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Comment: Open mike 19/07/2024
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 1:01 pm, July 19th, 2024
All we MUST expect is that Councils have their rates increases capped at inflation rate/CPI as that is the constraint upon their rate payers income! Otherwise the Councils just take a larger and larger share of Rate Payers income. At 10% a year (remember ...Comment: Government wins pay dispute with police: National Party 1, Police 0, Public -1
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 12:05 am, July 18th, 2024
Why do landlords get to offset certain costs against tax but nobody else who lives in a house gets to do that. Because landlords do not live in the house - they rent it (out of the goodness of their hearts /s) after going in to debt to buy it and run it ...Comment: Government wins pay dispute with police: National Party 1, Police 0, Public -1
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 4:42 pm, July 17th, 2024
The "massive tax cuts to the rich and the landlord class" were simply the return to the standard tax regimen. The interest deductibility rule relates to the mortgage interest rates on investors' rental properties. If someone owns a rental property that has ...Comment: Government wins pay dispute with police: National Party 1, Police 0, Public -1
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 11:21 am, July 17th, 2024
Nope - that is a completely different planet - the one where all the wealthy people hang out ... to avoid taxation.Comment: Trump shot
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 11:06 am, July 17th, 2024
There was a mixture of Secret Service (on the ground - nominaly in charge) and Local Police Department (Snipers on a roof) personnel involved. There must have been some confusion as to who the person on the other roof was. Probably disbelief that anyone ...Comment: Trump shot
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 10:46 pm, July 16th, 2024
There is a wee bit of talk about President Joe Biden. See: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/shocks-system “Trump is brushing off assassin’s bullets like dirt off his shoulder, racking up a mile long rap sheet of the fakest & gayest felonies known to man ...Comment: Government wins pay dispute with police: National Party 1, Police 0, Public -1
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 5:27 pm, July 16th, 2024
"And what planet are you living on?" The other one .... where the Lizard People come from!Comment: Government wins pay dispute with police: National Party 1, Police 0, Public -1
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 5:01 pm, July 16th, 2024
Was it not fundamental Leftist policy to remove funds from police departments and reallocating them to non-policing forms of public safety and community support, such as social services, youth services, housing, education, healthcare and other community ...Comment: Mountain Tui: Trump’s shooting reveals a hidden danger for New Zealand too
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 12:03 pm, July 15th, 2024
.. and the right saw from the left. All seen from the view point and perceptions of the observer. Start being "inclusive" and learn to love those in the Right!Comment: Trump shot
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 10:04 am, July 15th, 2024
The "access to an AR15" was of little consequence. Any ordinary rifle - even a .22LR single shot in the hands of a capable user would have been dangerous at 137m range. AR15's are NOT magic - the shooter mostly missed the primary with multiple shots and ...Comment: Government is paying lip service to climate change
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 12:34 am, July 15th, 2024
The huge 'problem' with Council water supplies is that everyone expects what ever comes out the tap is fit for human consumption. This means that ALL the water used for flushing the loo, washing clothing, watering the garden/washing the car has to be of ...Comment: Trump shot
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 4:13 pm, July 14th, 2024
Standing with blood on his face with raised clenched fist under the flag said all that was needed - Oh and "Fight, Fight" as he quickly moved away from the scene. As another great leader said: "Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without ...Comment: Trump shot
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 12:54 pm, July 14th, 2024
Shot in the teleprompter That would have completely incapacitated ole slow Joe!Comment: Daily review 11/07/2024
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 1:47 pm, July 12th, 2024
Don't leave out Long Bows/Baseball Bats/pointy sticks ..... and Iron Bars! Leaving Strong Bare Hands!Comment: The best carbon capture device is a tree
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 10:10 pm, July 11th, 2024
But the World was created only 6,000 years ago and the Lizard People want it to be 2 or 3 degrees warmer and for their meat bots to become vegan so that they can begin harvesting the most succulent ..... All is not as it seems!Comment: The best carbon capture device is a tree
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 12:52 pm, July 11th, 2024
You missed the //s DOUBLE sarcasm ... and clearly missed that far from denying I was quite aware of "climate change" ...Comment: The best carbon capture device is a tree
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 11:35 am, July 11th, 2024
OOOH! "dangerous" ... to whom or what? At 7,000 ppm CO2 mega flora and fauna flourished so life will continue even at those levels of CO2 (and commensurate heat/wet/wind). Wouldn't it be terrible if the biggest blight and over run species population on ...Comment: Daily review 10/07/2024
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 6:42 am, July 11th, 2024
I notice that Blue Bridge has not been running Ferries aground recently and just keeps transporting passengers trip after trip ..... so private enterprise seems to be working better that the State system.Comment: The best carbon capture device is a tree
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 6:35 am, July 11th, 2024
The best natural "carbon capture" device is LEAVES. Most of it happens in grass leaves rather than trees in New Zealand. Fully forested areas of native trees are in relative stasis with older dying trees rotting and releasing CO2/Methane at a similar rate ...Comment: Open mike 08/07/2024
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 11:37 pm, July 8th, 2024
As usual the term "privilege" gets misconstrued "Lawyer Philip Skelton, KC, told the court the university placed great value on academic freedom and encouraged staff to provide media commentary if it was in the public interest. However, academic freedom ...Comment: Open mike 08/07/2024
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 2:08 pm, July 8th, 2024
One big question: Does the phaka jumping legislation kick in when an mp is chucked out of the party (pushed) ... but stays on as an independent, without jumping in to another leaky boat?Comment: Open mike 08/07/2024
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 1:16 pm, July 8th, 2024
Perhaps she knows too much ... and there are still scrapings in the trough to be hoovered up ......Comment: Sham consultation – sham contracting
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 6:32 am, July 8th, 2024
So The Coalition has learnt well from the "urgency" rush in the last term of the Labour govt? https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/reckless-and-irresponsible-govt-urgently-pushing-through-24-bills-after-queens-death-caused-lost-time/ ...Comment: United Kingdom election watch
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 4:56 pm, July 5th, 2024
Very low voter turn out of near 60% - of that Labour got roughly 40% That calculates to 60% x .40 = 24% of the voting public actually voted for Labour. 40% did not vote at all so nearly double the numbers said a Pox on ALL your houses and voted for nobody ...Comment: The political centre has moved, someone should tell the strategists.
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 4:43 am, July 3rd, 2024
If only they'd listened to the Gilet Jaunes… Back in 2018 my local MP made comment that they feared the creation of "Gilet Jaunes" in New Zealand. Showed them the yellow vest ... and pitch fork ... in the back of my van (there by chance!). That was before ...Comment: Open mike 30/06/2024
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 5:41 pm, July 1st, 2024
It cannot stay there for there is only two or three ways to purge excess debt from the system 1) Pay it off and cause massive deflation (removing $100 BILLION from the system) 2) Inflate the currency in which the debt is fixed (the numbers stay the same ...Comment: Open mike 30/06/2024
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 9:08 am, July 1st, 2024
18.9%, more when basing at Dec 2019 cost to the higher cost Dec 2023. Inflation is cumulative not additive - the next lot just includes the previous and piles on top. In the above case 100 x 1.015 = 101.5 101.5 x 1.057 = 107.29 107.29 x 1.071 = 114.90 114 ...Comment: Should Joe Biden do an Andrew Little?
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 11:46 pm, June 29th, 2024
The proof can only be in the future. Let's see what happens when Trump wins steals the election! You appear to be reduced to name calling ......Comment: Open mike 29/06/2024
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 11:12 pm, June 29th, 2024
So is even worse than $100 Billion - Debt added on top of debt - $273 BILLION... I was understating the position then? Debt was getting under control before 2018 but since then it is apparent that our debt ratio has kept on rising even after the economy ...Comment: Should Joe Biden do an Andrew Little?
Written By: Maurice - Date published: 7:04 pm, June 29th, 2024
Not the point. This simply shows that your partial quote is out of context and irrelevant to the subject. The reply was to you. No President can change so much as a comma in the Constitution. It takes both houses of Congress and at least 38 States to amend ...
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Photo by Alexas_Fotos on UnsplashKia oraKia oraCome and join us for our weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar with paying subscribers to The Kākā for an hour at 5 pm today.Jump on this link on YouTube Livestream for our chat with myself, and regular guests and , plus special guests Jamie ...2 weeks ago - The audacity
It’s so damn good to have something to fist pump, isn’t it?I mean, that Ukraine drone attack was something else wasn’t it? The future of warfare, delivered by Amazon parts, assembled in garages, guided by Google Maps, hidden in plain sight among pizza drones.You just had to marvel at the ...2 weeks ago - Thursday 5 June
NZNO members are holding stop work meetings to consider industrial action for better pay and higher staff-to-patient ratios. More than 1000 former international rugby players are taking legal action against sports governing bodies on claims they suffered brain injuries during their careers. After spending $23m but failing to modernise the ...2 weeks ago
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- Five years of Keep It Real Online
Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden is celebrating the fifth anniversary of Keep It Real Online, a website that helps New Zealand families navigate the digital world safely. “I know many parents are worried about the type of content their children might come across online and are looking for practical ...1 week ago - Legislation introduced to restrict farm-to-forest conversions
Today Agriculture and Forestry Minister Todd McClay introduced long awaited legislation that will put a stop to large-scale farm-to-forestry conversions – delivering on a key election promise to protect the future of New Zealand food production. “For too long, productive sheep and beef farms have been replaced by pine trees ...1 week ago
- Speech to Hospitality NZ Conference
Good morning, Thank you for inviting me to address the Hospitality Conference 2025 right here in Wellington today. I would like to begin by acknowledging: Nick Keene, National President of Hospitality New Zealand, Steve Armitage, Chief Executive of Hospitality New Zealand, members of your Board, and the members of ...1 week ago
- New Zealand Veterinary Association Award Evening
Good evening,It’s a real privilege to be here with you tonight, among people who play such a vital role in the wellbeing of our animals, our communities, and our economy. Veterinarians are essential to New Zealand. Upholding our global reputation for world-leading animal welfare standards, something we are known for ...2 weeks ago
- MPs caught swearing as David Seymour faces questions on regulatory reviews
"The amount of swearing from Labour MPs, I've never seen that before," the acting Prime Minister says. ...15 hours ago - Review of early childhood education funding announced
Minister David Seymour has asked an advisory group to consider a balance between quality and cost. ...15 hours ago
- ‘Horrifying and incredible’: one writer’s argument for making use of AI
Books editor Claire Mabey talks with Emily Broadmore, one of the people behind a contentious AI workshop for creative writers, to try and understand the why of it. On Friday June 6, the Wellington Writers’ Studio held an AI workshop run by Heft Communications (a PR company based in the ...16 hours ago - Fury of the Small: Journey to The Heart and Clover
In episode six, our goblins hit the town, the dance floor and several dead ends as they try to uncover the whereabouts of the halfling bard. Fury of the Small blends radio drama, improv comedy and tabletop roleplaying into a unique audio experience. In our story, four stalwart heroes ...16 hours ago
- Farmers Back Rates Capping Campaign, Time For Minister Watts To Act
Taxpayers’ Union spokesman James Ross said: “Rates bills went up 15 percent on average last year. Farmers just like everyone else are being fleeced by a local government sector more focused on vanity projects and bureaucratic bloat than getting the basics ...16 hours ago - Taxpayer Victory: Heritage Handbrake Lifted By Minister Bishop
Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Tory Relf, said: “We’ve long said that heritage rules are being abused by bureaucrats and activists to block development and dump costs on the public.” ...16 hours ago
- All Workers Will Now Be Able To Be Fired At Will – The Govt Has No Shame
This is plainly and simply a fundamental erosion of workers’ rights to secure employment - the Minister is effectively giving employers the green light to fire workers at will," said Fleur Fitzsimons, National Secretary for the Public Service Association ...16 hours ago
- Rural Voters Fed Up With Rates Rip-Off
"When elections happen this October, voters should back candidates who commit to capping general rate increases at inflation - unless there’s a genuinely extraordinary reason not to," Feds local government spokesperson Sandra Faulkner says. ...16 hours ago
- ‘I’m fundraising to cover tax’: Cancer patient questions GST on drugs
Is it fair to pay $8500 every three weeks to stay alive, including 15 percent GST, woman asks. ...16 hours ago
- Private Health Contracts Advance Govt’s Health Privatisation Agenda
Stripping money out of the public health system to pay private, for-profit providers will not solve the Government’s underfunding of health, Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi National Secretary Fleur Fitzsimons says. ...16 hours ago
- Government launches Suicide Prevention Action Plan
More than 600 Kiwis died by suspected suicide last year, Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey says. ...17 hours ago
- The cost of being: A supermarket assistant on a working holiday visa
As part of our series exploring how New Zealanders live and our relationship with money, a recent arrival from the UK talks us through their financial comings and goings. Want to be part of The Cost of Being? Fill out the questionnaire here. Gender: Female. Age: 34. Ethnicity: European (moved to ...17 hours ago
- Don’t expect rooftop solar to power NZ’s future, says new Meridian boss
Forecasts diverge on the price of electricity in the next few years – and that’s critically important to whether it becomes cost-effective for NZers to install solar panels on their roofs to sell back into the national grid The post Don’t expect rooftop solar to power NZ’s future, says new ...17 hours ago - Derelict Gordon Wilson flats in central Wellington to lose protected heritage status
The Gordon Wilson Flats have been sitting empty since 2012 and can now be demolished. ...17 hours ago
- Foreign Minister Winston Peters won’t be taking sides in Israel-Iran conflict
Peters said the provocative behaviour by both Israel and Iran is to be criticised. ...17 hours ago
- Jaws at 50: a cinematic masterpiece – and an incredible piece of propaganda
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Colin Alexander, Senior Lecturer in Political Communications, Nottingham Trent University Jaws turns 50 on June 20. Last year, Quentin Tarantino called Stephen Spielberg’s film “possibly the greatest movie ever made”. Though he was quick to add that it isn’t the best film ...18 hours ago - Ancient termite poo reveals 120 million-year-old secrets of Australia’s polar forests
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alistair Evans, Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University Witsawat.S/Shutterstock Imagine a lush forest with tree-ferns, their trunks capped by ribbon-like fronds. Conifers tower overhead, bearing triangular leaves almost sharp enough to pierce skin. Flowering plants are both small and rare. ...18 hours ago
- When new dads struggle, their kids’ health can suffer. Tackling mental distress early can help
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Delyse Hutchinson, Associate Professor, Clinical Psychologist, and NHMRC Leadership Fellow, SEED Centre for Lifespan Research, School of Psychology, Deakin University D-BASE/Getty In Australia, an estimated one in ten men experience mental health issues such as anxiety and depression before and after ...18 hours ago
- A weird group of boronias puzzled botanists for decades. Now we’ve solved the pollination mystery
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Douglas Hilton, Chief Executive, CSIRO Andy Young Boronias, known for their showy flowers and strong scent, are a quintessential part of the Australian bush. They led Traditional Owners to the best water sources and inspired Australian children’s author and illustrator May ...18 hours ago
- Some students learning English can take at least 6 years to catch up to their peers. How can we supp...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucy Lu, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney Rawpixel/ Getty Images About one quarter of Australian school students are learning English as an additional language or dialect. This means their first language or ...18 hours ago
- Ice Age shelter high up in the Blue Mountains reveals Aboriginal heritage from 20,000 years ago
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Wilkins, Aboriginal Cultural Educator, Trainer and Facilitator, Indigenous Knowledge Artist’s impression of Dargan Shelter as it would have looked during the last Ice Age. Painting by Leanne Watson Redpath Travel back 20,000 years into the last Ice Age, to a ...18 hours ago
- ‘I feel so helpless’: Woman left $2000 out of pocket as appliance store shuts
Months after buying, the customer was there was no stock, but the refund never came. ...18 hours ago
- Disposable vape ban begins as regulations tighten again
Starting today, single-use vapes are outlawed, advertising and displays severely restricted, and promotions banned. The new rules have young vapers in their sights, writes Catherine McGregor in today’s extract from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. Strict new vaping rules kick in today From ...19 hours ago
- ‘I feel so helpless’ – unsecured creditors need more protection, says appliance cu...
Out-of-pocket first-home buyer calls for more protection for unsecured creditors. ...19 hours ago
- Lissington leaps to new heights with flurry of firsts
Samantha Lissington is riding the crest of a wave. In the space of a week, across two European nations, the Kiwi eventer has made equestrian history – and followed it up with the best result of her career. On Monday morning (NZ time), Lissington finished second at the elite CCI5* ...20 hours ago
- ‘Kids in sport stay out of court’ – Sport NZ to help curb youth offending
The sport and police minister says the $2.9m Sport NZ is redirecting to new initiatives for reducing youth offending will not go into the government's "boot camps". ...20 hours ago
- Christopher Luxon ranked Australia’s most trusted world leader in new poll
Australians trust NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon more than any other leader on the world stage, according to a new poll. ...20 hours ago
- Greens release fiscal strategy that calls for more public investment
Last month, their 'Green Budget' was ridiculed by the coalition government. ...20 hours ago
- PM Christopher Luxon shrugs off critics as he heads to China
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is pledging to continue a "considered" course amid "choppier waters" worldwide - even as former political leaders call for a rethink. ...20 hours ago
- Health NZ told to give private hospitals 10-year outsourcing contracts
Private hospital outsourcing contracts tended to be short-term in the past, but Health NZ has been negotiating three-year panel agreements with private hospitals. ...21 hours ago
- Men secretly filmed us. This is our advice to Christopher Luxon on law change
After police decided against laying charges against his deputy press secretary, who was accused of secretly recording women, the prime minister said he was open to looking at the law. So when two victims of secret recordings met up for the first time, they decided to draft Luxon a legislative ...21 hours ago
- Kerrin Leoni wants to be the next mayor of Auckland. Does she have a chance?
From Mount Roskill to Waiheke to London and back, Whau ward councillor Kerrin Leoni explains her path to politics, what she’s learned from Wayne Brown and why she’s making a bold bid to take his job. “Isn’t he funny?” says councillor Kerrin Leoni. She’s talking about current Auckland mayor Wayne ...21 hours ago
- The Fold: Why festivals are failing as live music is booming
Campbell Smith joins Duncan Greive to discuss the current state of live music, while explaining his decision to wind down his management career, and his involvement with the campaign to turn Western Springs into a permanent music venue. Campbell Smith trained as a lawyer, but was quickly drawn into ...21 hours ago
- The healer and the shrink
Grace was 11 when she started hearing voices and seeing visions. She heard a man’s voice telling her to harm herself and had repeated visions of a man watching her. She’d begun suffering flashbacks, nightmares and disturbed sleep after watching her father assault her mother nine months early. A chapter ...21 hours ago
- Daily crossword, Tuesday 17 June
The post Daily crossword, Tuesday 17 June appeared first on Newsroom. ...21 hours ago
- Mini crossword, Tuesday 17 June
The post Mini crossword, Tuesday 17 June appeared first on Newsroom. ...21 hours ago
- ‘If not now, when?’ – Uyghur woman asks PM to help get her brother back
During the PM’s first official trip to China, NZ citizen Riz NurMuhammad is asking Luxon to call for the release of her brother – arbitrarily detained since 2017 The post ‘If not now, when?’ – Uyghur woman asks PM to help get her brother back appeared first on Newsroom. ...21 hours ago
- Newsroom daily quiz, Tuesday 17 June
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- This land is your land to make the best use of
Comment: Land Use Capability classifications grade land based on its suitability for primary production The post This land is your land to make the best use of appeared first on Newsroom. ...21 hours ago
- Karen Walker wins fast fashion trademark spat
Australian resort wear brand Runaway the Label has been denied trademark registration for its name after opposition from Karen Walker The post Karen Walker wins fast fashion trademark spat appeared first on Newsroom. ...21 hours ago
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