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Written By: Incognito - Date published: 9:38 pm, January 14th, 2025
Mod noteWritten By: Incognito - Date published: 9:07 pm, January 14th, 2025
I don't regard a single response raising the current genocides going on in the World as in any way comparable to the frequent, extensive and repetitive posts from those accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. Straw man. Anyway, what exactly is your problem ...Written By: Incognito - Date published: 6:33 pm, January 14th, 2025
Yeah, we know – you’re on record here as one of her staunchest defenders \sarcWritten By: Incognito - Date published: 5:51 pm, January 14th, 2025
Bit late now.Written By: Incognito - Date published: 5:50 pm, January 14th, 2025
Congratulations on your effort. Even though this Bill is highly technical and complex and quite possibly its implications can only be fully understood by specialists – much if not most of the substantive criticism I’ve seen came from emeritus professors ...Written By: Incognito - Date published: 5:26 pm, January 14th, 2025
Just like the Maori Party, with their Hikoi against the treaties bill, which pretty much guaranteed that National and NZF would not support that bill getting past its first reading. We need to do the same if we want to stop this bill. No. The commitment ...Written By: Incognito - Date published: 3:08 pm, January 14th, 2025
Thanks for the heads-up. Also good to find out that it was at least discussed by some on TikTok. The two BHN presenters didn’t know about National supporting the RSB. However, it’s in the Coalition Agreement of National with ACT: Legislate to improve the ...Written By: Incognito - Date published: 2:49 pm, January 14th, 2025
So, when you claimed 4 days ago that your mission here is “to bring some enlightenment to the ignorant” this was a euphemism for trolling masquerading as ‘humour’. I feel an urge to inflict TS-Mod humour onto you, but I don’t think you will find it funny ...Written By: Incognito - Date published: 2:08 pm, January 14th, 2025
Good point. I’m no legal expert at all but found this: https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/co-02-4-acts-binding-crown-procedures-cabinet-decision So, there’s obviously a lot techo-legal stuff related to this. Whether Frank knows about this and/or meant ...Written By: Incognito - Date published: 1:10 pm, January 14th, 2025
Yes, they’re changing the whole of the NZ legal framework, step by step, piece by piece. The RSB though is a big ‘hit’, the bomb that does most of the destructive work.Written By: Incognito - Date published: 1:04 pm, January 14th, 2025
The Ministry of Regulation received almost 23,000 submissions, around 80 percent of them in the final four days of the consultation period. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/538931/the-regulatory-standards-bill-what-you-need-to-knowWritten By: Incognito - Date published: 12:04 pm, January 14th, 2025
Thank you, Frank Macskasy, for a beautiful piece on the Regulatory Standards Bill. It also binds future parliaments, irrespective of voter intentions, to a particular ideological direction. Part 1, Paragraph 5 of the Bill states clearly and simply: This ...Written By: Incognito - Date published: 9:25 pm, January 13th, 2025
Something doesn’t add up here. The Onion claims that it’s supported by 200,000 subscribed members and supporters, the membership fee is $25 pa, and the total income from Membership Subscriptions in 2023 was only $165,747. By my calculation that amounts to ...Written By: Incognito - Date published: 9:04 pm, January 13th, 2025
Finally, the Regulatory Standards Bill appears to get some traction. https://trends.google.com/trending?geo=NZWritten By: Incognito - Date published: 3:48 pm, January 13th, 2025
Yes, I know, but does BD? It looks they will again ignore my informal warnings, which is typical of evasive trolls who pretend to be ‘dead’ to try and avoid further aggravating a Mod. The success of this defence strategy is wearing off.Written By: Incognito - Date published: 3:09 pm, January 13th, 2025
Mod noteWritten By: Incognito - Date published: 12:38 pm, January 13th, 2025
You’re making assumptions about the views of TS commentariat without making clear what your view is on the topic. You also make the incorrect assumption that absence of evidence is evidence of absence. This begs the question why you’re raising this pseudo- ...Written By: Incognito - Date published: 11:51 am, January 13th, 2025
[…] but seems to attract little attention from TS commenters. Your point?Written By: Incognito - Date published: 11:46 am, January 13th, 2025
Mod noteWritten By: Incognito - Date published: 9:03 am, January 13th, 2025
I’m pleased for New Zealand that this is finally getting some last-minute attention – the article seems to have been put together last-minute as well and offers nothing new, but it’s at least something.Written By: Incognito - Date published: 9:48 pm, January 12th, 2025
No boldness with the bald one either but he did become PM anyway. Not everyone wants a PM with the zeal and charisma of a cult-leader, just steady, reliable, relatable, recognisable, and trustworthy will go a long way with a little kindness and humour as a ...Written By: Incognito - Date published: 9:20 pm, January 12th, 2025
I doubt that Hipkins/Labour NZ are so bereft of ideas that they have to look overseas for inspiration; there’s no point in being so ‘self-sufficient’ to have to reinvent the wheel although many NZ issues are unique to NZ and therefore require local ...Written By: Incognito - Date published: 8:47 pm, January 12th, 2025
Vying for people’s attention is as much a policy as well as a PR/Media/communication strategic issue. Whether it is criminal negligence, or dereliction of duty, or somethings else, it sure isn’t going to be a winning strategy in 2026.Written By: Incognito - Date published: 7:27 pm, January 12th, 2025
All three opposition parties are doing the necessary groundwork for GE-2026 and they seem to be doing, or at least saying, the right things. However, I’m not convinced that they have truly rid themselves of the ghosts from the past. I still see no sign of ...Written By: Incognito - Date published: 6:44 pm, January 12th, 2025
I share your concern, obviously. Clearly, Labour needs to find ways to reach your long-time friend and this will probably only happen through clear relevant policies that they’re working on and with a short and narrow window of opportunity – time is ...Written By: Incognito - Date published: 6:14 pm, January 12th, 2025
Excellent points, thank you. Chris Hipkins gave his state of the nation speech “Values Matter” in March 2024 and clearly articulated Labour’s values and principles. Few would not share these, IMO. However, the focus was clearly on the medium-long term and ...Written By: Incognito - Date published: 3:39 pm, January 12th, 2025
That it’s called the proposed Regulatory Standards Bill is misleading because this Bill has been tried and failed many times before. Also, the implications are much wider and deeper than many if not all other recent and present Bills, the Treaty Principles ...Written By: Incognito - Date published: 3:13 pm, January 12th, 2025
Okay, thanks for elaborating. I agree that there’s a common perception and misconception that there’s a magical formula, a ‘right’ message, and a ‘right’ leader that’ll fix everything. My two points are that the Opposition has been missing in action on the ...Written By: Incognito - Date published: 2:13 pm, January 12th, 2025
I didn’t think spamming your Inbox would be such a good idea but I do like the dropbox for trolls. I had also put Gillian back into probation – I never let them out in the first place because the troll stench was strong from the outset.Written By: Incognito - Date published: 1:37 pm, January 12th, 2025
Go for it and send your corrections to: proofs.thestandardnz@gmail.com, and the editorial team of TS fact-checkers and type-setters will handle it.
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