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Comment:How To Get There 2/6/19
Date published: 11:11 pm, June 2nd, 2019That shouldn't be happening i e asking for money/adds. I am using my laptop. Try cochrane review. There is a mention of TA under humanistic psychological approaches, although I wouldn't have put TA there.
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Comment:How To Get There 2/6/19
Date published: 10:48 pm, June 2nd, 2019Hi Grey, If you want to find out what works in terms of treatment for all mental health conditions google cochrane library review. You can search there and find very high quality reviews of all research done into a range of treatments. It will tell you ...
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Comment:The Wellbeing budget
Date published: 10:55 pm, May 30th, 2019I see your point. But someone who has committed a serious crime, likely has not been found guilty by reason of insanity, cause they knew what they were doing when they committed the crime, so go to jail. They may have a mental health disorder. And the ...
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Comment:The Wellbeing budget
Date published: 9:17 pm, May 30th, 2019The Chairman is a troll and not worth replying to, IMO
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Comment:The Wellbeing budget
Date published: 9:15 pm, May 30th, 2019Peter, really enjoy and most often agree with your comments. To Hooten, I wonder what happens when you or your familyor friends require mental health treatment. Then you might understand the ideal of striving for well being.
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Comment:The Wellbeing budget
Date published: 9:01 pm, May 30th, 2019Why Pukish when its well known rates of mental illness in prison is very high. Its not like they are not giving money to people with mental health issues in the community.
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Comment:Same old dirty National
Date published: 12:48 pm, May 30th, 2019Actually Wayne, the Treasury guy said it looked very much like the website had been hacked and he had called in the police. I think the ones showing the most breathless excitment of a gotcha moment was Mr Bridges. Do you disagree????? I think it was ...
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Comment:The Treasury website hack that wasn't
Date published: 10:45 am, May 30th, 2019JP how has Labour been incompetent in this situation?
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Comment:The Treasury website hack that wasn't
Date published: 10:43 am, May 30th, 2019Dennis there will be an investigation by the State Services Commission. From that there will either be a cover up or not. How about we wait and see. Likely someone was incompetent or made a significant error. This happens. I always think as long as no one...
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Comment:Who did the Treasury Hack?
Date published: 12:43 pm, May 29th, 2019Meme's about Jacinda Ardern we have come to expect...........she really rather be/will be heading overseas, where she will get better/offers more acclaim............... I think that genius Kate Hawkesby first came up with that.
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Comment:Who did the Treasury Hack?
Date published: 12:39 pm, May 29th, 2019Meme's about Jacinda Ardern we have come to expect...........she really rather be/will be heading overseas, where she will get better/offers more acclaim............... I think that genius Kate Hawkesby first came up with that.
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Comment:Who did the Treasury Hack?
Date published: 12:37 pm, May 29th, 2019BM . Ha, ha ha........I think you mean Bridges must be ready to throw in the towel...or have the towel thrown at him
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Comment:Open mike 23/05/2019
Date published: 3:16 pm, May 23rd, 2019alywin trolling again. don't respond.
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Comment:Aussie oi?
Date published: 8:01 pm, May 19th, 2019Hi cleangreen, Its been a little surprizing form me that so many on this thread have agreed with me. I wasn't expecting that and it would have been o.k if people hadn't. What more would you like done for the elderly? What's missing? I am aware of people ...
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Comment:Is National thinking of a conservative puppet party?
Date published: 12:21 pm, May 17th, 2019We always knew they were cheats happy to game the system to win. Maybe time to launch a campaign to support Jami-Lee
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Comment:Open mike 03/05/2019
Date published: 6:13 pm, May 3rd, 2019PR you got your Slushies! That would never have happened under Judith. A vote for her may endanger that. Yes targets won't be met, but they are at least doing something. If you care about those things PR don't vote for Judiths crowd, join Labour and put ...
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Comment:Open mike 03/05/2019
Date published: 6:13 pm, May 3rd, 2019PR you got your Slushies! That would never have happened under Judith. A vote for her may endanger that. Yes targets won't be met, but they are at least doing something. If you care about those things PR don't vote for Judiths crowd, join Labour and put ...
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Comment:Open mike 03/05/2019
Date published: 5:34 pm, May 3rd, 2019Yes congrats to Clark and Jacinda. Great news. I hope they do it their way. Sure they will. LOL about the PR opportunities re the next election. Wedding 3 weeks out from election??????? Seriously though, this plus the welfare reforms, very good news. I ...
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Comment:Open mike 03/05/2019
Date published: 9:30 am, May 3rd, 2019Completely agree Rosemary
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Comment:National's bad day in the house
Date published: 11:34 am, May 2nd, 2019Yes Wayne, very glad of Simon's "successes" at the moment. #lets keep Simon. He is so very helpful to the left.
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Comment:Slushiegate
Date published: 5:18 pm, April 30th, 2019They will still be able to use the machines with low sugar or sugar free stuff, I am sure.
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Comment:The ides of April
Date published: 5:06 pm, April 30th, 2019Surely Simon is gone burger by now??? Pretty soon I would have thought. However as always from me #lets keep Simon. I am loyally supporting his place as National Party Leader.
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Comment:Slushiegate
Date published: 4:58 pm, April 30th, 2019Glad there are somegood things about the job for you PR. And black or gallows humour can be a real life saver in those situations. I am glad you guys got the slushee. My only concern would be the sugar, but I would never begrudge people doing what I call ...
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Comment:Regulating social media
Date published: 10:37 pm, April 26th, 2019Alywin being predictable right wing meme about Jacinda; being all shine and no substance:foolish") again..... Ha, ha ha Alywin, Ardern will romp home in 2020......suck it up
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Comment:Daily review 26/04/2019
Date published: 10:06 pm, April 26th, 2019Quoting Michael Bassett's opinion piece.....yawn...... Just that boring meme the right are trying to spin at the moment "Jacinda's doesn't know what she's doing".........or in your words is a flake. Flake = meaningless label. Dream on BM. She will romp ...
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Comment:Open mike 26/04/2019
Date published: 8:45 pm, April 26th, 2019Here here Observer Tokoroa
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Comment:Daily review 26/04/2019
Date published: 8:32 pm, April 26th, 2019Dream on BM . The PM is anything but a flake. Intelligent, socially and emotionally intelligent. "Anyone would be better than Ardern" . That's from your point of view, because you know she will win the next election. What's Ardern not doing that she should...
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Comment:Letter From the United Kingdom
Date published: 5:52 pm, April 24th, 2019Not worth responding to Shdrach. Inaccurate. You are part of the smear/meme.
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Comment:Open mike 22/04/2019
Date published: 1:54 pm, April 22nd, 2019Cleangreen, I am so sorry about all you have experienced. I don't know what to say other than apologise to you. Life must be incredibly tough for you.
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Comment:About the CGT decision
Date published: 10:19 pm, April 18th, 2019PR . predicatably continuing the meme that Winstone rules. Get better troll lines PR And happy easter, despite what I have said, I have a soft spot for you.
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Comment:About the CGT decision
Date published: 4:05 pm, April 18th, 2019RRM . Troll. Not worth responding to.
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