Man whose church was responsible for the Inquisition, Crusades and easing Hitler’s path to power by standing their political party aside, thereby causing millions of deaths, pontificates…. https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2024/04/pope-francis-calls-for...
Someone like David Parker who actually did something successfully before he got into politics will always get more airtime from some like me, even if I don’t necessarily agree with him at any given time. All around the world people are getting sick of the ...
Man who held powerful portfolios for several years tells us all about what he should have put in place. Will be interesting to see whether kiwis are prepared to give him yet another chance.
Auckland public transport link to airport for one
No, I think he disagrees, but knows that everyone else will be distracted by Winston so he can get his other objectives met Politics is the art of the possible No different to when Clark let Bradford and co loose on the anti-smacking bill so she could get ...
One of the early stages of dementia has the sufferer being physically and verbally abusive, which appears to be down to a combination of chemical changes in the brain and an associated anger at losing control of faculties.
Thanks for the reasoned explanation Nic. Quite refreshing.
Isn't it annoying when a government is elected, and then does what it said it would do? Makes a change, I guess...
Of course, if there was a capital gain tax in NZ, just as there is in many countries, there would a broader tax base and there would be money to spend on nice things. Remind me again whose party had unfettered control for 3 years and couldn’t summon up ...
Nothing surprising here IMO in terms of Swarbrick winning. Not seeing how it will make the Greens more effective in achieving good outcomes however. Can’t do anything until Labour wins again…
And how would you define ‘good’?
lol - Do you really believe the two are inseparable?
Finally
I took a short course on Te Reo as I thought I should know how to pronounce words correctly, but I have my own mix of cultures that I feel comfortable in so don’t feel a great need to adopt someone else’s.
My view is there’s an unwillingness to evolve from some people on both sides of the relationship. Very entrenched fundamentalist views that may never be changed. Those of us who are more recent arrivals to this country, or their children, tend to sit at ...
This situation could have been avoided if repeated councils over the last 30 years had not ignored the impending issues. Some other councils around the country have managed to plan, and find solutions to these types of problems, but seemingly not the ...
No I'm not, but link please?
Wouldn't it be nice if our government produced a scorecard that monitored core KPIs on its own performance? That way everyone who paid taxes could have confidence (or otherwise) in the performance of our elected (and non elected) administrators. But the ...
I don't care whether they use the words 'mother' or 'baby' or 'gestational vessel' or 'whanau' I just want people to stop having kids they don't want, having kids they won't support, or killing their kids.
Slightly different situation in Germany however, as they also have a separate Left party that is where a good portion of the NZ Greens would naturally fit, being hard core Socialists or even further Left than that. Having that segment in a separate party ...
Habituation takes many forms, Robert. Whether it is nicotine, caffeine, religion, political tribalism, slavish diligence to some obscure scientific principle or sports team euphoria, it lives amongst us. Have a great weekend.
That's a good summary actually - we've had a few PMs like that too
Interested in whether any of the 'businesses' Swarbrick created are still in business, and if not, how long they lasted? Starting's easy - finishing is hard.
Not hurt by it at all (and not sure why you feel the need to spin it that way, although given your use of first name I'm guessing you know Ardern well) - just observing the way messaging is being disseminated these days. The whole dynamic of how pollies ...
Pretty disturbing, even for someone like myself who thinks that while some people do need a lot of care wrapped around them, most of us should be provided a standard education and then left alone to make our own choices.
Interesting to see the 'announcement of the announcement' trend started by the Ardern government has become the standard way of doing things. Wouldn't it be good if we had some elected representatives who just got on with things? https://www.stuff.co.nz/...
It's the resignation of a co-leader for a minor opposition party. Maybe it's not the top priority with everything else going on?
'consensus politics does work' Agreed, and in fact it's the only approach that will work, give our MMP system and the nature of NZers in avoiding anything radical. Hopefully whoever replaced Shaw as co-leader will realise this. The good thing is that now ...
Of course it is. But who the messenger is, and how they work with other people, is what gets it through from being just a policy to an actual change in real life. Hopefully the members elect someone who knows how to do more than just shout and stamp their ...
I've voted for the Greens more often than I have for any other party, over the decades, despite some of the lunatic fringe that comes with that. The reason for that was that they were the only party that did anything for the environment, even if they ...
That Mickey says ‘debt is under control’ just shows the delusional thinking of hidebound Labourites. Fine if you’re a person with no children, like Clark or Robertson, but if you have a lasting legacy in this planet’s future and hope your great grand ...
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