There has been "speculation" for a while. Rumours both true and false JA has handled this well. extremely well There are further questions of course ...... such as how the matter has been handled with "the agency" itself, and whether or not the incident ...
Episode 4: ‘We are black ... we are human beings’ https://www.newsroom.co.nz/we-are-blackwe-are-human-beings "I have complete faith in my officials" "I have complete faith in my officials" "I have complete faith in my officials" They come across as really ...
Stroke of luck he was close by in the Rapa and not up to much. They'd been shuffling through the roladex of old boy contacts with impressive C.Vs, and by chance, there was a 'nice guy' at hand - probably just tending his Llamas. or testing the local wine, ...
Krekshun. 'Their is a history.........' should read 'There is a history ........' (Brain was going slower than my really phat arthritic fingers - as gorgeous as they are, and frankly, you pissed me off with your comment)
Did you actually read the item which btw has been updated since my initial post? And did you read the first 2 episodes? I'll concede that in most occasions the RSE workers think they're doing OK IF and WHEN they're treated OK and not as though they're some...
Episode 3: BAU - shunt the exploited out of the if possible, as quickly as possible RSE workers: ‘Nothing will happen’ https://www.newsroom.co.nz/rse-workers-nothing-will-happen Standard operating procedure
You'd make a bloody good diplomat @Incognito if you're looking for a job job job.
"Wasn't the heavy rail option from Puhinui to Airport abandoned because it became too hard / expensive, which is how the light rail proposal came to be the preferred option?" Christ! if that's the case it just shows the extent to which we've fallen. But no...
Episode 2: https://www.newsroom.co.nz/alleged-assault-of-hawkes-bay-seasonal-worker While the assault needs to be proven, the conflicts of interest and all the other crap are obvious. It's possible (hopefully) more people will come forward now that many ...
Just by the way @ Mozza: Did today's The Panel cause any sort of trauma? I thought it was rather gorgeous despite all the "Ha ha ha's" and really deep thought. I'll lay awake tonight thinking about it. I persevered listening to it all while you were ...
Generally agree BUT! it's probably high time we thought about the whole idea of citizenship/residency and what it means - especially now that it's become yet another commodity to be traded, You can have an immigrant that commits his/her entire life to a ...
"Treat people fairly, with input from them, not like colonials striding around being the big manager over a subject workforce" Exactery! My problem is that this sort of thing is not limited to the incident reported on by Newsroom. The people involved in ...
I really like the bit where he says: " With the right rejecting her as too left, and the left dismissing her as too right, she has fallen repeatedly between the two STOOLS." Even if the Right stool is a hell of a lot more smelly these days
" How many Millenials are going to vote for a party led by 2 fat old farts in their 60's? " Not even a skinny old fart who's just become a real person on the pension.
There's an idea! A separate thread where we could post musical political playlists. Here's one for Jacinda given the shit she's faced and is about to face: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DbTIKHYwog
There's history there @ Rosemary and elsewhere! And people remain in their positions. I freely admit I have quaint old ideas though like: public servants acting ethically; not having (or maintaining) conflicts if interests; respecting people's privacy; not...
Hungry and scared in Hawkes Bay Hungry and scared in Hawkes Bay newsroom.co.nz/hungry-and-scared-in-hawkes-bay Bizzniss as usual: " I have complete faith in my officials " "He noted that Brown was initially assigned the case as the RSE labour inspector for...
I understand Cogs and agree. Fully maate, fully. I'm tired of it all really especially as life is running out and expiration nears - which is why I'm more inclined to push back. It's probably better I resume my former perversion which is to just watch and ...
Ain't that the truth. Simon's probably still yearning for a polished concrete floor somewhere in Burma Road, a little more corduroy in his wardrobe, reflecting on lysergic JollyGreenGiants in pill form allowing him his his historical interpretations, and ...
Yep, I did Dennis. Not sure how that happened - possibly phat fingers on a cold early morning keyboard. Those polls those polls though eh? Sometimes about as useful as measuring the voices of a taxi drivers, people in one's own community, and various ...
If I was a gNat, I'd have voted for him too in the absence of an alternative. But can you tell me why you're surprised? I was wondering when rather than if , Perhaps Wayne will be along soon to defend and educate us, while the various rent-a-voices ...
I'm afraid so yes. One of the reasons I give @ Wayne a hard time (not that he'd even notice, although @ David Mac has) is that he comes from the same era where there were quite a few principled gNats, yet his default position - as a retired politician, is ...
I've been putting what Wayne says into my blender for years. Not just on TS, but during his time in Parliament and subsequent media gigs. And no, I love reading Wayne's comments. They're often valuable historical gems and a way of understanding how the ...
'Moreover', while I use my 15,000 litre tank to water the lillies, I wouldn't be at all comfortable with the average Joe doing the same sort of thing. OR indeed having the nouse to distinguish the potable from the piss. No, no, Mrs Wayne and I were ...
Well, at least one with its own agendas and entrenched ideology that isn't necessarily in tune with the public they supposedly "serve". Missed opportunities for starting reform. It's not fit for purpose - specially when dirty politics is in vogue. Cudda ...
"And if they are – time to speak up" That is of course if they want to preserve their "BRAND". If not, keep what plays in Vegas stay in Vegas and leave them all to self-destruct
"I think that the corruption is embedded too deeply" I tend to agree with you Mathew AND "I could add a few more there as well". So could I. All political parties have their share of dirty linen. Darrens and Jevons and crap like that, as well as things ...
Perhaps he should be made to sit the IELTS Level 7 test.
Yes it did! It also almost explains how people/peers one grew up with, and who shared similar beliefs (the importance of community, an egalitarian society et al) came to change their spots - some now some of the most selfish arseholes you could find ...
/agree, and with Marilyn Waring. I'm wondering how many of them (still alive) might start talking - in the interests of their precious Party. After all, we do need a decent opposition. Hopefully one that's not too big though. :)
Yep, and IMHO I think she's accurate about the different gNatz factions - i.e. the 'old school' (almost all gone) operating with a few principles, versus the new breed (including the pompous Woodlouse) who want to win at all cost. Interesting too the email...
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