General Debate 12 January 2014

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Redbaiter

Just give up on the argument then.

Well, FFS, “expense”. What a word to use.
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January 12, 2015 1:19pm
UglyTruth

We’re not talking about the US constitution, so “Law of the Land” quite properly means all the laws in force in a country (in this case the UK) whether common law or statute.

Wrong. Also, the state lies about the theistic nature of the common law.

lex terre: The law of the land. The common law, or the due course of the common law; the general law of the land. Equivalent to “due process of law”. In the strictest sense, trial by oath; the privilege of making oath. (Blacks 5th)

The municipal law of England, or the rule of civil conduct prescribed to the inhabitants of this kingdom, may with sufficient propriety be divided into two kinds; the lex non scripta, the unwritten or common law; and the lex scripta, the written or statute law.
William Blackstone, Of the Laws of England

common law: 1. As distinguished from the Roman law, the modern civil law, the canon law, and other systems, the common law is that body of law and juristic theory which was originated, developed, and formulated and is administered in England, and has obtained amongst most of the states and peoples of Anglo-Saxon stock. Lux v. Haggin, 69 Cal 255, 10 Pac. 674. 2. As distinguished from law created by the enactment of legislatures, the common law comprises the body of those principles and rules of action, relating to the government and security of persons and property, which derive their authority solely from usages and customs of immemorial antiquity, or from the judgments and decrees of the courts recognizing, affirming, and enforcing such usages and customs; and in this sense, particularly the ancient unwritten law of England. (Black’s 2nd)

Nope, one statement of fact and that’s it. 😀

One statement of ignorance, you mean.
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January 12, 2015 1:19pm
OneTrack

mike – “I don’t see things in terms of magical percentages.”

I am just going by the emperical evidence that has been gained in those other countries. I know kiwis are very nice people, but I don’t get why we would have a significantly different result from Europe. Once you are over the threshold ( if it exists ) it is too late, and as stephieboy points out, you can’t just export them again. So it’s a one way road.

But, yes the kiwis did it to the maoris too, so it’s probably time we got our just desserts.
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January 12, 2015 1:21pm
UglyTruth

Ugly Truth, who claimed which Terrorist exactly was in class and another in Syria ?

Mourad isn’t a terrorist. They made a dog’s breakfast of this false flag.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/charlie-hebdo-classmates-protest-innocence-of-suspect-hamyd-mourad-18-with-school-alibi-9965581.html
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January 12, 2015 1:29pm
Don the Kiwi

“mikenmild (13,038 comments) says:
January 12th, 2015 at 12:28 pm
James
Doesn’t any population demand ‘special’ treatment once it gets to a certain size? Take New Zealand, once Europeans achieved an advantage in numbers they were able to enforce their laws at the expense of the native population.”

Mm demonstrates his lack of knowledge of the treaty in 1840, and the requests of the Maori chiefs.
The reason, mikey, why the Maori invited the British here instead of the French, Russians or Americans was because of British Law – they wanted it because the young Maori were killing eachother, and the older wiser chiefs were very comcerned.

I thought you Govt. bureaucrats were indoctrinated in that Living Document (gag) te Tirirti O Waitangi (double gag)
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January 12, 2015 1:35pm
James Stephenson

Wrong.

What-ev-er.

LAW OF THE LAND
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January 12, 2015 1:38pm
Manolo

All those Mediterranean people and cuisines are the same to me.

Speaking like a true food barbarian.
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January 12, 2015 1:43pm
mikenmild

Don the whatever you are
Please do enlighten me as to what Ngapuhi gained from the treaty apart from the regulation of Europeans within their rohe. As I recall, they were the ones dishing out most of the slaughter during the musket wars so probably needed little protection from anyone. So much so that they were still militarily more powerful than the new British government for a number of years.
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January 12, 2015 1:45pm
Manolo

Evil personified: http://www.whaleoil.co.nz/2015/01/sean-hannity-vs-anjem-choudary-cleric-reveals-roots-terror-culture/

The mad imam from the UK, who wants and demands sharia law for all of the UK and indeed Europe.
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January 12, 2015 1:47pm
mikenmild

Hmm, Hannity versus jihadist cleric. Hard to decide who is more deranged really.
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January 12, 2015 1:51pm
UglyTruth

The collection of traditions, customs, statutes, usages, and laws of a country that apply to everyone, including the government, under the jurisdiction of its courts.

That definition contradicts Blackstone, and it contradicts Blacks and Bouvier’s dictionaries of law. Blackstone is called one of the sources of the law because of his role in documenting the law of England.

Statute law has never been a part of the common law:

Statute, n. An act of the legislature declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something;
Black’s 5th.

What-ev-er.

The misrepresentation of the nature of the law by the state is a form of corruption.

Why should anyone use your definition instead of the historical meaning?
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January 12, 2015 1:54pm
James Stephenson

Statute law has never been a part of the common law:

I didn’t say it was. I said “Law of the land” encompasses both. Keep peddalling on down your little tangent if it makes you happy though.
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January 12, 2015 2:04pm
Redbaiter

Speaking like a true food barbarian.

Ha, yes, and every other kind as well.
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January 12, 2015 2:09pm
Don the Kiwi

“Don the whatever you are”

Actually, fifth generation Kiwi mikey. My Great great Grandmother was born in the Albert Barracks in Auckland in 1848, and that’s only my mother’s side of the family – the Nicholsons were in the British Military – we do have a family history in the military – including my Great Uncle Eustace Nicholson and my maternal grandfather, Don Piper were both in the first wave on Galipoli – both survived that fiasco and spent the rest of the war in France.

I could go on but I won’t bore you, because I suspect you are a liberal anti-militarist.

But I am very proud of my family and our history, and very proud to be a Genuine Kiwi – (and my wife has maori blood). 🙂
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January 12, 2015 2:16pm
mikenmild

Kiwi not iwi, eh Don?
It might surprise you that I am very far from a pacifist, but I wouldn’t describe myself as a keyboard warrior.
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January 12, 2015 2:21pm
Don the Kiwi

Indeed mikey. 🙂
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January 12, 2015 2:24pm
UglyTruth

“Statute law has never been a part of the common law”

I didn’t say it was.
I said “Law of the land” encompasses both.

Your argument is absurd.

How can the law of the land encompass statue law without statute law being a part of the common law?

Again, why should anyone use your definition instead of the historical meaning?

The common law and the civil law (statue law in NZ) are separate because they have fundamentally different philosophies. Common law focuses on the well being of the people, while the civil law focuses on the will of the people.
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January 12, 2015 2:31pm
Redbaiter

Hey UT, take it to email if you don’t mind.
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January 12, 2015 2:34pm
cricko

mikenmild, how would you describe yourself then ?

When pulled up on your ignorance you come back (like a true smart arse feral from the Hutt) with ‘all those Mediteranean cuisines are the same to me.’

Never has the balls to admit you are wrong, even when your nose is rubbed in it.

Are you aware mm that Ngapuhi were the first to sign the Treaty, led by great warrior leaders such as Hone Heke Pokai and Tamati Waka Nene ?

Regards iman Choudary vs Hannity, it would come as no suprise to any one here that you admit that you fail to see the difference.
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January 12, 2015 2:36pm
stephieboy

mikenmild (13,042 comments) says:
January 12th, 2015 at 1:51 pm

“Hmm, Hannity versus jihadist cleric. Hard to decide who is more deranged really.”

Astute observation !

Ugly Truth , As I pointed out earlier the fact that Hayat Boumeddiene, partner of Amedy Coulibaly,decided to go to Syria does not qualify as a false flag. As I stated its obvious that she likely helped assist and planned the attack then slipped away to Syria to escape the fall out.

Rather obvious don’t you think for our chronic all knowing so high above the parroting MSM. !

How does this qualify as a f”also flag “ ?
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January 12, 2015 2:40pm
Sir Leslie Bottocks

Picture this cricket scenario. A big meat-head of an ocker bowler charges in, and bowls out a plucky little batter. The ocker bowler screams, Argghhhhh!!!!Arhhhhhhhhh!!!! Aaaahhhhhhh!!!!! C’mon!!!!!!!, as the plucky little batter dejectedly departs the field, ears ringing, head bowed. But wait! The ump wants to check for a no-ball!! Whataya know!! It’s a no-ball! A big one at that!! The ocker bowler is dismayed!! Even a little embarrassed, unusual for an ocker! The plucky little batter promptly spins around and marches briskly back to the crease, head held high. The bowler is seething. He directs a few words at the batter. The plucky little batter, emboldened by the reprieve, shouts a sarcastic “c’mon”! back at the bowler. This is too much for the ocker team. They crowd around the plucky little battler, and an exchange of words, somewhat heated, ensues. Happily, with the intervention of the umps, things are eventually quietened down.

A question then. Which side will Kiwis sympathize most with in this incident? Perhaps there will be some outrage at the provocative behaviour of the batter? Nah, of course not!! Kiwis, being ockerophobes, especially when cricket is concerned, will, quite rightly, side with the plucky little batter, sticking it to the arrogant ockers. And who wouldn’t?

anti-ocker ranting in the Kiwi gutter press is a fact of life. Been going on for yonks. Us more fair minded Kiwis, an increasing minority it seems, have come to accept this as a character trait of Kiwis, which will not soon change, must as we’d like it to. Anyways, over the weekend, I couldn’t help notice that bashing the ocker cricket team was scaling new heights, or lows, depending on your viewpoints. There was the usual, and expected twaddle from the increasingly downtrodden looking hack Chris Rattue, and the over-rated gobshite Mark Richardson, but I also happened upon an article, written by some grubby little prat calling himself “Andrew Alderson”, which just may have reached a nadir.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=11384719

I suspect that such heights in masturbatory, self-righteous, holier-than-thou, smug, self-congratulatory crapola are reached on very rare occasions. Just look at those wonderful blackcaps giving their fulsome congrats to the hapless Lankans! Makes ya proud to be a Kiwi. Great job Alderson! I only hope you gave your keyboard and computer screen a thorough wiping after knocking that one out!!
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January 12, 2015 2:44pm
mikenmild

cricko
It’s not my fault that the souvlaki man told me he was from Morocco.
How dare you describe people from the Hutt Riviera as feral. It’s not like we sit around all day planning to murder our neighbours’ cats. We are far to busy shopping at the Warehouse and parking our cars on the front lawn.
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January 12, 2015 2:46pm
Manolo

We are far to busy shopping at the Warehouse and parking our cars on the front lawn.

Good on you, mike. If that doesn’t show class, what does? 😀
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January 12, 2015 2:50pm
cricko

mikenmild

Of course it never is your fault when you are wrong. It never is with your type.
Same as your type never have the balls to admit
you are wrong, even when your nose is rubbed right in it.

By the way, have you ever answered a question posed to you, or, like a true smart arse is the best you
can ever achieve to answer a qusetion with a question ?

It does get a bit boring to read your comments.
Possibly the smatest arse ever seen on KB
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January 12, 2015 2:56pm
cricko

And by the way mikenmild,

I like cats, thing is, the ones that crap in my veggie garden, I like them better dead.

And guess what, I have had no probleemo with
cats round here for a while now.

I think they got the message.
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January 12, 2015 3:18pm
mikenmild

cricko
Just to be nice, I will answer one of your questions. Yes, I was aware that Ngapuhi were the first to sign. That may be an indication that they felt they had the most to gain from better control over the European settlers.
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January 12, 2015 4:01pm
publicwatchdog

Here you go Kiwibloggers 🙂

Upcoming public meeting in my old home town – Carterton – where I’ll be giving FACTS and EVIDENCE which prove what a $UPER RIPOFF has been the forced amalgamation of Councils in the Auckland region – where 8 democratically elected Councils have been swapped for 1 supposedly democratic Council and 7 undemocratic, unelected ‘Council Controlled Organisations (CCOs), run by unelected, appointed business people, in order to ensure that the Auckland region is run ‘like a business, by business, FOR business’.

For the majority of citizens and ratepayers, rates have sky-rocketed, as has Auckland Council debt, while Council services have been reduced, and ‘democracy’, ‘transparency’ and ‘accountability’ have plummeted.

Who has benefited?

‘Follow the dollar’ – except that you can’t – because ‘the books’ are NOT ‘open’, and the ‘devilish detail’ to which citizens and ratepayers are lawfully entitled under the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002, the Public Records Act 2005, the Local Government Act 2002, the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 – is not being provided.

(Which, as some of you may know, is the reason why I have disputed and refused to pay rates? )

Be lovely to meet some Kiwibloggers from the Wellington region – there will be plenty of time for questions.

http://cartertonvoice.nz/index.php/events/9-why-the-auckland-super-city-is-a-super-mess

When: 7.30pm to 9pm, Friday 23rd January 2015

Where: Carterton Memorial Club 35 Broadway

http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/venue/carterton-rsa-memorial-club-wellington-carterton

Speaker: Penny Bright

Penny grew up in Carterton and is now an Auckland resident with a colourful character. She is presenting facts and evidence about the Auckland Super-City and what this has meant for the majority of Auckland citizens and residents.

Penny calls herself an “investigative activist” and uses the electoral process as an effective way to campaign for open, transparent and democratically accountable local and central government. She has taken a stand by refusing to pay her rates since 2008 because Auckland City and now the Auckland Super-City cannot tell her how her rates are being spent which is a legal requirement under the Local Government Rating Act.

Penny stood:

For the Auckland mayorality in 2010 and in 2013 polling 4th with nearly 12,000 votes.
For Epsom in 2011 versus John Banks
For Helensville in 2014 versus John Key
Penny is one of those brave souls who is sacrifiing her own time to fulfill what she considers is her public duty to ensure that we have open and transparent democracy.

For more information: Bridget Evans b.p.l.evans@gmail.com This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.”> ……….

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

Kind regards

Penny Bright

http://www.pennybright4mayor.org.nz
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January 12, 2015 4:08pm
mikenmild

I saw on the news the other night that Carterton is developing a fairly vibrant anti-super city group. Good on them. I just hope Penny’s appearance in support of the status quo doesn’t persuade too many people to vote the opposite way.
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January 12, 2015 4:15pm
nasska

It’s a worry that Mike. Mind you although I haven’t set foot inside the RSA there for zonks she may not find her audience as receptive as she might expect. I do remember the patronage consisting of about half a dozen old timers from the nearby rest home having a nap in their chairs halfway through their jugs of flat warm DB.

Since then I’ve noticed that the hitching rails have gone & in their place stand rows of gleaming mobility scooters.

Perhaps you’d be good enough to take one for the team & attend as our representative. I’ll arrange for a couple of boxes of rotten tomatoes for you to pick up at the door. 🙂
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January 12, 2015 4:40pm
oldpark

A massive click off, or channel changing, now that the lardo heifer blonde bimbo Smalley is standing in for Larry Williams, on the trending left of left Newstalk ZB. Hurry back Larry before Lardo Heifer Smalley turns your slot into a joke.
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January 12, 2015 4:43pm
publicwatchdog

Why would that be the case Mikenmild?

Whatever you think of me – the FACTS are that I was one of the tiny handful of concerned citizens who (correctly) predicted who would benefit from the Auckland ‘Supercity’, and thus opposed it WAY back from 2006.

(Unlike ANY of the then political parties.)

Given that you’re apparently not an Aucklander Mikenmild – you probably don’t have as much knowledge and understanding of the work I’ve done as the nearly 12,000 Aucklanders who voted for me in the 2013 Auckland Mayoral campaign?

Feel free to come along to the meeting and ask whatever questions you like.

‘Freedom of expression’ – sort of thing ….

FYI – here are background documents which confirm how there had never been any form of ‘cost-benefit’ analysis of the CCO model – before it was forced upon us in the railroaded ‘Supercity’ legislative blitzkreig which set up the framework and the unelected Auckland Transition Agency (ATA).

(Of which, incidently, Laila Harre was part.)

http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/SiteCollectionDocuments/aboutcouncil/committees/ccostrategyreviewsubcommittee/meetings/cccosrsubcomminatt20120606.pdf

Kind regards

Penny Bright

(Who doesn’t just ‘howl at the moon’ on Kiwiblog – but also takes action which can’t be ignored 🙂
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January 12, 2015 4:51pm
mikenmild

Sorry nasska, Carterton is a bit too far off the beaten track for me. In the unlikely event that Penny attempts to whip up a campaign in Lower Hutt, where our excellent council is already doing a sterling job, I will attend to blow raspberries.
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January 12, 2015 4:53pm
minus

It is understood that Penny Bright does not pay her rates because of Auckland Council not complying with this clause –

Local Government (Rating) Act 2002
45 Contents of rates assessment
(1) A rates assessment must clearly identify all of the following:
(g)the activities or groups of activities of the local authority that will be funded from each rate
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January 12, 2015 4:54pm
Longknives

I wonder if Tina Fey would make a ‘hilarious’ rape joke about Julian Assange?
Or is okay because Cosby is perceived as a ‘right winger’??
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January 12, 2015 4:56pm
publicwatchdog

Why don’t you bring the case of rotten tomatoes yourself Nasska?

Be good to get a photo – so I could put a ‘face to a name’ – SORRY – pseudonym.

Don’t just talk about it Nasska!

‘MAN UP’ and DO IT!

Gosh – imagine the publicity THAT would get!

A bit like Auckland Council picking on me over my rates – that didn’t quite work out according to plan?

I look forward to meeting you and hearing you explain – WHY ON EARTH you would possibly support Wellington regional citizens and ratepayers funding and underpinning bigger and better opportunities for BIG business, investors, financiers and property developers?

Oh!

Silly me – perchance YOU (anonymous) Nasska are one of those who would directly financially benefit, because YOU are a member of of working in the interests of BIG business, investors, financiers and property developers?

Just asking …… 🙂

(Oh dear – some of you Kiwibloggers are SUCH old silly billies 😉

Kind regards

Penny Bright
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January 12, 2015 5:05pm
Manolo

The U.S. absence is noticed: Obama is almost invisible.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/eric-holder-u-s-dignitaries-no-shows-paris-unity-rally-article-1.2073821
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January 12, 2015 5:07pm
publicwatchdog

Yes Mikenmild – your Lower Hutt Mayor IS doing a good job in opposing the Wellington ‘Supercity for BIG business’ and unlike yourself, was VERY pleased to meet me, and VERY interested in the information I gave him about the Auckland amalgamation disaster.

Kind regards

Penny Bright
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January 12, 2015 5:08pm
Longknives

Sir Bottocks- Good point. There has been an awful lot of chest-thumping and crowing from the NZ Sports media following the recent run of good form by the Black Caps…’Brendon McCullum is the greatest since Bradman!’ etc etc (Though anyone with an ounce of cricketing knowledge and the ability to look up a Test average on Cricinfo may disagree..)
This is to be expected- And to be fair Patriotism is expected when the team is playing as well as it is…
But- That idiot mocking the Aussies for their outward showing of grief and emotion following the death of Phil Hughes is pretty low. In fact it is worse than low. It is from the Sewers..
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January 12, 2015 5:13pm
nasska

Sorry but I won’t be able to attend on Friday 23rd January Penny.

I’ve pencilled that date in my calender for trimming my nose hair. 🙂
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January 12, 2015 5:15pm
stigie

“It is understood that Penny Bright does not pay her rates because of Auckland Council not complying with this clause” –

In which case Penny Bright has “no right” to use the services provided by the Auckland Council !!~

Why is she still using these services ? Is it that she has a sense of self entitlement ???
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January 12, 2015 5:16pm
Redbaiter

I’ve pencilled that date in my calender for trimming my nose hair. 🙂

Yeah well, you’ve probably got more hair there than anywhere else.
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January 12, 2015 5:17pm
publicwatchdog

Oh what a shame Nasska – I could have brought down my ‘dual saw’ or ‘renovator’ to assist you in your personal grooming?

Never mind – some other time …. 😉

Kind regards

Penny Bright
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January 12, 2015 5:19pm
stigie

“I’ve pencilled that date in my calender for trimming my nose hair.”

I thought you had that date booked up for a back, crack and sack wax Nasska ?
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January 12, 2015 5:20pm
nasska

We’ll get the big jobs out of the way first stigie. 🙂
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January 12, 2015 5:23pm
Redbaiter

Penny may be irritating with her big long comments but as least she’s no fawning belly crawling arse kissing gratitude seeking loser like someone else who shows up here too often.
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January 12, 2015 5:24pm
publicwatchdog

Come on MASTERBaiter – don’t be mean to Nasska 🙂

Good to see that we’re friends again!

(Ok – that’s probably stretching it …. 🙂

And ‘Stigie’ – give it a break!

You are getting SO boring……. (yawn) …….

Mind you – there you’re not alone on Kiwiblog.

Kind regards

Penny Bright
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January 12, 2015 5:24pm
minus

In the interests of consistency then, one law for all, if 45 (1) g [ the activities or groups of activities of the local authority that will be funded from each rate ] applies to Auckland Council why does section 60, same law, not apply to Bright?

Local Government (Rating) Act 2002
60 Invalidity of rates not ground for refusal to pay rates.
A person must not refuse to pay rates on the ground that the rates are invalid unless the person brings proceedings in the High Court to challenge the validity of the rates on the ground that the local authority is not empowered to set or assess the rates on the particular rating unit.

Before whatever courts the various actions against Bright may now be, it is through Council action, rather than what the law stipulates Bright should have followed.

Penny, I do admit though that you have highlighted the fucking appalling ineptitude Auckland Council shows in collecting rates in arrears and the penalties due. They are abysmally hopeless in that respect.
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January 12, 2015 5:32pm
Michael

Go Penny!!!!!
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January 12, 2015 5:39pm
publicwatchdog

So ‘minus’ – you are less concerned about the lack of transparency and accountability in Council spending?

Are YOU perchance – from Auckland?

Or – it’s all good with you for citizens and ratepayers to be just be treated as a cross between a GIANT ca$h cow and ATM machine?

ie: ALL PAY – NO SAY – sort of thing?

Also – FYI – seems the Council may have stuffed up on the penalties …….

The hearing of my rates case, (when it is eventually set down) – is going to be rather interesting, as is the outcome.

I predict a LOT of good will come from it regarding transparency and accountability in Council spending.

Kind regards

Penny Bright
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January 12, 2015 5:41pm
minus

Whoosh … 🙁
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January 12, 2015 5:45pm
dad4justice

“Yeah well, you’ve probably got more hair there than anywhere else.”

Well said Red, that demented narsekisser is just about as bad as the insane Penny Not To Bright.
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January 12, 2015 5:53pm
stigie

Poles apart Dad !~
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January 12, 2015 5:55pm
OneTrack

“For the majority of citizens and ratepayers, rates have sky-rocketed, as has Auckland Council debt, while Council services have been reduced, and ‘democracy’, ‘transparency’ and ‘accountability’ have plummeted.

Who has benefited? ”

Len, the troughing Labour socialist mayor?
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January 12, 2015 5:57pm
publicwatchdog

FYI Minus (and others) this may be of interest:

http://www.oag.govt.nz/2014/local-govt

Auditor-General’s overview

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Local government: Results of the 2012/13 audits.

Setting rates

During the year, it became apparent that there were several widespread problems with rating practices. Our audit work on rates revenue found that most local authorities had some level of compliance failure. Problems ranged from potentially serious legislative breaches, which created a significant financial risk to the local authority’s revenue, through to low-risk legal breaches.

The problems we saw were related to all aspects of the rating legislation. Many of the problems seem to have arisen because of insufficient attention to legal requirements. The power to rate comes with obligations that need to be given the appropriate level of attention. It is important that local authorities use their legal powers to impose rates on their communities properly.

Local authorities need to lift their game and improve their processes and practices for setting rates.

______________________________________________________________________________________

So – why doesn’t the OAG have a bloody great HOLD POINT when it comes to ‘systems’ checks of Councils, in order to ensure that before Rates Assessment notices and Rates Invoices are put in the envelopes and sent out in their hundreds of thousands to citizens and ratepayers, that they are fully compliant with s.45 and s.46 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002?

DUH?

Why doesn’t the OAG do a ‘systems’ check of ‘in-house’ legal staff employed by Councils to ensure that they are QUALIFIED and COMPETENT when it comes to the relevant local government legislation, and they have ensured that before Rates Assessment notices and Rates Invoices are put in the envelopes and sent out to citizens and ratepayers, that they are fully compliant with s.45 and s.46 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002. and all other relevant legislation?

DUH?

Seems pretty commonsense and straightforward to me.

Mind you – I have had a Quality Assurance background – so I do have some understanding of ‘process’ and ‘systems’ …..

And – although I have never been to University – I’m not stupid and can read.

‘Seek truth from FACTS’ and READ the legislation for yourself! – sort of thing 🙂

Kind regards

Penny Bright
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January 12, 2015 5:59pm
dad4justice

“the troughing Labour socialist mayor?”

I thought you were referring to Lieanne Dalzeel. She looked vile at the Santa Parade. The Christchurch city council is only a couple of $billion$ short. The rate payer might as well find a tree to swing from. How longer can the rort continue?
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January 12, 2015 6:04pm
publicwatchdog

dad4justice – I am Bright and I’m not insane.

Sorry for your loss – of argument.

Which FACTS did you particularly dislike?

Or maybe you’re just not really ‘4justice’ – when it comes to citizens and ratepayers?

Kind regards

Penny Bright
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January 12, 2015 6:04pm
stigie

“dad4justice – I am Bright and I’m not insane”.

Did i read that right … ???
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January 12, 2015 6:07pm
dad4justice

Penny I am so busy with suicidal ratepayers living under bridges in Christchurch. Apparently Ms DaLzeel is still on holiday so I am unable to alert her to the financial crisis facing the garden city. So if you care pay your rates to me so I can help pay the c###s at CCC.
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January 12, 2015 6:11pm
stigie

She has to sell her house first Dad !~
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January 12, 2015 6:16pm
renderer

Penny. Do you have the money aside, to pay your rates in the event you lose your case. That would be the HONEST thing to do. You expect honesty from others.
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January 12, 2015 6:17pm
publicwatchdog

I seriously DON’T follow your logic ‘dad4justice’?

If you are genuinely trying to help ‘suicidal ratepayers living under bridges in Christchurch’ and trying to ‘alert her (Mayor Dalziell) to the financial crisis facing the garden city’ – then we are probably ‘on the same side’ – as it were ….

So – why on earth are you being personally abusive to me – when I too am fighting ‘City Hall’?

Sheesh!

Pick your fights and don’t treat potential friends as enemies – is my advice to you ‘dad4justice’.

Take it or leave it.

Your call.

Penny Bright
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January 12, 2015 6:22pm
renderer

Who would have thought, honest penny bright does not seem to be able to handle the jandal !
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January 12, 2015 6:30pm
publicwatchdog

Renderer – no I don’t have the money set aside to pay my rates should I lose my case.

However – I have been offered ‘rates postponement’ – which I have said that I am prepared to consider – once links to details of awarded contracts are made available on the front pages of the websites of Auckland Council and ALL ‘Council Controlled Organisations’ (CCOs) – including ‘legacy’ CCOs.

Penny Bright
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January 12, 2015 6:31pm
renderer

Penny, a cynic may well come to the conclusion you never had any intention of paying your rates
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January 12, 2015 6:35pm
cricko

What is wrong with the citizens of the Peoples Republic of Christchurch ?

Judging by who they vote in as either their mayor or MPs they elect the majority of them must be either
socialists or even communists.

The current mayor is an admitted liar. And they keep on voting for that other woman, election after election
you know, that pisshead who when Labour minister for ACC almost single handedly bankrupted it and caused the cost
of all our car regos to go through the roof.
Not to mention how we self employed are still being levied today to pay for her past fuckups.
They keep returning her useless snout to the trough.

Go figure.
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January 12, 2015 6:36pm
freemark

You are not fighting “City Hall” Penny.
You are fighting to not have to pay your fair share of anything, while expecting everyone else to pay more to fund your massive ego trips.
Your deluded supporters are hoping that they won’t ever have to pay their fair share either – indeed few of them ever have.
Do you really think that the majority of readers of this blog are so stupid as to not see through you?
Shall we add another descriptor to you?
Arrogant
Bludging
Dishonest
Thieving
Batshit crazy
Owned (and the grapevine is being very forthcoming about by whom)
Sad
Corrupt

[DPF: Totally unacceptable for the defamation and personal abuse. That’s your first strike]
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January 12, 2015 6:41pm
publicwatchdog

Whatever Renderer …

I’ve made a stand on PRINCIPLE – which may be a little difficult for you to grasp?

Unfamiliar territory perhaps ….

(Meant of course in a caring way 🙂

Kind regards

Penny Bright

(Jandal Handler 😉
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January 12, 2015 6:43pm
mikenmild

Please don’t bother taking up any more of Ray Wallace’s valuable time, Penny. We need him 100% focused on defeating the LGC’s lunatic proposal, not meeting random halfwits. He’s used to that, of course, he’s from Wainuiomata, but if you could show some consideration in future.
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January 12, 2015 6:48pm
cricko

That’s right,
I was thinking of Ruth Dyson.
FFS why do they keep sending her back to Parliament as one their representatives ?
Couldn’t bring her name to mind @ 6.36 cause she keeps a low profile these days as
a senior Labour MP and now relegated to back bencher.
But she will be happy as long as her snout stays in the trough.
And guess what, for some in inexplicable reason the voters in Port Hills will keep sending her back
as long as her arse points to the ground.

Maybe a voter from Port Hills could tell us why.
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January 12, 2015 6:52pm
mikenmild

Can’t help you there, cricko. Personally, I think it’s a major mistake letting anyone from Christchurch come to Parliament.
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January 12, 2015 6:54pm
publicwatchdog

I think Ray Wallace is the best judge of whom he should meet and how he should best allocate his time mikenmild?

Not sure when exactly YOU became his PA?

Last time we met – he was very keen to keep in touch.

But what would he know?

He’s only the Mayor of Lower Hutt and VERY opposed to the Wellington ‘Supercity’ proposal.

Perhaps mikenmild – you could provide some details of what YOU have done to help organise opposition to the Wellington ‘Supercity’ proposal?

Just one little thing – would be a start?

PS: It seems both ‘random’ and ‘half-witted’ of you to attempt to turn potential friends into enemies over this Wellington ‘Supercity’ proposal?

Of course – the answer may be that you’re simply not genuine in your purported opposition?

On the face of it – seems that way to me.

Of course I could be wrong – hopefully that’s the case – and you are just a bit ‘random’ and ‘half-witted’ in some of your unnecessarily personally abusive comments against someone such as myself who has a PROVEN track record in opposing the Auckland ‘Supercity’ that goes back to 2006?

Kind regards

Penny Bright
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January 12, 2015 7:04pm
cricko

Now your starting to talk some sense mikenmild.

Dyson has been there for over 20 years and her biggest “achievement” has been to almost bankrupt ACC
when she was minister costing every one of us plenty as a result of her incompetence.

But I guess when you are standing against Denis O’Rorke and Eugenie Sage you must shit in.
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January 12, 2015 7:06pm
renderer

What I find difficult to grasp Penny, is that you and your boarder are using services that you obviously had no intention of paying for. How you can attend overseas junkets that have no proven benefit for Auckland or the country, when the money could have been set aside for your debts beggars belief. Do you not have pangs of remorse when putting out your bin, or drinking a glass of water?
Your proven track record consists of?
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January 12, 2015 7:14pm
mikenmild

I’m genuinely sorry that you can’t handle mild abuse Penny. I’ll just go back to ignoring you.
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January 12, 2015 7:15pm
nasska

Don’t forget the sensitive side to my nature, or Baity’s either Mike.

You bully! 🙂
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January 12, 2015 7:28pm
freemark

Hmmmm
The name sounds interesting…
Potentially very nasty situation averted..normally the MSM would be all over this nationally.
Probably Bush’s fault…
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/64801073/Hero-moves-gas-bottles-from-backpacker-fire
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January 12, 2015 7:29pm
nickb

How good is this black caps team at the moment. May as well award us the CWC now
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January 12, 2015 7:30pm
EAD

Land of the free and home of the brave? Not any more:

http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/all-over-america-government-officials-are-cracking-down-on-preppers_01102015
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January 12, 2015 7:32pm
Redbaiter

I can understand how you might think my comment at 05:24 was directed at you Nasska but in fact it was your little whimpering snivelling poodle mate. You might be smug but you’re not often obsequious.
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January 12, 2015 7:37pm
Don the Kiwi

Hey Publicwatch Hog.

You’ve got a lot to say tonight, but its still the same old dribbling bullshit.

Pay your rates and stop bludgeing off your fellow rate-payers; then you’ll have some credibility.
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January 12, 2015 7:58pm
mikenmild

Some of those preppers are real fruit loops, EAD. The TV show is one of my favourites.
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January 12, 2015 8:00pm
Redbaiter

The two faces of Michael Woodhouse, Minister of Police.

Before Christmas

“Summer is a busy time on the road and we want to build on last year’s efforts by again enforcing speed limits and lower alcohol limits.”

“There are still too many crashes or deaths on our roads that could have easily been avoided by people taking their time and driving within the speed limit.”

After Christmas

“While I firmly support Police’s zero tolerance for poor driving behaviour that can lead to death and injury on our roads, I also support the application of discretion as articulated in the 4kph summer tolerance used in fixed speed cameras and the vast majority of mobile devices.”

“While this is very much an operational matter for Police, I will be taking a close interest in ensuring the message about road safety is clear and unambiguous.”

Weasel.
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January 12, 2015 8:01pm
EAD

You know Mike,

many of us preppers are just like you and I (well maybe not you as none of us hold as much faith in the power of government as you do).

What you see on TV are stereotypes to drive audience ratings and give people a laugh at those “crazy preppers”

We run small businesses, hold 9-5 jobs in the white collar or blue collar world and you’d probably walk past many on your way to work (unless you live and work in Wellington).

Most won’t go “bugging out” but hold 1-2 weeks of bottled water and food stuffs on hand so that if the shit were to hit the fan, we wouldn’t be relying on government to help us help. 20 years ago such advice would be common from Civil Defence but now the ethos is, don’t worry, don’t insure yourself, don’t develop any useful skills – the Government is here to help you out.

Seeing everything else the government has stuffed up (Christchurch earthquake, Novopay, IT) I’d much rather be self sufficient thanks.
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January 12, 2015 8:11pm
mikenmild

I disagree, EAD. I think the ‘get ready, get thru’ message has got some real traction. I do enjoy the cinematic value of the more extreme preppers, though. Maybe not the ones doing the defence drills against the day the UN’s black helicopters come to take away their guns, but the ones practising to drink their own urine seem good fun.
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January 12, 2015 8:26pm
MT_Tinman

Brendon McCullum is the greatest since Bradman!’ etc etc (Though anyone with an ounce of cricketing knowledge and the ability to look up a Test average on Cricinfo may disagree..)

Fair enough.

A fair and honest way of assessing a player is how he handled different playing conditions.

Bradman’s time had South Africa, India (including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka), New Zealand and the West Indies playing test cricket.

Look up both players’ averages in away tests against those teams (with DNPs = 0) and the one with the better overall average is surely the better batsman.
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January 12, 2015 8:27pm
cricko

Redbaiter @ 8.01

Nice post regarding Woodhouse.

At one point I almost came close to rating him, can’t remember why now. (we all make mistakes)
He turns out to be just another, whichever way the wind is blowing, thats where my ‘values’ lie.

A weasel. And a two faced weasel at that.
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January 12, 2015 9:42pm
Jack5

Penny Dull:

I’ve suggested you cash in during the Auckland property bubble and retire early to a nice Northland, near-the-sea village.

That doesn’t seem to interest you.

As Dad4Justice points out, quake-devastated Christchurch is going to hell in a handbasket under the Mayor Dalziel and her layers of female chief executives.

So my next proposal is that you sell-up and move to Christchurch. The fuck-up is so great that Penny, you might end up as Mayor.
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January 12, 2015 9:48pm
RF

Jack5. 9.48 pm. You have got to feel sorry for Christchurch. A labour reject as mayor and her deputy a deranged female who continuously laughs.
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January 12, 2015 10:15pm
publicwatchdog

It’s all good Mikenmild – ignore away….

More fool you – arguably a rather random half-witted thing to do?

Your loss – if you are GENUINELY opposed to fighting the Wellington ‘Supercity’ – which seems rather suspect – in my considered opinion.

Mind you – you may just be one of those ‘random half wits’ who is not yet aware of the concept of ‘uniting the many to defeat the few’ – sort of thing?

Meant of course in a caring way – not that it matters – given your purported resolve to ‘ignore me’?

Which I predict you won’t – because like other Kiwibloggers who have pledged to do the same – most seem to have the discipline to stay on target and keep to their word on that one 🙂

Come on Mikenmild – prove me wrong!

😉

Kind regards

Penny Bright
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January 12, 2015 11:19pm
publicwatchdog

Renderer – if you want some evidence of my proven track record:

1) Try googling

2) Check out http://www.pennybright4mayor.org.nz

3) Check http://www.occupyauvklandvsaucklandcouncilappeal.org.nz

For starters ….

Thanks for asking 🙂

Kind regards

Penny Bright
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January 12, 2015 11:26pm
Manolo

The invisible Messiah: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/01/12/kerry-announces-planned-paris-trip-says-criticism-for-missing-march-quibbling/

Criticism mounted Monday over President Obama’s muted response to Sunday’s massive rally in Paris against Islamic terror, a historic show of unity that drew more than a million people, including more than 40 world leaders — but none higher representing the U.S. than its ambassador to France — as the White House continued to avoid calling last week’s attacks an act of Islamic terror.

Secretary of State John Kerry dismissed the criticism as “quibbling,” and announced a trip to the French capital later this week.
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January 13, 2015 6:38am
Viking2

Oh Dear.
Its all your fault says Cardinal.

Catholic cardinal blames ‘radical feminists’ for paedophile priests

Women. Is there anything good and holy in this world that they don’t destroy? From inserting themselves into the Westminster system of governance to bastardising the glorious and noble tradition of wage inequality, there are no depths to which these banshees won’t stoop in their nefarious attempts to further marginalise men and turn them into slaves.

If you thought it was bad enough that their absurd demands to be viewed as equal human beings had resulted in the death of conjugal rights, now it seems they’ve gone and brought down the whole of the Catholic Church.

Yes, from the same institution that brought us witch burning, forced adoptions and centuries of patriarchal rule comes accusations that radical feminism is to blame for the spate of problems plaguing the Vatican.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/life/64887808/catholic-cardinal-blames-radical-feminists-for-paedophile-priests

Now that should go well on GD today.
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