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cranbery06

149 comments · +2,083 / −811 · rank #702 of 40,276

If we take these people it will start the boats, people smuggling again. They pay thousands to the boat owners to get to Australia, they are not refugees, as one poster said, queue jumpers. Most of them are men wanting a better life than their own country can give. Go through the proper channels, join the queue.

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For many years we used to go to a campsite at the mount, sadly over the years the spaces got smaller and smaller until one year I could look into the caravan parked next to us. That was our last summer there. Good memories though.

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You have made a comment I was going to make so thank you, yes go and live in the countryside. My sister is a nurse and once lived under a helicopter flight path, if she were on nights even earplugs did not keep the noise out, she got little sleep. She had to move either that or find a different job with no night shifts. Please think of other people who live in residential zones

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Stuff will never post this however I am gong to say it, Bob Parker was the worst mayor we could have had he and his cohort who he gave a huge pay rise to, yes while he played golf just like Trump. Ill never forget the march to the town hall, he never even came out. A very brave firefighter spoke how that year he got no pay rise yet dear Bob gave his mate a huge increase. Bob the national party member who dear John recommended. Hang your head in shame

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Had NZ been able to be reached before Australia we then would have the problem, just OZ first port so to speak. They are not refugees they are migrant queue jumpers. They should have been returned to Malaysia. Look at UK and Germany because of open borders. We need to prioritise, our own first, yes I agree some refugees should be allowed in, migrant queue jumpers who paid people smugglers never. Slam me all you want,

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I saw a parent pushing a tiny baby in a pram to day care, it was just before 7 am and snowing. The wee Bub should have been warm and secure in its cot. That was several years ago but I have never forgotten it, it really affected me. Where have we gone wrong, whats happening to us

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20 years ago we bought a small flat as an investment hopefully for retirement, we had a mortgage. Well after a bad run of tenants, we had enough, even court orders were hard to enforce, they go on the dole etc etc etc. after 4 years we sold it I truly could not take the stress anymore. A neighbour used a letting agency and had no better luck than us. How people live with themselves at times is beyond me.

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I have had a screen door put on I keep locked, yes I got sucked in by a door salesman never again, if they keep talking I just say no thanks and shut my door, I too have a no canvassers sticker even the JHW ignore it...I am sure you dont mind us, yes I do

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No racism in New Zealand my backside. Tell that to an Asian couple house viewing when the neighbour followed them to their car saying I dont want Asians living next door to me. When the land agent rang them they told him to tell the owner he lost a sale because of his neighbour, no way would he buy next door to such a racist person. Enjoy Dubai, I think it ideal to see different cultures while saving so you can buy a home when you come back to NZ.

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Exactly, thanks. I cannot eat dairy, at first I found it very hard, now I make my own almond milk 30% almonds and try other non dairy items, still miss cream and proper cheese though

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You are correct, the same happened to my friends son, he wanted to repay his loan, he tried very hard to work with IRD but no, though he made payments at the end of the year he owed even more due to interest and penalties for not paying the full yearly amount, he couldnt, he declared bankruptcy and IRD lost all, a shame as he tried, this part needs to be looked into, work out a plan with the debtor,

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