You might be correct, but Key was never a conventional political being, so it might be that he was just doing his normal unconventional thing.
In truth, I thought that Little was impressive earlier in the year, and looked someone who could lead Labour to victory in September. His performance at the State of the Nation meeting was solid. And describing English as being "no leader" had the ...
There's nothing sillier than a leader of the opposition barking at every passing car, hoping it might win him one or two friends. The latest fiasco from Little is supporting those Indian students who are in the country on the basis of fraudulent ...
"Key gives up on us" is a silly comment really. It's normal for party leaders to depart the scene when they step down. Clark, Goff, Shearer and Cunliffe did/will do the same thing. No doubt Little will also do the same when he gets a spanking in September ...
Nice try at deflecting attention, and I know you need cheering up, but this is not remotely comparable to the Little/Jackson fiasco. Borrows' comments went further than English has been publicly prepared to go, but they do not amount to anything like the ...
Why? Dozens of iwi signed the Treaty, not only Ngapuhi. Granted, a large group of them did sign at Waitangi, but it's long hikoi to get there for many Maori, even nowadays.
Because, if he does become PM, he will receive the message from all the iwi, other than Ngapuhi, that the day belongs to them, too. Just ask Ngati whatua.
I suspect that the NZ public as a whole think that it is a good idea for the PM to attend Waitangi Day events in a different part of the country each year. The events at Orakei Marae seem to have been celebratory and respectful. Next year in Rotorua?
No, I've come here to argue, and a few people have argued back. I thought that was how Open Mike worked. There's no point preaching to the choir or arguing in an echo chamber.
I wonder if One Anonymous Bloke (4.20) would agree that the success of his enterprise has been nothing to do with him, his talent and his hard work. In your words: "it's down to chance and nothing else." That's kind of insulting, isn't it?
You didn't read the article properly, did you, Pat? "The NZVIF, by contrast, confirmed in a statement to the Weekend Herald that it received just $10.2m following the October move after having earlier contributed $9m." I'll tell you what. I'll give you $9m...
Actually, I think most people who amass vast wealth are not all that bothered by the money. It's doing the deals that count for them. But, hey, if they create jobs along the way that keep families fed and generate taxes to pay for all the stuff that ...
Goodness, Cinny, you must have the attention span of a goldfish. My point was the anti-enterprise sentiment that pervades The Standard.
Nah, don't speak for them, don't vote for them, never will.
Meh, Admit it,you despise successful enterprise.
Extremely talented, but poor investor is really an oxymoron. If you truly are extremely talented you will make money starting with nothing.
Sounds like you are trying to deflect attention from the point. Why would I have any information to share? I don't speak for National.
"how much do you think the taxpayer has lost in the Valar deal?" Oh, do keep up! The original story from the Herald, posted by Paul, said that the gov't barely broke even. i.e. it lost nothing. So, back to my point, it looks like NZ is still $25m ++ to the...
"Immigration New Zealand area manager Darren Calder confirmed that Thiel was granted residence in 2006 under the investor category, and became a permanent resident "after satisfying the conditions of his visa". http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/...
I was responding to the anti-enterprise sentiment that pervades The Standard. The economy is always going to be high up there when it comes to determining how people vote, and Labour supporters are doing nothing to persuade people that the party is a ...
Of course Xero has offices all around the globe. How else do you try to develop a global market presence? And what's wrong with hiring staff from overseas? You're not going to tell me that the sorts of skills they require are freely available in the pool ...
What were Labour thinking when they granted this guy residency in 2006? Bet they didn't imagine he would invest in the development of a Kiwi business that now employs around 1,500 people. Disgraceful, I say.
It would make much more sense for Labour to ally with NZF. NZF are much closer to the ordinary working man and woman.
You could always try addressing my point instead of just accusing me of hate.
Ok then. Tell me how this is going to win votes for Labour. All it does it tell people that Labour doesn't believe it can get anywhere near victory without support from the tree huggers and people haters. The Greens couldn't before further divorced from ...
This is just Labour Party desperation. It will give the MSM the opportunity to shine more light on the differences between Labour and the Greens than on the similarities. And it will focus attention on the mutual antipathy in some sections of the two ...
You can fight for justice without putting further lives at risk by going into the mine.
I don't believe that the majority of NZ people want the mine reopened. They know there are conflicting expert opinions, and that it cannot be guaranteed to be anywhere near risk free. And they don't think there will be any remains to find, even if it were ...
Serious question: why would anyone think that the MoU was a game changer? Who was it going to gain votes from? Not NZ First voters, because the Greens are only really after the youth vote and think that baby boomers have a lot to answer for. Not National ...
Also interesting to note that most of the polling was done before English made his comment about many Kiwis cringing at Waitangi. Next time the Nats will be further ahead.
Nah, mate. It's the MoU effect. It was a stupid idea from the day it was signed.
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