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Comment:Why is the right so afraid of Tory Whanau?
Date published: 9:55 am, December 2nd, 2023Gilmore was indeed eventually pushed out of politics and alcohol played a part in that departure, but only a part....there were additional issues including false CV claims. even so he was given a number of chances during his foray into politics. https://en...
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Comment:Open mike 01/12/2023
Date published: 8:38 am, December 2nd, 2023Given we have had record immigration in the 12 months prior to the election (118,000 net) the application of median wage minimum for work visas appears not to have been applied in any case. As the reports from within Immigration NZ appear to support with ...
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Comment:Why is the right so afraid of Tory Whanau?
Date published: 8:12 pm, December 1st, 2023Not having spent a night on the sauce with him my evidence is all hearsay....but there are enough hearsay accounts to substantiate the reputation. "National Party President Peter Goodfellow has mounted an attack on Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters, ...
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Comment:Why is the right so afraid of Tory Whanau?
Date published: 1:55 pm, December 1st, 2023Dont think its a 'rightist' bias in the media...it may be considered easy 'clicks', theres probably an element of political opportunism and possibly even an element of sexism, as it is less common for a female to be publicly drunk.(though how drunk she was...
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Comment:Why is the right so afraid of Tory Whanau?
Date published: 1:20 pm, December 1st, 2023Winston is (in)famous for his imbibing...and politics is littered with examples of politicians who over indulge, both here and offshore. Muldoon may be the most well known (relatively) contemporary NZ example but one would have to be blind (drunk?) to ...
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Comment:Why is the right so afraid of Tory Whanau?
Date published: 12:39 pm, December 1st, 2023"only other notable correlation of politics & alcohol in career context." ...deputy PM.
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Comment:Open mike 01/12/2023
Date published: 10:51 am, December 1st, 2023The mini budget may contain some interesting details but do you think the general direction of the NZ economy will be fundamentally changed..i.e. a substantial reduction in migration? Anything short of a fundamental change to the economic drivers will have...
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Comment:Open mike 01/12/2023
Date published: 10:24 am, December 1st, 2023I suspect that pretty much covers it.
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Comment:Open mike 01/12/2023
Date published: 10:13 am, December 1st, 2023"But, no. One of the later acts of the dying Labour Government was, having said we couldn't just 'turn the tap on' again to inbound migration, then itself turning on every tap in view and leaving them all on." https://www.interest.co.nz/personal-finance/...
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Comment:Open mike 30/11/2023
Date published: 10:34 am, November 30th, 2023The public have the choice whether to allow their opinion to be formed for them by others or to seek the information and form their own. In this instance the public is unlikely to be provided with a unbiased appraisal when the party accused of being ...
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Comment:Open mike 30/11/2023
Date published: 9:48 am, November 30th, 2023“The Public Interest Journalism Fund was introduced during Covid because it was a disastrous time in terms of media and we were pressured by good people out there to say, ‘hey, you support financial institutions so how about supporting local media that’s ...
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Comment:How not to make friends and influence people
Date published: 8:39 am, November 30th, 2023"Heaven forbid they should get the 4 year term they are after." And there is the best argument for retaining a 3 year term. The salespeople we rotate through Parliament need to be kept on a short leash. Better yet, lets appoint our representatives by ...
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Comment:How not to make friends and influence people
Date published: 7:47 am, November 29th, 2023"So many have worked and paid taxes. They just wish now they had never touched it. Education levels likely give a better indication than incomes as obviously quite a few have lost their incomes since they started using." Obviously. The point I was making ...
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Comment:Daily review 28/11/2023
Date published: 10:05 pm, November 28th, 2023Perhaps ...but again, nobody will place any import upon it until such time as it happens....if it happens.
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Comment:Daily review 28/11/2023
Date published: 9:35 pm, November 28th, 2023And when (and if, because we are not the only ones failing on the environment) the impact of that hits the wallets of Kiwis then they will take notice....meanwhile the foreign MSM can write what they please as we are too busy trying to house and feed ...
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Comment:Daily review 28/11/2023
Date published: 9:12 pm, November 28th, 2023Possibly... though you did say "A nation holding its breath waiting for the Guardian, or the BBC, or worse American late night TV to do a once over of the rest of the policies of the coalition." I doubt anyone is bothered about what the Guardian has to say...
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Comment:Daily review 28/11/2023
Date published: 8:50 pm, November 28th, 2023Voters dont care about foreign MSM reporting, they care about hip pocket. Hip pocket is impacted by foreign investment/ investor perception of NZ....and that does not rely upon MSM reportage...as said MSM reportage is at best lagging if not totally ...
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Comment:Daily review 28/11/2023
Date published: 8:38 pm, November 28th, 2023Those that matter to NZ (inc) do not base their decisions on MSM reporting....they base it on RoI....and the likes of the Guardian/ BBC CNN are so far behind the curve that they dont figure.
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Comment:Daily review 28/11/2023
Date published: 8:24 pm, November 28th, 2023A nation holding its breath waiting for the Guardian, or the BBC, or worse American late night TV to do a once over of the rest of the policies of the coalition. Really? Id suggest most couldnt give a toss what those offshore think...they are concerned ...
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Comment:Open mike 28/11/2023
Date published: 7:31 pm, November 28th, 2023Christmas is approaching....you have enough food and space for around a dozen people...maybe 15 at a pinch. What do we think of the host/hostess that throws caution to the wind and invites 50 plus? And what do we say about them when it all turns to custard...
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Comment:How not to make friends and influence people
Date published: 7:24 pm, November 28th, 2023That is a disturbing list.
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Comment:How not to make friends and influence people
Date published: 7:11 pm, November 28th, 2023Thank you Anker...though 95+ seems a stretch.lol.
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Comment:How not to make friends and influence people
Date published: 6:55 pm, November 28th, 2023Nobody wants to see those they care for in a distressing situation.
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Comment:How not to make friends and influence people
Date published: 6:43 pm, November 28th, 2023Both my parents died in their middle eighties so more likely around 70 Robert.
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Comment:How not to make friends and influence people
Date published: 6:42 pm, November 28th, 2023I'm pretty sure they dont expect me to live forever...and I know they dont want to see me in a rest home. Perhaps that answers your question.
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Comment:How not to make friends and influence people
Date published: 6:40 pm, November 28th, 2023Whether vaping had any significant impact on smoking numbers is indeed debatable...I suspect the decline was largely related to the increased excise, and possibly the social exclusion. I further note that smoking used to be advised by the medical ...
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Comment:How not to make friends and influence people
Date published: 6:35 pm, November 28th, 2023A meth addict may, but a meth addict is unlikely to have worked for 45 years and successfully raised several contributing offspring to the country (none of whom smoke ).
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Comment:How not to make friends and influence people
Date published: 6:10 pm, November 28th, 2023The number of smokers did indeed diminish....though the number on anti anxiety and anti depression meds has increased...and then theres vapers. I am a nicotine addict of approaching 50 years of use , and have often wondered why they simply do not ban it, ...
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Comment:How not to make friends and influence people
Date published: 5:47 pm, November 28th, 2023"The Budget Economic and Fiscal Update projects that the government will collect about $1.7 billion per year in tobacco excise over the forecast period, with a slow and steady decline. Tobacco excise will be a little more than 1.1% of government tax ...
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Comment:Open mike 28/11/2023
Date published: 5:16 pm, November 28th, 2023"It is nearly 50 years since Muldoon’s bus flattened poor Bill Rowling, but, for those with long political memories, the parallels with the election of 2023 are striking. The greatest of these is the profound sense of shock and disorientation among the ...
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Comment:The Left Do Not Own Maori
Date published: 11:38 pm, November 26th, 2023Nice side step...you should play rugby, or perhaps you do. It appears the basis of your argument is David Seymour isnt Maori because you dont like him. You can like/dislike whomever you wish, indeed many vote on that basis but its not a very influential ...
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