"YAWN, you would think that the Herald would have at least the ability to think up a new line of lies for each election, hell they have a three year space between them," It was a Fairfax poll and reported on the Stuff site, not the Herald/APN. The point is...
… On the latest poll numbers National would win 63 seats in a 124 seat Parliament and be able to govern alone.” Today they say that “A new Fairfax Media-Ipsos poll puts National on 49.4 per cent…On those numbers National would win 64 seats…” My bold. So ...
What, nothing yet about the left losing the election? http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9724511/National-on-wave-of-optimism-poll
Just trying to establish that when my partner Victoria Ransom and I have our child we will still get the baby bonus as I'm under the $150k.
So once the ppl ends they would be entitled to the $60? And if income is assessed only when the baby was born then is there is no limit to what the partner taking leave was earning if they were the sole income or the other partner was below the $150k ...
From the TV3 link - If Labour wins power, all families who earn less than $150,000 will get the bonus. Mr Cunliffe says that limit would be judged when they had the baby and were down to one income. "It applies to income at the time they are applying for ...
Oh man, that policy is gold! Welfare for up to $150k rich pricks? Just what the anti-poverty advocates were looking for I'm sure.
If we can set aside the morality of inequality for just one moment, if wealth was distributed more evenly around the globe would it then be expectant that the consumption rate of resources would increase? If hundreds of millions, even billions, more were ...
What shit are you smoking? So if toothpicks have risen 200% then we're really in the crap? You don't add the percentages together, they form part of the cost of total expenditure. Bottom line - total expenses (including housing and food) up 12.6%, income ...
Au contraire. Its is you that is behind the 8-ball. The latest Household Income Survey shows the ratio of housing costs to income in Canterbury went from 15% in 2007 down to 13.3% this year. It also shows weekly food costs rising 15.6% ($158.50 to $183.20)...
Is this the same technician who predicted back in March - "We've been looking at (S&P 500 index)1,480 as critical support. That held. So there's a chance of one more leg up, maybe to 1,590, best case. Everything leads to a big brick wall overhead at 1,590...
John, I thought I'd have more in common with the left of your political spectrum but your Mr Cunliffe thought golf was an updated people's car.
It wasn't so much sniggering, more like sneering metaphorically at the Detroit-like path the clown is taking us down.
The difference is Brewer hasn't saddled ratepayers with the enormous cost of thoroughly disinfecting the Ngati Whatua room.
Wrong. It will just remind voters of Labour's contempt for electoral law.
"I pressed send and immidiately wished I hadn't". Really? Even though the Electoral Commission wrote to all parties the day before about electioneering and specifically mentioning Twitter? A guy whose been through five general elections and should know ...
From the Stuff story Police were yet to decide whether there were grounds for prosecution. But McCready said if police took too long, then he would launch a private prosecution. "I've diaried it for the end of May, because you have six months to make a ...
From the article - A Statistics New Zealand survey shows average weekly household spending has increased by more than $90 over the past three years Yet the average household income has gone up by $170 and the median income is up by $100, more than covering...
You're confused. Auckland Airport is returning capital to shareholders, not Air NZ.
Do I need to break out the sock puppets? Go here - Stats NZ Household Economic Survey. Click on the table and you'll see the median income for year end June 2008 for Total Regular and Recurring Income is $59,345, as I quoted. You'll also see for the YE ...
Since National's won office in 2008 inflation/CPI has increased by 10.8%, yet the median household income has increased by 15.6%, from $59,345 to $68,626.
So the average household has more disposable income now? Weekly household spending has risen more than 9 per cent in the past three years to $1111, as Kiwis cough up more for food, transport, housing and power. But it's not all bad news with Statistics NZ ...
If you knew anything about fundamentalists you'd know that they ain't gonna deny their faith. Peter with his denials of knowing Jesus, an' all that. It suggests Craig isn't quite the looney religious freak the left are begging him to be.
My point is those who are devout are not inclined to deny their leanings. Saying its not a Christian party and he doesn't attend church is at sending a message that a fundamentalist would not consider.
Not that I'm a supporter of CC but he denied his was a Christian party, which would be unlikely if they did have religion-based principles. Also said he hasn't been to church in decades. Not much of a God-botherer if that's the case. http://www.tv3.co.nz/...
Yeah, National have been using the wrong referendum to highlight the hypocrisy. It was the MP Reduction Referendum that the Clark government ignored.
If that is the original unedited meme, and section 49 of the Police Act is the one being used to threaten, then I don't believe it contravenes the law in any case. (1)A person commits an offence who, without reasonable excuse, carries on an activity under ...
According to Wiki our GINI co-efficient, or level of inequality, was 0.488 in mid-90's; 0.484 around 2000; 0.473 in mid-2000's and 0.455 in late 2000's, which is their most recent dataset. So on that measure inequality is reducing.
Ah, so every positive stat is from a government from 5 years ago and every negative one reflects squarely on the encumbent. Gotcha. Unfortunately most here are trying to discredit the prosperity story rather than claiming it was spawned by the left.
There’s more to being the 5th most prosperous - 3rd Global Peace Index 6th on Human Development Index 1st on Freedom Index 4th on Economic Freedom Index 1st (Least corrupt) Corruption Index 7th OECD Economic Growth 3rd Ease of Doing Business 7th OECD ...
Was his belt working? It appears not to in some council rooms. He also seemed rather relaxed. Must use the 'imagine everyone in the audience naked' technique.
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