Whatever good Robertson did was undermined by his insane Covid QE giveaway (done against the advice of experts) that caused house prices to spike a further 30%
Dysphoria is a common trauma symptom - but apparently it's bigoted conversion therapy for a qualified mental health professional to explore and treat causes. Gender medicine is too keen to treat acute psychological distress with physical and social ...
@Dolomedes: >How likely is it that the superpower of the 19th century would go into partnership with 100K indigenous people? I think there were only ~3000 settlers in 1840. The 1837 British Government Instructions to Capt William Hobson elaborates the ...
If we treated our housing crisis as the public emergency it is -- with tens of thousands affected and living in unacceptable conditions -- then I would expect the government to use a bit of authoritarian power to implement things like rent controls ...
Guy Body excellent satire as always: Luxon's State of the Nation
Labour tried to be democratic and inclusive with 3 Waters but their brand was tarnished with lockdowns and the public trust was undermined further by cynical political operatives sowing FUD. If Labour had used typical Nat tactics of disinformation and ...
Luxon-translator: "I said hi to a Young Nat in the elevator wearing a rainbow pin"
OK. Perhaps there is no convincing proof that a modern water infrastructure and compliance regime would have prevented the unfortunate Havelock North incident. But we can see how the Three Waters model actually works in practice because it was based on the...
This bullshit headline is red meat to the nutjob element and ZB is playing its part in feeding radicalisation and hate. Just 3 hours after the headline was published, the mob is repeating their delusional rubbish on X 1 Newshub post, there is already "...
I am not opposed to tax cuts for ice-cream :P Not sure that I understand the second half of your sentence correctly.
Correction, TA regulates and sets standards; Suppliers maintain quality and report on compliance. Chlorination is a precaution to kill any germs (Campylobacter, E. Coli,...) that could be acquired along the many miles of pipes. I don't know if (3) is true ...
NewsTalkZB spreading wild exaggerations as usual NZDF Covid mandate ruled unlawful by Court of Appeal (newstalkzb.co.nz) In reality if you read the actual judgement by the Court of Appeal, it is a direction to the NZ defence forces (not the government) ...
Last year, the 3W PR site was threewaters.govt.nz - now it redirects to waterservicesreform.govt.nz The original is archived here: https://web.archive.org/web/20230206072131/https://www.threewaters.govt.nz/
Taumata Arowai would be measuring water quality 2. Several water treatment projects undertaken around the Hastings District since 2016 would have been funded by a 3W entity (not councils trying to save $$$$) 3. Local 3W administration would have been more...
A think tank usually has a statement of purpose, and a few people with fancy titles on the front page, and produces reports with some academic rigour. The other big thing TS is missing, is funding from a shadowy cabal.
Labour had a few proposals that had not yet seen real costings or feasibility studies - funding was yet to be worked out. So it's misleading to claim that they were unfunded or a 'fiscal hole'. And it's disgusting to talk about benefit sanctions and ...
Luxon promises ‘tough love’ in bleak State of the Nation speech | The Spinoff Luxon doesn't have anything good to say in his State of The Nation. Everything is falling apart, there's a giant fiscal hole, and it's all Labour's fault. So, he has to punish ...
What twaddle. A series of falsehoods in order to serve a political goal of trashing indigenous rights. >if we don't agree as a society about what the Treaty says it harms Māori. Wrong. ACT is currently trying to harm Māori by their anti Treaty campaign. ...
I was annoyed at the spammy commenter who claimed ignorance as a strategy to bulldoze long-established legal precedents. It didn't seem to be a good faith exchange.
Stop trying to fuck with Te Tiriti! Is that simple enough?
The Treaty isn't causing division. A bunch of right wing arseholes used divisive rhetoric to sway the election, and they are still doing it much like yourself. "Just asking questions" like Mike Hosking. It's an annoying and lazy tactic
...Seymour 's talk about establishing principles is just posturing and ignoring 50 years of jurisprudence. Wasting time and money so he can try for a dishonestly framed referendum in a transparent attempt to wipe out Te Tiriti. It is thinly veiled racism ...
Don't play dumb. The Treaty has been a major feature of public debate and legislation for 50 years and there are lots of precedents and opinions if you go and look it up for yourself. Sir Geoffrey Palmer attempted such with his proposed constitution 20 odd...
IMHO Māori claims are even more important now, as they impede Seymour's scheme to force Councils to sell off their assets, Agree that law can help clarify matters - so why not honour Te Tiriti instead of trying to weasel out of it
https://www.google.com/search?q=waitangi+tribunal+ruling+on+maori+claims+to+water All Crown entities (in that search query) accept that Māori have legitimate claims, some go even further and say that Māori have ownership of water. Much as some people would...
Local body elections are dysfunctional and some real kooks get elected because nobody pays attention and voter turnout is abysmal. Plays into the hands of motivated self-interested groups like farmers - and when actual green policies are enacted then a ...
Double rates for landlords Start rating unimproved land Give councils the power to 'levy' capital gains
Those 6 objections may well have been in people's minds, and yes they were not addressed effectively, but they are also generally incorrect. I don't know much about (1) the initial advertising but (2,3) Mahuta was completely right to claim Māori interest ...
Thanks for putting all this together. They really aren't hiding their agenda very well. I really hope the NZ public isn't so poisoned by right wing narratives that they just allow this to slip by. It seemed like one tipping point of the last election was ...
Thanks Robert, some of the comments above were pretty annoying to read. Feels like parts of the Left are going around in circles, others are completely disaffected and disillusioned, and others are on the fence and generally pissed off. There is a way ...
Labour's "crimes": Vaccinations and emergency health measures in a pandemic Restricting firearms after a mosque massacre Housing the homeless Free school lunches Cheaper Public Transport Public Water Infrastructure Upgraded Cook Strait Ferries Right wing ...
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