Same in Beijing - when I visited 12 years ago, bikes by the thousand - or possibly by the million. Last year, bikes still probably by the hundred but cars increased many-fold and bike shelters full of dust-covered bikes left to die. Gridlock everywhere. ...
Matt Lawrey will never be elected in Nelson - he has stood on too many toes. It will be Rachel for sure. Those who change their vote from National might just be able to vote for Rachel - but for Matt? Not a chance. Unless he changes his own allegiances and...
Mark Mitchell has sanpaku eyes - ie the white is visible below the iris. Eastern cultures read a lot into this but generally those exhibiting such eyes are recognised as being ruthless and unconcerned about the impact of their actions. Cold hearted and ...
Thanks Drum. All quiet so far though very wet and some surface flooding. Completely calm so far - barely a breath of wind. Council has been proactive in getting the flooding signs out early and people do seem to taking notice of the messages to stay home. ...
Thanks Cinny - well done. Were you also at the meeting recently (in Motueka I think but could be wrong) where he completely lost his cool and shouted that he was a winner and the person he was addressing (an anti dam person) was just a loser. I wasn't at ...
I would definitely have voted two ticks green as I have done in previous years but there was no way I could vote for the Green candidate in Nelson. So it was Green and red for me - and many others I spoke to felt the same way. Greens made a mistake backing...
Don't depend on anti-inflams - get yourself to an osteopath and an acupuncturist as soon as you can and ward off the arthritis before it happens.
Interesting that Todd McClay is one of the negotiators. Winston and Todd's father, Roger go a long way back. Look out for Todd stepping up through the ranks - I wouldn't be at all surprised to see him as Prime Minister.
I'm pleased Labour are standing someone in Nelson - would like to give two ticks to the Greens but think they have made a mistake in their choice of candidate. They'll still get my party vote though.
There have been a number of formal complaints sent to (?)the attorney general regarding Kit Maling's conflicts of interest. It will be very interesting to hear what comes of that.
What the TDC and Nick Smith carefully leave out of their arguments for the dam is that there are no plans to reticulate the saved water for domestic use. The only purpose is to use it to "flush the river and maintain the flow" in the drier months so that ...
Good thinking Craig H - many thanks for that. I shall let her know. Though she is a pretty smart cookie and may have worked that out for herself - just the prospective grandparents who were not quite up to speed.
Me too Anne. Especially when my daughter who was born in Australia of two kiwi parents but is known as a "New Zealander by descent". She has a NZ passport and can vote here but cannot be considered to be a "real" New Zealander. She went to high school and ...
Defending TDC is an interesting stance - considering the major conflicts of interest the mayor and several councillors have with regard to the Lee Valley Dam. They push the story that we will be in dire straits if there is another drought but fail to ...
Having lived with a builder for the better part of the last 30 years, summer is not the peak building time at all - most tradies all but grind to a halt for most of January and don't ramp up again until after Waitangi Day. And try getting anything through ...
Thanks Robert - reading of your garden and seeing it on TV has inspired me to continue to turn my garden from a "normal" suburban garden with lawns, flower beds and separate vege garden to a much more interesting place. No more lawns for me. And it pleases...
Hi Alwyn, just read again what I actually wrote. I didn't make any mention of my interpretation of what they meant - simply reported what happened. The interpretation has come only from you.
When it was announced by the flight attendant just before the plane left Napier for Wellington, people cheered and clapped. Not all of course but a good number.
Hi Cinny, I can't comment on your local Motueka ward councillors as I haven't taken the time to study them. Great summary though - thanks. We can only hope that they will be well moderated by those in the Richmond ward where we seem to have some very good ...
Great news for Hawkes Bay - now just need to get the Waimea/Lee Valley dam in Tasman scuttled as well. There's a landswap been mooted there as well but ssshhhh - TDC don't want anyone to know that.
I know lots of people have posted about the use of cannabis oil - this article may be of interest. http://survivingmesothelioma.com/mesothelioma-survivor-on-cannabis-oil-following-in-footsteps-of-ancient-herbalists/
This from the Sydney Morning Herald today - haven't seen it reported this side of the Tasman as yet though. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/consumer-security/malware-hijacks-big-four-australian-banks-apps-steals-twofactor-sms-codes-20160309-gnf528.html ...
Having just spent three days at the Lantern Festival in Auckland (and I loved every moment of it) the one thing that really stood out was the diversity of cultures involved. Whilst the majority of stall holders were Asian, most of those directing traffic ...
"All too often they have poor regard for our culture and zero understanding of our history." I deal with a great number of Chinese kiwis on an almost daily basis and I find that they most commonly have great regard for our culture as well as enormous ...
Best quote from the commentary team after the match when discussing Key arriving in the dressing room - "just as well Richie doesn't have a ponytail".
Thanks - both for letting us know and for the great work you're doing. Was definitely worth catching.
A new affliction spreading across China - might be contagious too. http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/22/turmoil-in-chinas-stock-markets-takes-a-psychic-toll/
Not just Auckland. http://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/currencies/we-aint-seen-nothing-yet-chinese-foreign-investment-in-australian-property-tipped-to-surge-20150721-gigfaz
This is to follow on from Colonial Rawshark's response to Realblue - Acupuncture is taught at Otago University and at AUT in Auckland as a post grad course and as Bachelor and Master programmes at private colleges in Auckland and Wellington. Wiki is well ...
Not sure that this will be in the right place as the numbering of answers seems to have vanished. But here is a recently published article about acupuncture. Like it or not, believe in it or not, it is becoming more and more accepted throughout western ...
Still has to be digested though and many Chinese are lactose intolerant. It wouldn't take too long to realise that they were eating it even if it was hiding.
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