So not owning a home is now a sign of poverty, is it? First I've heard of that being used as a measure. I'm trying to keep up, but it is difficult when you just keep making stuff up.
"Near on 30 years ago" would make it 1987. There you go, making shit up again.
oh, so HALF the country lives in poverty now, does it? Citation needed.
"setting aside the law". That's the problem Anne. Do we all just go about our lives, setting aside the laws we don't agree with, or like or that inconvenience us? Is that what you'd propose?
I don't see what the problem is with this. Surely unions will be telling their members to get out and vote? The difference of course is that the unions will be telling their members WHO to vote for (presumably anyone but National or Act). The church isn't ...
With ref to my comment at 2 below, I hadn't seen the SSC's findings when I typed that. Hard to argue with the findings - as Micky says, how did MOT get it so badly wrong? Not sure that Martin Matthews will be returning from his leave of absence.
In re your first 3 points, as I said above, this has been telegraphed for a long time. There were always going to be relatively large job losses as a result of the implementation of the new system at IRD. Since I (and presumably you) don't know the exact ...
I live in Wellington and know plenty of public servants (including a couple of chief executives). I don't know any who have gardeners or send their kids to private schools, but most of them do enjoy a wine and, God forbid, get a regular haircut. You ...
I don't think there's any show of TOP getting anywhere near 5%. Although it doesn't sound like that great a barrier, previous elections have shown that it is a hell of a hurdle to overcome.
Absolutely correct Adrian, and I expect that's exactly what would happen - mass sell down to overseas interests.
The conversation is done because you've painted yourself into a corner. Again. [lprent: You certainly did. You picked up a 3 month ban for being a despicable cowardly liar. https://thestandard.org.nz/the-nzdf-will-never-clear-its-name-and-neither-will-bill...
That link doesn't answer Pete's valid question. Not in the slightest.
Thanks Pete - beat me to it!
Read Keating's statement from last week. Then St Nicky's confirmation that he had been wrong, but it was irrelevant in the wider context. Except it isn't really irrelevant. But hey, I'm just a RWNJ.
So, to be clear, are you refuting that Hager and Stephenson were wrong, OAB? The rest of your comment, as usual, is playing the man rather than the ball.
I think most New Zealanders see Hager and Stephenson for what they really are - manipulative, self-indulgent ratbags. If the story was cross referenced, fact checked and it were "actually impossible" that anything Hager said was wrong, why have elements of...
I drove on it last weekend and it was fantastic. NZTA have always said there would be bottle neck issues until Transmission Gully is completed. It is a great start though.
"the Nats scraped back in". Now that really is hilarious. What parallel universe do you inhabit?
I'll believe this crackpot scheme when I see it actually happen. It simply won't go ahead.
I think I'm watching paint dry that day, Penny.
"A millionaire"... politics of envy, here we come.
I accept your apology. [BLiP: Stop trolling. First and last warning.]
You may call it "investigative journalism". I call it an allegation. Until it is proven in court, which it clearly hasn't been, it is an allegation, no matter how you may wish to dress it up.
"Prove your claims, the authors have proven theirs". The authors haven't proven jack. They've made a whole lot of allegations. And yes, I have read the book.
No, I'm not. And by the way, paper roads are very different things to designated land under the Public Works Act. To say people "had their houses bulldozed" is emotive claptrap.
Why don't you comment on the issue, OAB? That is (in case your tiny brain can't process it), that RONS are funded by road and fuel taxes? Or do you dispute that? [lprent: RONS are commonly named as being of the Roads Of National Supporters. In other words ...
No, I didn't forget that. This post wasn't about English (although he was worse than useless last week).
The land for the Kapiti road has been designated for at least 25 years. You do know what this means, don't you?
Haha! "There is a train". Clearly you don't live in the Wellington region.
The panel on The Nation were unanimous in their assessment that Little was hopeless.
Not trying to divert at all. But you could tell from the glee in Guyon's voice that he thought he had scored a big hit on Joyce. Um, not so much.
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