Then there's this; http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/82762938/Shortage-of-relief-teachers-feared-as-teachers-baulk-at-paying-to-retrain I have been working as a relief teacher for 20 years in pre-school, primary and secondary schools. It suited my ...
They also change the rules without feeling the need to inform their 'clients'. In order to receive the supported living payment (the old invalid benefit), I had to supply a medical certificate. The doctor needed to indicate how long the med cert was for, ...
What exactly is ''the ugly, unhinged side'' of green voters?
Unfortunately down here the Regional Council are a big part of the problem. Comprised of farmers and gold miners who police themselves and their cronies by way of wet bus-ticket fines and penalties (if any)
Meanwhile down here on the West Coast this shit is happening, https://www.facebook.com/CleanupOurWaterways/posts/1439821476101015?pnref=story
I'm working as an issuing officer on election day and no, you don't need ID. You do need (by law) to verbally state your name. Also all the rolls are scanned to rule out multiple voting by the same person.
Why do wealthy people like Winston need a state-subsidised pension?
Not a word from Labour about their policy on Welfare. I can't find anything online either. Do they have a policy in this area or will it be the same old ''bennie-bashing''?
I know that Ian. I'm interested in your version.
Hi Ian, I'm intrigued. Please do inform me of the water cycle, modern farming practices and what regional councils are doing. Thanks
Then there are the many thousands who have been removed from ACC to Winz. Read and weep http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/95520938/stuck-in-a-welfare-storm?cid=facebook.post.95520938
Yes, they learn to not bite 'the hands that feed'.
There has been , and still is, a lot of pressure from Winz to move people from a supported living benefit to a jobseekers/sickness benefit. the difference is approx $40 per week and , (for the supported living beneficiary) less stringent extra income ...
Brillant GIF from Toby Morris (Pencilword) I cried. http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/336881/turei-s-exit-no-fairytale-ending
As a long-term beneficiary with a disability, poverty is; buying ALL of your clothes from op-shops, never ever having a holiday, not being able to go to the doctor or pick up prescriptions, staying in bed because the house is 8 degrees and you can't afford...
Joined the Green Party yesterday. First time I've joined a political party. At 63 years of age I've endured 30 years of neo-liberal politics and I've had a gutsful. I remember the euphoria when Lange was elected, like a sick joke now. I come from a staunch...
LOL http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/edl-laughed-liverpool-benny-hill-13133627?service=responsive#ICID=sharebar_facebook
Then theres this. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/92493924/under-the-line-a-mothers-struggle-to-put-food-on-the-table? I have recently learnt that if you are homeless and have children, Winz can, and do take your children. (Remember 'Cathy Come Home' ...
This was in yesterday's Press, http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/opinion/93218681/beggars-are-a-plague-on-our-house Just appalling! Does the author ever wonder how people cope with Winz 13 week stand downs and other sanctions. What about the thousands who ...
It would be very helpful to low income workers with more than one job if secondary tax was abolished.
http://www.greydc.govt.nz/our-council/consultation/Pages/sustainable-forestry.aspx?reference=GDC-QF-170430-835YD-15ZS Well the council have extended the time to send submissions, so please do. I suspect the Mayor of Greymouth is trying to pressure DOC into...
In 1984 myself, hubbie and baby were able to get a WCC bedsitter. when baby was 1 we got a HC unit in Tawa. Then we got A HC Homestart loan which paid for the deposit on a (very) modest house in Porirua. Many years later after a marriage break-up, I had ...
I spent 4 months in 1982 working for Topdeck Travel on their USSR/Eastern Europe camping tours. Each trip was for a month and visited East Germany, Poland, USSR, Romania, Hungary and Czechoslovakia. Absolutely fascinating but very oppressive. We were among...
An excellent three-part series from Films For Action. http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/the-power-principle-corporate-empire-and-the-rise-of-the-national-security-state-2012/
Here's another. Winz now require all those on the Supported Living allowance (former Invalids benefit) to be medically assessed for work capability every 2 years. Until recently it was 2yrs, 5yrs or never. My rheumatologist signed me off as never to be re-...
Wow! You actually believe handouts from MSD re CYFS.
These flats near me in Greymouth have been empty for 3+ years. They were fully tenanted until they were deemed an earthquake risk and the tenants were moved out. They are now up for tender but so far a tender has been received for only one of the blocks. I...
LOL! Dear Leader ticks every box http://www.undergroundhealth.com/how-to-spot-a-sociopath/
Excellent daily selection of global news, with a focus on economics. It's not looking good out there. http://www.theautomaticearth.com/2016/04/debt-rattle-april-29-2016/
It's causing a lot of damage here in my small provincial town. Rising use is directly related to the recent scarcity of cannabis. The local police seem to be more interested in chasing cannabis growers and users than combating P although the P dealers are ...
Anybody else having trouble accessing certain posts? Tonight when I clicked on the Oravida post, a red flag popped up on the tab and the page was blank. This has been happening to the Open Mic post too. As an avid reader of The Standard I hate to miss ...
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