Any law that does not allow for people to grow their own will simply mean that cannabis users end up being exploited by businesses rather than gangs. Most members of the cannabis culture community that I know would feel much happier and safer if they themselves were responsible for producing their own buds, rather than having to rely on someone else producing it for profit.
Surprising that a couple of people cite health & safety as a reason for choosing auto, when in fact an automatic transmission leaves you with much less control over the car, so is therefore more dangerous. Often Ill see the car in front braking mid-corner or downhill, swinging erratically around bends, in a way that reveals both that the car is an automatic, and that the driver doesnt really know how to drive (which is probably why theyre in an automatic to begin with). Get the bloody things off our roads!
You might be surprised by exactly how many incredibly intelligent people use the stuff, and quite regularly at that. Funnily enough, most people who use it wont go around advertising the fact while it remains illegal.
With National consistently using their huge financial advantage over other parties to spread misinformation and deceive voters, unfortunately their bark is almost as dangerous as their bite.
If you look at Nationals proposal, it is nothing to do with removing the costs imposed on cannabis users by the current law, and everything to do with shifting the profits in the cannabis market to wealthy investors.
What about the devastating effects upon individuals, families, and communities caused by an unregulated market with no consumer protections controlled by gangs, and some users (predominantly those from lower socio-economic backgrounds) having their lives ruined by convictions?Prohibition is creating far more harm than cannabis itself ever could.
Gets confusing when you factor in cultural differences between people of the same nation... I find very few NZers who share my cultural values, but many people from other countries that do. It is the nature of cultural that it is spread between people who make contact with one another. You cannot meet someone, share your ideas with them, but then insist they are allowed to learn nothing from your ideas because they have the wrong ancestry.And the director is right, of course. Actors and performers are often portraying characters that are different to themselves. Thats why its called acting. If someone in the audience cant see the character instead of the performer, it may very well be their own perspective at fault.
When I was a kid, sports were not fun. Sports were horrible. I was the slow, clumsy one. No one wanted me on their team, no one passed me the ball. Being sent outside to play was torture.But gaming, that gave me a chance. I could finally be a winner. I could live out fantasies. So, when I noticed that Mum had left a ten dollar note on her dresser, I had already taken it down to Wizards and changed it for 20c coins before I could even stop to consider the moral implications of my actions. Sure, I knew I might get caught, but as kids we knew we were always going to be in trouble for something anyway, so I figured it was worth the risk for just a couple of hours of being happy.If I couldnt stop myself when it involved physically taking cash and riding my bike half-way across town, what chance has an 11-year-old of today got when you can just spend the money at the push of a button? Unless you get to the root cause of whatever unhappiness makes the gaming so appealing, you wont stop the addictive aspects of the behaviour.
If people could legally grow their own, they wouldnt have to spend all their money on it. And most cannabis users that I know care very deeply about their children, like most parents. Your argument is based on ignorant prejudice, not reality.
The argument that needs to be made is, what justification is there for keeping it illegal? The natural state of affairs is that people can grow and use it as they please. It is the law making it illegal that has been created unnaturally, and there is no valid justification for keeping a law that creates more harm than good.
Theres more than enough food in the world for everyone. However, some take far more than their fair share, and much goes to waste. Still, if we ever are truly hungry, we could just eat the rich. Plenty of meat on them bones.
The worst part is, such jobs usually pay so little that by the time you spend all your money on trying to find relief from the stress and strain of faking your emotions all day, you end up financially no better off than being on a benefit anyway.
Simon doesnt need work groups or discussions. Hell just run with whatever idiot notion pops into his head.His travelling the country has simply been about preaching to his faithful flock, repeating lies such as, Trickle-down theory works!, Climate change is a myth! and, Its possible to be a neo-liberal capitalist and an environmentalist at the same time!
Have you ever tried to get anywhere while based in Invercargill?Even the cheap towns are becoming incredibly difficult to actually find a house to rent. Combine that with the added cost of fewer career and social opportunities.The answer is not to move all the poor people to Invercargill.
When I was a bar manager, I would ask those vaping to go to the smoking area to do so. Almost every time they would argue that they had a right to do it inside rather than comply. The fact that many people around them (myself included) were finding the pungent artificial fruit fragance extremely unpleasant didnt bother them at all, so Id usually have to remind them that if they argued with any bar staff I would simply revoke their right to be on the premise altogether (in accordance with the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012).
We are already working more than enough. The Earths resources are finite, and can not sustain excessive economic growth. Were all going to have to start taking more days off if our grandchildren are to have any future (or at least spend a few days being productive in areas that are less burdensome on the environment). If we introduced a UBI, it would be quite simple to achieve.
Someone smokes a joint on Friday night, they fail a drug test Monday morning, despite the drug no longer affecting them. Someone arrives to work severely hungover, they pass the test, despite being a danger to everyone around them.Work place drug testing is less about safety, and more about cultural discrimination against cannabis users.
How were you deceived? All the information is out there, if you only choose to look for it.Id suggest you look up each partys constition now, so you can be sure of what they all stand for, and wont be so easily deceived by anyone next election.
It just goes to show that the current prohibition is discriminatory against many people in our society, whether their inclination to use cannabis is driven by cultural or genetic factors.If you dont want to use it, thats fine, dont use it. Just stop creating unnecessary problems for those people that find it beneficial to their lives. The current law is inhumane, and needs to be rescinded immediately.
Why not? The 18+ age restriction only applies to beverages with more than 1.15%abv.Of course, theyd probably prefer to drink something that tasted better anyway. Id be more concerned about them drinking extremely sugary and caffeinated energy drinks.
They should just allow people to grow their own. Anyone that wants to, not just those that can afford to get medical clearance, because otherwise you would still have a situation where those that are denied it would still have to resort to illegal means of acquiring it (meaning that if only some are allowed to grow it, those people would become obvious targets for burglary).
No one can really own the land, as there was no one with the original right to sell it. The entire concept of private property ownership is simply a device for one group to exercise power over another.
How sexist to demand that he should have to modify his natural appearance to make it more feminine. Hairy men deserve the right to be themselves, too!A beard is not some fashion item I choose to wear. It is part of my actual face.
If it was legal, users would first of all have more control over the quality and quantity they purchased, meaning theyd be able to regulate their usage to ensure it supported their lives rather than causing problems. Secondly, those people who do find their use problematic would be able to seek medical help without fear of exposing themselves to criminal consequences. Of course, much like someone with a drinking problem, theyd need to face up to the underlying mental issues that lead to substance use disorder in the first place before anyone would be able to help them, but that is already 1 now, so legalisation wont affect that issue.
When it comes to meeting a Brasilian woman, I usually find its hard to not fall in love! They tend to have such a free and easy charm, and a fun-loving, positive outlook on life (despite many having experienced some utterly horrifying situations), it just makes it so enjoyable to spend time in their company.
Humans are not mere resources. No one is living their life for the sake of maximising your profits. The only thing that matters is what people want from their lives, and whether or not working for you is going to help them achieve that.Besides, if youre an employer, you should train your staff in their roles, and impart the necessary skills on them yourself. After all, if youre the boss, you should understand how to best perform every job thats beneath you, so set the example.
Just an overly-privileged few trying to use their wealth and power to bully and control the people for their own gain. The attitude displayed by this threat is exactly why we need Government to take steps to protect the poor from exploitation, and why if anything the proposed changes dont go far enough.
Schools are there to provide an education to all children. Under no circumstances should that ever be provisional on complying with particular cultural values. While I dont agree with children vaping, I would argue against any suggestion that schools have a right to demand that students obey any request that is not directly related to their delivering of the curriculum. Rules regarding hairstyle, makeup, clothing, etc, have absolutely no place in school, and any school that disrupts a childs education in an attempt to control their cultural expression should be severely punished. Some rules do not deserve to be obeyed.
Maybe if you made more effort to understand scientific rubbish, youd know that no ones DNA is going to realign itself. Of course, genes are only one part of the equation. Your DNA may define what you have the potential to become, but its what happens to you through life that will determine the actual outcome.
Its such a beautiful part of the country, stunning and majestic. Alongside the glaciers, the rainforest is home to an abundance of bird-life that is but a distant memory throughout the rest of the country. Sadly, if youre there on a sunny day you wont be able to hear the birds due to the incessant noise of helicopters.Oh, but some rich people will get to stand on the ice for ten minutes, so thats all OK then.
Not that long ago there were shocking reports that the great French tradition of topless sunbathing was under threat by a generation of overly-Americanised young women choosing to wear bikini tops at the beach. Im glad to see that maybe the body-shamers arent actually winning after all.Luckily, for us here in NZ simple nudity is not a crime at all, so naturists have far more than 500 locations to choose from.
Our schools need to be focussing more on educating children about the complex systems our society is built upon. Far too many people seem to think their waste simply disappears once they throw it in the bin, or that the products they use simply materialise in the shops without any environmental impact whatsoever. People need to understand the bigger picture if they are ever to take responsibility for their own part in it.
Employers are not paying for their staff to have days off. Theyre paying for all the days and weeks when their staff build their entire schedules around work, making all kinds of personal sacrifices, just to receive enough income to meet the costs that have been imposed on them. The employer simply has to budget public holidays into the yearly cost of employing staff - which surely would not be too difficult for someone so emanantly superior in skill and work ethic that they deserve to be in a position of power over others.If public holidays were not treated as paid days off, employees would feel more compulsion to give up their holidays, and then the precious few days we have when families and communities can spend quality time together would be lost.
Have you been to university? Its not about acquiring knowledge, but about learning how to interpret and analyse, to question and discover, to understand and expand. Those skills are never out of date.
Also, if any cafe expects me to pay the same price for a short black as they charge for a flat white, Im out the door. I will not subsidise the milk someone else wants to ruin their coffee with.
People and planet before profit. Being less greedy would also obviate the need. Its well beyond time colonialism and capitalism were consigned to history. End the exploitation.
This might also help in those situations when a driver wont take any opportunity to pass the slow car in front, but also refuses to leave enough space for any of the cars in queue behind to have a go at overtaking. Drivers leaving a bit more space between would make overtaking queues of slow vehicles much safer, because New Zealand roads over few enough opportunities to pass one car safely, never mind waiting for the chance to pass three at once!
We need to establish more communities where like-minded people can have the chance to live in close proximity. Our current system of simply allowing those with wealth to buy all the houses, rather than governing land-use to maximise the greater public good, means many sub-cultural communities are simply too fractured to be able to provide support to each other in times of loneliness, as anyone who does not belong to those communities that wield all the wealth and power becomes isolated and cut off from any chance at building meaningful connections.
When you see someone with an attractive smile, it automatically makes you feel like smiling too. We gain pleasure by seeing something aesthetically pleasing. If someone makes you feel good youll want to spend more time near them, so its quite natural to subconsciously favour someone that looks pretty.You dont even have to be all that good looking to take advantage of the effect. Ive gotten the job far more often when the interviewer was female rather than male, and Ive got a large, oddly-shaped head, with a face thats been left asymmetrical by past injuries. Simply being charming and (ever so slightly) flirty can be all it takes. Basically, its not necessary to be born with uncommonly good looks. You simply need an attractive attitude.
If it requires the importation of so much fertiliser to be able to effectively farm our land according to current methods, then that should be taken as a good indication that the way we farm needs to change.
I hate when Im driving along at 100km/h in a clear lane, when suddenly someone changes into the lane directly in front of me doing only 70km/h, forcing me to hit the brakes. Think about the impacts you have on each other, people!
Employees just want the chance to have a good life, but are forced into needing money to achieve that, which forces them to have to suck up to some capitalist for a barely adequate income. The employer has all the power, while the employee just gets to be exploited. Simply being an employee is often humiliating and embarassing to begin with.
We need more people who are prepared to do whats right even when its illegal, rather than those who will do what is legal even when its wrong. A government is supposed to be working for its people, and to hold their governments to account those people need access to complete and factual information. Of course, we well know that the National party views governance as a right to rule over people, and is all about making dodgy deals behind closed doors, so no surprises about their position here.
It depends, really. In a customer service role, good looks often equate to increased sales, so being attractive can actually be considered a legitimate job skill in such cases.Also, in the case you describe above, its entirely possible that your negative opinions of this woman were affected by her looks just as much as your bosses positive opinions were.
Its written down phonetically. The spelling is using European letters to literally describe the pronunciation. You simply need to learn how each letter sounds (much like learning to read German, French, or Spanish).
Only if you have enough social connections to begin with. Even then, if your friends are only turning up when they want a bottle of booze, it just starts to feel like youre being used, so no cure for loneliness there.Besides, would it really be wise to have a whole lot of alcohol sitting around when youre not happy with your life? Trying to drink the blues away can become dangerous very quickly.
Depends on the relationship. Sometimes sex is all it is, sometimes theres no sex at all. The important thing is to be aware of who you are, and what you desire, and dont pay any attention to anyone who tells you youre supposed to be doing things their way instead.
Theres plenty of those around too. Most craft brewers will mix up styles batch to batch. Its simply that those beer lovers who have acquired a taste for hops still havent created the perfect beer, so theyre still really working on that one. Stouts, Scotch ales, and other malt-heavy styles are always there as safe, traditional fall-back options.I also find that, with the close relationship between cannabis and hops, cannabis smokers do tend to find intensely hopped beers more appealing, and with so many people in this country falling into that category of course that includes a significant number of brewers.
Apple and Google already have far too much power. They can stay out of my car, thank you very much.Id much rather Toyota brought us a road-going version of the Yaris WRC, so we could finally have a worthy successor to the wonderfully enjoyable Celica GT-Four.
If you need milk and sugar, then you dont actually like coffee. If youre drinking coffee when you dont actually like it, youre really just a drug addict.
Time to scrap the so-called debt that was imposed on so many inexperienced teenagers just doing what they were told they were supposed to do after school. An educated population is good for society, so time to spread that tax burden onto those who are taking the most money from society rather than driving our educated people overseas.
Hey, the Green Party have been trying to sort this out for over 20 years! Its the voters that keep failing to give the Greens enough seats to actually get it done.
Why do you have to stay on the same wage? If you cant advance in your current job, maybe its time to find a new one.Politicians, on the other hand, have no idea if theyll still have the job in three years, and besides that Im quite happy if they earn enough to be less easily corruptible while they are there.
We have the ability to accommodate far more tourists in this country, but certainly not if they all try to go to the same place at the same time. Everyone on Earth deserves the chance to experience the magic of these beautiful islands we call home, but to make that work we need to spread the load around the country.Now, why oh why arent some of these tourists choosing to stay in Taumarunui instead of Queenstown? There are lakes and mountains all over New Zealand, after all. Queenstown is not crowded because it has more natural attractions than the rest of New Zealand, but simply because it has embraced tourism while the locals in other areas range from simply inhospitable to downright hostile towards visitors.
Yes, they were forced to take the loans, because society decided only those with higher education were worthy of higher income, and without taking the loans only those from wealthy families could afford higher education. Just another example of the upper classes trying to protect their position of power and privilege.
Just make all toilets unisex, and average out the waiting time. The cubicles in mens toilets are empty most of the time anyway, so if you have a row of urinals around the corner the average waiting time would probably be reduced.Unisex toilets also means no longer excluding people that are intersex or non-binary, who are far too often denied the right to have their existence acknowledged and respected.
Its a start. Moving in the right direction, at least.How about setting a maximum rent, dependant on a building WoF rating (i.e. not up to standard means the maximum rent you can charge is lower)? Renters are not there to be bled dry by some landlord that thinks they deserve to have someone else paying their mortgage for them!
Great, so now I have to renew my contributions holiday every year instead of every five. Just let me opt out already! I will put my money where I can control it myself, thank you very much.If only everyone would just take a permanent contributions holiday, then the government would be much sooner forced to introduce a better system for ensuring all of our elderly get their needs met.
And its exactly such a money first attitude that has caused most of the problems our government has to address. Capitalism is killing us. Commerce will do nothing for New Zealand but uphold the power the haves can exert over the have-nots.
But thats the stupid thing. A house shouldnt cost $700k, and its only people who choose to spend that amount that create such a price. If youve driven the price of housing so high that others have no choice but to rent, then youve got a moral obligation to at least treat them with the respect that any human being deserves.
Insisting that someone covers a tattoo that has deeply personal meaning to them is also causing cultural offense. No one else gets to decide what my tattoos mean but me. If anyone chooses to associate my tattoos with Yakuza, then they really should learn a bit more about the world and different cultural perspectives, because that is so far-fetched as to be idiotic.Everyone is entitled to their worldview, just so long as they dont deny others that same entitlement. As long as a particular cultural practise is causing no harm to another, it is acceptable anywhere in the world.To put that into context: It is absolutely fine to believe that a mountain is inhabited by a god. It is also absolutely fine to run around naked on a mountain. It is not at all fine, however, to impose a punishment on someone because they were running around naked on a mountain you believe to be inhabited by a god.
People only bend until they break. How much property do you think the landlords would continue to own if the poor were driven to the point of violent revolution? Do you really want to find out how worthless your money is when everywhere you might spend it has been looted?
The National party has a long history of spending far more than all other parties, and it now seems they are spending some of that excessive money on paying people to spend their time going through Stuff comments and downvoting any comment that supports the government. Its all a bit sad, really. They should realise that if they have to go to such lengths to make themselves appear right, it becomes ever more obvious that they are in fact wrong.
Just goes to show that he excessive farming in our country does not only have a negative impact on our own land, but is in fact a global catastrophe. The likes of Nauru already paid a huge price to bring phosphate to NZ, but rather than changing these evil ways, the greed is just stretching its nasty claws further afield. Utterly shameful.
"Is Christchurch the only New Zealand city with too many houses?",
Far better to have empty houses rather than homeless families.
National cannabis bill would not allow any smoking
Any law that does not allow for people to grow their own will simply mean that cannabis users end up being exploited by businesses rather than gangs. Most members of the cannabis culture community that I know would feel much happier and safer if they themselves were responsible for producing their own buds, rather than having to rely on someone else producing it for profit.
Is the manual gearbox dead? Numbers seem to hint our love affair for stick driving is over
Surprising that a couple of people cite health & safety as a reason for choosing auto, when in fact an automatic transmission leaves you with much less control over the car, so is therefore more dangerous. Often Ill see the car in front braking mid-corner or downhill, swinging erratically around bends, in a way that reveals both that the car is an automatic, and that the driver doesnt really know how to drive (which is probably why theyre in an automatic to begin with). Get the bloody things off our roads!
"Big business has no business in legal cannabis use",
You might be surprised by exactly how many incredibly intelligent people use the stuff, and quite regularly at that. Funnily enough, most people who use it wont go around advertising the fact while it remains illegal.
"Big business has no business in legal cannabis use",
Thats a separate issue, much like drink-driving.
Lighten up, Nats, and stop barking at every passing car
With National consistently using their huge financial advantage over other parties to spread misinformation and deceive voters, unfortunately their bark is almost as dangerous as their bite.
National cannabis bill would not allow any smoking
If you look at Nationals proposal, it is nothing to do with removing the costs imposed on cannabis users by the current law, and everything to do with shifting the profits in the cannabis market to wealthy investors.
"Big business has no business in legal cannabis use",
What about the devastating effects upon individuals, families, and communities caused by an unregulated market with no consumer protections controlled by gangs, and some users (predominantly those from lower socio-economic backgrounds) having their lives ruined by convictions?Prohibition is creating far more harm than cannabis itself ever could.
"Chris Finlayson and David Carter to leave Parliament by next election",
Its acceptable to record a conversation if youre a part of it, but a crime to record the conversations of others (ala Todd Barclay).
Royal New Zealand Ballet's cultural adviser threatened to quit over MÄori portrayal
Gets confusing when you factor in cultural differences between people of the same nation... I find very few NZers who share my cultural values, but many people from other countries that do. It is the nature of cultural that it is spread between people who make contact with one another. You cannot meet someone, share your ideas with them, but then insist they are allowed to learn nothing from your ideas because they have the wrong ancestry.And the director is right, of course. Actors and performers are often portraying characters that are different to themselves. Thats why its called acting. If someone in the audience cant see the character instead of the performer, it may very well be their own perspective at fault.
"Big business has no business in legal cannabis use",
It would be dealt with in much the same way as someone who turns up for work incapacitated by alcohol.
'My son's addicted to gaming': mum's despair at how to curb habit
When I was a kid, sports were not fun. Sports were horrible. I was the slow, clumsy one. No one wanted me on their team, no one passed me the ball. Being sent outside to play was torture.But gaming, that gave me a chance. I could finally be a winner. I could live out fantasies. So, when I noticed that Mum had left a ten dollar note on her dresser, I had already taken it down to Wizards and changed it for 20c coins before I could even stop to consider the moral implications of my actions. Sure, I knew I might get caught, but as kids we knew we were always going to be in trouble for something anyway, so I figured it was worth the risk for just a couple of hours of being happy.If I couldnt stop myself when it involved physically taking cash and riding my bike half-way across town, what chance has an 11-year-old of today got when you can just spend the money at the push of a button? Unless you get to the root cause of whatever unhappiness makes the gaming so appealing, you wont stop the addictive aspects of the behaviour.
"Chris Finlayson and David Carter to leave Parliament by next election",
Guess they just wanted the power of being in government, rather than being there to actually serve the public that voted for them.
"Big business has no business in legal cannabis use",
If people could legally grow their own, they wouldnt have to spend all their money on it. And most cannabis users that I know care very deeply about their children, like most parents. Your argument is based on ignorant prejudice, not reality.
"Big business has no business in legal cannabis use",
The argument that needs to be made is, what justification is there for keeping it illegal? The natural state of affairs is that people can grow and use it as they please. It is the law making it illegal that has been created unnaturally, and there is no valid justification for keeping a law that creates more harm than good.
Precious rock New Zealand is accused of stealing from the Sahara
Theres more than enough food in the world for everyone. However, some take far more than their fair share, and much goes to waste. Still, if we ever are truly hungry, we could just eat the rich. Plenty of meat on them bones.
"Chris Finlayson and David Carter to leave Parliament by next election",
When was he ever a nice bloke?
At UN, unrepentant Donald Trump set to rattle foes, friends alike
The main thing thats been keeping the UN from living up to its potential is the US abusing their veto power.
The consequences of faking your emotions at work
The worst part is, such jobs usually pay so little that by the time you spend all your money on trying to find relief from the stress and strain of faking your emotions all day, you end up financially no better off than being on a benefit anyway.
Getting MÄori place names right is all about respect
Have the English ever agreed on how to pronounce it?
Opposition leader Simon Bridges says the country has been forced into wasting millions
Simon doesnt need work groups or discussions. Hell just run with whatever idiot notion pops into his head.His travelling the country has simply been about preaching to his faithful flock, repeating lies such as, Trickle-down theory works!, Climate change is a myth! and, Its possible to be a neo-liberal capitalist and an environmentalist at the same time!
The shanty town of Wanaka
Have you ever tried to get anywhere while based in Invercargill?Even the cheap towns are becoming incredibly difficult to actually find a house to rent. Combine that with the added cost of fewer career and social opportunities.The answer is not to move all the poor people to Invercargill.
Student challenges school's smokefree vaping policy, or lack of it
When I was a bar manager, I would ask those vaping to go to the smoking area to do so. Almost every time they would argue that they had a right to do it inside rather than comply. The fact that many people around them (myself included) were finding the pungent artificial fruit fragance extremely unpleasant didnt bother them at all, so Id usually have to remind them that if they argued with any bar staff I would simply revoke their right to be on the premise altogether (in accordance with the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012).
National cannabis bill would not allow any smoking
But it does make it far easier to carry on and enjoy your life when youre suffering constant pain.
Scientists find genes that could determine whether someone will use cannabis
Why should it matter to you why someone else chooses to use cannabis? It doesnt hurt you, so its none of your business. Live and let live.
Matariki should be made a national public holiday for New Zealanders to celebrate
We are already working more than enough. The Earths resources are finite, and can not sustain excessive economic growth. Were all going to have to start taking more days off if our grandchildren are to have any future (or at least spend a few days being productive in areas that are less burdensome on the environment). If we introduced a UBI, it would be quite simple to achieve.
Council manager refuses random drug test over privacy concerns
Someone smokes a joint on Friday night, they fail a drug test Monday morning, despite the drug no longer affecting them. Someone arrives to work severely hungover, they pass the test, despite being a danger to everyone around them.Work place drug testing is less about safety, and more about cultural discrimination against cannabis users.
Bridges and Ardern in battle of the babies
How were you deceived? All the information is out there, if you only choose to look for it.Id suggest you look up each partys constition now, so you can be sure of what they all stand for, and wont be so easily deceived by anyone next election.
Scientists find genes that could determine whether someone will use cannabis
It just goes to show that the current prohibition is discriminatory against many people in our society, whether their inclination to use cannabis is driven by cultural or genetic factors.If you dont want to use it, thats fine, dont use it. Just stop creating unnecessary problems for those people that find it beneficial to their lives. The current law is inhumane, and needs to be rescinded immediately.
Student challenges school's smokefree vaping policy, or lack of it
Why not? The 18+ age restriction only applies to beverages with more than 1.15%abv.Of course, theyd probably prefer to drink something that tasted better anyway. Id be more concerned about them drinking extremely sugary and caffeinated energy drinks.
Scientists find genes that could determine whether someone will use cannabis
They should just allow people to grow their own. Anyone that wants to, not just those that can afford to get medical clearance, because otherwise you would still have a situation where those that are denied it would still have to resort to illegal means of acquiring it (meaning that if only some are allowed to grow it, those people would become obvious targets for burglary).
Garner: All eyes on PM Jacinda Ardern, but Andrew Little deserves attention
If businesses are crying out for workers, why arent they offering enough pay to make working for them worth while?
Treaty of Waitangi: What was lost
No one can really own the land, as there was no one with the original right to sell it. The entire concept of private property ownership is simply a device for one group to exercise power over another.
KFC worker says his boss demanded he shave, despite his beard hiding facial scars
How sexist to demand that he should have to modify his natural appearance to make it more feminine. Hairy men deserve the right to be themselves, too!A beard is not some fashion item I choose to wear. It is part of my actual face.
"Big business has no business in legal cannabis use",
If it was legal, users would first of all have more control over the quality and quantity they purchased, meaning theyd be able to regulate their usage to ensure it supported their lives rather than causing problems. Secondly, those people who do find their use problematic would be able to seek medical help without fear of exposing themselves to criminal consequences. Of course, much like someone with a drinking problem, theyd need to face up to the underlying mental issues that lead to substance use disorder in the first place before anyone would be able to help them, but that is already 1 now, so legalisation wont affect that issue.
Stuff's Meet Cutes: Introducing Hamish and Cassia
When it comes to meeting a Brasilian woman, I usually find its hard to not fall in love! They tend to have such a free and easy charm, and a fun-loving, positive outlook on life (despite many having experienced some utterly horrifying situations), it just makes it so enjoyable to spend time in their company.
The gap between what business needs and what is being taught in our institutions
Our tertiary institutions have long been in the business of selling qualification rather than education.
The gap between what business needs and what is being taught in our institutions
Humans are not mere resources. No one is living their life for the sake of maximising your profits. The only thing that matters is what people want from their lives, and whether or not working for you is going to help them achieve that.Besides, if youre an employer, you should train your staff in their roles, and impart the necessary skills on them yourself. After all, if youre the boss, you should understand how to best perform every job thats beneath you, so set the example.
BusinessNZ considering an international challenge to labour law changes
Just an overly-privileged few trying to use their wealth and power to bully and control the people for their own gain. The attitude displayed by this threat is exactly why we need Government to take steps to protect the poor from exploitation, and why if anything the proposed changes dont go far enough.
Council manager refuses random drug test over privacy concerns
There are already laws in place to deal with drivers who cause injury to pedestrians.
Student challenges school's smokefree vaping policy, or lack of it
Schools are there to provide an education to all children. Under no circumstances should that ever be provisional on complying with particular cultural values. While I dont agree with children vaping, I would argue against any suggestion that schools have a right to demand that students obey any request that is not directly related to their delivering of the curriculum. Rules regarding hairstyle, makeup, clothing, etc, have absolutely no place in school, and any school that disrupts a childs education in an attempt to control their cultural expression should be severely punished. Some rules do not deserve to be obeyed.
Scientists find genes that could determine whether someone will use cannabis
Maybe if you made more effort to understand scientific rubbish, youd know that no ones DNA is going to realign itself. Of course, genes are only one part of the equation. Your DNA may define what you have the potential to become, but its what happens to you through life that will determine the actual outcome.
No quick fix for dispute over glacier landings in Fiordland wilderness
Its such a beautiful part of the country, stunning and majestic. Alongside the glaciers, the rainforest is home to an abundance of bird-life that is but a distant memory throughout the rest of the country. Sadly, if youre there on a sunny day you wont be able to hear the birds due to the incessant noise of helicopters.Oh, but some rich people will get to stand on the ice for ten minutes, so thats all OK then.
French shed inhibitions as craze for nudism grows
Not that long ago there were shocking reports that the great French tradition of topless sunbathing was under threat by a generation of overly-Americanised young women choosing to wear bikini tops at the beach. Im glad to see that maybe the body-shamers arent actually winning after all.Luckily, for us here in NZ simple nudity is not a crime at all, so naturists have far more than 500 locations to choose from.
National wants Chelsea Manning barred from New Zealand
Lauren Southern was not denied entry to the country, and was perfectly free to speak her views.
Larger landfill levy and Aucklanders laziness in sights of Govt recycling taskforce
Our schools need to be focussing more on educating children about the complex systems our society is built upon. Far too many people seem to think their waste simply disappears once they throw it in the bin, or that the products they use simply materialise in the shops without any environmental impact whatsoever. People need to understand the bigger picture if they are ever to take responsibility for their own part in it.
Matariki should be made a national public holiday for New Zealanders to celebrate
Employers are not paying for their staff to have days off. Theyre paying for all the days and weeks when their staff build their entire schedules around work, making all kinds of personal sacrifices, just to receive enough income to meet the costs that have been imposed on them. The employer simply has to budget public holidays into the yearly cost of employing staff - which surely would not be too difficult for someone so emanantly superior in skill and work ethic that they deserve to be in a position of power over others.If public holidays were not treated as paid days off, employees would feel more compulsion to give up their holidays, and then the precious few days we have when families and communities can spend quality time together would be lost.
Student challenges school's smokefree vaping policy, or lack of it
Sometimes a school pupil has to push the boundaries in order to show the BoT and principal that they are acting well beyond theirs.
The gap between what business needs and what is being taught in our institutions
Have you been to university? Its not about acquiring knowledge, but about learning how to interpret and analyse, to question and discover, to understand and expand. Those skills are never out of date.
Low unemployment, falling immigration and Government policy may finally start to boost wages
If youre earning enough for a tax-cut to actually make a significant difference, you should be doing all right anyway.
Refugees in the Sahara Desert blame New Zealand for perpetuating a conflict
No one need starve, if the wealthy stop taking far more than their fair share.
A soft brew lets you taste coffee's true flavours
Also, if any cafe expects me to pay the same price for a short black as they charge for a flat white, Im out the door. I will not subsidise the milk someone else wants to ruin their coffee with.
Refugees in the Sahara Desert blame New Zealand for perpetuating a conflict
People and planet before profit. Being less greedy would also obviate the need. Its well beyond time colonialism and capitalism were consigned to history. End the exploitation.
Nude beach in Belgium blocked because of rare bird
Ive always thought that the words naturist and naturalist would have made more sense the other way around.
The solution to Aucklands traffic problems is already here
This might also help in those situations when a driver wont take any opportunity to pass the slow car in front, but also refuses to leave enough space for any of the cars in queue behind to have a go at overtaking. Drivers leaving a bit more space between would make overtaking queues of slow vehicles much safer, because New Zealand roads over few enough opportunities to pass one car safely, never mind waiting for the chance to pass three at once!
We need to talk about loneliness New Zealand
We need to establish more communities where like-minded people can have the chance to live in close proximity. Our current system of simply allowing those with wealth to buy all the houses, rather than governing land-use to maximise the greater public good, means many sub-cultural communities are simply too fractured to be able to provide support to each other in times of loneliness, as anyone who does not belong to those communities that wield all the wealth and power becomes isolated and cut off from any chance at building meaningful connections.
Budget Buster: The hotness pay gap is plain wrong
When you see someone with an attractive smile, it automatically makes you feel like smiling too. We gain pleasure by seeing something aesthetically pleasing. If someone makes you feel good youll want to spend more time near them, so its quite natural to subconsciously favour someone that looks pretty.You dont even have to be all that good looking to take advantage of the effect. Ive gotten the job far more often when the interviewer was female rather than male, and Ive got a large, oddly-shaped head, with a face thats been left asymmetrical by past injuries. Simply being charming and (ever so slightly) flirty can be all it takes. Basically, its not necessary to be born with uncommonly good looks. You simply need an attractive attitude.
Precious rock New Zealand is accused of stealing from the Sahara
Simply vacuumed, or in other words, completely destroying the seabed ecosystem.
The gap between what business needs and what is being taught in our institutions
They cant, because no one has a crystal ball to predict what those shortages will be in ten years time. Targeted funding is effectively gambling.
Refugees in the Sahara Desert blame New Zealand for perpetuating a conflict
If it requires the importation of so much fertiliser to be able to effectively farm our land according to current methods, then that should be taken as a good indication that the way we farm needs to change.
The solution to Aucklands traffic problems is already here
I hate when Im driving along at 100km/h in a clear lane, when suddenly someone changes into the lane directly in front of me doing only 70km/h, forcing me to hit the brakes. Think about the impacts you have on each other, people!
A soft brew lets you taste coffee's true flavours
Milk is for babies.
KFC worker says his boss demanded he shave, despite his beard hiding facial scars
Employees just want the chance to have a good life, but are forced into needing money to achieve that, which forces them to have to suck up to some capitalist for a barely adequate income. The employer has all the power, while the employee just gets to be exploited. Simply being an employee is often humiliating and embarassing to begin with.
National wants Chelsea Manning barred from New Zealand
We need more people who are prepared to do whats right even when its illegal, rather than those who will do what is legal even when its wrong. A government is supposed to be working for its people, and to hold their governments to account those people need access to complete and factual information. Of course, we well know that the National party views governance as a right to rule over people, and is all about making dodgy deals behind closed doors, so no surprises about their position here.
Budget Buster: The hotness pay gap is plain wrong
It depends, really. In a customer service role, good looks often equate to increased sales, so being attractive can actually be considered a legitimate job skill in such cases.Also, in the case you describe above, its entirely possible that your negative opinions of this woman were affected by her looks just as much as your bosses positive opinions were.
Getting MÄori place names right is all about respect
Its written down phonetically. The spelling is using European letters to literally describe the pronunciation. You simply need to learn how each letter sounds (much like learning to read German, French, or Spanish).
We need to talk about loneliness New Zealand
Only if you have enough social connections to begin with. Even then, if your friends are only turning up when they want a bottle of booze, it just starts to feel like youre being used, so no cure for loneliness there.Besides, would it really be wise to have a whole lot of alcohol sitting around when youre not happy with your life? Trying to drink the blues away can become dangerous very quickly.
Mrs Salisbury: My libido disappeared after painful relationships
Depends on the relationship. Sometimes sex is all it is, sometimes theres no sex at all. The important thing is to be aware of who you are, and what you desire, and dont pay any attention to anyone who tells you youre supposed to be doing things their way instead.
Wellingtonians leading the way when it comes to changing perceptions of beer
Theres plenty of those around too. Most craft brewers will mix up styles batch to batch. Its simply that those beer lovers who have acquired a taste for hops still havent created the perfect beer, so theyre still really working on that one. Stouts, Scotch ales, and other malt-heavy styles are always there as safe, traditional fall-back options.I also find that, with the close relationship between cannabis and hops, cannabis smokers do tend to find intensely hopped beers more appealing, and with so many people in this country falling into that category of course that includes a significant number of brewers.
Student challenges school's smokefree vaping policy, or lack of it
It is clearly something quite meaningful to this person.
No driving appy for Toyota New Zealand
Apple and Google already have far too much power. They can stay out of my car, thank you very much.Id much rather Toyota brought us a road-going version of the Yaris WRC, so we could finally have a worthy successor to the wonderfully enjoyable Celica GT-Four.
Larger landfill levy and Aucklanders laziness in sights of Govt recycling taskforce
Throwing it away does not reduce the cost of cleaning it up. It simply passes that cost on to others. What a selfish, anti-social mindset!
A soft brew lets you taste coffee's true flavours
If you need milk and sugar, then you dont actually like coffee. If youre drinking coffee when you dont actually like it, youre really just a drug addict.
Inland Revenue loses track of thousands of Kiwi student loan debtors in Australia
Time to scrap the so-called debt that was imposed on so many inexperienced teenagers just doing what they were told they were supposed to do after school. An educated population is good for society, so time to spread that tax burden onto those who are taking the most money from society rather than driving our educated people overseas.
Larger landfill levy and Aucklanders laziness in sights of Govt recycling taskforce
Hey, the Green Party have been trying to sort this out for over 20 years! Its the voters that keep failing to give the Greens enough seats to actually get it done.
Low unemployment, falling immigration and Government policy may finally start to boost wages
Why do you have to stay on the same wage? If you cant advance in your current job, maybe its time to find a new one.Politicians, on the other hand, have no idea if theyll still have the job in three years, and besides that Im quite happy if they earn enough to be less easily corruptible while they are there.
It's crunch time for Queenstown - let tourist numbers double, or shut the gate?
We have the ability to accommodate far more tourists in this country, but certainly not if they all try to go to the same place at the same time. Everyone on Earth deserves the chance to experience the magic of these beautiful islands we call home, but to make that work we need to spread the load around the country.Now, why oh why arent some of these tourists choosing to stay in Taumarunui instead of Queenstown? There are lakes and mountains all over New Zealand, after all. Queenstown is not crowded because it has more natural attractions than the rest of New Zealand, but simply because it has embraced tourism while the locals in other areas range from simply inhospitable to downright hostile towards visitors.
The story behind the first woman to sign the 1893 suffrage petition
Well, were still trying to get to that equal part...
Inland Revenue loses track of thousands of Kiwi student loan debtors in Australia
Luxury of travel? So are you suggesting those with loans are indentured servants, or simply slaves?
Limits on rent increases and an end to rental bidding as Government reviews rental rules
Good thing theyre building more houses too then eh.
Inland Revenue loses track of thousands of Kiwi student loan debtors in Australia
Yes, they were forced to take the loans, because society decided only those with higher education were worthy of higher income, and without taking the loans only those from wealthy families could afford higher education. Just another example of the upper classes trying to protect their position of power and privilege.
Why queues for women's toilets are longer than men's
Just make all toilets unisex, and average out the waiting time. The cubicles in mens toilets are empty most of the time anyway, so if you have a row of urinals around the corner the average waiting time would probably be reduced.Unisex toilets also means no longer excluding people that are intersex or non-binary, who are far too often denied the right to have their existence acknowledged and respected.
Limits on rent increases and an end to rental bidding as Government reviews rental rules
If you want your carpets professionally cleaned, thats up to you. The law does not allow you to impose such a condition on your tenants.
Limits on rent increases and an end to rental bidding as Government reviews rental rules
Its only enough time if you have more than enough money. For the average person, thats just making a stressful time even more difficult.
Limits on rent increases and an end to rental bidding as Government reviews rental rules
Its a start. Moving in the right direction, at least.How about setting a maximum rent, dependant on a building WoF rating (i.e. not up to standard means the maximum rent you can charge is lower)? Renters are not there to be bled dry by some landlord that thinks they deserve to have someone else paying their mortgage for them!
KiwiSaver contribution 'holidays' to get shorter
Great, so now I have to renew my contributions holiday every year instead of every five. Just let me opt out already! I will put my money where I can control it myself, thank you very much.If only everyone would just take a permanent contributions holiday, then the government would be much sooner forced to introduce a better system for ensuring all of our elderly get their needs met.
West Coast miners fear their way of life is under threat
Dont stop thinking about tomorrow. Yesterdays gone.Yesterdays gone.
Garner: All eyes on PM Jacinda Ardern, but Andrew Little deserves attention
And its exactly such a money first attitude that has caused most of the problems our government has to address. Capitalism is killing us. Commerce will do nothing for New Zealand but uphold the power the haves can exert over the have-nots.
Try this old US military trick to fall asleep in two minutes
Sounds an awful lot like relaxation techniques used in Tai Chi since long before there even was a US military, but whatever...
Limits on rent increases and an end to rental bidding as Government reviews rental rules
Private ownership is a lie. This land is all of ours equally.
Limits on rent increases and an end to rental bidding as Government reviews rental rules
But thats the stupid thing. A house shouldnt cost $700k, and its only people who choose to spend that amount that create such a price. If youve driven the price of housing so high that others have no choice but to rent, then youve got a moral obligation to at least treat them with the respect that any human being deserves.
World Rugby warns teams and fans to cover tattoos at Japan 2019 RWC
Insisting that someone covers a tattoo that has deeply personal meaning to them is also causing cultural offense. No one else gets to decide what my tattoos mean but me. If anyone chooses to associate my tattoos with Yakuza, then they really should learn a bit more about the world and different cultural perspectives, because that is so far-fetched as to be idiotic.Everyone is entitled to their worldview, just so long as they dont deny others that same entitlement. As long as a particular cultural practise is causing no harm to another, it is acceptable anywhere in the world.To put that into context: It is absolutely fine to believe that a mountain is inhabited by a god. It is also absolutely fine to run around naked on a mountain. It is not at all fine, however, to impose a punishment on someone because they were running around naked on a mountain you believe to be inhabited by a god.
Garner: All eyes on PM Jacinda Ardern, but Andrew Little deserves attention
Everyone has something to offer.
Limits on rent increases and an end to rental bidding as Government reviews rental rules
People only bend until they break. How much property do you think the landlords would continue to own if the poor were driven to the point of violent revolution? Do you really want to find out how worthless your money is when everywhere you might spend it has been looted?
Limits on rent increases and an end to rental bidding as Government reviews rental rules
Sell the houses, then.
Treaty of Waitangi: What was lost
When there is no longer anybody suffering deprivation as a result of past injustices.
Inland Revenue loses track of thousands of Kiwi student loan debtors in Australia
So act as though you own people and have a right to control them? Too bad we cant send you overseas.
Garner: All eyes on PM Jacinda Ardern, but Andrew Little deserves attention
The National party has a long history of spending far more than all other parties, and it now seems they are spending some of that excessive money on paying people to spend their time going through Stuff comments and downvoting any comment that supports the government. Its all a bit sad, really. They should realise that if they have to go to such lengths to make themselves appear right, it becomes ever more obvious that they are in fact wrong.
Street light outages across Wellington region leave residents in the dark
Indeed. Ive often struggled to find anywhere in Wellington that was actually dark at night.
Precious rock New Zealand is accused of stealing from the Sahara
Just goes to show that he excessive farming in our country does not only have a negative impact on our own land, but is in fact a global catastrophe. The likes of Nauru already paid a huge price to bring phosphate to NZ, but rather than changing these evil ways, the greed is just stretching its nasty claws further afield. Utterly shameful.