I find it very disappointing that there are those that choose to use the racist card to get what they want when clearly none exists. Just like in this article there was not one case presented. Wifey works in the DHB and they provide services to Maori that other New Zealanders do not get. An example of this that any overnight stays or more Maori patients are all given a pack that includes toothbrush and toothpaste etc.All staff complete courses that not only include the treaty but also on the wants and needs of Maori. There are no courses for any other race.Maori statistics for not turning up to appointments are nearly twice as high for any other New Zealander. I do think personal responsibility for the choices you make is really the key. It really all gets back to education.
Labour just does not care. They have set off on crusade with their fantasy bucket list with little thought as to the outcome of what will happen as a result of it;1. Get the evil landlord. The consequence is that investers will flee leaving a rental shortage. Consequence is then even less rentals available.2. The stopping of future oil exploration. It will cost our economy dearly. The MDIE told them not to but on they charged. There are some 6000 products that are made from oil. Even the EV has many products in them made fom oil. There is also a consequence that mass oil usage gives us all in that these products they make are now relatively cheap. This will change. Be prepared to gig deep.3. Kiwi build helps who? Apparently only those that earn over 180k. It was not that long ago Labour viewed those earning over 70k was wealthy and wanted to tax them more. Absolutely bizarre.4, Billions of dollars spent on a light rail system for the few in Auckland. They still can get their heads around that we just do not have the population density for public transport to work here. 5. The raising of fuel tax. This hurts the poor the most. The poor just can not afford modern economical vehicles and usually travel the furtherest for work.All we get from Phil when confronted with these are smart alec and misleading answers with no substance. Transparent government my backside.
Cripes I should have read this all the way to the bottom. I just had to collect my breath when IRD said they would collect the money for these cars. As an employer it looks like government and IRD are going to foist another tax collection onto me for which I receive ZERO compensation. Thanks Labour I just love working for you for free. NOT.
Statistics please. Alternate labour voters are the Greens. Alternate Nat voters were NZF as they followed Winston. Even Shane jumped ship to a National post as Labour shafted him.
Correct. you do not have to go far to find poorer people than Maori. Pacific Islands then Asia. In fact when Willie Jackson came back from a government Malaysia trip he stated quote; we do not have any poverty here.
All I know is that with rates and insuraces far exceeding inflation year after year this comes with no surprise. Even sucessive governments have done the same.
Baby boomers came from large families and did not expect anything from their parents wether it be a small loan or their home.Millenials seem to see their parents as a soft touch and expect an inheritance.Baby boomers were happy to drive a cheap casr and buy a dungy house which they did up sold and then did it again. They also saw that restuarants were an absolute treat and tended to eat at friends houses which was reciprocated.Millenials want everything modern and new with all the latest gadgets. Restuarants and cafes are seen as the norm. Reciprocal eating at friends houses would be as much as baby boomers went to restuarants.I personally know of millenials that earn over 100k but have absolutely nothing in their bank accounts. To hear them complain about how good baby boomers have got it just baffles me.
I was with Tower. When we moved I looked at other insurers because I thought they were a bit high and found ones that were much cheaper with a better reputation.Why they want their clients to start looking else where baffles me.
The biggest complaint I heard when travelling in America when Obama was president was how much the price of fuel had risen while he was in power. When you start eating into peoples income through indirect taxes there will be a price to pay. When these taxes hurt the poorest the most then political parties do have a problem. Eventually the poor will work out that after 50 years voting for Labour they are still no better off. In fact they are now worse off. After all the poor can simply not afford to buy modern fuel efficient vehicles.
A ten out of ten article. It baffles me today the level of parenting skills out there. It seems common sense and logic are exponententially lacking as the years go by. It is no wonder NZ has trouble holding onto police. If I was one the level of frustration would drive me out of the forces in a heart beat. Who. after all, needs this.
When I saw the headline I thought great they has come up with a practical solution only to find that no they didnt. It seems the answer to all the lefts problems is to tax it even though it doesnt solve anything as the problem still remains. Trust me the next thing we will have is a sugar tax even though it has not worked anywhere in the world where it has been introduced.I have always said that for socialists they make damn fine capitalists.
They conveniently selected a period that looks good. I see no mention of the flight to Nuie to see her father and the lame excuse used for flying the Air Force jet again to Nauru.
There are over 6000 products made from oil. Even the key board and computer you just made this comment on. It is just naive to think that stopping oil exploration will change anything. It just makes NZ look like Luddites.
Beazley, Neil, Universal homes. Basically a three bedroom box that was affordable. It seems that Labour want architectural homes. I can not help but think their priorities are wrong. How about you?
200 Kiwi build homes in Wanaka???? Just how many locals have a combined income of 180k there?????What a waste. Future holiday homes for the rich subsidised by Labour.
Interesting to see Winston and Jacinda smiling away in the video above. This is what a often posting loyal Labourite on here had to say about Winston position in the next election. Quote; I like Winston and hope he can stay on but labour and the greens could govern alone now, so in some ways he doesnt matter.I can not help but think this is the opinion of the majority of Labour and Green supporters.The Best advice I can give you Winston is watch your back. Et tu, Brute?
There is no doubt that money can be made from climate change. Scientists here in NZ are already developing grasses which drastically reduce methane output in cows. I am in now doubt that there is climate change. It has been happening for centuries. You only have to look at records of sea level that were first started recording in 1856. They have been steadily increasing every year by 1 - 2 mm. There is nothing new here. Headlines of a 10cm rise in the next ten years is hardly surprising.What I do get annoyed with is alarmists. You would have to be stupid if you do not think we have to look after this planet. I also do think tough we should be investing in our own country. Jacinda recently gave the UN 800 million dollars. To me that is like pouring money down the dunny. We would be far better to invest in things like the above research into fixing our own problems. Planting trees and investing in grass research is only a start. We have many talented people in NZ who have the ability to look outside the square. These are the people we should be investing in.
Jose you need to study history. When Labour brought in GST in 1986 they told us all the 10% was more than enough to run this country and we would all prosper from it. If Labour wont introduce it why spend millions on a working group on how they can tax us more????? BTW Labour promise of no new taxes has already been shattered.BTW National had no problem running the country on the taxes they where collecting in fact they were going to give us all a tax cut.
Interesting that when Labour uses these limos they are charged less than National and probably visa versa when National was in power. This anomally makes it a nonsense when these figures are bandied about for political purposes.
How they never had a safety plan in place for a known gaseous mine on what to do if they had an explosion like this baffles me. I have worked in underground mines in Australia back in the seventies. They regularly pracriced how to cope with any type of disaster they could imagine. To immediately hand this over to the police, who have no idea of any type of mine, was simply just unacceptable if not criminal in itself.
Careful folks. There is a much bigger issue here (No pun intended). From what I have seen we should all sit up and take notice. What played out should make us all very afraid. The power that hollywood and the FBI weilded in our sovereign nation and how our law enforcement merrily and illegally went alone with it just staggers me. Perhaps George Orwell was right after all.
Please do not politicise this. This mine was in operation when Labour was in as well. The real question is why there was no safety plan in place and that they all learn from this.
To get sent to jail in this country takes some doing. They do not willy nilly send people there. To get put behind bars requires a list if residism or very serious crimes.In fact recent statistics on jail numbers only shows a growth in gang criminals.
To quote Marin Luther King;I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character..... That all men are created equal.
Exactly. My dog uses the same amount of plastic bags as well. If these idiots think I am going to pick up dog poo with a paper bag they got to be kidding.
News Flash!! If you really want to see Single Use Bags look into your shopping cart before going through the checkout. I know of no one that uses their shopping bags only once. It is all a big CON that just makes socialists happy that they are once again controlling what we can and can not do. Trust me next it will be what shower head we can use.
Agreed. The closing down of the Apprenticeship Board is a classic example. In fact if they had any brains they would reinstate it. Our trade people used to be sort after overseas when we had this. Not any more.Before you say: But we have the BCITO. They are not a patch on what we had. With no off site training given and apprentices only learning from the trades people they work under is a recipe for disaster.
We offset the cost of imports with exporting our oil and LPG gas. All that will happen is our balance of payments will be reduced making our dollar drop and increasing the cost of importing oil.So where is the win??????
David - Trust me it was no different back then. Getting the deposit was the first hurdle. We just knuckled down and saved as much as possible. I did not buy my first home until I was in my mid thirties. I should have one this ten years sooner but there you go.You will find that once you get on the property ladder things change. Your mortgage payments stay basically the same but you will see you mates rents for ever rising. Trust me everyting is relative. Just look at your yearly wage you are getting and then look at your necessary out goings.The quickest way I found to save money was to give myself a weekly spend limit. I did not go over this. If the weekly spend limit was less it went into the next weeks spend. You will be amazed how quickly you bank account grows.
Fine if you are a paper pusher but if you work physically it is a whole other kettle of fish. I am not quite at retirement age and work physically. I recently had an MRI and could no believe how much my bones had worn out. Another issue would be ACC. They use degeneration as a reason to opt out of paying for surgeries for work place accidents. This extra 5 years might not sound long but the consequences of it really does seriously need looking at.
I guess there is the argument that if you give people enough rope they will eventually...â¦.. Perhaps that is the real reason after all Aunty Helens government was voted out because they were about to tell us what size shower head we could use. Getting rid of plastic bags is a nonsense. All it will do is make us get plastic bags from else where. If you think that I am picking up my dogs poo with a paper bag you have got another thing coming. I know of no one who doesnt re use there shopping bags. All they are going to be replaced with tougher bags that break even less.
To quote Benjanim Disraeli; There are three types of lies -- lies, damn lies, and statistics.I do think that lifestyle choices and not seeking medical help soon enough plays the biggest part in these statistics. Perhaps they should look there first.Wifey works in the BHB and the biggest problem is Maori not turning up for appointments even when they have life threatening problems.
No you are missing the point. This is the very thing that Winston complained of. You can not have staff leaking this sort of information to all and sundry. I bet my house that in your work place you have privacy policies in place.
University fees are subsidised by government. For the tax payers in NZ to end up getting nothing back because they have gone overseas presumably to earn higher money it is then unconscionable for them to think they are not responsible for that debt. The majority of these students become high earners wether they work in the field they studied or end up doing something else. BTW it was their choice to take this loan and no one elses. It is a loan. Even a low paid labourer understands what a loan is. A BA degree that had student fees of $4000.00 actually costs $12000,00 per student to run each year. These figures were from ten years ago. The tax payers of New Zealand are paying this difference. Tax payers have a right to pursue those that try and shirk their responsibilities. All these people in Australia have Aussie IRD numbers. It can not be that hard to track them down.
What we have is continual governments making this country even more expensive to live in. The raising of GST to 15%, increased rates that are far above inflation year after year, increased fuel levies and now there is even talk of a sugar tax.Our standard of living has been continually eroded. It seems every time we get ahead governments here step in and pull us back. Having lived in Australia for ten years I got the feeling that government there was supportive of those who want to get ahead. I get the feeling here that those that do not achieve are rewarded while those that do are punished. It is a bazaar way of running a country.We need to get back to the days when wages were linked to inflation. The ironry is that the only government department that has this system is our politicians.If this happened in any other country they would be rioting in the streets.
Who here remembers Jacinda clearly state that she is going to have a clear and transparent government. Right now that statement is right up there with dirty rivers.
In Rarotonga I gave the drinks waiter a rugby ball. We always got served first at happy hour and never had to wave out for more drinks the whole time we were there..Fiji we took a dozen deflated rugby balls and pumped them up when we arrived there. We told the taxi driver to take us to the poorest schools. You would have thought we were handing over a cheque for ten thousand dollars. Next time it will be either soccer or net balls.
Question? Just how many of the poor drive late model fuel efficient cars? Ditto for the Max Telfords rich people?There in lies the hyprocracy of these Labour leaders who put themselves forward as the savior of the poor.
The mind set of labour supporters. Goff voted in not because of the zero policies he put forward but because he was a labour minister in parliament. We really do have to start thinking smarter New Zealand.
At the Field Days there were two bedroom transportable homes for approx. 120k. They were well built and insulated with double glazing. It can be done. I remember when first homes were boxes built with fibralite cladding. Sunnynook is full of them. Kieth Hay, Beazly and Neil homes I seem to remember were what the first home owners were buying. It seems the government is hell bent on architectually designed houses for the poor that are well out of their means.
The Greens are not called watermelons for nothing. They have a record for banning and taxing anything while they are happily using these products themselves.
Labour - The Robin Hood Party. What a way to run a country. The policy of lets reward those that dont achieve and punish those that do.Having lived in Australia (yes this is relavent) for ten years I always had the feeling that government there was helping me to get ahead. I always feel here that when they give you something they find another way of taking it off you.It amazes me that the poor has been voting Labour for 50 years and are still no better off. Perol prices must be really hurting them. So much for Twyford saying it was only going to add $5.77 to your weekly costs.
It is one this to be positive and promise the world to get votes. it is another when you openly admit that you can not after being elected. Most people would could this blatant lieing. Just how to we trust what Labour says they are going to do. Every time they open there mouths we have no idea if they are being honest.
At least National did not parade themselves as having the best interests of the poor at heart. The GST rise as everyone knows was to get us through the WWGFC. Now we are through it Labour is more than welcome to lower it back to where is was. BTW I am not holding my breath.
The old Mercer coal fired power station was touted as a solution for exactly this sort of waste. The idea was to created a high temperature fire furnice and burn it all. This is successfully used overseas and has very low emissions. Guess who stopped this from happening? You are correct, It was the Greens.
Sold NZ out? He sold 49% of the power companies. NZ now gets;1. Full control of these assets.2. 51% of all the profits every year.3. 33% of the other 49% of the profits every year.Unlike Labour who sell 100% of the railways for $1 only to buy it back for $600 million.
Just another leftist rant about nothing. There is no where in this article that states that opposition parties pay more for the use of the government fleet. An anomoly that baffles me why this is so. I have heard that they pay twice as much. It really is a nonsense because at the end of the day it is one government department paying another. All it really does to provide statistics that confirm what we already knew; âThere are three types of lies -- lies, damn lies, and statistics.â
And the other myth. The trickle down theory. This fails because the rich do not spend, the middle class does. The poor get up at 11 oclock in the morning.
When i was in America on a road trip all petrol stations i went to were pre pay. No one seemed to be hastled by this. Perhaps it is time we did this here.
Why????They know nothing about underground mining and even less about gaseous mines. All mines have there own team of mining volunteers who practice in weekends rescues. Then the question is did this mine have this in operation. If they did they should have been consulted and let do the job they were trained for.
I am in the construction industry too. I recently had an MRI and could not believe how much my bones had worn out due to heavy labour. Anyone who thinks that just because we live longer means our bodies do is obviously an office worker.
When I worked for the GPO many years ago our wages were inflation linked. The only government department that still has this is politicians. Go figure.
Potential petrol thieves beware of vigilanty farmer groups. Petrol theft happened in our community about 20 years ago. The perpertrator was seen to be wearing his damaged hand in a sling walking around our town. Everyone knew what he had done. There has been no more petrol thefts here in the last twenty years.
Just remember the sage saying; Be very careful what you wish for.Balance of payments is one thing that immediately springs to mind let alone job loses and all for nothing.There are over 6000 products made from using oil. Paint, plastic, tyres, synthetic carpets. Even the computer you are using to comment on.
The only problem I have with means testing is that those who have made a lot of money have also paid a lot of tax. Why should they miss out after all when it comes to the pension we all get paid the same.
It really is just another lie to add to the others that Labour has been coming out with. Kiwibuild - light rail - high speed commuter trains between Tauranga and Hamilton...â¦â¦â¦..
Speaking of Kiwirail just when is Tauranga going to get its high speed rail system that Jacinda in her election promised us all for the bargain price of $20 million?
One thing I have noted over the years is how fickle voters are. Especially those of minor parties. Just compare the amount of votes the Greens got in the last two elections. Would Jacinda want to test this. Me thinks not.
And that is the nonsense of EVs. A far better environmental mode of transport is hydrogen power, They have been using this in California and Japan for many years. Toyota, Honda and now Hyundai are sucessfully producing these vehicles.
Oh how do we not know that projects like this are never on budget. The proposed white elephant that they are going to call light rail will be the same. Twyfords figures of 11,000 people an hour will be using this lemon is pie in the sky and the price they say it will cost likewise. You only have to look at what cost overruns have been experienced overseas. For the life of me Dominion Lane is just not wide enough unless you do away with all the on street parking. Then what is the point because all those businesses along this road will go to the wall and even less people will use the light rail as it will not take them where they want to go.
Umm all incorrect. The Tauranga to Omokoroa new road was programed to start but when Labour got in they cancelled it. As for bridges in Northland Winston too promised them. BTW just how many have been built? Please do not include the Puhoi to Wellsford extension.
"Waitangi Tribunal investigates sick, racist health system that 'fails MÄori'",
I find it very disappointing that there are those that choose to use the racist card to get what they want when clearly none exists. Just like in this article there was not one case presented. Wifey works in the DHB and they provide services to Maori that other New Zealanders do not get. An example of this that any overnight stays or more Maori patients are all given a pack that includes toothbrush and toothpaste etc.All staff complete courses that not only include the treaty but also on the wants and needs of Maori. There are no courses for any other race.Maori statistics for not turning up to appointments are nearly twice as high for any other New Zealander. I do think personal responsibility for the choices you make is really the key. It really all gets back to education.
Social media can prove a minefield for politicians
Nice. In one hand taking the moral high ground and in the other using foul language. Spare me.
"Waitangi Tribunal investigates sick, racist health system that 'fails MÄori'",
Sorry ignorance is not seeing where the real problem lies.
Labour hosts business and lobbyists at $600-a-head dinners in exclusive private clubs
Labour = pot = kettle = black
KiwiBuild: Not for low-income families, says Housing Minister
The poor have been voting Labour for Fifty years yet they are still poor. They only get any attention when their vote is wanted.
Housing Minister Phil Twyford's reforms likely to raise rents, officials warn
Labour just does not care. They have set off on crusade with their fantasy bucket list with little thought as to the outcome of what will happen as a result of it;1. Get the evil landlord. The consequence is that investers will flee leaving a rental shortage. Consequence is then even less rentals available.2. The stopping of future oil exploration. It will cost our economy dearly. The MDIE told them not to but on they charged. There are some 6000 products that are made from oil. Even the EV has many products in them made fom oil. There is also a consequence that mass oil usage gives us all in that these products they make are now relatively cheap. This will change. Be prepared to gig deep.3. Kiwi build helps who? Apparently only those that earn over 180k. It was not that long ago Labour viewed those earning over 70k was wealthy and wanted to tax them more. Absolutely bizarre.4, Billions of dollars spent on a light rail system for the few in Auckland. They still can get their heads around that we just do not have the population density for public transport to work here. 5. The raising of fuel tax. This hurts the poor the most. The poor just can not afford modern economical vehicles and usually travel the furtherest for work.All we get from Phil when confronted with these are smart alec and misleading answers with no substance. Transparent government my backside.
Jacinda Arderns message to the party faithful - we cant do it all
The poor have also been voting for Labour for the last fifty years and yet they are still poor.
Prime Minister's mix-up could have led to a much more brutal economics lesson
I always tell my workers that if you tell me lies, even little ones, I will never trust you again.
Forum suggests leasing ex-government cars to low-income families
Cripes I should have read this all the way to the bottom. I just had to collect my breath when IRD said they would collect the money for these cars. As an employer it looks like government and IRD are going to foist another tax collection onto me for which I receive ZERO compensation. Thanks Labour I just love working for you for free. NOT.
Banned from skifield facilities for eating own lunch, claims shuttle operator
$10.50 for a bowl of chips. They should be held up for piracy. BTW I did not know that schuttle bus drivers were paid that well.
Why National insists on calling Jacinda Ardern 'weak'
Statistics please. Alternate labour voters are the Greens. Alternate Nat voters were NZF as they followed Winston. Even Shane jumped ship to a National post as Labour shafted him.
MÄori are among the most vulnerable to climate change
Correct. you do not have to go far to find poorer people than Maori. Pacific Islands then Asia. In fact when Willie Jackson came back from a government Malaysia trip he stated quote; we do not have any poverty here.
NZ Super isn't enough for 'no frills' lifestyle, but Kiwis are bridging the gap
All I know is that with rates and insuraces far exceeding inflation year after year this comes with no surprise. Even sucessive governments have done the same.
Young people 'expect to end up poorer' but it's not all gloom
Baby boomers came from large families and did not expect anything from their parents wether it be a small loan or their home.Millenials seem to see their parents as a soft touch and expect an inheritance.Baby boomers were happy to drive a cheap casr and buy a dungy house which they did up sold and then did it again. They also saw that restuarants were an absolute treat and tended to eat at friends houses which was reciprocated.Millenials want everything modern and new with all the latest gadgets. Restuarants and cafes are seen as the norm. Reciprocal eating at friends houses would be as much as baby boomers went to restuarants.I personally know of millenials that earn over 100k but have absolutely nothing in their bank accounts. To hear them complain about how good baby boomers have got it just baffles me.
"'We won't stop until they listen': Auckland truckies drive in convoy to protest fuel tax
And Labour will still not care. They are fixated on their bucket list and do not give a ratz what their voters think or want.
Social media can prove a minefield for politicians
Nah wont happen. He is too logical for our politicians. They still just dont get it.
Tower hits homeowner with $10,000 premium hike under new quake risk assessment
I was with Tower. When we moved I looked at other insurers because I thought they were a bit high and found ones that were much cheaper with a better reputation.Why they want their clients to start looking else where baffles me.
NZ economy may not be as slow as business confidence suggests - for now
Dont you just love head lines that have may and could in them and make it sound like facts.
KiwiBuild: Not for low-income families, says Housing Minister
Wanaka - The new gold rush. Future holiday homes for the rich.
Prime Minister's business confidence push back: 'I'm interested in the reality'
Thinks; What to do? What to do? I know. It time for a sugar tax.
Are non-Aucklanders paying the regional fuel tax?
The biggest complaint I heard when travelling in America when Obama was president was how much the price of fuel had risen while he was in power. When you start eating into peoples income through indirect taxes there will be a price to pay. When these taxes hurt the poorest the most then political parties do have a problem. Eventually the poor will work out that after 50 years voting for Labour they are still no better off. In fact they are now worse off. After all the poor can simply not afford to buy modern fuel efficient vehicles.
Inside Pike River: parent Bernie Monk enters mine for first time
He sounds like my dog. Will bark inside the house at any noise but will not go outside to see what it is.
Dear Mary-anne: The police brought home my daughter
A ten out of ten article. It baffles me today the level of parenting skills out there. It seems common sense and logic are exponententially lacking as the years go by. It is no wonder NZ has trouble holding onto police. If I was one the level of frustration would drive me out of the forces in a heart beat. Who. after all, needs this.
Jacinda Arderns message to the party faithful - we cant do it all
Thats as close as you will get for Labour being quote; open and transparent. Sad but 1.
Time for weak Ardern to show them who's boss
Cripes I nearly fell out of bed spilling my cuppa tea. Was this really an article bagging our can do no wrong Mother of Dragons.
Government's three strikes repeal killed by NZ First
From the few crims I personally know the thing they fear most is the three strikes law. To say it does not work is a nonsense.
Government tackles tyred old problem
When I saw the headline I thought great they has come up with a practical solution only to find that no they didnt. It seems the answer to all the lefts problems is to tax it even though it doesnt solve anything as the problem still remains. Trust me the next thing we will have is a sugar tax even though it has not worked anywhere in the world where it has been introduced.I have always said that for socialists they make damn fine capitalists.
Forum suggests leasing ex-government cars to low-income families
Ill have the BMW please.
Trump advocates depriving undocumented immigrants of due-process rights
And I bet the ones that would be most upset about this would be the Lawyers.
Ministers spent $1.49m on travel and accommodation in last quarter - less than last Government for same period
They conveniently selected a period that looks good. I see no mention of the flight to Nuie to see her father and the lame excuse used for flying the Air Force jet again to Nauru.
Ban on new offshore oil exploration permits looms
There are over 6000 products made from oil. Even the key board and computer you just made this comment on. It is just naive to think that stopping oil exploration will change anything. It just makes NZ look like Luddites.
KiwiBuild: Not for low-income families, says Housing Minister
Beazley, Neil, Universal homes. Basically a three bedroom box that was affordable. It seems that Labour want architectural homes. I can not help but think their priorities are wrong. How about you?
KiwiBuild: Not for low-income families, says Housing Minister
200 Kiwi build homes in Wanaka???? Just how many locals have a combined income of 180k there?????What a waste. Future holiday homes for the rich subsidised by Labour.
Dear Mary-anne: The police brought home my daughter
Agreed. As Judge Judy famously says; You know your teenager is lying as soon as they open their mouths.
Jacinda Arderns message to the party faithful - we cant do it all
Interesting to see Winston and Jacinda smiling away in the video above. This is what a often posting loyal Labourite on here had to say about Winston position in the next election. Quote; I like Winston and hope he can stay on but labour and the greens could govern alone now, so in some ways he doesnt matter.I can not help but think this is the opinion of the majority of Labour and Green supporters.The Best advice I can give you Winston is watch your back. Et tu, Brute?
Government tackles tyred old problem
They dont drive cars. From their stance on all environmental issues I believe they all use wooden wheel bicyles. They after all are not hypocrites.
Forget the climate doom and gloom - its time to be positive
There is no doubt that money can be made from climate change. Scientists here in NZ are already developing grasses which drastically reduce methane output in cows. I am in now doubt that there is climate change. It has been happening for centuries. You only have to look at records of sea level that were first started recording in 1856. They have been steadily increasing every year by 1 - 2 mm. There is nothing new here. Headlines of a 10cm rise in the next ten years is hardly surprising.What I do get annoyed with is alarmists. You would have to be stupid if you do not think we have to look after this planet. I also do think tough we should be investing in our own country. Jacinda recently gave the UN 800 million dollars. To me that is like pouring money down the dunny. We would be far better to invest in things like the above research into fixing our own problems. Planting trees and investing in grass research is only a start. We have many talented people in NZ who have the ability to look outside the square. These are the people we should be investing in.
Cullens capital gains tax comments could turn the tax into a game for business
Jose you need to study history. When Labour brought in GST in 1986 they told us all the 10% was more than enough to run this country and we would all prosper from it. If Labour wont introduce it why spend millions on a working group on how they can tax us more????? BTW Labour promise of no new taxes has already been shattered.BTW National had no problem running the country on the taxes they where collecting in fact they were going to give us all a tax cut.
Tracy Watkins: Bridges doesn't need a formal inquiry into limogate
Interesting that when Labour uses these limos they are charged less than National and probably visa versa when National was in power. This anomally makes it a nonsense when these figures are bandied about for political purposes.
Goodbye All Blacks? American football writer dares to suggest NFL's top talent could dominate world rugby
Salary caps would be the end of the Americans. Their top stars could not believe what Richie earnt.
Inside Pike River: parent Bernie Monk enters mine for first time
How they never had a safety plan in place for a known gaseous mine on what to do if they had an explosion like this baffles me. I have worked in underground mines in Australia back in the seventies. They regularly pracriced how to cope with any type of disaster they could imagine. To immediately hand this over to the police, who have no idea of any type of mine, was simply just unacceptable if not criminal in itself.
Dotcom should not be handed over to face Trump's idea of justice
Careful folks. There is a much bigger issue here (No pun intended). From what I have seen we should all sit up and take notice. What played out should make us all very afraid. The power that hollywood and the FBI weilded in our sovereign nation and how our law enforcement merrily and illegally went alone with it just staggers me. Perhaps George Orwell was right after all.
Mrs Salisbury: I finally told my wife I like to wear women's underwear
I tried the wifes g-string. It was bloody uncomfortable or it could have been i was wearing them the wrong way round.
Government confirms single-use plastic bags will be gone in six months
BTW just where does this government get its feedback? After reading these comments it is certainly not on Stuffs comment page.
Explainer: What is the Zero Carbon Bill?
Can someone please tell me where the money from carbon trading is going? It seems to be a subject no one wants to talk about.
Inside Pike River: parent Bernie Monk enters mine for first time
Please do not politicise this. This mine was in operation when Labour was in as well. The real question is why there was no safety plan in place and that they all learn from this.
Government's three strikes repeal killed by NZ First
To get sent to jail in this country takes some doing. They do not willy nilly send people there. To get put behind bars requires a list if residism or very serious crimes.In fact recent statistics on jail numbers only shows a growth in gang criminals.
Prime Minister's office admits mistake over Ardern's economic growth 'hint' claim
You just know Labour supporters know they are wrong when they all make excusses for our prime minister.
Ban on new offshore oil exploration permits looms
Trouble is Tross is that scooter is made using oil by products. The paint, wiring insulation, rubber tyres, handle grips, wheel bearing oil...â¦â¦â¦.
MÄori succeeding in Parliament just fine without need to entrench seats
To quote Marin Luther King;I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character..... That all men are created equal.
Raise the pension age regardless of future Super affordability
On this same premise of people living longer perhaps, because women do, their pension should kick in latter than men.
Government confirms single-use plastic bags will be gone in six months
Exactly. My dog uses the same amount of plastic bags as well. If these idiots think I am going to pick up dog poo with a paper bag they got to be kidding.
Government confirms single-use plastic bags will be gone in six months
News Flash!! If you really want to see Single Use Bags look into your shopping cart before going through the checkout. I know of no one that uses their shopping bags only once. It is all a big CON that just makes socialists happy that they are once again controlling what we can and can not do. Trust me next it will be what shower head we can use.
Cullens capital gains tax comments could turn the tax into a game for business
Can someone please add up all the taxes we pay now. When Labour brought in 10% GST in 1986 they told us NO MORE TAXES.
Immigration 'breather' halted for regions
Agreed. The closing down of the Apprenticeship Board is a classic example. In fact if they had any brains they would reinstate it. Our trade people used to be sort after overseas when we had this. Not any more.Before you say: But we have the BCITO. They are not a patch on what we had. With no off site training given and apprentices only learning from the trades people they work under is a recipe for disaster.
Ban on new offshore oil exploration permits looms
We offset the cost of imports with exporting our oil and LPG gas. All that will happen is our balance of payments will be reduced making our dollar drop and increasing the cost of importing oil.So where is the win??????
Young people 'expect to end up poorer' but it's not all gloom
David - Trust me it was no different back then. Getting the deposit was the first hurdle. We just knuckled down and saved as much as possible. I did not buy my first home until I was in my mid thirties. I should have one this ten years sooner but there you go.You will find that once you get on the property ladder things change. Your mortgage payments stay basically the same but you will see you mates rents for ever rising. Trust me everyting is relative. Just look at your yearly wage you are getting and then look at your necessary out goings.The quickest way I found to save money was to give myself a weekly spend limit. I did not go over this. If the weekly spend limit was less it went into the next weeks spend. You will be amazed how quickly you bank account grows.
Call to link NZ Super age to health expectancy could mean working until 70
Fine if you are a paper pusher but if you work physically it is a whole other kettle of fish. I am not quite at retirement age and work physically. I recently had an MRI and could no believe how much my bones had worn out. Another issue would be ACC. They use degeneration as a reason to opt out of paying for surgeries for work place accidents. This extra 5 years might not sound long but the consequences of it really does seriously need looking at.
Cost of policing Wellington protests is skyrocketing
There are over 6000 products that are made from oil. I bet my house that these protesters use many of them every day.
Government confirms single-use plastic bags will be gone in six months
I guess there is the argument that if you give people enough rope they will eventually...â¦.. Perhaps that is the real reason after all Aunty Helens government was voted out because they were about to tell us what size shower head we could use. Getting rid of plastic bags is a nonsense. All it will do is make us get plastic bags from else where. If you think that I am picking up my dogs poo with a paper bag you have got another thing coming. I know of no one who doesnt re use there shopping bags. All they are going to be replaced with tougher bags that break even less.
"Waitangi Tribunal investigates sick, racist health system that 'fails MÄori'",
To quote Benjanim Disraeli; There are three types of lies -- lies, damn lies, and statistics.I do think that lifestyle choices and not seeking medical help soon enough plays the biggest part in these statistics. Perhaps they should look there first.Wifey works in the BHB and the biggest problem is Maori not turning up for appointments even when they have life threatening problems.
Stacey Kirk: The foreboding sense there's more to come in two capital scandals
Apparently not. Our jails are full of people with these very same issues.
Inside Pike River: parent Bernie Monk enters mine for first time
And the Greens. Did they not want to open cast this mine but they stopped it. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Tracy Watkins: Bridges doesn't need a formal inquiry into limogate
No you are missing the point. This is the very thing that Winston complained of. You can not have staff leaking this sort of information to all and sundry. I bet my house that in your work place you have privacy policies in place.
Inland Revenue loses track of thousands of Kiwi student loan debtors in Australia
University fees are subsidised by government. For the tax payers in NZ to end up getting nothing back because they have gone overseas presumably to earn higher money it is then unconscionable for them to think they are not responsible for that debt. The majority of these students become high earners wether they work in the field they studied or end up doing something else. BTW it was their choice to take this loan and no one elses. It is a loan. Even a low paid labourer understands what a loan is. A BA degree that had student fees of $4000.00 actually costs $12000,00 per student to run each year. These figures were from ten years ago. The tax payers of New Zealand are paying this difference. Tax payers have a right to pursue those that try and shirk their responsibilities. All these people in Australia have Aussie IRD numbers. It can not be that hard to track them down.
Bypassed by the economic boom, workers are pushing back
What we have is continual governments making this country even more expensive to live in. The raising of GST to 15%, increased rates that are far above inflation year after year, increased fuel levies and now there is even talk of a sugar tax.Our standard of living has been continually eroded. It seems every time we get ahead governments here step in and pull us back. Having lived in Australia for ten years I got the feeling that government there was supportive of those who want to get ahead. I get the feeling here that those that do not achieve are rewarded while those that do are punished. It is a bazaar way of running a country.We need to get back to the days when wages were linked to inflation. The ironry is that the only government department that has this system is our politicians.If this happened in any other country they would be rioting in the streets.
Stacey Kirk: The foreboding sense there's more to come in two capital scandals
Who here remembers Jacinda clearly state that she is going to have a clear and transparent government. Right now that statement is right up there with dirty rivers.
8 things you should never do at hotel checkout
In Rarotonga I gave the drinks waiter a rugby ball. We always got served first at happy hour and never had to wave out for more drinks the whole time we were there..Fiji we took a dozen deflated rugby balls and pumped them up when we arrived there. We told the taxi driver to take us to the poorest schools. You would have thought we were handing over a cheque for ten thousand dollars. Next time it will be either soccer or net balls.
The US midterms show the power of Donald Trump’s divisive messages
Just like Australia huh.
Transport Minister reveals the impact of new fuel taxes, critics dismiss his figures
Question? Just how many of the poor drive late model fuel efficient cars? Ditto for the Max Telfords rich people?There in lies the hyprocracy of these Labour leaders who put themselves forward as the savior of the poor.
Auckland councillors send letter of 'no confidence' to Mayor Phil Goff
The mind set of labour supporters. Goff voted in not because of the zero policies he put forward but because he was a labour minister in parliament. We really do have to start thinking smarter New Zealand.
Winston Peters wants affordable homes for those on living wage
At the Field Days there were two bedroom transportable homes for approx. 120k. They were well built and insulated with double glazing. It can be done. I remember when first homes were boxes built with fibralite cladding. Sunnynook is full of them. Kieth Hay, Beazly and Neil homes I seem to remember were what the first home owners were buying. It seems the government is hell bent on architectually designed houses for the poor that are well out of their means.
Government tackles tyred old problem
The Greens are not called watermelons for nothing. They have a record for banning and taxing anything while they are happily using these products themselves.
"Tax Working Group plan for baches a wealth tax that will rob Kiwis of their dream",
Labour - The Robin Hood Party. What a way to run a country. The policy of lets reward those that dont achieve and punish those that do.Having lived in Australia (yes this is relavent) for ten years I always had the feeling that government there was helping me to get ahead. I always feel here that when they give you something they find another way of taking it off you.It amazes me that the poor has been voting Labour for 50 years and are still no better off. Perol prices must be really hurting them. So much for Twyford saying it was only going to add $5.77 to your weekly costs.
Jacinda Arderns message to the party faithful - we cant do it all
It is one this to be positive and promise the world to get votes. it is another when you openly admit that you can not after being elected. Most people would could this blatant lieing. Just how to we trust what Labour says they are going to do. Every time they open there mouths we have no idea if they are being honest.
Transport Minister reveals the impact of new fuel taxes, critics dismiss his figures
At least National did not parade themselves as having the best interests of the poor at heart. The GST rise as everyone knows was to get us through the WWGFC. Now we are through it Labour is more than welcome to lower it back to where is was. BTW I am not holding my breath.
Government tackles tyred old problem
The old Mercer coal fired power station was touted as a solution for exactly this sort of waste. The idea was to created a high temperature fire furnice and burn it all. This is successfully used overseas and has very low emissions. Guess who stopped this from happening? You are correct, It was the Greens.
Jacinda Arderns message to the party faithful - we cant do it all
Sold NZ out? He sold 49% of the power companies. NZ now gets;1. Full control of these assets.2. 51% of all the profits every year.3. 33% of the other 49% of the profits every year.Unlike Labour who sell 100% of the railways for $1 only to buy it back for $600 million.
Travel expense 'scandal' made most of us tune out during its twists and turns
Just another leftist rant about nothing. There is no where in this article that states that opposition parties pay more for the use of the government fleet. An anomoly that baffles me why this is so. I have heard that they pay twice as much. It really is a nonsense because at the end of the day it is one government department paying another. All it really does to provide statistics that confirm what we already knew; âThere are three types of lies -- lies, damn lies, and statistics.â
Milking it: The price of dairy should not be dirty rivers
BTW stop pandering to Auckland City population putting human waste into the seas every time they get heavy rain.
Winston Peters wants affordable homes for those on living wage
It is easy to find a home built for 200k. The problem is finding a bit of land to put it on for the same price.
It's time for business to take responsibility for low wages
And the other myth. The trickle down theory. This fails because the rich do not spend, the middle class does. The poor get up at 11 oclock in the morning.
Daily petrol thefts cause Christchurch station owners to take elaborate measures
When i was in America on a road trip all petrol stations i went to were pre pay. No one seemed to be hastled by this. Perhaps it is time we did this here.
It's time for business to take responsibility for low wages
Not so. In the sixties we had many Australians coming here to work on projects such as Kinlieth and South Island power station construction.
Inside Pike River: parent Bernie Monk enters mine for first time
Why????They know nothing about underground mining and even less about gaseous mines. All mines have there own team of mining volunteers who practice in weekends rescues. Then the question is did this mine have this in operation. If they did they should have been consulted and let do the job they were trained for.
Raise the pension age regardless of future Super affordability
I am in the construction industry too. I recently had an MRI and could not believe how much my bones had worn out due to heavy labour. Anyone who thinks that just because we live longer means our bodies do is obviously an office worker.
Thousands of government department employees to vote on co-ordinated strike action
When I worked for the GPO many years ago our wages were inflation linked. The only government department that still has this is politicians. Go figure.
Rising fuel prices make farm supplies a target for thieves
Potential petrol thieves beware of vigilanty farmer groups. Petrol theft happened in our community about 20 years ago. The perpertrator was seen to be wearing his damaged hand in a sling walking around our town. Everyone knew what he had done. There has been no more petrol thefts here in the last twenty years.
Drivers hooning around West Auckland roundabout have residents living in fear
They have. Its called Hampton Downs and Pukekohe.
Ban on new offshore oil exploration permits looms
Just remember the sage saying; Be very careful what you wish for.Balance of payments is one thing that immediately springs to mind let alone job loses and all for nothing.There are over 6000 products made from using oil. Paint, plastic, tyres, synthetic carpets. Even the computer you are using to comment on.
Time for weak Ardern to show them who's boss
Yes I heard he was going to change their name to the Winston First Party.
Council orders removal of 'non-compliant' Dunedin tree house
I wonder what they would have to say about this in Springfield? Doh!
ANZ warns the threat to activity 'is real' as business confidence stays in the doldrums
i did not know that the ANZ was a National voter. I am now enlightened.
Call to link NZ Super age to health expectancy could mean working until 70
The only problem I have with means testing is that those who have made a lot of money have also paid a lot of tax. Why should they miss out after all when it comes to the pension we all get paid the same.
Government confirms single-use plastic bags will be gone in six months
It really is just another lie to add to the others that Labour has been coming out with. Kiwibuild - light rail - high speed commuter trains between Tauranga and Hamilton...â¦â¦â¦..
CTO fiasco makes it 'hard to trust' Jacinda Ardern, Simon Bridges says
Speaking of Kiwirail just when is Tauranga going to get its high speed rail system that Jacinda in her election promised us all for the bargain price of $20 million?
Why National insists on calling Jacinda Ardern 'weak'
One thing I have noted over the years is how fickle voters are. Especially those of minor parties. Just compare the amount of votes the Greens got in the last two elections. Would Jacinda want to test this. Me thinks not.
Government tackles tyred old problem
And that is the nonsense of EVs. A far better environmental mode of transport is hydrogen power, They have been using this in California and Japan for many years. Toyota, Honda and now Hyundai are sucessfully producing these vehicles.
Auckland City Rail Link engineering firm goes into administration
Oh how do we not know that projects like this are never on budget. The proposed white elephant that they are going to call light rail will be the same. Twyfords figures of 11,000 people an hour will be using this lemon is pie in the sky and the price they say it will cost likewise. You only have to look at what cost overruns have been experienced overseas. For the life of me Dominion Lane is just not wide enough unless you do away with all the on street parking. Then what is the point because all those businesses along this road will go to the wall and even less people will use the light rail as it will not take them where they want to go.
CTO fiasco makes it 'hard to trust' Jacinda Ardern, Simon Bridges says
Umm all incorrect. The Tauranga to Omokoroa new road was programed to start but when Labour got in they cancelled it. As for bridges in Northland Winston too promised them. BTW just how many have been built? Please do not include the Puhoi to Wellsford extension.