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Written By: gsays - Date published: 4:44 pm, August 24th, 2026
Thing is, the pollies that act, speak and behave the way you describe are powerless. They only get to have influence because there are enough of us to tick their voting paper to give them power. So often voting against their own and their whanau interests.Written By: gsays - Date published: 4:26 pm, August 24th, 2026
On reflection that may be a tad aggressive but the last month I have had guts full of the cuts to the Health System and those that defend the indefensible. My elderly, type 2 diabetic, incontinent father in law was in ED, query a heart event for over an ...Written By: gsays - Date published: 3:47 pm, August 24th, 2026
Thanks. Removes the inclination to tell Alwyn to stop being a wanker for removing a word from a quote to skew my meaning. The elected representatives Alwyn favours may be slippery and misleading with their words, I prefer honest straight talkers.Written By: gsays - Date published: 12:47 pm, August 24th, 2026
Big ups to lprent for making Reply function work for my Oppo phone. I really appreciate this function.Written By: gsays - Date published: 9:35 am, August 24th, 2026
Further to Incognito's observation that Simeon Browns ideology and actions in health are the most damaging the COC have done. Deliberate under staffing, essentially a hiring freeze the impacts of which starting to ripple through. A pox on Labour's house ...Written By: gsays - Date published: 9:22 am, August 24th, 2026
Regardless of the political nuances, consumers will pay the bed tax. I like the idea of a taxes that are on profits or on activities that most don't engage in. Eg currency speculation and excessive profits: banks and supermarkets.Written By: gsays - Date published: 9:09 am, August 24th, 2026
I'm not talking about results, I'm talking about the attitude of some of the citizenry. I largely agree with what you say. Neo liberal orthodoxy makes it so. The same managers/overseers cycling round the departments. Witness Grannie Moss and her latest ...Written By: gsays - Date published: 1:58 pm, August 23rd, 2026
Quite small cable ties will be needed to detain Simeon Brown for actively vandalising the Public Health System...Written By: gsays - Date published: 12:30 pm, August 23rd, 2026
Forgive the rugby analogy... Maybe the greatest strength turns out to be a weakness. The 'Boks were to be unbeatable due to their depth. (Rassie is thought to be able to field at least three full strength teams.) When they came under pressure, they seemed ...Written By: gsays - Date published: 12:10 pm, August 23rd, 2026
You couldn't make this shit up. Not to worry, one of Mulgan's first tasks can be 'streamlining' Medical Council's overly 'inefficient' and 'intrusive' Ethical guidelines./sarc/fury. No doubt Mr Thumb will be relaxed about Peewee Herman's mis-steps.Written By: gsays - Date published: 11:56 am, August 23rd, 2026
True, the Satiti whanau will be very proud with Amarante's late try, along with the Tapsells as Pia debuted for the Wallaroos after playing for the Black Ferns.Written By: gsays - Date published: 11:33 am, August 23rd, 2026
" those opposed might want to check their Kiwisaver isn't exposed to Infratil, with a majority in CDC, a big chunk of Kao datacentres, and 9% of Contact Energy which is a big supplier to those centres." I think you will find those that are opposed are ...Written By: gsays - Date published: 11:17 am, August 23rd, 2026
As much for my own sanity and headspace, a brief update from the Bread and Circuses Department. A courageous win by the ABs at Ellis Park coming from 13-12 down at halftime and a scrum on rollerskates to prevalling in the second half, winning it 21-3. ...Written By: gsays - Date published: 10:57 am, August 23rd, 2026
Thanks for the links, Incog. Now that I've calmed down a tad... The nursing numbers are what we all know from experience and anecdote. You say it all and I agree "Simon Brown’s decisions, in my opinion, are the worst among the many bad ones made be the ...Written By: gsays - Date published: 8:53 am, August 22nd, 2026
@ mac above. Ironically my nurse wife has done 12 hour shifts and loves it. She works 6 12 hour shifts and an 8 hour each fortnight. Saves 3 commutes but it ain't for everyone. I agree with KJT, the direction of travel that Atlas Group acolyte ACT leader ...Written By: gsays - Date published: 7:08 am, August 22nd, 2026
This 6 minute video is Americans that have migrated to Aotearoa. I post this link for a few reasons. We need reminding sometimes about who we are as a society. It often takes an outsider's lens to contrast with their experience. What we take for granted, ...Written By: gsays - Date published: 12:24 pm, August 21st, 2026
Agree with what is written. Reflecting on times gone by when budgets were directed by need then funded appropriately. Taxes were set according that. Now in these neo liberal times, it would seem that tax is a dirty word. Give those that already have a ...Written By: gsays - Date published: 4:43 pm, August 18th, 2026
I just watched the interview. FWIW, I thought Wong went well. Came across confident, over her details and still flexible. On the party funding issue, Tame kept asking the same answered question with increasing concern. He got so desperate he scraped the ...Written By: gsays - Date published: 10:40 pm, August 14th, 2026
Speaking of details, the cops have been very fulsome. Not surprisingly, over several news cycles, the victim of the police shooting has had their criminal history paraded compiled and broadcast, talking heads from justice speaking of his status from their ...Written By: gsays - Date published: 11:19 am, August 14th, 2026
@ weka @ 3.2 We can all isolate details to suit our narrative as Belladonna did with the RNZ article. Highlighting gun ownership compared with the UK but ignoring Norway where it is higher but half the rate of 'death by police shooting'. Police culture is ...Written By: gsays - Date published: 10:11 am, August 14th, 2026
@ wags @ 1 Concerning cop killings. Here's a concerning article from 2022 that shows a worrying tendency. It would seem that nothing has changed. https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/in-depth-special-projects/story/2018834464/licence-to-kill-the-startling- ...Written By: gsays - Date published: 7:09 am, August 14th, 2026
It appears to be another example of flooding the zone ala Steve Bannon and Erica 'Failed Coup' Stanford and the Teaching Council. Ministerial over-reach, idoelogical interference, more anti Maori actions and a 'whitening' of the Council. While it can be ...Written By: gsays - Date published: 6:56 am, August 14th, 2026
So right about lying. 'I back the Prime Minister and he's doing a great job'. To further the rugby analogy, Bishop has a high work rate, 2 lies in 11 words. Not quite the finesse of Key, yet.Written By: gsays - Date published: 10:54 am, August 13th, 2026
On Chris Penk: putting aside his good nature, this is the guy who claimed insulation was the reason why north facing, glass walled dwellings were too hot. Nothing to do with design. I can't help but wonder which lobby group/developer got to him. Similarly ...Written By: gsays - Date published: 2:37 pm, August 12th, 2026
The result of this latest brouhaha makes a bit of a mockery of RNZs new sting - "News and Information You Can Trust."Written By: gsays - Date published: 9:48 pm, August 11th, 2026
So, if Mr Thumb is gone and Willis with him, does that mean the campaign manager (Brown) changes? He was appointed by Luxon. What is depressing is for all Luxon's lack of relatability, lack of leadership, one gaffe after another and a suite of unpopular ...Written By: gsays - Date published: 9:53 am, August 11th, 2026
@ weka In regards to disconnect from nature and nature having the answers I agree totally. This article is a slight tangent but there are parallels. Tech causing the problems and nature providing the correction. In a nutshell, get plenty of daylight during ...Written By: gsays - Date published: 2:59 pm, August 10th, 2026
The sandwich generation is a new term for me but I certainly recognize it. My situation isn't anywhere as stressful as these examples but there is still a lot of labour and love. One of the hardest aspects is getting them to overcome their pride, ...Written By: gsays - Date published: 8:56 am, August 10th, 2026
@Res @ 3. This is not personal, ie there is no need to defend the undefendable. "It's decades of underinvestment in the infrastructure needed..." Line charges, in the Bradford reforms, are the reason I moved off grid 25 odd years ago. Line charges amongst ...Written By: gsays - Date published: 11:24 am, August 6th, 2026
"...Luxon used an Air Force plane to fly him from a National Party fundraiser in Whanganui to his home in Auckland." Crikey! That's a long driveway.
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