Hi lprent This was not the intention as I purposely added the link at the start. I am very certain most people read the article. Europe is currently facing exactly that scenario. It is complacency that will get us once more in the same predicament. I will ...
In todays news https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/123773849/new-covid19-variant-hasnt-yet-been-identified-in-new-zealand-but-expert-says-likely-to-get-here "Epidemiologist Michael Baker said he expected someone travelling from the UK would...
So, by extending this argument is it OK not to pay i.e. rates? I mean its the same as not paying the 16 billion back. One law for all. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/433255/rates-owed-in-christchurch-after-covid-19-deferral-over-1-million And by the ...
The money is spend - 16 billions - courtesy of the taxpayer. Maybe even against kiwi saver... Oh well, maybe one day, maybe one day.... https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300188321/seasonal-workers-and-holidaymakers-to-displace-homeless And if we talk about ...
I am sorry but giving 16 billions away without a means of getting back what is not theirs to finance what is clearly a wealth transfer, does not make any readings for a socially conscience or pragmatic government. One has to be truly from another planet to...
Being 16 billion in debt is no easy feat with a small population and largely a next generation being put into repayment of it. And lets not forget, in that emergency of Covid, 16 Billion (yes the same number) were given to companies of which many are now ...
The US is a lost cause really. This has to go its course and lets hope they don't take everybody with them. Trump is just a stand in for the the wider psyche of a country, or shall we say psychosis. The way Trump behaves and with him so many and the other ...
And how many have brought the virus back into NZ? Surely, we can do without that. Besides, I do sincerely hope they are being charged for their quarantine and its not the taxpayer being once more asked to fork out money for millionaire's. We have currently...
Yep, money, resources etc... as expected. Lets just do more of the same just a tad more risky. Innovation is not imitation.
Andre Nuclear power is a non renewable. NZ is on a fault line. Waste: When the uranium fuel is used up, usually after about 18 months, the spent rods are generally moved to deep pools of circulating water to cool down for about 10 years, though they remain...
I will not argue with you over my point of being against nuclear power. I have said more than enough and all I can do is as much as possible to mitigate any impact on the environment with what's available and affordable. With that I shrug my shoulders and ...
If you want something badly enough any argument will be augmented until it fits criteria. This maxime has brought us where we are with global warming. We assume that science is conducted impartially, but it isn't. Apart from the possibility of an accident,...
??? Really.... I have moved from the contaminated Northern Hemisphere. Thanks but no thanks.
Well 2 wrongs do not make 1 right. Lettuce is correct if we look at foreign policy. To just shut up and do a dance on eggs will not do.
I am not defending any drug at all. I don't take any, need my brain need my health. All I am saying that we need to take harm prevention seriously.
Phillip Alcohol in smaller amounts does not create a problem, P and synthetics (how the hell can this be legal?) are. As everything, harm prevention is the key.
Professor Jilnaught Wong has once more pointed out that large corporations have kept the wage subsidy despite not needing it. “The thing about the wage subsidy is where do you think this money is coming from? It’s coming from the other taxpayers so really ...
A lost cause, an empire in decline similar like Rom was.
I am not saying there aren't, but we all have to be vigilant as history has shown how easy it is to turn a trial into compulsory and a maybe into a demand. People are the same no matter where you are. I am absolutely against drugs, but the law has to apply...
"But apart from the rule of law and public accountability, the police power to use force, engage in summary punishment, use covert surveillance, and to stop, search and arrest citizens, can be used to support dictatorial regimes and practices." http://web....
Venezuela is beckoning.... if NZ cant find a way to house and feed its people, and more and more are on the loosing side, a silent protest with increasing numbers in gangs (are we there yet?) will be the result. Where are the ideas to find a way that is ...
To be honest, I really don't have any sympathy for the council member that over the years have had salaries that made your eyes water and spending rates on things like silly signage to "promote" a city. To top it all off, they all have subsidized pensions ...
So we pay above inflation increases to cover maintenance of waste water, supply of drinking water, infrastructure and let me mention public transport to make sure the core need is covered. The money is collected and if you don't pay you can loose your ...
Rates are going up at a rate of 5% and more. In the time I lived in my house I have had an increase of my pay at best pa 2-4%. Right now its going negative as REAL inflation bites but my pay is frozen. Rates in the same time increased by 5.7% pa. (in real ...
There is of cause the question whether nature will rectify what is currently a mismatch of development of technology and size of population to nourish. If, for instance the disappearance of the rain forest is continuing at the current rate, we don't need ...
What you are saying is in essence: "it is desirable to keep even complex things as simple as they can be, without losing something of the essence of those things, but that some things cannot be reduced to something simpler as they lose something of vital ...
The empty houses are a bit of a legal minefield, but with time could be made to either be occupied or sold. Once the boarder reopens, this could be the housing stock available. Meanwhile, prices need to be at least stabilized if not gradually brought down ...
yeah, nah..... vested interests and all. Firstly, the regions need some of the tax payer billions that should be paid back to us from those corps with mega profits and payouts to facilitate infrastructure and its repair. Water, power, internet. Than make ...
Stuff news, The Herald... NZ is not blessed with that much variety.
Slice of billions (Slice as in part) of corporate handout from tax paid in majority from the ones now in strife. 67.7 millions would have gone a long way to help those TRULY in need. Ask the Salvation Army for a hint.
In today's news: "Retailer The Warehouse Group was confronted at its annual shareholders' meeting by an employee whose hours have been reduced in a recent restructuring, which he said left him with just $25 a week for groceries" it went on: "Chief ...
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