Maybe we have finally arrived at the world of '1984'. Everyone will be asked to sign a declaration that they believe climate change is real, those that don't sign get taken away never to be seen again. Those that do sign are in constant fear they will be ...
You might be happy with your God being a 'she' but if that was the case it would stuff up every organised religion out there. They pretty much all have the man as the centre of the universe and the woman as a second class citizen. That's the nice thing ...
Miles off topic but: Bang on, I've never understood why leap year day is not a holiday. If you're on a salary you work it for free.
What if God is a 'she'?
'Ignorance and fear' - isn't that why people believe in a God??
Like the 300,000 who signed their petition? That fringe minority, that handful of supporters?
'The fact is the vast majority of Christians in New Zealand are decent, tolerant people who see religious belief as a private concern.' Like the Family First's and Larry Baldocks of the world? Didn't they just force a $9M referendum on us that asked a ...
Your reading a hell of a lot into a fairly simple, straightforward message. Then again the writers at the Standard are great at adding 2+2 and getting 5.
Actually you said 'it's not the kiwi way'. Maybe you would like to explain what the 'kiwi way' is?
'It's not the Kiwi way.' And here's me thinking the kiwi way is to have a good robust debate about things rather than quietly hiding them. It's a free country people, I don't think they need the permission of the writers at the Standard to run their ...
I think one of the reasons companies would rather be based in Australia than New Zealand is they would prefer to be listed on the Australian stock exchange rather than the New Zealand one. Our stock exchange is a joke, when did we last have a substantial ...
The business tax rate does not just affect 'corporations', the vast majority of businesses in New Zealand are small, 10 or less people. Taxing business profits essentially taxes the money that is left in the business that would otherwise be used for ...
There is a suggestion in the Christchurch Press that Meridian might move Whirinaki to the top of the South Island, this would help with dry years when the hydro dams are empty and South Island power is being supplied from the North. This would also help ...
But you really don't have a choice you are just buying into marketing! Your electricity may be 'supplied' by Meridian but in reality it is generated by another company (probably from fossil fuels) with Meridian adding a margin so they can afford all those ...
The whole Meridian renewable energy thing is a total have. They own the 'Dunedin Energy Centre' which uses fossil fuels to provide steam to the local hospital board. To get around the 'renewable energy' issue they just created a new company (Energy for ...
Is there a daily quota of anti-Key posts that has to be met? Just asking.
So 'The Standard' has finally been taken over by the Socialist dreamers. My view of life is that 'people value things based on what it cost them', which is pretty much at odds with Socialist thinking. [lprent: Don't be an idiot all of your life - read the ...
You guys heard of 'green fatigue'?
Why is it '350 Aotearoa' and not '350 New Zealand'? Yes I know 'Aotearoa' is the Maori word for New Zealand and Maori is an official language but it just sounds so..........try hard.
'The real problem is that this left-wing opposition are entirely incapable of getting any traction in the media.' So you haven't seen the Christchurch Press headline this morning that (in big black capitals) screams 'ACC BACKLASH' then? It says: *...
Craig Glen Eden - Guyon is the Espiner that is on TV, Colin is the Espiner that writes for 'Stuff'. The article above was written by Colin.
So we should be shutting down Huntly then? Bit hard to read The Standard if there is no power.
'Their injury may even lead to loss for others. Check out this interview with a man who was sexually abused as a child and is now getting therapy through ACC. What if he had remained effectively self-medicating through alcoholism? We would have borne the ...
It's very sad that little Aisling was found dead in a drain. But where does that leave Marty G and his post 'Shame on TVNZ'? 'When it is discovered that Aisling hasn't ‘fallen in a hole' as Webbers claims,TVNZ should cancel her show and stop helping rip-...
And if we didn't send that rocket to the moon would these one billion people suddenly not be hungry? There are many reasons there are poor and starving people on planet earth and none of them have anything to do with the money that is spent on space ...
Well there was the free provision of physio that resulted in an explosion of physio providers. ACC is a good scheme but there is a fine balance between providing free medical care for those that need it and providing free care and the system being abused. ...
snoozer, such well balanced common sense has no place in politics. I do think Labour probably went too far in the entitlements ACC covers and some of this could be pulled back to help reduce the cost. However there is too much political capital to be made ...
What's your point Ianmac, there are plenty of people making money in the name of religion.
I totally agree that it is inappropriate for TVNZ to pull a stunt like this. However I think it is a little harsh to call her a 'rip off merchant'. Whereas I think she (and other psychics) have zero ability to talk to the dead or whatever else they claim ...
Do you think Chris Carter will be going?
Any idea what the change in pH level for the Artic Ocean would be that they are predicting? How much change has there already been? And on what basis are the predictions being made? Best case? Worst case? Somewhere in the middle? The 'six million tonnes a ...
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