The vibe? The vibe? Wonderful rationale lol
How do you feel about her abolishing the independent oversight of the child protection system?
The reason none of this 'free' stuff comes into play is that it is not 'free'. Someone has to pay. And while Labour tries to keep power, it doesn't have much option but to try be the middle ground party, as it lost its original ethos back in the 80s and ...
Wood knows the chances of winning later this year are not great - he’ll be banking on Hipkins losing and resigning, then taking over from there. Hipkin’s already been there 15 years so it has to be either up, or out, for him at this point otherwise he’ll ...
Say what you like about Jacinda, but at least she delivered light rain to the airport and 100,000 affordable homes!
Now watch the property market fire up again, and prices start rising.
This might be what you want to happen, but I doubt it will play out that way. Ardern's brand is totally over-exposed, just as Churchill's was after WW2. In my opinion, we will see a reversion to type at the next election, and Labour's share of the vote ...
I like your summary, Anker. There are major problems that need solving, and irrespective of how the problems arose, we need people in charge who will sort things out.
No humanity, or concern for the victim, was indicated in the making of your post. Merry Xmas.
A bloke with a kid on the way loses some of his fingers, but yeah, you go make your point
This is such a tragedy. The usual gang apologists like Russell Brown, Kiri Allan and Jarod Gilbert will do what they always do, but I feel for the family of the guy murdered. https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300767748/auckland-church-shooting-victim-...
I think with more and more of these types of incidents occurring, law and order might become a greater issue at next year's election than the economy. Hopefully more innocent people aren't killed or maimed when doing their jobs, while we continue to wait ...
The Chinese
You can get used to this. You’ll be seeing a lot more of it. In some cultures, age is respected, but not in this one.
They would adapt, or die out. There weren’t always dairy farms, after all.
Bit cowardly, don’t you think, for Mallard to get the new speaker to apologise for him? Miraculously! One day after he’s no longer in the seat! https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/08/winston-peters-receives-apology-over-parliament-trespass-notice-...
I think working people must be doing ok, if only 3 in 100 are currently looking for work? I'm pretty sure more than 3 in 100 businesses are looking for staff?
Because then there wouldn't be sufficient, or any, profit. Better to write off the loss, than throw good money (and cashflow) after bad.
Well, I guess you either have the inquiry and come to a swift resolution, or, you continue to down-play the accusations and allow the festering boil to grow. If Ardern had taken this to an inquiry, no-one would be talking about this now, as we all know ...
The parameters would be: An independent arbiter He says this, and presents evidence They say that, and present evidence Arbiter rules Quite easy really - should be really quick Much quicker than what's happening now Of course, you do have to find a trusted...
Well, yes. But it requires an agreed understanding of the issue – in effect, of the simple meaning of words. Nope - it just requires someone to say 'let's have an inquiry'.
I don't understand the reluctance to have an inquiry, even if there is not much to inquire into, as it's a well-understood mechanism in politics to take the heat out of things. Maybe Ardern is hoping that the Greens will provide a distraction soon, when ...
I think the only thing that will put the Gaurav Sharma thing to bed is to have a full, independent and transparent inquiry. Otherwise this will keep going on for ages. Ardern must be regretting not going straight to an inquiry, as opposed to trying to ...
I think people are finding that flat land near to the ocean is not a good place to build their house. I think people are finding that cutting down the trees that hold the cliff up, and building a house on top of the cliff, is not a good idea. I think ...
Would they buy the motels forcefully? Who would sell willingly? If they bought the motels, this would suggest they thought the problem was not temporary. It would suggest they were incapable of solving the problem via other means. What else are they doing ...
I think most people here took their sides a long, long time ago. Now it’s about justifying the position they took all those years ago.
Wait, what? Facts?
What with the Greens issues with Shaw, National with Uffindel, then Labour with Sharma it looks like the only stable parties are TPM and ACT!
If I was the government, I would simply build an additional 100,000 houses over ten years and plant one billion trees. How come nobody has ever thought of simply doing those things? [You are now on notice for trolling, i.e., no more warnings, just instant ...
As one with no experience of parliament’s workings, my impression of what a Whip does has always been that they’re responsible for making sure the rank and file do as directed, attend the house, and vote the expected way. Is no bullying needed to achieve ...
Everything I have said on this topic is logical. Everything you have replied to me is emotional. Enjoy your weekend.
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