General Debate 28 February 2019

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holysheet

Cindy and Jethro are sitting in the pub having a quiet drink. In walks Shane Jones sees Cindy and says “hiya Donkey”
Jethro says to Jones “Oi thats not very nice”!
Cindy says “Hee-haw, hee-haw, hee-always calls me donkey.
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February 28, 2019 8:17am
- wombatge
  
  Cindy and Jethro are sitting playing with the princess.
  Cindy “Jethro I think for the sake of our daughters future, you only use electrically driven boats in the future, those big Mercuries are sending our planet over the edge.
  Jethro”Whilst we are on the subject, do you really think it is worth burning off 300,000 litres of av gas so you can spend another day with our little princess.”
  Cindy “I have thought about it long and hard, and I think I have to put the little princess above the planet, what a difference a day can make.”
  Jethro” I guess the little princess will have to take her chances, an extra day with Mummy or frying in hell in later life due to people like you and I not giving a shit about our children burning in hell due to our direct selfishness.”
  Cindy ” who really cares as long as I can do as I please and think if it is right and proper.
  Bring on the 757 and lets burn the planet.”
  
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  February 28, 2019 10:52am
KiWombat

One of our MP’s received an invitation to visit China last week. He was apparently treated like Royalty, travelling everywhere in impressive Government motorcades.

Strange that our MSM has not made even the vaguest mention of this visit – after all they are apparently focused on the inability of our PM to gain either an invitation or a visa to visit China.

But not so strange when you learn that the invitation was to the “wrong” side of the house – perhaps you noticed a front bench opposition member absent from the house last week. It seems the Chinese may be focused on “beyond 2020”.
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February 28, 2019 8:17am
- Bill felt
  
  I think you mean the “right” side of the house?
  
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  February 28, 2019 8:18am
- Dave Mann
  
  Do you have the name of this MP or any other details?
  
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  February 28, 2019 8:24am
  - waikatogirl
    
    I believe it is Todd McClay. As the govt MP’s can’t seem to get invited McClay joked he could try and smuggle some of them into China with him. ?
    
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    February 28, 2019 8:29am
    - septic skeptic
      
      It would appear they could have got through customs at our end on the Nat MPs passport…
      
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      February 28, 2019 8:30am
      - Ruawai
        
        In fact on anyones passport, maybe even Nolan’s actual passport, come to think of it Grant Robertson could probably use Nolan’s passport, similar enough.
        
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        February 28, 2019 10:16am
    - waikatogirl
      
      Apologies, it is Mark Mitchell who was invited to China.
      
      “As cracks appear in New Zealand’s relationship with China, National Party justice spokesman Mark Mitchell heads off on a Hong Kong-funded trip to the region tomorrow for a series of high-level meetings about justice issues. Meanwhile, the verbal sparring between Labour and National has intensified.”
      
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      February 28, 2019 9:50am
      - KiWombat
        
        Five bananas to you WG !
        
        Interesting that they were prepared to fund the trip rather than us picking up the bill. They must place high credence in his knowledge and ability – you can bet Angry Andy has been on the phone asking questions !!
        
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        February 28, 2019 9:59am
    - Piniwi
      
      @ waikatogirl not his first visit there but no surprise as he will also be very aware of the potential impact on NZ/China trade when the USA conclude their new trade deal. Likewise the expanded deal being set with Vietnam not to mention what might eventuate with North Korea.
      Funny that old Winston First was in Fiji waiving a flag as they signed a new contract for roads there with China. Replacing the previous deal with a NZ company.
      
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      February 28, 2019 2:53pm
  - KiWombat
    
    Yes I do – but not Todd McClay – he was in the house I seem to recall. Rather than name him here I’ll wait awhile to see whether the MSM says anything about it.
    
    You can bet that when the house resumes the opposition will fire a few barbs across the chamber !
    
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    February 28, 2019 9:09am
  - srylands
    
    Mark Mitchell
    
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    February 28, 2019 9:12am
- kowtow
  
  “It seems the Chinese may be focused on “beyond 2020”.
  
  Not a good look for National.
  
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  February 28, 2019 8:26am
  - Tall Man
    
    Possibly but a bloody good look for New Zealand.
    
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    February 28, 2019 2:22pm
- Psycho Milt
  
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  One of our MP’s received an invitation to visit China last week. He was apparently treated like Royalty, travelling everywhere in impressive Government motorcades.
  
  Uh, duh-uh. Of course the Chinese Communist Party laid it on for a senior member of their client party in NZ. They’re investing a lot of money in that party, after all.
  
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  February 28, 2019 9:03am
  - Maggy Wassilieff
    
    Someone needs to clean up Winston’s and Jacinda’s messes and put in the effort required to maintain this important relationship.
    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12204570
    
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    February 28, 2019 9:20am
    - Dave Mann
      
      but we also ensured that the communication channels were open when there were differences we needed to discuss
      
      I think I’ve twigged now why Ardern hasn’t been invited to China.
      
      The Chinese have been listening to her speeches and media interviews and, even with a team of fluent English speakers on the task, they simply can’t make out what she’s trying to say.
      
      Also they’re afraid that she will give Communism a bad name.
      
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      February 28, 2019 9:42am
      - sooty
        
        HA, HAAA, HAA!
        
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        February 28, 2019 10:06am
      - RF
        
        Slurp slurp !!!!!
        
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        February 28, 2019 3:43pm
- ztev
  
  “He was apparently treated like Royalty..”
  
  So was he/she a Director of Oravida?
  
  or was he/she doing interviews with the media there which will be written up as praising China to the heavens for its human rights and progress
  
  Not that long ago …during the reign of dear leader. Mcclay was stuffing it all up for said world eminence
  https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/82453210/trade-minister-admits-officials-had-known-about-china-trade-retaliation-fears-for-months
  McClay rebuked by PM after failing to reveal wider fears of China retribution
  
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  February 28, 2019 12:45pm
  - srylands
    
    Why would Mark Mitchell be a director of Oravida? And how is that even relevant to his trip to China? It makes as much sense as your views on emissions trading.
    
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    February 28, 2019 4:17pm
    - sooty
      
      Trying as hard as he can to be relevate!
      He’s having trouble trying to be taken seriousely now that stephie is on holiday!
      
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      February 28, 2019 8:29pm
holysheet

For those who asked

Simon and Cindy are in a bar at the airport. Simon leans over, and with a smile on his face, says, “I must say it’s most unusual, but the media are really tearing you apart for that scandal.
” Cindy: “You mean my continuing to lie about Stroubek?”
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean the massive voter fraud by accepting the anointment from Winston?”
Simon: “No, the other one.”
 Cindy: “You mean the military not getting their pay rise?” 
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “Using my secret private phone to hide my activities?”
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “The nurses and cops not getting their full pay rise despite our promise?”
Simon: “No, the other one.
” Cindy: “Using that plane at taxpayers expense to fly to the islands all by myself?”
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean going back on our election promise of being the most transparent govt ever?”
Simon: “No, the other one.”
 Cindy: “Giving the islands millions of taxpayers dollars while the poor at home suffer?
” Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean signing the TPP despite being against it when in opposition?
” Simon: “No, the other one.”
 Cindy: “You mean all the lies that I told, trying to protect the useless Clare Curran?”
Simon: “No the other one:” 
Cindy: “The appointment of that “Rich Prick, Call me Sir” Cullen to the tax working group?”
Simon: “No the other one:”
 Cindy: “Pissing off the Australians?”
Simon: “No the other one:” 
Cindy: “you mean my captains call to stop all off shore exploration” 
Simon: “No the other one:” 
Cindy: “Overturning the tax cuts that were legislated for before the election?” 
Simon: “No the other one:” 
Cindy: “The waste of 1.2 billion of taxpayers money by giving free university attendance?” 
Simon: “No the other one:” 
Cindy: “ Defending IL-G in his coverup over his support of the lawnmower seller ”
Simon: “No, the other one.” 
Cindy: “Giving Wristy Jones his 3 billion slush fund?”
Simon: “No, the other one.” 
Cindy: “Me allowing one of my ministers husband to profit from contracts to do with her portfolio?” 
Simon: “No, the other one.”
 Cindy: “Me hiding behind the courts in not taking responsibility for the youth abuse at the labour camp. Wood you agree?”
Simon: “No, the other one.” 
Cindy: “Me agreeing to waste 35 million on the entry to the Pike River mine drift?”
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “Me using the top cop to warn off any criticism of my boyfriend?” Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “Me agreeing with Twitford that we can build 10,000 homes per year?”
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “Me agreeing with Winston to plant 100 million trees per year?”
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “Me thinking that by passing a law we can stop suicides?”
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean my letting the Maori caucus run rough shod over me and making me support megafightery, despite her physical assault of her staff?” Simon: “No, the other one.
Cindy: “Me agreeing with Winston to hide from the voters our secret agreement?”
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “Signing the UN accord that will allow even more ferals into New Zealand?”
Simon: “No, the other one.” Cindy: “Signing a migration compact that aligns us with Brussels?” Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean my releasing the emails just before I went overseas that prove I am a liar and that I did make ILG change his decision regarding Stroubek?”
Simon: “No, the other one.
”Cindy: “You mean all my denials that Hardcore and I are not mates is proven to be yet another lie?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean my denials about all my texts to and from known criminals?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean my acceptance of Twitfords constant fuckups with his Kiwibuild/Kiwibuy policy?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean the COL changing the rules and making it easier for unemployed ferals to continue getting the benefit without any sanctions on those who don’t seek work?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean my reply when asked how I take my coffee, I wanted to say intravenously?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean my Govt saying any business giving out plastic carry bags may be fined $100,000, when at the same time a drug dealer gets a free pass to stay in NZ?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean the “recalibration “ of our Kiwibuld targets to deflect how useless we are at getting 10,000 houses built in each year?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean declining to support our allies when they asked over Venezuelas new leader?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean at the iwi chair forum when I announced another 4 million payment to yet another iwi group to duplicate the work already done by another iwi?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean my dead silence and not helping the Indian students after I promised to help, should Labour win the 2017 election?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean despite my saying “the first year is on me”and free fees from the taxpayer, student numbers at university have fallen?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean stopping us using our own coal, but when there is a need for it, we import dirty coal from Indonesia?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean having my back office in a state of flux, with a number of key staff leaving and forcing others to reapply for their jobs as a result of so called restructuring?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean my Govt giving the Natives up north $100 million, to spend as they see fit, when pharmac cannot afford to pay for much needed cancer drugs?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: You mean my not ruling out a red meat tax in New Zealand, despite the Associate Health Minister Julie Anne Genter saying simply that it was not under consideration “at this stage”?
Simon: “no the other one
Cindy: “You mean when asked, did I know the principles of the Treaty, I had to admit I did not know in spite of previously telling Maori that I learnt them at school.
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean when Suzie asked me how many Maori Children our policies had lifted out of poverty. I had to say I didn’t know because no one is collecting any information?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean the Government’s Provincial Growth Fund (PGF), designed to create jobs and boost the regions, has only created 54 jobs in Wellington and spent just $26.6 million of its $3 billion?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean my saying unemployment had gone down, when it had actually gone up 10,000?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean when I set a goal during the election that we would reduce suicides, and since then have silently let it slip under the radar?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean the mental health hui with no doi?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean the mental heath hui to doi the first hui with no doi?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean the final mental health hui to doi what the first hui should doi but didn’t doi?
Simon: “No, the other one.”
Cindy: “You mean getting the IRD to run a survey on new Zealanders political leanings just before the release of crucial tax reform report?
Simon: “No, the other one”
Cindy: “You mean making the announcement that we will be smoke free from 2025, but forgetting about cannabis smoke?
Simon: “No, the other one”
Cindy: “You mean when I was given the cold shoulder by China and a major tourism promotion is also postponed by China.?
Simon: “No, the other one”
Cindy: “You mean when my MP’s couldn’t even get to their committees on time.?
Simon: “No, the other one”
Cindy: “You mean when I promised to build Aucklands light rail by 2021 and now have to admit yet again that I lied.?
Simon: “No, the other one”
Cindy: “You mean when I got Phil Twitford to say any promise I made as Labours leader is different to those made as the Silly little girl PM.?
Simon: “No, the other one”
Cindy: “You mean by taking the fuel tax in Auckland to pay for the rail project that is now not happening and still screwing Aucklanders in the process.?
Simon: “No, the other one”
Cindy: “You mean when I lied before the election that we will bring rail back between Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga ,within 18 months of taking office?.
Simon: “No, the other one”
Cindy: “You mean when I said I am personally made aware of EVERY suicide in the country?
Simon: “No, the other one”
Cindy: “You mean when I promised before the election to build a new Buller Hospital, only to run out of money because the Pike River mine entry has taken all the promised west coast funding?
Simon: “No, the other one”
Cindy: “You mean when I pissed off the Indians yet again over the lack of support when the terrorists attacked their army? Did you think I would send each survivors families a sympathy letter or card?
Simon: “No, the other one”
Cindy: “You mean when we raided the funds allocated to Pharmac by $200 million and gave it to the islands and the natives up north?
Simon: “No, the other one”
Cindy: “You mean when I lied when I said the previous Government did not build any affordable houses.
Simon: “No, the other one”
Cindy: “You mean when I said that my public announcements have no influence on any govt outcomes.
Simon: “No, the other one”
Cindy: “You mean when I banned oil and gas exploration, proving we really are the morons of the world – imposing a ban that is bad for both the environment and the economy.
Simon: “No, thats all about you, you moron”
Cindy: “You mean when I lied about the there being NO outside pressure on us over the Huawei thingy?
Simon: “No, the other one”
Cindy: “You mean when I lied when I said I had heaps of Small business experience.
Simon: “No, the other one”
Cindy: “You mean when I supported the Health minister in ignoring advice from Treasury about the use of Synthetic cannabis?
Simon: “No, the other one”
Cindy: “You mean when I supported the idea of letting the Natives get out of having to pay any CGT, and by doing so reemphasising the fact that we DO have seperate laws dependant on the colour of your skin.?
Simon: “No, the other one”
Cindy: “I give up! … Oh wait, I think I’ve got it!“ You mean when I recently escalated the dispute with Australia over criminal deportations, warning them that their policy is having a “corrosive” effect on the relationship between our countries?”
Simon: “THAT’S IT! I almost forgot about that one”
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February 28, 2019 8:19am
- ldypen
  
  Bloody scary stuff!
  
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  February 28, 2019 8:22am
- Biscuit
  
  1835 words of pure gold, Holysheet!
  
  I will email copies to my non-Kiwiblogger pals and palesses!
  
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  February 28, 2019 8:22am
- sooty
  
  You are going to need seperate posting rights from DPF, before much longer!
  Just wait till we get closer to the election and then the bullshit, will really fly!
  She will need one of them propeller hats to spread the shit!
  
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  February 28, 2019 8:28am
  - Biscuit
    
    Ha, Sooty.
    
    I will make sure I keep DPF onside by ensuring my mailings source his wonderful blog and also give authorship credit to the equally-laudable Holysheet.
    
    Just sitting down to a beaut brekky of ginormous chunks of icy-cold Kiwifruit, muesli and cream. I’d offer some of it all to both DPF and Holysheet if only I wasn’t sh*t-scared they might take me up on said offer!
    
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    February 28, 2019 8:37am
  - Colinxy
    
    At the going rate we’ll need that 1 billion tree bribe to come to fruition!
    
    We’d need 1 billion trees turned into pulp (paper) just to print out holysheet’s 2020 full list at a 8pt font.
    
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    February 28, 2019 8:41am
    - holysheet
      
      Don’t shoot the messenger here Colinxy
      
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      February 28, 2019 8:44am
    - KiWombat
      
      There’s plenty of vacant land down in the Nelson region right now – c’mon Shame – pick up your shovels !
      
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      February 28, 2019 9:11am
      - G152
        
        No.
        With all that fire damage it will take quite a while to prepare the ground for planting trees. Involves long hours and backbreaking dirty work.
        Shanes cuzzies have an aversion to such work.
        Come to think of it they have an aversion to work period !
        
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        February 28, 2019 9:24am
      - Ruawai
        
        Bob Harvey on the radio this moring says the fires in Nelson are all caused by Global warming
        
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        February 28, 2019 10:20am
      - marcw
        
        Re Bob Harvey – as if we didn’t need confirmation of his mental state and how he lives in another planet.
        
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        February 28, 2019 11:18am
  - Maggy Wassilieff
    
    Run it as a NZ/Aotearoan epic in episodes
    
    …..but wait, dear Reader,
    There is more to tell…
    
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    February 28, 2019 9:15am
- Captain Mainwaring
  
  Thanks Holy.
  
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  February 28, 2019 8:59am
- Lizziep
  
  Fantastic, Thank you so much, I wish it was in the local newspapers for all the faithful cindystardust friends to read about, they seem the only ones buying the papers these days. My God the list goes on and on and this is only 18 or so months in imagine if they survive the whole 3 year term what the list will be. Is anyone sure that the whole GST saga is not a coverup over the Karl S affair? That and the youth camp have gone quiet.
  
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  February 28, 2019 10:21am
Monique Watson

Who else thinks Bryce Edwards is wearing a tinfoil hat; Hosking comments as follows. He’s drawing a few long bows with the CGT debate:

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=12207994

Re Williams work for Lime.
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February 28, 2019 8:19am
- sooty
  
  Oh, dear! The lefties are hating their own!
  
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  February 28, 2019 8:29am
  - Monique Watson
    
    I know right? Edwards is so far left he appears anti progressive in this case and it’s an obvious slight to Shipley.
    
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    February 28, 2019 8:39am
    - Ross12
      
      I suspect Edwards is annoyed no one has tapped him on the shoulder to sit on a board or do some consultancy work for them.
      
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      February 28, 2019 8:41am
- Chris R
  
  There is a defect in this story. Mike Williams has never done a proper days work for anybody in his lifetime including Lime. Look at the guy, he’s not equipped to raise a sweat without the fear of a coronary. He did fruitlessly ferret around in MEL looking for dirt on John Key but that wasn’t work for him, more like a labour of love.
  
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  February 28, 2019 8:30am
- kowtow
  
  No , it’s important that people like Bryce Edwards air these issues.
  
  Until this week we didn’t know that Labourite , champion of the poor , Mike Williams ,was working as a lobbyist for a multinational company that pays little or no tax in NZ and that has little or no concern for the safety of the users of its products or for other footpath users , many of whom are elderly and infirm.
  
  As to conflict of interest , Hosking is wrong . We’ve now had two very senior former Nat politicians convicted in the courts of law .
  
  All these matters need , as so many here are so fond of spouting , the sun light shone on ’em.
  
  BTW , Lime got the NZTA to change the rukes about what is a motor vehicle , so they could use the foot paths . That’s really fucking dodgy .
  
  Friends in high places ?
  
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  February 28, 2019 8:37am
  - Komata
    
    Kiwtow@0837
    
    Nah, just some tranfers of funds will do it; the CoL are not averse to receiving ‘donations’ to individuals…
    
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    February 28, 2019 11:58am
  - KevOB
    
    Friends in high places ?
    Mike Williams is now employed by them?
    
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    February 28, 2019 1:49pm
  - Batman
    
    Kowtow – you’re talking absolute rubbish.
    
    Electric scooters below a certain wattage are and have always been allowed to be used on footpaths. Lime scooters comply with that and so do all of the other ones.
    
    So too do NZ Post’s Paxter vehicles, because they got an exemption.
    
    On the tax front, there’s no evidence that lime pays “little or no tax.” They are registered in NZ and accordingly pay GST and all other taxes as applicable.
    
    I assume if they make a profit in this financial year, they’ll pay 28% on that profit like everyone else.
    
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    February 28, 2019 2:56pm
- Harkman
  
  The amount of small business people that I have talked to about the CGT lately that have been utterly furious about the idea has been staggering. Nobody believes that it will go through but I remind them, look at the polls, it bloody well might. The only optimism I have is Cindy is actually a really terrible campaigner.
  
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  February 28, 2019 9:05am
Happychappy

Labour knows how to spend Tax payers money so why has Bali Haque’s have any greater knowledge than those before him and really what would David Fisher know with all due respect.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=12207887
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February 28, 2019 8:20am
sooty

Shane Jones, does not like Air New Zealand!
Why don’t they give him free air travel?
Oh! That’s right he does allready!
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February 28, 2019 8:20am
- Happychappy
  
  Well it won’t get any better with Air NZ taking 35% loss as the latest figures arrive. Shane Jones will be poking plenty of shit their way.
  
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  February 28, 2019 9:09am
- MCos
  
  A lot of people on this forum don’t like AirNZ too, going by comments I’ve read.
  Personally I find all airlines much of a muchness. You get on, you go somewhere and you forget about the whole tedious experience.
  
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  February 28, 2019 9:39am
Biscuit

Sooty, to be fair, Air New Zealand really makes it easy for Jones to fling criticism at them…
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February 28, 2019 8:23am
- sooty
  
  Make him walk, then!
  Ban him from the Koru club! That would really hurt, his stomach!
  
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  February 28, 2019 8:30am
  - Inandout
    
    sooty, koru food is just so plain.
    
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    February 28, 2019 8:44am
    - srylands
      
      I’m about to hit Gold so I get free entry to Koru. But I wouldn’t pay for it any longer. The food menu has not been changed for a decade. This could be improved at little cost. The Auckland domestic lounge is crowded and noisy. If they can’t get a bigger one, ban guests and kids at peak times. In fact ban kids under 12 at all times.
      
      If a full service airline came on to the Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch routes, they could hoover up business customers. That rap safety video was the final straw.
      
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      February 28, 2019 9:24am
      - lifesgood
        
        My membership was up for renewal today. I am not renewing, it is simply not worth it. It used to be a peaceful place now it’s crammed to bursting and definitely not value for money. May as well find a quiet corner somewhere else or use the Strata lounge for a per use fee.
        
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        February 28, 2019 9:34am
    - srylands
      
      And when they axed the rap video they did not even have the good grace to apologise and say they had fucked up. That would have got the some kudos. Instead we got bullshit “it was scheduled to be changed for commercial reasons”.
      
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      February 28, 2019 9:39am
      - starboard
        
        Air NZ’s share price is taking an arse kicking as well, rightly so. They took their eye off the ball, too busy trying to be cool, hip, trendy wank wank. Glass of water and a cracker/cookie akl-chc doesn’t cut it.
        Take a leaf out of Emirate’s book, Luxon. Their immaculate hosties for a start who can actually fit down the aisle of an aircraft, comfortably.
        
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        February 28, 2019 2:46pm
- MrTips
  
  Luzon is a waste of space. He’ll be feeling the shareholder have soon.
  
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  February 28, 2019 9:06am
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    Predictive text is a mess! Luxon and heat.
    
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    February 28, 2019 9:26am
Notsofast

Let John Tamihere rejoin the labour party or lose a huge support base. It is a disaster for Ardern to be hands off. The form trumping function here is suicidal, JT is a brilliant politician, and a certainty for the mayoralty.
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February 28, 2019 8:27am
- DigNap15
  
  yes I like JT
  I really hope he wipes the floor with Phil do nothing Goff
  
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  February 28, 2019 8:32am
  - septic skeptic
    
    On the contrary JT gives me no confidence whatsoever. It’s pretty sad when the Labour Party has to provide the right wing alternative candidates (no disrespect intended to the ex Labour guys that set up ACT).
    
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    February 28, 2019 8:38am
  - James Stephenson
    
    I hope he splits the Labour / low information, name-recognition vote and lets someone capable through instead.
    
    Yes, I know the obvious flaw is that the Right in Auckland are utterly hopeless and seemingly couldn’t find their collective arse with both hands and a map.
    
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    February 28, 2019 9:27am
- sooty
  
  But, but that would not be helping Fool Goof!
  
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  February 28, 2019 8:33am
- niggly
  
  Good ol’ NZ Labour Party, screwing Maori over that think outside the square, since forever it seems, oh and all to protect an “old grey haired white geezer” (Phil Goof)!
  
  Silly Labour Party & their double standards, here’s to them – hyp – hyp – hypocrisy!
  
  (Clearly the NZ Labour Party are scared of Tamihere, as he cannot be “controlled” like Phil “Independent” Goff – chickens)!
  
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  February 28, 2019 8:36am
Yvette

Capital Gains Tax and cultural usury –

While various media reports suggest Maori may be exempt a capital gains tax, the Tax Working Group “quotes” Maori tikanga principles as “A Pathway towards Wellbeing” – reasons why the rest of us, non-Maori, should pay the tax.

It may be that these Maori tikanga principles will also feature in the new “Wellbeing Budget” heralded by Ardern at the United Nations recently.

Meanwhile – … Labour is in an awkward position. On the one hand, they may say iwi should pay the tax like everyone else.
In doing so, they risk alienating factions of their own party and caucus who will feel strongly that Māori have a good argument for an exemption.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/109421304/treaty-claims-could-be-the-straw-that-breaks-the-back-of-capital-gains-tax

Speaking at a forum on Māori Business, Council Executive Director Matthew Tukaki says Māori, Māori organisations and iwi need to look at the recommendations through a Māori lens.
https://www.maoritelevision.com/news/politics/tax-working-group-missed-opportunity–maori-council

And from the Tax Working Group – Final Report which recommends the capital gains tax
He Ara Waiora – A Pathway towards Wellbeing.
9. He Ara Waiora draws on four tikanga principles: manaakitanga (care and respect); kaitiakitanga (stewardship/guardianship); whanaungatanga (the relationships/connections between us); and ōhanga/whairama (prosperity). These principles support the preservation and sustainable development of the four capitals of the Living Standards Framework.

11 … This moral imperative in supporting wellbeing could be grounded in the ‘Āta noho’ principle from the preamble of the Māori text of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) – meaning that the moral imperative for the tax system could be that all New Zealanders live a life they value, with specific recognition of Māori living the lives that Māori value and have reason to value. – page 26

Is that not indeed “looking at the recommendations through a Māori lens?”

Or this Maori lens –
Māori are more likely to be overweight, depressed, homeless, incarcerated and uneducated according to these disturbing statistics produced under National’s watch.
“These statistics paint a very poor picture of our people. This is what the Māori Party has contributed to through its support plan with the National party.
“There’s no mana for Māori who support a waka that’s shackled to the National Party.
– Labour’s Māori Development spokesperson Kelvin Davis.
https://www.labour.org.nz/no_mana_for_m_ori

Kelvin Davis may be a little biased in this view – or just had a purpose different to Cullen’s – but a question could be: If Maori have the key, the Pathway towards Wellbeing, as suggested in the Tax Working Group’s blatant cultural appropriation above, why are they so much at the wrong end of all Government statistics, as indeed Kelvin Davis observes?

In highlighting the discrepancy between Maori tikanga aspirations and reality, Labour aren’t really solving anything, they are just emphasising the problem.
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February 28, 2019 8:27am
- lastmanstanding
  
  Its not only pure Bull Shit that Maori shouldn’t pay the same taxes as any other race its also racist and a breach of the Human Rights Act.
  
  Its discrimination on the grounds of race nothing more nothing less.
  
  They can contort their arguments anyway they like but it doesn’t wash.
  
  Maori are citizens. Many would argue they get more than their share of the Tax Pie. They should contribute on the same basis as Whitey.
  
  I have never heard a valid reason otherwise only a bunch of racist excuses.
  
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  February 28, 2019 8:40am
- Scott
  
  Yvette – interesting comments about exempting Maori from capital gains tax. I can think of no measure more likely to encourage racial disharmony than saying some people have to pay tax because of their race and some people don’t have to pay tax because of their race. Measures like that is where you get rioting in the streets.
  
  Regarding Maori health and welfare around economic status, the Maori people need to look at themselves. We have all shared this country since 1840, it’s no good blaming others for the situation.
  
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  February 28, 2019 9:01am
  - Chuck Bird
    
    Maori would have to pay CGT under the proposal. However, Maori business would not. There is a big difference.
    
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    February 28, 2019 9:41am
    - Scott
      
      Not many people would say that it is fair for Maoris running a business to not pay tax and people that are not Maori to pay a capital gains tax. That is extremely discriminatory.
      
      Imagine if it was the other way? Imagine if a government said that businesses will be exempt from a capital gains tax except for Maori businesses. Imagine what the reaction would be to that?
      
      It is no good for people with a bit more Maori ancestry to get tax breaks for the business while people who have a bit less Maori ancestry do not.
      
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      February 28, 2019 9:56am
  - Sacha
    
    Maori never sell their land, so they won’t be paying GST there. And there are hundreds, if not thousands of ‘owners’, none of whom can act for anyone else.
    Which brings me to a thought: Should I put the names of all my children, their children and their various in-laws and their children’s children and cousins on the title of my 6 acres?
    Maybe this multiple ownership of land idea could work –
    
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    February 28, 2019 10:54am
lastmanstanding

I thought I would have a look at what a CGT would do to my KiwiSaver. So I applied a 33% tax to the capital gains over the past 3 years. I am in Aon Russell 50% Moderate Fund and 50% Balanced Fund. Average capital gains have been 12.3% pa.

So adjusted the opening and closing balances each year to take account of the CGT.

Guess what. After the 3 years my account was 8.96% down. And that’s only over 3 years. Now yes the past few years have been good both NZ and overseas bourses and some years will be losses and the TWG recommend they be offset against future gains.

But over 30 or 40 years the diminution of a fund is going to be Bigly as The Don would say.

Suggest other KBer do the same exercise and for the young ones scare the bejesus out of you.
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February 28, 2019 8:28am
- Pascal
  
  Don’t worry. Somewhere out there one of Labour’s Neets will have their KiwiSaver topped up with your loss.
  
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  February 28, 2019 8:31am
Hugh Pavletich

The naivety and extraordinarily poor judgement of former National Prime Minister Jenny Shipley …

Mainzeal director Richard Yan planned to develop a hotel for Chinese Communist Party officials at a Waiheke Island vineyard, court judgment says | interest.co.nz

https://www.interest.co.nz/business/98366/mainzeal-director-richard-yan-planned-develop-hotel-chinese-communist-party-officials

A director of Mainzeal Property and Construction was in the process of buying a Waiheke Island Vineyard to develop a hotel for Chinese Communist Party officials before the company went bust.

The development was being built on land owned by Isola Vineyards, formerly known as Waiheke Vineyards, and was supposed to have been funded with money from Mainzeal.

“The reference to the Waiheke winery related to Mr [Richard] Yan’s project to acquire vineyard interests on Waiheke Island so that it could be developed as a hotel for Chinese Communist Party officials, with cash used from Mainzeal’s accounts to assist the purchase,” Justice Francis Cooke’s judgment says. … read more via hyperlink above …
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Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters perspective …

‘What are you journalists doing about it?’ – Winston Peters fires back over Dame Jenny Shipley staying on boards | 1 NEWS NOW | TVNZ

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/you-journalists-doing-winston-peters-fires-back-over-dame-jenny-shipley-staying-boards
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China’s Entrepreneurs Are Wary of Its Future – The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/23/business/china-entrepreneurs-confidence.html
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February 28, 2019 8:29am
- Happychappy
  
  So Hugh your happy that Winston First and his Party are stopping Camera’s being installed on fishing trawlers allowing his rich mates to profit and that could be in the millions.
  
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  February 28, 2019 8:42am
  - Harkman
    
    Go to a supermarket, the price of fish has skyrocketed in the last few months.
    
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    February 28, 2019 9:08am
    - Jack5
      
      The Mainzeal-Shipley saga had its beginning when Richard Yan as a young man some how was able to leave Maoist China and come to New Zealand to study.
      
      His father had been head of Rotary in China, and you would think that would have had him torn apart by Mao’s mad Red students. The likely story, however, is that Yan senior was a long-time friend of Chou en-Lai, who unlike most of the Communist leaders, came from the Chinese aristocracy.
      
      In NZ, Yan was hosted by senior Auckland business people’s families, thanks to the Rotary connection. Then he finished his studies in America, where the Rotary connection again introduced friends, hosts, and contacts.
      
      Yan formed a company to invest in China, but one of its first activities was a sharemarket raid on Mair Astley, an old NZ agricultural company, big in wool, hides, leather and the like. Thanks to the Wild West takeover rules of the day, Yan and his new mates were able to grab Mair Astley in a way that would not be possible today.
      
      Richina, as the Yan-led company was called, bought the big State-owned tannery in Shanghai, supplying leather to the city that had become the world centre of shoe manufacturing.
      
      How Richina did not make a success of this is a puzzle.
      
      Mainzeal was one of the NZ companies Richina took over.
      
      Jenny Shipley was along for the ride, probably invited because, who, in an international company, wouldn’t want a former Prime Minister aboard.
      
      The full judgment in the current case is available from the High Courts site.
      
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      February 28, 2019 9:24am
      - Hugh Pavletich
        
        Jenny Shipley’s shiny post-politics career tarnished | Editorial | Stuff.co.nz
        
        https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/opinion/110897033/shipley-runs-aground-in-china
        
        EDITORIAL: The High Court judgment against Dame Jenny Shipley and three other Mainzeal directors could hardly have come at a worse time for the former Prime Minister. … read more via hyperlink above …
        
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        February 28, 2019 9:28am
      - Happychappy
        
        Jack5 the point I was trying to make to Hugh who wants to use Winston to have his say is why not post about Winston and his rich mates as his objection to camera’s on the boats is also not squeaky clean.
        
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        February 28, 2019 9:48am
      - Hugh Pavletich
        
        Political Roundup: Jenny Shipley’s downfall raises questions about NZ’s political class – Comment by Bryce Edwards – NZ Herald
        
        https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12208254
        
        COMMENT:
        
        It’s a big deal when the High Court rules against a former prime minister and fines them $6 million for their reckless business practices.
        
        After all, it raises questions about the probity of such former political leaders, especially given that Jenny Shipley has a knighthood and holds the respected honour of being New Zealand’s first female prime minister.
        
        This week a High Court judge ruled that Shipley is liable for up to $6m after the collapse of construction company Mainzeal, of which she was the chairperson. Along with her fellow directors, Shipley was deemed by the judge to have been “reckless” in allowing the giant firm to keep trading for nine years while insolvent. … read more via hyperlink above …
        
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        February 28, 2019 4:32pm
- Cobolt24
  
  AUSTRALIA:
  Australia’s unemployment rate is on the cusp of a significant increase, according to warnings from three major financial institutions.
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  https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-28/interest-rates-set-to-be-slashed-as-jobless-rate-rises/10854500
  
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  February 28, 2019 11:23am
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Oh dear, more pughing from the nats, this time gerry’s lies got smacked down by the ASA. The nats can’t help themselves, can they?
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February 28, 2019 8:29am
- Pascal
  
  “”Bracket creep as it’s called is a big problem and this Government is going to take an extra $17.7 billion dollars over the next years out to ’20/’21 out of the pay packets of New Zealanders.”
  
  The $17.7 billion is an accurate figure. It’s just not purely related to bracket creep. That statement from Brownlee is a bit ambiguous, but the numbers are real.
  
  Let’s hope the message that Labour is stealing a further $17,700,000,000 over the next couple of years from the productive few keeps on getting out there.
  
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  February 28, 2019 8:34am
  - waikatogirl
    
    A good billboard campaign for the Nats:
    
    Labour wants to increase our
    taxes by another $17,700,000,000
    
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    February 28, 2019 8:43am
    - ztev
      
      National pulled the ad as it was completely fake.
      
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      February 28, 2019 12:47pm
  - Harkman
    
    That’s why income should be measured in real after tax dollars, not this gross nonsense.
    
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    February 28, 2019 9:10am
- RRM
  
  Disgraceful! Must be time to throw a dildo at him?
  
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  February 28, 2019 8:35am
  - Lance
    
    So is that the official Labour Party dildo?
    
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    February 28, 2019 8:55am
    - Tall Man
      
      Nope, currently in use by robertson and then 10 pies wood has it booked for a month….
      
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      February 28, 2019 9:19am
      - toby1845
        
        Sideways.
        
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        February 28, 2019 9:46am
    - freethinker
      
      The original is shared by Komrade Klark and H2 but perhaps she has returned it and currently uses Margaret Wilson spare.?!
      
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      February 28, 2019 12:37pm
- Salacious Crumb
  
  Morning Marquess. Hope you’re in better mental health than our PM at the moment. Perhaps you could answer my question as to what NGO Jacinda Ardern ran prior to being in government?
  
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  February 28, 2019 8:55am
  - marquess
    
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    Oooh, I love a socialist overlord conspiracy theory! Maybe our esteemed PM is actually Leon Trotsky, who faked his death only to rise to power again by starting in Aotearoa. Maybe Barack Obama was a member of the USSR politburo who swapped his Kenyan birth certificate for a Hawaiian one. Maybe Katy Perry is JonBenét Ramsey. Aliens! ?
    
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    February 28, 2019 9:09am
    - Lance
      
      Nope;
      FYI Cindy bald faced lied on Hosking’s early morning radio program the other day that she had run NGO’s before going into parliament
      
      So maybe you know and can set the record straight?
      
      Maybe it was only George Washington that couldn’t tell a lie?
      
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      February 28, 2019 9:15am
    - Tall Man
      
      So bullshitter, no answer then?
      
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      February 28, 2019 9:20am
      - marquess
        
        Hidden due to low comment rating. Click here to see.
        AaaaAAAAaaaaalllLlllLllllLliiiiIIIIIIIiiiiIiieeeEEEEEEeeenNNNNNNNNNnssssSssSsssSSSS
        
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        February 28, 2019 9:23am
      - Lance
        
        Oh dear
        I thought that Psycho Milt was like KB’s equivalent of the demented old granddad that uttered random words.
        Not sure what category marquess fits into?
        
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        February 28, 2019 9:52am
      - Tall Man
        
        These guys are so easy to put away.
        
        Obviously they lack a bit of thinking power.
        
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        February 28, 2019 2:09pm
    - Salacious Crumb
      
      Wow. Obfuscation, deflection and passive aggression. Nerve struck. Liar exposed.
      
      Thanks for the confirmation.
      
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      February 28, 2019 9:40am
    - freethinker
      
      Didn’t understand the question eh?
      
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      February 28, 2019 12:38pm
  - mara
    
    What NGO? Nigel’s Grocery Outlet after school and during hols. She was a bit confused on the tills so was directed to shelf-stacking under supervision. She wasn’t welcome in the smoko room because her Dad was a copper which tended to inhibit conversation and general malarky during break time.
    
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    February 28, 2019 9:37am
    - ztev
      
      Similar to the one DPF was once a Vice President for
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Young_Democrat_Union
      
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      February 28, 2019 12:50pm
      - cmm
        
        What nonsense are you talking about?
        
        DPF does not claim business experience from that or that it is an NGO.
        
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        February 28, 2019 1:06pm
  - ztev
    
    What is Hoskings great business experience – since hes asking.
    
    he got a job straight out of high school – without UE- in the then public service due to parental connections.
    
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    February 28, 2019 12:58pm
    - cmm
      
      Is Hoskings making decisions that impact on businesses?
      
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      February 28, 2019 1:07pm
      - srylands
        
        Who is Hoskings?
        
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        February 28, 2019 1:10pm
    - Suze Wainwright
      
      What real business experience has Rod Oram had?
      Happy to be enlightened…
      
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      February 28, 2019 1:20pm
      - Tall Man
        
        “He is an adjunct professor in the business school at Unitec in Auckland and he has contributed to several regional economic development projects”
        
        Certainly more qualified than adern the liar and robertson the son of a thief.
        
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        February 28, 2019 2:19pm
    - Tall Man
      
      Green with envy aren’t you loser.
      
      How sad, never mind, too bad.
      
      Who is Hoskings by the way?
      
      I must have missed the post whereby DPF declared himself Prime Minister.
      
      I mean, if he was a Prime Minister you would expect the mmedia to check out his stories a little wouldn’t you…
      
      That’s right, no checking ardern the liar because
      
      she’s a liar.
      
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      February 28, 2019 2:13pm
    - pentwig
      
      throwing in a squirrel micky?
      
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      February 28, 2019 2:49pm
    - Salacious Crumb
      
      Nice whaddabout ztev. The question was regarding the current Prime Minister who has stated she once ran an NGO. Do you think it is a serious issue when the PM openly lies about such things or is “whaddabout” your rationale for deflecting away from having to legitimately criticise her.
      
      Oh that’s right. Must. Not. Criticise. The. Left.
      
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      February 28, 2019 6:09pm
- marquess
  
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  Downticks, but no defence of brownlee’s pughing? Come on kiwiblog, you can do better than that!
  
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  February 28, 2019 9:28am
  - srylands
    
    What the hell is “pughing”?
    
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    February 28, 2019 9:43am
    - RRM
      
      Simon bridges called Maureen Pugh “bloody useless” in the Jami Lee Toss Papers.
      
      Marquess has been on a one-man mission to make “Pugh” and “pughing” a byword for the state of “being bloody useless” ever since.
      
      So far it does not seem to be catching on…
      
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      February 28, 2019 9:50am
      - srylands
        
        Sounds infantile.
        
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        February 28, 2019 9:55am
      - marquess
        
        Almost! It actually means to be fucking useless. Just like the rejected West Coast MP ?
        
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        February 28, 2019 9:58am
      - Tall Man
        
        ardern is a liar
        
        did.
        
        Perhaps he should rework that one a tad.
        
        ardern is a liar
        
        Nope, looks pretty good the way it is.
        
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        February 28, 2019 2:06pm
      - Tall Man
        
        “Almost! It actually means to be fucking useless”
        
        Well that just describes the whole coalition and their infantile supporters.
        
        What was the NGO ardern the liar ran?
        
        Oh, that’s right, another lie because
        
        ardern is a liar
        
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        February 28, 2019 2:16pm
  - srylands
    
    Are you the female, less energetic evil twin of ztev?
    
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    February 28, 2019 9:43am
    - Maggy Wassilieff
      
      Why would marquess be female?
      
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      February 28, 2019 9:55am
      - Suze Wainwright
        
        It would depend on what intersectionality he/she/it currently identifies with…
        
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        February 28, 2019 10:03am
      - srylands
        
        Not sure. I have always assumed she is female.
        
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        February 28, 2019 12:10pm
    - Swifty
      
      Definitely a bloke.
      
      Also; Marquess – bloke, Marchioness – female bloke.
      
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      February 28, 2019 12:25pm
      - Suze Wainwright
        
        The Marquis of Carabas was a boy, but our Marquess might just be a puss in boots…
        
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        February 28, 2019 1:12pm
  - Pascal
    
    No point aiding and abetting a blind, one eyed fool in splitting hairs.
    
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    February 28, 2019 9:44am
  - RRM
    
    Nah,
    
    The Prime Minister’s pughing on Hosking the other day was all the response that is warranted.
    
    The one where she knew in her heart the report saying $28 billion wiped out of Taranaki economy was wrong, but she couldn’t say why and had no “real ” figure and no source for a “real” figure.
    
    Brownlee got some BS slightly wrong in a BS opposition party advert on facebook.
    
    The Prime Minister of New Zealand has fucked the economy of an entire province of the country with her “Captain’s call” and she has absolutely no idea how much, or why.
    
    #Labour
    #Let’sPughThis 😆
    
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    February 28, 2019 9:47am
    - ztev
      
      Nothing has happened in Taranaki…except your fear mongering. The oil and gas continues to flow, Fitzroy engineering continues on its Australian oil/gas work and doing steel work for large NZ commercial buildings.
      NZ oil/gas work was very small anyway …why ?because the explorers pulled out ages ago when the oil price slumped from 2014-5.
      
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      February 28, 2019 12:54pm
      - cmm
        
        Nonsense
        
        Stopping exploration fires a shot across the bow of the entire industry. It will reduce investment.
        
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        February 28, 2019 1:09pm
      - srylands
        
        Good grief. Do you actually believe what you write?
        
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        February 28, 2019 1:13pm
      - Rachael Membery
        
        Because they are hoping that National will be able to roll it back and that there will be no mass exodus.
        
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        February 28, 2019 11:00pm
- pentwig
  
  marment
  good morning
  bit early to be a silly little goose isn’t it?
  perhaps it’s the first morning chardonny!
  
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  February 28, 2019 9:35am
redeye

‘Writing on the RNZ website today, outgoing Morning Report co-host Guyon Espiner — who will be replaced on the show by Corin Dann — has expressed his disappointment at what is shaping up to be a less than satisfactory new tax, saying a compromise might help the government’s re-election chances but “it’s not the transformational government we were promised”
According to Espiner, “already Jacinda Ardern is buckling” on the issue, and appears to be positioning the public for a likely back down on how comprehensive any new capital gains tax will be. Reporting on the Prime Minister’s Monday press conference, he says “her main goal was to soften the ground for exemptions” to the tax, with farmers and businesspeople likely to be allowed to continue without paying such a tax. He says “It sounds as though after all the pet constituencies are protected we may end up with a CGT on residential investment properties only.”‘

Sounds to me like Espiner has abandoned all pretense of being a journalist and has taken up full time the role of lead activist?

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12207922
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February 28, 2019 8:29am
- Prince
  
  Yesterday we were told that Maori tribes would be exempted. So only ‘rich’ white folk would be paying.
  I guess Espiner is OK with that ?
  
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  February 28, 2019 9:16am
  - sooty
    
    Yep! Because he has nothing!
    
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    February 28, 2019 10:18am
  - cmm
    
    He’s married to a Maori. Just put everything in her name.
    
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    February 28, 2019 1:09pm
- fernglas
  
  If you read the whole article, it is actually highly critical of Labour and points out the political expediency that will inevitably undermine any claim that the CGT may have to fairness. He points out in the ultimate sentence that Labour has not lived up to its promises. Journalists always seem to be writing opinion pieces these days, but if your suggestion that this one was somehow pro-Labour, I would disagree.
  
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  February 28, 2019 10:11am
  - redeye
    
    Not pro Labour, but emotionally connected to the introduction of a CGT.
    
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    February 28, 2019 10:53am
- freethinker
  
  I suspect Guyon is quite ill.
  
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  February 28, 2019 12:42pm
DigNap15

Our MSM and Trump
Our MSM run an anti trump story just about every day
Yet this guy posts lots of videos of Trump on Youtube showing the good things he is doing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svUryp8XDQY

China Trade
Speech to governors (black progress)
Building a wall
Cutting back on Food Stamps to people that wont work.
There are so many.
And in the comments he gets huge raps
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February 28, 2019 8:30am
RRM

Lest we forget..
Jacinda “<3" this band:

That’s why I’m going to kill the Prime Minister. I’m going to kill the Prime Minister, because we are down and suffering and the motherfucker ain’t doing nothing. Going to kill the Prime Minister.

One of these days I’m going to fuck your daughter. This poor boy going to make his seed, going to wake up in your girl – well hello Miss Key.
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February 28, 2019 8:30am
- Lance
  
  Cindy thinks rape and murder is all good if it’s a righty, or even a relative of a righty.
  
  MSM wold be reminding us daily of such a support if it was the other way round.
  
  Scum the lot of them.
  
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  February 28, 2019 8:37am
  - RRM
    
    Yes, “jokes” about killing people they disagree with come just a little bit too easily to lefties.
    
    An old high school friend is pretty far left, he is a successful, highly educated, well-read guy but he is forever posting up memes about socialism and guillotines and references to eating the rich.
    
    Every time I see it I post the Vann Nath painting of a Khmer Rouge soldier swinging a baby against a tree at the killing fields while another soldier drags its mother away. Socialism: expectation vs reality.
    
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    February 28, 2019 8:46am
  - niggly
    
    And let’s not forget Jacinda stayed with and supported Darren Hughes when he was in hiding from the media after the alleged swiss ball rape incident.
    
    Hughes then slipped out of NZ for the UK and into a job straight away – so did Jacinda help him do so via her UK contacts?
    
    What sort of person would protect a predator like Hughes???
    
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    February 28, 2019 8:50am
    - RF
      
      niggly.
      
      A lying POS… that who.
      
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      February 28, 2019 9:07am
- RF
  
  Only a low life scum bag would express support for a band that glorifies murder & the rape.
  
  I shall write to my PM to express outrage that trailer trash is free to support these POS’s.
  
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  February 28, 2019 9:36am
- srylands
  
  Is there any evidence that she actually supported this band?
  
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  February 28, 2019 9:47am
  - Maggy Wassilieff
    
    Yep,
    
    Here’s he tweet about Homebrew at the NZ Music Awards
    https://twitter.com/jacindaardern/status/263907868858806273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E263907868858806273&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.whaleoil.co.nz%2F2014%2F12%2Fjust-waiting-howls-outrage-rape-culture-waiting-waiting%2F
    
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    February 28, 2019 10:06am
    - srylands
      
      I like this from their Wikipedia page.
      
      “In 2014, one of the band’s performances at Lincoln University in Christchurch was shut down after one of its members allegedly punched an audience member in the face.”
      
      They sound vile.
      
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      February 28, 2019 12:14pm
- pentwig
  
  lets see the leftie trolls attempt to diffuse this
  psycho one? marment? ztev(micky)?
  
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  February 28, 2019 9:48am
  - fernglas
    
    I checked this out, for the factually inclined. The lyrics were from a piece released by a hip-hop crew fronted by ex-Homebrew member Tom Scott. The piece came (and went) some time in mid 2014. Ardern’s tweet about Homebrew was at the 2012 NZ music awards
    
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    February 28, 2019 10:18am
Monique Watson

NZ Herald.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=12207857

Simon Collins hints we should tax capital gain “equally”. Yeah?
Let’s take 1/3 of those cashing out of business and property and create a nation of impoverished elderly.
And NEETs. Who’s going to be paying taxes then? Down goes the income tax and GST take. That’s why we haven’t enacted a CGT previously despite Cullen’s best efforts to strangle Primary Industry.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=12207857
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February 28, 2019 8:32am
holysheet

https://www.lep.co.uk/webimage/1.9619856.1551278819!/image/image.jpg

Change the photo caption competition?
Names please
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February 28, 2019 8:34am
secondcumming

And a mate from the gun club has retweeted images to remind those snowflakes who were screaming to let that poor innocent jihadi bride return home to the UK. Here she is in action not long after arriving in Syria, while her ISIS husband watches on……

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DzuSX7jX4AAQ34t.jpg

[2nd pic shows a smiling Shamina with her ‘trophy’ which I wont post in case anyone is still having breakfast]
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February 28, 2019 8:41am
- Maggie Pie
  
  I wonder if Jeremy Corbin has seen that. He is one of her backers on twitter and has said hed let her back in when he gets elected.
  
  https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D0MTUmvWwAA1Dy6.jpg
  
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  February 28, 2019 9:11am
- Albert_Ross
  
  She’s a revolting, idiotic individual and her opinions are reprehensible.
  
  However, these are not crimes. To the extent that she is accused of any actual crimes, those accusations have not been properly tested in a proper process. The UK Government should not be summarily punishing a British individual on such a basis.
  
  She and her like think that rights and freedoms only apply to people they like and only include the rights and freedoms to behave in ways they approve of. We are supposed to be better than that.
  
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  February 28, 2019 9:38am
  - fernglas
    
    Going to Syria, marrying an ISIS fighter, having his kids and speaking in support of ISIS seems to me to be unequivocal evidence of being a party to offences committed by ISIS. Aiding, abetting, inciting, counselling etc. She committed those crimes in Syria. Let her be tried there.
    
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    February 28, 2019 10:23am
    - kowtow
      
      Agreed.
      
      The Kurds should hand them over to the lawful gubmint of Syria . Assads murderers would know what to do with them.
      
      Me, I’d put them to work clearing minefields ………
      
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      February 28, 2019 10:57am
  - holysheet
    
    Bullshit.
    Fight fire with fire.If it was up to she would suffer far worse than she has already.
    
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    February 28, 2019 10:40am
- kowtow
  
  secondc
  
  Is that her holding the man down ?
  
  If so why aren’t the media running that ?
  
  Full exposure required .
  
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  February 28, 2019 10:55am
Yvette

Capital gain tax

The compliance costs forced upon small business will run into the billions – I estimate $10,000 on average for each small business, meaning $4.5 billion of costs forced upon them by Labour tax policy.
– Caniwi Capital chief executive Troy Bowker
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/108796278/capital-gains-tax-valuation-day-will-cost-kiwi-businesses-billions-of-dollars?rm=m

The Group assumes [CGT will earn] around $400 million in the first year (2021/22), rising to $5.9 billion after 10 years.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12206433
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February 28, 2019 8:44am
- RW Capitalist
  
  Yet the Aussie CGT only earned <$4bill in the first 5 yrs…..$800mill NZ equivalent.
  Compliance costs are already a bitch.
  
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  February 28, 2019 8:56am
  - Jack5
    
    The capital gains tax is dead, killed not by National and the bullshit from property developers and landlords, but by Cullen confirming in the media that Maori land would likely be exempt.
    
    It’s bad enough having Ngai Tahu and Waikato Maori exempt from company tax thanks to their businesses being registered as charities. But a non-Maori only capital gains tax is untenable.
    
    A shame really. NZ is one of only of three countries in the 36 in the OECD without a capital gains tax, and it could have been a useful economic tool in stopping the country’s long slide down. It could have done this by redirecting capital and entrepreneurship away from property development.
    
    NZ is down to 48th in the world in GDP per capita, and 114th in the world in growth of GDP adjusted for inflation.
    
    Our decline is underlined by news today of a blow-out in the January trade deficit (it’s getting on for 50 years since our balance of payments have been out of the red).
    
    Latest trade figures:
    
    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12207776
    
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    February 28, 2019 9:11am
    - DigNap15
      
      Yes and I think that that balance of payments is without “the invisibles” which are always against NZ.
      
      We need to export more and import less.
      Magically putting wages up every year does not help.
      
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      February 28, 2019 9:30am
      - Sacha
        
        I think it was Roger Douglas who pointed out that NZ economy was actually based on internal ‘churn’ – the money went round and round, but very little new money was added to the pool.
        We needed to increase productivity, increase exports and earn more overseas funds.
        The trouble is, we still have plenty of people who churn, but the producers who want to export and earn overseas funds are feeling increasingly oppressed by the social climate being promoted by this government.
        
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        February 28, 2019 11:23am
    - Prince
      
      It’s actually very concerning when you read the explanations, and understand what they are doing to a relatively comprehensive tax system.
      https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/exemption-proposed-capital-gains-tax-could-cards-iwi?variant=tb_v_2
      Apparently…
      ‘Antony Thompson of Auckland iwi Ngāti Whātua agrees any CGT needs to be looked when it comes to iwi assets.
      “It would be detrimental, primarily because we’d be spending more money on tax and we’d be spending less on our people.
      What we really want is equity at the end of the day – the ability for people to determine their own futures, their own destinys,” he told 1 NEWS.”
      
      I know the feeling – same as any parent/caregiver pays tax, so has less to spend on their family.
      What he really wants is the opposite of equity.
      
      “Sir Michael Cullen – who headed the tax working group – is warning of potential legal ramifications if the Government fails to address the issue.”
      
      Oh dear, Maori may take us to court. That won’t play well at Ratana or Waitangi. Best exempt them from our ‘fairness’ tax so only non-Maori pay. That seems fair.
      
      Cullen again…””I think the general non-Māori public needs to understand there are some special cases here and it’s not some particular special deal.”
      
      Right. I think we understand exactly what these special cases are that mean Maori, rich or otherwise, will not pay this tax.
      The basis of any tax system is that it should be seen to be universal regardless of race colour or creed. Labour is moving us in a very disturbing direction here.
      
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      February 28, 2019 9:36am
      - waikatogirl
        
        Yes, it’s called apartheid.
        
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        February 28, 2019 10:04am
    - marcw
      
      “It could have done this by redirecting capital and entrepreneurship away from property development.”
      
      How is adding taxes to alternative investments (SMBs, farms, shares etc) going to help achieve this? It is counter intuitive and illogical … oh, COL, say no more.
      
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      February 28, 2019 11:53am
      - Jack5
        
        Marcw, this debate has been on for weeks, and this point has been repeated a number of times: most types of business make profit from revenue, but some make profit from rising asset value rather than revenue.
        
        At the moment cash-flow businesses carry disproportionate share of total taxation compared with those that depend on rising asset value.
        
        Varying tax types are tools for any government to use as it steers its economy. Most developed countries (33 out of 36 in the OECD) have capital gains tax.
        
        NZ doesn’t, and our economic performance is dismal. International comparisons of GDP growth net of inflation and of GDP per capita show the claim that NZ had a rock star economy was a lie and an illusion.
        
        The idea of the tax group was not to increase total tax take, but to change how it was made up.
        
        However, this is all now irrelevant, as the hints that any capital gains tax will NOT apply to Maori assets have torpedoed CGT.
        
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        February 28, 2019 2:53pm
  - Harkman
    
    Exactly and it will hurt profitability so they’ll get less corporate and income tax or general profit taxes from a strong economy. The assumption in the projected models are that the economy won’t be negatively effected and interest rates won’t go up or the currency won’t fall and force up the price of foreign bought medicines etc.it’s all bull.
    
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    February 28, 2019 9:15am
Poppa

At last we are starting to see some real numbers on Twyford’s failed experiment. We now know why Barclay is no longer there, he was telling the truth which was not what Twyford & Ardern wanted.

They knew last year what the numbers were likely to look like but were in denial. The lies are finally being exposed.

OK media start asking questions! Yeah didn’t think so
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February 28, 2019 8:47am
- Woz
  
  Toothy absoloodly does not want to put herself in the position of commenting on why real figures and those supplied to her minister are different. That’s because they aren’t, and she’d actually have to explain Twatford’s obfuscation and economy with truth.
  
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  February 28, 2019 8:55am
Gravelroad

Been waiting for any landlords on here to comment on this morning’s diatribe on Stuff by Mr Patrick Smellie.
His opinion piece on evil landlords is a text book example of the socialist mantra – authoritarian, judgemental and emotionally over wrought.
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February 28, 2019 8:49am
- artemisia
  
  End of the day doesn’t really matter what commentators or anyone else says. Landlords have options. Tenants not so much.
  
  Make it hard, or even annoying, for landlords and poof! They are laughing all the way to the bank, planning out the luxury cruises and the new kitchen.
  
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  February 28, 2019 9:11am
- lifesgood
  
  If you had a name like that wouldn’t you carry a grudge?
  
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  February 28, 2019 9:16am
  - Swifty
    
    Not as much as his cousin, Mik.
    
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    February 28, 2019 10:58am
  - Swifty
    
    https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/92250272/festival-to-bring-aucklanders-together-over-feijoas
    
    Just in case people were thinking I was being rude.
    
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    February 28, 2019 1:05pm
Woz

Ah fuck it. Corin Dann on Morning Report? The biggest, thickest, pumpkin-headed leftie reportertard out there. I used to like Red Radio when it was still just a bit pink. We had the excellent Geoff Robinson in the morning, paired with the obnoxious but effective Sean Plunket; there was good old Jim Mora driving the afternoon seat… these days it’s full-on retard.
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February 28, 2019 8:50am
- niggly
  
  RNZ has become an echo chamber, FFS even Radio MagicTalk’s has more balance – their weekend show had Don Brash and a Leftie Feminist (sorry name escapes me) as panel guests last weekend and it was quite a good show to listen to. People understood a bit more of each other’s thinking and it wasn’t extreme, (not) surprisingly there was quite a bit of common sense middle-ground between them both when things were unpicked!
  
  Excellent listening compared stale and predictable RNZ!
  
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  February 28, 2019 8:56am
- lifesgood
  
  The only good thing about Corin replacing the obnoxious Guyon is that listeners won’t be subjected to longer and longer and longer diatribes in maori that I bet less than 1% of their listeners can understand. Good riddance Guyon but I still won’t be listening with Corin in his place.
  
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  February 28, 2019 9:15am
  - Woz
    
    I’ll grant that. I can’t stand Guyon’s conceited babbling in Maori.
    
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    February 28, 2019 10:25am
- Maggie Pie
  
  When Im home in the afternoon i really enjoy listenig to Shawn Plunkett on magic. He is sooo much better than that sniveling little lefty wimp Dickison on ZB who alway raves on about his wife and kids like anybody else gives a f##k. lol.
  
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  February 28, 2019 9:21am
  - Poppa
    
    I have really enjoyed Magic since Peter Williams & Sean Plunket are on
    
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    February 28, 2019 9:40am
  - alloytoo
    
    I was forced to listen to Dickison the other day (car radio is a bastard that won’t pick up magic without me sticking my hand out the car and adding myself to the aerial)
    
    Always regarded him as a lefty, more centre than most, but left.
    
    Anyway he was getting a great many calls about CGT and his conclusion was that it simple wasn’t a fair tax, especially as so far small businesses were concerned.
    
    If the “fair” narrative isn’t been bought by the center left, they’ve pretty much lost that argument.
    
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    February 28, 2019 9:48am
    - mark15
      
      Do you know the te reo word for car aerial?
      Ko Tanga
      Your welcome
      
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      February 28, 2019 1:54pm
  - Woz
    
    This Magic radio – is it a constant blitz of shouting ads? That’s what keeps me connected to Red Radio – the blissful absence of advertising.
    
    If Magic radio isn’t too in-your-face I’ll give it a go. I’m really tiring of RNZ’s increasing lean to the left.
    
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    February 28, 2019 10:41am
    - Kabull
      
      There are two versions of Magic, neither of which is embellished by shouty ads. Magic Music (100.6 FM Auck and 891 AM Wgtn) broadcasts musics from the 50s, 60s and 70s with minimal advertising. Magic Talk (702AM Auck, 1233 AM Wgtn and local FM bands) has Peter Williams and Sean Plunket. Also limited advertising.
      
      More details here: https://www.magic.co.n/home.html
      
      Depending on your needs, both are worth tuning in to.
      
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      February 28, 2019 1:12pm
      - Woz
        
        Cheers.
        
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        February 28, 2019 2:00pm
- Jules99
  
  It’s not even a case of being left wing. Why are so many of our ‘journalists’ thick?
  
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  February 28, 2019 9:49am
  - Woz
    
    Corin has always struck me as being dumb as a post.
    
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    February 28, 2019 10:24am
    - waikatogirl
      
      Don’t think he is dumb, more rabid red with a refusal to change his ideology. Lots of it about these days!
      
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      February 28, 2019 12:33pm
      - Woz
        
        No, he’s dumb. Painfully so.
        
        Anyway, you have to be dumb to be red, or to refuse to change your ideology.
        
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        February 28, 2019 2:01pm
- Woz
  
  Downtick from Corin there. Hi Corin!
  
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  February 28, 2019 1:59pm
Jack5

Britain’s multiculturism dividends continue to pour in:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6751479/Nine-strong-Bradford-sex-abuse-gang-face-years-jail-grooming-raping-two-14-year-old-girls.html
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February 28, 2019 9:01am
artemisia

Why won’t Mr Twyford release the locations of 9,725 Kiwibuild homes under contract? Note – under contract.

Written question 4646 (2019) from Ms Collins.

Why is this information being kept secret? What possible reason could there be given they are signed and sealed (though not delivered).
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February 28, 2019 9:01am
- RF
  
  Interesting comments by Mike Hosking this morning concerning Kiwi Build.
  
  Twyford & Ardern are now neck & neck for the title – “Liar of the Year.”
  
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  February 28, 2019 9:16am
  - Poppa
    
    If bullshit was music they would be a symphony orchestra
    
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    February 28, 2019 9:59am
- KiWombat
  
  There’s an ad amongst the KiwiFail constructs for apartments in Huapai – yes Huapai !
  
  Huapai is rural Auckland – far out rural Auckland – and these clusters of apartments DO NOT even include an on-site parking space, letalone a carport or garage.
  
  At present cars and bicycles are the only way to get to Huapai, and when you get there you will have to hunt for somewhere to park.
  
  The design team for this project must not have matriculated from kindergarten !
  
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  February 28, 2019 9:28pm
Manolo

The Cubans want the criminal Maduro to say put.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cubas-reliance-upon-venezuela-for-cheap-oil-looms-as-potential-threat-11551224164
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February 28, 2019 9:17am
Manolo

Yes, socialist Labour will grant an exemption:
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/exemption-proposed-capital-gains-tax-could-cards-iwi

A capital gains tax exemption could be on the cards for iwi, with the Tax Working Group suggesting a reshuffling of the rules for Māori collectively owned land and assets.

Sir Michael Cullen – who headed the tax working group – is warning of potential legal ramifications if the Government fails to address the issue.
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February 28, 2019 9:19am
- DigNap15
  
  Yes, because I will take a claim to the Waitangi Tribunal, claiming that it is unfair to Tax paying Europeans.
  
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  February 28, 2019 9:28am
  - Yvette
    
    DigNap15, although a major Treaty principle purports to be an equal partnership, you may find that, if you are European, you are not able to have any case heard by the Waitangi tribunal.
    
    The basic criteria to meet so we can register your claim
    1 The claimant(s) must be Māori and should specify whom they represent (such as their group, hapū, iwi)
    
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    February 28, 2019 9:59am
    - holysheet
      
      Ngati pakeha-hardworking-taxpayer.
      Will that do?
      
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      February 28, 2019 10:50am
      - stigie
        
        Ngati white fella…..we need your money to feed our kids !~
        
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        February 28, 2019 1:43pm
      - Tall Man
        
        It will do so get the fuck off your arse and get back to work…your tax is required.
        
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        February 28, 2019 1:57pm
- burt
  
  So this treaty thing makes NZ ‘one people’ yet Maori may have a grievance if CGT is introduced – so why is the legal grievance only for iwi, surely all New Zealanders could have the same grievance?
  
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  February 28, 2019 9:59am
  - DigNap15
    
    I know and like quite a few maoris, and they will always be Maori first, then kiwi, and may be New Zealanders.
    
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    February 28, 2019 10:02am
    - Tall Man
      
      Actually you don’t. You know a few people who have as much maori blood as other blood coursing through their veins.
      
      They choose to identify as maori but they are not maori…they are part maori.
      
      https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/waitangi-treaty-grounds-trust-ex-employee-plumb-size-coconut-says-sorry-1-2m-fraud?variant=tb_v_1
      
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      February 28, 2019 1:55pm
- burt
  
  Caucasian Gains Tax.
  
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  February 28, 2019 10:01am
- dave_c_
  
  Apartheid…Apartheid ! Run for the hills, Put up the walls, dust off those firearms . . .
  
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  February 28, 2019 10:32am
  - Tall Man
    
    So imgane the downstream effect if you can or are you just awed by ardern the liar?
    
    Two contractors compete for a contract, one face normal and full taxes including an annual tax on the capital gain in the value of the business that has to be budgeted for.
    
    The other is a maori claiming an exemption because..well.. he’s a maori business so fuck off. He will have the edge in long term budgeting.
    
    When that same maori sells his business he has a higher net price, all things being equal…but they’re not equal are they?
    
    Apart hate is more accurate and we know how that ends.
    
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    February 28, 2019 1:45pm
- Woz
  
  I thought that’s what I heard him say on the news last night. That is so fucking egregious I want to wring his scrawny neck. It turns a bad idea into an idiot one. Fuck the Maoris.
  
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  February 28, 2019 2:05pm
secondcumming

Wonder what’s happened to ‘stephieboy’?
I’ve got about 20 *horny goat pics* that I’m still waiting to post
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February 28, 2019 9:30am
- Tall Man
  
  He’s been sent to the “naughty corner” for a couple of months.
  
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  February 28, 2019 9:34am
- Poppa
  
  I thought someone said Steph had got a yellow card
  
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  February 28, 2019 9:39am
- UrbanNeocolonialist
  
  2 month naughty stepping for typical creepiness
  
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  February 28, 2019 9:52am
- Woz
  
  Pictures of kids?
  
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  February 28, 2019 5:07pm
Maggie Pie

Got no kids?
If you like a bit of a laugh do what me and my partner do. Hire a babysitter anyway and tell them the kids upstairs asleep and its best not to disturb him. Then when you return home ask her whats shes done with the child.

Honestly, the look on there face. LOL!!
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February 28, 2019 9:50am
Poppa

Air NZ profit down $80mil

So that would be over $20mil less tax Robbo. How are your numbers looking again?
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February 28, 2019 10:08am
- holysheet
  
  And yet they announce record price reductions.
  What company can survive a loss of this magnitude, AND reduce their prices?
  
  That fiscal hole that Steven Joyce said is there is looming bigger and bigger by the day.
  
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  February 28, 2019 10:55am
  - marcw
    
    The same way the government receives MORE tax when tax rates are reduced – they reverse the incentives to avoid, and gives companies the encouragement and confidence to expand.
    
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    February 28, 2019 12:03pm
- cmm
  
  I’m sure they have some good ideas about fixing nine years of neglect at AirNZ:
  
  A) Rename it to Aotearoaflot. Open an new rebranding office in Wellington employing 200. Bless each plane for $100k each.
  B) Double the airfares. Double back-office staff. Halve the number of customer-facing staff.
  C) Increase flights to the regions by opening a regional development office in Wellington.
  
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  February 28, 2019 1:18pm
  - Woz
    
    Kiwiflot would do. Easier for the international cuzzies to pronounce.
    
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    February 28, 2019 5:08pm
MCos

Yesterday I read a few Australian opinion pieces about the Pell verdict. It seems conservatives, particularly Catholics, generally agree there’s been a terrible miscarriage of justice.
A couple of ex PMs, amongst others, have provided good character references, which are meaningless except to show Pell has fallen from a lofty height in their eyes.
Whatever all these people might have said was severely shaken when Pell’s lawyer, Robert Richter described Pell’s offences as a “plain vanilla sexual penetration case where the child is not actively participating.”
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February 28, 2019 10:21am
- DigNap15
  
  I despise those Catholic priests who do that to young boys.
  But in the Pell case, it does seem strange that they only had two complainants.
  
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  February 28, 2019 10:26am
  - Salacious Crumb
    
    There were many more but the prosecutors were unable to pursue those in court.
    
    He’s a filthy pedo and deserves all that is coming to him.
    
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    February 28, 2019 10:38am
    - fernglas
      
      Two is two too many
      
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      February 28, 2019 10:43am
      - kowtow
        
        One of the alleged victims told his mother he had never been assaulted.
        
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        February 28, 2019 10:49am
    - kowtow
      
      Allegations are not evidence.
      
      Otherwise our system collapses.
      
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      February 28, 2019 10:48am
    - MrTips
      
      Tell that to the 10 jurors in the first trial who wanted to acquit. Louise Milligan is PTSD from spending so much time in the septic sludge of this world. Further, its pretty unfair that the actual complainant has his identity suppressed, we aren’t allowed to know anything about him and he can waltz off into the sunset without the microscope being placed on him like has been for Pell.
      
      Even Pell’s enemies in the Vatican don’t think he did it. They just wanted him off the financial case he was on. And finally, its not like the Aussie cops and judiciary have ever been caught stitching someone up is it?
      
      And it could easily happen here. IMO, the jury got it wrong on David Bain. And look at Arthur Allen Thomas.
      
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      February 28, 2019 11:59am
      - Tall Man
        
        I certainly wouldn’t go out on the piss with bain, or on his paper run….
        
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        February 28, 2019 1:37pm
      - RF
        
        Pell is innocent – Bain & Thomas are guilty.
        
        Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
        
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        February 28, 2019 6:19pm
    - kowtow
      
      ‘There were many more but the prosecutors were unable to pursue those in court.’
      
      Citation required.
      
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      February 28, 2019 2:33pm
- Universal Smith
  
  “conservatives, particularly Catholics, generally agree there’s been a terrible miscarriage of justice.”
  
  Well fancy that. The people who have enabled and hidden the abuse of tens of thousands of kids reckon there is nothing to see here, yet again.
  
  Catholicism is a depraved cult and it’s members have no place in civilised society.
  
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  February 28, 2019 12:24pm
  - holysheet
    
    What with Cardinal Pell and their Cricket
    Australians are becoming quite the ball tamperers.
    
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    February 28, 2019 2:40pm
DigNap15

I Liked Mike Hoskins piece on city cycleways.
I really despise them.
They are empty
They take up road space
Parking spaces
And cost money to put in.
Build them and they will not come!
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February 28, 2019 10:28am
- alloytoo
  
  He’s hit the nail on the head.
  
  Bike lanes have contributed to congestion in this city, congestion has become exponentially worse since the advent of cycleways and t2/t3 lanes.
  
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  February 28, 2019 10:55am
  - DigNap15
    
    Which city is that?
    I have just emailed all of our Tauranga City Councillors asking them if they think cycle lanes in the city are a good thing.
    
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    February 28, 2019 11:04am
  - MH
    
    and good letter to Herald on lime duck scooters and pedestrians.
    
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    February 28, 2019 4:06pm
  - Woz
    
    Not sure which city you refer to, alloytoo, but it’s certainly the case in Christchurch, where kilometres of almost completely unused cycle lanes have totally messed up traffic flow all over the place.
    
    Lots of intersections have long cycle/pedestrian light phases on the left turn, whether there are cyclists/pedestrians present or not, followed by a teensy tiny car phase. Two, three or four cars at most. I’m watching motorists simply ignore the red arrow if there are no cyclists, and just go. I do it myself now. Otherwise if you’re a few cars back you have to wait two or more traffic light cycles to get around – without a single cyclist going by!
    
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    February 28, 2019 5:12pm
DigNap15

On the baby killed last week.
The police are working with Oranaga Tamaki
WTF.
Are we a first world country or a tribal backwater?
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February 28, 2019 11:03am
- Universal Smith
  
  Yet another victim of colonisation?
  
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  February 28, 2019 12:21pm
- kowtow
  
  Trump Trump Trump Pell Pell Pell .
  
  Our media need to reset their focus , butn that would be racist.
  
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  February 28, 2019 12:31pm
- DigNap15
  
  I’m not worried about the bay.
  They aren’t, so why should.
  To me its just wasting police time.
  Let them go for it.
  
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  February 28, 2019 2:25pm
RF

Baby’s name released…. but we all guessed the ethnicity.

Maree Takuira Mita Ngahere.

Again the fine upright citizens are closing ranks as Police are urging that those that know what happened come forward.

Its still open season on Maori baby’s.
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February 28, 2019 11:20am
- DigNap15
  
  Just cancel the benefits for the mother and the extended family.
  No ifs not buts. For ever.
  
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  February 28, 2019 2:28pm
- lifesgood
  
  Great benefit from the anti smacking bill, eh?
  
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  February 28, 2019 4:21pm
- Woz
  
  Sue Bradford really sorted that out.
  
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  February 28, 2019 5:13pm
Swifty

For boxing fans, if of interest.

During his 1979 visit Muhammad Ali sat down with Bob Jones and Pete Montgomery for an interview and which went out to two hours as Ali was enjoying himself, it is said.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP3dtfSydTk
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February 28, 2019 11:43am
- Longknives
  
  Mate that is an awesome interview/time capsule!
  Cheers for finding that…
  
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  February 28, 2019 12:23pm
- Universal Smith
  
  What a gem Swifty. Thanks.
  
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  February 28, 2019 12:39pm
- Inandout
  
  I wonder what other VHS gems are sitting in attics waiting to be discovered?
  
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  February 28, 2019 2:47pm
Longknives

Today’s Stuff attack on ‘Old White Men’-

https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/fashion/110884125/schools-principals-need-to-get-a-life-and-stop-bullying-kids-for-their-looks

From all his sneering and spiteful Racist remarks it appears Glenn McConnell certainly doesn’t have much time for White people or White Culture- It wouldn’t surprise me if he is angling toward a Political career with the Greens!

*Here comes WaveyDavey to defend his beloved Stuff in 3.2.1….
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February 28, 2019 12:35pm
- Swifty
  
  What a terribly nasty piece.
  
  I see also he has omitted to mention that principals are often merely carrying out the wishes and direction of the BOT, as the parent’s representatives.
  
  An ugly piece of writing.
  
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  February 28, 2019 12:56pm
  - Longknives
    
    It’s nasty alright.
    I hope the Principal that McConnell is accusing of all sorts of things and demanding be sacked is speaking to his lawyers right now…
    This snotty student journalist needs to be put in his place!
    
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    February 28, 2019 1:27pm
  - Tall Man
    
    Self entitled little tosser.
    
    When leaves school finally he will be a real asset to the community…barf.
    
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    February 28, 2019 1:27pm
    - Jack5
      
      McConnell’s a nasty little shit, alright.
      
      McConnell, and the middle-aged, white-skinned fellow who had to tell readers over and over and over that he was learning Maori, write the sort of crap that Stuff, previously known as Fairfax NZ, has been shoving down readers’ throats.
      
      You have to suspect the internet site editors have taken over the organisation and are pushing their click-bait strategy into the organisation’s printed newspapers. I bet it doesn’t sell subscriptions.
      
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      February 28, 2019 2:31pm
skyblue

Reply from Jacinda’s office re NGO experience etc. Lots of long bows drawn here.

I am writing on behalf of the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern to acknowledge your recent email.
The answers to your questions are as follows:
1. The Prime Minister was the President of international political youth organisation IUSY.
2. The small businesses the Prime Minister worked at were a fish and chip shop in Morrinsville and a gift shop. She has also worked at a supermarket.
3. The Prime Minister was referring to the fact that in Opposition she was Labour’s spokesperson for Small Business from 2014-2017.
4. In the UK the Prime Minister was an assistant director in the Department for Business and Enterprise which involved working with small businesses.

Thank you for writing

Yours sincerely

Dinah Okeby
Office of the Prime Minister

Authorised by Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern MP, Parliament Buildings Wellington 6012

From: Me

Hello Jacinda

You commented as follows on Newstalk ZB in your PMs spot on Tuesday 26 Feb 2019 as follows:
‘Again, well again I would speak to my… you know, to my own experience. Yes, I haven’t been an owner/operator I have um… I have run a small NGO, um… I have worked in small businesses and I have been a small business spokesperson, I even worked in a small business in the UK.

This was in answer to Mike Hosking’s questioning.

1. What was the business you have claimed to run that was not an NGO?
2. What were the small businesses you worked in?
3. What was the business you were a spokesperson for?
4. What was the small business you worked in while in the UK?
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February 28, 2019 12:41pm
- ztev
  
  Hidden due to low comment rating. Click here to see.
  What has been Hoskings business experience ?
  
  been on the public service payroll for most of his life and presumably is now a self employed contractor who works at the same place and time everyday.
  I think the modern term is doing a gig?
  
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  February 28, 2019 12:56pm
  - skyblue
    
    Not in the house today Trev?
    
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    February 28, 2019 1:07pm
    - burt
      
      I think ztev isn’t mallard, more likely Cullen. ztev has an excellent understanding and knowledge of history but still supports a failed ideology (unable to see it has never worked anywhere, ever) which demonstrates he can rote learn but can’t analyse. Much like Cullen.
      
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      February 28, 2019 1:48pm
  - burt
    
    The level of cognitive dissonance required for a person like you who promotes state run media to make a statement like that is staggering. Keep it up half thinking lefty dim-bulb.
    
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    February 28, 2019 1:46pm
  - lifesgood
    
    You utter moron, ztev, he doesn’t need to justify his position, he is the person ASKING the questions AND he never said he had business experience, whereas your toothy princess flat fish lied about hers.
    
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    February 28, 2019 4:25pm
- Swifty
  
  Yep, she’s certainly the least qualified Prime Minister we’ve ever had.
  
  A perfect example of the rise in the professional political class which has emerged here in the last decade or two.
  
  Done nothing. Achieved nothing. Sights set on political achievement as their career.
  
  It’s no wonder she’s struggling.
  
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  February 28, 2019 1:03pm
- PhilP
  
  I notice that the reply mentioned
  1. The Prime Minister was the President of international political youth organisation.
  Why not call it by it’s correct title “International Union of Socialist Youth”?
  Trying to hide her commie credentials?
  
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  February 28, 2019 1:45pm
  - Swifty
    
    Of course.
    
    A classic diversion designed purely to mislead, without actually lying.
    
    She/they realise it’s now a liability and seek to airbrush it from history but not giving it it’s proper name.
    
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    February 28, 2019 1:55pm
- Rich Prick
  
  The small businesses the Prime Minister worked at were a fish and chip shop in Morrinsville and a gift shop. She has also worked at a supermarket.
  
  I didn’t know about the other two. Cindy’s quite the captain of business then. It’s just as well she’s saving a bit of airspace at the top of her brain for farmers and small businesses.
  
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  February 28, 2019 4:16pm
- Woz
  
  Being the president is very different from running the organisation.
  
  And what does a bit of after-school work at a shark shop and a gift shop actually teach you about owning and running a small business?
  
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  February 28, 2019 5:15pm
  - waikatogirl
    
    Zip, nada, nothing.
    
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    February 28, 2019 6:22pm
- Evadne
  
  On that basis, most teenagers I know have ‘small business experience”.
  
  Good-oh. I’ll just nip down to a school when I need some business advice.
  
  (On second thoughts, perhaps that’s why Jacinda does so many school visits.)
  
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  February 28, 2019 6:40pm
stoptheboats

Heres what your airline ticket to Wellington pays for !! Could only be a monopoly that spends like this

Wellington Airport is celebrating the upcoming Pride Festival by painting a 3000sq m rainbow along the embankment of its runway.

The airport is using the rainbow – which is the size equivalent of eight netball courts – to welcome in those arriving for the festival and the World ILGA Conference in March.

Airport chief executive Steve Sanderson said it’s a unique month of LGBTQIAF+ events for Wellington.

“We’re looking forward to welcoming …etc
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February 28, 2019 12:53pm
- skyblue
  
  Wellington trying to out faggot Auckland now? Wellington, NZ’s main homosexual city now? Are Robbo & Elf the first family?
  
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  February 28, 2019 1:08pm
- burt
  
  In other breaking news, Air NZ will be painting ordinary tax payers on the runway so they can have a nice soft landing as their profit drops.
  
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  February 28, 2019 1:23pm
- Captain Mainwaring
  
  Isn’t conventional and normal heterosexuality the thing that should be celebrated and promoted?
  Or have I got it arse about face?
  
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  February 28, 2019 1:36pm
  - burt
    
    You need to understand that minorities suppress and control majorities in the identity politics game.
    
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    February 28, 2019 1:44pm
  - Woz
    
    Don’t mention arses. You’ll offend the homosexuals.
    
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    February 28, 2019 5:20pm
    - skyblue
      
      Or turn them on.
      
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      March 1, 2019 7:55am
- Inandout
  
  Love to know what Emirates thinks of that sign.
  
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  February 28, 2019 2:43pm
- Universal Smith
  
  Wellington is gay central. The city is full of them. Why they think they need more is anybody’s guess.
  
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  February 28, 2019 6:47pm
stoptheboats

Courtesy of nz Granny Hareld
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February 28, 2019 12:56pm
Manolo

Kumbaya Trudeau is in deep trouble:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/political-scandal-worsens-for-canadas-justin-trudeau-11551312209?mod=e2tw

A political firestorm surrounding Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau became more damaging Wednesday as his ex-justice minister accused his top aides of repeatedly pressuring her to drop the prosecution of a global engineering and construction firm.
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February 28, 2019 1:13pm
- All_on_Red
  
  Looks like he’s in real trouble over this
  Will he resign?
  Will he be prosecuted?
  
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  February 28, 2019 3:58pm
Swifty

Funny, if this was pre-election, and it was a Serco prison, the media would be all over this, lead item, front page, and for weeks.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/110864065/spring-hill-prison-managers-hauled-over-coals-over-bullying-allegations

Now, barely a squeak from the media and the Union is silent.

It’s DIRTY POLITICS!
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February 28, 2019 1:45pm
- Happychappy
  
  What about Kelvin Davis Swifty the silence is deafening.
  
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  February 28, 2019 2:37pm
RW Capitalist

On a lighter note
and for your information.
A chicken pie costs $4-20 in Jamaica
A chicken pie costs $4-50 in St Kits
A chicken pie costs $4-35 in Barbados
and…..
These are the
Pie rates of the Caribbean.
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February 28, 2019 1:57pm
- Komata
  
  RW@1357
  
  Clever; thank you.
  
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  February 28, 2019 3:22pm
Warren Murray

What do Kiwiblog readers think about the Mainzeal decision?
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February 28, 2019 2:08pm
- Captain Mainwaring
  
  All I can say to that is that if there were any ex- Labour politicians involved in running companies the headcount would be a hell of a lot more than two.
  
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  February 28, 2019 2:20pm
- kowtow
  
  Here’s an interesting angle , from interest.co.nz
  
  ‘Mainzeal director Richard Yan planned to develop a hotel for Chinese Communist Party officials at a Waiheke Island vineyard, court judgment says’
  
  https://www.interest.co.nz/business/98366/mainzeal-director-richard-yan-planned-develop-hotel-chinese-communist-party-officials
  
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  February 28, 2019 2:52pm
  - waikatogirl
    
    The third large construction firm to close is Arrow Construction which went into receivership this morning. Its contractors were told to collect their tools and leave the premises.
    
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    February 28, 2019 6:32pm
Swifty

In these abject times when confidence is at a low, when our leadership is in turmoil, when we are suffering a crisis in effective decision making, when ill-considered government interventions are failing left, right and centre and when we hark back to better days – here is a reminder of what a real Prime Minister looks and sounds like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI5rcvsLxZI
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February 28, 2019 2:15pm
- DigNap15
  
  Theresa May tried to copy her, but failed.
  Brexit is one big cluster f…
  They should have just left two years ago.
  No deal
  No payment to the EU.
  But we would like to trade with you.
  
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  February 28, 2019 2:30pm
MH

I found John Tamahere’s old Labour Party card
What to do with it…it’s still current.
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February 28, 2019 3:40pm
- RW Capitalist
  
  Hang onto it, with these idiots in power, you may need the toilet paper.
  They did in Venezuela.
  
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  February 28, 2019 4:30pm
Captain Mainwaring

Biggest Parliamentary spender on international travel = James Shaw.
Greenies – preaching hypocrisy since whenever.
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February 28, 2019 3:59pm
- Manolo
  
  Gaia made me do it, says the henpecked Mr Shaw.
  
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  February 28, 2019 4:05pm
Nostradamus

A question for Nasska’s Religion Today segment.

Some context:

10 reasons Pell claimed he was innocent
…
6. Pell’s robes were too complex for him to rape the boys while wearing them
…

What does “too complex” mean?

Witnesses familiar with liturgical vestments were called. They gave compelling evidence it was impossible to produce an erect penis through a seamless alb. An alb is a long robe, worn under a heavier chasuble. It is secured and set in place by a cincture, which is like a tightly drawn belt. An alb cannot be unbuttoned or unzipped, the only openings being small slits on the side to allow access to trouser pockets.

So the question is: can you have an alb with small slits on the side to allow access to trouser pockets, and then cut a hole in the trouser pockets to allow access to… (you know the rest)?
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February 28, 2019 4:15pm
- stigie
  
  How is Nasska going to know that Nostra, from what i believe Nasska was neither a Bishop or a Cardinal ole chap !~
  
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  February 28, 2019 4:54pm
  - Nostradamus
    
    Stigie:
    
    I was hoping we could ask Stephieboy for an expert opinion (at least regarding holes in trouser pockets)… but DPF has locked him up in the ~~Yoga Pantry~~ naughty room for 2 months!
    
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    February 28, 2019 4:58pm
    - Swifty
      
      A coat of chain mail couldn’t suppress ol’ Stephieboy.
      
      He ain’t called Stiffy for nothing!
      
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      February 28, 2019 5:08pm
- nasska
  
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  There’s a hole in the alb dear Father, dear Father
  
  There’s hole in the alb dear Father, there’s a hole.
  
  Well, look in the hole dear choirboy, dear choirboy
  
  Put your lips round the snake that pokes through the hole…….. ?
  
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  February 28, 2019 5:09pm
  - Swifty
    
    Oh you are awful. 🙂
    
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    February 28, 2019 5:12pm
    - PhilP
      
      But I like you!
      
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      February 28, 2019 5:36pm
  - stigie
    
    Oh thankyou Father !~
    
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    February 28, 2019 5:12pm
    - Nostradamus
      
      God bless you Stigie! 🙂
      
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      February 28, 2019 5:22pm
Donkey Deep

Darroch Ball (MP) shares his opinion in this piece in Stuff today. He says the government should fully fund St John.

The thing is, Darroch is in the government, so why is he talking instead of doing?

Is it because he has had St John in his ear?

Is it because St John is using this opportunity to drive its own narrative of lack of money at a time when they are in pay negotiations with staff?

You have been used, Darroch…used by St John to undermine “good faith bargaining”. Well done.

Id like to invite Darroch to come and talk to us, the front line crews, about how our ambulance service is run.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/110896623/wellbeing-budget-must-end-to-st-john-money-woes?fbclid=IwAR3x97YjOdF_stazlil1VwirM9huVXHpl5Uqw3SChydCHeCj0uYuNAk0GbU
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February 28, 2019 4:20pm
stoptheboats

JT 4 PM y not?!
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February 28, 2019 4:23pm
stoptheboats

Wait for the front bums to start the ABJT movement, anyone but John Tamihere!
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February 28, 2019 4:26pm
RW Capitalist

for all those with teenagers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp4IDNpBnIg
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February 28, 2019 4:37pm
Happychappy

JLR has change the logo on his electoral office to include a bit of National, Labour and NZ First but you would have think that this was organized by someone else as JLR hasn’t got the nous to have thought of that.
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February 28, 2019 4:41pm
stoptheboats

Major construction firm Arrow International (NZ) has filed for voluntary administration, after a court decision left it close to running out of cash.

Ouch, what a nightmare for the subbies.
Deja but mainzeal?
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February 28, 2019 4:57pm
- Captain Mainwaring
  
  Sounds like the subbies got wind of it and got their gear off the sites.
  
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  February 28, 2019 5:05pm
  - Woz
    
    As you do. Once the receivers lock the gates the subbies are fucked on two counts: they don’t get their money, and they can’t work.
    
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    February 28, 2019 5:23pm
Nostradamus

An interesting article: The women who flee Islamic State remain a security threat and the West has a responsibility

My research suggests that women are no less zealous than men and are driven by broadly similar factors in supporting and joining Islamic State. During my fieldwork I spoke with women whose communities have been infiltrated by Islamic State actors and found that in many cases it is the women who are the driving force encouraging their husbands and families to join the group.
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Islamic State propaganda tends to portray women according to five key archetypes: “supporters”, “mothers/sisters/wives”, “fighters”, “victims” and “corrupters”. … Islamic State frames “supporters”, “mothers/sisters/wives” and “fighters” as ideals; something for its supporters to strive for and in return, the ills imposed on her by Islamic State’s enemies will be addressed. In contrast, “victims” inspire sympathy while “corrupters” are devious women.
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February 28, 2019 5:35pm
nasska

A penitent altar boy steps into the confessional booth.

“Father. I must confess. I have sinned.”

“You better not have been cheating on me you little shit!”
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February 28, 2019 5:50pm
- stigie
  
  I must confess, i was that boy !~
  
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  February 28, 2019 5:56pm
- Nostradamus
  
  Nasska:
  
  I have an idea. The church could take a leaf out of Demoliton Man, which included a scene where John Spartan and Lenina Huxley wear virtual reality headsets to “make out”, because in that futuristic world it was illegual to have physical sex.
  
  Just imagine if a pervert (not looking at anyone in particular Stephieboy) could wear a virual reality headset and whack off to whatever sordid thought entered their mind. It’d be safe for young boys to enter the confessional booth again!
  
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  February 28, 2019 6:03pm
- holysheet
  
  Speaking of shit
  
  Graham Norton, Julian Clary and Alan Carr are forming an Ojay’s tribute band .
  They are going to call themselves the Shit Stabbers.
  
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  February 28, 2019 6:26pm
nasska

…..”It’d be safe for young boys to enter the confessional booth again”…..

And young Muslim girls could drink lattes at St Luke’s Megacentre without being perved on by stephieboy batting one out behind the potted palm.

And goats wearing sexy lingerie could gambol unmolested in their paddocks.

And Maggy could wear her spencers & bloomers again.

But we live in an imperfect world Nostra! 🙂
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February 28, 2019 6:12pm
- Nostradamus
  
  Nasska:
  
  St Like’s Megacentre
  
  The Freudian slips are the funniest 🙂
  
  Edit: I see you’ve fixed the typo. Spoilsport!
  
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  February 28, 2019 6:14pm
- stigie
  
  http://www.americanfaintinggoat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/black-beauty.jpg
  
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  February 28, 2019 6:16pm
Universal Smith

The pedo priests could not operate without the protection of the enablers who put the church before children. There are a few on KB.
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February 28, 2019 6:17pm
RW Capitalist

Collapse of Arrow and other construction companies:
Indication of broader economic trouble or even collapse.
After all, the December quarter growth rate was just 0.3% lowest in years….heading to recession?
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February 28, 2019 6:31pm
- UrbanNeocolonialist
  
  Q3 GDP figures aren’t out till 21st March. Where do you get that number from?
  
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  February 28, 2019 9:18pm
  - RW Capitalist
    
    https://tradingeconomics.com/new-zealand/gdp-growth
    
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    March 1, 2019 6:41pm
stoptheboats

Your success is our success. Outstanding results should be the norm, not the exception. Through a culture founded on progressive thinking and partnership, backed by decades of construction experience, we help you build for success.

From Arrow Construction website!!!!
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February 28, 2019 6:31pm
starboard

Air NZ taking one in the bum..latest half year result not flash..much like their old safety vid.

Earnings before taxation of $211 million, down 35%
• Net profit after taxation of $152 million, down 34%
• Operating cash flow of $475 million, down 0.8%
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February 28, 2019 6:36pm
- nasska
  
  You worry too much Starboard~. PriNZess has studied the OECD’s Better Life Index and the Happy Planet Index concluding that nasty things like GDP don’t matter.
  
  Grant will explain it all in his next Wellbeing Budget
  
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  February 28, 2019 6:45pm
  - Nostradamus
    
    Nasska:
    
    I see Stoptheboats commented above:
    
    Wellington Airport is celebrating the upcoming Pride Festival by painting a 3000sq m rainbow along the embankment of its runway. The airport is using the rainbow – which is the size equivalent of eight netball courts – to welcome in those arriving for the festival and the World ILGA Conference in March.
    
    So Air NZ flies the passengers to Wellington, Wellington Airport welcomes them on a rainbow-coloured runway, and the Alf drives them in a special VIP bus (organised by Grant and paid for by taxpayers) to their “festival” and “conference”. Such a logistical exercise when they could just book out Hagley Park for the weekend!
    
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    February 28, 2019 6:52pm
    - nasska
      
      The Basin Reserve could become the Hagley Park of the North. Not too much cover but it would help to make random, promiscuous sodomy mainstream.
      
      For my money the capital is already a giant festering, diseased arsehole & should be quarantined. In WW2 there were plans that could have accomplished just that:
      
      …..”Soldiers dug the tunnel during WWII ready to fi ll with explosives, to blow up the road if the enemy invaded.”…..
      
      https://nzta.govt.nz/assets/projects/muldoons-corner/docs/muldoons-corner-issue-7.pdf
      
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      February 28, 2019 7:03pm
      - Universal Smith
        
        The place is a tax payer funded cesspool. They have a very inflated opinion of themselves though.
        
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        February 28, 2019 7:21pm
  - starboard
    
    The NZ Govt needs to get out of Air NZ..they ( we ) still own 52%. Has been a good earner share price wise, take the profit you SLG and pump it back into NZ roading.
    
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    February 28, 2019 7:30pm
- Rachael Membery
  
  Thanks Chris Luxton? Should he be sticking to his knitting?
  
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  February 28, 2019 9:03pm
All_on_Red

Holy shit
LATEST: Kim Jong Un fields multiple questions from Western reporters in Hanoi. One asked Kim if he’s ‘ready to denuclearize.’ “If I’m not willing do that I won’t be here right now,” he said through an interpreter.

“That’s a good answer,” said Pres. Trump.
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February 28, 2019 7:08pm
- Awww C-mon
  
  Wow… didn’t see that on one news ?.
  
  So good though.
  
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  February 28, 2019 7:14pm
  - DigNap15
    
    All you see on the MSM news is anti trump and pro Ardern and climate change.
    
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    February 28, 2019 7:32pm
    - Universal Smith
      
      That’s not fair. They also hate on farmers and white men. It’s their idea of balance I guess.
      
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      February 28, 2019 7:34pm
- waikatogirl
  
  Trump told Kim he could have a busy economy like Hanoi and he, President Trump would help him achieve that. Kim looked very pleased. They shook on it. Strategic move to meet Kim in Vietnam and show him a booming economy after Vietnam’s past history.
  
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  February 28, 2019 7:21pm
- Universal Smith
  
  Trump is a businessman and gets things done. That is why the establishment hate the best president ever, but adored the imbecile Obama.
  
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  February 28, 2019 7:29pm
  - Captain Mainwaring
    
    Thanks Universal Joint, I have to say you are worthy of the occasional uptick.
    
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    February 28, 2019 8:04pm
    - Universal Smith
      
      My pleasure. You know the real liberals hate Obama’s guts?
      
      As opposed to the ultra-authoritarian fake liberals that now dominate popular discourse.
      
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      February 28, 2019 8:38pm
DigNap15

I wonder what Kim thinks as he drives around Vietnam.
Everyone looks happy and busy and prosperous.
The thing will be does he want to build his economy? and can he sell the idea to his generals.
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February 28, 2019 7:34pm
- waikatogirl
  
  I think Trump has read Kim perfectly. Kim clearly is very impressed with his new friend, Donald.
  
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  February 28, 2019 7:57pm
rangitoto

So Jimmy Two Mums has the biggest carbon footprint of any Government Minister. Do as I say not as I do.
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February 28, 2019 8:29pm
- Maggy Wassilieff
  
  Oh that is standard practice for Green Hypocrites:
  http://notrickszone.com/2019/02/27/biggest-do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do-german-hypocrites-greens-do-more-air-travel-than-anyone-else/
  
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  February 28, 2019 8:35pm
Universal Smith

Labour won’t like this. They will have to conjure up a special tax to punish them. They might have to bring back the Chinese Immigrants Act and Poll Tax on Chinese.

“Chows eye up construction firm Arrow International after administrators take over”

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/property/110925407/subcontractors-packing-up-amid-concerns-about-arrow-international-nz
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February 28, 2019 8:32pm
starboard

Hi shariaboy !.. snigger

What are you doing ! …snigger

Not much I suspect, heh heh.
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February 28, 2019 9:54pm
- stigie
  
  “What are you doing ! …snigger”
  
  Traded in on a new goat, the old billy wouldn’t put out !~
  
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  February 28, 2019 10:04pm
Scooter

I want the media to ask the PM if she gets told of every baby murdered in NZ by their parents/POS boyfriends
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