Yep, agree with your comments re MMP. A positive change for sure. I well remember that bs about 'saving rail' from Prebble. I joined NZR in 1987 and redundancies were already underway (itself classic stupidity - giving redundancy to existing staff whilst ...
... Kiwirail! https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/398455/kiwirail-to...
Well put Wensleydale. Total agreement with you. They are toast now.
I seldom take any notice of what Chris Trotter says. He just likes to drone on and on and make constant references to obscure and totally irrelevant classical myths. Just a silly old borish dinasaur really. I see he writes now for the BFD (and before that ...
Yes, but part of the reason for the cynicism is due to the ludicrous doomsday prophecies of the last 25 years, and the hypocrisy of many of those pushing an often self serving barrow. Al Gore springs immediately to mind, but he is but one. It is down to ...
'Defending Tony Blair and WMD war'? Hmm, comprehension: E - fail.
... to the Freezing works in Christchurch is hugely more efficient and...
Greywarshark, you do not seem to understand the role of the Queen in the UK. Even if she wanted to, she could not have have 'pushed it aside...'. Likewise, she had to put up with Thatcher, Blair et al. The Queen is just a figurehead, bound by the ...
Or Alas, poor China, burdened by imperial fantasies in Taiwan, Xinjiang, Xiazang (Tibet), Nei Mongolia (Inner Mongolia). The largest empire on earth today is the Chinese empire. Sorry, I forgot. Only white people are racists, colonialists and imperialists.
Well I guess National (or Bridges at least) just handed the 2020 election victory to Labour. Totally tone deaf and out of touch with what the majority view in NZ is. Unbelievable.
No, did read RNZ article though. Disagree with there views. But will listen to doco!
And displaced by dairy. In NZ (a dominant player in sheep ...
Can't see that happening. With Sheep, synthetics offered an often far superior product (harder wearing, easier to clean etc). With dairy, synthetics just will not replace the natural food in peoples food preference. In most developed countries, there is a ...
Just loved the comments from Bill English in the article, way back in 2005. 'Pushed beyond her ability', believed her own bs and media hype and so on. He was bang on the money long before most Kiwis even knew who she was!
... job. https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/115100035/when-police-fail...
Thanks for the link. 'Shadowy forces conspired...'. Does that cretin or his even more cretinous Islamaphobic wife ever accept responsibility for their hate and mismanagement?
'BFD Media'. Hardly has the same ring to it as 'Whaleoil'. Very poor choice of title, wont help its success.
Ianmac, yes sadly so, but lets hope with the name gone and the web address gone, that these vile people just fade into obscurity.
I would disagree. I understand your anxiety and frustration about things, but disagreement does not necessarily mean intransigence or ignorant. At the end of the day, we all see things differently, but I dare say we have more in common than not.
I could say that having read YOUR contributions, you never could see past playing your part in the nonsense narrative that all is a conspiracy and the world is about to end. Whether you or I like it or not, crypto is the future. Communist Weixin and ...
And once again the world watches. Says nothing. Does nothing. Chinas shear economic clout means we ignore this. Sooner the autonomous provinces of China break away, the better.
AVOID. This seller employs underhand tactics to elicit more and more money out of you. They will never leave you alone. Worse thing is, if you pay by direct debit, you may well find additional or higher payments being deducted and the chances of correcting...
The government of the PRC is on borrowed time. Yeah, they can thumb their noses at the Chinese people, the UN and the rest of the world, but only for so long. The young of China are now well educated and travel and will, within a generation, kick out the ...
... obscene: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c...
Yes that is true, but most importantly news of these protests will have made there way to China. The Chinese government will no doubt be somewhat concerned, as it should be. The Tiananmen Square solution simply will not be possible in 2019. How much longer...
Happy Birthday WeTheBleeple! Sincerely! I guess I am one of the people who argued with you over the last few days, but nothing personal. We all have different viewpoints but I am sure we all want the best result. And a little robust and challenging ...
Kevin: no, you are 100% correct. My comments were directed at WTB and his comments on the thread above regarding the Tiananmen massacre. I guess I was not clear in that. Sorry for confusion.
A great book is 'Tiananmen Moon'. It was written by a BBC journalist present in Tiananamen Square during the protests, one of the few western journos allowed in. Without any doubt whatsoever, the vast majority of those present in Beijing (and the almost ...
... a few Chinese students in NZ is no substitute for direct...
Absolutely. It does not conflict with Christianity in any way that I am aware of. Reason? It teaches rules of behaviour and conduct that are based on mutual respect. I think Taoism is also pretty good, and a great match to Confucianism. But Buddhism is ...
WTB: I will search that out and give it a read. Thankyou. Greywarshark: nothing springs to mind. The free ebook at babel.co.nz is a good simple read (note SIMPLE), but it is one we refer clients to to at least peake their interest.
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