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Comment on Top UK Principal on National Standards by Tassman

Tassman — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:51:42 +0000

Hey Griz,
are you sure it wasn’t Darwin? Or was it Hitler himself… I think you might be able to connect the dots then…

Comment on Is Phil phucked? by NeillR

NeillR — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:50:15 +0000

Fenton wouldn’t work in an iron lung.

Comment on Promote, not contrast by Poliwatch

Poliwatch — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:43:00 +0000

RKBee – I agree, exposure on TV is so important.

Eaten and gone BY Breakfast might be more appropriate.

Comment on Transpower’s Travel by Poliwatch

Poliwatch — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:38:57 +0000

Aardvark, why do they borrow. Because Government (via Treasury) treats them like any shareholder treats a company and that is to have a certain debt to equity level. Some shareholders might set that at 0 but most don’t and certainly the Government does not. Over the years they have pushed for a higher and higher debt level although it is still quite conservative to many non government companies – often because Boards and Management push back on what Treasury request.

I have investments in a number of companies (all well managed) and there is no way I would want them to stop paying a dividend just to repay debt. As long as the dividend fits into a suitable dividend range to profit and as long as debt does not grow too high. If it does then I sell the shares. And if they stop paying a dividend (and there are no other upside benefits) then I sell.

Hang on – I think I might buy into your argument and then suggest that the government sells these companies.

Comment on A great waste of money by RKBee

RKBee — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:35:36 +0000

PricewaterhouseCoopers, obtained by The Dominion Post, shows that in one three-month period taxpayers forked out $60,000 for project consultants to analyse seven media stories.

Yet.. another hangover of years of a over bureaucratic very paranoid controlling Labour government.
National has a lot of work to do.. just changing the culture of the civil service.. just one of which is wasting money on hiring consultants to do their jobs in order to make them look good.

Comment on General Debate 22 March 2010 by dad4justice

dad4justice — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:34:57 +0000

Face to face coward. Band of Brothers is on. Goodbye gutless.

Comment on No one will buy it! by jaba

jaba — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:34:52 +0000

wtf .. Stuff is saying that Cullen will replace Bolger .. surely someone is having a laugh.
we have joked about but !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment on General Debate 22 March 2010 by big bruv

big bruv — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:34:13 +0000

Why not answer it on here D4J?

Should fathers be made to pay child maintenance irrespective of the level of access they have to their kids?

If they really are concerned about the welfare of the children I would have thought this is a no brainer, or, as I suspect, many of them are so bitter and twisted the kids are the ones who end up harmed in all of this, and the tax payer is left carrying the can financially.

Comment on General Debate 22 March 2010 by dad4justice

dad4justice — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:29:54 +0000

Go away you deranged cowardly creep. I will answer to you at a face to face meeting. Yeah right yellow pigs do fly just ask Brendan Loon.

Comment on Promote, not contrast by jaba

jaba — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:28:55 +0000

what happened to Darren?? .. watch the boy during question time .. he is as petty as Daffy and has Helen Clark written all over him. He is in his element except he lost his seat to Nathan Guy I think and got a promotion (well, promotion in opposition) to whipping boy. Its always a fight between Daffy and Darren on who raises a point of order 1st.

Comment on Transpower’s Travel by toad

toad — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:28:40 +0000

Most of the expertise Transpower requires form overseas is technical. Wake up Transpower, you can get that via email and internet these days. It’s not as though most of you were having to negotiate anything, which is when I agree there is a good reason for overseas travel.

Comment on General Debate 22 March 2010 by big bruv

big bruv — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:28:13 +0000

Are you ever going to answer that question D4J?

Comment on Top UK Principal on National Standards by future proof

future proof — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:28:10 +0000

Well I have read the blogs and therefore pose the question… of those commenting how many are actually parents nad really truely care about the development of their children and ensuring their futures a bright and relevant in todays modern world. I suggest you go and read the link here http://www.bitc.org.uk/community/education/sir_paul_grant_.html and find out mor of why Sir Paul Grant was and continues to be successful in ensuring the students that attend his school are consistently acheiving above national standards. In business we consistently monitor and grow the teams so as we can grow the business to meet the demands of the business world. If children continued to leave school with no understanding of the need to achieve in life then how do we expect the ountry to grow and develop. Today’s children are tomorows entrepeneurs, business developers, employers and employees, children being like sponges will then at an early age understand the principles that make the world go round. As a father of five with two having gone through the system and 3 just starting out I hope that nationals national standards will help the 3 have a btter quality education than the two.

Comment on General Debate 22 March 2010 by dad4justice

dad4justice — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:26:45 +0000

FFS Brendan you’re mad as a March Hare. Get help with your festering hatred you angry sad twit. Your fixation with me is very strange and sinister.

Comment on General Debate 22 March 2010 by big bruv

big bruv — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:21:59 +0000

Do the people you “work” with also think that they should not have to pay child maintenance if they are denied access to their kids because of some disagreement with their ex?

Are they happy to see the tax payer left with the bill while they sort out their anger issues?

Comment on Top UK Principal on National Standards by kiwitoffee

kiwitoffee — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:18:47 +0000

Accountability? I’m all for it.

One way of improving the level of achievement in our secondary schools is to make the students accountable for their behaviour. Never mind the teachers.

Oh and just when (and why) did a pupil become a student?

Comment on Is Phil phucked? by gingercrush

gingercrush — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:18:33 +0000

Viking2 you are delusional. A near 12, 000 party vote majority in favour of National is clearly evident that any Labour candidate that tries there will do so hopelessly. As for you living in the electorate and thinking you know what the voters there think is just laughable. You don’t know crap.

Comment on A great waste of money by GJM

GJM — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:17:59 +0000

Let’s play Buzzword Bingo!
My bulls*t meter pegged 11 with those creative phrases – TPK are incometent if they didn’t cut them off at the knees for crap like that.
Maori + government money = rort and wastage, 10 times out if 10.

Comment on General Debate 22 March 2010 by dad4justice

dad4justice — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:16:11 +0000

“You go to “work” and talk about what you got up to on Kiwiblog???”

No Brendan, a lot of people read this blog. You need serious treatment. When are we using our real names on here? A Courthouse is not a “fun place” tuff guy.

Comment on General Debate 22 March 2010 by big bruv

big bruv — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:12:38 +0000

Nope jcuknz, we will congratulate them when the republicans overturn this stupid bill.

Do you really think the people of the USA are going to put up with NHS and NZ health service standards for long?

I doubt it, B Hussein Messiah Obama has sealed his one term presidency with this move.