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A neighbouring property (rental, operated through a property manager) that has a tree on the boundary that is infested with Old Mans Beard, which spreads to neighbouring properties. Some years ago I complained to the Regional Council who were going to send...
A gather quite a few schools have used other (non-building) money to put up 'removable' partitions to create 2 temporary rooms when needed - they are fairly expensive as they need to fit well at both floor and ceiling. Perhaps there needs to be more school...
That seemed to have enough ''reckons'' to qualify as a Hoskins rant, and enough dog-whistles for a Farrar-go Kiwiblog post. No I am not interested in learning more about uninformed opinions. I have received my papers, and I see they give me the option of ...
Farmers leaching nitrate into soils in Canterbury are another industry that socialises its costs. I understand that we may be a little behind targets on emission reductions - now is the time to start moving emission trading settings to cover full costs - ...
Huntly to burn wood: https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/climate-news/131298611/huntly-burns-wood-instead-of-coal-during-short-trial That they are still using Huntly is a huge indictment on the structure of the electricity generation industry. I doubt that...
How pleased will they be after this: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/131308473/adrian-orr-gives-the-political-class-a-wakeup-call-on-borrowandspend and see also 5 below
I have thought that The Standard benefits from a fair but fairly sensitive moderation policy; in contrast to say Kiwiblog which appears to operate a moderation policy of "if it is not illegal then it is OK" Rather than comparing with WhaleOil I would be ...
I cottoned on to BAU ("Business as Usual"?) but not FF - "Friendly Fire"?
Co-Governance. A lot is being said about co-governance, in the context of water services, and proposed arrangements to meet Treaty entitlements. Comparisons are made with a settlement under Key/Finlayson where National first used the term co-governance, ...
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 ...
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