Didn't she even mix up China and Japan? I recon this went down really well with the Japanese hosts. Lucky they are polite people ...
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Change of diet may bring some light.;)
Hard to do when it is being forcefed from on high. Better to change the source. Labour supporters are the best postioned to do so but have too much fairydust in their eyes.
By the way Trudeau has been taking some serious stick in the international media. His BS coming back to bite him. Having leveraged every PC trick he can, the PC brigade are going after him for these old "Blackface" photos. Personally from what I saw. I didn't think he had anything to apologise for, but such is the climate he has created, that he is being hung on his own petard.
You keep putting the fake filler in i will give the real stuff. Fact with fiction kinda entertaining.Black and White.
“The CPTPP trade agreement, which came into force on 30 December last year, is already reaping benefits with New Zealand goods exports to Japan increasing by 5 per cent in the first seven months of this year. Key products like beef, kiwifruit, honey and wine have all experienced significant growth this year, earning millions and creating jobs at home.
New Zealand-Japan relationship strengthened
Yes, this trade agreement is already proving its worth. It is, of course, a rejigged version of the originally proposed TPP- minus the USA -which Labour and the Greens fought against while in Opposition.
:ohmy:
Yes credit where credit is due.Credit to this govt rejigging and getting it over the line with a few crucial differences..
Hahahhha. You give him all the credit you want one way .Tui
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...ectid=12273275
Interesting that power companies are hardly down today, despite possible huge changes for them... the government is trying to drive down prices in one way or another = less profits and cashflows for the gentailers = threats to dividends... yet you wouldn't think it looking at the share prices of the gentailers today...
"These consumers could receive better price deals but for certain reasons do not shop around," Woods said, with the EA pushed to develop a business case for the scheme.
It is because they are lazy. Really that simple.
Contrarywise
"It is understood the Government is backing a recommendation that would force Genesis, Meridian and Mercury to buy and sell electricity in the wholesale market at an agreed spread."
As expected, the Electricity Price Review recommended against going further by forcibly structurally separating electricity generators from retailers.
"Woods said the reforms would "level the playing field" for consumers, and the Government would check "in our second term" that the expected savings were passed on to them"
For sure.
Not judgemental at all. At the end lazy. Not computer savvy? Pick up a phone or learn to be computer savvy. Does not take much to read a website. Afraid? Afraid of what? Ignorance is no excuse. If you have the brains to sign a contract for a power bill in the first place you have the brains to end contract and get another with another provider. In my opinion it is pure laziness. I am lazy in that for 5 years I stayed with the same provider even though I knew I was paying more. Could not be bothered to change because it was too much hassle and could not be bothered picking up the phone and checking websites for different deals. Lazy is what I was.
Yeah leading by example and because you are now there, no mercy or understanding, you are definitely unique and lack empathy for those still to go there. Superior is what you think you are.
I have plenty of mercy and empathy. You do not know me at all. You are judging me on my comments but we are probably at cross purposes. Yes there are some that need help and are not lazy and have genuine reasons. But I do not believe 20% of the population falls into this category. At a squeeze 5%. Those 5% are not lazy. But the rest (and I fall into that category) are. They are comfortable because they do not really care about the extra $5 a month they may be paying or just not motivated to seek out the best deal even though they have the means to. That is who my comment was addressed at. The majority.
In one post you call blackcap judgmental and in the very next post you judge him by saying he regards himself as "superior". Aren't you being a bit judgmental once again on this thread with everyone that does not share your World view (majority of posters), people that you do not know at all ?
Just out of interest Joshuatree, is there anything that the coalition has done, or is doing, that you DON'T agree with?
Fungus find something positive to do with your life, your childish one liners add nothing, its like you are twiddling your fingers alot. Generate some positivity, real meaning in being on earth.
tga trader. I was disappointed in the 10,000 houses target. Over promised there and created expectations and gave j Collins far to much ammo to rubbish a noble intention. But i admire them tackling this housing problem after the last govt flogged off many state houses, try and try again which they are, and being more realistic with the reset. To be expected when taking up the reins after 9 years out.
Where do you sit wrt the Capital Gains Tax JT ? While on a personal level I am really happy with the outcome....I feel it is a major missed opportunity for NZ. I was really disappointed that there wasn't a better effort to sell it to NZ...even if they knew it was a no goer because of NZ First. And on top of that Jacinda ruled it out for the future as well. Really surprised by this.
This is said very very often, and it is true. What is not mentioned by the KoolAid drinkers is that most were sold at mates rates to Community Housing Providers who get a taxpayer top up to market rent. Some were sold specifically to first home buyers and some on the open market - not random either. Usually because there was no demand for the size and location. Now people live in them. Some were demolished to develop the site or because uneconomic to reno.
Artemis it doesn't suit far lefties to point that out. It doesn't fit their agenda. A bit like the global climate crisis rubbish that nobody is allowed to debate or question.
What exactly was the housing crisis? I agree there was, and is, a housing crisis for some households. That would include the tens of thousands every year that are mentioned in dispatches in the Tenancy Tribunal. Only a desperate landlord would want them as tenants, so many end up in overcrowded homes with friends or relations, or in motels and other emergency housing.
Perhaps there has not been enough new builds to cater for increased population. Some new builds are spec these days, but most have new owners signed up. (Except for Kiwibuild of course.) Apartment blocks need sales off the plans. 49 Auckland apartment developments that were planned to actually deliver last year didn't - abandoned, deferred, sites sold (Colliers). A main reason will be not enough sales. Reported a few months ago that Pinehill and Albany Heights were oversupplied with new builds.
Reserve Bank bank residential lending numbers shows that lending to residential investors for rentals is well under half mid 2016 - thousands of new rentals not bought or built every month. Why is that do you suppose?
So what exactly is the crisis?
Initially I think it was the lack of houses being built to keep up with mass immigration and foreigners buying houses in Auckland but now I think it is more of a housing "price" crisis which we can mostly blame on central bank controlled money supply and low interest rates.
No one can address this particular problem, as money is created when people borrow and spend(on houses). If my understanding is correct, if people don't keep buying houses at higher and higher prices then the money supply could contract and something else would happen (some people suggest deflation(house price falls) and the end of the world but that seems a bit overdramatic).
Talking to an immigration consultant it is a lot more work to get an immigrant in the country since Labour came to power but it doesn't seem to have stemmed the tide. (Sorry that sounds racist but I am more of an across the board Xenophobe). Sad to see Kiwibuild failing or wasting money but nice to see our elected representatives are at least trying to do something about a crisis, real, perceived or otherwise.
Note that there is no housing crisis if you already own a house and/or have rental property.
Is that w69 or w69,one never knows which reality is surfacing.
Aaron there is reset , kiwibuid is still happening on a more achievable realistic scale though
Another 'reset'...or is this just a straight 'back track', it gets hard to tell.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/new...-service-fleet
https://www.labour.org.nz/government...arge_runs_flatQuote:
In the most recent quarter, in addition to adding five electric vehicles, the Government added a net of 514 non-electric vehicles.
You've gotta hand it to Labour though, at least they're consistent.
Don’t really know what she’s done to deserve the honour but heck we all should be proud of Jacinda getting a Nobel Peace Prize
Artemis you are right, there was no real "housing crisis". I think people are starting to see this Government for what they are, a mismatch of politicians making big promises and delivering very little of it. Rents continue going up, Kiwibuild is not happening, they all campaigned on stopping landsales to foreigners but have allowed sales of an estimated 70,000 hectares (2.5x what was sold in National's first 2 years) to foreigners planting trees for Shane Jones, campaigning for reduced immigration but now announcing a policy of recent immigrants being allowed to bring in their parents, introducing GST for fairness but abandoning it forever while Jacinda is in charge.
Its just a never ending story of broken promises. And now we have NZ First falling to bits from within and them being exposed for the rotten self serving party they really are.
She has been nominated but I don’t think the prize has been awarded yet. Correct me if I’m wrong.
If you “really don’t know what she’s done to deserve it” you are either letting your political views impede your judgement, or you have been living under a rock for the past 7 months.
If you take a look at those who have been awarded Nobel Peace Laureates and what they have done to deserve it, there is no comparison imo that Ms Adern could possibly rank amongst the worlds great and deserving peace leaders.
Take Nelson Mandela for example, awarded in 1993 after a lifetime of opposing apartheid. Then there's Mother Theresa, Martin Luther King, Dalai Lama and so on and so forth.
Have a look here ... nobel-peace-prize, let us know why you think Ms Adern belongs with these great people.
So true, and the Christchurch call to top it off, a catalyst for change and motivation for facebook etc to do the right think, amazing! She's in the top 5 faves deservedly so.
Here Are the Favorites to Win the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize
Aung San Suu Kyi should have hers taken off her and perish the thought re trump getting a sniff:scared:
[QUOTE=tga_trader;773909]Another 'reset'...or is this just a straight 'back track', it gets hard to tell.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/new...-service-fleet
https://www.labour.org.nz/government...arge_runs_flat
It sure is way more complicated then they thought , but i love optimists and that they are resetting and trying again, not do nothing and fiddle and pretend theres no prob;). yep pick all the low hung fruit push immigration into NZ and bugger the consequences ehh, thanks national.
Not forgetting the surplus. Super low unemployment= higher tax take and a great surplus to use down the track if the global economy really does turn turtle, reassuring steady pilot grant robertson.
$11 billion black hole ehhh Joyce really helped lose the election for national who now have to rebuild credibility and thats not possible with bridges delusions of grandeur.
So many countries will be envious of our position here as global business keeps slowing and brexit , trade wars mess with confidence.
"That means nearly one in every $10 collected by the Government on paper unspent on day to day operations, giving it plenty of room for election year tax cuts or increased welfare spending.
And comments today from Finance Minister Grant Robertson appear to show the Government beginning to heed calls for more spending.
But this year's surplus was messy, with $2.6 billion of it coming from a revision to the way Treasury treats KiwiRail - in effect a surplus on paper, and roughly $1 billion coming from a change to the way IRD books taxes.
That still leaves a very healthy surplus of $3.9 billion, which the Government will be happy with, but it will lead to renewed calls for Finance Minister Grant Robertson to loosen the purse strings and stimulate the economy as growth rates start to slow."
Huge $7.5b surplus, calls for spending
I completely agree with your comments about all of those great people. But the world is changing. Aside from the Dalai Lama, all those other prize winners, came from a very different time in history. We have not seen those kind of people fighting those kinds of causes, for many years. I have no idea why that is, and it in no way lessens the achievements of that group of people. But we have to choose winners now, from the people we have currently. Jacinda has worked incredibly hard towards uniting people, building harmony and peace amongst different cultures, and has had the balls to stand up and speak out against racism, prejudice and terrorism. Not too many leaders have had the courage to do that lately. She genuinely cares about people. I am not necessarily saying she should win a Nobel prize, but I do believe the nomination is very well deserved.
Out of curiosity, who would you consider a worthy recipient right now?
Economists and Labour know full well the surplus can be attributed to National. It is always the way when a government transitions. As for it being used down the track...it is being used to pay down debt, the wisdom of which is debatable when you have record low interest rates.
national are out of your mind.:scared:. maybe put that on the other lonely thread;) Interest rates are going lower for longer. i trust robertson and his timing.
We do not know who the 301 nominees for this year’s prize are, so it's not something I can speculate on other than not think Ms Adern has done nearly enough, for long enough, to win the Laureate. We'll know the winner soon enough, the Nobel committee announce the winner on Friday.
Greta way ahead in the odds atm.Jacinda 4th. heres hoping:)
Nobel Peace Prize 2019 Odds - Nicer Oddshttps://m.nicerodds.co.uk › nobel-peace-prize
Thunberg being from Scandinavia will stand her in good stead. However she hasn't exactly preached peace. As for Cindy, it would be confirmation that the Nobel Committee has lost all credibility. They have been hit and miss for years, Al Gore probably being the low point. Then again if he is the standard, Cindy is a shoe-in. BS and virtue signalling just might get her over the line.
Thanks i just hope for your sake for one she gets it, priceless :t_up:
I am sure she would be much more deserving than e.g. Kim Yong-Un, Vladimir Putin or Donald Trump - and they all are as well on this list (though this might be just a reflection on human stupidity).
As well, while I am not saying she would deserve the price - I don't think the committee should reward a persons lack of aggressiveness (or stroppiness ;)), but which contribution the candidates made to reduce or prevent conflicts.
If we look however at the increasing stream of refugees around the world which at least partially is produced by extreme climate events (worsening the economic basis of refugees from Central America going into the US and of Africans going to Europe), then shaking up mankind and at least trying to mitigate the threat of further deterioration (and an avalanche of refugees which might not always come peacefully), then one could argue she might well be deserving.
So far I think she did a better job than Al Gore in terms of bringing the subject into the headlines - and didn't Al Gore get the price as well?
Jacinda doesn’t think she’s in the running Because “Over the last year I have done nothing but my job."
Some would say that statement is 3 words too long.
Some might say that, but I don't think that would be fair. Obviously - one could question, whether she did her job in its entirety, but her performance after the Christchurch terror attacks was definitely outstanding.
It is some of the other parts of her job I would be concerned about:
- Kiwi build: failure
- Justice reform (yes, we do need one!): failure
- Tax hikes - well, she delivered (one could say over delivered), but is this really what we wanted and need?
- Education: Now just more expensive but less capable (killing of charter schools just to please the unions): failure;
- hiring and leading a capable team ... hmm, maybe one could say she did the best she could do with a bad lot ..
- running an open, transparent and honest government - oh dear ....
A very capable team for sure i agree with that nothing else but im not a negative bitter depressed national sad sack. Thank god for the reviews the govt instigated exposing neglect and lack of spending from the previous "glossy" govt. Now that stale ,irrelevent party is lying, faking and misinforming as well as kicking own goals. Simon has to go hes dragged his party into the cesspit with him, shame dear shame;)
Great the selection panel for the Nobel peace prize are unbiased. Our Prime Minister is a top four chance of winning and deservedly so. Humble about it too but never enough for the tall poppy syndrome brigade.lol
I for one am not a "negative bitter depressed national sad sack". Grant Robertson is probably the only capable Cabinet Minister she has, not that I necessarily agree with how he operates. Andrew Little is in way over his head and has, I suspect, been reined in by some wise heads in the Justice Ministry. Remember he was keen to do away with presumption of innocence in trials of a sexual crime? Keen to do away with one of the foundations of our democracy, established and hard fought for over centuries. Don't get me started on Curran, Genter, Lees Galloway and the rest of the sorry bunch. They scare the crap out of me.
And at the head of the table (when Winston isn't pushing her aside) sits the most cynical politician we have seen in a generation. Suckled on the breast of her great mentor Aunty Helen in the art of politics, but without her brains. Prepared to smile and weedle her way out of any scandal by expecting us to believe she wasn't aware, while initiating reviews into inquiries ad nauseum. Oh, and promising transparent government all the while.
A three-headed dog?
National certainly dodged a bullet in 2017. Thank you Winston!
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...s-out-of-juice
[QUOTE=jonu;774027]I for one am not a "negative bitter depressed national sad sack". Grant Robertson is probably the only capable Cabinet Minister she has, not that I necessarily agree with how he operates. Andrew Little is in way over his head and has, I suspect, been reined in by some wise heads in the Justice Ministry. Remember he was keen to do away with presumption of innocence in trials of a sexual crime? Keen to do away with one of the foundations of our democracy, established and hard fought for over centuries. Don't get me started on Curran, Genter, Lees Galloway and the rest of the sorry bunch. They scare the crap out of me. quote
Politicians scare the crap out of you ? You must be very easily frightened.
Doesn,t stop you spreading misinformation though.
.https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/a...ectid=11289979
Mind you fungus is terified Twyford will catch up with him.:)
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Lees galloway has my highest admiration in the way he dealt with that fakery national and some media created. Overlooked was the FACT that he had not been given all the information required to make a correct decision. Something another excellent review has shown up recently re improvements in process and information sharing required. If people like jonu are manipulated so easily well that worries me. This guy states he is his own man and can sniff out the fakery in life!:scared:
Total political misinformation
Immigration minister agrees with 'last resort' report
Facts get in the way of a sad false recurring narrative ehh;)
Common sense, i know people in pain. people who have spasms ,who cant wait for this legalisation. Not far away now.
"Under the new regulations, residents in the territory -- which is home to the capital -- will be able to legally possess up to 50 grams (1.76 ounces) of marijuana and cultivate up to two plants per person, or four per household."
Canberra becomes the first city in Australia to legalize marijuana
Please think about the the sustainability of NZ forests before purchasing this;
https://twitter.com/AllenAndUnwinNZ
Something not right here - The latest year was the first time in decades welfare spending has risen without a rise in the unemployment rate
Nothing in that link about CBD cannabis...Where have you been! Marijuana is used widely throughout NZ by all sections of society and has been for a long time. Look what happened with the formerly legal FAKE dope ,what 70 deaths? But hey that doesn't matter as many of those were homeless or living on the bottom of society? Reducing alcohol usage ie limits per person per week would be sensible as well.Alcohol turns some people to violence, i dont believe marijuana ever has.
With the copycat killer in Germany,The Christchurch call is working, a good start but lots more to do..Emergency Response Incident protocols formed with some of the biggest platforms (Amazon, Facebook etc) kicked in removing the killers streamingway quicker. Companies are actually cooperating, communicating with each other with ongoing tech development and research . Using AI etc to stop these things earlier is the challenge as they can be spread far from the source pretty quickly.
Safer than Alcohol, safer then Meth, safer than Synthetic marijuana etc etc.And usage of these other harmful drugs and alcohol will drop when cannibis is legalised for personal growing and usage . Folks can grow low THC CBD or high THC CBD as well to reduce pain , spasms , side effects, nausea etc. its a win/win/win. Low THC CBD currently is prohibitively expensive as well.
I will agree to disagree rather then resort to this nonsense stuff. Totally for it with limits. Its a win win win long after the horse has bolted. Gangs will have their illegal income reduced and yes one of many bonuses other drugs use will lessen esp synthetics. No brainer, a lot of SENSE here , time has come, long overdue in fact. Its those other horrible drugs we need to concentrate on AND Alcohol limits. And tobacco of course , how many deaths in USA with the flavoured e cigs. Unbelievable what people focus on :confused:
Yes, we should agree to disagree, but first ...
I am no expert on gangs but from what I have heard and read, I don’t think the bulk of their illegal drug income is coming from marijuana. It is coming from meth.
Again, your comment about other drug use lessening is merely your opinion, not a proven or calculated fact.
By the way, if you make recreational marijuana legal, are you also proposing that people will then be free to drive under the influence? By your reckoning, you would seem to believe that to be safe? Personally, I really don’t give a **** what people smoke in their own home, providing they are not doing it while caring for their children. I do however have absolutely no doubt, that smoking marijuana does have an affect on the brain. Short term, long term. It really doesn’t matter. I do not want people driving on our roads if they’ve been using marijuana. If you currently do that, you better hope like hell you never cause an accident involving anyone I love or care about.
There are numerous medications available either over the counter or on prescription that re clearly labelled to avoid driving or operating machinery after taking. I'm sure legally prescribed marijuana will carry similar warnings. No doubt ignoring the manufacturers' advice (if detected) could result in prosecution.
Yes I get that. I was asking out of curiosity from a different angle - many supporters of legalising recreational marijuana believe it is not harmful in any way, in which case I would expect them to also believe driving under the influence is also harmless.
With your unusual attitude i think we had better make alcohol illegal .:sleep:
I do not believe Marijuana harms brains .Alcohol, Meth, Tobacco yes maam. But hey two of those 3 are legal , what is going here? They kill people as well!!!!
Obviously there would be age limits and max quantities( thinks it 30 grams in Canberra). I know 2 people who would grow it to ease their spasms, pain and nausea but they cant. Luckily New Zealand has alot of compassionate green fairies who help out these suffering folks.
I hope like hell you dont drink and drive i really really do. Do you like that? No, me neither.
Lots to like, cut red tape, speed things up.Cmon cmon.
More prefab homes
"For manufacturers who prove their systems and processes are compliant, there will be a new streamlined nationwide consenting process for prefabricated buildings that will:
* Enable the mass factory production of high quality buildings
* Halves the number of building inspections for factory produced buildings
* Ensure only the location where a prefab house is installed requires a building consent, removing the possible need for two separate consents"
I know a bloke, around fifty, who used to be very bright, personable, a real winner in most ways. Then he started smoking cannabis. Today he is unemployed, wifeless, homeless, and totally away with the fairies. Will never work again or return to normal living. His downfall is entirely due to marijuana. Certainly there are many users who don't suffer that much, but then if you ask any school teacher, you'll hear all sorts of stories about young students, users, who can't concentrate, and develop poor memories. Marijuana certainly can harm brains.
I have already said I have no problem with the government making medical marijuana legal, so why are you bringing that up again?
There are plenty of studies around which show that recreational marijuana can have an effect on the brain - particularly the brains of young people. There still needs to be a lot more research done on the subject, but google is your friend, so have a look and see for yourself.
As for your very strange last sentence, I’m not even sure what you were trying to achieve. If you were expecting me to object to your comment, I hate to disappoint you. I never drink and drive. Never have. Never will. So I don’t find it at all offensive when you, or anybody else says “I hope you don’t drink and drive.”
As you say, we already have more than enough health and social issues as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, meth and other hard core drugs, not to mention tobacco use. Some of those are legal. Some are not. Medicinal marijuana should be legal. Recreational marijuana should not. I am entitled to my opinion, as are you. I fail to see how my opinion can be considered an “unusual attitude.”
I am starting to understand why you piss so many people off here. You can make your point on any subject you like, but you don’t always need to get on your “high horse” to do it you know.
Whats young minds got to do with anything. R 18 minimum imo,(R21 imo) you know like alcohol, cigarettes. We can all have our say at the referendum, am standing by for another annoucement atm, laters.
Ethiopian Primeminister Abiy Ahmed has won the Nobel peace prize, working for peace and reconciliation with Eritrea.
Are you kidding me? I have no idea how old you are but it is common knowledge that human brain development continues until around 25 years of age. For some individuals this may occur earlier, but for others it may be later. So it has everything to do with young minds. Not to mention the fact that we all know full well, many kids are smoking and drinking before they reach the legal age. One can expect the same thing if recreational marijuana was legalised.
Still good but Labour's popularity or PM JA has suffered https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...in-latest-poll
JT is curiously quiet after the last poll result. EL Z has been quiet for longer. Truth starting to hit home? Certainly appears to be with the punters.
I was wondering where JT and his :t_up: were
Lose a mayoralty under a Labour banner and you are persona non gratia and thrown under the bus by the PM and the Party
Bit of a blow for Robertson as he was out campaigning for Lester
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...-justin-lester
Interesting column from Barry Soper in the Herald this morning regarding Ardern's distancing of Labour from outgoing Mayor Lester. She apparently claimed he ran as an independant when in fact he had Labour plastered over his billboards and Labour actively fundraised for him. Clear and transparent! Transparently cynical. Don't expect Cindy to have your back when things get tough.
Soper also makes the point that Wellington is essentially a Labour stronghold. Big warning shot across the bow of the listing ship Cindy.
Yep jonu, Wellington voters got sucked and tired of a Labour influenced council and its lack of transparency
Councillor Fleur Fitzsimons who is also on the Labour Party Council (as Women’s Vice President) is a danger to Wellington. As a self proclaimed Jacinda groupie some are watching how she manages in this new council
I voted for Lester and did not even put a ranking for Foster in the ballot so I was surprised at the Wellington result too. Maybe there is now truth to the rumour circulating that Labour diehard followers like JT are making Labour unlovable :cool: And to dump Lester now that's over is like that Vulgar_ian comedian occupying the White House betraying the Kurds.
I voted Calvert #1 and Foster #2 just to get rid of Lester. At least Calverts vote was transferred to Foster
Lester reckoned he could design cycleways ha ha .....hasn’t even got of the drawing board yet as the council is hoping the Island Bay Cycleway fiasco will just go away ...while residents live with the abortion that was created
Working for the Beehive and not the rate payers was his downfall
Truely amazing Lester dumped after one term seeing Wellington a Labour stronghold politically.
Lester a one term mayor, Trudeau a one term PM possible .....I see a trend starting here
Somebody has resurrected this tweet from Lester just after Jacinda became PM
Hilarious
https://twitter.com/justin_lester/st...881161728?s=21