General Debate 14 February 2019

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mikenmildagain

Happy World Radio Day to you all!
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February 13, 2019 8:00am
- Jack5
  
  To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
  Creeps in this …February.
  
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  February 13, 2019 10:12am
- Steve (North Shore)
  
  Foxtrot Oscar Mike
  
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  February 13, 2019 4:12pm
holysheet

Two elderly women die and go to heaven. St. Peter says to them,”Ladies, I checked the files and you have led an exemplary life and as a small token of our appreciation, we are going to give you back the body you had at 18 and let you go back to earth and have sex with one person of your choice!”
The first woman says, “Well, I always did like that Brad Pitt fellow” and whoof, she’s gone in a puff of smoke.
The other woman says “Winston Peters.”
St. Peter looks quizzical and asks, “Who is Winston Peters?”
The woman says, “I don’t know either, but everyone I’ve ever met says ‘fuck Winston Peters!”
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February 13, 2019 8:00am
Yvette

And following holysheet, how fucked is Winston Peters?

Why does the Newshub/Reid Research poll, February 2019, have no result for Winston Peters, under “Preferred Prime Minister”? – after all, he did negotiate himself to be current Deputy Prime Minster and has been Acting Prime Minister and in the previous poll was rated under “Preferred Prime Minister”.
Could he in fact be less than Simon Bridges?

And why did Newshub delay releasing their poll results for a week – was it to have some supposed impact on the resumption of Parliament?

Newshub could perhaps do a public poll for themselves – Do New Zealanders want a news service that impartially reports events, or involves themselves in trying to influence their direction?

A 3.5% drop is a “plummet” in polls! – when the margin of error of 3.1%?

Journalists who want to be politicians should try standing for party selection – like the ‘normal’ process.
New Zealanders seemed to show little appetite for dirty politics.
They are probably not that keen on dirty media either.

Where and what is Winston’s percent?
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February 13, 2019 8:02am
- G152
  
  For the Peters part of the poll.
  They don’t do negatives
  
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  February 13, 2019 8:24am
- softail 1450
  
  Yvette,Excellent post.
  
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  February 13, 2019 12:16pm
secondcumming

Fussy bastards, eh?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DzAM2wdVsAAyk8D.jpg
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February 13, 2019 8:03am
- holysheet
  
  It costs the Saudi’s millions to buy all those sites for mosques. Better they be close to the Imman to get all their subversive crap.
  
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  February 13, 2019 8:07am
- alex Masterley
  
  Whats that phrase?
  Fit in or fuck off?
  Yes that’s it.
  
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  February 13, 2019 8:09am
  - Tall Man
    
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hloWmE_3d2I
    
    I left the subtitles in for…..
    
    well I’m sure you’ll figure it out 🙂
    
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    February 13, 2019 9:32am
- simpleton1
  
  An NGO Non Government Organisation that seeks donors, and also receives sponsor ship from Immigration NZ and MBIE
  https://crf.org.nz/our-supporters-0
  
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  February 13, 2019 8:13am
  - MickMac
    
    A Rights based organisation?
    meaning some aren’t.
    
    Not everyone has the same rights surely.
    
    All Kiwi citizens have equal rights but I wouldn’t expect non citizens to have all the same rights as citizens surely!
    
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    February 13, 2019 9:54am
- cmm
  
  The word for this is “churlish”.
  
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  February 13, 2019 8:18am
- kevn
  
  @sc… and a union organiser. Almost a trifector.
  
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  February 13, 2019 11:43am
- freethinker
  
  Lets start a give a little fund raiser to supply one way tickets to any middle east shithole of choice, failure to choose will become a mandatory repatriation to either Syria or Venezuela.
  
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  February 13, 2019 10:19pm
BananaLlama

Yeah boys, got me a time machine.
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February 13, 2019 8:03am
Jade Warrior

Sure hope it’s not Valentine’s Day already. I haven’t even bought my girlfriend her gift and card yet. ?
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February 13, 2019 8:13am
- mikenmildagain
  
  Gee, that means it’s not World Radio Day after all. Better switch off the wireless.
  
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  February 13, 2019 8:27am
- Steve (North Shore)
  
  I’m using the same card and plastic rose I bought her 37 years ago
  
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  February 13, 2019 9:59am
- Paulus
  
  Not Valentines Day today – I know as I was born 80 years ago on that day (in London) – yet I am right – I was there.
  
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  February 13, 2019 2:08pm
  - Dave Mann
    
    We’ve caught up with the time machine and it’s Valentine’s Day NOW….. Happy Birthday Paulus!
    
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    February 14, 2019 9:53am
Happychappy

Is the damage Newshub and Winston Peter’s becoming irreversible in terms of Character Assassination or does this harden Nationals character to keep him in charge and ride out the storm. I think it is disgraceful that Peter’s is allowed to belittle other MP’s on their speech in the house and especially when the Speaker has a inquest into the state of bullying in Parliament.
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February 13, 2019 8:16am
- sooty
  
  JacinDUH can’t talk properly either and she was sitting next to him, when he made that speech!
  I wonder if the cunning old bugger was really taking the piss out of her?
  How are things in the COL, at the moment?
  Frosty, after that. I would bet. Did he get the frawny face?
  
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  February 13, 2019 8:22am
  - alwyn
    
    I’m not sure she would realise it even if he was taking the piss out of her.
    
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    February 13, 2019 11:37am
  - Paulus
    
    Shane Jones usually takes the piss out of our Princess – they cannot stand each other, and Jones makes it obvious.
    
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    February 13, 2019 2:10pm
    - septic skeptic
      
      I guess each looks at the other and thinks “damn, I’m only the second best bullshitter in parliament.”
      
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      February 14, 2019 9:54am
- madamezucchininz
  
  ….SB’s speech in the house was by far the best…..Winston’s roast was appalling and said volumes in what is going on with Col…..his speech is supposed to be a rebuttal ….not a character assassination …..he did not say one thing about all the wonderful things the Col has done or is doing…..none…..zip….no lines to read between…..This year is going to be interesting…..the wheels are falling off and falling off fast…..Simon is doing really well as Leader and will only get better as time goes on….
  
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  February 14, 2019 8:33am
Keeping Stock

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone. Now, park this General Debate until tomorrow, and use today’s one!
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February 13, 2019 8:18am
- waikatogirl
  
  Thanks KS. Someone needed to say that ?
  
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  February 13, 2019 8:33am
hullkiwi

What a piece of work Shane Jones is. Accusing Northlander’s and especially the Regional Chairman, John Bain of being liars and demonstrating behaviour like that of the “Cargo Cult” (a reference to PNG indigenous peoples in the 20th Century after contact with European settlers) as reported by RNZ news 12/02/2019.

Jones’remarks are a follow on from Friday, when he accused Bain of being out of step with what Northlanders want.

Now let’s put the record straight.

1. It is Jones who is fostering the Cargo Cult behaviour/mentality. Because it is him, who is playing “God” and showering money and goodies (via the Regional Economic Growth Fund) on those who will pledge their support.

2. It is not Bain who is out of step with what Northlanders want (which is a 4 lane expressway Auckland to Whangarei), it is Jones who has it wrong. He and the Toxic Gnome being part of the CoL(L) agreed to the scraping of the Roads of National Significance. Bain and the leaders of all local Northland councils went to Wellington last year to lobby for the continuation of the expressway programme.

3. Then Jones made the blatant lie on Monday that the previous government had not intended to proceed with the road by not providing for it. He claimed that at the rate the previous govt planned to fund the road it might be provided by the mid 2050s. To which Simon Bridges and Bain responded back with evidence showing the highway planning and design phase was well advanced, that the National govt had set aside $450m for the Whangarei to Waipu leg & land was being designated for the Warkworth to Wellsford leg.

So, what does this episode show:
1. Despite talk of Jones “buying” a seat in Northland, this I would contend is doubtful. He is more likely buying votes (party);
2. Despite his immense power in cabinet and responsibility, him and Peters are prepared to sell out their support base for the baubles of power;
3. As Minister of Infrastructure, Jones is the wrong person for the job, as he does not have a clue about making strategic infrastructure investments on behalf of New Zealanders, he is political first and foremost;
4. What is the point of establishing the Infrastructure Investment Advisory Panel within Treasury, goals with providing strategic infrastructure investment advice to Jones and Ardern if he makes infrastructure investment decisions for political purposes?; and
5. Like Ardern Jones is also a liar!
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February 13, 2019 8:35am
- MH
  
  he’s at loggerheads with everyone.
  
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  February 13, 2019 12:15pm
  - hullkiwi
    
    Yes, he is and if he doesn’t like you, he tells you to move on. Just the way to act, not in his position.
    
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    February 14, 2019 9:40am
Yvette

Ardern is surely fuming that minister Phil Twyford made the admission when he did, that the Government didn’t have a hope in hell of reaching its first target – now abandoned.
Overseas and unable to manage the fallout of Twyford’s verbal diarrhoea, Ardern was left to feebly refer only to the 10-year target of 100,000 houses – probably a moot point given failure is directly proportionate to the prospects of a second and third term.

As of this morning : Follow our progress – Kiwibuild
Registered interest 47,853; Prequalified 289; Homeowners 53
https://www.hud.govt.nz/residential-housing/kiwibuild/follow-our-progress/

After the time that has now been available with home seekers urged to register an interest, 47,853 people have – well below half the total homes targeted to be built.
Ardern should urgently review the entire programme.
Not only are targets now to be missed, but the entire project seems not to be meeting the publics’s requirements.

And in relation to kiwibuild and Shane’s decade of planting a Billion Trees, what will National do with either building houses which people can’t afford (as only 47,853 registrations and 289 actually qualified indicates) or the trees, which Shane can’t supplement with Forestry’s re-planting because it is just that: trees planted in place of those they chop down, and Shane’s real total (estimated at the most to be perhaps 20 million) include native trees which are only 30% effective in sequestering cartoon as are exotics, like pine.

Both are ten year programmes, while Winston and Labour may last only another year. What then?
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February 13, 2019 8:35am
- MickMac
  
  Yvette
  One solution might be.
  Build a Factory for HNZ to run, building fully insulated and plumbed Kit houses. 2-4 bedrooms.
  
  1000 a year goal. 80 a month, 20 a week…
  Mid Dec – Mid Jan closeddown as recalibrate factory for upgrades.
  
  Set up HNZ regional teams to acquire plots and prep teams to make them ready for the installs.
  
  ONLY for NZ Citizens……..
  
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  February 13, 2019 10:01am
  - Shaun the Sheep
    
    HNZ under the previous govt are streets ahead of you.
    Site identification, preparatory work (demolition in some cases), design etc done.
    Houses are now being flung up like there’s no tomorrow.
    Watch Twytford take the credit.
    
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    February 13, 2019 10:09am
    - MickMac
      
      Yep Shaun
      We’ll watch Twitford take the credit……
      They always do.
      
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      February 14, 2019 7:54am
  - DigNap15
    
    No build 20 storey apartments (with car parks) and move all state housing tenants into them.
    Slums one day. Yes.
    So get out of the slum situation.
    Get a job, or a good partner.
    And be an example to other people not to end up like you.
    
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    February 14, 2019 4:25am
    - MickMac
      
      Why do they have to be slums.
      In France the norm is 4-6 stories, built around a courtyard with park or playgrounds in them.
      Go up the Eiffel Tower at Night and look down on them.
      Some have football training astro in them, some small kiddies playgrounds.
      
      You could put the ground floor as retail/commercial/community….
      
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      February 14, 2019 7:56am
      - Evadne
        
        Have you been inside one of those Parisian apartment blocks? Shoebox is too generous a term. They are tiny.
        
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        February 14, 2019 5:11pm
    - Tall Man
      
      Rent to buy only which gives them a vested interest.
      
      Build rental units at the end of the transport hub wherever that may be.
      
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      February 14, 2019 9:10am
Tauhei Notts

As this is 14th February General Debate could somebody here look up the race results and tell me who won the first at Te Aroha on the 13th. Please do so before midday.
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February 13, 2019 8:49am
- wiseowl
  
  Rusavy
  
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  February 13, 2019 11:46am
Biscuit

A few spoof Valentines Day messages for you to borrow:

You have to come up with this sh*t every year. Last week I just wrote, ‘I still love you, see last year’s card for full details’

Violets aren’t blue. They’re violet. And only some Roses are red. More on Biology. When we’re nude in your bed

Roses have red. Violets do not. Seems I’m a friend of yours. Weird or what?

Roses are white. Violets are white. F*ck you, snow. You ruined my poem

Roses are red. Violets are violet. Here is my number. Why don’t you dial it?

Roses are red. Violets are red. too. I’ve killed the gardener. Now I’m coming for you

Roses are red. Violets are red. Oh, sh*t, the garden’s on fire…

Roses are red. Violets are red. Everything’s red. I thought she was a burglar

Roses are red. Violets are pricey. Flowers from an accident black spot? That’ll do nicely

Roses are red. Violets are glorious. Never surprise, Oscar Pistorius.

Roses are red. Violets are cheaper. If I leave silent voicemails. Don’t call me a creeper

Roses are red. Violets are blue. Your momma’s so fat, She has a gravitational pull

Roses are red. Violets are blue. This joke’s overused. Your sister is too

Roses are red. Violets are blue. This gift was expensive. Take off your clothes

Roses are red. Violets are blue. That’s what they say, but it just isn’t true. Roses are red. and apples are too. But violets are violet, violets aren’t blue. An orange is orange, but Greenland’s not green. And pinkies aren’t pink, what does it mean? To say something’s blue when it isn’t, defiles it, But oh, what the hell, it’s hard to rhyme ‘violet’

Roses are red. Violets are blue. Sunflowers are yellow. I bet you were expecting something romantic but no these are just gardening facts

Roses are red. Violets are blue. SH*T DAMN MOTHERF*CKING C*NT. I have Tourette’s

Roses are red. Violets are blue. See these five fingers? The third one’s for you

Roses are red. Violets are blue. Rhyming is hard. Like I am for you

Roses are red. Violets are blue. Please allow me. To penetrate you

Roses are red. Violets are blue. I’m just sending this card. Hope that will do

Roses are red. Violets are blue. I’m awaiting the day. That we finally scr*w…

Roses are red. Violets are blue. If the cops ask. I was with you

Roses are red. Violets are blue. I’m schizophrenic. And so am I

Roses are red. Violets are blue. I wanna go ‘Ahhhh!’. On top of you

Roses are red. Violets are blue. I love you so madly. I got a tattoo

Roses are red. Violets are blue. I have a gun. Get in the van

Roses are red. Violets are blue. I f*cked up big. Now what can I do?

Roses are red. Violets are blue. Does this rag smell like Chloroform to you?

Roses are red. Violets are blue. A 69 ranks, as dinner for two

Roses are red. Potatoes are brown. I like you best. With your panties down

Roses are red. My soul’s pure and white. I have two lovers. The left and the right

Roses are red. It’s elementary. Let’s ring up a friend. And try double-entry

Roses are red. I know that they’re nice. These are carnations. They’re half the price

Roses are red. Fitness is great. You were getting this chocolate. But you need to lose weight

Roses are red. Corpses are blue. Sorry I killed you. I forgot you were allergic to roses

Roses are red. Carnations are white. I’ve got the ‘doms. How about it tonight?

Roses are red. But there are also pink and yellow varieties. Violets aren’t blue, they’re violet, hence the name. I’ve got OCD. And my poetry skills are also lacking

Roses are red. Babies are born…

Roses are red. And ready for plucking. You’re sixteen. And ready for …. high school

Roses are red, Violets are blue, Pornhub is down, Your mum’s Facebook will do.

Roses are green. Violets are purple. I’m bad at gardening. And worse at poetry

Roses are blue. Violets are red. I’m sh*t with colours. But I’m great in bed

Roses are black. Violets are blue. I’m sending this
card. To say that we’re through

Red roses – check! Barry White album – check! Scented candles – check! Tonight, that little hot minx of a w*nk sock won’t know what’s hit it

Men are from Mars. Women from Venus. I’ll lick your f*nny. You suck my penis

Mario is red. Sonic is blue. Will you be, My Player #2.

I love you, I love you. I love you, I do. But don’t get excited. I love myself too!

I love you oh so very much. Totally, completely. From the very top of my head. To the bottom of my feetly
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February 13, 2019 9:06am
RW Capitalist

General Debate 14 February 2019

AHHH I hope you have patented this time machine called “kiwiblog”….(NB it’s the 13th today)
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February 13, 2019 9:08am
Manolo

Definitely, either Morrissey or stephieboy is in charge. Lunacy rules!
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February 13, 2019 9:44am
Viking2

Oh well today will be yesterday tomorrow.
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February 13, 2019 4:46pm
DigNap15

I do like the idea of a 6am start for GD.

But I could not sleep last night so I got up to do some “work”

I do wish we had some prisons like this in NZ, scroll down half way
https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/110579311/el-chapo-is-likely-to-serve-his-sentence-at-supermax-home-to-the-us-most-violent-offenders
El Chapo!
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February 14, 2019 4:19am
DigNap15

Why do they still have a target for the trees, when Laboru has removed every other target.
Health – operations etc.
School – Standards etc
Kiwibuild – recalibrated
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February 14, 2019 4:27am
- slightlyrighty
  
  Whereas Kiwiblog sets the standard by having it’s General Debate for the 14/02 ready a day early! We should be running the country!
  
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  February 14, 2019 8:54am
DigNap15

It will be interesting to see at what time most KBers start to post on the GD.
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February 14, 2019 4:28am
greybeard

This business about restructuring and centralising the Polytechs is nothing more than a diversion.
There are no details, and certainly no budget.
It will never get off the ground ( but tens of millions of $$ will be wasted before it is scrapped ).
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February 14, 2019 7:19am
DigNap15

Who paid for the Polytechs in the first place.
Eg We had the Bay Of plenty Polytech.
Out at Windermere, then they built the Bongard Centre downtown.
Who owns the land and the buildings?
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February 14, 2019 7:42am
simpleton1

Xi Jinping:- Comrade Mao, whether he was crossing ‘a sea of surging waves’ or scaling ‘a mountain pass impregnable as iron’ always held unwaveringly to his course, setting a shining example for the Chinese Communist Party.
https://www.azquotes.com/quote/880602

Every communist must grasp the truth; “Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. —Mao Zedong, Problems of War and Strategy (November 6, 1938), Selected Works, Vol. II, p. 224.

Know who you are. Know who the other is, to understand your truths and their truths.
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February 14, 2019 8:06am
slightlyrighty

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/02/listen-sean-plunket-rips-apart-stunned-auckland-peace-action-activist-over-jordan-peterson-opposition.html?fbclid=IwAR1AIrbb445Mmx5Rx5MffMJqatlkAvEG-ixsFj7sjFALQcrIGBMBnQDtgOI

Kiwibloggers….listen to this! Sean Plunket absolutely destroyed his opponent. I’m not exaggerating. This is not a YouTube Clickbait Header. Even Jordan Peterson says that this tops his Cathy Newman interview.
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February 14, 2019 8:06am
- alex Masterley
  
  The newshub describes the person as being a woman, whereas the person that was being interviewed sounded suspiciously male to me. Unless he is a cock in a frock.
  
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  February 14, 2019 8:18am
  - Inandout
    
    Iris works for Colmar-Brunton.
    
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    February 14, 2019 8:42am
    - ex-golfer
      
      He’s/she’s/it’s quickly running for the hills.
      The LinkedIn profile has been deleted.
      Ain’t it funny how the sensitive left can never own their shit and run and hide every time the heat comes on.
      
      Unless Colmar-Brunton were suitably unimpressed with the attention and are quickly disassociating themselves!
      
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      February 14, 2019 9:20am
  - ex-golfer
    
    Newshub is confused (like most of us).
    First they say “as HE tried to explain….”
    Then they keep referring to it as Ms.
    
    Such confusion everywhere.
    
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    February 14, 2019 8:45am
    - Swifty
      
      Does that mean Newshub staff will be arrested?
      
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      February 14, 2019 8:47am
      - Tall Man
        
        They should be for misappropriation of the truth.
        
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        February 14, 2019 9:14am
  - Swifty
    
    His voice takes me back to my college days and the guys who used to stay in class over lunchtime and play Dungeons and Dragons.
    
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    February 14, 2019 8:46am
- waikatogirl
  
  Jordan Peterson is to be interviewed by Shaun Plunket at 12.10pm this afternoon.
  
  Shaun said Iris’ effort yesterday on a scale of 1-10 was a -0.
  
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  February 14, 2019 9:54am
  - Swifty
    
    It was risible.
    
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    February 14, 2019 9:57am
    - septic skeptic
      
      You would have to be male to be that inarticulate!
      
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      February 14, 2019 10:25am
- Dave Mann
  
  Thanks for the link slightlyrightly. I heard the piece live and I had to stop my car and listen. It was fantastic radio.
  
  Also Jordan Paterson will be talking to Sean Plunkett ‘after midday today’. I don’t know what that means in actual specific time but it’s probably early on in Sean’s slot. It’s going to be a ‘must listen’.
  
  Magic Talk available on FM around the country and on 702AM on Auckland, also on the Rova phone app.
  
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  February 14, 2019 10:08am
  - Tall Man
    
    And..
    
    https://www.magic.co.nz/home.player.talk.html
    
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    February 14, 2019 10:41am
Manolo

The barbarians are killing themselves now:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-6701525/Suicide-bomber-kills-27-members-Irans-Revolutionary-Guards.html

A suicide bomber killed at least 27 members of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday, Tasnim news agency said, in a southeastern region where security forces are facing a rise in attacks by militants from the country’s Sunni Muslim minority.
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February 14, 2019 8:08am
- simpleton1
  
  Tensions flow through to a place not too far away.
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia%E2%80%93Sunni_relations#Australia
  239:- “‘This is a warning’: Members of Sydney’s Shia community fear IS beheading”. SBS. 3 November 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  
  240:- Olding, Rachel (30 June 2013). “Home front opens in a foreign war”. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  
  241:- Meldrum-Hanna, Caro (4 June 2013). “Sectarian tensions underlying conflict in Syria erupt in Sydney and Melbourne”. ABC News. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  
  242:- Jopson, Debra (30 October 2012). “Syria’s Civil War Spills Over in Sydney”. The Global Mail. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  
  243:- Hume, Tim (6 November 2014). “Sectarian tensions running high, say Australian Muslim leaders”. CNN. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  
  244:- Auerbach, Taylor (2 April 2015). “Islamic State grooming Aussie teens as young as 14 for terror army online”. Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  
  So at the moment this is hidden, but when will one lot try to gain ascendancy over the other in Australia? “The True front of Mohammadism”, or is it “Mohammadism’s true front”?
  
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  February 14, 2019 8:22am
  - stephieboy
    
    simpleton1. your alias is well chosen!
    
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    February 14, 2019 9:48am
    - Tall Man
      
      Whereas your’s attempts to conceal a very disturbed woman..
      
      Much like
      
      ardern the liar
      
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      February 14, 2019 10:39am
    - Salacious Crumb
      
      Is that right Ralph?
      
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      February 14, 2019 10:50am
    - simpleton1
      
      Some more relative animal performances in Australia.
      https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6698531/Afghan-asylum-seeker-raped-university-student-luring-Gumtree-ad-BARKED-like-dog.html
      A boat refugee, with family reunification of wife and 3 kids, own business, not seen to be mad, just barking, as he possessed what his “right hand possessed”
      
      No remorse, nor translation of the “barking”?
      
      His wife and 3 kids support him in what he did.
      What books do they read?, to have such support of those actions?
      
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      February 14, 2019 10:36pm
- Swifty
  
  They’ve been at each other’s throats since Mo died.
  
  Don’t forget that they hate each other as much as they hate everyone else.
  
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  February 14, 2019 8:43am
Captain Mainwaring

So is this the GD we’re supposed to use today even though it’s been here since yesterday?
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February 14, 2019 8:12am
- DigNap15
  
  Glad you managed to work it out!
  
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  February 14, 2019 8:52am
holysheet

I said to my missus,
“If I ask you what you would like for a Valentines day gift, you’d just say nothing, wouldn’t you?”
“Yes, ” she replied.
“OK then, ” I answered, “you might as well have your present now then. “
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February 14, 2019 8:18am
- Rachael Membery
  
  Is that ‘say nothing’ or say nothing?
  
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  February 14, 2019 8:28am
  - waikatogirl
    
    Good one Rachael! ?
    
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    February 14, 2019 9:12am
rangitoto

So the Mars rover Opportunity finally died after 15 years on the surface of Mars. NASA say the rechargeable battery was still at 85% of new capacity and working fine up to the end. I’m lucky to get three years out of a phone or laptop battery.
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February 14, 2019 8:29am
- RRM
  
  The battery in the Mars rover probably cost more than the property where you slept last night though…? 😉
  
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  February 14, 2019 8:52am
hullkiwi

Here is one for Tallman, not only is Ardern a liar. She now breaks her promises:

https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/national/ardern-breaks-first-ever-promise-she-made-as-labour-leader/ar-BBTwfwx?ocid=spartanntp

Oh dear…..no tram project, yet????

And Goofy is collecting all that money to do what….
Make Quay Street congested and do the ferry basin redevlopment.

Ardern’s problem is also inside her government, because of the accord she struck with the Greens, the Transport Blog, MR Cagney and JAG’s Auckland Council/Transport friends.

The problem is JAG and her friends at Auckland Council/Transport, the Transport Blog and others assured Ardern the tram project was near ready to go. It wasn’t and still isn’t. NZTA are having to rewrite a business case for a project that doesn’t hold water.

Now, the SLG and friends have 3 new problems:
1. Her credibility is eroded further;
2. She will have problems with the Greens inside her government; and
3. She is taking money from Aucklanders in the fuel tax for nothing.
Then there is Twitford and his problems:
1. He has another failure on his hands;
2. He was the fool who kept saying Auckland had transport problems and needed this silly project;
3. He was the fool who gave the soundbite that “Auckland transport is a basket case” – not true by the way;
4. He is responsible for the fuel tax; and
5. On Monday, he was telling the road/infrastructure construction industry the government had a bigger pipeline of work planned than the last government….hollow words.

So, Ardern is not only a liar, but she breaks her promises.

And to paraphrase the Darleks….

Twitford will have to….”recalibrate, recalibrate, recalibrate……”
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February 14, 2019 8:37am
- ex-golfer
  
  But, but, but……..that promise was made as Leader of the Labour Party during the election period.
  Apparently those promises don’t count now that she is PM.
  
  #recalibrate
  #aNewWayOfLookingAtPolitics
  #ElectionPromisesDontCount
  
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  February 14, 2019 8:49am
  - Tall Man
    
    Those little gems are “wynstonisms”. You know, the “promises” he makes every election cycle that form “bottom lines” of NZ First policy. They are designed to lure in the “gullible voters” and so aren’t really promises as everyone knows they aren’t.
    
    Make sense?
    
    It does if you’re a liar like
    
    ardern the liar
    
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    February 14, 2019 9:23am
- Tall Man
  
  Recalibrate or regurgitate bullshit, you be the judge.
  
  I wouldn’t trust a word that comes out of her mouth.
  
  ardern is a liar
  
  and it was on the telly so it’s true eh steffy…
  
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  February 14, 2019 9:17am
Rachael Membery

Well done Mike King for NZer of the year, I was however disappointed that when he was having a rant about Waikato DHB and the matter of Nicky Stevens, that he styled Nicky as a she not a he when he referred to the stress on ‘her’ family.

Dave McPherson, Hamilton City Councillor and elected Waikato DHB member should not have been blindsided by reports of another coroners enquiry being requested, but he doesn’t seem to have been able to make headway from within.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/82891941/hamilton-city-councillor-dave-macpherson-to-stand-in-waikato-dhb-election
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February 14, 2019 8:39am
- softail 1450
  
  R M ,King was completely oblivious to wether Nickey was male or female ,referred to him as she several times ,disappointing as King does lots of good in the community and thoroughly deserves his award Imho….
  
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  February 14, 2019 8:51am
- brett68
  
  Certainly does better out of mental health than he did with his comedy.
  
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  February 14, 2019 8:51am
  - Happychappy
    
    Shit it’s not often I agree with you but you hit the nail on the head here. Mike King took sides and the one he backed have let him down badly, but obviously can’t bring himself to cane them for breaking their promises like he did on National.
    
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    February 14, 2019 9:47am
- howitis
  
  This is the Mike King that trousered money for years to advertise for the Pork Industry Board.
  Then had a change of heart and started bad mouthing his ’employer’ or certainly funder/principal.
  His conscience did not extend to him returning the ‘blood money’, oh no.
  
  The result was that pork for sale in NZ went from more than 50% local sourced to less than 50% sourced local.
  We do not know in what conditions the imported pork was raised when alive.
  This adversely affected the Balance of Payments and lost local jobs.
  In effect, Mike King’s action exported NZ jobs to overseas.
  NZer of the year my arse.
  https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2009/05/king_sought_pork_board_payout.html
  
  This is similar to Ardern’s Oil and Gas ban.
  Close down a controlled local industry where the quantum is known and start importing from overseas where the quantum is not known and is likely extracted in less clean conditions.
  Chuck out NZ jobs and adversely affect the Balance of Payments.
  
  New Zealander of the year who stiffs his employer.
  Oh yay, great character there and of a similar vein as liar Ardern.
  Mike King aligned himself with the complete nutters and vandals at SAFE.
  Mike King can fuck off.
  
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  February 14, 2019 10:39am
holysheet

With all these calls for internet voting, how easy would it be for the system to be hacked here?
If the yanks voting can be hacked, what chance do we have here to ensure the security of our system, should we be stupid enough to go down that track?.
If you cannot get out and vote one day every three years, then you should have no say in our election process.
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February 14, 2019 8:40am
- rangitoto
  
  Online voting is susceptible to duress, irrespective of hacking. Just say no to online voting.
  
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  February 14, 2019 8:43am
- septic skeptic
  
  I would prefer they changed the voting system to make it harder to vote, not easier.
  
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  February 14, 2019 8:51am
  - Tall Man
    
    And only people living in NZ for the bulk of the 12 months prior to the election.
    
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    February 14, 2019 9:25am
    - godruelf
      
      Or at least only NZ Citizens.
      
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      February 14, 2019 11:06am
    - DigNap15
      
      Or property owning white males over 45 only!
      
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      February 14, 2019 11:10am
      - Tall Man
        
        If you want steffy out of the loop, just restrict it to males 🙂
        
        I for one want everyone voting except those that have made the decision to live overseas but vote because they can.
        
        We also need access to a free and honest press and the job will get done.
        
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        February 14, 2019 12:27pm
Inandout

One example of the risks of employing a Muslim.

https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/world/former-us-air-force-officer-faces-spy-charges-after-defecting-to-iran/ar-BBTylQZ?ocid=spartanntp
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February 14, 2019 8:50am
- stephieboy
  
  Better send your link to Rebecca Kitteridge as a matter of urgency!
  
  LOL!
  
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  February 14, 2019 9:47am
  - Tall Man
    
    The only “laughing” here is us laughing at you steffy
    
    ardern is a liar
    
    It’s on the telly…
    
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    February 14, 2019 10:38am
  - howitis
    
    Thirty million sperm and you were the fecker that got through!
    The rest must have been truly dreadful.
    
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    February 14, 2019 10:41am
    - Tall Man
      
      From the same stable maybe as “doris” the sheep…..
      
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      February 14, 2019 10:52am
  - Inandout
    
    stephie, it is the lack of sunlight to the hair on their heads that turns Muslim women strange.
    
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    February 14, 2019 11:15am
- cha
  
  One example of the risks of employing a Muslim.
  
  .
  
  Witt is a disgruntled employee who threatened to do a Snowdon and after her initial contact with the Iranian embassy in Afghanistan didn’t go as well as she expected, she toyed with the idea of defecting to Russia.
  
  She’s a garden variety traitor who converted after defecting to Iran.
  
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  February 14, 2019 11:19am
DigNap15

I hope the council responsible does something about the dog(s) that bite the old guy up north.
They should have acted last time.
Any violent dog roaming on the street should be picked up and put down the same day.
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February 14, 2019 8:57am
Captain Mainwaring

So the meeting that didn’t happen yesterday was because a Labour MP was sick.
It was Tamati Coffey.
Is he having morning sickness?
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February 14, 2019 9:10am
- ex-golfer
  
  Sick = laziness = couldn’t be bothered to get out of bed.
  
  It was only the second day of the sitting Parliament year FFS – and he’s already taking sick days?
  What a snowflake.
  
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  February 14, 2019 9:15am
  - Captain Mainwaring
    
    But he’s pregnant didn’t you know?
    
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    February 14, 2019 9:19am
    - ex-golfer
      
      Of course – so when the sprog arrives he’ll be another one taking 26 weeks paid leave?
      
      #bludger
      
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      February 14, 2019 9:23am
brett68

Just saw the ad National put out, have to say what the fuck are they thinking.

Mansplaining and finishing with Labour, all sizzle and no sausage, groan.

This is how that ad comes across to me and probably every female that views it.

Simple woman needs man to explain what’s really going on, old guy at BBQ makes dig that the problem is that there’s a woman in charge instead of a man, vote National, vote Simon Bridges. 🙄

Are National that out of touch, does Bridges have that little awareness?

Why is National trying to alienate 50% of the voters?
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February 14, 2019 9:17am
- Tall Man
  
  Got a link? For some reason the one on the National Party page doesn’t work for me.
  
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  February 14, 2019 9:29am
  - brett68
    
    I saw it at The Standard but here’s the Twitter link.
    The comments are not good.
    
    https://twitter.com/NZNationalParty/status/1095450234568622080
    
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    February 14, 2019 9:34am
    - Tall Man
      
      Thanks. I had heard it but thought it was a video as well.
      
      I actually don’t see it as you did with a silly woman and a smart man but I do agree it could be better.
      
      The comments though are pretty stupid trying to equate apples to houses.
      
      The stupidity of the promise to increase capacity coupled with the promise to reduce immigration makes the promise a farce.
      
      NZ was already building at capacity to the extent that many houses that are being built have serious compliance issues so to increase capacity and reduce immigration is not a ten year plan but more likely 15 to 20 years.
      
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      February 14, 2019 9:44am
      - brett68
        
        No offence mate but you’re an old fella who’s retired? I wouldn’t expect you to see what I see.
        
        Anyone 50 and below would look at that ad and face palm, if National wants to win in 2020, this does nothing for their chances.
        
        Just once again reinforces they’re a middle aged out of touch white male party.
        
        There’s not enough votes in that demographic to win an election.
        
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        February 14, 2019 9:51am
      - Tall Man
        
        Sorry brett, you’ve kicked yourself up the arse with me.
        
        Resorting to describing me as “old and retired” is condescending and false.
        
        Your problem is that you “look” for things to be offended about which may or may not be there.
        
        Often a duck is just that, a duck and not neccessarily the speaker in parliament.
        
        Electing yourself to speak for the “outraged” women is a vry slippery slope as your opinion as expressed here is extremely condescending to all women which in my opinion is more insulting thhan the perspective you are trying to apply to the ad.
        
        As our waikato lass says, not all women are likely to be offended.
        
        And for the record, what I see is with both eyes open whereas you are choosing to look with one formly shut.
        
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        February 14, 2019 10:13am
      - brett68
        
        https://twitter.com/MatthewHootonNZ/status/1095586638963531776
        
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        February 14, 2019 11:33am
      - Muttonbird
        
        You don’t have to be very woke to think maybe it would have been smart to have given the two characters the opposite roles.
        
        Hooton
        
        Oh, like that’s the only issue with it?
        
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        February 14, 2019 11:41am
    - Dave Mann
      
      Fuck.
      
      I just watched it (thanks for the link).
      
      It was an absolutely shit piece of work. Quite apart from talking down to the audience the irritating perky jingly music was totally inappropriate to the message, the acting was wooden and staged and that final line by the older guy was delivered with all the believability of a 60’s sitcom.
      
      I missed it on the TV because I don’t watch the box much…. but I hope this crap doesn’t get too much airtime because it will do ten times the damage to National that it will do to Labour.
      
      p.s. I had a career in Advertising.
      
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      February 14, 2019 10:26am
      - Tall Man
        
        Perhaps “had” is the key word…
        
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        February 14, 2019 10:36am
      - brett68
        
        but I hope this crap doesn’t get too much airtime because it will do ten times the damage to National that it will do to Labour.
        
        Yes, can you imagine Simon Bridges trying to mansplain to one of the female breakfast hosts that the guy wasn’t mansplaining to the female and the old guy wasn’t saying the problem is that Ardern is a flake and a woman.
        
        It would be the trainwreck of all train wrecks.
        
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        February 14, 2019 10:39am
      - Dave Mann
        
        I’d like to add another thing….. and this is probably a more important point than my other criticisms of this rubbish piece of work.
        
        The whole ad depends on the sausage/sizzle concept. It’s crucial to the message…. agreed? In which case the punchline needs to be delivered by a character who clearly carries the brand’s values, image and aspirations.
        
        So what is National saying by having the punchline delivered by an overweight bearded old fool who can’t even deliver his lines believably?
        
        Whoever thought up this piece of drivel needs to be fired immediately.
        
        National. Please don’t continue down this track or you’ll destroy yourselves even quicker than you are already. Seriously. Stop now before you do your brand any more damage.
        
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        February 14, 2019 11:24am
- waikatogirl
  
  A little condescending to the blonde woman but the ad gets the point across quickly that Labour is full of it. The next National ad make it a woman explaining to a man – that should even out the mansplaining complaint. ?
  
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  February 14, 2019 9:44am
  - brett68
    
    I agree, that’s how the should have done it, or even better a female explaining to another female!!!
    
    If it’s a first up ad in a series they’ve completely fucked up the delivery and the marketing campaign is now pointless.
    
    From now on all the other add will just be viewed as arse covering.
    
    I despair at the stupidity.
    
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    February 14, 2019 9:49am
    - waikatogirl
      
      You are believing all women will be offended.
      
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      February 14, 2019 9:57am
      - brett68
        
        Many will be.
        National does give the perception that it doesn’t rate females.
        
        Which is why the ad was so stupid, National has probably lost quite a few female votes to Ardern already, for National to win they need to get those votes back.
        
        I just hope it doesn’t go mainstream and Bridges has to front up and try and explain.
        
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        February 14, 2019 10:05am
      - waikatogirl
        
        “National does give the perception that it doesn’t rate females.”
        
        Not so:
        Paula Bennett
        Judith Collins
        Anne Tolley
        Amy Adams
        Nikki Kaye
        Sarah Dowie
        Louise Upston
        etc
        
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        February 14, 2019 11:15am
      - brett68
        
        Only leader has been Shipley and that’s because she knifed Bolger.
        
        They really had to pick a female leader last year, you had
        Collins, Adams and Kaye to choose from yet went for a
        conservative, deeply religious guy in Bridges.
        
        I couldn’t believe it, does look like National are terrified of having a woman running the ship.
        
        The thing is I’m not sure if the issue is with the MPs or it’s the people running the party.
        
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        February 14, 2019 11:29am
      - Muttonbird
        
        Actual women will be offended. ?
        
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        February 14, 2019 11:44am
- Maggy Wassilieff
  
  It’s a hit job by the left on a pretty sharp ad.
  
  I’d keep on message… it’s obviously working.
  
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  February 14, 2019 10:03am
- Surely Knott
  
  The ad is not sexist. The young woman in the ad is actually correct. She is young and female presumably because she represents the demographic labour was targeting. She is educated and correctly describes Labours policies for sorting out the housing issue. The guy in the film however points out they don’t deliver. “All sizzle no sausage.” Hardly sexist. In fact it was the same phrase used by Greenpeace in a previous campaign. The Standard goes even further and tries to insinuate it’s because Jacinda doesn’t have a Penis!! Lol. When Jacinda isn’t mentioned and the expression is a kiwi version of all steak no sizzle has to do with lack of substance. Nothing to do with Penises. Labour hasn’t delivered and are desperate to put some spin on the ad to divert attention from it’s core truth – labour’s lack of delivery on houses, trees, environment, rail…..etc.
  
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  February 14, 2019 10:46am
  - Tall Man
    
    When you are “the vacuum” you can get all the penis you require….
    
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    February 14, 2019 10:51am
  - Rachael Membery
    
    Can’t be secure in the last poll ‘results’.
    
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    February 14, 2019 10:59am
    - Tall Man
      
      Good point although does agreeing with you offend you because a man agreed with you so that’s obviously condescending like talking sense with muttonbird and is a waste of time…………. (sarc for the idiots”…….
      
      I seriously wonder how these people ever got bred.
      
      There is a serious issue with pc lefty dorks infesting society like cunliffe.
      
      FFS, we are different than each other, not better different, so how about you pathetic almost blokes leave the being “offended” to the women, not try and show just how pc and “trendy” you really are..because you aren’t.
      
      Women don’t need your “outrage”. They are big enough and smart enough to take the ooiss if they want by them selves.
      
      FFS, what a patronising bunch of dorks you really are.
      
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Cvtk3kR7bU
      
      Have a listen to Jordan Peterson talking about “people” getting outraged on behalf of others.
      
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      February 14, 2019 12:41pm
Prince

During the cricket commentary yesterday it was mentioned that the Bangladesh captain was an MP. Apparently he donated a lot to charities and gave up his time to work with those less fortunate.
Question was raised whether he represented the ‘blue team’ or ‘red team’.
One commentator proclaimed that if he donated etc, he must work for the red team.

It struck me that this was a ridiculous comment, but typical of a common misconception in New Zealand that Labour ‘cares’ more.
Looking at the average MP from Labour, they will have worked (if at all), for a union, or been a teacher. They ‘care’, so long as it is other peoples’ money they are using.
National MP’s typically have worked in community organisations in their spare time. National has an impressive network throughout NZ organisations which is demonstrated by the number of electorates they win.
Go to any school gala, Lions event, Field day and the people giving their time and organising it will likely be National supporters.

Contrary to the commentator’s thoughtless opinion, someone who works within the community and donates their time and money is more likely to come from National, not Labour.
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February 14, 2019 9:18am
- Maggy Wassilieff
  
  He represents the “Green _Red team”… as they are the colours of the Awami League Flag.
  Awami League is a National Socialist Democratic party.
  
  It would have taken the commentator less than 60sec to discover Mortaza’s political affiliation.
  
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  February 14, 2019 10:20am
srylands

So some advice please.

I have a flat in Central Wellington that I use part of the time. Sadly it is across the road from a pub with an outdoor deck. So it is noisy. Now I mostly tolerate it. Urban living. But in the last 12 months I have phoned them 3 times asking for some really loud folk to tone it down.

So last night there was a guy on the deck who was clearly intoxicated and getting out of hand with the yelling and staggering. So I phone them up and suggest that they stop serving him.

Next thing the duty manager crosses the road, obviously knowing where I live. Yelling at me. He then climbs the wall around my apartment and enters my property, yelling and abusing. Telling me he is going to take legal action against me for harassing the pub. ?

I can’t let this slide. Should I go to the police, or the liquor licencing branch of the Wellington Council?
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February 14, 2019 9:23am
- brett68
  
  Ring the police and tell them they’re serving intoxicated people and that the guy entered your property and threatened you.
  Also hook up a camera system.
  
  One thing though, see if you can find out who owns the bar, for all you know it could be owned by a gang or some other really dodgy fuckers and they make take a very dim view to you complaining.
  
  That sort of behavior by the DM doesn’t really say law abiding to me.
  
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  February 14, 2019 9:30am
- Maggy Wassilieff
  
  Police for his threatening behaviour.
  Noise Control Wellington City Council… keep a note of time of your phone call, email.
  https://wellington.govt.nz/services/environment-and-waste/noise-control
  Contact your local City Councillor (Try Iona Pannett, Lambton Ward) with details of your complaints to WCC and lack of action.
  
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  February 14, 2019 9:31am
- Tall Man
  
  Police immediately.
  
  When the noise starts late at night, also phone the police as it is a safety and security issue as you have now been threatened.
  
  Then move out and contact Black Power and rent the flat to them. They do not play well with others.
  
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  February 14, 2019 9:31am
  - srylands
    
    It is just a rental. I was thinking about moving out but last night clinched it. I’m leaving in April.
    
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    February 14, 2019 9:41am
- ex-golfer
  
  1. Police – for the duty manager entering your property and threatening you (and you may also want to mention that they are serving intoxicated people).
  2. Wellington City Council – for noise complaints and re the liquor license.
  
  You have tried to do this the nice way by asking them to take control of their patrons – they obviously haven’t taken the hint.
  
  I frequent a few rooftop bars in Wellington — its quite interesting to see how they let patrons get a lot more intoxicated than the main bar – is this because the chances of a visit by police is reduced (or at least via a controlled entry point)?
  
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  February 14, 2019 9:42am
  - srylands
    
    I frequently see intoxicated people being served.
    
    The duty manager while yelling at me, explained that the intoxicated guy was so loud because he had hearing loss. Like that makes it OK ?
    
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    February 14, 2019 9:50am
    - waikatogirl
      
      Well he should tell the deaf guy he is talking too loud. I have a deaf family member who needs reminding sometimes.
      
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      February 14, 2019 11:18am
  - srylands
    
    Personally, I think that if someone is angry and yelling and climbing a wall surrounding your hone, you should be quite entitled to shoot them. Won’t happen here of course. However in several American states, the situation last night could well have been judged sufficient grounds to use lethal force.
    
    I am becoming less tolerant of loud, drunk, violent maniacs in New Zealand. These people are a scourge on society. But nothing happens. Instead the media is obsessed by hate speech, the “rape culture” and other fictions.
    
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    February 14, 2019 10:00am
- cha
  
  Earplugs.
  
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  February 14, 2019 10:51am
  - Nigel Kearney
    
    Yeah. People drink in pubs, sometimes until quite late. When they drink they get boisterous. Intoxicated to the point of being really loud and annoying may not be intoxicated to a degree where it is illegal to serve the person.
    
    Obviously no excuse for the duty manager’s behaviour though. I would contact the owner saying you don’t really want to complain to the police or council but could he have a word to the manager and see what can be done.
    
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    February 14, 2019 11:09am
Tall Man

And now Kiwi Bloggers some great news…

At the bowling club last night I shared a beer with a gentleman who has been a labour man his whole voting life, over 50 years worth of votes.

Prior to Christmas he was singing the labour song but in a lower key than previously.

Last night he stated that he could not and would not support this government any longer and he would review his vote next year but labour was gone until ardern the liar was gone and her silly bunch of tossers either grew up or fucked off.

I believe that he is the tip of the ice berg.
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February 14, 2019 9:36am
- stephieboy
  
  The name of the said bowling club and your membership number for cross-checking and verification.
  
  Otherwise a figment of your ongoing deluded fantasy life.
  
  Right?
  
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  February 14, 2019 9:42am
  - Tall Man
    
    steffy, in case you forget
    
    ardern is a liar
    
    It was on the telly so even the moron ardern the liar knows it’s true so I guess a couple of thousand others also saw it and now also know that
    
    ardern is a liar
    
    Do you want my personal details so you can stalk me?
    
    Trust me steffy, you really don’t want to do that because unlike a little softy lying labour lover girl like you who’s is a do nothing…
    
    I am a do something sort of guy and although there may be some doubt about it..I may well be a very tall man…
    
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    February 14, 2019 9:50am
  - calendar girl
    
    Steffie the stalker.
    
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    February 14, 2019 4:39pm
- waikatogirl
  
  “he would review his vote next year ”
  
  Yeah/Nah, he will still vote Labour when he gets within the voting booth.
  
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  February 14, 2019 9:49am
  - Tall Man
    
    Nope, he was adamant that he was looking at the National part, he likes our local MP, but could swing to the new greens.
    
    He, like me, has an interesting past but is totally against legalisation or even decriminalisation of dope as it would become easier for younnger people to gain it and he has family “evidence” that using it at a youngish age has serious implications in the mental health area.
    
    The roading cancellations general piss poor delivery of promises is another but the final straw for him was entering into an arrangement with wynston the liar.
    
    He is just one but I believe it is the tip of the iceberg which is why I discounted the poll earlier in the week.
    
    With labour ahead by 5 points I would guess that there was approx 30% undecided or bullshitters.
    
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    February 14, 2019 10:03am
- graham
  
  One can only hope that more people will take the blinkers off. Having Cindy’s kindy in charge of the country is not good for anyone.
  
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  February 14, 2019 10:17am
- RF
  
  Tall Man.
  
  Bingo. I am hearing similar accounts from lefty friends.
  
  One in particular phoned me yesterday and I thought wait for … I’m in for gloating after the poll.
  
  No way. He could not believe the poll was correct as Ardern & Twyford are turning out to be fucking useless. In addition he commented that Ardern is a major turnoff with her twisting the truth.
  
  Made my day……..
  
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  February 14, 2019 11:02am
Swifty

Oh dear, Twyford in more trouble:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/110583962/reserve-bank-warns-that-kiwibuild-will-mostly-cut-back-private-investment

Maybe, just maybe, it would have been better to reduce the barriers to unleashing private sector construction – rather than go with the Kiwibuild bandaid while leaving the barriers and constraints in place.

This is not good for Labour.
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February 14, 2019 10:02am
- Tall Man
  
  Agreed, resolve the RMA difficulties, reduce the Council’s involvement which is often at the behest of local interest “groups”, allow/encourage more competition in the supply market nd we’ll get a result.
  
  It won’t take “big” decisions to get change, just a few little ones would be a great start.
  
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  February 14, 2019 10:06am
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    February 14, 2019 10:57am
rangitoto

Chuck Yeager, first man to fly faster than the speed of sound just hit 96 not out.
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February 14, 2019 10:14am
- Tall Man
  
  Perhaps “old age” can’t catch up with him….. 🙂
  
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  February 14, 2019 10:19am
- UrbanNeocolonialist
  
  Amazing – I’ve read his autobiography, his big advantage was amazing eyesight. He was an ‘old man’ flying instructor to neil armstrong.
  
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  February 14, 2019 10:29am
- cha
  
  Still playing with a full deck.
  
  https://twitter.com/GenChuckYeager
  
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  February 14, 2019 10:49am
- All_on_Red
  
  A testament to living your life safely and carefully
  Oh wait
  
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  February 14, 2019 11:13am
  - cha
    
    I doubt Yeager would take kindly to being called a bold pilot but he could well be the exception to there are old pilots and bold pilots; but there are no old bold pilots.
    
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    February 14, 2019 11:28am
  - Tall Man
    
    “A testament to living your life”..
    
    Fixed it 🙂
    
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    February 14, 2019 12:23pm
DigNap15

In line with my ongoing campaign for lower retail prices in NZ…

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12202567

Chemists, and their importers and wholesalers have been ripping us off for years.

Take foot care products – I’m looking at you Scholls.
They are two or three times the price as in the UK.
I know we are a small market but there is not need for that much greed.
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February 14, 2019 10:57am
waikatogirl

It is a confusing day on KB for those who arrive late. There is a completely empty ’14 Feb GD’ posted at 11.03am.
I’ll go and put a note for those late posters to look for yesterdays 14 Feb!! ?
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February 14, 2019 11:08am
DigNap15

Is having a GD every day a target, or is it being re-calibrated?
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February 14, 2019 11:32am
- Steve (North Shore)
  
  Recalibrated to 11.03 am
  
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  February 14, 2019 11:42am
DigNap15

Is see there is a working group on Social Welfare Reform!
I wonder what that has been told to do?
Increase benfits so that they are more than the minimum wage?
Give extra benefits for each child over the 5th one?
Base the benefit on the number of fathers your children have?

To me reform would be ways to getting people off benefits, unless they are physically handicapped!

And to not allow solo parents onto them in the first place.
And not to pay any benefit to anyone associated in any way with a gang.
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February 14, 2019 2:10pm
Happychappy

It seems there could be a lot more to come on the unruly TourIsts from the UK that grabbed the headlines over the Xmas break.https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12203893
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