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Today, I will drive my extremely modified small car as I have a day off. Despite the fact it has less fuel efficient mileage stats than some of the muscle cars of its era, I would still be able to park it in the “small” car priority areas in the Downtown Auckland parking building, and not one of the proposals for restricted license conditions would stop me from driving it if I were a young kid who just got a license. It’s a great example of how regulations that need reforming should be done so thoughtfully, and not based on sweeping one-liners designed for soundbites.
Karl du Fresne nails the flaky mayors of Wellington and Auckland:
May I make a prediction? Celia Wade-Brown will be a one-term mayor of Wellington.
I think of her as the accidental mayor. I can’t believe that anyone outside her immediate circle of fervent Green supporters really expected her to be elected. The citizens of Wellington must have scratched their heads and wondered how it happened.
The obvious explanation is that just enough people were tired of Kerry Prendergast to sway the result. But that doesn’t necessarily mean Wellington wanted Ms Wade-Brown as mayor; merely that she was the least scary – and probably the best organised – of Ms Prendergast’s rivals to whom people could give their protest vote.
My guess is that many of those who cast votes for Ms Wade-Brown never imagined that lots of others would do the same – enough to give her a winning margin of 176.
Ms Wade-Brown seems pleasant enough, and I’m sure she’s well-intentioned; but she gives the impression of being flaky and ineffectual. She may grow into the job, as some initially unpromising people do, but there’s not much sign of it so far. And the events of last week show that opposition to her is hardening around the council table.
And what about super-mayor Len Brown in Auckland? He looks a one-termer too, though for different reasons. He gives the impression of being emotionally brittle. One wonders whether he has the constitution for such a punishing, high-pressure job.
I predict that after a short but spectacular spell in office, the highly strung Mr Brown will explode or burst into flames.
Re the Malaysian mules…hardly surprising they were heading for CHCH. CHCH has lots of Malaysian crooks. They have been buying up property in CHCH for the past 35 years since one of their number came here to study. They stay cosily under the radar fooling all those silly NZ fools that they are legit business people. They are hated and despised throughout the globe for their illegal,unethical and ruthless money making methods but successive NZ govts have wooed, welcomed and courted them. Very few questions are ever asked about where and how they acquired their enormous wealth.
I think Rose McLeod did a better job on the cars-Greens thing. We are of an age when we remember when most people didn’t have a car.
As for Ms Wade-Brown … I guess we’ll have to see if Karl duF is correct. I wouldn’t mind betting that the Greens who organised for Ms W-B’s victory last year are now plotting to unseat the nine councillors who plotted against her.
It is funny, but let me ask you: how would you like it if I wiped my arse with a photo or likeness of your mother, or brother, or sister, or father, or nanna?
David Garrett has been MIA since Wednesday. I’m almost tempted to file a missing person’s report. But then again, he’s probably just finished reading The Death of Reginald Perrin.
Over the past two days I have canvassed opinion among twenty people I know well (relatives and friends).
Six of them are Labour supporters and will not change political allegiance. Out of the other fourteen, six will now give their vote to Brash.
That’s a considerable potential loss to the National Party. Only time will tell.
Yes I agree about Corin Mr Black. I happened to switch on this morning and watched him for a couple of minutes…different guy without the baggage beside him.
Enzo: thank you for your concern as to my wellbeing. Sadly there is the necessity to earn a living (not being one of the stereotype millionaires which supposedly comprise a significant number of ACT members).
The Death of Reginald Perrin? Not familiar with that one…he rose again didn’t he?
Ah, but that is in AMERIKA – not in New Zild. where the watermelons and their ‘useful idiots with suntans’ act as Greenpeace’s lackey’s to ensure that we will never access our own considerable gasfields. That lot would rather we hug trees rather than burn them (the trees that is).
Don’t forget – to a Greeny, Giaia is all and must never be disturbed . . .
BTW – does anyone know Greenpeace’s political affiliations?
A: Shriek ‘right wing … attack … working families … ordinary New Zealand family doom … gloom … blah blah blah … ad nauseum blah ”
Q: What will that achieve?
A: Nothing.
Q: Will Labour realise that a quick execution is the best way to get on with things?
A: No.
Q: Will there be a surge in ACT support?
A: Yes.
Q: What will Gaffey’s response to that be?
A: Shriek ‘right wing … attack … working families … ordinary New Zealand family doom … gloom … blah blah blah … ad nauseum blah ”
Q: What will that achieve?
A: Nothing.
Q: Why not?
A: Sorry, did he say something (new)?
Q: What should they do?
A: Clean house – quick. Then see if they can actually come up with some credible policies that don’t involve social engineering and can help repair the damage they did over nine years.
Re: Serenity Jay Scott-Dinnington, the little 6 month old girl who was shaken to death.
Yes she had a triple barreled name and Yes she was Maori..unfortunately my summation was correct.
Someone stated Serenity’s mother was a great mum…I don’t agree- Great mothers do not have their children taken off them by CYF’s and allow their children to be shaken to death. Mothers should protect their children from mongrels like this.
Enzo; That’s good.
Rodney and David and others can after doing the same now rise again as the REAL Life Party.
Sounds like a good deal.
We all like good deals, don’t we?
All the beasts called “mothers and fathers” of the abused/killed children are paragons of virtue, nice people, great characters and so on. They are never at fault, and always put the blame on the system, colonialism, the rest of society, etc.
Another dreaful consequence of a misguided welfare state!
Megatron:Seems that the code of silence may well decend upon that unfortunate little girl as well;
That;s Maori as well.
Call Pita Pata the Maori Minister.
He will get to the bottom of this with Sue’s help
“The earth is warming. Carbon emissions are increasing,” said Sarene Marshall, Managing Director for The Nature Conservancy’s Global Climate Change Team. “And they both are connected to the increased intensity and severity of storms that we both are witnessing today, and are going to see more of in the coming decades.”
“”She wasn’t strangled. Chelsea has been told by police and medical staff that she had shaken baby syndrome and a broken rib. That’s what they told them in hospital.”
I totally agree with Megatron. Fuck it’s not hard to be a good Mum. You feed them and don’t let them get bashed or shaken. If a child dies it could have stopped by the Mum. Exceptions few.
Nice to hear a news headline a few minutes ago quoting the police officer in charge of the investigation saying “Someone must be held responsible”. Could this be the effect of a new Police Commissioner?
That article almost makes you weep Radman. To think even the Brits with their completely fucked economy are mocking us and our totally gutless poll-centric prime-minister.
I’m gonna campaign as hard as I can to get rid of as many National MP’s as I can. I couldn’t give a fuck who wins, I’ve had it up to the back teeth with the spineless Nats. They need to start voting with their conscience instead of following the whip and their lemon leaders direction.
Thank you, Radman. Spineless and gutless Key is known internationally too.
Smile-and-wave’s ineffectual government has been a great disappointment to many, who wanted a change from the wasted nine years under Labour.
The following paragraph takes the cake: “As always the Kiwi people are wonderfully friendly, and resilient, and upbeat. But after nearly six years living across the Tasman in Brisbane, you can’t help noticing that New Zealand seems poor. And the economy looks to be stuffed. Worst of all, the Kiwi Prime Minister comes across as an ‘all things to all men’ sort of guy who isn’t in politics so much to get things done and improve the prospects of most New Zealanders as to be liked and not rock the boat.“
“The earth is warming. Carbon emissions are increasing,” said Sarene Marshall, Managing Director for The Nature Conservancy’s Global Climate Change Team. “And they both are connected to the increased intensity and severity of storms that we both are witnessing today, and are going to see more of in the coming decades.”
The problem for you, Manolo, is that there is heaps of peer-reviewed evidence to support Marshall’s statement. Here is just one (purely by coincidence, I was looking for the scientific view on this today):
What you need to get your head around is that scientists aren’t saying the rise in temperature causes tornadoes. The evidence is around intensity, as it is for precipitation.
Perhaps you should talk to the experts on such matters.
Just for anyone who still take Luc seriously (waits, hears echo.. then silence…), the fraud Al Gore decided it was important that Global Warming(tm) was seen to cause tornadoes .. so he photoshopped more into the cover of his book.
As for intensity, they were worse in the 1930′s… long before the Global Warming(tm) scam had been invented, and at a time when human attributable CO2 levels were tiny.
@thedavincimode – I’ve lost control of the remote. Oh the shame. Go the Breakers…!!!! (oh, and think TV1 has screwed up their coverage … it’s been BBC content for 45mins now!)
THIS ONE IS OVER. The Breakers are all gathering around Henare. What a way to go out. Everyone in the arena is on their feet. Confetti raining down. Pledger lifting his teammates off the ground. Beat this Will and Kate. Your move.
Superb scrambling defence and the boot of Luke McAlister saw the Blues secure an important 15-10 win at Carisbrook last night.
McAlister landed five penalties for the visitors only points, but left the field with five minutes to go after sustaining what appeared to be a painful leg injury.
The Highlanders ended the game with 14 men when Aaron Smith, who had replaced Jimmy Cowan with 20 minutes to go, was sinbinned following a lifting tackle on his opposite Toby Morland, which also involved Jarrad Hoeata.
Ultimately, the Blues earned their win with their second half tackling.
While the likes of Ben Smith and Adam Thomson went on damaging downfield runs, the Blues were able to reorganise and shut down the Highlanders when tries appeared imminent.
Much of the talk before the game was about Tony Brown, who started with heavy strapping on one leg, but he lasted only 18 minutes before leaving the field.
Robbie Robinson replaced him at first five, with Matt Saunders taking Ben Smith’s place at second five and Smith moving back to his preferred place at fullback.
The effect was almost instantaneous with Smith tearing off on a scorching run down field out of nothing and then peeling off a superb line kick deep into Blues territory.
Smith turned in a massive game alround, as predicted by coach Jamie Joseph midweek.
Adam Thomson was finding it hard to impress referee Chris Pollock, but the Highlanders were dominating the ball and field position as the first half wore on.
While the Blues were given two early kickable penalties, of which McAlister landed the second, easier attempt, the Highlanders weren’t getting any such opportunities.
They were also guilty of a lack of precision just when some impressive Blues defence looked like it might crack.
McAlister’s second penalty just after half an hour gave the visitors a 6-nil lead which was largely against the run of play.
The key moment of the half, however, was the sinbinning of Hoeata on halftime for killing the ball at the ruck.
Pollock judged Hoeata had sealed the ball off and not allowed the Blues to recycle possession but Blues No 8 Peter
Saili had already been monstered off the back of the scrum by Adam Thomson and stood no chance.
Just what sort of gravity-defying manoeuvre Hoeata was supposed to do to avoid going down with the entire Highlanders forward pack propelling him will be revealed in the next edition of Science Weekly. It’s available from news stands on Monday.
Having soaked up so much first half pressure, the Blues did deserve their 9-nil lead at the break, particularly after playing a controlled sort of game which saw Brett turning the Highlanders around well when given the chance.
The Blues could not really rely on their lineout after losing Anthony Boric before the game to a hamstring injury and choosing to press loose forward Chris Lowrey into the second row.
Soon after the break, Saunders flew through a hole and carried the ball deep.
Despite two cynical offences by the Blues Pollock elected not to go to his pocket, but the Highlanders eventually scored anyway when Robinson dummied his way through a Keven Mealamu tackle for a try which he converted.
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After McAlister and Robinson had traded penalties and Hoeata returned from the naughty chair, the game settled down following a frenetic start to the second half.
Jimmy Cowan, after sitting out the win over the Crusaders, looked very much a senior All Black while Kade Poki was also dangerous on his return from injury.
Mr Key wore a smartly pressed merino wool suit, with a PINK tie to complement his wife’s look.
She showed off the stunning pale PINK and navy Trelise Cooper creation for the first time before they left for the service.
The elegant two-tone lace dress was matched with a long silk coat and completed with a navy hat and kitten-heeled matching shoes, PINK gloves and some pearls. Her make-up was flawless, with smoky eyes and glossy pink lips
There are a number a ways you can watch without ads, even without sky.
Download Live Station and watch BBC live feed – oh, aljazeera is carrying it live too – can you believe that? PressTV (Iran) is big on ME violence, mainly in countries ruled by dictators closely allied to the US, the land of the free. Go figure.
As regards tornadoes, no scientist says tornadoes are caused by global warming. But it’s reasonable to expect that more intense storms would lead to more intense tornadoes. There is no scientific link yet, but I expect it to come, over time.
You do puzzle me, though.
Are you denying global warming or the accepted cause of global warming?
WASHINGTON — As the world warms, the USA will face more severe thunderstorms with deadly lightning, damaging hail and the potential for tornadoes, a trailblazing study by NASA scientists suggests
It’s being too charitable to say you make shit up Luc. You lie.
I saw Elton John at the Royal Wedding.
The thought occurred to me that he may have been suffering from some post natal disorder.
He has put on a lot of pudding since the birth of their child.
Actually KK, for all Luc’s general insanity, he’s right about the general thrust of the claims. The papers tend to suggest that tornadoes and cyclones will be slightly less frequent, but slightly more severe. Net result essentially nil.
The essential premise is that over the next 40 years or so we’ll have a 10% increase in cyclone damage due to global warming, and a 500% increase in damage due to “social factors” (i.e. people moving to states that have lots of cyclones, and building houses in places where they’d get damaged in a cyclone). And that if we actually cared about saving lives and property, rather than the cult of global warming and the need for people to flagellate themselves, then we’d look at whether there’s a cheaper way to deal with the costs. And his suggestion is that we could stop subsidising insurance in Florida, thereby making it more expensive for people to build houses in cyclone prone areas. Which he suggests would have more impact than all that expenditure on reducing global warming.
He has some interesting lines about polar bears too, which are pretty funny.
You don’t ask straight questions Luc. You frame a question with pre-planned rebuffs and/or attacks on each of the (usually two) ‘options’ you provide. It’s both juvenile and tiresome. I thought you might have found a bit of dialog integrity over the last 6 months. Clearly you haven’t. Too Bad.
@PaulL – NASA predicted “..the USA will face more severe thunderstorms”. I read the more as numerically more (as per Al Gore’s photoshopping), rather than increased severity of thunderstorms.
Didn’t the young couple look wonderful?
Didn’t the Dean and the Archbishop say it all in their sermons?
Didn’t all the little flowergirls and pageboys look really sweet?
Didn’t the Westminster Cathedral Choir sing like angels?
Didn’t Camilla look a bit less like a Rottie?
Didn’t the poor old Duke of Ed look slightly less confused than last time he was brought out for an airing?
Just waiting for the Battle of Britain Squadron to do their flypast and my night will be complete!
ps: Don’t all the sad wee leftie fucks get pissed when Johnny and Bronagh pose on the international stage (by invitation)
and look really good doing it when the rottweiler they loved so much called Helen got shunned by the whole world and could only find her natural habitat amongst the other losers at the UN!
KK – I read the more as they were going to be more-severe thunderstorms, rather than more severe-thunderstorms. I’m also pretty sure that’s what the research shows. I still go back to the important point, which is that fewer thunderstorms, but those fewer thunderstorms are more severe, doesn’t amount to anything.
Cowan’s passing was too slow and hampered the backline. Much of the Highlander passing tended to float and go high which meant that the receiver had to check. That gave time for the defence to get up.
Ben Smith is right up there and must be challenging at fullback, centre or wing. Certainly having a better season than Cory Jane.
Pollock got his vowells confused. Went on to the field as Pollack and came off as Pillock. The two penalties on Adam Thompson were absolute nonsense and that meant that the subsequent yellow card was nonsense. He doesn’t understand the advantage rule either.
Breakers rule!
Listening to the tone of the service, I had trouble telling if it was a wedding or funeral. Didn’t seem to be much joy about it all. Kate, though, is A OK in my book. Wouldn’t kick her out of my shower.
My wife was channel surfing to comapre coverage of the wedding, and we caught a little bit of Fox News Coverage. That was a GEM!
The commentator was having a wee rant about some woman with a unique hat that in his opinion looked ridiculous and he was wondering what possessed her to wear it, or words to that effect, and he ended his rant by saying that he’d probably find out who it was later and that, knowing his luck, he may have offended someone important.
# Manolo (3,961) Says:
April 30th, 2011 at 5:35 am
Anybody but Canterbury mate….anybody.
Some day Bruv will tell us why he hates the sheepshaggers so much.
Manalo:
BB is conflicted. He must be school teacher in drag.
He cannot decide about stuff at all.
He wants Brash and all the individual liberty stuff that comes with that kind of philosophy BUT he can’t stand the results of that individual liberty when it comes to rugby and the sheep shaggers.
It will need a well qualified psychiatrist to figure BB out over this conflict of mind.
Cowan’s passing was too slow and hampered the backline. Much of the Highlander passing tended to float and go high which meant that the receiver had to check. That gave time for the defence to get up.
The Blues got away with a heap of interference in and around rucks and mauls (which they are adept at), that makes it very hard to clear good ball quickly. And at the same time the Highlanders were hit hard by the whistle in comparison, making it difficult for them to assert their own control.
The Blues defence didn’t need time to get up, they were often already partly up. And while the Blues backs were very up in defence where were they on attack? They were very disappointing in their mostly negative approach, but I guess a win’s a win.
This year we again compare poorly with Australia, which has a Tax Freedom Day of April 19.
the US Tax Freedom Day is calculated by taxation and falls on April 12
the day in Norway is July 29 and the Norwegian Progress Party has been advocating for the past two years for Tax Freedom Day to become a national holiday to highlight the problem. That’s something that could be introduced here to replace one of our ”more questionable” national holidays,
MP Heather Roy is understood to be considering a challenge for the Act deputy leadership, despite the public upheavals of this week’s successful leadership coup by Don Brash.
One should never reward disloyalty to your leader.
Roy should be sent packing along with Calvert.
Should we be bothered that the Man who is pushing economic prescriptions for NZ can barely afford his own apartment?
He couldn’t afford to buy an apartment in the Viaduct. The view is not as good here, but he’s quite stoked because unlike at the Viaduct, his one-bedroom apartment here has a study as well. “Every time I had breakfast I had to move my computer, which was a bit of a bugger.
Another that lingers is his frugality. His coup means he will resign his directorships of Transpower and the ANZ/National Bank, which he says are now his main sources of income.
That will please many ANZ customers. Rod Deane next please and reintroduce customers first instead of Directors first.
ACT MP Heather Roy has been accused of writing comments of support from false identities on her own blog.
Blogger Cameron ‘Whaleoil’ Slater says many encouraging comments on Ms Roy’s blog come from her own internet address, and when he pointed that out, the addresses were taken down.
The fact IP’s can of course be faked is mute, as Heather opted to blame the comments on her family she lives with… surely an innocent party would have immediately said she has no idea who wrote the comments but once they were discovered they were deleted. She didn’t. One notable point… the comments on her blog are moderated… that means, “authorised” or edited prior to publishing. Whichever way you look at it, its a cock-up of fabricated trust. She is now hinted to be picked for the second in command at Act. Unmitigated bad choice. Surely Banks at number two would be better. Oh but that alienates women voters… yawn, i just remembered why I can’t stand politics.
He (Brash),indicated he would ask Mr Key to give Mr Hide’s portfolios to another MP, citing as a precedent Mr Hide’s decision to strip Heather Roy of her portfolios because of her coup attempt.
That isn’t a valid comparison. Roy had done her best to replace Hide inflicting great damage on her party in the process.
Hide by contrast has put the party first by stepping aside without any public display of acrimony.
the election is only seven months away and it would be unnecessarily disruptive to change ministers at this late stage without a much better reason than to reward someone else for disloyalty to her leader who happens to hold the portfolios.
He should put his intellect and energy into helping his new party become part of the next government and leave this one be.
And this is correct. If Brash gets into this slanging behavoir he will be entirely diverted from the job in hand which is to win in November in whatever form that is.
He has his work cut out establishing credible candidates with ACT backgrounds and ensuring a machine that can run the ACT election program.
I very much doubt that the existing structure is geared for that.
I am also pretty sure that Banks and Brash know that electorally they are rat poison as candidates. They are both pensioners with Brash over 70. They also both know that their best years politically are behind them.
Viking 2
The Act Party is beginning to look like a game of musical chairs. How many squabbles can five people have?
Thanks for the link to the Brash article re the red cushions.
Those who like to claim that the devastating tornadoes in the States are due to global warming probably won’t want to be confronted with the actual facts, which are that there is a significant downtrend over the last 60 years in the number of strong to violent tornadoes:
April 29th, 2011 at 9:58 am
I imagine Lewis Holden must be spewing at the moment.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 10:00 am
I don’t beleeeeeve it!
Fust-est wth the most-est – as our American air transport friends used to say – and maybe still do!
Can’t wait to read the Kiwiblog regulars’ take on the Rodney Hide/Don B(r)ash intriguing scenario.
And where’s ol’ John Banks coming from – or rather going to?
Go for it lads!!
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 10:00 am
Life goes on. Politics is crap.
Vote:The suns shinning again. Business in the bay is busy after 3 years of sad. Looking good ahaed.
April 29th, 2011 at 10:01 am
Akoroa.
Look back Pages of the stuff.
Joyce for Epsom.
That will make a contest.
Oh and then we will see what bribes Brash will give.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 10:02 am
Is it just me or does Coren seem to have perked up a lot since Petra has been away?
He is actually doing a reasonable job now and seems to be enjoying himself.
He was in the Petra shadow perhaps or just no chemistry between them.
I think she would have the ability to annoy many people with that personality or lack of it.
Anyway, good morning Kiwis.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 10:03 am
Loving it:
About bloody time.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 10:04 am
Today, I will drive my extremely modified small car as I have a day off. Despite the fact it has less fuel efficient mileage stats than some of the muscle cars of its era, I would still be able to park it in the “small” car priority areas in the Downtown Auckland parking building, and not one of the proposals for restricted license conditions would stop me from driving it if I were a young kid who just got a license. It’s a great example of how regulations that need reforming should be done so thoughtfully, and not based on sweeping one-liners designed for soundbites.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 10:10 am
What does Key know? Has Hide indicated he is quitting completely: Filed 3News 9.45 : quote from Key:
“No one necessarily wants to end the way he did but all great political careers end in failure arguably.”
Or is it a push. Bahahaha maniacal laugh. Would serve Key to run a candidate against Banks.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 10:15 am
The ultimate gift for all you royalists and monarchists
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiberiousgracchus/5658103459/
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 10:15 am
Standing in for philu today we have Akroa.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 10:21 am
Karl du Fresne nails the flaky mayors of Wellington and Auckland:
May I make a prediction? Celia Wade-Brown will be a one-term mayor of Wellington.
I think of her as the accidental mayor. I can’t believe that anyone outside her immediate circle of fervent Green supporters really expected her to be elected. The citizens of Wellington must have scratched their heads and wondered how it happened.
The obvious explanation is that just enough people were tired of Kerry Prendergast to sway the result. But that doesn’t necessarily mean Wellington wanted Ms Wade-Brown as mayor; merely that she was the least scary – and probably the best organised – of Ms Prendergast’s rivals to whom people could give their protest vote.
My guess is that many of those who cast votes for Ms Wade-Brown never imagined that lots of others would do the same – enough to give her a winning margin of 176.
Ms Wade-Brown seems pleasant enough, and I’m sure she’s well-intentioned; but she gives the impression of being flaky and ineffectual. She may grow into the job, as some initially unpromising people do, but there’s not much sign of it so far. And the events of last week show that opposition to her is hardening around the council table.
And what about super-mayor Len Brown in Auckland? He looks a one-termer too, though for different reasons. He gives the impression of being emotionally brittle. One wonders whether he has the constitution for such a punishing, high-pressure job.
I predict that after a short but spectacular spell in office, the highly strung Mr Brown will explode or burst into flames.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 10:28 am
Re the Malaysian mules…hardly surprising they were heading for CHCH. CHCH has lots of Malaysian crooks. They have been buying up property in CHCH for the past 35 years since one of their number came here to study. They stay cosily under the radar fooling all those silly NZ fools that they are legit business people. They are hated and despised throughout the globe for their illegal,unethical and ruthless money making methods but successive NZ govts have wooed, welcomed and courted them. Very few questions are ever asked about where and how they acquired their enormous wealth.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 10:34 am
Manolo:
I think Rose McLeod did a better job on the cars-Greens thing. We are of an age when we remember when most people didn’t have a car.
As for Ms Wade-Brown … I guess we’ll have to see if Karl duF is correct. I wouldn’t mind betting that the Greens who organised for Ms W-B’s victory last year are now plotting to unseat the nine councillors who plotted against her.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 10:37 am
Inky:
It is funny, but let me ask you: how would you like it if I wiped my arse with a photo or likeness of your mother, or brother, or sister, or father, or nanna?
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 10:39 am
David Garrett has been MIA since Wednesday. I’m almost tempted to file a missing person’s report. But then again, he’s probably just finished reading The Death of Reginald Perrin.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 10:42 am
Some people get off on that sort of thing Tripe. It even has a name for it. Hitler was one. Inky appears to be another.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 10:45 am
Inky_the_Red – why would the Royal Wedding toilet paper be dated 2001, one wonders?
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 10:46 am
David Garrett has been MIA since Wednesday. I’m almost tempted to file a missing person’s report.
Maybe he’s been busy in meetings with Brash and Douglas.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 10:53 am
More on that impending energy crunch which the leftists keep proclaiming (you know, the one that justifies their fascist policies):
“Simply put, the era of cheap and abundant natural gas has begun.”
http://www.detnews.com/article/20110428/OPINION01/104280341/1008/opinion01/Tap-natural-gas-for-energy
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 11:05 am
Over the past two days I have canvassed opinion among twenty people I know well (relatives and friends).
Six of them are Labour supporters and will not change political allegiance. Out of the other fourteen, six will now give their vote to Brash.
That’s a considerable potential loss to the National Party. Only time will tell.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 11:09 am
Yes I agree about Corin Mr Black. I happened to switch on this morning and watched him for a couple of minutes…different guy without the baggage beside him.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 11:09 am
Enzo: thank you for your concern as to my wellbeing. Sadly there is the necessity to earn a living (not being one of the stereotype millionaires which supposedly comprise a significant number of ACT members).
The Death of Reginald Perrin? Not familiar with that one…he rose again didn’t he?
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 11:23 am
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Ah, but that is in AMERIKA – not in New Zild. where the watermelons and their ‘useful idiots with suntans’ act as Greenpeace’s lackey’s to ensure that we will never access our own considerable gasfields. That lot would rather we hug trees rather than burn them (the trees that is).
Don’t forget – to a Greeny, Giaia is all and must never be disturbed . . .
BTW – does anyone know Greenpeace’s political affiliations?
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 11:24 am
This is brilliant.
Fight of the Century: Keynes vs. Hayek Round Two
Vote:
April 29th, 2011 at 11:28 am
@Starboard – yes thanks for confirming the problem is in the Petra.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 11:39 am
John Banks says “he is not taking a win in the electorate of Epsom for granted.”
That sounds sensible, especially as “he still has to convince the ACT party president and board that he is the best qualified candidate for the seat.”
Maybe he should have a chat to Brash and point out they can’t put Epsom in the bank just yet.
Brash: “What is crucially important for Act is that people in Ekatahuna and Waikikamukau know that Act has Epsom in the bag”.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 11:59 am
Q: So, what will Labour learn from this?
A: Nothing
Q: What will they (Gaffey) do?
A: Shriek ‘right wing … attack … working families … ordinary New Zealand family doom … gloom … blah blah blah … ad nauseum blah ”
Q: What will that achieve?
A: Nothing.
Q: Will Labour realise that a quick execution is the best way to get on with things?
A: No.
Q: Will there be a surge in ACT support?
A: Yes.
Q: What will Gaffey’s response to that be?
A: Shriek ‘right wing … attack … working families … ordinary New Zealand family doom … gloom … blah blah blah … ad nauseum blah ”
Q: What will that achieve?
A: Nothing.
Q: Why not?
A: Sorry, did he say something (new)?
Q: What should they do?
A: Clean house – quick. Then see if they can actually come up with some credible policies that don’t involve social engineering and can help repair the damage they did over nine years.
Q: What would happen if they did that?
A: Surge in support.
Q: Well, why wouldn’t they do that?
A: Are you nuts?
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 12:03 pm
@David Garrett not quite. He faked his own death.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 12:32 pm
Re: Serenity Jay Scott-Dinnington, the little 6 month old girl who was shaken to death.
Vote:Yes she had a triple barreled name and Yes she was Maori..unfortunately my summation was correct.
Someone stated Serenity’s mother was a great mum…I don’t agree- Great mothers do not have their children taken off them by CYF’s and allow their children to be shaken to death. Mothers should protect their children from mongrels like this.
April 29th, 2011 at 12:48 pm
Enzo; That’s good.
Vote:Rodney and David and others can after doing the same now rise again as the REAL Life Party.
Sounds like a good deal.
We all like good deals, don’t we?
April 29th, 2011 at 12:49 pm
All the beasts called “mothers and fathers” of the abused/killed children are paragons of virtue, nice people, great characters and so on. They are never at fault, and always put the blame on the system, colonialism, the rest of society, etc.
Another dreaful consequence of a misguided welfare state!
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 12:51 pm
Megatron:Seems that the code of silence may well decend upon that unfortunate little girl as well;
Vote:That;s Maori as well.
Call Pita Pata the Maori Minister.
He will get to the bottom of this with Sue’s help
April 29th, 2011 at 1:11 pm
AGW is to blame for tornadoes claim the warmists:
“The earth is warming. Carbon emissions are increasing,” said Sarene Marshall, Managing Director for The Nature Conservancy’s Global Climate Change Team. “And they both are connected to the increased intensity and severity of storms that we both are witnessing today, and are going to see more of in the coming decades.”
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 1:12 pm
I’m out.
Gnight all.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 1:12 pm
I didn’t see any mention of this child bashing death on TV1 last night…or did I miss it?
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 1:16 pm
And they both are connected to the increased intensity and severity of storms
Don’t know about that, but 160 tornadoes in one day is a hell of a lot of spin.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 1:20 pm
“”She wasn’t strangled. Chelsea has been told by police and medical staff that she had shaken baby syndrome and a broken rib. That’s what they told them in hospital.”
So its not so bad after all!!
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 1:30 pm
Is anyone laying odds that we will be supporting this gentleman again in the not too distant future?
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/4941703/Dean-Wickliffe-to-be-freed-from-jail
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 1:40 pm
Ah Nookin, I was just about to ask the same question.
In his case ‘life’ should mean life.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 1:56 pm
Oh Dear. I seem to have misjudged the situation. He is a good boy now.
Vote:http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/4941703/Dean-Wickliffe-to-be-freed-from-jail
April 29th, 2011 at 1:59 pm
Just discovered this: http://www.spectator.co.uk/australia/6833138/the-kiwis-need-a-david-cameron.thtml
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 2:04 pm
I totally agree with Megatron. Fuck it’s not hard to be a good Mum. You feed them and don’t let them get bashed or shaken. If a child dies it could have stopped by the Mum. Exceptions few.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 2:34 pm
Nice to hear a news headline a few minutes ago quoting the police officer in charge of the investigation saying “Someone must be held responsible”. Could this be the effect of a new Police Commissioner?
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 4:48 pm
That article almost makes you weep Radman. To think even the Brits with their completely fucked economy are mocking us and our totally gutless poll-centric prime-minister.
I’m gonna campaign as hard as I can to get rid of as many National MP’s as I can. I couldn’t give a fuck who wins, I’ve had it up to the back teeth with the spineless Nats. They need to start voting with their conscience instead of following the whip and their lemon leaders direction.
Fuck ‘em all.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 6:55 pm
Thank you, Radman. Spineless and gutless Key is known internationally too.
Smile-and-wave’s ineffectual government has been a great disappointment to many, who wanted a change from the wasted nine years under Labour.
The following paragraph takes the cake: “As always the Kiwi people are wonderfully friendly, and resilient, and upbeat. But after nearly six years living across the Tasman in Brisbane, you can’t help noticing that New Zealand seems poor. And the economy looks to be stuffed. Worst of all, the Kiwi Prime Minister comes across as an ‘all things to all men’ sort of guy who isn’t in politics so much to get things done and improve the prospects of most New Zealanders as to be liked and not rock the boat.“
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 7:46 pm
The problem for you, Manolo, is that there is heaps of peer-reviewed evidence to support Marshall’s statement. Here is just one (purely by coincidence, I was looking for the scientific view on this today):
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v470/n7334/full/nature09763.html
What you need to get your head around is that scientists aren’t saying the rise in temperature causes tornadoes. The evidence is around intensity, as it is for precipitation.
Perhaps you should talk to the experts on such matters.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 8:42 pm
Just for anyone who still take Luc seriously (waits, hears echo.. then silence…), the fraud Al Gore decided it was important that Global Warming(tm) was seen to cause tornadoes .. so he photoshopped more into the cover of his book.
As for intensity, they were worse in the 1930′s… long before the Global Warming(tm) scam had been invented, and at a time when human attributable CO2 levels were tiny.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 8:55 pm
Breakers 47- 38 3rd quarter
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 8:58 pm
V2
Guess you aren’t married and stuck with that fucking wedding.
Wot’s the Blues/Highlanders score?
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 8:58 pm
John Key is currently in Westminster Abbey right now for the Royal Wedding.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:00 pm
Jolly good, but what is the fucking Blues/Highlanders score????????????
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:03 pm
@thedavincimode – I’ve lost control of the remote. Oh the shame. Go the Breakers…!!!! (oh, and think TV1 has screwed up their coverage … it’s been BBC content for 45mins now!)
@V2 – Thanks. Keep the score coming.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:04 pm
57- 45 to breakers end of third quarter.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:05 pm
Ha you guys gotta get organized. I’m using the computer to get the score. Can’t watch as far as I know. Herald Sport
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:06 pm
Comment From wedding crasher wedding crasher: ]
why can’t they just show the b#£$y dress and get it over with
straight of the feed. Seems you are not alone.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:07 pm
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10722068
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:08 pm
Blues take half-time lead over Highlanders
Vote:9-0
April 29th, 2011 at 9:10 pm
damn wedding. Internet is all I have. This dress better be bloody good.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:11 pm
61-47
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:12 pm
Dorsey misses another shot. He’s 2/11 for night.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:13 pm
Get your Royal Wedding Sick Bag here.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:14 pm
Several penalty chances have led the Blues to a 9-0 half-time lead over the Highlanders at Carisbrook.
Luke McAlister missed the first, slotted home the second and also kicked two more to take them to 9-0 by half time.
Tony Brown came off injured in the seventeenth minute and Jarrad Hoeata was shown a yellow card.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:15 pm
68-47
Vote:5.21 to go
April 29th, 2011 at 9:15 pm
15:10 Aucks over the highlanders. bugger.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:16 pm
This place is going absolutely nuts. I think the Breakers are sending the cheerleaders on to play out the remaining five minutes.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:17 pm
Comment From Hone Harawira Hone Harawira: ]
Vote:Kia Kaha! Kia Toa!
April 29th, 2011 at 9:18 pm
Comment From Don Brash Don Brash: ]
Vote:Ah, these numbers prove that we CAN catch up with Australia.
April 29th, 2011 at 9:18 pm
[Comment From Rodney Hide Rodney Hide: ]
Vote:I’m free! Put me on coach
April 29th, 2011 at 9:18 pm
A standing ovation as Henare heads to the bench.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:22 pm
68-51
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:23 pm
71-51
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:23 pm
“Ah, these numbers prove that we CAN catch up with Australia.”
very good.
NOW WHAT’S THE FUCKING SCORE!!!!!?????????
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:25 pm
William and Kate celebrate the Breakers win by getting married.
V2, how long on the clock?
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:25 pm
breakers win 71-53
Vote:yehaa
April 29th, 2011 at 9:26 pm
THIS ONE IS OVER. The Breakers are all gathering around Henare. What a way to go out. Everyone in the arena is on their feet. Confetti raining down. Pledger lifting his teammates off the ground. Beat this Will and Kate. Your move.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:28 pm
Yes, I thought I saw someone passing Wills a note.
I wonder if Hone, Gargoyle, Minto and Birds Nest Head are being forced to watch the wedding.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:29 pm
You can all go back to your wedding watch now.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:31 pm
Thanks V2. Sterling effort on behalf of the downtrodden.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:32 pm
alex
Anybody but Canterbury mate….anybody.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:32 pm
Blues win
Superb scrambling defence and the boot of Luke McAlister saw the Blues secure an important 15-10 win at Carisbrook last night.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:33 pm
Superb scrambling defence and the boot of Luke McAlister saw the Blues secure an important 15-10 win at Carisbrook last night.
McAlister landed five penalties for the visitors only points, but left the field with five minutes to go after sustaining what appeared to be a painful leg injury.
The Highlanders ended the game with 14 men when Aaron Smith, who had replaced Jimmy Cowan with 20 minutes to go, was sinbinned following a lifting tackle on his opposite Toby Morland, which also involved Jarrad Hoeata.
Ultimately, the Blues earned their win with their second half tackling.
While the likes of Ben Smith and Adam Thomson went on damaging downfield runs, the Blues were able to reorganise and shut down the Highlanders when tries appeared imminent.
Much of the talk before the game was about Tony Brown, who started with heavy strapping on one leg, but he lasted only 18 minutes before leaving the field.
Robbie Robinson replaced him at first five, with Matt Saunders taking Ben Smith’s place at second five and Smith moving back to his preferred place at fullback.
The effect was almost instantaneous with Smith tearing off on a scorching run down field out of nothing and then peeling off a superb line kick deep into Blues territory.
Smith turned in a massive game alround, as predicted by coach Jamie Joseph midweek.
Adam Thomson was finding it hard to impress referee Chris Pollock, but the Highlanders were dominating the ball and field position as the first half wore on.
While the Blues were given two early kickable penalties, of which McAlister landed the second, easier attempt, the Highlanders weren’t getting any such opportunities.
They were also guilty of a lack of precision just when some impressive Blues defence looked like it might crack.
McAlister’s second penalty just after half an hour gave the visitors a 6-nil lead which was largely against the run of play.
The key moment of the half, however, was the sinbinning of Hoeata on halftime for killing the ball at the ruck.
Pollock judged Hoeata had sealed the ball off and not allowed the Blues to recycle possession but Blues No 8 Peter
Saili had already been monstered off the back of the scrum by Adam Thomson and stood no chance.
Just what sort of gravity-defying manoeuvre Hoeata was supposed to do to avoid going down with the entire Highlanders forward pack propelling him will be revealed in the next edition of Science Weekly. It’s available from news stands on Monday.
Having soaked up so much first half pressure, the Blues did deserve their 9-nil lead at the break, particularly after playing a controlled sort of game which saw Brett turning the Highlanders around well when given the chance.
The Blues could not really rely on their lineout after losing Anthony Boric before the game to a hamstring injury and choosing to press loose forward Chris Lowrey into the second row.
Soon after the break, Saunders flew through a hole and carried the ball deep.
Despite two cynical offences by the Blues Pollock elected not to go to his pocket, but the Highlanders eventually scored anyway when Robinson dummied his way through a Keven Mealamu tackle for a try which he converted.
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After McAlister and Robinson had traded penalties and Hoeata returned from the naughty chair, the game settled down following a frenetic start to the second half.
Jimmy Cowan, after sitting out the win over the Crusaders, looked very much a senior All Black while Kade Poki was also dangerous on his return from injury.
FINAL SCORE
Blues 15 (McAlister 5 pen)
Highlanders 10 (Robbie Roinson try; Robinson con, pen)
HT: 9-nil
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:35 pm
thedavincimode (1,533) Says:
April 29th, 2011 at 9:31 pm
How ya gunna run the country when you can’t organise you telly?eh
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:39 pm
Hah.. the wife is, um, *unhappy* with TV1 coverage. More ads than wedding.. and the whole broadcast is BBC content. Where’s Petra?
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:44 pm
OOH DEAR, OH DEAR,
Not a good choice I fear.
Mr Key wore a smartly pressed merino wool suit, with a PINK tie to complement his wife’s look.
She showed off the stunning pale PINK and navy Trelise Cooper creation for the first time before they left for the service.
The elegant two-tone lace dress was matched with a long silk coat and completed with a navy hat and kitten-heeled matching shoes, PINK gloves and some pearls. Her make-up was flawless, with smoky eyes and glossy pink lips
Pink, PINK, PINK.
ALL IS LOST. CALL THE PINKO POLICE.
Many a man under his wifes control. Oh Dear.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:51 pm
“How ya gunna run the country when you can’t organise you telly?eh”
A perfectly valid point.
BTW, I noticed that the King of Norway was armed. Should we read anything into that? Has he got any Irish or “North African” in his bloodline?
Mrs Windsor appears to have dressed as a lemon. She better be careful not to get too close to the punchbowl at the aftermatch.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:53 pm
kk
who cares?
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 9:54 pm
Mr Windsor looks pretty sprightly for 90 though Charles looks older than his father. Mind you with the Duke for a father is that surprising?
Saw the dress, white like they all are.
Vote:Fuck this is exciting guur.
April 29th, 2011 at 9:55 pm
… and the bride has her head covered. Just as well the wedding isn’t in France
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 10:00 pm
She’s just trying to sneak past all the paki jihadists unnoticed.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 10:07 pm
Still reckon the other brother has a different father. Major what was his name.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 10:10 pm
KK
There are a number a ways you can watch without ads, even without sky.
Download Live Station and watch BBC live feed – oh, aljazeera is carrying it live too – can you believe that? PressTV (Iran) is big on ME violence, mainly in countries ruled by dictators closely allied to the US, the land of the free. Go figure.
As regards tornadoes, no scientist says tornadoes are caused by global warming. But it’s reasonable to expect that more intense storms would lead to more intense tornadoes. There is no scientific link yet, but I expect it to come, over time.
You do puzzle me, though.
Are you denying global warming or the accepted cause of global warming?
Can you be clear?
And isn’t Kate beautiful?
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 10:18 pm
V2
James Hewitt.
Reputedly very well hung. With a mop of red hair and many freckles. Just like Harry.
But one thing about the royal family, we will never know.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 10:27 pm
Luc says: As regards tornadoes, no scientist says tornadoes are caused by global warming
NASA says: Global warming to cause more severe storms in USA
It’s being too charitable to say you make shit up Luc. You lie.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 10:29 pm
I saw Elton John at the Royal Wedding.
Vote:The thought occurred to me that he may have been suffering from some post natal disorder.
He has put on a lot of pudding since the birth of their child.
April 29th, 2011 at 10:40 pm
No Notts; its just the menopause.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 10:45 pm
Bloody Philip. He can never keep it to himself, can he?
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 11:12 pm
KK
The operative word in your post is “potential.” You need to look up its meaning.
You haven’t answered my question.
Are you too embarrassed to give a straight answer or just too ignorant?
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 11:19 pm
No Luc, I’m too tired of your lies and distortions.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 11:19 pm
The future Head of State of New Zealand is now married. Which is nice.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 11:28 pm
Now that you have given up accusing me of not using my real name, you just move on, eh, KK, to the next diversionary tactic – slander?
Just give a straight answer to a straight question.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 11:31 pm
Actually KK, for all Luc’s general insanity, he’s right about the general thrust of the claims. The papers tend to suggest that tornadoes and cyclones will be slightly less frequent, but slightly more severe. Net result essentially nil.
A very interesting talk on the matter is from Bjorn Lomberg, link (including transcript) here: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/counterpoint/stories/2011/3160416.htm
The essential premise is that over the next 40 years or so we’ll have a 10% increase in cyclone damage due to global warming, and a 500% increase in damage due to “social factors” (i.e. people moving to states that have lots of cyclones, and building houses in places where they’d get damaged in a cyclone). And that if we actually cared about saving lives and property, rather than the cult of global warming and the need for people to flagellate themselves, then we’d look at whether there’s a cheaper way to deal with the costs. And his suggestion is that we could stop subsidising insurance in Florida, thereby making it more expensive for people to build houses in cyclone prone areas. Which he suggests would have more impact than all that expenditure on reducing global warming.
He has some interesting lines about polar bears too, which are pretty funny.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 11:41 pm
Quite funny that Tony Blair and Gordon Brown weren’t invited to the Royal Wedding.
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 11:48 pm
There is well-researched post that covers the connection between global warming and extreme weather events here
Vote:April 29th, 2011 at 11:51 pm
You don’t ask straight questions Luc. You frame a question with pre-planned rebuffs and/or attacks on each of the (usually two) ‘options’ you provide. It’s both juvenile and tiresome. I thought you might have found a bit of dialog integrity over the last 6 months. Clearly you haven’t. Too Bad.
@PaulL – NASA predicted “..the USA will face more severe thunderstorms”. I read the more as numerically more (as per Al Gore’s photoshopping), rather than increased severity of thunderstorms.
Vote:April 30th, 2011 at 12:04 am
Brilliant wedding.
Didn’t the young couple look wonderful?
Didn’t the Dean and the Archbishop say it all in their sermons?
Didn’t all the little flowergirls and pageboys look really sweet?
Didn’t the Westminster Cathedral Choir sing like angels?
Didn’t Camilla look a bit less like a Rottie?
Didn’t the poor old Duke of Ed look slightly less confused than last time he was brought out for an airing?
Just waiting for the Battle of Britain Squadron to do their flypast and my night will be complete!
ps: Don’t all the sad wee leftie fucks get pissed when Johnny and Bronagh pose on the international stage (by invitation)
and look really good doing it when the rottweiler they loved so much called Helen got shunned by the whole world and could only find her natural habitat amongst the other losers at the UN!
I’m loving it!
Vote:April 30th, 2011 at 12:07 am
So the flyspray didn’t work then Luc?
You are an obvious candidate for a good dose of Carbaryl.
Vote:April 30th, 2011 at 12:08 am
KK – I read the more as they were going to be more-severe thunderstorms, rather than more severe-thunderstorms. I’m also pretty sure that’s what the research shows. I still go back to the important point, which is that fewer thunderstorms, but those fewer thunderstorms are more severe, doesn’t amount to anything.
Vote:April 30th, 2011 at 12:33 am
The Lanc. the Spit and the Hurricane have just done it for me.
The modern stuff——crap.
Six Merlins in sync. Paradise.
Vote:April 30th, 2011 at 12:47 am
KK
I’m just trying to work out your basic objection to the consensus view.
Is the planet warming?
Yes or no.
If yes, is it caused through human caused emissions?
Do you have the courage of your convictions to answer, simply, for our edification and enlightenment?
PaulL
While I disagree with your basic premise, I think the net effect to you would not be nil if you were in the path of such extreme events.
More information is here:http://climateprogress.org/category/extreme-weather/
Vote:April 30th, 2011 at 12:53 am
Jeeze if Carbaryl won’t even work it must be Zyklon B for you LUC.
Vote:April 30th, 2011 at 1:06 am
If yes, is it caused through human caused emissions?
No.
Vote:April 30th, 2011 at 1:12 am
V2 @9.33pm
Cowan’s passing was too slow and hampered the backline. Much of the Highlander passing tended to float and go high which meant that the receiver had to check. That gave time for the defence to get up.
Ben Smith is right up there and must be challenging at fullback, centre or wing. Certainly having a better season than Cory Jane.
Pollock got his vowells confused. Went on to the field as Pollack and came off as Pillock. The two penalties on Adam Thompson were absolute nonsense and that meant that the subsequent yellow card was nonsense. He doesn’t understand the advantage rule either.
Breakers rule!
Listening to the tone of the service, I had trouble telling if it was a wedding or funeral. Didn’t seem to be much joy about it all. Kate, though, is A OK in my book. Wouldn’t kick her out of my shower.
Vote:April 30th, 2011 at 5:35 am
Some day Bruv will tell us why he hates the sheepshaggers so much.
Vote:April 30th, 2011 at 7:16 am
Johnboy.
My wife was channel surfing to comapre coverage of the wedding, and we caught a little bit of Fox News Coverage. That was a GEM!
The commentator was having a wee rant about some woman with a unique hat that in his opinion looked ridiculous and he was wondering what possessed her to wear it, or words to that effect, and he ended his rant by saying that he’d probably find out who it was later and that, knowing his luck, he may have offended someone important.
It was Julia Gillard.
Vote:April 30th, 2011 at 7:41 am
# Manolo (3,961) Says:
April 30th, 2011 at 5:35 am
Anybody but Canterbury mate….anybody.
Some day Bruv will tell us why he hates the sheepshaggers so much.
Manalo:
BB is conflicted. He must be school teacher in drag.
He cannot decide about stuff at all.
He wants Brash and all the individual liberty stuff that comes with that kind of philosophy BUT he can’t stand the results of that individual liberty when it comes to rugby and the sheep shaggers.
It will need a well qualified psychiatrist to figure BB out over this conflict of mind.
Vote:April 30th, 2011 at 7:46 am
Cowan’s passing was too slow and hampered the backline. Much of the Highlander passing tended to float and go high which meant that the receiver had to check. That gave time for the defence to get up.
The Blues got away with a heap of interference in and around rucks and mauls (which they are adept at), that makes it very hard to clear good ball quickly. And at the same time the Highlanders were hit hard by the whistle in comparison, making it difficult for them to assert their own control.
The Blues defence didn’t need time to get up, they were often already partly up. And while the Blues backs were very up in defence where were they on attack? They were very disappointing in their mostly negative approach, but I guess a win’s a win.
Vote:April 30th, 2011 at 7:46 am
Tax Freedom Day on Tuesday May 3RD.
123 days to pay off your tax burden
This year we again compare poorly with Australia, which has a Tax Freedom Day of April 19.
the US Tax Freedom Day is calculated by taxation and falls on April 12
the day in Norway is July 29 and the Norwegian Progress Party has been advocating for the past two years for Tax Freedom Day to become a national holiday to highlight the problem. That’s something that could be introduced here to replace one of our ”more questionable” national holidays,
Vote:April 30th, 2011 at 8:04 am
The Mad Dog of ACT.
MP Heather Roy is understood to be considering a challenge for the Act deputy leadership, despite the public upheavals of this week’s successful leadership coup by Don Brash.
One should never reward disloyalty to your leader.
Roy should be sent packing along with Calvert.
They will shaft Brash just as quickly when they can’t get their own petulant way.
Vote:http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10722390
April 30th, 2011 at 8:12 am
Should we be bothered that the Man who is pushing economic prescriptions for NZ can barely afford his own apartment?
He couldn’t afford to buy an apartment in the Viaduct. The view is not as good here, but he’s quite stoked because unlike at the Viaduct, his one-bedroom apartment here has a study as well. “Every time I had breakfast I had to move my computer, which was a bit of a bugger.
Another that lingers is his frugality. His coup means he will resign his directorships of Transpower and the ANZ/National Bank, which he says are now his main sources of income.
That will please many ANZ customers. Rod Deane next please and reintroduce customers first instead of Directors first.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10722388
Vote:April 30th, 2011 at 8:31 am
Episode Two.
The Mad Dog of ACT.
Heather Roy’s online ‘ACT’ exposed
By Liz Puranam
ACT MP Heather Roy has been accused of writing comments of support from false identities on her own blog.
Blogger Cameron ‘Whaleoil’ Slater says many encouraging comments on Ms Roy’s blog come from her own internet address, and when he pointed that out, the addresses were taken down.
http://www.3news.co.nz/Heather-Roys-online-ACT-exposed/tabid/419/articleID/208788/Default.aspx
Mad as a hatter as the saying goes.
Vote:April 30th, 2011 at 8:34 am
oh dear…caught with her pants down..how embarrassing
Vote:April 30th, 2011 at 8:35 am
Guy
28 Apr 2011 5:41p.m.
The fact IP’s can of course be faked is mute, as Heather opted to blame the comments on her family she lives with… surely an innocent party would have immediately said she has no idea who wrote the comments but once they were discovered they were deleted. She didn’t. One notable point… the comments on her blog are moderated… that means, “authorised” or edited prior to publishing. Whichever way you look at it, its a cock-up of fabricated trust. She is now hinted to be picked for the second in command at Act. Unmitigated bad choice. Surely Banks at number two would be better. Oh but that alienates women voters… yawn, i just remembered why I can’t stand politics.
http://www.3news.co.nz/Heather-Roys-online-ACT-exposed/tabid/419/articleID/208788/Default.aspx
Vote:April 30th, 2011 at 8:36 am
Yep, the skirts been lifted and whats underneath doesn’t smell good at all.
Vote:April 30th, 2011 at 8:44 am
He (Brash),indicated he would ask Mr Key to give Mr Hide’s portfolios to another MP, citing as a precedent Mr Hide’s decision to strip Heather Roy of her portfolios because of her coup attempt.
That isn’t a valid comparison. Roy had done her best to replace Hide inflicting great damage on her party in the process.
Hide by contrast has put the party first by stepping aside without any public display of acrimony.
the election is only seven months away and it would be unnecessarily disruptive to change ministers at this late stage without a much better reason than to reward someone else for disloyalty to her leader who happens to hold the portfolios.
He should put his intellect and energy into helping his new party become part of the next government and leave this one be.
http://homepaddock.wordpress.com/2011/04/30/new-leader-has-no-mandate-for-demands/
And this is correct. If Brash gets into this slanging behavoir he will be entirely diverted from the job in hand which is to win in November in whatever form that is.
Vote:He has his work cut out establishing credible candidates with ACT backgrounds and ensuring a machine that can run the ACT election program.
I very much doubt that the existing structure is geared for that.
April 30th, 2011 at 8:49 am
They will shaft Brash just as quickly when they can’t get their own petulant way.
That’s funny. Brash would never shaft anyone to get his own way, would he. Oh, hang on…
Vote:April 30th, 2011 at 8:52 am
Whale Oil on DPF: “Cluster Farrar” can also be used as a new word for the political lexicon to describe execrable political analysis.
http://whaleoil.gotcha.co.nz/?p=22637
Vote:April 30th, 2011 at 8:55 am
Whale on pots and kettles: From Farrar’s now famously inaccurate post….
From the whale’s mouth last month:
Good call Cluster Cam.
Vote:April 30th, 2011 at 8:56 am
Viking 2
Vote:The Act Party is beginning to look like a game of musical chairs. How many squabbles can five people have?
Thanks for the link to the Brash article re the red cushions.
April 30th, 2011 at 9:15 am
Oh Dear Red Cushions. As bad as Keys pink suits and ties.
What next Phil Goff in BLUE and Matt McCarten in Yellow along with Hone in Black and White.
Whats left for Winnie. Red maybe?
Vote:April 30th, 2011 at 12:39 pm
Those who like to claim that the devastating tornadoes in the States are due to global warming probably won’t want to be confronted with the actual facts, which are that there is a significant downtrend over the last 60 years in the number of strong to violent tornadoes:
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/04/19/why-it-seems-that-severe-weather-is-getting-worse-when-the-data-shows-otherwise-a-historical-perspective/
Note also the decline in the number of tropical storms and hurricanes.
Vote:April 30th, 2011 at 12:51 pm
More on the Greens’ claim of an impending energy crisis (demanding still more centralised state power):
“Natural gas: fuel of the future”
“…a couple of weeks ago the US Energy Information Agency released an assessment of 48 shale gas basins in 32 countries. The numbers are staggering…”
http://communities.canada.com/calgaryherald/blogs/tertzakian/archive/2011/04/18/natural-gas-fuel-of-the-future.aspx
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