Yes, that's where I was coming from - I agree with that last paragraph wholeheartedly
Then I think you too have misunderstood me. I give up!
Interesting you saw that as a judgement rather than an observation that the issue is more complex than simply a lack of money.
"chances are that the young parents were themselves raised on fizzy drinks". That emphasises my point
The fizzy drink consumption demonstrates that there is more to this than just poverty don't you think? My children ( I was a solo mother) drank 'sky juice' (water). Free and better for them!
What an amazing woman!
Beatrix Potter for grown - ups?
No but it sounds wonderful like Beatrix Potter
He he that reminds me of a story. Back in the 80s a friend of mine was on the Ponsonby Community Committee and the subject of street trees came up. My friend suggested planting fruit trees. The response from one woman was that you couldn't do that because ...
The rot actually starts in Early Childhood Education which was given over to private enterprise with the predictable consequences. If you don't get it right there the rest is built on a very shaky foundation
Coming from an education background I can see Labour making moves to unravel the mess that National got it into. Long way to go yet tho!
Good grief !!
Hopefully this indicates a change in focus to the meth industry which is substantially more harmful.
I suspect they do know - the issue is what to do about it?
It's a bit funny but sad too considering the increasing struggle to encourage children to read faced with the competing attractìons of computer games.
Don't do cats either because - birds
It's not really the dogs that are the problem it's their dimwitted owners. I live on an estuary and get sick of owners letting their dogs chase wading birds who are minding their own business and having lunch. I stay sometimes at Piha where I watch ...
Birds
I really hope that 'most kiwis' are not as ignorant as you claim them to be, although I'm sure there are pockets of wilful racism by some with chips on their shoulders. It's a 'kick the cat' thought pattern IMO.
"I’ve never eaten food that is native to NZ". I grow and eat NZ spinach and occasionally drink kawakawa tea
I hope she stays as National leader for a loooong time as Chris Luxon may reactivate the sleeping Nat vote with the possibility of another round of John Key type hero worship. Eeeek!
I lived in Sydney for a year in the late 70s. I missed The Listener so much that I made regular trips to the NZ embassy to access it. I wouldn't cross the road to read it in its present state!
To be fair, Patricia, he did say he disagreed with that policy and acted to put a stop to it. If you can do something to change bad stuff maybe it is more ethical to stay
There is always something new to learn, Treetop 😏
So right, Treetop, although there are exceptions (not nearly enough!). As an ece lecturer (recently retired) I have spent time in centres I wouldn't let the hotel cat into, let alonr a child! They have become businesses rather than centres of education ...
Funny, a group of us having coffee this morning after tai chi were discussing this a propos of John Key and the people who were and were not able to see him as a dishonest narcissist
I have to confess to jumping between Labour and the Greens and voted Labour this time because I was so scared National might get in and the Greens would be below the 5% threshhold. Daft in retrospect but my biggest fear was that National would play silly ...
Do you not think the Labour Maori caucus and the Maori Party could find some common ground to work together?
Are your comments about what I said wilful ignorance or just an excuse to hang your hat on a convenient peg?
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