Yes, OnceWasTim, I found it bloody depressing too. For me 'The Standard' is an invaluable community of left-wing commentators, and a lifeline living, as I do, in a small conservative town. I've learnt so much and am in awe of how some people are able to ...
This https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/west-coast/erosion-exposes-old-greymouth-rubbish-dump No money to fix it apparently
This is what is happening in my part of the country. https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/west-coast/erosion-exposes-old-greymouth-rubbish-dump I walk my dog most days on this beach and the situation is worsening by the day. The council dumped a few loads of rock...
My daughter's rental is freezing in the winter, uninsulated, damp and draughty. the fire doesn't work properly either. Last winter her son was admitted to hospital with a chest infection which was exacerbated by the above conditions. The rental is managed ...
But what if your town has no public transport and an ambulance ride cost $100+? My low-income suburb has regular police checkpoints checking WOF's and reg. Easy money but yet another burden for those who are struggling to keep a car on the road. I would ...
Yes, I worked on a moshav (collective farm) near Jericho for 8 months in 1982 and was shocked to hear holocaust survivors referred to as 'soap'.
FFS! James is an attention seeker. He'd be a nobody on a right wing site. He's got you all eating out of his hand. Do Not Feed The Troll
It's not actually about you James.
James like pushing people's buttons with his smug bullshit comments. Please don't respond. I suspect he would be lost on right wing forums cos he's just one among many. What get's me his (successful) derailing of threads with tales of his flash BBQ's, ...
+100. I come to read this site to get away from the likes of James etc. Why don't they stick to their own forum? eg talkback radio
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11947570 More 'blame the victim' bullshit. Apparently throwing more money at beneficiaries won't help. Why not? It helps everyone else.
Yes! Many years ago when I was teaching immigrant women English, I would use supermarket junk mail. It had pictures and was relevant to their need to shop for food.
Patricia, I subscribe to several left wing news sites via Facebook, although they seem to do their own censoring. FB makes it easier for me to visit the sites directly and catch up on anything that has been 'filtered' out.
This is frightening. https://popularresistance.org/googles-new-search-protocol-is-restricting-access-to-13-leading-leftist-web-sites/
Yes James, you and yours are doing just fine. So fuck the rest of us who aren't under this system. Selfish, greedy etc.
Yes! i live next door to a small farm that supplies raw milk through a 24 hr vending system. it's taken off the last few years because the milk ($2.50 per litre) tastes much, much nicer than industrial milk.
Gosh! I'm paying annual rates of $2400 on a house valued at $140,000. Plus regional council rates of approx $200. I do get a low-income rebate of $600 'tho. I guess it's the price of living in a sparsely populated area. Also the Council have (almost) ...
Yes! I am 63 and have had rheumatoid arthritis for 30 years. I am on the supported Living benefit. Four years ago , my rheumatologist signed my medical certificate (required for Winz) and said I would never need another. However last year Winz demanded ...
The following excerpt is from a panel discussion on disability issues and benefit reform, held on September 6th and attended by NZ First candidate Talani Meikle, Grant Robertson (Labour), Mojo Mathers (Greens) and Nationals Nicola Willis. I heard the ...
Don't forget that it was Labour (in 2007) who appointed the dreadful Dr David Bratt, a Wellington GP, as Chief Medical Adviser to Winz. Dr Bratt believes in work as the cure for illness (arbeit macht frei?) and coined the term ''worklessness'' https://...
Breach of Copyright. Isn't that what they accused Kim Dotcom of?
'limited food amongst ourselves'. Yet 229022 tonnes of food is sent to landfills annually, the cost of this avoidable food waste being $872 million per year. These figures don't include commercial food waste. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_waste_in_New...
Here it is https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154831776026646&set=a.64591706645.84963.598741645&type=3&theater
Hi Patricia. I never ate much bread so it wasn't hard to cut it out. I make pikelets using buckwheat and rice flours sometimes. I don't like the gluten free breads or flours plus they're expensive. Didn't use much milk so now its almond milk on my muesli. ...
I doubt it, but who cares.
So rapt! Had my 6 monthly rheumotologist appointment today and my last 2 blood tests ( for inflammatory markers) have been normal. I put it down to cutting out wheat and dairy and taking 4000 mgs of vitamin D per day. No more heavy duty meds with their ...
Don't go Wild Katipo. Love the way you call a spade a spade.
Just brilliant!
Great post! In my experience, you're on your own as a beneficiary with a disability. Mainstream disability organisations are mainly silent on this issue and generally do not offer advocacy where Winz is concerned. I understand that they are concerned about...
Three episodes into ''The Man in the High Castle'' Its based on a Philip K Dick story involving a scenario whereby Germany and Japan win WW2. Excellent viewing and free on the below website. I haven't watched TV for years, can't bear the ads, so it's good ...
I love the sound of the whistling frogs in my flax here on the West Coast. Collecting taddies in jam jars was a favourite childhood pastime. Occasionally a tiny froglet would escape in the bedroom and whistle at night from under the bed. Used to find ...
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