This incident doesn't dent my respect for Genter, but it's not a good look - only hope Parliament doesn't make a mountain out of a molehill, and that Doocey and Genter get any assistance/support they need. “But I’ve made very clear my reservations about ...
“Three great forces rule the world: stupidity, fear and greed.” - Einstein https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/16-08-2022/the-side-eyes-two-new-zealands-the-table Seymour mingy? Maybe - he understands the 'benefits' of keeping some Kiwis hungry. Why poverty ...
... I was younger back then ... Weren't we all, Jimmy, weren't we all.
Uffindell? Wooden, I reckon. He also doesn't come across as someone you'd be scared of getting a beating from. Maybe if you'd had the opportunity to get to know him better
It is unlikely to be the case this year as we try and kill the bout of inflation Robertson's policies have kicked off. And consider the global reach of Robertson's policies - mind-blowing! Monetary policy responses to the post-pandemic inflation: ...
I would go so far as to say they are 'bouncing' around. In leaps and bounds
So did Key donate 'a good part' of his salary to charity or not? Good question. No idea, nor what "a good part" amounts to, year-on-year. I'm just curious if anyone was ever able to verify it. Honest John could verify it, unless he can't recall which ...
Quite right alwyn, it was "a good part", not 'entire'. Key said that while leader of the opposition, and committed to continuing the practice if he became PM. Key pledges PM's salary to charity [31 Jan 2009] New Zealand First leader Winston Peters said he ...
On your graph, someone's being mischievous... It's not my graph - it's taken from the URL you provided @3.1.1.1.1. Maybe that graph is distorted on TS, but they look identical to me You say "volatile", I say 'hairy' - but "stable" it ain't. https://www....
"Volatile"? Time will tell, but it seems something's happened in the last month. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_next_New_Zealand_general_election#Party_vote
Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above... Key: That's not mugging the camera - this is mugging the camera. 39 couldn't make it - he's busy reviewing Kāinga Ora. Hey Chris, that's my tee-shirt, and it's 45%.
Bbut what might rents be without the "downward pressure" of our CoC govt's actions? https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU2404/S00401/record-breaking-rents-hit-all-time-high-in-march.htm https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/515446/interest-rate-cuts-might-have-...
... physics is a very poor negotiator. Concise and accurate video - thanks for posting it.
Thanks for that - this thread has broadened my horizons as to the tensions between free speech and inclusivity et al. on uni campuses. Amazing to see the number of recent articles on the topic, and resources already in place to defuse tensions. Hope Vic ...
Are you suggesting that it is these groups who are ‘not resilient’... That's not my experience - why do you to ask
... wealth back on track. “Please, M’Lud, a crust of bread...
Ayling used the words not ‘resilient’ and not ‘mature’. You used the words ‘vulnerable/sensitive/fragile or immature’. These are very different. Imho, students who are "not resilient" or "not mature" (Ayling's descriptors for people he believes maybe "...
Salient visited the Provost/Acting Vice Chancellor, Bryony James, for a kōrero. The conversation was productive and wide-ranging, and revealed a genuine desire from James and Reece Moores (Director of the Office of the VC) to counter what they see as ...
Do you mean trying to get shut down? Or more that it's healthy for them to be making the critique? Yes, healthy - questioning the potential value (and cost) of events is healthy. I often question the value of sporting events, but never tried to shut one ...
Absolutely. I'd be comfortable with 16 / 17 / 18-year-old (potential) university students questioning the value of free speech events on campus, on a case-by-case basis. At that age, nascent, open-minded and/or changeable views might not be such a rarity,...
Do you think it's a good idea for students (at a University of all places) to be exposed to a range of views and opinions? A range? Absolutely. I'd draw a line at, say, advocating white supremacy, but The Christchurch Call isn't everyone's cuppa - we each...
@weka - My tertiary education wasn't free for NZ taxpayers, but it was practically free for me, and I became a taxpayer in due course. @Traveller - Yes, life is hard, for some, and learning the hard way is all some people understand. Commodification of ...
This is the weird country we have become. Yes - a backlash led by (fee-paying) students, i.e. Victoria Uni stakeholders - what has become of our notionally independent tertiary education institutions? Will free speech stop the rot in universities, and ...
... have a degree of bias, Drowsy. "That's very shrewd." Interesting BE...
But the post wasn't about the pandemic. Fair enough; my comment @6 was addressing a part of the post (as quoted) that seemed to draw on "the pandemic" and "vaccination" against COVID-19. And the final point of the post - the importance of welcoming ...
Both Clark and Key made decent PM's. Depends how you define 'decent' - my biased pick is Ardern over DP Key. From stardust to an empty tank: one-of-a-kind leader Jacinda Ardern knew her time was up [19 Jan 2023] Over the next six years, her leadership was...
Apparently yes. The entire liberal left "apparently" believes ostracism promotes progressive values? That's a narrow characterisation, ane a tight straitjacket, imho. which people? Those who have different views from you? Trying to shift agreeable views ...
Another day another anecdote. Love anecdotes - so entertaining; healing even - laughter is the best medicine. Keep 'em coming. The ones about John 'tax haven' Key's legacy were hysterical. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Politics https://www....
My question is this: why do the liberal left believe that ostracising those people will lead to more people adopting progressive values and voting in progressive governments? Do "the liberal left" believe that? Maybe some do, but it's been my observation ...
Re Lux and Lee - "This is how I roll" - painful(ly).
We saw this [losing the ethic of ‘working for the good of all’ and replacing it with something fearful, reactionary and polarised] in the pandemic, a time when the left’s authoritarianism spiked around ideas like, vaccination should be mandatory (...
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