look if we take on refugees that will encourage more to board boats and head over. then before you know it we have a full blown crisis like they do in Europe. ask the dutch or germans how they feel about having their countries over run
gas is cheap. its the tax that makes it so expensive. the tax is designed to provide the roads. when EV popularity starts to effect the income for roads then the government is going to have to get the money from somewhere else. you will get RUCs there is no such thing as a free lunch
i guess the poor will not be able to afford traveling on the new road and will have to take the unsafe old route. talk about kicking the poor in the guts labour.
100k donation buys you national party seat. national will even split it up for you so your name doesnt have to go on the register. these guys are as crooked as it gets
political views aside. the problem with trump is he is a horrible mean spirited bully. every time he opens his mouth its vile vitriolic nonsense that flows out. the guy is just a nasty human being.
plastic bag manufacturing business confidence is destroyed.funny how you create more pollution driving your car to the store than the plastic bag you shopping goes in. going to ban cars next
lets see.terrible cycle ways. checkawful buss network, checkno good venues. checkpromoters fleeing the capital. checkworst council in the country. check
if the stay at home mum instead went to work and used that money to pay for a cleaner, daycare and nanny would that make the feminists happy? we cant have women raising their own children and running their own house that would be totally sexiest
why on earth are you blaming the police for your daughters disgraceful behavior? your meant to reinforce the cops message here. dont go out and be a booze hag
in any sort of negotiation and or dispute you have to have both sides of the story or it will never get resolved. acting sexiest and putting down all men is doing nothing more than sabotaging the whole movement
the tax payer currently gives these people interest free loans . but Auckland Action against Poverty wants the money to be just given away. im speechless
more speed cameras.. more revenue and the road toll keeps going up. not hard to figure this one out. you can drive as poorly as you want anywhere else. just not in front of a camera. what percentage of the road do they cover ? 0.0001% at a guess.
sell off public assets so your rich mates can make a quick buck. that was out of nationals play book. was everyone asleep for the past 9 years? the country was run by a banker who set it to make billions for his banker mates. why can people not admit that we got absolutely done over?
the guy was offside. you draw a line from the last feet across the field when the half picks up the ball the guy was offside. this is not a hard one to call. its crystal clear.
no one likes paying tax. but we all expect top service from the police, education, healthcare and all the other tax funded social services. dont forget to put your hand out when your 65. who do you think pays for super?
say the wrong thing and watch your life get destroyed. no thankslook at the article the other day where a company hired a male. all hell broke loose and everyone involved was dragged over the coals.
so the two characters involved in this plot are not aloud to have their own opinions? do characters in fiction now have to tow the PC mandated line on all social issues. that would be the most boring show in the world
most landlords get in to the business thinking that they can buy a house and get someone else to pay for it. your tenants are renting off you. not paying off your mortgage. NZ housing is ginoing down the toilet
the kid in the picture should be using the KB and mouse. not that inferior controller paddle thingy. if anything parents can teach their kids how to game properly.
why is it that we want to pay someone else to raise our children? or even worse get the government to pay for someone else to raise our children? this is just odd.
both competitors are female. how can a ruling against one and not the other be sexiest? oh wait its nothing about her sex. its because she was breaking the rules
the real issue is that for some unknown reason the media just seem to report what they see on twitter now days. not only that but it suddenly becomes fact. one person didnt like something on twitter and the headline reads something is bad.
without synthetic fertilizer we could only grow enough food to feed half the worlds population. so by all means if you are so outraged you can be one of the ones that goes hungry.
the baker can turn anyone they like down for no reason. yet if they give a reason they become subjected to legislation. marriage is a legal contract. im not sure why religion is mentioned here.
the system is set up to find people with illegal drugs in their bodies. how they get there is 100% the athletes responsibility. the system is working exactly as it should
TMO will always check the phase in which a try is scored. that is apart of their protocol. the all blacks have had a handful of tries disallowed this year for that exact same reason.
online communities are great for kids. they can meet people, socialize and learn a lot about life. my daughter practicality learnt to read, spell and type in online chat her use of language is amazing. she is well ahead of her class and is very street smart. she can spot the pervs a mile away and always calls them out. parents need to sit down with there kids , learn a bit about what they are doing. participate with them a bit and teach them about being safe on the net.
my partner is a stay at home mum. i work about 70 hours a week and for some reason she seems to think i should perform half of all parenting duties as well. she says she is very busy when the kids are at school all day. but i know she is just sleeping on the couch
you generate more pollution driving your car to the store than a plastic bag. so why do they still provide car parks? why are these stores encouraging people to drive pollution mobiles to their store?
safety is the most important thing on the road. seeing as cycling is so unsafe then we must ban them from using the road asap. this is all about the safety of all road users and the lives of our children
can you please actually think about the implications here. fertilizer almost triples the yield of all food grown on this planet. if we stopped using it food production would decrease so much that half the world would starve to death. how on earth is that an improvement on the situation?
i work in a school but im not a teacher. i run the IT infrastructure. just about all the work is done digitally. i get huge metric data on how staff and students use the system. all my graphs bottom out over the school holidays as everyone takes weeks off.
internet shopping has kept NZ retailers honest about pricing. as soon as the internet tax goes on prices in stores will rise. this will have a negative impact on anyone who buys anything. i was under the impression the government represented kiwis. not faceless companies and corporations
there is nothing wrong with plastic if disposed of properly like 99.9% of people do. just because a few people litter does not mean we have to ban the entire product. on my walk down the beach the other day i saw. plastic bottle, glass bottles, plastic food wrap. and a dumped car. should we now ban all these products? what a joke this has become
would be a shame to see it go but its had its day. despite the sentimental and historical value as a structure its a terrible hunk of junk. just demolish it
why not come out and say it? hiding your whole argument behind the term structural anomalies makes you look like you want the government to change laws to favour your business. is this going to be hobbit law 2.0??
Unsuccessful female candidate told store opted for physically strong male
you are still allowed to hire men arnt you?
Petone cafe owner upset at being attacked by mums with prams
imagine if there was a fire and all the buggies blocked the egress and people died. image the outrage directed at the cafe and council.
Nurses' union releases details of revised pay offer
most of NZ is over worked and under payed, its not just a nursie thing
Heres why there are so many $2 shops in New Zealand
one day its we cant import enough workers. the next day its immigrants cant get jobs. whats going on?
Transmission Gully motorway looks likely to be user-pays after Labour shifts gears on tolling
go on, toll it. watch the whole lower north island turn blue. this road will be ready just in time for the election.
What is Winston Peters up to in refugee spat?
look if we take on refugees that will encourage more to board boats and head over. then before you know it we have a full blown crisis like they do in Europe. ask the dutch or germans how they feel about having their countries over run
Counting the cost of packed lunch versus buying out
misses gets up with me at 5 every morning and makes 3 packed lunches. one for each of the kids. and one for me. good women are hard to find
How much will an EV really cost to run?
gas is cheap. its the tax that makes it so expensive. the tax is designed to provide the roads. when EV popularity starts to effect the income for roads then the government is going to have to get the money from somewhere else. you will get RUCs there is no such thing as a free lunch
Alcohol-related harm the dark side of Wellington no one wants to talk about - councillor
these guys sure are trying to kill off wellington. Hamilton look out
Transmission Gully motorway looks likely to be user-pays after Labour shifts gears on tolling
i guess the poor will not be able to afford traveling on the new road and will have to take the unsafe old route. talk about kicking the poor in the guts labour.
"Secret tape recording embarrasses Simon Bridges, but it's not incriminating",
100k donation buys you national party seat. national will even split it up for you so your name doesnt have to go on the register. these guys are as crooked as it gets
Welcome to Scotland? No love lost for Trump in ancestral home
political views aside. the problem with trump is he is a horrible mean spirited bully. every time he opens his mouth its vile vitriolic nonsense that flows out. the guy is just a nasty human being.
'KiwiBuild visa' replaced with wider immigration changes to fix 30,000 construction worker gap
more attacks on kiwi workers. either work for minimum wage or we will just hire someone from overseas. this country is heading down the toilet
Will it be Ardern who blinks first, or business?
plastic bag manufacturing business confidence is destroyed.funny how you create more pollution driving your car to the store than the plastic bag you shopping goes in. going to ban cars next
Former official: It's Serena Williams who owes an apology to umpire Carlos Ramos
funny thing is. before all this happened she was getting absolutely destroyed by Osaka. but of course it has to be all about Serena
Director's cut: how Sir Peter Jackson's movie museum deal with Wellington's council collapsed
lets see.terrible cycle ways. checkawful buss network, checkno good venues. checkpromoters fleeing the capital. checkworst council in the country. check
"Women's unpaid work is worth billions of dollars: study",
if the stay at home mum instead went to work and used that money to pay for a cleaner, daycare and nanny would that make the feminists happy? we cant have women raising their own children and running their own house that would be totally sexiest
Marc Hinton: If he's such a proud Kiwi, why won't Steven Adams play for NZ?
it would of been great to see him play. but i can understand his decision
Verity Johnson: Why do men bond over catcalling women?
why do a very few men and some women still cat call? youll have to ask them
Dude, where's my seat: some Wellington buses have seating removed to increase standing room
the level of incompetence is staggering.
Overseas expert flown in to fix capital's electronic bus timetables to cost ratepayers $36,000
step 1. reinstate old network. job done. where do i get my international consultant fees?
Director James Gunn fired from Guardians of the Galaxy 3 over old tweets
article about tweets with no mention of tweets. then you get articles based just on tweets. media is slipping
Serena Williams gives umpire a serve in US Open final defeat
what a horrible show from serena. i see in the press conference she is playing to sexism card so i expect the media to fall in line and support her.
Dear Mary-anne: The police brought home my daughter
why on earth are you blaming the police for your daughters disgraceful behavior? your meant to reinforce the cops message here. dont go out and be a booze hag
"SH1 north of Wellington re-opens after epic closure caused by truck crash",
got over the hill and was about 30 minutes late
Kirstie Allsopp defends flying business class while putting her children in economy
maybe someone could list the kids diet and we can pick that apart as well
"'Bucket toilet' for garage tenants: The vulnerable Kiwis reforms won't help",
worst than the states. at least they have trailer parks.
Michelle Duff: We don't need men telling us how to #MeToo
in any sort of negotiation and or dispute you have to have both sides of the story or it will never get resolved. acting sexiest and putting down all men is doing nothing more than sabotaging the whole movement
Greater Wellington Regional Council confirms urgent review into bus debacle
the issue is the underlying structure of the system. until they get rid of the hubs it will never work as good as it did before
All Blacks' dominance not damaging test rugby – but their rivals' inertia is
from the grass roots to the top. our systems are the best for producing great teams.
"Low-income people turning to loan sharks because 'they're nicer'",
the tax payer currently gives these people interest free loans . but Auckland Action against Poverty wants the money to be just given away. im speechless
Wellington City Council staff survey to change toxic culture
staff are not the issue. the toxicity comes from the Councillors themselves
Donald Trump turns John McCain's death into another political firestorm about him
heres a shovel trump... can you dig it?
Trump nixes $139m military parade, blames DC for high cost
so much for draining the swamp
Did Serena Williams really expect to get away with calling Carlos Ramos a 'liar and a thief'?
she better get used to that booing sound. because that will follow her where ever she plays from now on.
Is the manual gearbox dead? Numbers seem to hint our love affair for stick driving is over
the new generation need autos so they can text and drive easier
Government appoints 11-strong advisory panel to overhaul welfare system
are we sure about this panel? maybe we need a panel to oversee this panel?
Winston Peters: Trumps Russia comments are horribly confusing
kick your friends in the guts and hop in bed with your enemy.
Temuka speed camera catches 1792 speeding motorists in less than a month
more speed cameras.. more revenue and the road toll keeps going up. not hard to figure this one out. you can drive as poorly as you want anywhere else. just not in front of a camera. what percentage of the road do they cover ? 0.0001% at a guess.
"Paula Bennett hints auditors could probe donation claim, and suggests Jami-Lee Ross to blame",
wow national are grasping at straws here. expect SB to resign by at least 5pm tonight
Canterbury mum 'heartbroken' after Pink concert tickets scam
believe or not this is a good lesson for your children. they will remember this and protect themselves in the future.
Pants or boots - or both? Jennifer Lopez's Versace boots cause a stir
ha it looks like her pants are down round her knees.
Lets keep New Zealand backpacker friendly
so backpacker claims we shouldnt judge them based on a few bad apples. yet the backpacker judges NZ based on the same small few. oh the hypocrisy
After taxpayers paid to get rid of it, farm sells for $17.5m
sell off public assets so your rich mates can make a quick buck. that was out of nationals play book. was everyone asleep for the past 9 years? the country was run by a banker who set it to make billions for his banker mates. why can people not admit that we got absolutely done over?
Vodafone goes Agile but says staff won't have to sign new contracts
now instead of doing work, you can play with coloured sticky notes all day.
New World warns shoppers its giveaway Pods are not microwavable
more plastic waste to wash into the sea and kill whales and fish and stuff.
Verity Johnson: I love it when middle-aged white men just wanna have fun
men are not aloud to have fun. that would be considered sexiest. only woman are aloud to have fun
All Blacks clinch victory at Twickenham as controversial TMO call costs England
the guy was offside. you draw a line from the last feet across the field when the half picks up the ball the guy was offside. this is not a hard one to call. its crystal clear.
I'm a nurse and I feel cheated by this pay deal
no one likes paying tax. but we all expect top service from the police, education, healthcare and all the other tax funded social services. dont forget to put your hand out when your 65. who do you think pays for super?
Donald Trump steps up trade war with US$200 billion tariffs on Chinese goods
trump is doing a great job of rising prices for the american consumer. they must be stoked
Frustrated Michael Cheika asks ref to explain to media after Wallabies loss to Ireland
Folau clearly grabbed the the guy in the air and tipped him over. does he not know that is the number one sin in rugby.?
Dont give in to the fear - its good for men and women to talk
say the wrong thing and watch your life get destroyed. no thankslook at the article the other day where a company hired a male. all hell broke loose and everyone involved was dragged over the coals.
Hurricanes tweet disgust at Johnny Faauli after his red card tackle - then delete it
red cards are the players fault. they know the rules. thugs like this guy shouldnt be aloud on the field.
Shortland Street's 'insensitive' Down syndrome baby storyline controversy
so the two characters involved in this plot are not aloud to have their own opinions? do characters in fiction now have to tow the PC mandated line on all social issues. that would be the most boring show in the world
AM Show Host Duncan Garner calls for end to cats being kept as pets
dogs maul children and adults all the time. this is a bigger issue than cats. dogs must be gone by lunch time
Male directors still reign supreme at New Zealand International Film Festival
best person for the job so be the one who get it. hiring someone based only on gender is breaking the law
Ex-Calendar Girls dancers to appeal after ERA finds they were contractors, not employees
if they are contractors they must be paying their own tax. maybe IRD should check out the industry
Queens Birthday Honours: Former Prime Minister Bill English made a knight
bill and john ticked up 50 billion in debt and screwed our country over for generations and they both get knighted. this is a joke right?
Transmission Gully motorway looks likely to be user-pays after Labour shifts gears on tolling
so all new roads should be tolled? lets reseal the road outside your house and charge you every time you use it
Rates bill jumps $1000 after council reviews status of granny flat
its a self contained unit you rent out even. pay like the rest of us, what makes so different.
Countdown removes plastic from its own products, ban plastic straws
who on earth throws their rubbish into the sea? maybe we should address that issue first
Hitler was a ferry-ride away from building an atom bomb
come now. going from heavy water to a bomb is a huge leap. stop making it sound more dramatic.
Kate Hawkesby bemoans state of rental market
most landlords get in to the business thinking that they can buy a house and get someone else to pay for it. your tenants are renting off you. not paying off your mortgage. NZ housing is ginoing down the toilet
Christchurch's Avonmore Tertiary Institute goes into voluntary liquidation
so how come it was losing money in 2017? before labour took over??
Latest gaming craze Fortnite hooks children
the kid in the picture should be using the KB and mouse. not that inferior controller paddle thingy. if anything parents can teach their kids how to game properly.
Michelle Duff: Some parents are struggling. Why are we still paying for "free" childcare?
why is it that we want to pay someone else to raise our children? or even worse get the government to pay for someone else to raise our children? this is just odd.
WeChat users offered top secret luxury apartment planned for Aucklands North Harbour
would a whites only apartment block be ok?
High-tech average speed cameras coming to Auckland motorways
they must snap people that are going to slow and ticket them as well.
Women must make up half of all state sector boards: Govt
what about LGBT? shouldnt they get a member on each board? do the rights of this community not matter? im so offended and outraged.
Chair umpire's sexist power play ruins powerful US Open women's final
both competitors are female. how can a ruling against one and not the other be sexiest? oh wait its nothing about her sex. its because she was breaking the rules
Why so much 'fauxffence' over Jamie Oliver's jerk rice?
the real issue is that for some unknown reason the media just seem to report what they see on twitter now days. not only that but it suddenly becomes fact. one person didnt like something on twitter and the headline reads something is bad.
Can diesel save the Commodore?
holden is dead.
Trump's tariffs hitting automakers abroad as financial earnings adjusted
trumps tariffs have hurt american farmers so he just announced the government will bail them out with 12b in aid. where is the logic mr trump ??
I watched all four A Star Is Born movies - here's the messed-up reason it keeps resonating
i could only wish that my wife brought home more bacon than me.
New Zealand to ban single-use plastic bags
lost my vote. guess these clowns only wanted one term
Damning report into beleaguered $90m health project released
when the previous government outsources everything at the lowest possible price the end result is this
Matt Lauer row: We've sold off our slice of paradise
john key was elected to sell off our assets and drive up house prices to maximize bank profits. mission achieved
Affluent Auckland seaside suburb kicks back against proposed freedom camper zone
put the freedom campers down in a paddock in the back country somewhere. stop opening up all our great natural spots to this filth.
My advice, don't leave your phone in an Uber
so you want to pay rock bottom prices and get top grade customer service. i guess its all about you.
Precious rock New Zealand is accused of stealing from the Sahara
without synthetic fertilizer we could only grow enough food to feed half the worlds population. so by all means if you are so outraged you can be one of the ones that goes hungry.
Can a businesses reject customers based on religious beliefs?
the baker can turn anyone they like down for no reason. yet if they give a reason they become subjected to legislation. marriage is a legal contract. im not sure why religion is mentioned here.
No need to wait for 'free-to-air' 4K television broadcasts, says Kordia
1k, 4k, 0k. doesnt matter. junk tv is still junk tv
Drug Free Sport NZ's testing regime ineffective in fight against doping
the system is set up to find people with illegal drugs in their bodies. how they get there is 100% the athletes responsibility. the system is working exactly as it should
Rugby Championship 'for southern softies' - UK critic Stephen Jones
dont worry mate. we will be your way at the end of the year and we will sort you out for good.
Clearly onside - English media berate call that cost England win against All Blacks
TMO will always check the phase in which a try is scored. that is apart of their protocol. the all blacks have had a handful of tries disallowed this year for that exact same reason.
Serena Williams cartoon reprinted under 'Welcome to PC World' headline
has this woman apologized for her behavior yet? or is she going to be booed for the rest of her career ?
The dark side of gaming: Why child gamers are at risk from predators
online communities are great for kids. they can meet people, socialize and learn a lot about life. my daughter practicality learnt to read, spell and type in online chat her use of language is amazing. she is well ahead of her class and is very street smart. she can spot the pervs a mile away and always calls them out. parents need to sit down with there kids , learn a bit about what they are doing. participate with them a bit and teach them about being safe on the net.
"At school in nappies: Anxious parents seek help with toilet-training new entrants",
the main thing is your trying everything you can. thats the right attitude. some parents just dont seem to care at all
As a working dad, I'm always treated differently to mums
my partner is a stay at home mum. i work about 70 hours a week and for some reason she seems to think i should perform half of all parenting duties as well. she says she is very busy when the kids are at school all day. but i know she is just sleeping on the couch
Australian supermarket Coles gives in to customer pressure over plastic bags
you generate more pollution driving your car to the store than a plastic bag. so why do they still provide car parks? why are these stores encouraging people to drive pollution mobiles to their store?
Speed limits to drop on 40 KÄpiti Coast roads
safety is the most important thing on the road. seeing as cycling is so unsafe then we must ban them from using the road asap. this is all about the safety of all road users and the lives of our children
Refugees in the Sahara Desert blame New Zealand for perpetuating a conflict
can you please actually think about the implications here. fertilizer almost triples the yield of all food grown on this planet. if we stopped using it food production would decrease so much that half the world would starve to death. how on earth is that an improvement on the situation?
How much work do teachers put in outside of school?
i work in a school but im not a teacher. i run the IT infrastructure. just about all the work is done digitally. i get huge metric data on how staff and students use the system. all my graphs bottom out over the school holidays as everyone takes weeks off.
"Tax-free internet shopping to end next October",
internet shopping has kept NZ retailers honest about pricing. as soon as the internet tax goes on prices in stores will rise. this will have a negative impact on anyone who buys anything. i was under the impression the government represented kiwis. not faceless companies and corporations
'Don't leave plastic bag change up to customers'
there is nothing wrong with plastic if disposed of properly like 99.9% of people do. just because a few people litter does not mean we have to ban the entire product. on my walk down the beach the other day i saw. plastic bottle, glass bottles, plastic food wrap. and a dumped car. should we now ban all these products? what a joke this has become
From bumper boats to bust: future of KÄpiti kiosk uncertain
would be a shame to see it go but its had its day. despite the sentimental and historical value as a structure its a terrible hunk of junk. just demolish it
Christchurch contractor mistakenly encases trees in concrete
this is what happens when you import all your staff from overseas. what ever makes more profit to fill your own pockets right
Wallabies finally just as skilful as All Blacks, claims Mick Byrne
sport has always been 50% physical and 50% mental. the ABs have very good leaders and support who are able to maintain a high mental state in the team
Channel Three owner MediaWorks raises possibility it might have to pull out of television
why not come out and say it? hiding your whole argument behind the term structural anomalies makes you look like you want the government to change laws to favour your business. is this going to be hobbit law 2.0??
'KFC' test for tenants: Property managers asking for bank statements
low income people can afford to either eat or pay rent. not both obviously. pretty sad country we have here