There is a lot of scientific evidence around if you want to look that shows that women and men are equally violent within relationships. Google it. And surprisingly, there is little difference in the intensity, at least in one study that I have read recently for students in NZ (Psychology Dept VUW research - led by women!). This is not apparent from the reporting in the media - women are winning that battle. The concern for both men and women needs to be that if we focus on sorting male-on-female violence exclusively then we are missing half of the story and how the kids are influenced by what they see. The story they are getting is that it is OK for women to be violent. But not men. So we have a generation of very confused boys and young men in particular, who feel guilt and shame for being males but know that the women in their lives are just as violent and nasty. Until we acknowledge this reality we are dealing with only half of the problem of relationship violence and so it persists.
Oh well, another forest with its native animal and bird life sacrificed to unreasoned panic, all so the pig hunters and their dogs can have their fun. I am appalled that the local iwi have been sucked in by the anti-1080 people who put emotion before reason and evidence.
They are only repeating his tweets and comments. He destroys his own credibility. The fake news media dont need to do anything except repeat what he sends out. What are they supposed to do?
No, he will not be fogrgotten. If the world survives his term, he will be correctly regarded as a needy fool. Hi sheritage will be laughter. If the world survives.
Bees are killed in the process. In their 10s of thousands. The process of breeding, transporting bees and extracting honey results in a lot of deaths. To say nothing of the unnaturalness of it. But then vegans think nothing of eating living organisms anyway so why do we think of them as better than the rest of us?
Very very 1. But apparently unchallengable otherwise we disrespect Maori. It always amuses me how our tangata whenua who so resent colonialism which they have been subjected to by Pakeha so wholeheartedly adopt the colonists religious practices (at least in word, if not deed.)
No he wasnt. He specifically said raking around under the trees and that is not a fire break. We have them here in NZ and they are clear of ALL vegetation. Stop making excuses for a fool.
I have only ever seen one such cyclist. He wasnt wearing a helmet. He didnt have lights even though it was advanced dusk. And he was on the wrong side of the road. But he was happy - for how long I dont know but lack of cops around means that hell never be caught let alone penalised.
It gives us a good price which makes us more competitive. If we didnt, your food would be more expensive. Maybe that justifies it, maybe it doesnt. Is it much differnet from buying milk derived from confiscated Waikato lands. Or bananas from colonised South American countries. Where does it end?
It depends who you believe. And of course DoC cant say anything critical of the iwi because ultimately they want them on side. But those with anti-1080 axes to grind (soley due to the effect on their treasured pigs (which are a vector in the killing of the kauri) jump up and down on the basis of very little evidence. Its time that the iwi called in some people who the ytrust and who know the truth about how useful 1080 is.
It is the job of reporters to ask questions and keep asking until they get an answer instead of evasion. Trump was evading and blustering so the journalists job was to keep asking and probing. What do you want journalists to do - take everything said by politicians as 1 and accurate every time and not proble further? And the intern assaulted him - she made the first physical contact. But I suppose that a mere male is not allowed to resist any more?
I think that it depends who you believe. There was a meeting, the option was presented, and no-one spoke against it. I guess they didnt hear the bit asking for their comments?
But I guess that at the age of 14, you have it all sorted out in your head, and dont remember that happened in Germany in the 1930s and 40s. Try maturing a bit - many are poor because they had their kids then they lost their jobs, wives, husbands - how do you work that into your system? How do you punish the parents without further affecting the kids? Got that sorted too?
Its electrically powered so it depends on how the electricity is produced - in NZ thats about 90% renewable sources so not really a problem with CO2 emissions. Better than a bus or car? Probably. Manufacturing footprint? About the same as a car?
If this was Rugby there would be calls for heads to roll, and what a thuggish game it is, and mollycoddling mums taking their little darlings out of the sport. But it is soccer, so no such headlines. It is a good game to play, boring as hell to watch, and the game that those who think that they are gods gift to sport go to, but without the talent. Oh well.
Thank you. And it must be a boost to you to hear that Simon Bridges supports your strikes (Morning Report this morning). A pity he did nothing about the looming problems when he was in a position to do so.
Very 1. I was yelling at the TV set often when they infringed to cut off our back moves. The ref was quite negligent. Was he the same guy who gave the match to the Lions after a blatant offside play?
The 1080 pellets are not sprayed. Get it right. It is pretty harmless to humans anyway - we drink tea with 1080 in it (it is a natural compound which the plant uses to deter insects) and I have been doing that with no problems for decades.
To Andrea Taylor: If what you say is 1 and significant, please explain why the bird life flourishes after 1080 drops. Because the effects that you are talking of are insignificant. Except perhaps for Keas?
And the reporter was doing his job insistently. So no excuse for Trump being rude, impolite, aggressive and disruptive just because he doesnt like a line of questioning.
Oh, so it kills all the worms and wetas? All the trees and bacteria? All the fungi and snails? Of course it does not kill everything. It is a toxin to mammals. It is also naturally present in tea, so youd better not drink any of that!!
The punishments that we are using do not work very well at stopping offenders reoffending on release. In many ways they come our worse - trained in how to break the law better, bitter and hardened, very anti-social, still illiterate - so the problem gets worse, not better. So perhaps we need to be smarter and do what works, as evidence shows us in countries like Norway and Sweden. What we have shown is that the harsher the punishments the worse the crime rates. Look at murder rates and death penalties in the USA.
No, the media do him the favour of trying to make sense of what he says. And then he turns on them because it shows him up as an idiot. He is the son of an immigrant who married two immigrants and then bad-mouth immigrants - what do you expect?
And what makes you so sure that science works that way? It does a damn fine job (like developing the theories which underpin our ability to communicate in this way) and is the best system that we have for understanding the reality of what is around us; but do not expect miracles as that is the property of religion.
And rugby is not tactical? And sure it has brute force, but also sublime skills and far more alround requirements only kicking a ball. We have hands and arms so why not make use of them?
No, they prefer to be subsidized through the working for families package, while at the same time complaining about taxation. They do want it both ways.
Whats your problem with that? It all evens out after taxation anyway. I take it that you want someone to be able to determine who deserves the pension and who doesnt - you have more faith in the bureacracy than I do. And anyway, what has that got to do with the article - it is about illegal denial of employment to people over 40 because of their age.
Yes we do because some motorists think that it is their right to overtake in situations which are dangerous fo rthe cyclists. And many motorists open their doors without checking if there is a cyclist coming, and so they knock them over. Note that hese streets are 30kph streets so being slowed down is not an issue.
I have. You are wrong - what you are probably getting from these are hearing the things you like and you tune out to the nonsense. Whereas the rest of us hear the idiocy and possibly tune out the good sense stuff, but there is not much of that so its easy to miss.
No it is not. Read the article. It becomes on-side as soon as he lifts the ball, not when he places his hands on it. Strange maybe, but thems the laws. What annoys me is that the ref could see that he was offside - he was standing between Lawes and the tackle ball situation (it wasnt a ruck yet, apparently) yet didnt see that he was offside. Just as he didnt see the incessant offsides by the English outside backs doing their ush defence thing.
Yes, when they took up Rogernomics, it started the whole thing and no-one since has had the guts to undo it - and that includes Bolger and Shipley, Clarke, Key and English. So the problem remains and grows.
You dont know that. You just hope that it is so. And if the truth is that the cattle were where they shouldnt be - in a DoC reserve, then you wont believe that either.
It took John and Bill 10 years to worsen the mess made by Roger Douglas. It wont be solved in just a few months. But at least this Government is trying, which is more than the last Government did.
Read the article. They were not in the drop zone. GPS records showed a 50 m buffer. Cattle were where they shouldnt be, in the DoC reserve. Farmer got what he deserved. Cattle didnt.
Yes they do. I asked about why is there not an option where the fund-managers fee is a fraction of the money she earns for me, but it cuts both ways - they pay me when they lose my money. No way though - they say they work harder in downturns to minimise our losses. A good answer but I d ont believe it.
No - nitrogen from clover and other legumes is the same as nitrogen from synthetic fertilisers and does pollute groundwaters as well. It has to be taken into account. Let us avoid over-simplistic solutions.
They are now. His support is going backwards so fast even in his support states that he is a worried man. Thats why he is so crabby now that he wont even go outside in a drizzle to honour soldiers. Maybe he felt compromised at honouring those who fought against his father and grandparents country.
1080 has never killed anyone. And you would have to eat baits straight for it to do so. It rapidly breaks down into harmless substances in soil and water. It is naturally in tea. Dont believe all that the pig and deer hunters tell you. They are liars. They just want to protect their dogs, pigs and deer. They are selfish.
They are hardly unhappy. Compare their lives to what it would be like in the wild - didease ridden, hounded by predators which would eat them and their calves at the drop of a hat - evisceration while still alive if you believe the documentaries of lions, cheetahs etc. Short nasty and brutal natural lives compared with long, comfortable lives and humane deaths. Or are you one of those who believes that nature is all sweetness and life, where the lion lies with the lamb. And while some calves are killed very young, most would die young and unpleasantly in nature anyway, so they are no worse off.
True. We get out-passioned, initially at least, in too many games. SA, Japan, Oz have played better than us and we only win when they run out of steam. It will not work one day - Ireland could easily do it. But I do think that we are keeping our powder dry for the World Cup somewhat.
There is no Oil and Gas ban. There is a ban on NEW permits. Existing permits to explore and exploit are still in operation. There is no shortage of gas in NZ and not likely to be in the near future especially if we take out some gas-guzzling industries - like the urea plant in Taranaki, which produces all that nitrogen for fertilizers which damage our groundwaters, rivers and lakes.
But you do want to be visible. And hiding among the parked cars by riding close is dangerous. So claim the road. Make the cars slow down for your own safety.
Id like to ask journalists if they are aware of the harm that these articles do. They are written out of prurience - to get a reaction, to get a few clicks, not to improve things. By constantly harping on how the occasional thing goes wrong in proper medicine, practitioners feel beseiged, they get risk averse, and the general public loses confidence. It is as if the journalists expect medical practice to be perfect every time. It isnt. It never will be. There are too many variables. But it does a very very good job and lives are longer and better for the vast bulk of us as a consequence. So why undermine the science and practice with mischevious articles like this? Focus instead on the alternative medicine practitioners - whose claims are not matched by performance or even by evidence. Report when they go wrong, when they rip off sufferers. Youll do a much greater service that way.
When you look behind you, you tend to swerve out. So we dont do it much. Bring on electronic rear vision systems. But yes, SH58 does not cater well for bikes, so slow down and give them a wide berth. They have the same rights as you to use the road.
This sort of response sends the message to teachers that they are valued as baby sitters rather than educators. Which is fine. If every parent paid teachers what they pay their baby sitters, theproblem would be solved.
Apart from the incomprehensibilty of much of what you write, it is completely legal to ride two abreast and in many situations, it is safer. Just slow down. Whats the real hurry after all?
Because they reinfest. Because too many people complain about 1080 use. Because the last Government cut funding for the programme so it could not be systematic.
I thought that the article was saying that despite the work being done by farmers and others, and despite the rules and regulations, that it wasnt working well enough and so the rules and regs need to be tougher. Which is tough on the farmers but then they do vote for a political party which was too scared to institute effective measures. If we want the problem cleaned up for goodness sake, farmers and others, stop voting for the political party that was so ineffective.
And the theory about how electricity and radio communication is just a theory but you just managed to communicate your viewpoint. By your reasoning it cant be 1. But it works and so does the evidence about human induced climate change. The understanding of how science actually works is woefully lacking here.
It was very wet. The ball is a tad slippery. He has to be sure that he has a good grip before he can do anything. That slows things down. Aaron Smith, Savea, Retallic - all tried to push the ball and dropped it because of this.
Did they really? How much? When? Where is the evidence? And if they did, why did they do it? Remember - we have had a National Government for 9 of the last 10 years.
But in the meantime the US economy is owned by the owners of the debts of the USA - mostly the Chinese. Which is interesting when he is challenging those to whom they owe the money.
It cant work any worse than the lock em up attitude of the previous lot, which saw crime rates increase alongside the number of prisoners. So that doesnt work either.
Hear Hear. At last a sensible comment. Cars create the congestion, not bikes or buses. So target the cars - bikes will solve the congestion issue, more cars will make it worse.
N is an element. You need nuclear reactors and similar technology to transmute one element into another. Alan GAWITH was presumably pointing out the loose use of language in the article which uses the word nitrogen to mean nitrogen -containing compounds like urea and nitrate salts.
RBS - you are quite wrong. Sweden has a large number of immigrants and then there are the Sami, a significant minority. Norway has the Sami as a significant minority. So they are not monocultural at all.
Naivity rules! How does he imagine that we as a country pays for things like our coffee bean imports, the materials and machinery that he uses in his business, his clothing and shoes and medicines? It pays for it by swapping it for products of agriculture, and a lot of that derives from animals. If we didnt have that income we would be a very poor country indeed, with huge health issues. Reality has an unfortunate way of biting fools on the bum!
"I'm a man and I have been the victim of domestic violence",
There is a lot of scientific evidence around if you want to look that shows that women and men are equally violent within relationships. Google it. And surprisingly, there is little difference in the intensity, at least in one study that I have read recently for students in NZ (Psychology Dept VUW research - led by women!). This is not apparent from the reporting in the media - women are winning that battle. The concern for both men and women needs to be that if we focus on sorting male-on-female violence exclusively then we are missing half of the story and how the kids are influenced by what they see. The story they are getting is that it is OK for women to be violent. But not men. So we have a generation of very confused boys and young men in particular, who feel guilt and shame for being males but know that the women in their lives are just as violent and nasty. Until we acknowledge this reality we are dealing with only half of the problem of relationship violence and so it persists.
DOC postpones Far North 1080 aerial drop following outrage from iwi
Oh well, another forest with its native animal and bird life sacrificed to unreasoned panic, all so the pig hunters and their dogs can have their fun. I am appalled that the local iwi have been sucked in by the anti-1080 people who put emotion before reason and evidence.
US midterms: Donald Trump spars with reporters, calls one a rude, terrible person
He is not a dictator. He is answerable to the US public in theory.
"SH1 north of Wellington re-opens after epic closure caused by truck crash",
Because our roads are not designed to take the big rigs that are allowed to use them nowadays
Inside Donald Trumps Paris temper, election woes and staff upheaval
They are only repeating his tweets and comments. He destroys his own credibility. The fake news media dont need to do anything except repeat what he sends out. What are they supposed to do?
Inside Donald Trumps Paris temper, election woes and staff upheaval
No, he will not be fogrgotten. If the world survives his term, he will be correctly regarded as a needy fool. Hi sheritage will be laughter. If the world survives.
Avocados are not vegan - according to British quiz show
Bees are killed in the process. In their 10s of thousands. The process of breeding, transporting bees and extracting honey results in a lot of deaths. To say nothing of the unnaturalness of it. But then vegans think nothing of eating living organisms anyway so why do we think of them as better than the rest of us?
Anthem writer Thomas Bracken's anti-Chinese rhetoric 'racist to modern eyes'.
Very very 1. But apparently unchallengable otherwise we disrespect Maori. It always amuses me how our tangata whenua who so resent colonialism which they have been subjected to by Pakeha so wholeheartedly adopt the colonists religious practices (at least in word, if not deed.)
Donald Trump suggests Californians can rake their forests to prevent wildfires
No he wasnt. He specifically said raking around under the trees and that is not a fire break. We have them here in NZ and they are clear of ALL vegetation. Stop making excuses for a fool.
Silly car question #41: is it illegal to wear headphones when driving?
I have only ever seen one such cyclist. He wasnt wearing a helmet. He didnt have lights even though it was advanced dusk. And he was on the wrong side of the road. But he was happy - for how long I dont know but lack of cops around means that hell never be caught let alone penalised.
Inside Donald Trumps Paris temper, election woes and staff upheaval
He is a German.
Thanks to New Zealand, I have spent all my life in a refugee tent
It gives us a good price which makes us more competitive. If we didnt, your food would be more expensive. Maybe that justifies it, maybe it doesnt. Is it much differnet from buying milk derived from confiscated Waikato lands. Or bananas from colonised South American countries. Where does it end?
Midterm result will deliver more chaos as divisions in US get deeper
Yes, it has all turned on its head.
DOC postpones Far North 1080 aerial drop following outrage from iwi
It depends who you believe. And of course DoC cant say anything critical of the iwi because ultimately they want them on side. But those with anti-1080 axes to grind (soley due to the effect on their treasured pigs (which are a vector in the killing of the kauri) jump up and down on the basis of very little evidence. Its time that the iwi called in some people who the ytrust and who know the truth about how useful 1080 is.
White House shares doctored video to support punishment of CNN journalist
It is the job of reporters to ask questions and keep asking until they get an answer instead of evasion. Trump was evading and blustering so the journalists job was to keep asking and probing. What do you want journalists to do - take everything said by politicians as 1 and accurate every time and not proble further? And the intern assaulted him - she made the first physical contact. But I suppose that a mere male is not allowed to resist any more?
DOC postpones Far North 1080 aerial drop following outrage from iwi
I think that it depends who you believe. There was a meeting, the option was presented, and no-one spoke against it. I guess they didnt hear the bit asking for their comments?
Clothes, beds, rent money: What teachers give their students
But I guess that at the age of 14, you have it all sorted out in your head, and dont remember that happened in Germany in the 1930s and 40s. Try maturing a bit - many are poor because they had their kids then they lost their jobs, wives, husbands - how do you work that into your system? How do you punish the parents without further affecting the kids? Got that sorted too?
DOC postpones Far North 1080 aerial drop following outrage from iwi
Well said.
Couple building dream home discover large power transformer in front of their main window
Tax is good. Get over it. It is your contribution to a healthy society. The more you pay the better.
"Air New Zealand does deal for autonomous air taxis",
Its electrically powered so it depends on how the electricity is produced - in NZ thats about 90% renewable sources so not really a problem with CO2 emissions. Better than a bus or car? Probably. Manufacturing footprint? About the same as a car?
Racial abuse alleged as Auckland Football launch investigation after game abandoned
If this was Rugby there would be calls for heads to roll, and what a thuggish game it is, and mollycoddling mums taking their little darlings out of the sport. But it is soccer, so no such headlines. It is a good game to play, boring as hell to watch, and the game that those who think that they are gods gift to sport go to, but without the talent. Oh well.
New offer for teachers is misleading, heres the truth
Thank you. And it must be a boost to you to hear that Simon Bridges supports your strikes (Morning Report this morning). A pity he did nothing about the looming problems when he was in a position to do so.
Clearly onside - English media berate call that cost England win against All Blacks
Very 1. I was yelling at the TV set often when they infringed to cut off our back moves. The ref was quite negligent. Was he the same guy who gave the match to the Lions after a blatant offside play?
DOC postpones Far North 1080 aerial drop following outrage from iwi
The 1080 pellets are not sprayed. Get it right. It is pretty harmless to humans anyway - we drink tea with 1080 in it (it is a natural compound which the plant uses to deter insects) and I have been doing that with no problems for decades.
Eight cattle dead after 1080 drop in Waikato
To Andrea Taylor: If what you say is 1 and significant, please explain why the bird life flourishes after 1080 drops. Because the effects that you are talking of are insignificant. Except perhaps for Keas?
White House shares doctored video to support punishment of CNN journalist
The reporter is doing his job. Contempt is earned by Trump but the reporter didnt show any.
Donald Trump suggests Californians can rake their forests to prevent wildfires
Losing the House of Congres is improving his position? Oh well, heres hoping he loses the senate as well to further improve his position.
Motueka's 'picked on' Mobsters pack up and move out of town
to Trufax: thats why I said tackle the demand - address and cure the addiction issues. Maybe not easy but it is the only answer.
Couple building dream home discover large power transformer in front of their main window
Not Councils - developers make such rules
White House shares doctored video to support punishment of CNN journalist
And the reporter was doing his job insistently. So no excuse for Trump being rude, impolite, aggressive and disruptive just because he doesnt like a line of questioning.
DOC postpones Far North 1080 aerial drop following outrage from iwi
Oh, so it kills all the worms and wetas? All the trees and bacteria? All the fungi and snails? Of course it does not kill everything. It is a toxin to mammals. It is also naturally present in tea, so youd better not drink any of that!!
Wellington, it's bikes or cars, but not both
And how many cars have 5-6 people in them? And many of those things can be done on bikes - and especially e-bikes. Brilliant things, try one sometime.
Avocados are not vegan - according to British quiz show
Corn is pollinated by the wind.
Anthem writer Thomas Bracken's anti-Chinese rhetoric 'racist to modern eyes'.
Why do you only focus on red governments? Right-wingers take over countries just as often if not more. Or do you mean rogue
Police support use of high-tech recording devices capturing evidence
The punishments that we are using do not work very well at stopping offenders reoffending on release. In many ways they come our worse - trained in how to break the law better, bitter and hardened, very anti-social, still illiterate - so the problem gets worse, not better. So perhaps we need to be smarter and do what works, as evidence shows us in countries like Norway and Sweden. What we have shown is that the harsher the punishments the worse the crime rates. Look at murder rates and death penalties in the USA.
Jobs warning to over 45s - ageism is alive and well
No it is not, and it is illegal, but I am aware that young HR people think it is important. Age does not prevent teams being effective.
Donald Trump suggests Californians can rake their forests to prevent wildfires
No, the media do him the favour of trying to make sense of what he says. And then he turns on them because it shows him up as an idiot. He is the son of an immigrant who married two immigrants and then bad-mouth immigrants - what do you expect?
Clothes, beds, rent money: What teachers give their students
Yeah yeah, dredge up the old stereotypes. I bet you made this up.
Alpine Fault quake: It will 'likely happen in the lifetime of many Kiwis'
And what makes you so sure that science works that way? It does a damn fine job (like developing the theories which underpin our ability to communicate in this way) and is the best system that we have for understanding the reality of what is around us; but do not expect miracles as that is the property of religion.
Racial abuse alleged as Auckland Football launch investigation after game abandoned
And rugby is not tactical? And sure it has brute force, but also sublime skills and far more alround requirements only kicking a ball. We have hands and arms so why not make use of them?
Environment Minister says environmental rules not tough enough
Because glyphosphate breaks down rapidly in water and soil
Prime Minister says fair pay agreement development 'has left a bit of a vacuum'
No, they prefer to be subsidized through the working for families package, while at the same time complaining about taxation. They do want it both ways.
Couple building dream home discover large power transformer in front of their main window
Or use luminous paint
Jobs warning to over 45s - ageism is alive and well
Whats your problem with that? It all evens out after taxation anyway. I take it that you want someone to be able to determine who deserves the pension and who doesnt - you have more faith in the bureacracy than I do. And anyway, what has that got to do with the article - it is about illegal denial of employment to people over 40 because of their age.
Sharrows: The cycling solution to narrow streets and parked cars
Yes we do because some motorists think that it is their right to overtake in situations which are dangerous fo rthe cyclists. And many motorists open their doors without checking if there is a cyclist coming, and so they knock them over. Note that hese streets are 30kph streets so being slowed down is not an issue.
Wellington, it's bikes or cars, but not both
Not with my e-bike.
Donald Trump suggests Californians can rake their forests to prevent wildfires
I have. You are wrong - what you are probably getting from these are hearing the things you like and you tune out to the nonsense. Whereas the rest of us hear the idiocy and possibly tune out the good sense stuff, but there is not much of that so its easy to miss.
Sharrows: The cycling solution to narrow streets and parked cars
They are 30kph streets. So whats the problem?
World Rugby backs no-try decision as England moans continue over All Blacks win
No it is not. Read the article. It becomes on-side as soon as he lifts the ball, not when he places his hands on it. Strange maybe, but thems the laws. What annoys me is that the ref could see that he was offside - he was standing between Lawes and the tackle ball situation (it wasnt a ruck yet, apparently) yet didnt see that he was offside. Just as he didnt see the incessant offsides by the English outside backs doing their ush defence thing.
Clothes, beds, rent money: What teachers give their students
Yes, when they took up Rogernomics, it started the whole thing and no-one since has had the guts to undo it - and that includes Bolger and Shipley, Clarke, Key and English. So the problem remains and grows.
Locals hardly tickled pink by paint job on Lower Hutt building
Bloody close though
Auckland teachers strike in first day of rolling nationwide action
What a great idea. Lets encourage it.
Eight cattle dead after 1080 drop in Waikato
You dont know that. You just hope that it is so. And if the truth is that the cattle were where they shouldnt be - in a DoC reserve, then you wont believe that either.
Sharrows: The cycling solution to narrow streets and parked cars
Yes it is. They take up less room on the road than a car so there is MORE space for you.
Clothes, beds, rent money: What teachers give their students
It took John and Bill 10 years to worsen the mess made by Roger Douglas. It wont be solved in just a few months. But at least this Government is trying, which is more than the last Government did.
Eight cattle dead after 1080 drop in Waikato
Read the article. They were not in the drop zone. GPS records showed a 50 m buffer. Cattle were where they shouldnt be, in the DoC reserve. Farmer got what he deserved. Cattle didnt.
Youve lost my savings: KiwiSaver members struggle with downturn
Yes they do. I asked about why is there not an option where the fund-managers fee is a fraction of the money she earns for me, but it cuts both ways - they pay me when they lose my money. No way though - they say they work harder in downturns to minimise our losses. A good answer but I d ont believe it.
Environment Minister says environmental rules not tough enough
No - nitrogen from clover and other legumes is the same as nitrogen from synthetic fertilisers and does pollute groundwaters as well. It has to be taken into account. Let us avoid over-simplistic solutions.
Donald Trump suggests Californians can rake their forests to prevent wildfires
They are now. His support is going backwards so fast even in his support states that he is a worried man. Thats why he is so crabby now that he wont even go outside in a drizzle to honour soldiers. Maybe he felt compromised at honouring those who fought against his father and grandparents country.
What grows the grass thick can turn our streams toxic and green
1080 has never killed anyone. And you would have to eat baits straight for it to do so. It rapidly breaks down into harmless substances in soil and water. It is naturally in tea. Dont believe all that the pig and deer hunters tell you. They are liars. They just want to protect their dogs, pigs and deer. They are selfish.
Eight cattle dead after 1080 drop in Waikato
To Andrea Taylor: and that includes NZ.
Police support use of high-tech recording devices capturing evidence
But it could try a lot harder to be swifter and surer and cheaper.
Cafe operator closed down for going dairy-free
They are hardly unhappy. Compare their lives to what it would be like in the wild - didease ridden, hounded by predators which would eat them and their calves at the drop of a hat - evisceration while still alive if you believe the documentaries of lions, cheetahs etc. Short nasty and brutal natural lives compared with long, comfortable lives and humane deaths. Or are you one of those who believes that nature is all sweetness and life, where the lion lies with the lamb. And while some calves are killed very young, most would die young and unpleasantly in nature anyway, so they are no worse off.
"National leader Simon Bridges needs his MPs 100 per cent behind him
The PPTA does not contribute to any olitical party. Too many teachers vote National for a start.
Tenancy fees for landlords replace banned letting fees
Exactly. Boycott Quinovic.
Clearly onside - English media berate call that cost England win against All Blacks
True. We get out-passioned, initially at least, in too many games. SA, Japan, Oz have played better than us and we only win when they run out of steam. It will not work one day - Ireland could easily do it. But I do think that we are keeping our powder dry for the World Cup somewhat.
Whats gone wrong with New Zealands electricity market?
There is no Oil and Gas ban. There is a ban on NEW permits. Existing permits to explore and exploit are still in operation. There is no shortage of gas in NZ and not likely to be in the near future especially if we take out some gas-guzzling industries - like the urea plant in Taranaki, which produces all that nitrogen for fertilizers which damage our groundwaters, rivers and lakes.
Sharrows: The cycling solution to narrow streets and parked cars
But you do want to be visible. And hiding among the parked cars by riding close is dangerous. So claim the road. Make the cars slow down for your own safety.
Donald Trump suggests Californians can rake their forests to prevent wildfires
Not the reason. They didnt like the smoke and killing trees.
Wellington, it's bikes or cars, but not both
No, in the city, our rates do. So get that right.
"Baby's tongue-tie surgery caused bleeding for hours, prompting call for new guidelines",
Id like to ask journalists if they are aware of the harm that these articles do. They are written out of prurience - to get a reaction, to get a few clicks, not to improve things. By constantly harping on how the occasional thing goes wrong in proper medicine, practitioners feel beseiged, they get risk averse, and the general public loses confidence. It is as if the journalists expect medical practice to be perfect every time. It isnt. It never will be. There are too many variables. But it does a very very good job and lives are longer and better for the vast bulk of us as a consequence. So why undermine the science and practice with mischevious articles like this? Focus instead on the alternative medicine practitioners - whose claims are not matched by performance or even by evidence. Report when they go wrong, when they rip off sufferers. Youll do a much greater service that way.
Wellington, it's bikes or cars, but not both
When you look behind you, you tend to swerve out. So we dont do it much. Bring on electronic rear vision systems. But yes, SH58 does not cater well for bikes, so slow down and give them a wide berth. They have the same rights as you to use the road.
The cars have eyes: the self-driving 'eye pod' that stares at pedestrians
Brilliant. Love it - good and obvious feedback which is more than you receive from most drivers.
Eight cattle dead after 1080 drop in Waikato
And even if it had been, I am not worried. There is just not enough 1080 in the animal to affect me if it hasnt killed the animal. Stop being silly.
Whats gone wrong with New Zealands electricity market?
Its cheaper from Indonesia.
Primary teachers and principals confirm nationwide strike after facilitation talks fail
This sort of response sends the message to teachers that they are valued as baby sitters rather than educators. Which is fine. If every parent paid teachers what they pay their baby sitters, theproblem would be solved.
"Roundup, 1080 not on EPA's list as it reassess chemicals for possible bans
Yes, those organic chemicals can be really nasty. They kill humans too.
Cafe operator closed down for going dairy-free
But there is precious little nut in them. So call it water nut powder.
Wellington, it's bikes or cars, but not both
Apart from the incomprehensibilty of much of what you write, it is completely legal to ride two abreast and in many situations, it is safer. Just slow down. Whats the real hurry after all?
Donald Trump suggests Californians can rake their forests to prevent wildfires
He has lost the total vote, twice. What a crazy system. More people vote against him than vote for him.
Alas: Smith and Jones hit out at council decision to end Waimea dam plan
Net migration into NZ is now negative and projected to get more so.
Eight cattle dead after 1080 drop in Waikato
Because they reinfest. Because too many people complain about 1080 use. Because the last Government cut funding for the programme so it could not be systematic.
World Rugby backs no-try decision as England moans continue over All Blacks win
Soccedr players and fans have to vent at something somehow as their game is so damn boring to watch.
Environment Minister says environmental rules not tough enough
I thought that the article was saying that despite the work being done by farmers and others, and despite the rules and regulations, that it wasnt working well enough and so the rules and regs need to be tougher. Which is tough on the farmers but then they do vote for a political party which was too scared to institute effective measures. If we want the problem cleaned up for goodness sake, farmers and others, stop voting for the political party that was so ineffective.
Cafe operator closed down for going dairy-free
And the theory about how electricity and radio communication is just a theory but you just managed to communicate your viewpoint. By your reasoning it cant be 1. But it works and so does the evidence about human induced climate change. The understanding of how science actually works is woefully lacking here.
World Rugby backs no-try decision as England moans continue over All Blacks win
It was very wet. The ball is a tad slippery. He has to be sure that he has a good grip before he can do anything. That slows things down. Aaron Smith, Savea, Retallic - all tried to push the ball and dropped it because of this.
Primary teachers and principals confirm nationwide strike after facilitation talks fail
Who gets that in teaching?
Auckland teachers strike in first day of rolling nationwide action
Fair enough. So what are you going to do when the school has no teachers?
Cafe operator closed down for going dairy-free
What? Please explain.
Donald Trump: The illegitimate US president
Did they really? How much? When? Where is the evidence? And if they did, why did they do it? Remember - we have had a National Government for 9 of the last 10 years.
Donald Trump suggests Californians can rake their forests to prevent wildfires
But in the meantime the US economy is owned by the owners of the debts of the USA - mostly the Chinese. Which is interesting when he is challenging those to whom they owe the money.
Police support use of high-tech recording devices capturing evidence
So the avoid your place?
Sexy Handmaids: The Halloween costume that almost happened
As I read that book, it was not only the men who did the controlling. It was certain classes and types of women who were as bad or worse.
Police support use of high-tech recording devices capturing evidence
It cant work any worse than the lock em up attitude of the previous lot, which saw crime rates increase alongside the number of prisoners. So that doesnt work either.
Wellington, it's bikes or cars, but not both
Hear Hear. At last a sensible comment. Cars create the congestion, not bikes or buses. So target the cars - bikes will solve the congestion issue, more cars will make it worse.
What grows the grass thick can turn our streams toxic and green
N is an element. You need nuclear reactors and similar technology to transmute one element into another. Alan GAWITH was presumably pointing out the loose use of language in the article which uses the word nitrogen to mean nitrogen -containing compounds like urea and nitrate salts.
Police support use of high-tech recording devices capturing evidence
RBS - you are quite wrong. Sweden has a large number of immigrants and then there are the Sami, a significant minority. Norway has the Sami as a significant minority. So they are not monocultural at all.
Cafe operator closed down for going dairy-free
Naivity rules! How does he imagine that we as a country pays for things like our coffee bean imports, the materials and machinery that he uses in his business, his clothing and shoes and medicines? It pays for it by swapping it for products of agriculture, and a lot of that derives from animals. If we didnt have that income we would be a very poor country indeed, with huge health issues. Reality has an unfortunate way of biting fools on the bum!
Whats gone wrong with New Zealands electricity market?
Where is the list of big businessmen and bankers who advised the Governments?
Police support use of high-tech recording devices capturing evidence
No they dont. Fine money does not go to the Police. Thankfully.