The current mob will make haste to roll back timid CGT measures (extending the 2-year bright-line test to 5 years, and then 10 years) introduced by "the last mob". I sincerely hope the NActNZF anti-Māori rhetoric is primarily a diversion while they get ...
Imho, our new govt's 'position' on Te Reo is quite regressive, and that's new too. Hope we can get a clearer view of the depth of anti-Māori sentiment among govt MPs. Imho, those MPs are formenting division as a distraction from wealth extraction. The ...
They may be 'Nazi-adjacent' in that particular regard - still not Nazis though, imho.
Just supporting from the sidelines (footpath); positive vibes at the protest gathering steam in Palmy - lots of smiles and flag-waving, a good mix of (mostly) young and old, and plenty of family groups. Negligible police presence as far as I could see. A ...
Somewhat like our climate change challenge. As years whiz by, long-term planning will become a luxury fewer people can afford - a preserve of the 'winners' of our doomed neoliberal game.
As was frequently pointed out 3 Waters does not (didnt) decrease the cost of the required infrastructure….indeed due to its duplicate governance structure it likely increased it. More "duplicate governance" was step too far for many, but not for cost, ...
Thanks Patricia - an early start (for me) in Palmerston North, but I'll wander up to Skoglund Park for a look and listen. National Māori Action Day: Rush-hour ‘gridlock’ expected on Auckland motorways as Te Pāti Māori calls for protests Protest locations (...
Calm down Sandra! We are worried about you. The problem with the phrase is that it often puts people on the defensive—insinuating that their reactions are the problem. Is Someone Gaslighting You? Learn the Warning Signs [21 Nov 2023] Trivializing your ...
New Zealand scraps world-first smoking ‘generation ban’ to fund tax cuts [27 Nov 2023] "As a fellow physician, you [Health Minister Reti] surely must know the costs of such short-sightedness," the letter said". Dr Reti has a practising certificate - he ...
The last time I remember was in John Key's day when they made changes to KiwiSaver and said that no-one would be worse off... Key admitted to the mistake and put a change in the bill to get rid of the anomaly. Could you provide a link to the details so ...
Yep, managing/limiting the influence lobbyists have on our govt is common sense.
"Ah, well look - we got it wrong. Ah, y'know I said we could have expressed it better." - Luxon Our Prime Minister - 'we' could have done better, imho.
No one, in government, or seriously connected to government, is proposing an outright ban. Yes, I can't think of any group currently "proposing an outright ban." Heads of District Health Boards join forces to call for action to reduce alcohol harm [17 ...
The Ginaissance: How distilleries here work to stand out in the craft spirit crowd [30 July 2023] The rising star of the New Zealand craft spirit market is gin. The artisan boom has seem the number of commercial distilleries making gin go from 20 or 30 a ...
Nicola telling porkie-pies - again! What's new, eh Alwhinge? But will she resign? Nicola Willis MP - Deputy Leader of the Opposition LinkedIn · Nicola Willis MP 5.1K+ followers Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand · Deputy Leader of the Opposition · ...
https://interactives.stuff.co.nz/2022/covid-19-cases-new-zealand/ https://covid19.govt.nz/covid-19-vaccines/covid-19-vaccine-boosters/ Dad and I get our 4th anti-COVID booster vaccinations later today. Better safe than sorry - masks to protect against ...
Oh Lord, it's hard to be humble, but (imho) Dennis is doin' the best that he can! TbF, I'm suprised he has time to grace TS with his presence and 'pearls'.
Not really a good idea to forgive media pros for their incompetence &/or failure to provide suitable public service. Would your 'suitable' suit everyone? Split a piece of wood; perceived incompetence is there. Lift up the stone, and you will find failure ...
What an excellent resource for raising awareness - well worth a donation to Greenpeace. Hope they can keep it up to date and record/show nitrate trends.
Wonderful that The Standard gives you opportunities to pass on the wisdom and experience you have gathered across numerous life lessons in order to help empower or support others - forgive them, for they are slow/binary, and know not what they do. ...
Oh indeed - if you believe that money is a remedy in such cases. It's possible that 44 million dollars would be an exceptional sum for many schools to stump up - McDonalds not so much. During the nine-week trial, Crown prosecutor Jasper Rhodes argued Taimo...
"Down with Woke Oncologists" doesn't sound like a vote-winner. I like it. “... we will never ever surrender to the woke oncologist mob – Florida is where woke oncologists go to die!”
Anne (@11:22 pm), to be fair, everyone gets it wrong sometimes. I recall being almost knocked off my chair earlier this month.
Maybe the Natz can make a positive difference differently? The % of school students attending regularly will probably continue to trend upwards in 2024, after the very low attendance in 2022 - time will tell. https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/statistics/...
This is an unpalatable fact for atheists. Some atheists - I'm an atheist, and I don't find it unpalatable But historic, not current. Yes, Dilworth staff and members of the trust board have an unpalatable 44 million dollar incentive for their independent ...
Sadly, for your polemic, the 'religious' schools out-perform their peers educationally, and in just about every other measure – at every decile level. Sadly, not all "'religious' schools". Dilworth School and Gloriavale Christian School have been in the ...
I disagree completely, just read the policy agreement, there are so many positive outcomes for New Zealand in my opinion that as I said even if they achieve a quarter of what it contains New Zealand will be a thousand times better off. There are no ...
Our new govt and their backers aren't interested in 'repair', unless you mean the repair of unearned income streams. As for your assertion that: ...if they [NActNZF] achieve only a quarter of it [their work] New Zealand will still be a thousand times ...
The waitress said Bronagh told him [Key] to "leave the poor girl alone". Bronagh had the right idea - not everyone did, or does.
Thanks ianmac - looks like there's a negative correlation between the number of "Strong and stable" assertions, and the actual stability of our govt in waiting.
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