Daily review 28/09/2022

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  1. 1

    I wonder how much cheaper than usual things would have to be to have one fly from Invercargill to Auckland to buy. You spend $800 on shopping, get around the city on the mission and then go home. How much do you save?

    Cheapest return flights middle of November at least $300. You go to Auckland to buy cheap pillows? What happens when the Invercargill retailers struggle and close?

    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/costco-superfan-flies-from-deep-south-to-bag-bargains-at-store-opening/7RQ7E63M5DMXHEH2P6RL5C5JQE/

    1. 1.1

      This isn't about economics, it's about shopping as entertainment.

      It's the equivalent of UMC hopping across to Melbourne or Sydney for a shopping weekend with the girls.

      1. 1.2.1

        Never underestimate the utter stupidity misplaced as benevolence, in this backward country.

        They say a people gets the society they deserve; but the individuals that 'get' aren't the ones that 'deserve'.

    1. 2.1

      Those are overwhelming majorities…no surprise I guess in Russian speaking regions that were banned from..speaking Russian by the incumbent Ukraine..Govt.

      1. 2.1.1

        "Overall, there have been 60 prohibitions on the Ukrainian language in the 337 years that Ukraine was under foreign rule.

        They aimed to eradicate the Ukrainian language by inhibiting or prohibiting its use in education, official use, and the print.

        Most of these policies contributed to the forced Russification of Ukrainians in the Russian Empire and the USSR.

        Today, Ukraine grapples to overcome the negative legacy of these policies and undo the centuries of repressions, as Russia plays on the dividing lines it created in Ukraine"

        https://euromaidanpress.com/2017/02/22/a-short-guide-to-the-linguicide-of-the-ukrainian-language-infographics/

        1. 2.1.2.1

          Amateurs. They should learn from the 1927 Liberian election (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1927_Liberian_general_election). Recognised by Guinness as the most crooked election ever.

          "Despite there being fewer than 15,000 registered voters, according to the official falsified results, King received around 240,000 votes, compared to 9,000 for Faulkner, theoretically resulting in a voter turnout that was in excess of 1,660%."

    4. 2.4

      Has Joe Biden denounced these results as "rigged" yet? When is he expected to make that announcement? Or does he want to avoid anticipating Zelenskyy?

  3. 3

    "Getting to know you …"

    Luxon saw a sizeable 14% drop in those who did not know or refused to answer, while there was an 11% increase in those who disapproved and a 4% increase in those approved.

    https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/09/28/poll-approval-ratings-of-jacinda-ardern-christopher-luxon-revealed/

    Luxon's numbers exactly match the party vote for National plus ACT in the same poll. No more.

    Whereas Ardern's numbers are significantly higher than Labour plus Green – and as we sometimes see on this blog, we can't assume that all those voters automatically "approve" of Ardern.

    1. 3.1

      Will the voters in Ilam, Hamilton West, Whangarei, Nelson, New Plymouth, Northcote, Rangitata, Tukituki, Wairarapa, Ōtaki, Hamilton East and Northland vote for Labour candidates because of Ardern?

      Or will they all go back to National, in part because of Ardern? It's absolutely feasible they will all change.

      Just like that the 46 -23 electorate seats picture changes to 34-35. Then it's into the Party Vote.

      Just in that swag the 46 Labour – 23 National electorate seats picture changes to 34 – 35

      2. 3.1.2

        Also, very interestingly, how will Labour fare with the Maori seats?

        TPM will be well placed to fight a very convincing battle in several of them, and at least one high-profile current MP (Ruwhare) is likely to go list only (it's pretty much automatic for the Speaker role) – leaving his seat wide open for Debbie Ngarewa-Packer (who has done a lot of leg work in that electorate over the past 5 years)

        https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/129730751/adrian-rurawhes-job-as-speaker-could-leave-opening-for-mori-party

        And a general discussion about succession within Labour (a bit dated now – May seems a long time ago – Mallard has left already) – and an indication of where TPM are a significant risk.

        https://www.newsroom.co.nz/political-future-about-to-come-clearer-for-labour-mps

        Of course, under MMP, a lot of this is academic – it's your total party vote that really counts — win fewer electorates, and you simply have more list MPs. But that makes the jockeying for a 'winnable' list position even more intense.

  7. 7

    Queensland unveils large plan for energy reconstruction,reducing reliance on FF,with non carbon renewables,pumped hydro,smart grid with expansion of household solar and battery storage,replacement of coal station with new energy hubs.

    The latter is a good reuse of existing infrastructure with the turbines to be reused for generating hydrogen (from renewable electricity) that can then be used with heavy transport including rail and trucking.

    https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/96233

    Long way behind NZ in electricity generation transformation,ahead with distributed solar and peak load battery interconnected with smart grid.

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