This was put up for sale Dec 2015 (* Vast high country station for sale ) As the buyer is a Kiwi permanent resident and his wife and children are citizen no one should have a problem with this purchase especially as public access has been agreed to being continued.
The same person who ran away from the Auckland Open because it was windy feigning injury only to immediately start playing another event in Australia. She lost any and all respect I had for her that day which she will never ever get back regardless of what she does. She was probably the greatest ever but time for her too go and look after her baby.
Wonder how all those that extrapolated their spreadsheets to show that renting rather than buying 5 -7 years ago as they were making more off their investments was the best option. Havent heard much from them the last few years . A bit like the bitcoin pushers have gone silent especially in the last two weeks bitcoin has dropped another 2500 - 3000 US dollars to way under 4000 dollars from a 20,000 high last Xmas.
Maori hit in weed war , Maori not treated equally in health , Maori in Australia discriminated against and more similar articles recently. More Maori are in prison for simple possession of marijuana as a statement to prove Maori are disadvantaged is not a very good example.. Need a lot more than simple possession to be given a prison sentence.. It is a sick racist health system. Racist against who. Just Maori it seems as every other nationality that goes to the health providers seem to get the same as everyone else , This sounds more like an attempt too create division than anything else. This is what they do in America. Create division within different groups of people so everyone is fighting each other creating an unstable environment which is easier to control than if most were united .. It looks like a systematic importation of an American product we do not need in this country.
Serena Serena Serena. How about an article solely about the magnificent game that Naomi Osaka played to win the US Open. She afterall rightfully deserves the spotlight for her incredible win rather than the continued focus on the loser .. Will Karl Budge be able to get the winner back too Auckland and no we are not interested in the loser as she BLEW her chance last time.
Thanks for being pedantic but i did say he was a Kiwi permanent resident meaning he is a permanent resident of NZ rather than of any other country. As he is a PR he is allowed too vote just like any Kiwi , like it or not..
Even with the Auckland regional tax they are still paying LESS than Wellington and the South Island and they want too cry. Some people seem to think that the rest of us are paying the Auckland Regional tax. No , their petrol price was so much lower before that was implemented that they were still going to be cheaper. The price of petrol has gone up 35 odd cents since the government changed hands , 3.5 cents of that is an additional tax , the rest is ... well work it out. OPEC oil has gone up 30% since election day from 55 a barrel to 86 last week but it has dropped since then. While National were in power oil was 45 to 50 dollars a barrel mostly , rising to 55 just before the election. So much easier too blame the new government than look at the facts. None so blind as those that refuse to see. What is this truck protest going to achieve , much the same as the petrol day protest .. Nothing .. It just took me 2 seconds to see the price of Brent crude right now is down 6 dollars a barrel. Expect a 6 cent drop in petrol at the pumps soon, yeah right as if that is going too happen ..
No chance the WP will follow with this report as their only interest since Amazons Bezos purchased it is too sell newspapers ( advertising ) and too push his agenda which has nothing to do with the truth.
I think using Auschwitz is a bridge too far . There isnt nor would be the remotest comparison on earth too Aussie treatment of Kiwis and a designed genocidal murder camp on an industrial scale .
Yes we could all wear the same dull grey clothes and cap , all cut our hair to 3 approved styles , all talk in the same monotone so we could all be happy. No wonder those people in North Korea are always so ecstatically happy..Next week it will be a story about people who have three toes on one foot and only one on the other are being victimised for not shaving their armpits on Saturdays. Thank goodness some one cares ..
If you had a clue about the road code you would know that this overtaking incident was illegal. If that is a reflection of your knowledge then you should not be driving yourself. Go and look at the road code and see if you can find the relevant information..
Australia played well this Championship. They lost to NZ twice , South Africa once and also lost too Argentina . Are they going to play Japan and do the have excuses already made for when they lose too them.. Kearnzie just get used too it. Your team is just a bunch of losers.. If you want to back a team of winners go and follow Aussie Rules as they dont lose International games. Probably why they invented the game that no one else plays.
Read the Balfour Declaration in particular the bit about the inhabitants of Palestine. nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, Instead they got chased out of their homes . off their lands and herded into an open ghetto prison camp and you wonder why they rebelled. If the same happened to you and your family you would of course say , shes right mate yeah right.
As for a gateway drug a study was taken showing that every Formula One race driver that was killed also rode a tricycle when they were a child. So chances are if your child rides a tricycle then that is a gateway too him being killed in a Formula One race. I smoked marijuana for over 30 years all around the world and on a daily bases for many of them . I can tell you the gateway comes from getting drugs off gangs who wish too push more financial rewarding drugs..
Because as the article states he is back in his native Czech Republic where he obviously has businesses too attend too like many NZ residents do with their home country.
I think in Norway they have set up where part of their superfund financed from their oil is used too aid start up companies that show promise. They have the experts organise and help the company and once it is going well and in a strong position sell out and return the funds for helping the next enterprises. This was done for when the oil runs out that the money earned is not wasted and basically still there invested for the future. It is hands off totally politically as would have to be here if they did something similar.
Many countries have now banned arms sales to SA with Finland being one of the latest. Yet Trump doesnt wish to lay blame where it should so he can continue with arms sales plus his own personal business dealings. It is easier to blame the rest of the nasty world but I do remember with the scantest of evidence he was quick to blame Putin for a poisoning and imposed sanction immediately. Again in Syria upon the word and evidence of terrorists he was quick to bomb that country. How strange with almost irrevocably evidence it is so hard to respond except to lay blame elsewhere.
They are not giving them away. Looks like you have to spend heaps of dollars before accumulating enough points too get anything. So a reduction of a cent or two is hardly going to make much difference too your grocery cost. Probably save much more if you shopped somewhere cheaper .
In America divisions are created and enhanced amongst different groups too create a distraction so that while they are fighting and arguing with each other they are becoming blind too what is really going on in the background..Democrat against Republican , White v Black v Hispanic Female v Male , Old v Young, Rich v Poor and on and on..Similar is happening in Britain and Europe. Is this Maori v Injustice v Treaty Settlements just another contrived distraction too focus attention away from what is quietly happening in the background.
According too Barry , Parker is training harder and hitting much harder than he ever has. Well he was right , Parker certainly hit the canvas harder than he has ever before..
All the banks will do is take the house and sell it for what they can get then charge the previous owner the difference plus costs plus interest. They will get their pound of flesh ..
Well if you think about it , it all makes sense now. The last election the Chinese voters were all voting National as they had been told they would lose their PR or citizenship status if National lost . Where did they get this from , obviously the rich Chinese buying influence in the National Party using scaremongering tactics to make their investments pay off. How long has this been going on. Before someone said they loved rich Chinese business people. I lived in Asia for a year and bribery , corruption and back pocket payments are just a normal way of doing business. No less normal than filing out a GST return.
This is what happens when you are incompetent with money regardless of how much you earn or which party is in power. Read Jaffa Cakes comment , you are most likely in the second group. My brother used too earn twice as much as I , we were paid on a Friday ( Aus) come Monday he would forever ask to borrow money. He was like that all his life no matter what he earned and never had anything too show for it.
It could, the IMF implied, send a message to the rest of the world that New Zealand discriminated against foreign investors. We are not discriminating against foreign buyers but trying too look after our own people first. Can we go and buy a house and land in China ??. I read the other day that Australian Millennials despair any chance of owning their own home especially Melbourne and Sydney. Maybe marginally able too in Adelaide and Brisbane.. Same story in Britain. Hong Kong , cant even buy a shoe box let alone an apartment the size of our average lounge. Sorry but our people first IMF..
In USD of course-38 percent of all American workers made less than $20,000 last year.-51 percent of all American workers made less than $30,000 last year.-62 percent of all American workers made less than $40,000 last year.-71 percent of all American workers made less than $50,000 last year.1 NZD = 0.674646 USD↔US Dollar1 USD = 1.48226 NZD30,000 X 1.48 = 44,400 NZD So 50% of Americans earn less than 45,000 but everything is much cheaper to buy there.
Exactly and this also brings into question how did other ethnic National MPs gain their seats. By the same method . It also brings into question how did Chinese and other foreign companies gain access too free New Zealand water for profitable export. Does that also include large parcels of land being sold overseas. How much of New Zealand is for sale ?
Because there is a law that says no one is allowed too SELL water. There needs to be a law change too say foreign companies can not take water . Water is becoming the most precious resource in the world and wars will be fought over control of it.
At an average of 15 minutes each trip is almost 4 hours a day sitting on public transport . They should be getting a medal rather than being decried for excessive and part free usage.
You only lose money if you sell . Boy have you got a lot to learn. !!! I , like many others have had shares in companies that have crashed and delisted with NO return whatsoever. The last one was a couple of years ago in Australia. Doing very well then all of a sudden the price started dropping , the CEO sold all his shares and then a trading halt that continued until the shares were not worth a penny each. A certificate stating 100,000 shares not even worth the paper it is printed on.. Oh but of course you would have seen it coming like no one else did but the insiders closest too the action..Go and have a look at the top companies prior to the 87 crash and see how many survived to Xmas and how many became worthless .. worthless as in absolutely no value and never recovered .. And you wonder why those with burnt fingers have a reticence about jumping in to the whirlpool..
I didnt realise how much she looked like her dad until that photo of her and her husband. Not that I take much notice of any of them apart from maybe Catherine who is gorgeous . Good luck to her and her husband and they both look extremely happy .
Where is Bert so we can invest in bitcoin .. bitcoin is now down to US$4500 from a last Christmas high of US$20,000 .. That always looked like a winner .., if you got in while it was under 100 bucks.
When that financial collapse happened an International Finance expert gave out a list of the top 10 countries in the world that he expected too survive the crisis the best. New Zealand was included. Australia was not. I cant remember all the others but there was Canada , Norway , Switzerland , a South American country , not sure which. His view was that NZ was in a healthy financial position and as a exporter of food and other primary products was expected too survive the crisis in a healthy state. It would have been mismanagement not too have . Experts have for a few years been warning nothing has been fixed and at some stage everything is going south .. Trade War never have a happy outcome. Already Trump is going too pump Billions into American farmers too make up for losses they face because of return tariffs placed on them by other countries .. Peters warned of a slowing international economy when he announced witch party he was going with but most laughed at him .. All Politicians use smoke and mirrors too obfuscate for their advantage or too hide the truth .
The actual cost is irrelevant. The best way to work out if a car is getting cheaper or not is how many months (weeks) salary does it take too purchase a new vehicle. If 5 years ago it took 40 weeks as compared too today with 34 weeks then yes the vehicle is getting cheaper.
The Earnslaw used to pick up train loads of people at Kingston and take them too Qtown. That was my first ever trip too QT in the late 1950s with mum on a day return trip..
Just as repugnant as using this situation for a National Party Political broadcast. If the weather page had a comments section you would turn todays forecast rain into a torrent of inane political ramblings . Yes you got repugnant right db
These expenses I believe were going to be made public in days or weeks so Bridges should have let it all quieten down while while investigating internally . Instead he has stuck a stick into a wasps nests and is putting on a brave face as the noise from the nest is increasing into a crescendo signalling a lot of angry wasps are coming shortly. How many wasps can Simons stick swat before ...
The only people that will pay an inheritance tax are the poor that cant afford a lawyer too transfer wealth and assets to family without paying tax. eg from America. A wealthy man created a company and transferred all his assets to it then made his children directors. The company did nothing other than exist . The children could then give themselves directors fees and bonuses without inheritance tax involved whatsoever..
It is said the Chinese base their Foreign policy on a thousand years whilst America base it on like playing one hand of poker. Macau was handed back to China in 1999 after 440 years of rule by Portugal. It has a semi autonomous rule SAR just like Hong Kong was in 1997 when England handed it back too China. It has always been the number one objective of China for Taiwan to return too Chinas rule which within 1000 years it is expected to do so. How you can claim because the biggest number of tourists are Chinese indicated that this objective is not so is just like your present hand of poker . Are you going to bluff your way through or use discretion and fold.
What about the hundreds and hundreds of foreign girls , mostly from every country in Asia and South America who apparently come here on a tourist visa and spend their time as working girls most likely not paying tax. A fair percentage of them , possibly Chinese and others maybe sent here to make money for other than themselves. Because of NZ sex worker protections which fully agree with makes NZ a soft target for a lucrative trade. Most advertise themselves on an NZ online site for that purpose which shows just how many and what countries they are from is mind boggling..
The International oil price has dropped like a stone last couple of weeks which is why the petrol price has dropped , maybe not enough but for sure with eyes watching some prudence is at play.
Just because it was dashed lines does not make it legal to pass. There is no way that 100 meters of clear road throughout the overtaking was remotely possible. There was less than 1 second from having a 150km ph head on crash. There is NO legal defense to this overtaking .
Every man and his dog plus the local tortoise but not the Tuatara have their own radio stations down here. The Tuatara say they cant find any music with the right beat for them to rock too so not interested in radio. They are however transfixed on the TV of people looking at them.
tipicle another form of dumbing down , well at least he got dumb right that time which may mean a typo error this time. Just tipicle off picking on him.
@ Footballbloke.. World renowned physicist Stephen Hawking used to say people that believe in God/s are afraid of the dark.. I will put him ahead of your diatribe any day of the week including Sundays..
Doesnt matter which God or Deity you believe in or whatever you say , incantations , beg or offer for a cure to homosexuality nothing changes a homosexual into a straight . It may change the outside too appease those who can not accept reality but the inside will stay the same. Even as a straight who grew up in the homophobic 60s knows that. Any religion or church or group that tries to change someone too fit in with their ignorant beliefs is not worthy of calling themselves anything other than demented intolerant bigot.
The price of oil was probably 150 dollars a barrel in 2008 as opposed to 60 dollars last week. So please compare apples with apples. exchange rates also come into play. Shell sold to what became Z in 2011 and pricing structures change or doesnt that count. There is a massive increase in seller margin now compared to 2008.
Name on country Iran has invaded. ???? Iraq attacked Iran so defense is not an invasion.. Just one , come on ... Rhetoric is not an invasion. Israel perhaps , absolutely not never ever... One is not that hard to find surely ??? Who was the democratically elected leader of Iran in 1952 who murdered and replaced by the Shah by you know who.
WHO is the other woman in this photo? A nanny? A maid? A second wife? How about auntie to the children . The second wife doesnt see eye to eye with the first wife so they try and keep them separate.
Wait until he becomes President of the US and his wife adds some class to the White House. She could then have live broadcasts direct from the WH on International matters.. Looking forward to that .. Cue Tui.
Going by the votes up and down it appears the National voters are home on a Saturday morning while the labor voters have gone too work. It will be interesting to see if the votes change around a bit when the workers come home from work..
I think there is some law that does not allow the selling of water but the government could have helped / allowed an NZ company the rights over foreign companies. Water is the worlds new Gold and should be protected .
@ Gone Fishing . Most of those Camper Vans are owned by a New Zealand Company . ( Tourism Holdings ) which also own camper van companies in Australia and USA. Better stick too fishing
They talked about doing this in the 1960s or filling oil tankers with water but they worked out it takes 4 million litres of water to make one tonne of wheat and one tonne of wheat takes far less room than 4 million litres of water. 2000 litres of water to make ONE kg of sugar ,3400 litres of water to make ONE kg of rice so towing a melting iceburg was regarded as madness then and probably more so today.
All the officials were men and it was a great game to watch. I did however change channels before the kiss so I missed that but would have happily accepted that as opposite team members saying thanks for the game the same as men pat each other on the back. I might have been shocked in the 1960s but have seen a lot more of the world since then. Steve Menzies ( Manly ) came out as gay but I guess he didn;t find another player to do the same after the game. What is more important , the game ( wasnt the Tonga Samoa game brilliant ) or players personal life as long as it doesnt break the law , no one elses business.
The airport and runway is exactly where google maps place it . The planes sometimes take off and land the other way. Most of the time they do take off and land over the lake.almost directly overhead of this tennis court..
Exactly .. A tonne of information on their online share trading platform.which is so easy to use. Includes trading on the Aussie sharemarket through The Commonwealth Bank . Gave up using brokers years ago. Are ASB the only bank too to have that ?? . Would have thought all major banks did..
When was the election. I believe there are doctors that specialise in treating that or you could save it up for the next time. It does get tedious , from both sides , after awhile . I was against MMP when it was voted in but in time I have come to understand the better representation it gives people even if I dont agree with some of the parties. Give it time or be consumed by it.
Didnt they originally say there was to be an internal garage for patrons cars which would take care of parking.The Bank of China HQ or Lippo Centre are a couple of impressive buildings in HK would be nice but I guess the designers here are not quite so adventurous here.
Thank God it has improved since then. Bus loads of Japanese have given way to plane loads of Chinese so just push in front of them , they are used to it. With internet accommodation finders there is ALWAYS a bargain to be found in Qtown , apart from absolute peak holidays , and even then if one is quick then maybe , Restaurants in Invercargill are the same price as Qtown so if the prices there are over the top then what are they here. There are plenty of places too eat without having to get a bank loan . Car parking is a problem but I am not saying where I park so next time we go I will still be able to find one. There are still so many places that are quiet , peaceful with the original reasons why people went to Queenstown before someone let the cat out of the bag and FREE that too turn your back is like ripping your nose off just to teach your face a lesson.
Well try and get your head around this. Lumsden has been growing because of ... wait for it ... drum roll please... TOURISTS. I always stop there on the way too Queenstown or back home . Years ago they used too bus Queenstown workers too work and back. Not sure if they still do it .
Or stick one on each wing for balance, you can see what they are doing and they are not bothering anyone as long as you ignore that crazed look of terror,
So Iranian forces have been assisting Syrian troops fight ISIS in Syria and also assisting Iraqi tribal groups fight ISIS in South Western Iraq so you are saying they deserve payback from ISIS as a supporter of ISIS ideals.
If you bothered to follow the International prices you would indeed see that oil has plummeted last couple of weeks which is indeed due to global forces.
The price of oil was probably 150 dollars a barrel in 2008 as opposed to 60 dollars last week. So please compare apples with apples. exchange rates also come into play. Shell sold to what became Z in 2011 and pricing structures change or doesnt that count. There is a massive increase in seller margin now compared to 2008.Are you and Axion working for a petrol company.
They are probably taking the tax out of that. Some companies pay the tax due on their contribution on top , most take the tax out of their 3% contribution. That is a 17% deduction.
When I came back from overseas in 1986 they had opened up the banking sector so there were over 30 banks. Slowly the banks with a heart were taken over by stronger meaner banks until we have what we are left with today. No one cared or supported the Kiwi banks so instead of having Kiwibank as a powerhouse they along with TSB and SBS are minnows. Nothing will change , people will moan and cry but apart from a few will carry on as they have done. At least they are Australian banks and not American.. As a matter of interest who owns the Aussie banks..National Bank NZ was originally owned by Lloyds Bank of UK
The price of a barrel has gone from around 45-47 USD to around 75 USD plus the Kiwi has dropped so miles off. When oil was 150 per barrel 2007 or thereabouts petrol was around the same price as today. Sure there has been some increase in taxes so your premise is correct but lose credibility with your facts ??
Looks like Martin Jay is an award winning British journalist is right . how does the Saudi media machine work, exactly?Better than you might realize. Saudi Arabia's own PR model, unlike other Arab countries, relies heavily on other GCC countries reprocessing their tomes of fake news and state-funded propaganda, coupled with an impressive number of heavyweight Saudi-financed think tanks in DC regurgitating the same stodge and an impressive phalanx of online bots contributing to the mix.Don't laugh. It's a set up which serves them very well, and filling newspaper columns and the airwaves with ˜news' manufactured in Riyadh “ assisted by third-party, supportive outlets in the region who are happy to publish it without caring about its authenticity “ is a policy which works pretty well.And international media are only too happy to replicate it, given the almost entirely ˜news free zone' that Saudi Arabia is, with no real media operating there in the first place “ which, in turn, affects the ability for foreign journalists to operate there as well.Case in point: women's driving licences. You would have thought this was a story which would be a news item both regionally and internationally for not more than one day. In reality this is a story which is going to run. And run. And run.
All attackers are dead. One was captured but died on the way too hospital. ISIS Daesh has claimed responsibility while others have pointed fingers at some Saudi Arabian terrorist group. al-Ahyvaziya . Iran has refuted the ISIS / Darsh claims..
If they hadve beaten the Bulldogs then they would have had a home final. Now they have to play Penrith at home which wont be as easy as last week or if the Broncos dont beat Manly as expected today then they will play St George at home which will be touch and go on the day. If they manage to win they will need more than good luck to beat the loser of the top four in Sydney.. One win separates the top 8 teams so it is only points differential that ranks them. How close is that..
You do realise The NZ Super Fund and Infratil sold Z for a 300% profit. Although the Super Fund still owns 10% the rest is owned by New Zealand and International shareholders who are very happy you are making money for them..
Slice of pristine South Island high country 'should finally become national park'
This was put up for sale Dec 2015 (* Vast high country station for sale ) As the buyer is a Kiwi permanent resident and his wife and children are citizen no one should have a problem with this purchase especially as public access has been agreed to being continued.
Serena Williams gives umpire a serve in US Open final defeat
The same person who ran away from the Auckland Open because it was windy feigning injury only to immediately start playing another event in Australia. She lost any and all respect I had for her that day which she will never ever get back regardless of what she does. She was probably the greatest ever but time for her too go and look after her baby.
Heres where rents have been rising fastest
Wonder how all those that extrapolated their spreadsheets to show that renting rather than buying 5 -7 years ago as they were making more off their investments was the best option. Havent heard much from them the last few years . A bit like the bitcoin pushers have gone silent especially in the last two weeks bitcoin has dropped another 2500 - 3000 US dollars to way under 4000 dollars from a 20,000 high last Xmas.
"Making marijuana legal would have an immediate effect on MÄori lives",
Maori hit in weed war , Maori not treated equally in health , Maori in Australia discriminated against and more similar articles recently. More Maori are in prison for simple possession of marijuana as a statement to prove Maori are disadvantaged is not a very good example.. Need a lot more than simple possession to be given a prison sentence.. It is a sick racist health system. Racist against who. Just Maori it seems as every other nationality that goes to the health providers seem to get the same as everyone else , This sounds more like an attempt too create division than anything else. This is what they do in America. Create division within different groups of people so everyone is fighting each other creating an unstable environment which is easier to control than if most were united .. It looks like a systematic importation of an American product we do not need in this country.
Former official: It's Serena Williams who owes an apology to umpire Carlos Ramos
Serena Serena Serena. How about an article solely about the magnificent game that Naomi Osaka played to win the US Open. She afterall rightfully deserves the spotlight for her incredible win rather than the continued focus on the loser .. Will Karl Budge be able to get the winner back too Auckland and no we are not interested in the loser as she BLEW her chance last time.
"Politics is a dirty game and the National Party is losing",
Well said and compare that to the illogical Larry Logic which is par for the course anyway.
Slice of pristine South Island high country 'should finally become national park'
Thanks for being pedantic but i did say he was a Kiwi permanent resident meaning he is a permanent resident of NZ rather than of any other country. As he is a PR he is allowed too vote just like any Kiwi , like it or not..
New projects for Kiwi Bachelorettes Naz and Dani
Pity she wasnt like that battery that keeps on going and going instead of coming back again and again and again..
"'We won't stop until they listen': Auckland truckies drive in convoy to protest fuel tax
Even with the Auckland regional tax they are still paying LESS than Wellington and the South Island and they want too cry. Some people seem to think that the rest of us are paying the Auckland Regional tax. No , their petrol price was so much lower before that was implemented that they were still going to be cheaper. The price of petrol has gone up 35 odd cents since the government changed hands , 3.5 cents of that is an additional tax , the rest is ... well work it out. OPEC oil has gone up 30% since election day from 55 a barrel to 86 last week but it has dropped since then. While National were in power oil was 45 to 50 dollars a barrel mostly , rising to 55 just before the election. So much easier too blame the new government than look at the facts. None so blind as those that refuse to see. What is this truck protest going to achieve , much the same as the petrol day protest .. Nothing .. It just took me 2 seconds to see the price of Brent crude right now is down 6 dollars a barrel. Expect a 6 cent drop in petrol at the pumps soon, yeah right as if that is going too happen ..
Former official: It's Serena Williams who owes an apology to umpire Carlos Ramos
No chance the WP will follow with this report as their only interest since Amazons Bezos purchased it is too sell newspapers ( advertising ) and too push his agenda which has nothing to do with the truth.
Did you really just say that? Julie Bishop to Winston Peters
I think using Auschwitz is a bridge too far . There isnt nor would be the remotest comparison on earth too Aussie treatment of Kiwis and a designed genocidal murder camp on an industrial scale .
Budget Buster: The hotness pay gap is plain wrong
Yes we could all wear the same dull grey clothes and cap , all cut our hair to 3 approved styles , all talk in the same monotone so we could all be happy. No wonder those people in North Korea are always so ecstatically happy..Next week it will be a story about people who have three toes on one foot and only one on the other are being victimised for not shaving their armpits on Saturdays. Thank goodness some one cares ..
Dash cam footage captures car narrowly miss oncoming truck in West Auckland
If you had a clue about the road code you would know that this overtaking incident was illegal. If that is a reflection of your knowledge then you should not be driving yourself. Go and look at the road code and see if you can find the relevant information..
Wallabies great Phil Kearns fires shot at All Blacks: They get a free ride
Australia played well this Championship. They lost to NZ twice , South Africa once and also lost too Argentina . Are they going to play Japan and do the have excuses already made for when they lose too them.. Kearnzie just get used too it. Your team is just a bunch of losers.. If you want to back a team of winners go and follow Aussie Rules as they dont lose International games. Probably why they invented the game that no one else plays.
Wronged Donald Trump demands more credit - for just about everything
Read the Balfour Declaration in particular the bit about the inhabitants of Palestine. nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, Instead they got chased out of their homes . off their lands and herded into an open ghetto prison camp and you wonder why they rebelled. If the same happened to you and your family you would of course say , shes right mate yeah right.
Legalised dope is a licence for Big Marijuana to exploit young people
As for a gateway drug a study was taken showing that every Formula One race driver that was killed also rode a tricycle when they were a child. So chances are if your child rides a tricycle then that is a gateway too him being killed in a Formula One race. I smoked marijuana for over 30 years all around the world and on a daily bases for many of them . I can tell you the gateway comes from getting drugs off gangs who wish too push more financial rewarding drugs..
Slice of pristine South Island high country 'should finally become national park'
Because as the article states he is back in his native Czech Republic where he obviously has businesses too attend too like many NZ residents do with their home country.
The Super Fund: a $40 billion nest egg which could quickly become a political football
I think in Norway they have set up where part of their superfund financed from their oil is used too aid start up companies that show promise. They have the experts organise and help the company and once it is going well and in a strong position sell out and return the funds for helping the next enterprises. This was done for when the oil runs out that the money earned is not wasted and basically still there invested for the future. It is hands off totally politically as would have to be here if they did something similar.
Trump blames the vicious world for Khashoggis death
Many countries have now banned arms sales to SA with Finland being one of the latest. Yet Trump doesnt wish to lay blame where it should so he can continue with arms sales plus his own personal business dealings. It is easier to blame the rest of the nasty world but I do remember with the scantest of evidence he was quick to blame Putin for a poisoning and imposed sanction immediately. Again in Syria upon the word and evidence of terrorists he was quick to bomb that country. How strange with almost irrevocably evidence it is so hard to respond except to lay blame elsewhere.
Hunter Valley: The rough road to paradise
Can we just concentrate on the facts rather than turning it into another Labor- National bun fight.
New World warns shoppers its giveaway Pods are not microwavable
They are not giving them away. Looks like you have to spend heaps of dollars before accumulating enough points too get anything. So a reduction of a cent or two is hardly going to make much difference too your grocery cost. Probably save much more if you shopped somewhere cheaper .
The amount allocated to Treaty of Waitangi settlements is tiny, compared with other Government spending
In America divisions are created and enhanced amongst different groups too create a distraction so that while they are fighting and arguing with each other they are becoming blind too what is really going on in the background..Democrat against Republican , White v Black v Hispanic Female v Male , Old v Young, Rich v Poor and on and on..Similar is happening in Britain and Europe. Is this Maori v Injustice v Treaty Settlements just another contrived distraction too focus attention away from what is quietly happening in the background.
On the ropes: What's next for Joseph Parker?
According too Barry , Parker is training harder and hitting much harder than he ever has. Well he was right , Parker certainly hit the canvas harder than he has ever before..
House prices 'could fall', Reserve Bank governor warns
All the banks will do is take the house and sell it for what they can get then charge the previous owner the difference plus costs plus interest. They will get their pound of flesh ..
"Politics is a dirty game and the National Party is losing",
Well if you think about it , it all makes sense now. The last election the Chinese voters were all voting National as they had been told they would lose their PR or citizenship status if National lost . Where did they get this from , obviously the rich Chinese buying influence in the National Party using scaremongering tactics to make their investments pay off. How long has this been going on. Before someone said they loved rich Chinese business people. I lived in Asia for a year and bribery , corruption and back pocket payments are just a normal way of doing business. No less normal than filing out a GST return.
Money stress still a problem for higher-earning households
This is what happens when you are incompetent with money regardless of how much you earn or which party is in power. Read Jaffa Cakes comment , you are most likely in the second group. My brother used too earn twice as much as I , we were paid on a Friday ( Aus) come Monday he would forever ask to borrow money. He was like that all his life no matter what he earned and never had anything too show for it.
IMF not keen on proposed foreign buyer ban for houses
It could, the IMF implied, send a message to the rest of the world that New Zealand discriminated against foreign investors. We are not discriminating against foreign buyers but trying too look after our own people first. Can we go and buy a house and land in China ??. I read the other day that Australian Millennials despair any chance of owning their own home especially Melbourne and Sydney. Maybe marginally able too in Adelaide and Brisbane.. Same story in Britain. Hong Kong , cant even buy a shoe box let alone an apartment the size of our average lounge. Sorry but our people first IMF..
New Zealand has issues, but the idea it is a 'low-wage economy' is a myth
In USD of course-38 percent of all American workers made less than $20,000 last year.-51 percent of all American workers made less than $30,000 last year.-62 percent of all American workers made less than $40,000 last year.-71 percent of all American workers made less than $50,000 last year.1 NZD = 0.674646 USD↔US Dollar1 USD = 1.48226 NZD30,000 X 1.48 = 44,400 NZD So 50% of Americans earn less than 45,000 but everything is much cheaper to buy there.
"Secret tape recording embarrasses Simon Bridges, but it's not incriminating",
Exactly and this also brings into question how did other ethnic National MPs gain their seats. By the same method . It also brings into question how did Chinese and other foreign companies gain access too free New Zealand water for profitable export. Does that also include large parcels of land being sold overseas. How much of New Zealand is for sale ?
Lions roar into Super Rugby final with 44-26 win over Waratahs
Who is that Lions hooker , Malcolm Marx . Looks like Optimus Prime in disguise..
Plan to tow icebergs from Antarctica to parched Dubai
Because there is a law that says no one is allowed too SELL water. There needs to be a law change too say foreign companies can not take water . Water is becoming the most precious resource in the world and wars will be fought over control of it.
Public transport 'superusers' in Auckland hurt government policy
At an average of 15 minutes each trip is almost 4 hours a day sitting on public transport . They should be getting a medal rather than being decried for excessive and part free usage.
Why Kiwis pay so much for beef and lamb
They just went to the local for a quick drink before dinner..
Here's why New Zealand isn't ready for a share market downturn
You only lose money if you sell . Boy have you got a lot to learn. !!! I , like many others have had shares in companies that have crashed and delisted with NO return whatsoever. The last one was a couple of years ago in Australia. Doing very well then all of a sudden the price started dropping , the CEO sold all his shares and then a trading halt that continued until the shares were not worth a penny each. A certificate stating 100,000 shares not even worth the paper it is printed on.. Oh but of course you would have seen it coming like no one else did but the insiders closest too the action..Go and have a look at the top companies prior to the 87 crash and see how many survived to Xmas and how many became worthless .. worthless as in absolutely no value and never recovered .. And you wonder why those with burnt fingers have a reticence about jumping in to the whirlpool..
Princess Eugenie's wedding dress shows off scar from scoliosis surgery
I didnt realise how much she looked like her dad until that photo of her and her husband. Not that I take much notice of any of them apart from maybe Catherine who is gorgeous . Good luck to her and her husband and they both look extremely happy .
Chicken farmer who cant stay in NZ uses Sroubek decision in legal bid
Married to a Kiwi so could have had Permanent residence in two three years at most and citizenship in 5 so yes a valid question.
The Super Fund: a $40 billion nest egg which could quickly become a political football
Where is Bert so we can invest in bitcoin .. bitcoin is now down to US$4500 from a last Christmas high of US$20,000 .. That always looked like a winner .., if you got in while it was under 100 bucks.
Basketball Australia awaits penalties after wild Boomers brawl with Philippines
Need to go to specsavers.. ??? What about the elbow to the face that started the brawl.. That was a yellow player that did that .
How a capital gains tax could affect you
How long before smart accountants / lawyers work out a way around this so the rich who can afford the fee avoid the tax and everyone else pays..
John Key delivers stark warning on the economy, endorses Simon Bridges as leader
When that financial collapse happened an International Finance expert gave out a list of the top 10 countries in the world that he expected too survive the crisis the best. New Zealand was included. Australia was not. I cant remember all the others but there was Canada , Norway , Switzerland , a South American country , not sure which. His view was that NZ was in a healthy financial position and as a exporter of food and other primary products was expected too survive the crisis in a healthy state. It would have been mismanagement not too have . Experts have for a few years been warning nothing has been fixed and at some stage everything is going south .. Trade War never have a happy outcome. Already Trump is going too pump Billions into American farmers too make up for losses they face because of return tariffs placed on them by other countries .. Peters warned of a slowing international economy when he announced witch party he was going with but most laughed at him .. All Politicians use smoke and mirrors too obfuscate for their advantage or too hide the truth .
Despite Trump tweet, Ford says it won't make hatchback in US
The actual cost is irrelevant. The best way to work out if a car is getting cheaper or not is how many months (weeks) salary does it take too purchase a new vehicle. If 5 years ago it took 40 weeks as compared too today with 34 weeks then yes the vehicle is getting cheaper.
Mixed response to call for new Central Otago airport
The Earnslaw used to pick up train loads of people at Kingston and take them too Qtown. That was my first ever trip too QT in the late 1950s with mum on a day return trip..
Wallabies great Phil Kearns fires shot at All Blacks: They get a free ride
Are you referring to the sledging or ball tampering or cheating or ball along the ground incident.. No I cant remember a thing about them.
Trump blames the vicious world for Khashoggis death
Just as repugnant as using this situation for a National Party Political broadcast. If the weather page had a comments section you would turn todays forecast rain into a torrent of inane political ramblings . Yes you got repugnant right db
"Where the Jami-Lee Ross crisis engulfing National and Simon Bridges goes today",
These expenses I believe were going to be made public in days or weeks so Bridges should have let it all quieten down while while investigating internally . Instead he has stuck a stick into a wasps nests and is putting on a brave face as the noise from the nest is increasing into a crescendo signalling a lot of angry wasps are coming shortly. How many wasps can Simons stick swat before ...
House prices 'could fall', Reserve Bank governor warns
The only people that will pay an inheritance tax are the poor that cant afford a lawyer too transfer wealth and assets to family without paying tax. eg from America. A wealthy man created a company and transferred all his assets to it then made his children directors. The company did nothing other than exist . The children could then give themselves directors fees and bonuses without inheritance tax involved whatsoever..
After raising G-7 hell, Trump arrives for summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un
It is said the Chinese base their Foreign policy on a thousand years whilst America base it on like playing one hand of poker. Macau was handed back to China in 1999 after 440 years of rule by Portugal. It has a semi autonomous rule SAR just like Hong Kong was in 1997 when England handed it back too China. It has always been the number one objective of China for Taiwan to return too Chinas rule which within 1000 years it is expected to do so. How you can claim because the biggest number of tourists are Chinese indicated that this objective is not so is just like your present hand of poker . Are you going to bluff your way through or use discretion and fold.
Coerced sex work a significant problem in New Zealand
What about the hundreds and hundreds of foreign girls , mostly from every country in Asia and South America who apparently come here on a tourist visa and spend their time as working girls most likely not paying tax. A fair percentage of them , possibly Chinese and others maybe sent here to make money for other than themselves. Because of NZ sex worker protections which fully agree with makes NZ a soft target for a lucrative trade. Most advertise themselves on an NZ online site for that purpose which shows just how many and what countries they are from is mind boggling..
Government announces probe into retail fuel industry, amid concerns over competition problems
The International oil price has dropped like a stone last couple of weeks which is why the petrol price has dropped , maybe not enough but for sure with eyes watching some prudence is at play.
Dash cam footage captures car narrowly miss oncoming truck in West Auckland
Just because it was dashed lines does not make it legal to pass. There is no way that 100 meters of clear road throughout the overtaking was remotely possible. There was less than 1 second from having a 150km ph head on crash. There is NO legal defense to this overtaking .
Dozens locked out of car in Invercargill CBD because radio equipment blocked car remotes
Every man and his dog plus the local tortoise but not the Tuatara have their own radio stations down here. The Tuatara say they cant find any music with the right beat for them to rock too so not interested in radio. They are however transfixed on the TV of people looking at them.
The Super Fund: a $40 billion nest egg which could quickly become a political football
tipicle another form of dumbing down , well at least he got dumb right that time which may mean a typo error this time. Just tipicle off picking on him.
'I was told I was an abomination' - former youth pastor on why gay conversion therapy should be banned
@ Footballbloke.. World renowned physicist Stephen Hawking used to say people that believe in God/s are afraid of the dark.. I will put him ahead of your diatribe any day of the week including Sundays..
'I was told I was an abomination' - former youth pastor on why gay conversion therapy should be banned
Doesnt matter which God or Deity you believe in or whatever you say , incantations , beg or offer for a cure to homosexuality nothing changes a homosexual into a straight . It may change the outside too appease those who can not accept reality but the inside will stay the same. Even as a straight who grew up in the homophobic 60s knows that. Any religion or church or group that tries to change someone too fit in with their ignorant beliefs is not worthy of calling themselves anything other than demented intolerant bigot.
Petrol below $2 sign of downward trend
1 NZD = 0.937 Aus or 1 AUSD 1.066 NZD so really 6% stronger..
Government announces probe into retail fuel industry, amid concerns over competition problems
The price of oil was probably 150 dollars a barrel in 2008 as opposed to 60 dollars last week. So please compare apples with apples. exchange rates also come into play. Shell sold to what became Z in 2011 and pricing structures change or doesnt that count. There is a massive increase in seller margin now compared to 2008.
Suzie Bates, Maddy Green score centuries as White Ferns post record ODI total
The Irish rugby team should not play International rugby as they took 100 years to beat the ABs.
After raising G-7 hell, Trump arrives for summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un
Name on country Iran has invaded. ???? Iraq attacked Iran so defense is not an invasion.. Just one , come on ... Rhetoric is not an invasion. Israel perhaps , absolutely not never ever... One is not that hard to find surely ??? Who was the democratically elected leader of Iran in 1952 who murdered and replaced by the Shah by you know who.
The Chase NZ: Who should host any prospective series?
I think you blew it there with your bold approach..
Is the Ballantynes Christmas cover really what Kiwi families aspire to?
WHO is the other woman in this photo? A nanny? A maid? A second wife? How about auntie to the children . The second wife doesnt see eye to eye with the first wife so they try and keep them separate.
Dont steal - not in 2018 or ever - Lorde erupts at Kanye West
Wait until he becomes President of the US and his wife adds some class to the White House. She could then have live broadcasts direct from the WH on International matters.. Looking forward to that .. Cue Tui.
Millionaire Craig Heatley rates Jacinda Ardern at book launch shared with John Key
Going by the votes up and down it appears the National voters are home on a Saturday morning while the labor voters have gone too work. It will be interesting to see if the votes change around a bit when the workers come home from work..
Government announces probe into retail fuel industry, amid concerns over competition problems
I think there is some law that does not allow the selling of water but the government could have helped / allowed an NZ company the rights over foreign companies. Water is the worlds new Gold and should be protected .
New Zealand dropped from Lonely Planets top countries list
@ Gone Fishing . Most of those Camper Vans are owned by a New Zealand Company . ( Tourism Holdings ) which also own camper van companies in Australia and USA. Better stick too fishing
Plan to tow icebergs from Antarctica to parched Dubai
They talked about doing this in the 1960s or filling oil tankers with water but they worked out it takes 4 million litres of water to make one tonne of wheat and one tonne of wheat takes far less room than 4 million litres of water. 2000 litres of water to make ONE kg of sugar ,3400 litres of water to make ONE kg of rice so towing a melting iceburg was regarded as madness then and probably more so today.
'Welcome to 2018': NRL defends photo of women league players' kiss
All the officials were men and it was a great game to watch. I did however change channels before the kiss so I missed that but would have happily accepted that as opposite team members saying thanks for the game the same as men pat each other on the back. I might have been shocked in the 1960s but have seen a lot more of the world since then. Steve Menzies ( Manly ) came out as gay but I guess he didn;t find another player to do the same after the game. What is more important , the game ( wasnt the Tonga Samoa game brilliant ) or players personal life as long as it doesnt break the law , no one elses business.
The Super Fund: a $40 billion nest egg which could quickly become a political football
Fully agree , politicians on any side totally hands off. Observer status for oversight only.
Cracked, weed-filled Queenstown tennis court comes with $1m price tag
The airport and runway is exactly where google maps place it . The planes sometimes take off and land the other way. Most of the time they do take off and land over the lake.almost directly overhead of this tennis court..
Share market aversion leaves New Zealand investors out of pocket
Exactly .. A tonne of information on their online share trading platform.which is so easy to use. Includes trading on the Aussie sharemarket through The Commonwealth Bank . Gave up using brokers years ago. Are ASB the only bank too to have that ?? . Would have thought all major banks did..
MPs Bill would raise minimum residency for superannuation from 10 to 20 years
When was the election. I believe there are doctors that specialise in treating that or you could save it up for the next time. It does get tedious , from both sides , after awhile . I was against MMP when it was voted in but in time I have come to understand the better representation it gives people even if I dont agree with some of the parties. Give it time or be consumed by it.
Design for new city development released
Didnt they originally say there was to be an internal garage for patrons cars which would take care of parking.The Bank of China HQ or Lippo Centre are a couple of impressive buildings in HK would be nice but I guess the designers here are not quite so adventurous here.
Egyptian zoo is accused of painting a donkey to look like a zebra
No .. Donkey..
Queenstown ratepayers 'shouldering the burden' of NZ tourism cost
Thank God it has improved since then. Bus loads of Japanese have given way to plane loads of Chinese so just push in front of them , they are used to it. With internet accommodation finders there is ALWAYS a bargain to be found in Qtown , apart from absolute peak holidays , and even then if one is quick then maybe , Restaurants in Invercargill are the same price as Qtown so if the prices there are over the top then what are they here. There are plenty of places too eat without having to get a bank loan . Car parking is a problem but I am not saying where I park so next time we go I will still be able to find one. There are still so many places that are quiet , peaceful with the original reasons why people went to Queenstown before someone let the cat out of the bag and FREE that too turn your back is like ripping your nose off just to teach your face a lesson.
Mixed response to call for new Central Otago airport
Well try and get your head around this. Lumsden has been growing because of ... wait for it ... drum roll please... TOURISTS. I always stop there on the way too Queenstown or back home . Years ago they used too bus Queenstown workers too work and back. Not sure if they still do it .
Kirstie Allsopp defends flying business class while putting her children in economy
Or stick one on each wing for balance, you can see what they are doing and they are not bothering anyone as long as you ignore that crazed look of terror,
Petrol below $2 sign of downward trend
Not sure if that is allowed with a saddle but I guess that is what is expected with a bike.
Dozens die in attack on Iran military parade
So Iranian forces have been assisting Syrian troops fight ISIS in Syria and also assisting Iraqi tribal groups fight ISIS in South Western Iraq so you are saying they deserve payback from ISIS as a supporter of ISIS ideals.
Petrol below $2 sign of downward trend
Petrol is 2.07 in Invercargill for reg.. Z is 2.13 . It is probably cheaper here because it is further to transport.. :-))
Government announces probe into retail fuel industry, amid concerns over competition problems
If you bothered to follow the International prices you would indeed see that oil has plummeted last couple of weeks which is indeed due to global forces.
Mixed response to call for new Central Otago airport
Ive been on that train / Earnslaw trip and not a seat to be had , not even the one you talk of..
"Where the Jami-Lee Ross crisis engulfing National and Simon Bridges goes today",
shoe box yo say , yo lucky , we had ole in ground in swamp . We dreamd of shoe box . That was luxury , pure luxury.
After raising G-7 hell, Trump arrives for summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un
Of all your predictions none has made it to the first post let alone get to turn at the fourth.
The Super Fund: a $40 billion nest egg which could quickly become a political football
Like build a massive rest home for Greyhounds.. GPLNZ Greyhound protection league
Suzanne Paul gets a name change, but can you spot the difference?
Yes you could change it too Dee Trump and see what special treatment you get ..
Trump blames the vicious world for Khashoggis death
Yes , he has no idea.
Government announces probe into retail fuel industry, amid concerns over competition problems
The price of oil was probably 150 dollars a barrel in 2008 as opposed to 60 dollars last week. So please compare apples with apples. exchange rates also come into play. Shell sold to what became Z in 2011 and pricing structures change or doesnt that count. There is a massive increase in seller margin now compared to 2008.Are you and Axion working for a petrol company.
Employers skimp on KiwiSaver contributions
They are probably taking the tax out of that. Some companies pay the tax due on their contribution on top , most take the tax out of their 3% contribution. That is a 17% deduction.
ACC abandons plan to hike petrol levy, but motorists will still pay more
$1.00 to unlock and 0.15c a minute.
ANZ admits decision to force farmer off his land was not 'fair and reasonable'
When I came back from overseas in 1986 they had opened up the banking sector so there were over 30 banks. Slowly the banks with a heart were taken over by stronger meaner banks until we have what we are left with today. No one cared or supported the Kiwi banks so instead of having Kiwibank as a powerhouse they along with TSB and SBS are minnows. Nothing will change , people will moan and cry but apart from a few will carry on as they have done. At least they are Australian banks and not American.. As a matter of interest who owns the Aussie banks..National Bank NZ was originally owned by Lloyds Bank of UK
Daily petrol thefts cause Christchurch station owners to take elaborate measures
The price of a barrel has gone from around 45-47 USD to around 75 USD plus the Kiwi has dropped so miles off. When oil was 150 per barrel 2007 or thereabouts petrol was around the same price as today. Sure there has been some increase in taxes so your premise is correct but lose credibility with your facts ??
Why Starbucks 'struggled' in Kiwi coffee culture
Because the hut in Hutt Valley has 2 ts so logically the hut in Pizza Hut must also have 2 ts
Students launch petition after being flummoxed by word trivial in NZQA exam
Most of them would realise it is the long form of pet which is the abbreviated form for text messaging and twitter .
ACC abandons plan to hike petrol levy, but motorists will still pay more
I think HamiltonFella was referring to comprehension rather than history
Female Saudi racer takes to home track for the first time
Looks like Martin Jay is an award winning British journalist is right . how does the Saudi media machine work, exactly?Better than you might realize. Saudi Arabia's own PR model, unlike other Arab countries, relies heavily on other GCC countries reprocessing their tomes of fake news and state-funded propaganda, coupled with an impressive number of heavyweight Saudi-financed think tanks in DC regurgitating the same stodge and an impressive phalanx of online bots contributing to the mix.Don't laugh. It's a set up which serves them very well, and filling newspaper columns and the airwaves with ˜news' manufactured in Riyadh “ assisted by third-party, supportive outlets in the region who are happy to publish it without caring about its authenticity “ is a policy which works pretty well.And international media are only too happy to replicate it, given the almost entirely ˜news free zone' that Saudi Arabia is, with no real media operating there in the first place “ which, in turn, affects the ability for foreign journalists to operate there as well.Case in point: women's driving licences. You would have thought this was a story which would be a news item both regionally and internationally for not more than one day. In reality this is a story which is going to run. And run. And run.
Dozens die in attack on Iran military parade
All attackers are dead. One was captured but died on the way too hospital. ISIS Daesh has claimed responsibility while others have pointed fingers at some Saudi Arabian terrorist group. al-Ahyvaziya . Iran has refuted the ISIS / Darsh claims..
Warriors not content with playoffs, aiming for Grand Final
If they hadve beaten the Bulldogs then they would have had a home final. Now they have to play Penrith at home which wont be as easy as last week or if the Broncos dont beat Manly as expected today then they will play St George at home which will be touch and go on the day. If they manage to win they will need more than good luck to beat the loser of the top four in Sydney.. One win separates the top 8 teams so it is only points differential that ranks them. How close is that..
Job losses at Nestle NZ after decision to sell off brands
You do realise The NZ Super Fund and Infratil sold Z for a 300% profit. Although the Super Fund still owns 10% the rest is owned by New Zealand and International shareholders who are very happy you are making money for them..
The Chase's Anne Hegerty urges her fellow chasers to visit New Zealand
Yes . The Chase then the news followed by Cops on CI , the American version of The Chase..
Cracked, weed-filled Queenstown tennis court comes with $1m price tag
But that was a ballpark figure although he was courting such an offer.
White House shares doctored video to support punishment of CNN journalist
By your own comment you agreed it was assault . Yes, he touched her. That is assault