Well, I think getting rid of the DHBs was a good idea, my understanding is this was Andrew Little's baby, not Hipkins. 20 DHBs, 20 payroll systems, 20 supplies contracts, 20 IT systems, 20 management systems, 20 HR departments, etc. It made no sense. But ...
More madness from the COC You'd think a party with such fundamentals as law and order and property rights would see the need for a healthy robust police force. Almost makes one wonder if they WANT it to become corrupt. What other explanation is there?
I agree with you Forest dweller First, Labour need to decide if they are a Socialist party. If they aren't, well we need a new party. If they are, this is their opportunity to speak to the public about what is wrong with the policies of the COC, why it's ...
Oh great. Developers in charge of our housing. Can't have those pesky university trained town planners tell us what to do eh? So where do we grow our food if Pukekohe is gone? Since when are developers experts on environmental protection, climate hazards, ...
There's one more category. 4. LANDLORD
Pleased to hear Maiki Sherman use the word AUSTERITY We need to call it like it is
I know someone who was working on the ferry upgrade that Nicola squashed. Millions have already been spent. Many of the people involved in that project are now working in Canada, on a light rail project. They are all gone. The architects, the engineers. ...
Aha That Lord whasisname spoke about equality and the treaty There's that word equality again. It's a very difficult word to argue against. That is the key word they are using- even Luxon used it. They are going to hammer the word EQUALITY over and over ...
Oh Hikoi in Wellington tomorrow. Pukeahu at 10.30, march to Waitangi Park by 12.00
Well, David's Bill wants the exact opposite of all that. To strip away any reference to Maori. To somehow include pakeha in te Tiriti under the nice-sounding guise of equality, even though the pakeha colonists already had property rights and were subject ...
Wellington's water... Watch, as Council incompetence is splashed all over the media. The Coalition government steps in, twisting the council's arm.... Then water meters...... And VOILA! Privatisation!!!!!!!!!!!! Which was the plan all along , of course.
Maori land is protected for them by the Maori Land Court Water is a toanga under the treaty. All these protections will be lost if these greedy white supremacists get what they want, and never doubt, they will manipulate the populace until they do. The ...
Yes. Dehumanisation is part of the genocide playbook. And Hamas is never called the government of Gaza. Hamas is only ever referred to as a terrorist organisation.
She is laying the ground work for austerity.
In addition to all the above comments, I would like to add, from my reading of Brene Brown a human emotions researcher To gain power, you only need to do 3 things 1) Make them afraid 2) Give them someone to blame 3) Sell them certainty National did all of ...
I have seen comments all over social media about this saying 'but if you put wages up that makes inflation worse' I know some of the arguments against this- like what about CEO wages, what about rent, what about profit? Aren't they more inflationary? And ...
We had a phone call on the landline last night from TVNZ doing a political poll. Hubby told them to go away! It's the second landline call we've had. If they're only using landlines, then the polls must be a fiction. Don't know anyone under about 60 who ...
It's all straight out of Shock Doctrine
Definitely time for a reset. If the right wingers try it as in Naomi Kleins "Shock Doctrine", why cant lefties do it too??? More roads is definitely NOT the answer
So...we have Dolores Umbridge ( a very evil witch from Harry Potter if that doesn't mean anything.) It's the false smile that reminds me of her
Reading all the vitriole in the media, smashing Jacinda and Ashley, I would say Dirty Politics is back. Divide and rule is the oldest political trick in the book, and that is exactly what the Nats and the media are doing. Kia kaha everybody
Maybe I will be able to finally see Cathedral Cove Has been packed out with tourists parked all along on the access road the times I have tried and in the end didn't bother.
Over the years I have seen a number of articles pop up in the NZ media about how nuclear is the best thing since sliced bread for NZ. Then it all goes quiet again for a few years. And then it appears again like now. Call me cynical, but I think someone or ...
yes Ad, I read that book a few years ago. One thing I recall from it was the importance of what they called 'institutions". Such as having a robust and well operating justice system, education system, police force etc. I hadn't given it much thought til ...
Deregulation is a very strong right wing idea. Essentially deregulation allows the law of the jungle to operate, and the strong bullies will preside over the weak and vulnerable. So there is much more of a winner and loser effect. This increases inequality...
OOOOHHHH I just saw the photo of Paula Bennett in that Stuff article above Head to toe leopard skin HORROR
It is great to see a budget with a change of focus. Nationals budgets always seemed to crow the word SURPLUS or (nearly) SURPLUS and that was all
LOL McFlock above DENSITY church...
+1 +1 +1 Exactly Stuart
Well, true to form the main article on Stuff website is what SIMON and National think about the budget. I despair if this constant bias- Everything Labour do, they only ask what National thinks about it. - never ask Labour or give them a chance to put ...
Well, I supported Minnie Cooper shoes before they closed, I also support Ziera shoes ( I think they are a NZ company but I am going to check now!!), and I have a fabulous pair of McKinlay boots made in Dunedin. Is that enough?
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