... that we were told as children was "a land of milk and honey". That reminds me of something overheard (35 years ago) in the office of a small Auckland law practice specialising in immigration cases - 'New Zealand is the land of milk and honey, but you ...
'The Politician' (3 December 2009) Landmark new research shows how global warming is messing with our rainfall [26 July 2024] This volatility might come in the form of worse droughts. Or it might mean much bigger increases in extreme rainfall and flooding....
Don't know about a comparison between the average German 'back then', and their US equivalent now, but adult literacy rates provide one 'apples to apples' contrast: Germany (& NZ) - 99% literacy; USA - 86% literacy; World - 86.7%. https://en.wikipedia.org/...
... its all there. Yes, denying AGW isn't rational, so an appeal to rationality may not work. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change_denial#Responses_to_denialism And then there are people with other priorities, e.g. 'profit before people'. Climate ...
On an island with 5 million people: Droughts, desertification, heatwaves: the climate crisis hits Sicily hard [20 July 2024; YouTube video (10 minutes)] Of course it couldn't happen here... Wetter wet days, drier dry days in New Zealand as planet heats, ...
I don't understand why some people think that Pharmac's "sole job is to source the best medicines at the best prices" - is it something Seymour said? We intend te Tiriti o Waitangi, health equity, and collaboration and engagement to be key components of ...
... 2021] As a linguist I’m delighted – there has never been... grammatical word class. But I’m not surprised, because when people...
Forest & Bird believes this new bill is anti-nature, anti-democracy, and will leave a mess for future governments to clean up. The Bill will override the Conservation Act, Reserves Act, and Wildlife Act, as well as the RMA and law governing the Exclusive ...
Well, yes, that's the whole point – the list of 'radical' organizations differs depending on your political stance. Seems to me that F&B has advocated consistently for the well-being of Aotearoa's (seriously degraded) natural environments and native ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_Taxpayers%27_Union#Use_of_false_identities The NZTU is what it is - self-interest rules on a Spaceship of Fools. Imho, Forest & Bird's advocacy is admirable; the NZTU's less so - ymmv Journalist John Armstrong ...
If we drank bottled water and used it for cooking that necessity would disappear and a much lower standard of water could be available for the more mundane uses. You're on to it Maurice - I remember some graduate students coming to study in Aotearoa NZ (...
Go that Green! https://x.com/ThatChris1209/status/1809061851042324592 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carla_Denyer
https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/document/HansS_20231212_137520000/tana-darleen At this rate, the investigation may last the entire three years... and not even have to set foot in parliament! Anything's possible. I reckon the Greens are ...
It's a nice thought, although most Trump supporters seem possessed by an unshakeable and shameless faith: 'In Trump we trust' to MAGA. In Trump we trust: religious right on crusade to make their man president [22 June 2024] https://urcmade.com/products/dth...
To end this farce vote Labour or Green in 2026.
However, government departments have a long history of featherbedding the exit of their senior management team... Note that it's not only government departments. The outcomes of some contractual featherbedding in commercial organisations is eye-watering -...
... apartment. Pissed off, though. I’m perfectly entitled to all the... entitlements to which I’m entitled. How many times do... say it? I’m entitled, I’m entitled, I’m entitled! In fact... blimmin’ complaining, I reckon I’m entitled to a title.
Thanks for the doco link DoS. "No farting without permission" - good luck with that.
... shall be well again. - G. M. Trevelyan
https://teara.govt.nz/en/cartoon/26619/boot-camp Perhaps young Kiwis who complete one of our CoC govt's 'correctional' initiatives could be issued with a Certificate of Achievement - maybe even a T-shirt emblazoned with: "Boot Camp Graduate - Class of ...
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/520877/new-zealand-s-new-look-approach-to-methane-problematic-top-climate-scientist-says It's a case of slower to go faster. - Luxon The CoC going slower faster. NZ's methane hoofprint will soon be mooving at warp speed...
"Oh there it goes... It went - I told yah, I told yah."
The speed is not the problem... Sure, not "the problem", but vehicle speed is a risk factor. https://www.transport.govt.nz/statistics-and-insights/safety-annual-statistics/sheet/speed The faster a bad and/or unlucky driver is travelling, the greater the ...
"Our vision is to close the gap with Australia by 2025." - PM John Key One more gap our CoC govt will fail to close, like the visionary honest John et al. List of countries by traffic-related death rate Australia: 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people; 4.9 deaths...
We will direct the spending to our own, as we are better managers. ... These people care for wealth more than any thing or person. NAct's panacea - enabling the accumulation/concentration of moar wealth. Banks deny market manipulation in trading ...
I would like to see an end to that and just have state funding for election campaigns. A more level political campaigning field would be nice. Plus NAct donors would get to keep more of their precious money https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2024/06/...
https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/article/undoctored/cumulative-pandemic-deaths-graph-more-effective-1000-words Not just "softened up" - a lot of Kiwis died during the recent pandemic (tragically, a few are still losing loved ones - keep your boosters up to date...
Of wannabe kings, jesters and cronies
It's the same leadership style that contributed to an unlikely election win for the left in 2017, and boosted Labour to an absolute majority in the 2020 election - an achievement without precedent in our MMP era. Jacinda Ardern: the ‘politics of kindness’ ...
The program, to be called the Field Fellowship, aims to support and connect leaders who embrace an alternative form of leadership—one that centers on pragmatic idealism and that draws on the strength of kindness and empathy to develop and build public ...
She [Helen Clark] was also the last one [PM] who used first class travel for overseas trips. Not quite the last one, although according to honest John it was Labour's fault PM flies first class, says it's Labour's fault [1 July 2009]
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