So tell me. How many parts per million of CO2 will be reduced in the atmosphere?
I do expect an answer - because there is no point doing these thing unless there is a measurable outcome.
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"Anybody paid Road user charges recently? They are now (for a light vehicle) close to 7 c per liter - as high as never before ... but hey, unemployed people don't need to drive that much - good thinking!"
Road user charges a based on distance traveled ?
"Pretty inconsiderate comment. City dweller without a clue how life is in the countryside where the people live who's work allows you to enjoy your latte ...? "
It is real tough living on a lifestyle block
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Dont you just wish Labour understood basic economics. Like supply and demand. There is demand for cheap housing in Wanaka. So what do they do - supply expensive 2 bedroom homes for between $565 and $575,000 and three bedroom homes for $635 - $645,000. As a consequence there is no demand and 6 Kiwibuild houses have gone on the open market. https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/110468062/six-wanaka-kiwibuild-houses-on-open-market
And another complete flop - the $3b Regional Development Fund. So far it has succeded in job creation. Not for NEPH's. But for Wellington beaurocrats. 118 of them. While the regions have benefited to the tune of 54 actual jobs for decent NZ'ers. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12201355
. The point being made was pretty plain and obvious - to sensible people at least. Road user charges increased the equivalent of 3.5 cents a litre in October 2018, with another die in 2019 and 2020 https://www.transport.govt.nz/land/road-user-charges-ruc-and-petrol-excise-duty-ped/increases-to-petrol-excise-duty-and-road-user-charges/
Apparently it was a great speech by Jacinda yesterday
https://www.beehive.govt.nz/speech/p...land-breakfast
Michael Reddell in his blog not impressed -
I read the Prime Minister's economics speech yesterday. I wasn't impressed. There is simply no sign that she cares one jot about New Zealand's decades of underperformance or that she has any sort of analytical framework (herself or from her advisers) for even thinking about the issue. It be repetitious to say so - as a reader this week suggested - but the utter unseriousness about our ongoing relative decline really matters; perhaps not directly or much for many people my age or older, but for our kids, and their future kids. Including for the question of whether the next generations even stay, rather than joining the million or so New Zealanders (net) who've left over recent decades.
She continues to perpetuate what are little more than lies
I milked cows after school for a few years, born in a rural area. Took a calf to calf club. I have a bit of an idea on rural life, but we were on a state highway. I think if you add RUC to diesel prices, it's still cheaper than petrol, maybe by not as much as it used to be. But everyone using the roads should pay for that privilege, that's what I think. For rural councils, it's always been a huge part of their costs, extending the sealed roads just past the local National MP's farm gate in my experience (or sub-substitute other power brokers). But Minimoke, you're perhaps part of the big game, waiting for capital gain on a block of land, the equivalent of owning a block of flats or two in town. Not exciting on a daily basis, very exciting at the end. I'll wait and see what tax rate the tax working group suggests on the CGT, and I would expect it to be a lot lower than normal income tax rates, simply because much of it is not real, it's simply inflation. But if inflation is taken out, that's a real gain, and that should be taxed.
Poll puts Labour ahead of Nats for first time in 12 years
Unfort polls are few and far between these days compared with the past so to be taken with again of salt. Need a few more to be convincing of a trend.
"So what are the numbers? Labour is on 47.5 per cent in the poll and National on 41.6 per cent. Bridges' preferred prime minister rating has sunk to 5 per cent, against Labour leader Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on 41.8. "
Bridges poll result doesnt surprise me - I though Collins should have been put in as leader for teh first two years in opposition.
But what does surprise me is the extent of Labours lead. Maybe it was teh Christmas holidays and those polled had forgotten about Stroubek and Kiwibuild details weren't out, and they didn't mind teh fuel increases, or seedlings being composted etc etc. There wasn't really any positive news for Labour to give them such a boost
Just lets think back 3 years. How did Labour poll 20 months before the 2016 elections? Did they reach 30%? ... and who is these days running the government?
National has in the same situation early 2019 (i. e. ~20 months prior to the 2020 elections) more than 40%. One of the reasons for the better result is probably that National didn't manage to find a leader able to resemble Little.
Now they just need to pull 2 months before the elections a smooth speaker out of the hat and the election is theirs ...
But no, seriously - I think they can do better.
It's a bit tough on Simon. Frankly I'd like to see him stay there as their leader. He needs time to juggle those minority National List MPs and candidates and gather up some party funds. He's on record about that of course. Judith Collins doesn't have an unblemished record either. So the next year and a bit will be interesting.
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/polit...shub-poll.html
Not sure producing a baby alone would do the trick - but yes, if he would carry it out! But hey, how hard can it be. I am sure our government would be happy to fund his (to her) sex change and to schedule it with high priority in between doctors strikes.
Just imagine all the extra votes she would get from the LGBT community :D;
Smoking, vaping in cars banned
"Children are especially vulnerable to the harmful effects of second-hand smoke due to their smaller lungs, higher respiratory rate and immature immune systems."
The move has been welcomed by Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft, who said it could benefit 100,000 Kiwi kids every week."
This will help, and educate people. People don't realise how much smoke comes back in the car when they are holding the piggy out the window for example.
Another Nat MP makes the news.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/far...methane-debate
Well, he is sort of right. There is over 200 times more Co2 in the atmosphere than there is methane. Thats about 1.75 parts Per Million vs approx 400PPM.
Since no one has given me an answer on how many PPM in CO2 our "Carbon" laws will reduce, I dont expect any thought to be given to how many PPM any changes will make to our methane emissions.
The MP would have been better saying "NZ agriculture is not a contributor to climate change / Global warming AWG"
Now the Reserve Bank Governor has come out and told the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee that the bank expects Kiwibuild to crowd out the private market resulting in very few extra homes being built. They estimate that only between 7100-14200 homes will be built by 2022, that wouldn't have been built without Kiwibuild anyway. Not surprising when Kiwibuild has started buying of the plan and including Housing NZ houses.
What an absolute farce this flagship policy has become
Must have been hard for them ... I guess - why putting in the effort now they have the job?
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/polit...y-meeting.html
But just to keep this balanced - assuming there is no other side to this story - while the National MP's obviously did come earlier out of bed - the political games they played with the submitters feel unacceptable. No matter of the political colour, all of the in this game involved MP's behaved disgracefully and - in my view - don't belong as our representatives into parliament!
I'd agree with that. A very harsh way to make a fair point - which it clearly has!
I agree with you BP, can't see the problem with 8am starts, after all these people went for those jobs as MPs.
https://pundit.co.nz/content/it-is-n...he-scratching-
Huawei are also generous sponsors of IT students from all around the world. Our son was lucky enough to be sponsored on a trip to China a while back.
https://www.huawei.com/nz/press-events/news/nz/2018/students-to-gain-insight
They also advertise widely in NZ, so if the risk can be mitigated or unproven, Huawei would seem to be worthy of our custom.
Just a reminder we now have a trend ,with a 2nd poll.
More trouble for Bridges: Another poll confirms National plunge Meanwhile Jacinda Ardern's support has surged again.
Not holding my breath ;)
Bridges doing a great job - much better than the last opposition leader (Little) ... and Labour risking to peak too early :D;
Labour was sitting in early 2016 (i.e. same distance to the next elections as now) around 30%. It changed its leader 6 weeks or so prior to the elections and went up 11 percent. Nothing stopping National to do the same trick. Much better than wearing a great leader out too early.
Bridges and National are thirsting for power again ; over ALL ELSE.
No caring, kindnesses or compassion for kiwis, the environment etc etc but nastiness, pettiness and any attempt possible to throw mud at this Govt who so many predicted would fall apart before now and who won't be able to fix up the mess left, overnite..
Down right meanesss, bitterness at losing what "was rightfully theirs" (yeah right ,tui lol). Poor losers, unethical, embarrassing and now EXPOSED with their Fake, sexist TV ads and roadside hoardings showing their true colours for all to judge for themselves. A clean out and complete rebuild is required for this party to have any positive effect on our country in the future, and when/IF that happens , it will be a good thing for all.
Indeed. Hard to relate JT's post to the comparatively mild world of NZ politics!
Both parties have quality individuals . I repeat, national need a huge clean out and reset and a different strategy to make any traction. Without a POSITIVE change they will sink into the swamp up to there noses and that is unfortunate as we need a healthy strong opposition with ethics, morals , decency,honesty , compassion and a global warming reality check.
Pity that one can be so biased.
Why do you wear your sunglasses at night?
Whatever that means.Keep sniping or try a reasonable debate.
Pro Lab rats won't like this.... far too many truths
https://www.spectator.com.au/2019/03/kiwi-notes-6/
It accurately summarises Labours effort for the past 40 years in one well written article. Nothing for the left to be proud of.
I assume Jacinda will see that this Taylor fella gets back to NZ in spite one piece .......and maybe even give him the support he needs when he returns.
>Asked directly if capitalism had failed low-income Kiwis, Ms Ardern was unequivocal.
"If you have hundreds of thousands of children living in homes without enough to survive, that's a blatant failure. What else could you describe it as?"
That is the actual reply by the PM
As for the author of the article, anyone whose major task in life seems to be to prevent Australia having a Bill of Rights and to criticise any other country which has one is in my view not worth
paying attention to
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Poor old PM. Been caugth out telling porkies. Told Mike Hosking the other day shes ran a small NGO so has load of small business experience which is why SB is front of her mind (Easy done since its a pretty vacant space)
Bridges asked in in Question Time who the NGO was. No reply - because there is none. So best SB experience she can fall back on is the part time fish and chip shop worker and helping Mrs Bucket in her gift shop.
Sad. But painfully true. No experience populist leader who got in on a fecked voting system that Winston decided the winner. It'll all come horribly unstuck soon enough, it just takes time for reality to catch up with screwed up ideaology. Soon enough is never soon enough, however.
https://www.parliament.nz/en/watch-p...?itemId=205180
Just wondering what business the PM ran ?? doesn't seem to want to answer a basic Question ....
She really is a sociopath of the highest order isn't she. She lies like its going out of fashion and does not even realise that she is doing it. I thought she said during a debate before the elections that she never lies. Hmmm. Anyone that says that they do not lie is a liar by definition in my book. Some of the traits of a sociopath sum up Cindy quite accurately:
Glibness and Superficial Charm. tick
Manipulative and Conning. They never recognize the rights of others and see their self-serving behaviors as permissible. ...tick
Grandiose Sense of Self. ...tick
Pathological Lying. ...TICK
Lack of Remorse, Shame or Guilt. ...tick
Shallow Emotions. ...TICK
Incapacity for Love. unsure what Gayford thinks of this one
Need for Stimulation. tick
She is so incompetent that she doesn't realise that once something is on the internet it is there fore ever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=pPJ1MO-kT0g
Her lies about her Small Business experience only go to highlight how dangerously deluded she is.
She is a PM who believes a school kid working in a fish and chip shop is worth $20 an hour.
That is one seriously destructive belief for the youth of NZ (especially NEET's), small business who rely on low skilled workers and companies who also have low skill work that remains in NZ.
I watched the parliamentary record posted above, she didn't lie but was obviously expecting Simon to make his typical insinuations about socialists, purely for the Nats listening on. Gerry Brownlee was turfed out of the house at the same time, that wasn't on the news so maybe it's quite common.
If that is all the Nats have on Jacinda, well nothing really except that she acts on her political opinions, then they'll need a lot of good luck heading into the 2020 elections. They'll be sitting on the opposition benches for a long time yet, hopefully.
What was obvious EL Z, was that she was determined for there not to be a record in parliament of her saying she had been head of the Socialist Youth, even though it is quite widely known. Bridges should have pressed her to get the words out of her mouth and the Mallard should have pinged her for continually ducking the question. (see what I did there?)
Yes, very nice, jonu!
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In parliament question time she avoided answering two questions on her NGO experience and if she ran the Socialist Youth thing. She answered neither. She did say on the Mike Hosking radio show she ran a NGO and had small business experience - which is the lie.
She has since gone on to apparently lie about her hiring / firing experience - that may be thrashed out in question time today.
Brownlee was tossed out because Aderns minder (Mallard) had her back.
Fair enough for you excitable persons to celebrate a rare as rocking horse droppings one upman ship for bridges, even had most of his party, daggers sheathed and handicapping even:t_up:, lovefesting. Just a little desperate light relief.
Brownlie was turfed out insulting Winston. Belligerent childish stuff.
You really do get all emotional with personal attacks don't you. Calling Sarah "dumb" and slandering her by stating she can't get any other job. “
Quote from another thread. Yet you seem happy enough to make personal attacks closer to home.
Mind you republicans enjoy using any form of attack to push their extreme free market views.
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From Stuff:
Gareth Kiernan, chief forecaster at Infometrics, said whether bringing properties that had not otherwise sold into the KiwiSaver scheme rendered it redundant depended on its aims.
"If the aim is to increase the supply of housing because we're not building fast enough and that's contributing to the affordability programme, then Phil Twyford's modus operandi to date of walking down the street, finding a house that's already being built, and slapping a KiwiBuild sticker on is patently stupid and nothing more than window dressing," he said.
All seems a bit strange
I think 'procedural' is a rather lame excuse that the Raymond Huo-chaired Justice Committe of Parliament refuses to allow Anne-Marie Brady to testify to their inquiry on potential foreign interference in our elections
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm...17&ref=twitter
It is clear that the Prime Minister's popularity, and that of her Government, has nothing to do with policy or her much heralded "year of delivery". Arden is a symbol of something more ethereal.
While Robertson keeps promising transformation, there is no obvious demand for it by voters, and change brings only political risk.
After 18 months of almost complete failure by the Government on everything from Kiwibuild and child poverty to the relationship with China, it is clear that, for many of her supporters, it doesn't matter what Ardern does, it is enough that she is.
Labour's best strategy is therefore to clear the decks of anything remotely controversial.
New Zealand voters might like their leaders talking about knowledge waves, step changes or economic transformation but they don't want the disruption those things might cause.
Like John Key on steroids, Ardern is well advised to keep well away from anything difficult and, for the next 18 months, just smile and wave.
By Matthew Hooton is managing director of PR and corporate affairs firm Exceltium.
Hasn't the PM got better things to do? Apparently, this is the only thing she was able to actually deliver on...
NZ PM Jacinda Ardern rewards Metallica petition boy with tickets
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47500366
Putting into action what Mathew Hooton suggests what she needs to do — “Ardern is well advised to keep well away from anything difficult and, for the next 18 months, just smile and wave........and give away Metallica tickets”
And no doubt Jacinda got her free (sorry complimentary) tickets as well
And no doubt the taxpayers paid for the return flight from Hawke’s Bay to Auckland and all the other treats .....expensive photo opportunity eh
Barclay failed to get job back Now we know why.
"His unexplained suspension and subsequent resignation has caused significant political strife for Housing Minister Phil Twyford."
Join The Dots, Mac.
Federated Farmers back with their next "Fart Tax" slogan, this time farmers are being treated like ATMs by the new govt. An expert has looked into the allegations and found the argument wanting.
https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/27-...-its-nonsense/
An Australian expert has praise for Adern's handling of shooting aftermath.
"We expect our political leaders to behave in a compassionate and forthright manner in those circumstances. Ardern has lived up to this expectation."
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/polit...=&_js_v=0.1
But the rest is ordinary? I wouldn't want to see what John Key's govt would have done in similar circumstances. Promised a lot and done nothing most likely. Ms Sloan thinks that simple borrowing on the taxpayer's purse was artful handling of the GFC by National?
Jacinda doing well in China ....being careful with what she says and plenty of smiles (no hugs yet)
Knows the way to do business in China - the way this guy describes it:
@SCS_disputes
"Pavlovian conditioning is not something that usually comes to mind when dealing with int'l politics." Nothing has changed in the last 500 yrs. Grovelling & prostration were de riguer for early Western traders to Canton. Either Peking's way or the highway!
I guess that's what you would expect when a leader of a small country visits the country in the centre of the universe (China = zhong guo = country in the centre). But let's face it - given the current occupant on the throne of the "beautiful country" (USA = mei guo = beautiful country) - it certainly wouldn't be different there, just less tasteful.
Looks like Jacinda is a virtue signalling idiot.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...feminists.html
Not a bad poll result..
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-...tchurch-attack
No doubt you're pleased with it. Looks like Labour are in for a good run, at least until Nats find a leader. Neither Bridges or Collins will ever make P.M. Now if Taxcinda just gets her heavy boots on and gets rid of some deadwood, starting with the goofy Twyford, they might do a half-pie decent job; although I'm not holding my breath.