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Written By: mac1 - Date published: 5:07 pm, August 27th, 2026
Very clever, PR. We live in the times of the Great Micturation, where the billionaires practise trickle down economics.Written By: mac1 - Date published: 1:45 pm, August 27th, 2026
Cornflakes this morning, then?Written By: mac1 - Date published: 1:31 pm, August 27th, 2026
Some people don't get to have cornflakes of a morning here in NZ, Puckish Rogue. That's the point that AB makes. Charity is not enough. "An estimated 100,000 children in New Zealand go to school without breakfast every day, while broader studies show that ...Written By: mac1 - Date published: 12:57 pm, August 27th, 2026
Maybe our billionaire friend should find what is deeply American, Something like what is written on the Statue of Liberty- a sonnet, no less, which ends “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of ...Written By: mac1 - Date published: 2:42 pm, August 22nd, 2026
The ancient Romans had a lectica, a canopied couch carried by men at each corner when the wealthy wanted to navigate the streets crowded with foot traffic. Maybe that would get Christopher Luxon sorted. https://www.vroma.org/vromans/araia/litter.html They ...Written By: mac1 - Date published: 8:20 am, August 22nd, 2026
How much do we owe to Samuel Parnell? https://teara.govt.nz/en/1966/eight-hour-day-movement How much to the Liberal government? https://teara.govt.nz/en/1966/social-security How much to the 1935 Labour government and the unions? https://teara.govt.nz/en/ ...Written By: mac1 - Date published: 7:58 am, August 22nd, 2026
The bit that got me was the nurse who, in the US, did 12 hour shifts as the norm working until exhaustion, had never heard of a tea break, and who would have to work until she no longer could in the US if she went back- no possibility of retirement!Written By: mac1 - Date published: 7:55 pm, August 18th, 2026
I'll not quibble with you over the choice of countries for comparison. They were countries chosen by Paul Henry himself. See paragraph 8ff. As for us being poorer than those you cite. Taylor anticipated this when he wrote- "Henry then went on to inform us ...Written By: mac1 - Date published: 9:12 am, August 18th, 2026
An excellent opinion piece from Ian Taylor today attacking the figures and rationale behind the 'little sh*ts" comment from Paul Henry. https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361021142/stark-education-numbers-behind-paul-henrys-little-s-soundbite Taylor examines ...Written By: mac1 - Date published: 12:49 pm, August 13th, 2026
Will he stay or will he go? "First five-eighth Richie Mo’unga to join All Blacks in South Africa"- Stuff There has to be some good news alongside the fact that Luxon is still there, that Luxon by sacking a senior minister has proved that they are not ...Written By: mac1 - Date published: 9:48 am, August 13th, 2026
The other factor for Penk that he no doubt considered was this- election results. If National wins, Luxon continues and he stays on the back bench. If National loses, then he would stay as a back bencher, in opposition with even less power. Mickeysavage ...Written By: mac1 - Date published: 12:50 pm, August 12th, 2026
Stuff reports. "Veteran Labour MP Damien O’Connor has arrived with a supply of Sweet & Salty Kettle Corn, and dropped off a few bags of popcorn to press gallery reporters who are waiting for news from the National Party caucus room. He said popcorn seemed ...Written By: mac1 - Date published: 6:17 pm, August 8th, 2026
What the hell does a Louisiana politician know about Greenland? Louisiana landscapes features vast delta swamps, bayous, and the mouth of the Mississippi River. The climate is subtropical with hot, humid summers and mild winters. Greenland has an ice sheet ...Written By: mac1 - Date published: 5:31 pm, August 8th, 2026
Not considering at all what the policies themselves are. That's another issue. Every election we get accusations of not providing policy at all, or not enough or in a time frame that opponents want so they can mount countermoves. Providing policy counters ...Written By: mac1 - Date published: 10:14 am, August 7th, 2026
Who's the Judas then, in the upper supper room?Written By: mac1 - Date published: 2:08 pm, August 6th, 2026
This article is from the Guardian in 2025. The authors now have a new book published on the same topic. The rise of the authoritarian Right allied with conservative religion and end times, survivalism and the Rapture. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng ...Written By: mac1 - Date published: 1:28 pm, August 6th, 2026
Minister of Health Simeon Brown holds degrees from Auckland Uni, conjoint Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degrees. Michael Cullen had a history degree as Minister of Finance, Bill English an arts degree in English for the same job. ...Written By: mac1 - Date published: 12:40 pm, August 3rd, 2026
This letter writer in today's The Press got it right, titled Chinese response. "I feel I must come out of the closet as a communist shill who ingeniously manages to clutch pearls while lying like a flatfish and blowing my nose because of my snivelling ...Written By: mac1 - Date published: 12:26 pm, August 3rd, 2026
'there are a lot of little s***s in classrooms". I taught for forty years. That was not a term I often used, except in intense frustration and that was my issue, not the student's. I did meet one or two big s***s in classrooms, though they tended to stand ...Written By: mac1 - Date published: 11:51 am, July 31st, 2026
What a ham. (Used for someone who overacts on stage or acts silly and dramatic in real life just to get laughs and attention.)Written By: mac1 - Date published: 11:34 am, July 31st, 2026
5 candidates so far for Greens, Opportunity, Labour, ACT and National. The 2023 election had them as the main candidates. The rest were basically also rans. NZF had no candidate. Last election, Greens won the seat with a 3896 majority, 35463 total votes. ...Written By: mac1 - Date published: 8:25 am, July 31st, 2026
Two inspiring pieces in the news today, and neither to do with garnering medals. https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361013706/former-mp-says-he-was-wrong-about-winston-peters-chinese-kiwi-mp-row-blows ACT former MP Damien Smith gives a clear message that ...Written By: mac1 - Date published: 2:53 pm, July 30th, 2026
'sometimes, a statement says more about the person that makes it than anything or anybody else". So, what do the following quotations from his attack on the China-born Green MP tell us about Peters? "go back to your own country". Peters is no friend of ...Written By: mac1 - Date published: 5:04 pm, July 28th, 2026
No fear, the spugs are there, with their other small bird friends- green finch, chaffinch, starlings. "Where the pretty pretty small birds do change their voices, and every moment a different sound." -Peggy Gordon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= ...Written By: mac1 - Date published: 1:12 pm, July 28th, 2026
I'm lucky enough to live on a river bank overlooking the edge of town. I can see paradise ducks, pukeko, various small birds that I feed daily, pigeons, shags, scaup, ducks, swans, tui, a kingfisher, magpies, black birds, grey herons, even a kotukū on ...Written By: mac1 - Date published: 2:42 pm, July 27th, 2026
"Before the crash, Hunt was travelling at 25km/h, was four times over the legal driving limit for alcohol, and was not wearing a helmet." There might also be other factors- speed, alcohol, no helmet. In the late Sixties, at University, a fellow student ...Written By: mac1 - Date published: 10:11 am, July 19th, 2026
An opinion piece from a NZ journalist, Tim Murphy, on National's doldrums. "As it sits right now, within a jaundiced public mood, even Richie McCaw landing his helicopter and offering himself for the party leadership would be unlikely to save much of the ...Written By: mac1 - Date published: 2:41 pm, July 18th, 2026
Another version of a saying attributed to the destruction of Hué - "It became necessary to destroy the town to save it"? Another view of Trump's moves. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/16/trump-address-us-elections?Written By: mac1 - Date published: 9:34 am, July 18th, 2026
An Australian journalist offers an alarming summation of the direction of the US as it heads towards its mid-term elections. https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/361007861/trump-lays-groundwork-emergency-declaration-ahead-midterms His vision is that Trump is ...Written By: mac1 - Date published: 5:07 pm, July 17th, 2026
A very good question. Retirement compensates for forty plus years of work, taxes, bosses, committees, work-related illness, stress. It offers a quieter period for reflection, writing, making compost and music, enjoying friendship. But the actual question ...
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