The usenet group nz.general is something of a cess-pit on politics - a post this morning titled "New Service for those escaping overseas" gave the url: https://www.robbos.co.nz/ A later post identified that the website was registered to The New Zealand ...
I do not understand the comment"(because it is a commercial building, it is excluded from capital gain calculations)" It was my understanding that the current 2 year bright line test (and the previous 10 year version) related to residential hises used for ...
Are we really, really clear on just what is proposed by National? Above there are comments that relate to land, to houses, and to properties. Would a sale of 42m worth of "State Houses" come within the policy? The group that may be attractive to private ...
Nic, it is not clear what you are claiming is completely wrong; so my comment is about your claim that "the think big projects were the backbone for a lot of the countries electricity production and still are important to it." That is certainly in part ...
Not really a review of today, but I may not be able to post to TS for a few days. There has been a lot of talk about excess profits in recent times, with a good item on RNZ this morning pointing out that the Aussie Banks have just increased their margin at...
We may have a lower level of government debt than most countries, but commentators often refer to the high debt levels of companies - and my impression is that we are more prepared to support companies through temporary problems like Covid and floods and ...
Yes National did allow larger trucks and larger loads. The Road User charges are complex, and depend on the configuration and weight. I suspect it is time that those charges were reviewed, and I have believed for a long time that we should follow the UK ...
Perhaps you are looking for this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2023_New_Zealand_general_election The second chart gives an estimate of the split between groupings - neither reach 50%, and uncertainty may mean the groups are closer ...
I agree - Willis wants anything possible to distract from their only certainty - dropping the top tax rate. Who were the two who forgot about a property? - and were they recent purchases?
I believe the desperation is from National - this prank has given them at least three days without questions about their lack of policies. Reducing tax at lower incomes would need to be offset by increases in higher rates - but I think some work could be ...
3 Waters covers some of these large infrastructure issues, and I have not seen undue delays to the efforts to fix the mile-long 'potholes' such as in the Coromandel, or the hill slips and flooding that have destroyed homes. Certainly no opposition party ...
I agree - every time I see one University advertising elswhere in New Zealand than where it is based II cringe at the waste. Time to go back to one University of New Zealand with different campuses - with shared examinations for most undergrad courses, and...
You may well be onto something here, tsmithfield - unconscious pre-dispositions can lead to repetition of previous posts, with no added content, but you do raise an important issue - that policy may be distorted by the personal experience and financial ...
And sharing can at times be good for all of us, so a url would have been helpful; if I have time I will look fir it tomorrow . . .
Not that long ago I recall another country lamenting their excess deaths and making a comparison with New Zealand's exceptional performance, but now I cannot remember where I saw it. Can anyone help?
Treaty discussion is probably outside the scope of this thread, but I was intrigued by possible differences between this article: https://www.newsroom.co.nz/book-of-the-week-the-first-tiriti-fraud? and this: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/politics/treaty/the-...
Waiting lists do change - often the biggest reason is that the definition has changed - National reduced waiting lists by excluding some categories - the same thing happened with hospital waiting lists. It was an easy "win" for National, and much easier ...
I am aware that Justices of the Peace are used to ensure that many elderly people in retirement villages / rest homes / hospitals are able to vote as they wish without coercion. Australia is able to impose fines for those that do not vote - whether that ...
What would prevent the companies still charging the export price?
By and large that is exactly what the government has done, despite the problems of a mass shooting, Covid, and Cyclones. Where the government has failed is not doing enough to show how well many of their actions and policies have worked - housing has seen ...
This podcast was recommended on RNZ a week or so ago - worth listening to. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-presents-ultra There have been various Nazi parties in the USA over the years . . .
The Labour Government's Covid policies, including related mandates, were far from the worst policy of this Labour Government; they were very successful policies that saved lies. While some of the protestors focussed on that issue, many appeared to be ...
Communications Staff - my take on numbers is why do they only cover 2020 to 2021? That would be the period when Covid required massive communications staff is that why there was an increase, and were our excellent Covid results due to good communications? ...
I had thought that at least at one stage the mandatory 7 days meant that workers could take that time and not be sacked for non-attendance, and in many cases paid for (extended if necessary) sick leave. I suspect many people did not realise how many Covid ...
I had thought of some subjects being used say once a week - examples could be Water, or Climate Change, or Celebrating success (of government), or Transport - they may concentrate discussion for that day, but also make it easier to track issues on Open ...
Looking at the number of posts, the site is doing well, but perhaps it would be better if topics with a large number of posts are reacted to by starting a new "thread", without needing much more than a paragraph outlining the topic and any obvious limits ...
I prefer the Political Compass - it has fewer unclear statements and appears to be more nuanced.
It is my understanding that the "Disinformation Project" is government funded only to the extent that universities are government funded - it is not subject to government direction at all. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Disinformation_Project As ...
Like language, dictionaries can react to changes of usage: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/woman
I would be interested in the discussion as to why nurses are emigrating and to what jobs - my feeling is that some is normal wanting to see more of the world; for some wage comparisons are not particularly important, for others they will not allow for the ...
It is not just local authorities - my local Pak'n'Save has two unisex toilets - both have a table for changing a nappy, both have a mirror and provision for hand-washing. And yes, the few public toilets left are now unisex. Not so convenient for a sports ...
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