laptop: Method 1: ...
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. ...
The Labour Party has called for the New Zealand Government to recognise Palestine, as a material step towards progressing the two-State solution needed to achieve a lasting peace in the region. ...
Some of our country’s most important work, stopping the sexual exploitation of children and violent extremism could go along with staff on the frontline at ports and airports. ...
The Government’s Fast Track Approvals Bill will give projects such as new coal mines a ‘get out of jail free’ card to wreak havoc on the environment, Labour Leader Chris Hipkins said today. ...
The government's decision to reintroduce Three Strikes is a destructive and ineffective piece of law-making that will only exacerbate an inherently biased and racist criminal justice system, said Te Pāti Māori Justice Spokesperson, Tākuta Ferris, today. During the time Three Strikes was in place in Aotearoa, Māori and Pasifika received ...
Cuts to frontline hospital staff are not only a broken election promise, it shows the reckless tax cuts have well and truly hit the frontline of the health system, says Labour Health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall. ...
The Green Party has joined the call for public submissions on the fast-track legislation to be extended after the Ombudsman forced the Government to release the list of organisations invited to apply just hours before submissions close. ...
New Zealand’s good work at reducing climate emissions for three years in a row will be undone by the National government’s lack of ambition and scrapping programmes that were making a difference, Labour Party climate spokesperson Megan Woods said today. ...
More essential jobs could be on the chopping block, this time Ministry of Education staff on the school lunches team are set to find out whether they're in line to lose their jobs. ...
Te Pāti Māori is disgusted at the confirmation that hundreds are set to lose their jobs at Oranga Tamariki, and the disestablishment of the Treaty Response Unit. “This act of absolute carelessness and out of touch decision making is committing tamariki to state abuse.” Said Te Pāti Māori Oranga Tamariki ...
The Government is trying to bring in a law that will allow Ministers to cut corners and kill off native species, Labour environment spokesperson Rachel Brooking said. ...
Cancelling urgently needed new Cook Strait ferries and hiking the cost of public transport for many Kiwis so that National can announce the prospect of another tunnel for Wellington is not making good choices, Labour Transport Spokesperson Tangi Utikere said. ...
A laundry list of additional costs for Tāmaki Makarau Auckland shows the Minister for the city is not delivering for the people who live there, says Labour Auckland Issues spokesperson Shanan Halbert. ...
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi, and Mema Paremata mō Tāmaki-Makaurau, Takutai Tarsh Kemp, will travel to the Gold Coast to strengthen ties with Māori in Australia next week (15-21 April). The visit, in the lead-up to the 9th Australian National Kapa haka Festival, will be an opportunity for both ...
The Green Party has today launched a step-by-step guide to help New Zealanders make their voice heard on the Government’s democracy dodging and anti-environment fast track legislation. ...
The National Government’s proposed changes to the Residential Tenancies Act will mean tenants can be turfed from their homes by landlords with little notice, Labour housing spokesperson Kieran McAnulty said. ...
Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson is calling on all parties to support a common-sense change that’s great for the planet and great for consumers after her member’s bill was drawn from the ballot today. ...
A significant milestone has been reached in the fight to strike an anti-Pasifika and unfair law from the country’s books after Teanau Tuiono’s members’ bill passed its first reading. ...
New Zealand has today missed the opportunity to uphold the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, says James Shaw after his member’s bill was voted down in its first reading. ...
Today’s advice from the Climate Change Commission paints a sobering reality of the challenge we face in combating climate change, especially in light of recent Government policy announcements. ...
Minister for Disability Issues Penny Simmonds appears to have delayed a report back to Cabinet on the progress New Zealand is making against international obligations for disabled New Zealanders. ...
Distinguished guests - It is an honour to return once again to this site which, as the resting place for so many of our war-dead, has become a sacred place for generations of New Zealanders. Our presence here and at the other special spaces of Gallipoli is made ...
Mai ia tawhiti pamamao, te moana nui a Kiwa, kua tae whakaiti mai matou, ki to koutou papa whenua. No koutou te tapuwae, no matou te tapuwae, kua honoa pumautia. Ko nga toa kua hinga nei, o te Waipounamu, o te Ika a Maui, he okioki tahi me o ...
Paul Goldsmith will take on responsibility for the Media and Communications portfolio, while Louise Upston will pick up the Disability Issues portfolio, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced today. “Our Government is relentlessly focused on getting New Zealand back on track. As issues change in prominence, I plan to adjust Ministerial ...
Recreational catch limits will be reduced in areas of Fiordland and the Chatham Islands to help keep those fisheries healthy and sustainable, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says. The lower recreational daily catch limits for a range of finfish and shellfish species caught in the Fiordland Marine Area and ...
Energy Minister Simeon Brown has welcomed an important milestone in New Zealand’s hydrogen future, with the opening of the country’s first network of hydrogen refuelling stations in Wiri. “I want to congratulate the team at Hiringa Energy and its partners K one W one (K1W1), Mitsui & Co New Zealand ...
The coalition Government is delivering on its commitment to improve resource management laws and give greater certainty to consent applicants, with a Bill to amend the Resource Management Act (RMA) expected to be introduced to Parliament next month. RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop has today outlined the first RMA Amendment ...
Overseas models for regulating the oil and gas sector, including their decommissioning regimes, are being carefully scrutinised as a potential template for New Zealand’s own sector, Resources Minister Shane Jones says. The Coalition Government is focused on rebuilding investor confidence in New Zealand’s energy sector as it looks to strengthen ...
Emergency Management and Recovery Minister Mark Mitchell has today released the Report of the Government Inquiry into the response to the North Island Severe Weather Events. “The report shows that New Zealand’s emergency management system is not fit-for-purpose and there are some significant gaps we need to address,” Mr Mitchell ...
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith is today travelling to Europe where he’ll update the United Nations Human Rights Council on the Government’s work to restore law and order. “Attending the Universal Periodic Review in Geneva provides us with an opportunity to present New Zealand’s human rights progress, priorities, and challenges, while ...
Associate Agriculture Minister, Mark Patterson, formally reopened the world’s largest wool processing facility today in Awatoto, Napier, following a $50 million rebuild and refurbishment project. “The reopening of this facility will significantly lift the economic opportunities available to New Zealand’s wool sector, which already accounts for 20 per cent of ...
Hon Andrew Bayly, Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing At the Southland Otago Regional Engineering Collective (SOREC) Summit, 18 April, Dunedin Ngā mihi nui, Ko Andrew Bayly aho, Ko Whanganui aho Good Afternoon and thank you for inviting me to open your summit today. I am delighted ...
The Government is delivering on its commitment to bring back the Three Strikes legislation, Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee announced today. “Our Government is committed to restoring law and order and enforcing appropriate consequences on criminals. We are making it clear that repeat serious violent or sexual offending is not ...
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has today announced four new diplomatic appointments for New Zealand’s overseas missions. “Our diplomats have a vital role in maintaining and protecting New Zealand’s interests around the world,” Mr Peters says. “I am pleased to announce the appointment of these senior diplomats from the ...
New Zealand is contributing NZ$7 million to support communities affected by severe food insecurity and other urgent humanitarian needs in Ethiopia and Somalia, Foreign Minister Rt Hon Winston Peters announced today. “Over 21 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance across Ethiopia, with a further 6.9 million people ...
Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Paul Goldsmith is congratulating Mataaho Collective for winning the Golden Lion for best participant in the main exhibition at the Venice Biennale. "Congratulations to the Mataaho Collective for winning one of the world's most prestigious art prizes at the Venice Biennale. “It is good ...
The Government is reforming financial services to improve access to home loans and other lending, and strengthen customer protections, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly and Housing Minister Chris Bishop announced today. “Our coalition Government is committed to rebuilding the economy and making life simpler by cutting red tape. We are ...
“China remains a strong commercial opportunity for Kiwi exporters as Chinese businesses and consumers continue to value our high-quality safe produce,” Trade and Agriculture Minister Todd McClay says. Mr McClay has returned to New Zealand following visits to Beijing, Harbin and Shanghai where he met ministers, governors and mayors and engaged in trade and agricultural events with the New ...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has completed a successful trip to Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines, deepening relationships and capitalising on opportunities. Mr Luxon was accompanied by a business delegation and says the choice of countries represents the priority the New Zealand Government places on South East Asia, and our relationships in ...
New Zealand is demonstrating its commitment to reducing global greenhouse emissions, and supporting clean energy transition in South East Asia, through a contribution of NZ$41 million (US$25 million) in climate finance to the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-led Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM). Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Climate Change Minister Simon Watts announced ...
The Government is today releasing a list of organisations who received letters about the Fast-track applications process, says RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop. “Recently Ministers and agencies have received a series of OIA requests for a list of organisations to whom I wrote with information on applying to have a ...
Attorney-General Judith Collins today announced the appointment of Wellington Barrister David Jonathan Boldt as a Judge of the High Court, and the Honourable Justice Matthew Palmer as a Judge of the Court of Appeal. Justice Boldt graduated with an LLB from Victoria University of Wellington in 1990, and also holds ...
Education Minister Erica Stanford will lead the New Zealand delegation at the 2024 International Summit on the Teaching Profession (ISTP) held in Singapore. The delegation includes representatives from the Post Primary Teachers’ Association (PPTA) Te Wehengarua and the New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) Te Riu Roa. The summit is co-hosted ...
A stopbank upgrade project in Tairawhiti partly funded by the Government has increased flood resilience for around 7000ha of residential and horticultural land so far, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones says. Mr Jones today attended a dawn service in Gisborne to mark the end of the first stage of the ...
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters will represent the Government at Anzac Day commemorations on the Gallipoli Peninsula next week and engage with senior representatives of the Turkish government in Istanbul. “The Gallipoli campaign is a defining event in our history. It will be a privilege to share the occasion ...
Science, Innovation and Technology and Defence Minister Judith Collins will next week attend the OECD Science and Technology Ministerial conference in Paris and Anzac Day commemorations in Belgium. “Science, innovation and technology have a major role to play in rebuilding our economy and achieving better health, environmental and social outcomes ...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon held a bilateral meeting today with the President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The Prime Minister was accompanied by MP Paulo Garcia, the first Filipino to be elected to a legislature outside the Philippines. During today’s meeting, Prime Minister Luxon and President Marcos Jr discussed opportunities to ...
The Government has announced that $20 million in funding will be made available to Westport to fund much needed flood protection around the town. This measure will significantly improve the resilience of the community, says Local Government Minister Simeon Brown. “The Westport community has already been allocated almost $3 million ...
The Government is proud to support the first ever Repco Supercars Championship event in Taupō as up to 70,000 motorsport fans attend the Taupō International Motorsport Park this weekend, says Economic Development Minister Melissa Lee. “Anticipation for the ITM Taupō Super400 is huge, with tickets and accommodation selling out weeks ...
Local Government Minister Simeon Brown has announced an increase to the Rates Rebate Scheme, putting money back into the pockets of low-income homeowners. “The coalition Government is committed to bringing down the cost of living for New Zealanders. That includes targeted support for those Kiwis who are doing things tough, such ...
The Coalition Government is investing in a project to boost survival rates of New Zealand mussels and grow the industry, Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones has announced. “This project seeks to increase the resilience of our mussels and significantly boost the sector’s productivity,” Mr Jones says. “The project - ...
Benefit figures released today underscore the importance of the Government’s plan to rebuild the economy and have 50,000 fewer people on Jobseeker Support, Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston says. “Benefit numbers are still significantly higher than when National was last in government, when there was about 70,000 fewer ...
The Government’s commitment to doubling New Zealand’s renewable energy capacity is backed by new data showing that clean energy has helped the country reach its lowest annual gross emissions since 1999, Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says. New Zealand’s latest Greenhouse Gas Inventory (1990-2022) published today, shows gross emissions fell ...
The Government is bringing the earthquake-prone building review forward, with work to start immediately, and extending the deadline for remediations by four years, Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says. “Our Government is focused on rebuilding the economy. A key part of our plan is to cut red tape that ...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and his Thai counterpart, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, have today agreed that New Zealand and the Kingdom of Thailand will upgrade the bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership by 2026. “New Zealand and Thailand have a lot to offer each other. We have a strong mutual desire to build ...
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“Since 2009, flood risk has been covered on every LIM report for an Auckland home.”
“”Homeowners need to know that if a risk is not mitigated or is unable to be, then their policy could change.”
Change in weather patterns looks to be enough excuse to leave lives in limbo.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12149949
Earthquake, flood… Insurance companies will do their best to let you down.
Not much about insurance problems in this article, but well worth a read.
….They’re Not Abandoning Their Beloved Cape Cod. Lifelong residents are building higher with each flood….
Meera Subramanian – Insideclimate News, October 26, 2018
The councils buckle to pressure of rich litigators, aka they have had engineering that shows that Omaha will defiantly suffer substantial flood damage, but when they went to put it on the LIMs all the lawyers and big wigs who have holiday homes there threatened to litigate the council because their house prices would fall if the truth was put on the LIMS. So it was never put on the LIMS. Win win for the rich, because no doubt when the big flood happens they will litigate the council anyway for not putting it on! Rich win with no information, rich win without the information. Meanwhile if it’s folks with leaky buildings or what have you, no real interest in ensuring it never happens again.
Apparently 1 in 195 council workers at Auckland city are on over $200,000 pa, my guess is not many of them are planners or building inspectors, (while the council cry about the worker shortages and need foreign workers now to do those roles) but plenty of other council workers on $200k+ are lawyers and managers who shock doctrine style come and litigate AFTER the problems are well known but no money put spent where it should have been.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10405893
The story seems to say it was major error to combine all the possible risks to happen at once.
‘ the idea rising sea levels would combine with an extreme weather event, a nasty weather pattern with a super-spring tide, was ridiculous. ‘
Its not saying there was no increased risk- they say 3.8m not 5m, which would only affect a few properties
The Piha situation was an actual extreme weather event . I tell people I know who live in Bush clad areas near streams or along winding roads in Waitakeres that its coming around to 100 years since the last major weather catastrophe hit the whole ranges. Sell up and leave now.
The Piha flood was from a storm in a small area, the rest of the Waitakeres were lucky…that time.
There is absolutely no truth to the rumour that the National Party’s internal review of its culture is being conducted by former National MPs Roger McClay and Grahame Thorne.
Only an independent judicial inquiry will suffice.
There needs to be a female and a male doing the internal inquiry.
Jackie Blue would be good.
If you say so. LOL
Toad? Delves into long term memory … Is that really you or a newie?
LOLZ Try Beazley !!
https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/108083727/doc-asked-to-control-seals-to-save-muttonbirds
Is it really about cultural practices . Or is it about money . ?
😁
Cultural practices – not everyone is a money grubber.
So they only take for personal use?
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Sorry I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt.
Why do you have an issue with Tribes making money off traditional resources? Is it only OK for white people to do?
Kaitiakitanga is a system of sustainable harvest and environmental observation. If they’re saying the seals are becoming too numerous locally I’d be inclined to believe it.
Conservationists want to see NZ like the good old days. Despite the fact everything’s changing and adaptations are required for most anything to ‘remain the same’.
What I’d like to know about all this is whether these species natural predators have been decimated, which would necessitate eventual culls of these protected species.
If we’ve broken the food chain, we need to step in till prey numbers actually bring predators back from functional extinction. We need to be the faux predators. Or the seals will collapse other species populations.
Counting overall numbers and calling them low works for an accountant, for individual islands it’s a nonsense.
Practical and proper beats pious and preening any day.
Don’t suppose the humans could lay off the muttonbirds for a bit.
So your fine with Japanese whaling using bloody great ships . ?
For it to be cultural practised surely it should be carried out in the old way . So maybe they should grab a few seals for the pot as well ,but stop selling mutton birds?
The issue is not really about the mutton bird harvest. It is about the sustainability of their populations, and of rising seal populations, within this small island system.
While conservation of the seals is admirable, the observation that their continued growth within this area can impact mutton bird populations is worth noting. We see plenty of roll on effects like this in conservation efforts where rise or fall of certain species leads to the rise or fall of others.
There is a seal carrying capacity for those islands. What is it?
Are the predators (shark/orca?) intact?
Sustainable systems require biological and ecological knowledge, not someone in an office calling shots. Kaitiakitanga is ahead of current agricultural practice with regards to earth care and future care.
It’s worth listening we pale folk might learn something.
My pick is the mutton birds invaded the seal areas in the 1800s when the seals were hunted out and now they are coming back to their old areas
It’s not a bad guess…
Is Syria approaching its own Year Zero?
After a devastating drought followed by political unrest, and knowing no other method of rule, could the system of genocidal kleptocracy even futher refined by the Assad Regime during the civil war, be a possible distopian strategy for other nation states faced with the twin challenges of climate change and collapse?
Assad will fall
Dick Gregory – News Of The Revolution In Syria, October 25, 2018
The following is an insight into how the Assad regime survives on the destruction of its economy, its productive base, and the massacre and expulsion of its people. And why this will ultimately lead to regime’s inevitable collapse.
Assad will fall?
They said that 5 years ago, His position is even stronger now than then.
violently sadistic ???? …… ” The supposed outrage is not connected to any concern for human rights, it is merely a foreign policy propaganda trick. And the main priority for people in the west should be to stop the crimes being committed, or abetted, by their own governments.”
Nelson Mandela …. “: “If you look at those matters, you will come to the conclusion that the attitude of the United States of America is a threat to world peace. If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the USA. They don’t care for human beings.”
Nelson Mandela was referring to the illegal invasion of Iraq … but no doubt would denounce the violently sadistic actions against Libya and Syria and Yemen, Afghanistan etc etc.
If Martin Luther King was alive and able to repeat these quotes to jenny ….. in relation to Syria, or Libya,… or Iraq, or Afghanistan etc … “We again fell victim to the deadly Western arrogance that has poisoned the international atmosphere for so long,” … “The greatest purveyor of violence in the world : My own Government”.
Would she call Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King Assadists? .
Both Nelson Mandela & Martin Luther King were correct …. as the sadistic violent actions never stop …
” Disgusted, Von Sponeck resigned as UN Humanitarian Co-ordinator in Iraq. His predecessor, Denis Halliday, an equally distinguished senior UN official, had also resigned. “I was instructed,” Halliday said, “to implement a policy that satisfies the definition of genocide: a deliberate policy that has effectively killed well over a million individuals, children and adults.”
A study by the United Nations Children’s Fund, Unicef, found that between 1991 and 1998, the height of the blockade, there were 500,000 “excess” deaths of Iraqi infants under the age of five.”
Present day….. There is a deliberate genocide taking place right now …. “The cause is well known: the Saudi-led coalition’s bombardment and blockade of the country, with the full support of the US and UK”
” The issue is that the West is directly responsible for the tragedy in Yemen. Western companies supply the weapons, western military advisors are involved in the intelligence work and the selection of targets, US airplanes are refuelling Saudi (and coalition) jets as they carry out their savage bombings in Yemen.”
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/03/05/the-1-5-billion-campaign-to-whitewash-genocide-in-yemen/
The Syrian people ….. the bulk of whom support their state …. are up against ‘ “The greatest purveyors of violence in the world.”
Check out this guy – he has turned a fifty point vote for Trump district into a highly marginal race – and wonder what party would he fit into here in New Zealand – my guess is his natural home would be NZ First, not Labour.
Such a glum assessment kinda sums up how NZ Labour is now a party of liberal elites who embrace the current late capitalist paradigm and do little more than tinker with the system to chip the worst off the edges, not a reforming party for the working Joe.
Labour ought to thank it’s lucky stars that a guy like this hasn’t emerged in New Zealand First. Instead, NZ First looks set to promote the pompous, elitist and widely unpopular Shane Jones to it’s leader. The promotion of Jones to the leadership (should it happen) would be fundamental strategic misunderstanding of nature of NZ First’s supporters, and would prolong the neoliberal hegemony in NZ’s two major parties.
If NZ First ever got a guy with the same sort of message as Ojeda, I reckon Labour would suffer the fate of the Dutch Labour party, whose support has fallen by 80%.
Hell, I’d vote for an Ojeda rather than a Jacinda in a heartbeat!
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-democrat-trump-country-richard-ojeda-west-virginia-0918-story.html
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/03/02/richard-ojeda-west-virginia-blue-army-one-217217
Fivethirtyeight currently have him as a 1:8 underdog, with a 45.1% projected vote share in a two-dog race. He’s not quite the Messiah. Not yet, anyway.
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2018-midterm-election-forecast/house/west-virginia/3/
edit: Meanwhile, Joe Manchin (who’s nominally a Democrat but is ideologically and votes more like a moderate Republican) is strongly favoured to keep his Senate seat in West Virginia.
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2018-midterm-election-forecast/senate/west-virginia/
Please, scry me a horse’s name from your tea leaves reading’s. A fast horse, a horse to bet on…
Over blowing it Sanctuary
The WV 3rd district was a democratic seat from 1949-2015 , with the Republicans holding it for very short periods , 2 yrs 83-85 and 2 yrs 16-18
Its a natural Democratic party seat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia%27s_3rd_congressional_district
Looking at who votes for Trump doesnt mean the Congress vote is the same.
Opps the seat changed hands in 2014 not 2016
Looking at actual votes from this site
https://ballotpedia.org/West_Virginia%27s_3rd_Congressional_District_election,_2016
Sanctuary, This Governments Workplace Reforms must show teeth as the Nats say “their world will end”
We went down the North Carolina coastal “outer banks” and down to ‘Jekyll island’ strips where many home owners were inundated with previous flooded properties and we saw homes being moved or lifted with another set of stilts placed under them so their homes were set higher again.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/north-carolina/articles/2018-03-05/flooding-closes-main-road-on-north-carolina-outer-banks
This is the true effect of today’s increasing raising of the global sea levels that many don’t see or comprehend is facing them until now – sadly.
It’s Sunday, so here is a bit of light relief – a very short read, but LOL.
https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/369632/scary-halloween-reveller-sparks-emergency-call-out-to-wellington-elevator
What the hell is Lees-Galloway up to?
Someone who comes here using another persons passport.
The goes in for a bit of drug dealing.
Was described by the Parole Board convener as giving manifestly untruthful responses.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/108155476/jailed-drugdealer-escapes-deportation-as-govt-grants-him-nz-residency-behind-bars
But the Minister thinks he is a great chap to allow to stay in New Zealand.
I wonder if he has donated anything to one of the coalition Government parties?
And will Lees-Galloway take responsibility for the guys actions in the future and resign the next time he gets into a little bit of bother with the Police?
Perhaps all the people who are calling for JLR’s health problems to be made public will start demanding that Lees-Galloway start explaining exactly what it is that caused him to make this decision?
Or not, as the case may be. After all, that might embarrass the Coalition of Fools.
It’s almost certain Lees-Galloway was acutely aware of the negative publicity it would get, so I’m picking there must be a credible reason he has let the guy stay. That reason might be that he has a bloody good lawyer, but it could also be that it’s very likely he would be killed if he returned to his country of origin. We don’t condemn people to death.
It’s almost certain Lees-Galloway would tell us the details if he could too.
The last thing this country needs is more fucking lawyers or drug dealers,
There is no credible reason to import crims we have more than enough already. Deport the prick.
Who gives a shit deport him
“people who are calling for JLR’s health problems to be made public ”
being detained by police at the instigation of National party leaders office , isnt ‘treatment’. What the Doctors do is.
Paula Bennetts role in organising a media story base on complaints from women working ‘in national partys leaders office’ should be made public. A National party woman MP role in in getting back at her former lover using the leaders office/Bridges and Bennett should be made public.
“being detained by police at the instigation of National party leaders office”
And your evidence for this far-fetched claim is what, precisely?
Apart from your overactive imagination that is.
Bridges Chief of staff – the puppet on strings being pulled by Soimun.
It was all his doing.
Are you saying the Police were just out for a drive Saturday night and they ‘found’ an Auckland Mp in The Waikato ….hello hello …
What seems to be the circumstances was in yesterdays Herald, and the day before and last week when National issued a statement Sunday night that confirmed their knowledge of the police involvement …..hahaha
@ Alwyn – disgusting and despicable decision by Lees-Galloway
No wonder our drug use is increasing when our government is actively giving drug dealers residency , I guess for $100k donation he can get the order of merit too (from both parties in power).
What a joke, I don’t care if the guy is an informant for what the crap he pulled out of the bag, he should not be staying here, he’s got the EU to go back too. Get rid of him.
The message that NZ sends to the world, is criminals welcome… commit crimes here but don’t worry your residency application is assured… bring your criminal mates, NZ is open for business, any business, we turn a blind eye even if you are caught. wink. wink.
As long as you are not Maori you will get off and prosper here if you engage in criminal activity.
Crims come to NZ, free residency and welfare with every crime! Any story will do, to get off!
We have a range of valid skill shortages, didn’t know that criminals were part of this shortage
As we are told it costs us $100k to house someone in prison, then reward them with Citizenship.
We have “Member of wealthy wine family has drug charges overturned”
https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/108005567/Member-of-wealthy-wine-family-has-drug-charges-overturned
But don’t worry at least our justice system is working for all BUT …. Maori and victims 🤫
Herodotus residency is not citizenship
residency converts to citizenship and we have a housing and prison crisis! remember , next thing is that they will give him a state home or Kiwibuild because he is such a victim.
stone him stone him! but not in the drug sense way of getting him stoned no!
Nope
They could bring in some more pot growers to help keep kids off P.
Reading between the lines I would say he’s probably in mortal danger if he gets sent home . I would have no problem shipping him out but the laws of our country might.
Rubbish, the EU could protect him better than we could. We don’t want him. If that’s the caliber of people who get residency, aka sob story the their criminal gang connections back home are a danger so they need to stay in NZ and commit crimes here instead??? The politicians needs to get some perspective, who is at risk – back Kiwis safety NOT people like him and his connections to the underworld who could kill him here if they wanted anyway. Pathetic logic as usual.
He’s likely been promised residency as part of an agreement to roll on his associates.
Any story will do.
Peter Thiel.
Yeah why aren’t we more like Saudi or somewhere where we just destroy his life rather than send him back for others to do it. Why are we so soft on these absolute scum that deserve all the retribution we can heap on them for bringing drugs in for other people to buy. We don’t want no drugs in this country.
//sarc
Hot take over at the sewer.
https://screenshotscdn.firefoxusercontent.com/images/47d96eae-d28f-4fb6-bfb0-cff93cae89e3.png
“We don’t want no drugs in this country.”
And no sick or disabled either. //no sarc
http://www.raggededgemagazine.com/departments/closerlook/000577.html
“Deaf NZ child — ‘a burden on the state’ — is murdered; father charged
http://www.raggededgemagazine.com/departments/news/000564.html
Thanks to REO reader Rita Maria LeDrew for alerting us to this story…
In Auckland, New Zealand, a deaf girl is murdered, and her father has been charged. In the investigation, it comes out that the family was upset because they were told by the NZ immigration authorities that they’d likely be denied residency because their daughter was deaf and would be “a burden on the state.”
From the New Zealand Star:
The Immigration Service requires immigrants to prove they or their dependents will not be a burden on health services and applicants have to answer medical questions, including whether they have hearing difficulties.
Deaf children are considered a potential burden because of the need for surgery and cochlear implants.
Read story from the Sunday Star Times.
Posted on October 24, 2005″
At least be consistent. And please note the date.
I assume youre talking to me – How could I be consistent rosemary? If you think there is a group of disadvantaged people in this country that i dont care about put the links and evidence up.
What are you trying to say Rosemary, that these murdering parents should have the right to stay in NZ… these are the criminal types that are attracted to migrating here these days. Oh gosh, one of our kids might hold up our application, lets murder them. That’s the caliber of our recent migration applicants.
It did not used to be like that, we used to have real rules and quality migrants coming here. It was not some ponzi business scheme trying to get the worst types here with few skills (last five years the skills have dropped for migration in NZ and more criminals coming to light as well as continual scams).
Oh dear. Please read the articles I linked to at raggededge. Now raggededge is a disability magazine that’s been around for decades and quite often publishes articles which require readers to be up for an intellectual challenge. Sometimes requires thinking differently and having an open mind. Quite often the context is not necessarily explicit…
But no, I don’t think murdering parents should have the right to stay in NZ.
But I do think that if our Czech friend can be accommodated despite his proven criminal tendencies and with his known gang associates heightening the risk of violence around him then at the very least a family’s application for NZ residency should not be rejected merely because of health or disability.
Many countries have similar rules….only the fittest and the most perfect are welcome to immigrate…and I found it interesting that those articles from raggededge (Ragged Edge when it was printed) popped up on the first page when googling ‘rejected for residency on grounds of disability’.
Good old Godzone…world famous for all the wrong reasons.
But no surprises for those NZ citizens living with disability or permanent debilitating illness….chances are that the gummint spends more per year on the criminal than it does on the invalids….and taxpayers seem quite ok with that.
He sounds like a labour voter perhaps that’s all that’s needed these days.
He doesn’t sound like a voter at all.
And, as for granting residency to drug dealers, the Nats were experts at that having opened the immigration gates to the worst characters China has to offer.
Only the ones with money
Like Bill Liu for example.
Oh wait – that was labour again.
I’m bemused about the Nats’ war on P when they at the same time invited all the low lives from China who import the ingredients.
Seems a bit counter productive to me…
Not if you’re privatising prisons.
Funny how hard he worked for the Gnats though.
He was every inch the wretched foreign crim Dotcom got blamed for being.
Never seen you denounce him either.
It’s all good so long as he’s your lying scumbag eh.
John Key and Judith collins pulled one of their first ‘dirty politics’ hit jobs for the biggest drug Lords in NZ …
Doug myers : “The chequebooks always ready for political parties ….as long as they get the things right”
“We spend about $85 million per week on alcohol, thats why they don’t want you to understand its a drug”- Sgt Alastair Lawn ”
“there was mounting evidence that MDMA was one of the safest intoxicants around, especially when compared with alcohol.” https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/69680287/ed-doctor-john-key-needs-to-do-his-homework-on-mdma
The dangers of ecstasy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2oDLPcYc5k
“But the Minister thinks he is a great chap to allow to stay in New Zealand.”
Who says he thinks that other than you Alwyn? Hemay even think the guy is a complete fukwit.
When, under the previous junta, an immigration policy structure was implemented that bonded immigrants to employers (and the consequential opportunity for exploitation as the norm – let alone the other ‘side effects’ such as driving down wages and all that went with it); when it was designed to get a 4 or 5 or 6 billion dollar earn from attracting overseas students to come and indulge in worthless tertiary study and tik-a-box certification (often meaning incredible debt in their home country they may never be free from, and where some are having to sell land if they haven’t yet committed chop suey, AND even that’s aside from more important considerations such as educational standards ); when that policy sent the message to opportunists and any other arsehole that NZ was an easy touch), then I think you can probably rest assured that the decision allowing this little munter PR has been made judiciously.
I think even the pox-faced, pompous Woodhouse will be in despair because growing numbers now realise the whole tertiary-study/work visa croc of shit is being exposed and that the fleeced are beginning to leave in droves (AND sending the message to others who have any notion of coming to lil ole Nu Zull because its a caring and sharing place to be).
I’d be more concerned about others who’ve been granted PR and Citizenship by lying and cheating and not living up to the promises they’d made. A Peter Thiel immediately springs to mind.
This ugly immigrant had tried to cut his english wifes throat before arriving in NZ.
Since here he’s killed two women ….. and got manslaughter convictions each time.
He was paroled under National …… why did we not boot him back to England ?
Any ideas you cynical political point scorer …. Alwyn ????
https://hellbeasts.com/malcolm-alan-francis/
He could be an informant as well
That’s the most likely background.
Could be he was secret witness in a mjor trial that saw major figures jailed.
Sometimes, our minds wander from one thing to another just from simple little triggers such as a name, date, event etc. without any conscious rationale for doing so.
This morning someone here mentioned Mandy Hager. Here it is – reason on Duped
https://thestandard.org.nz/duped/#comment-1543097
The mention of Mandy’s name took me back to the wonderful serialisation of her award-winning (2015) young adult’s novel “Singing Home the Whale” on RNZ’s Nine to Noon from 1 Oct – 18 Oct.
Listening to this became mandatory for me over that period as it offered a complete opposite to the cynicism and negativity related with what was going on in our political scene with JLR’s sending on health leave, and the ongoing revelations etc .
The mention of Mandy’s name led me to finding the RNZ link to the audio recordings which are now permanently in their Listen Anytime Library collection. I highly recommend listening to this adaptation or reading the book as an anecdote to negativity etc
https://www.radionz.co.nz/collections/readings/singing-home-the-whale-by-mandy-hager
Just by coincidence, as I was doing this, Wallace Chapmen on his RNZ Sunday Morning programme began an interview with this wonderful woman:
10.30 Dr Ingrid Visser: Orca spotter extraordinaire
Dr Ingrid Visser* has dedicated most of her life to following, documenting, helping and protecting orca. She’s an international expert on the species and is part of an body of advocates pushing to free captive orca all over the world. Ingrid explains her passion for animals means she has missed weddings, family events and stood up boyfriends. Her work features in the opening episode of a new television series, Ocean Predators**, hosted by Kina Scollay. It premieres Sunday night, October 28 at 7.30pm on Prime.
* http://www.orcaresearch.org/index.php/research/our-team
** https://www.primetv.co.nz/-/mk_prime_oceanpredators
The RNZ interview has only just finished, but I will put the link to the interview up here when it is available. And she mentioned Mandy and her book, LOL.
Now know what I will be doing this evening – Prime TV!
Link to Sunday Morning interview with Dr Ingrid Visser
https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018668671/dr-ingrid-visser-orca-spotter-extraordinaire
A few weeks ago we were sitting fishing on a wharf when a huge bull orca surfaced mere metres off the edge of the wharf…and us! Peter damn near leapt from his wheelchair the big fellow was so close.
Two smaller orca (we assumed they were females) and two youths appeared and proceeded to go hunting as the tide reached its peak.
Only the bull came close to the wharf, but the others were well visible as they rounded up the rays in the shallows.
A family up the harbour in their boat watched spellbound as the two young ones threw a couple of sharks back and forth.
They remained inside the harbour until the tide began retreating and gave those at the harbour entrance a real treat as the hunt continued on the last of the tide.
Not the first time we’ve had the privilege of such a close cetacean encounter, but this time there were other witnesses. An awesome event shared.
🙂
Wonderful, Rosemary. Thank you for sharing. Where was that?
Up north.
Some of those harbours have very shallow sandbanks and narrow channels.
I confess to having been concerned on more than one occasion seeing large dolphins come up in the channel and indulge in a mass feeding frenzy in the shallows that a mass stranding was imminent. Silly me…these feeding sessions happen all the time with few cases of actual strandings. These fellows are in their element and know which end is up.
Which makes the cases of actual mass cetacean strandings all the more tragic and worthy of investigation. There’s something else going on….
This is one reason why I read Sciblogs: Why New Zealand needs alternatives to 1080.
https://sciblogs.co.nz/guestwork/2018/10/26/why-new-zealand-needs-alternatives-to-1080/
This recent Sciblogs post is balanced and of relevance also.
“The scientists and conservation workers that I know look forward to the time when reliable, equally-effective alternatives become available – but that time is still, realistically, years away and frankly, our native ecosystems can’t wait that long. We definitely need to keep talking about this issue, and we need to improve the way we do that.”
https://sciblogs.co.nz/bioblog/2018/09/18/science-1080/
Zip are doing some leading edge research looking at ways to improve delivery, and outcomes!
“ZIP is attempting to develop a modified technique for the aerial application of 1080 to completely remove possums and rats from large mainland areas. If we are successful, and we also successfully develop techniques to prevent possum and rat invaders from re-establishing, then the large-scale repeated application of aerial 1080 may no longer be necessary to protect New Zealand’s biodiversity.”
http://zip.org.nz/findings/2017/11/1080-to-zero-trial-in-south-westland
You can even watch the (short) vid here:
http://zip.org.nz/updates/2018/5/the-perth-valley-project-what-is-it-all-about
Ian les Galloway has put strict conditions on his residency not told in the sensationalised media headlines.
Link?
Rnz news
This one?
https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/369641/czech-drug-smuggler-gains-residence-in-nz
RNZ quoted Mark Mitchell as saying due process wasn’t followed.
Due process is Mitchell making as much inane noise as possible so that in due time he is challenging for the leadership. In his case it’ll be leadershit.
The dude is likely to have assisted police with their enquiry, as they say
It seems that the police made the application for him as he isn’t out of jail yet so not in a position to contest any possible deportation order
Great images that show the problem.
“Images provided by Biosecurity New Zealand show the threat wilding pines present to New Zealand landscapes.
The images show the unchecked spread of pines at Mid Dome, Upper Tomogalak catchment, in Southland from 1998 to 2015.”
https://www.odt.co.nz/rural-life/rural-life-other/threat-wilding-pines-highlighted-biosecurity-nz-images
Let me see. A chemical-laden truck overturned north of Wellington and caused absolute traffic chaos just before Labour weekend. At the same time, two trucks collided and blocked the Rimutaka hill road. Today, a truck caught fire and has blocked the Waikato expressway at Rangiriri for a full day. Driving through the North Island a coule of times recently I’ve noticed trucks are more numerous, look more badly maintained and are being driven quite recklessly.
How long until someone joins the dots between a corrupt National party being in the pocket of the trucking industry, and the quite deliberate defunding of various government agencies tasked with enforcing roading regulations on trucking companies including police road enforcement, the on-going scandals around shonky vehicle inspectors and the skyrocketing numbers of truck accidents causing huge disruptions?
Well apparently not only do we have truck filled roads but we also have fake licences. and dodgy maintenance to boot.
When you bring in people on $18 – $20 p/h to drive trucks because of our “skills shortages” – it’s fake – know an experienced truck driver and he had to quit the industry as he was expected to work for $18 p/h and he had a family to feed! He knew he was never going to see a pay rise in that industry and there was zero future in it for him.
A few weeks ago an ex forestry worker who posts here, was saying after being made redundant a few times, he too quit the forestry industry… also an experienced worker…
Don’t worry once getting residency, the migrants will quit too, if they can
the Ponzi continues with everyone else paying the costs for poor practices and not getting to the root of why they can’t keep the Kiwis in the job.
Same will happen to the doctors, the teachers and so forth. They will recruit more people, put more strain on existing people to train them, then the existing people will quit through the strain, the new teachers will quit eventually, and the Ponzi will continue with worse and worse teaching and conditions becoming the norm. Then the money they could have spent on the existing teachers will be spent on third party recruitment and incentives for overseas teachers to come here, rather than giving the incentives to the local teachers to stay in the job!
Wake up. Why can’t they retain staff in NZ???
NZTA was given a rocket by the Minister of TRansport and the Board Chair a week ago.
As a result the head of regulatory stuff at NZTA has been “let go” and new management brought in.
All files for prosecutorial evaluation are now subbed out to Meredith Connell.
It sure ain’t this government that’s asleep at the wheel.
Should sack the whole lot, as the root starts from the top and a certain Aussie
That’s heartening Ad.
Any more clues as to the rockets nature?
Surely NZTA isn’t the driver (boom boom!) of the love affair with big trucks on the road.
Get the freight on the rail and employ the former (self)employed drivers at Kiwirail.
C’mon Labour, what to lose?
Thanks for that info Ad.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/108066860/transport-agencys-waiheke
https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/369310/vtnz-admits-using-inferior-brake-test-on-waiheke-island
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/vtnz-admits-using-inferior-brake-test-trucks-and-buses
What happens to the skilled migrants…
“Signs of the underlying malaise do occasionally become apparent. Every now and then, highly trained and capable clinicians will throw up their hands and leave New Zealand, generating newspaper headlines such as “Top Specialist Quits in Disgust.”
In mid-November, one such departure highlighted some of the issues behind the negative trends. Wellington Hospital lost its leading cardio-electrophysiologist, Dr Alejandro Jimenez Restrepo. Born in Colombia and trained in the US, Jimenez had arrived here in 2012 with his wife and young family, intending to settle permanently in New Zealand. Within two and a half years, he was gone.”
http://werewolf.co.nz/2014/12/public-health-the-silent-crisis/
The fake doctors seem to love it here though.
Fake psychiatrist sentenced to more than four years prison
I love how our taxes are being used to pay for fake doctors and then pay for their prison stays as well… in this case… they seem to have managed to deport him, but at a rough guess he cost NZ taxpayers $500,000+ dollars plus imagine the social costs of having these fakes in our health system. Could have bought a house for someone who needed it, with that money, or used it to train real doctors instead of leaving them with 6 figure student loans.
https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/339641/fake-psychiatrist-sentenced-to-more-than-four-years-prison
Frank Macskasy has done some detailed research.
Read it all here.
https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2018/10/25/some-troubling-questions-about-the-ross-affair/
Thanks Ed.
Mainstream media seem to be ignoring the entire story now.
They were told to.
Because Bridges rang round saying he had been defamed? Making sure editorial lines favoured him?
Frank does good research, and is excellent at analysis imo.
Judith Collins appears to be campaigning. She was at the Diwali celerations in Papatoetoe a few weeks back where she was introduced as a senior National Party mp. Today she appeared briefly at Kabbadi to get her photo taken
. James if you want to meet your idol I would suggest keeping an eye out for these community events.
I think PR is Judith’s biggest supporter:) each to their own…
That’s right I had it wrong. It certainly looks like she is campaigning hard but wait the election is not until 2020.
But the leadership of the National Party is ……….
Please ignore – phone rang and then too late to continue or delete.
I thought that was the sort of thing most MPs do? Part of the job.
Kia ora Newshub Duncan was that a good week off.
Ka pai To the Prince & Duchess visit its cool that she talked in te reo and highlighted the suffering of wahine around the world and minority cultures .
The Labyrinth was a cool move with Daved Bowie & Jennifer Connelly the hope the remake will be cool to.
Mark humor is good for the wairua but not when your culture is the but of the joke
The Simpson’s issues with Habu being canned.
I totally disagree we need to legislate so wahine are on the boards that control OUR business . Why because men bully them and cheat to to keep wahine out of the top jobs these men think its there right to do this.
Wet wipes my offspring can not get by with out the stuff in my day it was a wash able pack of cloths I say good advertising saying not to be flushed we have to do all we can to keep our water ways clean.
Having a visit from The Prince & Duchess will give Aotearoa more positive publicity that money could buy that is good for Equality for all.
Ka kite ano
Having a visit from The Prince & Duchess will give Aotearoa more positive publicity that money could buy that is good for Equality for all.
Nonsense. He’s a criminal. He should be in prison.
https://morrisseybreen.blogspot.com/2018/05/murdering-rich-bastard-condemned-around.html
I can smell some thing its smells like a payed troll are you and your m8 still link below
Muppet I will just ignore your out dated words.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKopy74weus
Kia ora The cafe hows it going Mike you were a bit flush last week I quit like the cake .
Eco see all.
Big Buddy is a good organization that give young Tane a father’s role model its cool
Eco know what it’s like not having parents as my true parent died when I was nine.
Ka kite ano
Here is a good nature loving bird rescue person Vicki and other’s are doing a wonderful job caring for injured birds
Promiscuous penguins terrified of water, harried harrier hawks, clumsy kererū and greedy kea owe their lives to the growing cavalry of everyday Kiwis who are helping rehabilitate our injured wildlife, writes VICKI ANDERSON Ka kite ano link is below.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/108092661/bird-is-the-word–meet-the-everyday-kiwis-saving-feathered-lives
Eco Maori says Human Caused Global Warming is poking us in the eyes tornado are only seen in Aotearoa once and a while about 3 to 5 years apart not 10 in one year.
A “massive” tornado that swirled over farmland east of Hamilton left observers stunned and sent one woman to hunker down in the toilet.Meanwhile motorists in Tauranga saw a giant tornado swirling above the harbour and threatening to touch down near the port’s tank farm . Ka kite ano link is below P.S Feel the thunder
https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/108187888/funnel-cloud-touches-down-in-rural-waikato
Eco Maori says the best way to get one health on the UP and weight on the Down is to chuck all the added sugar out of the house no fizzys cut the beezzy down to once a month that’s full of sugar to no sugar at all I don’t have sugar now and I feel good . Like I have said before the big comapnys will sue the —– off anyone who points out the bad facts about sugar.
And the way I see It the Big companys win in court most times It takes about 30 years for the truth to rise thru the Bigotry of Plutocracy that is running our world into the dirt. Ka kite ano link is below P.S Try and eat more vegtables but I back up no sugar one has to be strong for the Tamariki/ Moko’s.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/107676589/kiwis-have-normalised-childhood-obesity-says-expert
Kia ora tekaea Kasey and Karena are going to put on a mean Hakari for the Prince and Duchess when they visit Rotorua .
I have allready given my opinion on Nga puhi I say settel and build a bright future for te mokopuna’s.
Te whakatohea Mussel Waka is a good move mussle farming they do grow fast in Tangaroa around those ways they are sweet to.
Ka kite ano P.S I say our tradition of providing ones guest with a mean Hakari has a lot of good thing that follow the feast everyone is happy
Kia ora Newshub That Lion Air plane that crashed is a tragedy it was only 2 month’s old condolences to the familys that have lost whano on that ??????plane.
I see the Armys man of Brazil has won the presidency well see what he does.
Just because simon says resign doesn’t mean anyone is going to listen to him .I like to have seen national sack a mp ex tobacco lobbyist.
Leicester must be in shock to see a big figure there soccor club owner die in the chopper crash is some one putting bad parts on the market.
Can you see it he’s a muppet trump that is.
Ka pai Nigel Richards is a kiwi world best scrabble player thats not Eco forty Reading is tho.
I say blind people should not be held back by short minded employers .
Ka kite ano
Kia ora The Crowd Goes Wild James & Mulls
I think the Couch is saying kicks keep it smart
It will be good to get some of the young Rugby players a run together .
Ka pai to the Fast 5 Netball team’s win.
Mulls a American baseball puka puka.
The Super bike man would have had to change some clothing after that flight.
Ka kite ano P.S my thought to James global warming in Venice race