Who are these "super-confident hoards", and can you give references to the "pro 5-eyes propaganda our media so fervently feed us."? I do not recall seeing any such propaganda, but perhaps I do not follow the same sources as you . . .
Is there a setting that would enable me to see the whole width of the cartoons?
There is a tendency to see any party as being totally represented by the leader, but for larger and older parties there are expectations built on the past. Most of the comments above are based on left / right differences, but other factors can impact on ...
Sabine, we have quite a complex system, and what may appear simple could have unintended consequences. If a certain level of income was free of tax, that would benefit all who earn above that amount, but may also mean that benefits for example would be ...
I thought the initial reports said that Ardern had texted Seymour to apologise when it was brought to her attention in Hansard, and that was the first MPs had heard of the comment as it was only audible to Hansard. He then went out of his way to repeat the...
5 years may be just enough time to have a small number more specialists completing training in mental health than had been arranged by the previous government, but other health workers are in short supply - we do keep forgetting that Covid is still with us...
A while ago there was talk of how hard it is to get positive messages through in a world of highly partisan politics, disinformation, and the usual problems of gotcha media going for cheap shots and false balance . . . I suspect we get a lot of news and ...
There was a suggestion on radio NZ (possibly a throw-away comment!) that both NZF and ACT are in favour of seeking to do away with the Treaty of Waitangi. Sorry I was driving and cannot recall the time when the comment was made.
Thanks for the replies and links. I am better informed; and I suspect Farrar was "fermenting stinky mischief" again . . .
Is it time that some restrictions were imposed on departing Ministers? I am sure that Kris Faafoi is not the only Minister to get into lobbying for pay, but if there ever is a time to require a delay surely it is when it is a Minister from the current ...
Vancouver has just such a tax, see: https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/empty-homes-tax.aspx There is a report available for the 2020 year. It seems to be a well thought out which is working - raising money to both cover costs and assist non-...
Today seems a good day to fill out a voting form. Any suggestions for information about candidates in addition to: https://policy.nz/2022 https://thespinoff.co.nz/local-elections-2022/19-09-2022/a-first-time-voters-guide-to-voting-for-the-first-time https...
Comparisons with previous administrations are not always easy; I am aware that there was hospital building during the time of the National Government; in Wellington a new Block was built at Bowen Hospital, and I think there was substantial work done at ...
If you were asked to vote on an issue (as the National caucus apparently was) do you think you should have been able to know something more than a decision by The Leader?
Would that it was the entire system. There are some large private providers - perhaps easy to dismiss as providing cosmetic services that should not be paid for by government, but they clearly do more than that. At times they lead the public sector - MRI ...
There was a website for the last local body elections that analysed candidates for political orientation - the blatant National Party candidates all say that they will keep rate rises low, but that does not catch all of them. Labour has endorsed candidates...
rarely?
I am intrigued at the number of people who seem to have a bizarre view that our government (a) is somehow able to and should be tracking NZ citizens that go abroad, perhaps particularly if they are on leave from the Defence Force, and (b) are somehow ...
The real Bank for the NZ Government is the Reserve Bank - all Westpac does is link to the system for making payments to all the entities that government departments pay each day - and make sure that this is done at the lowest cost to the government.
Yes, a failure by successive governments to fund it at similar rates to the capital raising by the other trading banks. National never regarded funding the Bank as more desirable than almost anything else - but they knew they could not afford to be seen to...
The Government accounts being with Westpac is largely an accounting exercise. Think about a customer that has a current account that they keep only enough money in to cover payments out - they pay off their credit card every month so never pay penalty ...
Is there a commitment to publish the report, or to give the terms of reference?
Thank you for that. I had assumed a legal employer still would have some responsibilities, and that a "break down in the relationship'' should be able to be seen in both directions. A Good Secretary (whether in Wellington or in the electorate) should be ...
I can understand the need for 'break down in relationship' provisions - some staff will want to stay with a particular party when a government changes, others will be happy to work for another party, but that should be a two way process. New MPs presumably...
Uffindell had used some strange words about whether there was anything else he should have disclosed - something like "there is nothing else the public needs to know" - we now know of another incident. A future question may be if they choose another of the...
For more than 20 years. There have been stories of New Zealanders getting ''work from home'' contracts to work for USA companies doing IT work; some of our companies employ workers from Bangalore - as well as the huge ''outsourcing'' firms that operate ...
National/ACT appear to be moving towards the USA model of substantial political effort going through cut-out organisations such as The Taxpayers Union etc - they can espouse underlying policy that is technically deniable by the political party. How would ...
Bring back child benefit - and the ability to capitalise it to pay a deposit on a home. Bring back State Advances loans at slightly lower than market rates, but with a payment commitment of a percentage of income. There could also be rent to buy ...
Not super profits perhaps but certainly very good - an extra $5 or so per sheet over the cost of buying overseas and getting it shipped here? Perhaps not as good the Christchurch Quake work, but still fairly good. Still it seems to be coming to an end for ...
Other countries have similar approval processes, based on local use, and products normally used. Requirements for nailing Gib Board changed here due to longer term problems being identified; fire requirements led to different types of board on some walls. ...
And some of that was done, with some urgency, when samples of imported material were submitted for approval, and went through the testing and approval process. There may be more international suppliers (I gather there are at least three in Australia, and ...
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