At least if you are going to regurgitate VOA talking points , try and get the background right "...Kosovo, then a province of Serbia in the former Yugoslavia..." https://www.voanews.com/a/years-after-nato-s-intervention-serbia-kosovo-and-the-war-in-ukraine...
Finlayson was Attorney general when abuse was further perpetrated by Crown Law in their legal tactics over civil claims against various departments Which is all very recent and makes Crown Law seem like the nastiest group of lawyers in the country https://...
"Based on current Treasury projections,, capital withdrawals from the Fund will be meeting 10% of the net cost of Super by 2066, peaking at 12.8% in 2078, and averaging 11.2% for the 50 years from 2060-2110 https://fallback.nzsuperfund.nz/assets/...
Looking deeper into cash flows https://view.publitas.com/fonterra/2023-financial-statements/page/12 They list tax expense twice Theres seems to be $118 mill tax paid on divestments. Its like the major banks who very cunningly proclaim Profit after tax too....
"international rules-based order that is fundamental to maintaining our foreign policy" Where have you been before 2020 when it was the US and nato that broke all the rules Nato member Turkiye which remains in occupation of almost half of its neighbour ...
No such place as 'Australasia' Geologists have identified Zealandia as a separate mostly sunken continent. The distance from Sydney to Auckland is just under the distance from Jakarta to Darwin. Should Australia be in lockstep with Indonesia on defence ...
Some comparison numbers from the primaries for both Obamas and Bidens re-election bid Siting Presidents usually do very well in their total votes gained when the states run their primarys But Biden was way way ahead of Obama for the grass roots registered ...
"When the deficit was noticed and reported to ministers in March, they made no public statements about it. In fact, it went unmentioned in April’s Budget Policy Statement, in the Budget itself in May and in scrutiny week hearings in June. https://newsroom....
Thats what the multi billion Cullen fund was established. I think its something like 3x what was paid in has grown by compound interest - and become the biggest taxpayer in NZ Fonterra the largest revenue business ($24 bill pa) pays no tax whatsoever- as ...
Good point. The budget overspend this financial year is 1.8% . A great result in anyones language And the previous year it was 'break even'. Those are the two budgets done under Labour Government. 24-25 year is Nationals accounting and oversight . National...
Guess what , another infrastructure project that had reduced emissions but was ditched https://www.kiwirail.co.nz/media/new-ferries-electric-propulsion-system-will-help-kiwirail-meet-emission-goals/" The hybrid technology selected to drive the new ferries ...
Just goes to show the armchair security was all wrong. Police did climb up to the roof but he pointed his gun at them and they dropped down to the ground.
It was an AR-15 type . You cant pull that out of your jacket. I understand some on the fringe of the crowd close to the building saw him climb up (ladder?) * with the gun*... probably slung over shoulder
US Constitutional 'right' to firearms is for self defence only ( as part of a militia is twinked out)
FDR assassin missed and killed Mayor of Chicago There was an attempt on Truman by a group of Puerto Rican nationalists, police guarding the temp White House were killed. Also zionist terrorist group Lehi sent letter bombs to WH in 1947
Ukrainian friendly assassin ?
"opponent that is mentally and physically breaking down before our eyes," LOL.. Biden has been making verbal gaffes and misnaming people since he became a senator 50 yrs ago (1972) . It was certainly widely known when he become Obamas running mate in 2008 ...
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/04/meet-trump-teleprompter-man-gabe-perez-110599 Theres Two Trumps. The Freewheeling incoherent one and the one reading the TP "They may begin with pre-written policy points, but will inevitably swerve into talk of ...
As its now reported that the gunman and one other person is dead- presumably from the Secret Service return fire - goes to show the risk of even being in the crowd
Pictures and first hand reports ARE facts.
hearsay Internal report ? its an actual memo reproduced in Evening post from Interislander Safety and health executive Committee https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350338224/leaked-internal-safety-bulletin-shows-aratere-crew-couldnt-turn-autopilot/?utm_...
Increasing defence spending ? LOL Its just smoke and mirrors to cover the current reduction- the Nats play this game all the time and the media fall for it. Even commentors who show know better get sucked into 'what an increase would mean' memes . There ...
"that the sub-routine in the brain that matches faces to names currently has a glitch in Biden." Biden has been making the same 'gaffes' every since he was a Senator This from NY times from when he was selected as running mate for Obama in 2008 Senator ...
Its really is just the growth of the 'identity documentation' these days I spoke to my lawyer about discharge of a mortgage off the title that was paid off long ago I used them before so they knew who I was. They sent me this link for photo identification ...
ACT was adamantly opposed to the Waka jumping legislation too. Then they were the first to use it. I think it comes down to money as public funds are allocated per party MP, which are then passed onto the leadership. If Tana stops the money flow then I ...
I understood the level of identification required to withdraw kiwisaver funds is because of the yearly government contribution up to $520 pa. Since its 17 years since the scheme began in Jul 2007 thats up to $8800 over that time . With earnings that could ...
The Safety in womens spaces furphy is nothing like the sports situation If you lived next door to a inner city lesbians bar , like a friend of mind used too, the punch ups outside after closing time were a regular thing. So the idea of excluding men to ...
They are still working on the 'sneaky ones' to be introduced later . Maybe public hospitals having private patients like they do in Australia ? Dont worry they will be coming, its in their nature and other election promises are 'cracked' for the time being...
havent heard Chris Bishop and Nicola Willis speak have you
Truss is a careerist- starting out as a teenager on CND marches with her mum to Liberal democrat ( Oxford Lib Dems President) then a Caring Cameron Conservative in the commons into the hard right nut of today
Key and Luxon just figureheads as PM . Key was a currency trader in London and New York while Luxon brand manager for deodorants and such. Complete newbies as far as public service goes. English was a treasury bureaucrat- and chair of the Haitaitai branch ...
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