In which case, there is little point in her being there..... You can't have it both ways. Either she's effective enough to be a useful resource for Kiwis who are in Russia (the stated reason for not recalling her) - in which case she has potentially ...
Really I have no idea. If you're insinuating that I've had a previous identity on TS. Then come out and say so, and I'll call you a liar, and you can apologize.
Why do you think we "need it done"'? Agree that good PT is important. Very difficult to see this light rail (in whatever iteration we're up to now) as good PT. There are many more low-hanging fruit which could be picked off. Rather than something which is ...
I'm more concerned about what is demonstrably not working in the present. Perfectly open to suggestions other than arming the police - lay them on. However, I don't think ostrich-head-in-the-sand saying there isn't a problem, is really going to fly, as a ...
So why is Mahuta's response (i.e. that she hasn't spoken to the NZ ambassador in Russia) correct? Yes normally it would be through the department. But, hey, there's an international crisis going on, involving that country. It seems utterly out-of-touch to ...
Also doesn't include China, and whatever is going on with the Uyghur peoples in the northwest (which probably feels pretty much like a war to those involved)
Bad for the KO new-builds who can't get builders or supplies.
Do you think Williams is coming across as an effective police minister? Perception is reality in politics..... Whaddaboutism, is just as ineffective when the Left do it.
Are you confusing the Russian ambassador in NZ with the NZ one in Russia? It's the latter (i.e. a member of her Department) that Mahuta hasn't talked to. And, I have to agree, that it's surprising. Reading reports doesn't give you everything (assuming she ...
I think it would be very difficult to argue that violent crime has not escalated - regardless of what timeline you use. Williams seems to have zero idea of just how ineffective she is appearing. Regardless of the reasons for the escalation (and, I agree, ...
Auckland councillor, Alf Filipaina, is also calling for something to be done urgently. His concern is over innocent members of the public being caught in the cross-fire, or being targeted in error (as they have been) https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics...
Think you might be missing the final 'l' off your link. https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/05/foreign-affairs-minister-nanaia-mahuta-hasn-t-directly-spoken-with-nz-s-ambassador-to-russia-since-ukraine-invasion-began.html
Actually, a heck of a lot of them 'invested' that spare money in housing, either purchase or renovations, contributing to the house-price inflation AND the shortage of builders (and other tradies).
Agree that Wood appears to be one of the stars of the Labour lineup. One minister who seems to be able to make things happen (although this is still just an announcement, at this stage). Please take the albatross of Auckland Light Rail from around his neck...
Quote from the linked article: "The White House quickly downplayed the comments, saying they don't reflect a change in US policy. It's the third time in recent months -- including during a CNN town hall in October -- that Biden has said the US would ...
Currently, the US has a president who has made a commitment to intervene militarily in support of Taiwan. That was swiftly walked back by the White House.... https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/23/politics/biden-taiwan-china-japan-intl-hnk/index.html
So have the Russians - look up some of the accounts of the taking of Berlin. However, they seem to have maintained this 'policy' throughout the rest of the 20th century and into the 21st. AFAIK there hasn't been a single war or police action in which ...
I think there is a continuum on that issue of stationing US troops (certainly in Germany). During the Cold War (roughly 1945-70s) - Germany very much did want to have the Americans stationed there - the threat of invasion from the Soviet Union was a very ...
Agree. My cellphone services certainly aren't down. And no utilities on the chart (electricity, gas & water, etc. are all up significantly)
So only trade with the Third World, then.... Also, many of those countries may claim to have free trade, but the reality is very, very different. You try taking a case over non-delivery of goods to a Saudi court!
Well, we have a different definition of 'thriving'. What part of that history, makes it impossible to reverse? That's the point that @tsmithfield is making - that there may very well be an incentive to repatriate some of those industries. Is that not a ...
Just out of curiosity, who do you think we should trade and form alliances with?
NZ has a thriving boat building sector - not quite sure what you mean here? It's mostly directed towards the recreational (and for the big money) luxury end of the market - but all of those skills are very transferrable. What tsmithfield seems to be ...
Agree. Was pointing out that your language was open to being interpreted as dismissive, regardless of your intent.
Yep, they do. Though Seymour has been rather weasel worded about it - saying 'seems impossible to contemplate at the moment', rather than categorically ruling it out. Looking at MMP elections overseas, you sometimes see the most unlikely combination of ...
When? If you really want to know, I suggest a simple Google search will find you the answer. But, it was enough to get him into power, and enjoying the 'baubles' for quite some time.
OK. But I don't see that we're never going to require to import anything: EVs (or ebikes), computers, diesel (to run farm machinery), medical supplies, etc. The list goes on. Realistically, we're not going to be producing those in NZ in the short term (and...
I don't follow your argument. Can you expand?
I just did. Did you read any of the links provided? Specifically for Fonterra (which is where this started), it's laid out in black and white in their articles of association "The purpose of the Company in carrying out its business is to maximise the ...
OK. But you also need to be aware that that kind of shorthand description comes across as very dismissive to both centrist voters and to any potential political parties that might be established.
Given the rise of right wing parties internationally (cf multiple instances in Europe) I think you're a little optimistic that ACT has had its day. Seymour is certainly outperforming Luxon in critical commentary right now - some would say, that's not hard ...
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