Ever thought of turning it off?
That tends to happen when you borrow/print tens of billions of dollars, pump it into the economy, and virtually close the borders. There will be a day of reckoning, it's coming soon and it won't be pretty.
Health Minister Andrew Little has a pop at the Nurses Association, describing them as talking with a 'forked tongue'. This was either a political blunder, or a very calculated and high stakes attack.
So this 'law Professor' has no concept of basic biology, and seems unable to answer questions without resorting to labels. This is not a denial of trans people's existence, this is madness, plain and simple.
"because it will just carry on the addiction." Unless we have willing trainees, and can train them in sufficient numbers, there is no option. Besides, having foreign trained nurses helps with cultural and professional diversity. It's a good thing.
"Getting steadily worse over decades is hardly a sudden crisis." Yes, the point I was making was about the scale. The situation is far worse than 10 years ago. "since it was decided that bringing in already trained "skilled migrants" was cheaper than ...
"The shortage of GP' s, Nurses and other staff has been apparent for years." Yes, of course, but the scale has changed significantly. For example, according to the NZNO in 2012 the ADHB was short about 120 nurses. "NZNO organiser Craig Muir says, “These ...
There's a big difference between the state funding alternative points of view (which is desirable) and specifying a particular point of view (or excluding others) (which is not). From the left, Martyn Bradbury takes it apart here. "This isn’t journalism, ...
RIP Monty Norman Monty Norman, composer of iconic James Bond theme, dies at 94 (msn.com) And from that great philosopher himself: "Governments change. The lies stay the same." -James Bond, 'GoldenEye'.
There would be two clear streams. 1. A government media sector that is state funded, but (as InVino makes clear) transparently independent of government and lobbyists. 2. A private/commercial sector supported by commercial revenues, and free from ...
Well said.
So I've gone through the full memo. Thanks again for the link. Here's my informed and considered feedback. The government first announced the ITP merger in February 2019. The (immediate past) CEO commenced with Te Pūkenga in July 2020. In February 2022, a ...
Thanks for the link. It shows how bad things really are, and confirms the MSM article was on the money, so to speak. "Te Pūkenga budgeted for a group deficit of in 2022. Te Pūkenga is now forecasting a group deficit of $110.0 million due to lower-than-...
I was talking to 2x20 somethings over the weekend about their use of Uber v's public transport. They explained to me how cheap and convenient Uber is, so I challenged them about the pay and conditions Uber drivers work with. A smile came across their faces...
I agree. So how do you feel about the government offering, and private commercial interests accepting, state funding in the form of the Public Interest Journalism Fund, given that there were editorial 'strings' attached?
"Two years is a totally unrealistic time span to expect results." That's a fair comment, but progress toward achieving results is measurable. Progress so far seems to be lot's of overpaid bureaucrats, not a lot of delivery. And that's a picture emerging ...
Here's from someone who agrees with you. I tend to think he's innocent. What a horrible business.
I tend to agree with you, but not everyone does. (Assuming I've interpreted your comment correctly)
From your ODT link, Otago Polytechnic chief executive Dr Megan Gibbons: "Putting learners at the forefront is to be applauded — as is the focus on strengthening our commitments to the Treaty of Waitangi and our partnerships with iwi." But not, as Chris ...
It's today's episode of the Mahuta whanau affair. Twitter is gobsmackingly toxic, but whoever the post is authored by has been very busy.
Te Pūkenga off to a great start. Not. "The organisation’s financial situation was a “significant concern”, with the Te Pūkenga group forecasting an at-least $110m full-year deficit. “This is $53.5m worse than budget ($56.5m deficit) and is predominantly ...
This is an excellent response - thanks for posting. When it appeared in the Herald it was behind a paywall .
The context is important. Policy Exchange is a think tank that seeks to influence public policy. Luxon was a bit 'wooden', but he certainly didn't diss NZ, and the contents of the speech were mostly on point.
"My understanding is that this polling period incorporated much of the 'good news' around Ardern's international diplomacy – including the Free Trade deal." ...and the US Supreme Court decision on Roe v Wade? "The good news for Labour is that Ardern ...
"We should just get rid of gst altogether" GST raises around 31% of the governments total tax take, or about $26bn. How are you proposing we replace that?
The pairing of the Maori Party with the centre right is based on a broad government v opposition paradigm, but it's misleading IMHO. A more accurate picture is he centre left with 43.5%, the centre right with 48.5%, and the Maori Party with 1.5%. This is ...
Democracy in the UK and the US is fine. The problem is the people drawn to political leadership in each of those countries in recent times. In the US, voters have swapped a deranged narcissist for a frail and cognitively challenged lame duck. In the UK, ...
Fair call. We all have a roll to play, no matter how small.
Thanks. The challenge with changing GST is that it is such a 'clever' tax. It is broad based, and difficult to avoid. As a result, it raises around 31% of the governments total tax take, or about $26bn. I like the idea of a FTT, however according to Geoff ...
Do you have a citation or a link to data for that? In terms of income tax, the top 12% pay 48% of the total tax. When government transfers are taken into account, the top 2 deciles pay over 50% of total income tax. So for your figure to be correct, there ...
"It is likely that a similar metric to end of life decisions reigns here – if that life is not self sustaining without the imposition of significant and likely futile technological intervention, medical staff are not obliged to provide it." I agree. Which ...
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