Its a Christmas catalogue whether its tongue in cheek or a bit cheesy who cares, its a Christmas catalogue. Just let Ballantynes catalogue their Christmas goods how they want to who cares really. Dont be so analytical and sensitive.
Foreign companies taking free water to bottle and sell overseas for a profit should not be allowed. New Zealand water belongs to New Zealand it is not a commodity for foreign owned companies.
As a shareholder/farmer I am so over hearing about having pride in your cooperative. How do you have pride in anything that is dominated by its multi farm owner shareholders, run by an old mans club (the board) you scratch my back Ill scratch yours, ex chaired by someone totally not up to the job and run by a Chief executive that was another dairy companies reject. Fonterra is the biggest joke out. Rather than buy shares you may as well flush your money the result is pretty much the same. The forming of Fonterra was the New Zealand dairy industries biggest mistake. The day that NZCDC ceased to exist so did the whole concept of a cooperative. The only thing that would disgust me more than Fonterras performance would be any form of payout/golden handshake to Spierings, he should crawl away and be thankful we dont ask him to reimburse his undeserved remuneration.
Why are we not pushing to learn the culture and language of the Moriori, were they not here first, should they not have their voices heard also? I dont understand why they are marginalised in New Zealand history.
You do wonder about the benefit system when you hear constantly in the news about high unemployment in Northland yet on the episode of Country Calendar last night a kiwifruit orchard up there brings in pickers from Vanuatu because they cant get them locally. Why is that?
The problem being with DIRA is that most of the companies Fonterra a forced to supply to are largely foreign owned, like Synlait and Meadowfresh, I know a lot goes there as our milk usually goes there as we are on a close by run.
We should not be getting in any business arrangements in any area whatsoever with Chinese business. Just google Professor Anne-Marie Brady, a Canterbury University lecturer and read what has happened to her because she stood up against and spoke about the invasive movements of China into the Pacific, specifically New Zealand. It is seriously not good. People forget China is a communist nation and they dont like no for an answer.
Too many people have expectations of how things should or should not go in labour. My philosophy was hope for the best but be prepared for the worst, as in hope its a breeze, as natural as possible but be prepared for c section or any other complication that may arise. If its all good thats great but if its less than what you hoped for you will not feel robbed. Ultimately the main goal is a perfectly happy and healthy baby no matter how it gets out.
We eat a lot of chicken purchased unfrozen from the supermarket and in 32 years of married life we have never had illness from eating it. I always wash my hands before and after handling it raw. I always put any chopping boards or knives etc used cutting fresh chicken straight in the dishwasher so that nothing else comes into contact with it and lastly alway cook it really really well almost to excess. This is especially important when barbecuing you need to cut into pieces to check they are well cooked right through or to the bone. Its commonsense really.
Fonterra farmers are educated enough to know Fonterra is not what it should be, its not the farmers that need educating its the board and the CEO. How does that work for increased value. If you have farms that supply Synlait or farms that supply Fonterra, if you were to sell the whole lot presuming they were in the same area the only difference in the value will be the value of the shares that go with the Fonterra farms. The land value will be relative to other farms in the surrounding area whether supplying Fonterra, Synlait or whomever else is in your area that you can supply to. The only area that who you supply has an impact on your farm value is if you are fortunate enough to supply Tatua.
The problem with some, not all, of these high tackle calls is that the tackle starts around the shoulders and then the player being tackled goes down and as that happens the arm comes up around the neck. At full speed it looks like a clothes line hit but at reduced speed you can see that it is because the player being tackled has gone down. At the speed of the game it it hard to think whoops hes going down I best let go before it gets to his neck. There are blatant high hits that must be dealt with severely but you need to make sure you have got the call right, sometimes it just happens inadvertently.
This would absolutely do my head in. I have done many many trips from Gore to Christchurch, 6 hours roughly, yes it is a bit shorter than Auckland to Wellington where at least one stop would be absolutely necessary. But I could not cope with having to stop this often and for that long. Gore to Christchurch, a coffee and snack at a drive through at the halfway point, around about Oamaru is it unless a bathroom stop is needed. I want to get to where I am going not p**s around like this EV involved. I could cope with a hybrid which would allow the distances, but never an EV unless they develop a battery that will get you at least 7 hours.
Tried this before it doesnt work they either burst or are too damn hard to crumble, easier to just put the whole cube in boiling water and dissolve it.
In Canterbury cropping would be pretty much equal in land area to dairying and cropping uses massive quantities of fertiliser and nitrogen in far more concentrated applications.
If only that were 1. At this stage Fonterra has to take anyone who wants to supply but getting out of Fonterra to supply elsewhere is not that easy, other companies are under no obligation to take you if they dont want or need to. You are pretty much screwed.
It makes no sense. If you are trying to outlaw smoking why would you decriminalise or legalise marijuana? What will parents say to their impressionable children, no matter what age, when the children say âmarijuana is legal Im going to try itâ, your answer will be but its not good for you, its addictive, it can lead to bigger problems and then your children say âthen why did the government legalise/decriminalise it if its bad for you? I get the legal/police system being bogged down by paperwork when having to charge a person for carrying one joint for personal use but making it as available as cigarettes currently are is not the answer.
Shane Jones attacks Air NZs hip hop safety video as trivialising safety
Air New Zealand have hit an all new low. Its too long, too busy, too irrelevant to the subject, just plain too much.
Is the Ballantynes Christmas cover really what Kiwi families aspire to?
Its a Christmas catalogue whether its tongue in cheek or a bit cheesy who cares, its a Christmas catalogue. Just let Ballantynes catalogue their Christmas goods how they want to who cares really. Dont be so analytical and sensitive.
Environment Canterbury orders China-based firm to stop water bottling after it breached consent
Foreign companies taking free water to bottle and sell overseas for a profit should not be allowed. New Zealand water belongs to New Zealand it is not a commodity for foreign owned companies.
As Fonterra's troubles mount, its chief executive says goodbye, from a distance
As a shareholder/farmer I am so over hearing about having pride in your cooperative. How do you have pride in anything that is dominated by its multi farm owner shareholders, run by an old mans club (the board) you scratch my back Ill scratch yours, ex chaired by someone totally not up to the job and run by a Chief executive that was another dairy companies reject. Fonterra is the biggest joke out. Rather than buy shares you may as well flush your money the result is pretty much the same. The forming of Fonterra was the New Zealand dairy industries biggest mistake. The day that NZCDC ceased to exist so did the whole concept of a cooperative. The only thing that would disgust me more than Fonterras performance would be any form of payout/golden handshake to Spierings, he should crawl away and be thankful we dont ask him to reimburse his undeserved remuneration.
Why we need to chill out about te reo and start wearing red suits
Why are we not pushing to learn the culture and language of the Moriori, were they not here first, should they not have their voices heard also? I dont understand why they are marginalised in New Zealand history.
Government appoints 11-strong advisory panel to overhaul welfare system
You do wonder about the benefit system when you hear constantly in the news about high unemployment in Northland yet on the episode of Country Calendar last night a kiwifruit orchard up there brings in pickers from Vanuatu because they cant get them locally. Why is that?
Fonterra has destroyed shareholder value: farmers
The problem being with DIRA is that most of the companies Fonterra a forced to supply to are largely foreign owned, like Synlait and Meadowfresh, I know a lot goes there as our milk usually goes there as we are on a close by run.
City council opposes bottling companys bid to take water from deep bore
We should not be getting in any business arrangements in any area whatsoever with Chinese business. Just google Professor Anne-Marie Brady, a Canterbury University lecturer and read what has happened to her because she stood up against and spoke about the invasive movements of China into the Pacific, specifically New Zealand. It is seriously not good. People forget China is a communist nation and they dont like no for an answer.
Everyday I feel guilty for having an epidural
Too many people have expectations of how things should or should not go in labour. My philosophy was hope for the best but be prepared for the worst, as in hope its a breeze, as natural as possible but be prepared for c section or any other complication that may arise. If its all good thats great but if its less than what you hoped for you will not feel robbed. Ultimately the main goal is a perfectly happy and healthy baby no matter how it gets out.
Why our most popular meat is making us sick
We eat a lot of chicken purchased unfrozen from the supermarket and in 32 years of married life we have never had illness from eating it. I always wash my hands before and after handling it raw. I always put any chopping boards or knives etc used cutting fresh chicken straight in the dishwasher so that nothing else comes into contact with it and lastly alway cook it really really well almost to excess. This is especially important when barbecuing you need to cut into pieces to check they are well cooked right through or to the bone. Its commonsense really.
Fonterra has destroyed shareholder value: farmers
Fonterra farmers are educated enough to know Fonterra is not what it should be, its not the farmers that need educating its the board and the CEO. How does that work for increased value. If you have farms that supply Synlait or farms that supply Fonterra, if you were to sell the whole lot presuming they were in the same area the only difference in the value will be the value of the shares that go with the Fonterra farms. The land value will be relative to other farms in the surrounding area whether supplying Fonterra, Synlait or whomever else is in your area that you can supply to. The only area that who you supply has an impact on your farm value is if you are fortunate enough to supply Tatua.
Player's death shows why World Rugby is right to seek tackle changes
The problem with some, not all, of these high tackle calls is that the tackle starts around the shoulders and then the player being tackled goes down and as that happens the arm comes up around the neck. At full speed it looks like a clothes line hit but at reduced speed you can see that it is because the player being tackled has gone down. At the speed of the game it it hard to think whoops hes going down I best let go before it gets to his neck. There are blatant high hits that must be dealt with severely but you need to make sure you have got the call right, sometimes it just happens inadvertently.
Can you drive an EV from Auckland to Wellington in one day stress-free?
This would absolutely do my head in. I have done many many trips from Gore to Christchurch, 6 hours roughly, yes it is a bit shorter than Auckland to Wellington where at least one stop would be absolutely necessary. But I could not cope with having to stop this often and for that long. Gore to Christchurch, a coffee and snack at a drive through at the halfway point, around about Oamaru is it unless a bathroom stop is needed. I want to get to where I am going not p**s around like this EV involved. I could cope with a hybrid which would allow the distances, but never an EV unless they develop a battery that will get you at least 7 hours.
Can you drive an EV from Auckland to Wellington in one day stress-free?
These Lithium Ion batteries cost a fortune, pretty much the most expensive part of an electric car so can not see that happening
All Blacks refuse to blame kicking or referee Nigel Owens for shock defeat to Springboks
Conceding so many points is a big problem but if all the kicks had been made successfully we would have won so Steve Hansens comment is not valid.
Fonterra has destroyed shareholder value: farmers
Thank you Tom Mason, as a fellow supplier/shareholder of Fonterra I agree with your sentiments and the general content of this article 100%.
Have you been opening OXO cubes the wrong way?
Tried this before it doesnt work they either burst or are too damn hard to crumble, easier to just put the whole cube in boiling water and dissolve it.
They were flat, they were ugly – and nostalgia demands a reboot of the 1980s schoolyard favourite Nomad shoes
Loved my nomads, finished school before I wore them out!
What grows the grass thick can turn our streams toxic and green
In Canterbury cropping would be pretty much equal in land area to dairying and cropping uses massive quantities of fertiliser and nitrogen in far more concentrated applications.
Fonterra has destroyed shareholder value: farmers
If only that were 1. At this stage Fonterra has to take anyone who wants to supply but getting out of Fonterra to supply elsewhere is not that easy, other companies are under no obligation to take you if they dont want or need to. You are pretty much screwed.
Legalised dope is a licence for Big Marijuana to exploit young people
It makes no sense. If you are trying to outlaw smoking why would you decriminalise or legalise marijuana? What will parents say to their impressionable children, no matter what age, when the children say âmarijuana is legal Im going to try itâ, your answer will be but its not good for you, its addictive, it can lead to bigger problems and then your children say âthen why did the government legalise/decriminalise it if its bad for you? I get the legal/police system being bogged down by paperwork when having to charge a person for carrying one joint for personal use but making it as available as cigarettes currently are is not the answer.