Living in South Canterbury where our lowland rivers run toxic each year I must say logs and slash are more visible than the nitrates from dairy farming. Both should keep their waste on-site.
I know how you feel, we also have filters on our drinking water. Its sad that 15 years ago, the brewery ads on tv were gloating about the pure clean water pumped up from beneath St Asaph st......alas changes to land use upstream of the city have had a negative effect on the cities water.
The economy is doing exactly as was forecast prior to the general election, slows through into next year then growth increases through past 2022. Winston Peters even mentioned it in his speech after forming a Government.
They have a responsibility to respond to the decline in water quality, to keep it safe. If you have an issue you should focus on the root cause...A deterioration in ground water quality due to intensification of inland agriculture.
Hey Im 40, just had a great pay increase after completing 18 months of study. Yet listen to some of my co workers complain about their pay grades. Dont see them taking the free training available, easier to whinge.
The homeless arent people wanting to buy a home. Theyre the gutter dwellers that wouldnt even be able to look after a home if they had one gifted to them.
I earn under 100k brought a section and had a 4 bedroom home built on it only 4 years ago. But if people cant afford to, they could buy and older home, if they cant afford that, then they were probably never capable of owning a home.
The main reason National wanted to change the RMA was to allow easier access to our freshwater resources. Hence opposition from every direction, apart from Federated farmers and a few other lobby groups.
What people like to forget is a Union IS the people. Its not some be secret corporation, its individual workers, voting for the best collective solution.
Good to see improving statistics. Personally I was offered a considerable percentage more than I asked for. With lowering unemployment, Employers will be wanting to hold onto good staff.
Since when has any intensification of land use, off the back of abstraction, improved waterways?Have a look at Canterbury water quality statistics over the past 15 years, youll find a massive increase in nitrates and associated issues like toxic phoridium in waterways and increased cancer rates in the population.
The last tax cuts were a joke, a person earning less than 65k was no better off due to other taxes increasing. Meanwhile Mr CEO pocketed and extra few thousand a week.Education is a great tool for improving inequality, as long as it is affordable to all.
Now since the sky didnt fall, what will the right-wing minority cry about? Check out the Treasury department forecasts on their website, the future is bright, as Labour continues managing surpluses, 10 in a row for them and counting!
She insulated her Christchurch council flat - now she says she'll be asked to remove it when she goes
A shame she spent her money improving someone elses property.
Health boards 'wasted' $90,000 trying to stop supermarket changing alcohol shelf angles
Waste of money, people already have a good idea of what theyre purchasing.
Sir John Key lobbied Government for overseas buyers ban exemption
Like 90% of our Trade deals being initiated by Labour, while National survives on Asian donations.
Opposition leader Simon Bridges says the country has been forced into wasting millions
Its being common knowledge for over a year, Winston Peters said his his speech that it was coming and it was publicized in the economic out look.
Sir John Key lobbied Government for overseas buyers ban exemption
Key always lobbied for billionaires, hence the tax breaks for them, and Gst increases for the masses.
Ryman Healthcare paid $28m for Victoria University's Karori Campus
The National Government let this site go for $10, talk about financial ineptitude!
Meth tester: Govt report could kill clean-up industry
Good outcome from the working group, a shame it took a change of Government to end the rort.
National cannabis bill would not allow any smoking
Very out of touch with how cannabis is used, arent they lol. Personally I enjoy a wine, but have no issue if someone prefers a puff.
NZ Made/NÄ NÄ«u TÄ«reni: The unsettling truth about the Treaty
The future is where my thoughts are at. living in the past, is a wasted life!
Moana on the West Coast's Lake Brunner is ripe for a tourist boom
Yes baches have been selling for a million dollars since this article was published an hour ago.
Ryman Healthcare paid $28m for Victoria University's Karori Campus
Couldve paid for a flag referendum lol
Moving to NZ "the most humbling experience" of her life, migrant says
Its unfortunate that Kiwis often assume immigrants and refugees arent skilled or highly qualified.
A story to dine in on: Kids who sit down for family dinners are healthier and smarter
Its most likely because smart proactive parents operate this way, smarter children are just the byproduct of that.
Tolaga Bay cleanup could cost $10m but who should pay?
Living in South Canterbury where our lowland rivers run toxic each year I must say logs and slash are more visible than the nitrates from dairy farming. Both should keep their waste on-site.
Bad day for construction as interiors building firm Maven liquidated
They arent, the construction industry is booming. Looks to be greed and mis management aplenty.
Tasman upset reigning champions Canterbury in Blenheim
Ironically Tasman has more Crusader players than Canterbury.
Chlorine levels in some Christchurch water might be enough for swimming pools
Sad its now needed in Canterbury.
Greens to oppose, Labour to back Waimea dam local bill
Why should we fund another Damn dam? You pay for it if you want it.
Foreign buyers snap up homes in central Auckland
Good to see the Government has a Bill in Parliament at the moment to end this rort! Wish the last Government had the sense to years ago.
Dear Rob: Thatcher's archive reveals how Kiwi friendship turned to nuclear fury
Quoting Rodger Douglas......face palm!
Project in peril: Early price for Waimea dam build 'significantly over' estimated cost
Dams are so 1980. Other countries have realized the environmental cost and have decommissioned many of them.
Smaller class sizes under Nats, says Simon Bridges in major speech
Amazed they didnt decide to do this 9 months ago when they a majority.
Backlash feared over price hikes for overseas visitors staying in Abel Tasman
Bad luck, the country has spoken.
Chlorine levels in some Christchurch water might be enough for swimming pools
I know how you feel, we also have filters on our drinking water. Its sad that 15 years ago, the brewery ads on tv were gloating about the pure clean water pumped up from beneath St Asaph st......alas changes to land use upstream of the city have had a negative effect on the cities water.
Ryman Healthcare paid $28m for Victoria University's Karori Campus
Totally against taxpayer exploitation.
John Key delivers stark warning on the economy, endorses Simon Bridges as leader
The economy is doing exactly as was forecast prior to the general election, slows through into next year then growth increases through past 2022. Winston Peters even mentioned it in his speech after forming a Government.
Is New Zealand's attitude towards law and order changing?
Rubbish, youre saying a $150 fine is worse than 20 years locked in jail. lol
Sir John Key lobbied Government for overseas buyers ban exemption
Clearly follows news only on the National party website. Try viewing the Government page and see what they actually are doing.
Dear Rob: Thatcher's archive reveals how Kiwi friendship turned to nuclear fury
Thatcher, one of the architects of modern neo liberalism...
I'm trapped in a handout cycle, but I'm not a 'bludger'
True, to get ahead and succeed you have to be prepared to to take risks. Youll never get anywhere restricting yourself to States safety net.
The AM Show: Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters uninvited for the next six weeks
The AM show? Haha I dont blame him!
Opportunities Party faces significant challenges
Our debt to GDP is dropping every quarter, its one of the lowest in the world.
Spike in electricity use coincides with ice snaps
Were a family of four, 2 young children and hardly go over $200.
New Zealand to ban single-use plastic bags
Change is happening bit by bit around the world. People with attitudes like yours are the real problem.
Nurses' strike called off after district health boards improve offer
Good job.
Auckland 2050: Council report paints dystopian future for the city
What does the issue even have to do with central Government lol
Bad day for construction as interiors building firm Maven liquidated
Unemployment is very low....
Greens to oppose, Labour to back Waimea dam local bill
They arent, look at Opuha on the Opihi river. Ten years after damming, the river turned toxic and has remained that way for the past decade.
Razor-thin margins push New Zealand construction firms over the edge
With the industry booming, There must be bad decisions being made by those failing!
New Zealand has issues, but the idea it is a 'low-wage economy' is a myth
Working for families, is for working families.
Chlorine levels in some Christchurch water might be enough for swimming pools
They have a responsibility to respond to the decline in water quality, to keep it safe. If you have an issue you should focus on the root cause...A deterioration in ground water quality due to intensification of inland agriculture.
'Extinction on demand': Is it acceptable to wipe a species off the face of the Earth?
Predator free NZ was nothing but a failed attempt at appearing green by the Government of the day.
Teachers with 40 years' experience stuck on $59,600 because of pay 'inequality'
Hey Im 40, just had a great pay increase after completing 18 months of study. Yet listen to some of my co workers complain about their pay grades. Dont see them taking the free training available, easier to whinge.
Earning up to $10k a month, mum says unfair to say shes rich
I wish I had being born slightly earlier, so I couldve brought a house before the boom.
The new normal of students working jobs, on top of full time study
In the 90s under Nationals work experience scheme, I got to study and work 20hrs a week for free.
New West Coast Great Walk - the Paparoa Track - a thank you and an opportunity
Hopefully people will see how you can boost the economy without polluting and desecrating it.
Special insurance tribunal to resolve outstanding EQC and insurance claims on way
Unbelievable people have been left out to dry for so long.... Thank you Labour for drawing a line in the sand!
Primary teachers' union attacks new Ministry of Education pay offer
Yes 12hrs rotating shifts, days/nights and public holidays, out in the weather, no chance of advancing.....Oh sorry thats the real world!
TVNZ doco claiming Celts were here before MÄori has been removed from OnDemand service
Im not Maori, and I say Celts being here first is rubbish, with no evidence.
Primary teachers' union attacks new Ministry of Education pay offer
You can do most it by correspondence and placements....
Defence Minister Ron Mark one step closer to replacing old military planes
Yep and Wanaka is where f-18s belong lol.
Primary teachers' union attacks new Ministry of Education pay offer
You do realise their pay fell behind over the preceding Governments time? Poor attempt at political point scoring.
Government freezes MPs pay amid multiple pay negotiations with educators, police
Wow, never thought Id see the day that happened! Well done
Foreign buyers snap up homes in central Auckland
The legislation is in parliament at the moment, and will soon be law. Its a shame it wasnt several years ago.
Goodbye All Blacks? American football writer dares to suggest NFL's top talent could dominate world rugby
Doubt it, they lack the continuous play fitness and their padding and helmets would be restrictive.
Wounded Wallabies to pick up the pieces as All Blacks loom
Wallabies were a great team back then.
KiwiBuild: How to get yourself in the running for the Government's new homes
The homeless arent people wanting to buy a home. Theyre the gutter dwellers that wouldnt even be able to look after a home if they had one gifted to them.
Labour hosts business and lobbyists at $600-a-head dinners in exclusive private clubs
Lol Basics is a one track dud record.
Angry accountants threaten to file paper returns
Seems all NZ services have fallen into disrepair in recent years.
KiwiBuild: How to get yourself in the running for the Government's new homes
I earn under 100k brought a section and had a 4 bedroom home built on it only 4 years ago. But if people cant afford to, they could buy and older home, if they cant afford that, then they were probably never capable of owning a home.
Christchurch council said it couldn't insulate its flat - so Lynda McKenzie got it done herself
Yawn....Not an issue for central Government.
Foreign buyers snap up homes in central Auckland
The legislation is in parliament at the moment, and will soon become law, a shame it wasnt several years ago.Pays to read the article...
Government introduces scheme to encourage employers to hire unemployed youth
Yes, and?
Consent for nine-metre retaining wall as much as construction
The main reason National wanted to change the RMA was to allow easier access to our freshwater resources. Hence opposition from every direction, apart from Federated farmers and a few other lobby groups.
New Zealand to ban single-use plastic bags
Use it as many times as you like, but it will still take a few hundred years to breakdown.
PM Jacinda Ardern gets firsthand experience of 'value' of healthcare workforce
Probably why her Government has offered the highest salary increase in over a decade to Nurses and Midwives.
Nurses strike looms: Mediation between union and district health boards fails
What people like to forget is a Union IS the people. Its not some be secret corporation, its individual workers, voting for the best collective solution.
Low unemployment, falling immigration and Government policy may finally start to boost wages
Good to see improving statistics. Personally I was offered a considerable percentage more than I asked for. With lowering unemployment, Employers will be wanting to hold onto good staff.
Glenn McConnell: Fees free is ill-thought-through craft cider socialism
Its an opinion article, it doesnt have to be factual. Theyre the curse of the Stuff news site.
Holiday park owner with six guests a night says freedom camping spots to blame
Tent beside the river, thats me.
I'm trapped in a handout cycle, but I'm not a 'bludger'
It has unilateral party support, in case youve missed that fact. How would you deal with the issue without effecting growth?
The Auckland fuel tax always looked doomed, just not quite this quickly
Weve always imported most of our oil.
Reserve Bank interest rate call sends NZ dollar tumbling
Dollar at a 2 year low. Save the read. Yes National were Government then.
Government introduces scheme to encourage employers to hire unemployed youth
Lets hope it gets bums off benefits. Nice to see.
New Zealand to ban single-use plastic bags
Eventually that will be able to happen, but first steps first alright?
Matt Lauer row: We've sold off our slice of paradise
Farmers against it? No wonder given the number of legal paper roads theyve fenced off from the public.
Daily petrol thefts cause Christchurch station owners to take elaborate measures
So you can rip them off?
Moving to NZ "the most humbling experience" of her life, migrant says
Really? unemployment is less than 4% Nation wide and 1.9% in my small city.
Defence Minister Ron Mark one step closer to replacing old military planes
Nothing has been ordered, its at proposal stage.
Opportunities Party faces significant challenges
You completely miss my point about there policy of means testing, and how it punishes a saver.
Former Matrix Homes workers unsure where next pay cheque will come from
I think the Government should investigate this opportunity.
Burberry criticised for burning clothes instead of discounting them
Waste of our planets resources
Gary Rooney's $18.5m involvement in Hunter Downs Water cheered
Since when has any intensification of land use, off the back of abstraction, improved waterways?Have a look at Canterbury water quality statistics over the past 15 years, youll find a massive increase in nitrates and associated issues like toxic phoridium in waterways and increased cancer rates in the population.
Defence Minister Ron Mark one step closer to replacing old military planes
What a waste of money, unless your purchasing a competitive fighter.
Workplace shake up in Government's sights - Jim Bolger to lead pay working group
I suspect it will result in more favourable employment terms and conditions.
Spike in electricity use coincides with ice snaps
Nothing to do with Government, its your regional council.
Premium rises of 'around $1000' for some AMI and State house insurance policyholders
Cool, will mine go down then? Since I live in the safest part of NZ..
Striking teachers call for greater incentives to stay in profession
Humorous, the Teachers are the union.
Glenn McConnell: Fees free is ill-thought-through craft cider socialism
The last tax cuts were a joke, a person earning less than 65k was no better off due to other taxes increasing. Meanwhile Mr CEO pocketed and extra few thousand a week.Education is a great tool for improving inequality, as long as it is affordable to all.
Opportunities Party faces significant challenges
We dont have the highest house prices in the Oecd Lol. No even when compared to income/price ratios.
Gary Rooney's $18.5m involvement in Hunter Downs Water cheered
Will be unfortunate to watch North Otago waterways turn toxic like neighbouring South Canterbury.
Gary Rooney's $18.5m involvement in Hunter Downs Water cheered
Like the rest of South Canterbury, if that suits better.
Politicians rate Winston Peters' time as PM
Now since the sky didnt fall, what will the right-wing minority cry about? Check out the Treasury department forecasts on their website, the future is bright, as Labour continues managing surpluses, 10 in a row for them and counting!
Greens push for 'water test' on foreign land sales in bid to stop bottling plants
Lol Nationals environmental record wouldve destroyed the Green party support forever.
I'm trapped in a handout cycle, but I'm not a 'bludger'
Spare a thought for those of us that have the skills never have needed a handout. Get ahead and quit complaining about the help you receive.
Winston Peters says Simon Bridges tried to poach his MP Ron Mark
National was also a minority Government.
Pressure goes on investors to ensure properties pay
Its a choice, theres plenty of places money could be better invested.
Pressure goes on investors to ensure properties pay
430k house/land 4 bedroom, 850sqm section. Is now 4 years old, but hey life is all about choices.
Teachers with 40 years' experience stuck on $59,600 because of pay 'inequality'
A 2 day seminar doesnt class as up skilling lol.
Retirement living: When life calls for a flatmate
They tend to down size to units....