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Government hints at more help for Medical Students amid shortage.
Funding is on the way to train more Medical Students and additional support for trainee may be on the way as New Zealand grapples with work force shortages in the Health System.
You would have thought that this would have been addressed by this Labour Government who have spent billions ripping our Health System in two to give Maori their own Health system these shortages were always going to happen.
But after nearly 6 years in Government they were more interested in creating Racial tension and dividing hard working New Zealander’s.
https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/05/07/govt-hints-at-more-help-for-medical-students-amid-shortage/
It’s always excuses from this Government never a hint of taking responsibility for fuck ups like this and the remedy is always the same just keep throwing taxpayers money at the problem and it will hopefully fix itself.
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May 8, 2023 8:00am
- Maggy Wassilieff
  
  This is the key thing..
  
  Both the Otago Medical School and Auckland’s School of Medicine had made offers to train more students. The Government had not taken up the offer.
  
  Instead of wasting money on massive advertising campaigns and creating a megabureaucracy around Health, Our Government could have funded the Med schools and Nursing programmes to train more doctors and nurses.
  
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  May 8, 2023 9:05am
  - Southern Raider
    
    Had experience over last week of our health system. Checked with several large private A&E providers and they all had queues of more than 3 hours. At least one for a large period of time only had one nurse and one doctor on duty as they can’t get enough staff.
    
    Imagine turning up with a very sick baby and having to wait 4 to 5 hours or risk 12 hours at public hospital.
    
    Labour are so broken as they can’t understand the issues in primary care (need to wait a week to see your GP) force people to get sick to then go to private A&E which can’t cope so it feeds into and overloads public hospitals
    
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    May 8, 2023 9:16am
    - Ghost
      
      If the baby is very sick the triage nurse would usually push them through quicker. I was at the hospital A&E two weeks ago, pushed straight through
      
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      May 8, 2023 9:25am
      - krazykiwi
        
        Agreed. No matter how broken the system appears, there are great people working at the front line. They routinely prioritise babies for rapid treatment. This has been my experience with grandchildren on 100% of the occasions they’ve needed A&E.
        
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        May 8, 2023 9:52am
      - Sacha
        
        Good triage people are gold. An experienced nurse ( I mean REALLY experienced, not paper-qualified). can keep an ED more-or-less flowing, by prioritising the really sick ones –
        
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        May 8, 2023 10:20am
    - GJM
      
      Wait a week for the GP? I had to wait a month for mine for my 6 montly checkup as part of renewing my pills. If I was really sick, it would have been resolved one way or another before then.
      
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      May 8, 2023 12:29pm
      - Ghost
        
        Damn, I get in the same morning I ring up. Hate to think what it is going to be when he retires in a few years.
        
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        May 8, 2023 12:38pm
  - ClanMcleod
    
    They could also apologise and bring back the nurses mandated out of their jobs.
    
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    May 8, 2023 9:34am
    - Ghost
      
      I don’t think there is any point. I know one nurse who gave up waiting for that and moved to Ireland to work. Also talking to the nurses in ED a two weeks ago I asked if many are leaving, yes. And they told me if they were paid a decent wage they would stay but they’ve lost several in the past few weeks.
      
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      May 8, 2023 9:38am
      - ClanMcleod
        
        A lot of that pressure would be due to the loss of so many colleagues. The law of unintended but entirely predictable consequences strikes again.
        
        Probably true that to reverse that disgusting policy wouldn’t make a huge difference, but it would certainly be the morally correct thing to do. As you say, many wouldn’t go back now anyway.
        
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        May 8, 2023 10:01am
      - cmm
        
        A year ago I was in the hospital. There I met a very senior nurse who was looking at giving up nursing entirely and considering a job on a factory floor instead. She had been working in one of the specialised wards for over 10 years. She said they’d had 50% turnover in a year.
        
        Even the porter guy that rolled me down to the operating theatre said he was leaving for Oz at the end of the month.
        
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        May 8, 2023 12:50pm
      - cmm
        
        Clan a lot of the pressure is, indeed, due to loss of colleagues – especially the senior colleagues.
        But there are a lot of other pressures too.
        
        For example they have cut support staff. This has caused at least two other problems:
        * the hospital does not flow efficiently. For example I had to wait over 3 hours in all waiting just for a porter to roll me down to the operating theatre and back.
        * staff end up doing tasks way below their training level. Instead of nurse aides making beds, the already overworked nurses have to do the jobs instead.
        
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        May 8, 2023 1:10pm
      - ClanMcleod
        
        cmm – and how many people take advantage of the compulsory, consequence free, 7 days holiday available when they get a sniffle and test positive with a totally unreliable RAT?
        
        I just witnessed it, a friend who is a teacher aid at a primary school had a head cold, took a couple of days off while he presumed he was probably able to spread the bot. (Which he picked up from the kids)
        He was ready to start back to school mid week. As he pointed out, 5 years ago he would have gotten a hard time for even taking a couple of days of and would have been accused of having “man flu”.
        
        He realised he would be losing sick leave days, I told him to take a RAT test just to check, even though they are less than 50% accurate. He went to school, went to the principal, got a test, tested positive, got the rest of the week off work to watch Netflx and drink coffee even though he felt totally fine. What a perverse incentive that was used to help sell a narrative by giving totally inaccurate numbers.
        
        He might have had covid, he might not. So might everyone else at the school. Thing is, nobody was actually sick, nobody was dying, some people will just play the system and why not. Why be punished for trying to do the right thing?
        
        This is what the Labour government are all about and they repeat this with their welfare payments. People who want to work are often better off on a benefit. Those who work are often punished. It’s a perverse system that buys votes for a corrupt government.
        
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        May 8, 2023 1:27pm
  - Stellaboxer
    
    National and or Act would do well to try to calculate how much this government has spent non-productively and get it on some bill boards. Could start with the 1.9 billion on mental health that nobody seems to know what happened to and the only tangible difference is a lowering of the number of beds available. 57 million on a cycle bridge that never happened is another that comes to mind. How many Dr and nurses could have been trained for just those two? Tot it all up and expose how much that waste is to each household in the land regardless of ethnicity. Do something! The media won’t help you and few people engage with the legacy media anyway.
    
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    May 8, 2023 9:35am
    - artemisia
      
      Be good to see some bright red billboards with WASTE the first word in very big letters. Followed by very succinct examples or, preferably, pictures.
      
      No lack of examples.
      
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      May 8, 2023 11:12am
      - kowtow
        
        Yes , sadly, the average swing voter needs to be hit between the eyes with short, sharp messaging , as they’re not very bright at all.
        
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        May 8, 2023 12:07pm
      - Burtland
        
        the digital bill boards all around are perfect for this – just start the counter narrative
        WHO OWNS THE WATER – NO ONE
        
        Even useless Labour MPs like Duncan Webb have starting using them
        
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        May 8, 2023 7:40pm
  - Suze Wainwright
    
    Maggy, if the govt had accepted the offer, could they ensure quality control was maintained over te Tiriti principles?
    
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    May 8, 2023 9:37am
  - Paulus
    
    And in funding them there should be a contract that they work in New Zealand say for at least three or five years.
    Upon signing and completion their student loans should be rescinded.
    
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    May 8, 2023 10:37am
    - Ian Boag
      
      How do we deal with the ones where the graduate doesn’t have a student loan? …. I know some who were funded through by family. Not a deal breaker but just curious what people think?
      
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      May 8, 2023 8:04pm
  - In Vino Veritas
    
    Otago University used to be a University where merit and excellence meant everything. Not so much anymore. So even though they want to train more students, they won’t all be there on merit, and nor will they all have achieved the excellence that used to be required to move on from pre-med. And the University will of course get more money, so there is an ulterior motive in increasing numbers of students.
    
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    May 8, 2023 1:58pm
- Joely Doe
  
  Perhaps if the Uni’s trained the best, rather than than the rest, we would be in a better position.
  The drop out rate from the Special Entry pathways is double that of General Entry.
  Perhaps it has something to do with the mid-70 pass rate required for Special Entry, rather than the mid-90 pass rate required for General Entry?
  
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  May 8, 2023 9:25am
  - Ian Boag
    
    The drop out rate from the Special Entry pathways is double that of General Entry.
    
    I thought the General Entry dropout was bugger all. Double bugger all is not a lot.
    
    Can you point us at a link for this one?
    
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    December 8, 2022 8:07pm
  - Burtland
    
    whats happened to the Mirror on Society policy, failed?
    
    https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/300013258/medical-school-who-gets-in-and-why
    
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    May 8, 2023 9:40am
    - Zoro
      
      Good luck trying to find a top brain surgeon in 20 years time, that when the foolishness of these policies will be fulfilled…
      
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      May 8, 2023 12:30pm
      - Ghost
        
        I wouldn’t worry too much, the top orthopaedic surgeon in our hospital is South African, two other orthopaedic surgeons from South Africa and one from the Middle East. We can get great surgeons and let the NZ trained ones go to Australia 😜
        
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        May 8, 2023 12:36pm
    - rouppe
      
      “They suddenly realised there was a Māori person on the other side. You just have to see their face when I say ‘Kia Ora I’m Wiremu’ — some of them go, ‘True Bro I thought you were Pākehā’.
      
      Who is the racist, again?
      
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      May 8, 2023 12:36pm
  - kowtow
    
    Perhaps if universities focussed on teaching , instead of virtue signalling.
    
    The University of Otago has today unveiled its a new strategy as it takes a bold and historic step to becoming a Te Tiriti-led organisation.
    
    ‘The country’s oldest university proposes to adopt a new Māori name and tohu (symbol), created in collaboration with mana whenua.
    
    Acting vice-chancellor Professor Helen Nicholson said the changes align with the strategy Vision 2040, launched last month. Becoming Te Tiriti-led is an obligation, not a choice.’
    
    Source NZ herald.
    
    I wonder how much of this ties in with Otago falling out of the world’s top 200 .
    
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    May 8, 2023 12:11pm
    - sirknz
      
      Strategy 2040?
      
      This sounds like 1840…
      
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      May 8, 2023 2:36pm
NeverMindTheBollocks

Legally, a Maori is a person of Maori descent who identifies as Maori. So, from now on when speaking of a Maori I’m going to refer to him/ her as a person identifying as Maori. Seems more in tune with the zeitgeist, wouldn’t you say?

Which brings me to another point: the statement of genealogy that accompanies the naming of any Maori person. I don’t have a problem with that, except that in most cases it’s partial, i.e. it excludes non Maori antecedents.

Take Rawiri Waititi, for example. Googling tells me that he’s at least 1/8 English.

‘Rawiri’s paternal grandmother was Dorothy Tihore (the daughter of Matehaere Patihana Tihore and Alice Ann Gill). Alice emigrated from Kettlewell, in England, to New Zealand in 1909, and was the daughter of Henry Gill and Ann’.

But you won’t find that in his ancestry statement on the Maori Party website.

‘I am a mokopuna of the Waiariki iwi through my Te Whānau a Apanui, Ngai Tai, Te Whakatohea, Ngai Tuhoe, Ngati Awa, Te Arawa, Ngati Tūwharetoa, Ngai Te Rangi and Ngati Ranginui ancestry’.

What does that say about his respect for his great grandmother? To me, it reads that he’s embarrassed by her being English, perhaps even ashamed to have non Maori forbears.

Personally, I have more respect for those Maori who include their non Maori antecedents in their whakapapa statement. It’s just more honest.
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May 8, 2023 8:00am
- fightingtemeraire
  
  GG has it in hers but most leave it out when many are as white as the driven snow and have names that are obviously English in Origin or Scottish, Welsch, Irish etc.
  
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  May 8, 2023 9:03am
- Maggy Wassilieff
  
  A heck of a lot of folks with Maori ancestry don’t know their whakapapa.
  
  If a dad/mum did a runner when a babe was young (or in utero), and the parents hadn’t told each other of their ancestry, then the child will grow up not knowing much.
  
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  May 8, 2023 9:10am
  - lifesgood
    
    What about all the Maori who change the name their parents gave them because claiming a Maori name makes they think it will give them some sort of status . What an insult to their parents who chose their name. I’m looking at you Tipene O’Regan, born Stephen, Hekia Parata born Pauline Wayman married Wira Gardiner, Rawiri Paratene (actor) born Peter David Broughton. etc etc etc. I could go on
    
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    May 8, 2023 9:26am
    - Paulus
      
      There is the belief that calling yourself and being accepted as Maori gives you special status.
      The expectation then is that the world gives to you alone special treatment in terms of social and financial acceptance above all the peasants.
      
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      May 8, 2023 10:42am
    - Stellaboxer
      
      It’s to do with the special status you get as a victim in this world of applied Post Modernism. The more of a victim you can portray yourself to be the higher your status and the more politically un-reproachable you become. It works for careers too as Jesse Smollett rather unsuccessfully attempted to capitalise on.
      
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      May 8, 2023 11:17am
  - NeverMindTheBollocks
    
    True, but a simple DNA match should help here. Get David Lomas on the job.
    
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    May 8, 2023 11:21am
    - Burtland
      
      David Lomas mines human misery – genealogy could be quite interesting but instead he uses it to shine a light on dysfunctional family relationships. Most depressing show on TV.
      
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      May 8, 2023 7:47pm
- rouppe
  
  My family has a book that details my European genealogy going back a good 500 years.
  
  Maybe I should start every meeting detailing that
  
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  May 8, 2023 12:40pm
  - Grumpy Silver Haired Female
    
    Maybe we should: remind our colleagues that we all have ancestors.
    Anyone got any suggestions as to how one can spike the guns of a person determined to start every meeting, of a group of Kiwis, Brits, Indians and Korean volunteers working on a project for a member association with a karakia? I thought perhaps volunteering and reading the Lords Prayer, or even a poem, such as the Owl and the Pussy Cat, what do you reckon?
    
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    May 8, 2023 1:12pm
    - stiff cheese
      
      What did the Seven Dwarves sing in the Disney movie?
      
      “Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to work we go…. ”
      
      The ideal way to get the staff pumped up AND put a smile on their faces.
      
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      May 8, 2023 2:16pm
      - NeverMindTheBollocks
        
        Of course, you’d have to identify as vertically challenged.
        
        Fortunately, anything goes these days so you’ll be ok.
        
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        May 8, 2023 7:11pm
Mike

Happy World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day!
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May 8, 2023 8:00am
- Groggy
  
  Downticking the Red Cross, classy!
  
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  May 8, 2023 10:52am
  - Ghost
    
    Maybe the Downticking are from Cyclone Gabrielle‘s damaged areas still waiting for the Red Cross to start helping with the donated money…..
    
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    May 8, 2023 11:00am
  - kowtow
    
    Oh groggy you clearly aren’t aware of this posters trolling.
    
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    May 8, 2023 12:13pm
  - Mike
    
    Given many Kiwibloggers’ religious sensitivities, one might assume they were just down ticking the Red Crescent part of the deal, although some of the snowflakes seem to have a beef with virtually any international charitable organization.
    
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    May 8, 2023 1:04pm
NeverMindTheBollocks

So this is inconvenient.

‘Norway’s Petroleum and Energy Minister Terje Aasland called on oil and gas companies to fulfill their “social responsibility” and “leave no stone unturned” to find more natural gas resources.’

Norway? Norway??? Those greener-than-green, EV driving champions of climate change affirmative action held up to us as paragons of virtue by our local village idiots are determined to open up new O&G fields in the high Arctic.

They must be laughing at us.

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Norway-Set-To-Accelerate-Arctic-Oil-And-Gas-Drilling.html
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May 8, 2023 8:01am
- Maggy Wassilieff
  
  After WW2 Norway was one of the poorest countries in Europe.
  
  Quite a few folks in Norway remember that life was far from ideal before the 1970s and 1980s .
  
  https://www.norskpetroleum.no/en/framework/norways-petroleum-history/#:~:text=The%20first%20oil%20discovery%20on,the%20field%20was%20finally%20developed.
  
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  May 8, 2023 9:21am
  - Paulus
    
    Norway under Quisling was a puppet of Nazi Germany throughout.
    From commercial experience they have no sense of humour either.
    It is a very left wing country still, but very rich due to their share of North Sea Oil.
    
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    May 8, 2023 10:45am
- Anan Carpentie
  
  Norway’s standard of living is underpinned by oil and gas. That is what pays for the massive EV subsidies.
  
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  May 8, 2023 10:05am
  - In Vino Veritas
    
    Correct Anan. And of course, Norway is used as one of the Scandinavian “success” stories by the left for promotion of socialism. Chloe Swarbrick gave Scandinavian socialism a big push not long ago. What they don’t realise, is that the socialism of the 1970’s to 90’s failed abysmally, mainly because the norms of social responsibility and hard work collapsed. Even the social democrats have been toughening up on welfare payments and reducing their generosity. So Norway socialist? More centrist these days.
    
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    May 8, 2023 12:03pm
- Stellaboxer
  
  NeverMindTheBollocks “They must be laughing at us.” Everybody is laughing at us.
  
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  May 8, 2023 11:19am
- kowtow
  
  At one stage their huge pension fund was heavily involved in so called “dirty” Canadian tar sands .
  
  Not sure ofthe current situation.
  
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  May 8, 2023 12:15pm
krazykiwi

I’m a bit late to the coronation analysis party. Busy weekend. So mrs kk happened across a live stream of the coronation. I wasn’t particularly interested and, critically, the cat was demanding to be fed, so I only watched a tiny segment. It showed the ecumenical multi-faith leaders being led in as the honoured took their seats.

Now in these things, ranking is everything. A flourish at the front of a group is worth a hundred hunkerings down at the back.

Our King, the head of the Protestant church (which came into existence so Charlie’s forefather could shag who he chose) made very sure the Sunni and Shia muslims were honoured with top billing. Then came the Buddhists, Hindus, Zoroastrians, Baháʼí, and finally the various branches of Christianity.

Hatchets are supposed to be buried, but on coronation day one hatchet was not buried, but rather placed in a brightly lit, museum-quality display case: At the very end of the ecumenical procession, and long after the camera operator had no doubt begun yearning to scan the crowd for someone famous picking their nose, hurrying along as an apparent afterthought was the representative of the Catholic church. This chap, for all his faults represent some 5,000,000 UK people where, by comparison, a full muster of UK Zoroastrian’s barely fills a bingo hall.

If Charlie doesn’t collapse under the weight of the conflict diamonds in his blingy new headpiece, he sure will under the weight of his gereatrtic virtue signaling.
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May 8, 2023 8:01am
- fightingtemeraire
  
  It was only the Christians that carried out the blessing as he sat on the Coronation Throne.
  
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  May 8, 2023 8:04am
- Nukuleka
  
  Nonsense. Cardinal Nichols was an integral part of the coronation service. This marked the first time a Catholic Cardinal attended a coronation and was part of the formalities. It has been seen as a turning point in Anglican/ Catholic relations. He was no afterthought at all, tacked on at the end. Don’t write untruths.
  
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  May 8, 2023 8:19am
  - krazykiwi
    
    You may be right as I stopped watching as the cardinal hurried in. Did you find the order of honour odd? I did.
    
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    May 8, 2023 8:27am
    - Nukuleka
      
      The Cardinal did not ‘hurry in’. He was part of the formal entrance into the Abbey at the beginning, prior to the entrance of the Queen and King. If you stopped watching at the point of his entry then you saw nothing of the Coronation whatsoever and are in no position to be making comments! As I said earlier, you are writing nonsense.
      
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      May 8, 2023 8:31am
      - Don Beckett
        
        In Christian liturgical ceremonies/processions, the ‘least’ proceed ahead of the ‘notables’ – so it is usual practice for the bishops/cardinals to follow the others.
        
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        May 8, 2023 10:22am
- Gravelroad
  
  @kk-
  Not sure what your point is. Did you actually watch the event?
  According to the Catholic Church England/Wales website, at least five high level bishops, a representative from the Pope and Cardinal Vincent Nichols attended the King’s Coronation.
  Cardinal Nichols had a prominent part to play in the ceremony – I saw him.
  Also noted on the website mentioned above:
  “Seventy years ago, it would not have been permitted for any Catholic to enter a Protestant church, let alone to take part in a Coronation service.”
  
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  May 8, 2023 8:30am
  - fightingtemeraire
    
    QE11 called Cardinal Basil Hume “My Cardinal”!!!!!
    
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    May 8, 2023 9:07am
    - Matt Long
      
      Rather ironical that Chas II was the last of the Stuart kings for being over cosy with Catholicism.
      
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      May 8, 2023 10:55am
      - kowtow
        
        Nope .
        
        That’d be his brother who became King James II on the death of Charles II .
        
        Ruled for 3 years and his deposition gave rise to many of our “parliament is sovereign” constitutional arrangements of today .
        
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        May 8, 2023 12:22pm
- pdm
  
  `critically, the cat was demanding to be fed, ‘
  
  kk you are not Biscuit in drag are you?
  
  Just up earlier in the morning!!
  
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  May 8, 2023 8:39am
  - pussycat
    
    The cat always comes first.
    
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    May 8, 2023 2:21pm
- Ehlana
  
  I didn’t think the Sunni and Shia muslim representatives were at the front of the group of inter-faith representatives actually. From the commentary it seemed they were in the middle of the group, which would make sense if they entered alphabetically – Bahai and Buddha would come before Muslim and Roman Catholic would be towards the end.
  
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  May 8, 2023 8:47am
- slightlyrighty
  
  You do realise that in the coronation procession, they enter in ascending order of seniority, which is why the King entered last?
  
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  May 8, 2023 8:53am
- rangitoto
  
  Henry VIII isn’t a forefather of the current royals.
  
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  May 8, 2023 10:53am
  - kowtow
    
    Yep , I think the Tudors were Welsh whereas the Saxe Coburg Gothas are Germans .
    
    If there’s one thing we can in these post modern days praise the royals for being they are very diverse and inclusive institution.
    
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    May 8, 2023 12:26pm
  - JohnRidd
    
    Correct. Charles III is descended from Henry VIII’s sister, Margaret.
    
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    May 8, 2023 1:23pm
Southern Raider

Wait for the Waitangi Tribunal to pick up on this

The Reparation committee in California has voted to approve a claim that all black people in the state should be paid reparation which could total $800 Billion

The payments are based on time spend in California eg how long you were “discriminated” against and for a 71 year old black person would equate to $1.2M

California is already close to being bankrupt so not sure where $800 B is coming from
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May 8, 2023 8:04am
- Taieri
  
  California is already close to being bankrupt so not sure where $800 B is coming from
  ——————–
  
  Where does it always come from?
  The taxpayer of course…
  
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  May 8, 2023 9:40am
  - Ghost
    
    I don’t know. https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/1653859137791377409
    
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    May 8, 2023 9:54am
    - Taieri
      
      May be their People’s Commissar for Finance can do what ours did?
      Print it.
      
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      May 8, 2023 10:40am
- rouppe
  
  Slavery in the USA was outlawed in 1865. Anyone alive today was free to stay, or go.
  
  If they stayed, it is ludicrous to suggest they suffered anything, as of it were that insufferable they would have left
  
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  May 8, 2023 12:46pm
Tony Stuart

We had a fabulous weekend at the LNI National Party regional conference in Napier at the weekend. The highlight was Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise’s opening speech where she described the horror of what Napier went through in February.

Another highlight was the panel discussion between National’s Cyclone Recovery spokesman Chris Penk, and HB candidates Katie Nimon and Catherine Wedd. The candidates are dealing with dozens of requests every day, and National has set up a hotline at Parliament for cyclone victims to try and have things happen for them; they’re getting very little out of the government. The biggest complaint is that decisions are being delayed and delayed, where people just want some certainty as to whether or not they can rebuild, and there’s no sense of urgency from the government.

The other takeaway is the exceptional standard of the candidates in LNI electorates (Napier and Whanganui down to Wellington). If other regions have a similar level of talent, the incoming National caucus is going to be exceedingly strong.
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May 8, 2023 8:10am
- Simon
  
  “that decisions are being delayed and delayed, where people just want some certainty as to whether or not they can rebuild, and there’s no sense of urgency from the government.”
  
  Is this directly a Labo problem or issue with govt bureaucracy?
  
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  May 8, 2023 8:19am
  - G the giant from Dunedin
    
    Labour threw there few million, Hipkins got selfies with gumboots, and they have been absent since, they think they have done the job, throwing money is all these idiots know.
    
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    May 8, 2023 9:21am
  - Tony Stuart
    
    It’s very much a government problem. Ministerial visits have become few and far between, and getting answers from either MP’s offices or from government agencies is taking forever. People who had two months worth of relief from their insurance companies are having that run out, but can’t get any indication from anyone when decisions will be made on whether or not they can rebuild. That’s causing all sorts of problems including a spike in mental health concerns.
    
    Catherine Wedd and Katie Nimon are doing a stellar job trying to get answers, but they’re often running into brick walls. That’s why National has set up a hotline into Parliament, so that MP’s can do their best to get answers for Napier and Tukituki constituents, despite both electorates having Labour MP’s.
    
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    May 8, 2023 9:24am
    - septic skeptic
      
      Funny thing that, I thought Labour would be ready to step in and show off how their well-oiled machine works so much better than National did with the Christchurch quakes.
      
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      May 8, 2023 10:26am
    - Simon
      
      Thanks TS. National should set up a website to highlight what is going on.
      
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      May 8, 2023 12:11pm
      - Tony Stuart
        
        There’s a fine balance between holding the government to account and politicking off a disaster. The HB candidates have been pretty restrained to date, but as tensions rise because things aren’t getting done, you will see them get more and more vocal.
        
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        May 8, 2023 3:26pm
    - G the giant from Dunedin
      
      The HB voter will well remember Katie and Catherine
      
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      May 8, 2023 12:13pm
- Hacked-Off
  
  I was there and heartly endorse TS’s comments on the candidates.
  
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  May 8, 2023 8:27am
- CHFR1
  
  I flew down to Christchurch a few weeks ago with a man who works for Spark. Apparently the government told them they had to present a business case to the minister for them helicoptering in 4 generators to keep the cell sites operational.
  This should have been a no brainer but I think speaks to the disfunction in this government and the fact the minister feels they have to micromanage everything.
  
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  May 8, 2023 8:40am
  - G the giant from Dunedin
    
    What does this regime have to do with Spark doing day to day upgrades or maintenance, are they trying to take over or push their way onto as publicly listed company?
    
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    May 8, 2023 9:23am
    - Bob
      
      Spark represents ‘ENERGY’; this regime govt wants to control energy, and therefore control the people’s standard of living.
      Re-electing these ideologs want to nationalise private enterprise, and control your standard of living
      
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      May 8, 2023 12:11pm
      - G the giant from Dunedin
        
        Energy ?
        
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        May 8, 2023 12:14pm
  - Ra Henare
    
    Spark asking for money from the Government for servicing its customers??
    
    Guess they got trained by the Gummint handing out gobs of money during Covid.
    
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    May 8, 2023 3:07pm
- G the giant from Dunedin
  
  Good to hear, i thought Katie did exceptionally well last election cutting Nash’s margin considerably, in an election controlled by the covid bug, she was the only candidate to cut the margin of a sitting mp, and one of Labours better ministers.
  
  As for candidates, virtually all candidates have been shown to be extremely talented, the lady standing against Hipkins is a prime example, let’s hope she is high enough on the list to make parliament even if she cant beat Hipkins.
  
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  May 8, 2023 9:20am
- Cassandra
  
  Let’s hope they develop some policy which is not “Labour’s but better managed”.
  
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  May 8, 2023 9:33am
  - leoj
    
    Amen.
    All this ra-ra is too late.
    The feckless Nats lost me in 2020.
    They have so much ammunition.
    Their leader is weak.
    Accordingly, their poll numbers are stagnating.
    
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    May 8, 2023 10:46am
  - G the giant from Dunedin
    
    Well the policy delivered tgd last month has Labour extremely bitter, just listen to the hatred in Woods voice when rubbishing the Nats, please remember all major policy is coming after the budget.
    
    The education policy with young students learning maths, science and English is only part one of their education policy
    
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    May 8, 2023 12:17pm
- rockape
  
  The “ class of 2023 “ looks like it’s very much going to be talented and younger. Very impressive from what I hear.
  
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  May 8, 2023 9:40am
  - Sacha
    
    I’m not too convinced – remember the old saying
    “youth and enthusiasm are no substitute for old age and ring-mastership” when it comes to managing the circus.
    Until the young and enthusiastic accumulate enough ring-mastery which can take time, as we have seen with the current government.
    
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    May 8, 2023 10:41am
    - rockape
      
      Which is why we need regular renewal. Not like Labour who seem welded to the trough. I give you Mallard ,Kelvin Davies, Mahuta , Parker as evidence.
      
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      May 8, 2023 12:01pm
    - Ra Henare
      
      Age and experience beats youth and enthusiasm every time!!!
      
      https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/theodore_roosevelt_120668
      
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      May 8, 2023 3:23pm
  - G the giant from Dunedin
    
    Do you know who the candidate for Auckland central is Rocky? I thought the young woman that came in late after Nikki Kaye threw it in was a very good candidate, just wondering if she gets it or maybe she is not standing for selection, but I have seen she was helping with the meetings with NZers in Aussie
    
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    May 8, 2023 12:20pm
Bykmad

How can an MP who was appointed to Parliament from the Party List, by the Party, resign from the said Party and retain her seat in Parliament. I would have thought that resignation from the Party was also resignation from Parliament.
Should the Speaker of the House be enforcing that resignation?
Just asking for a friend???
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May 8, 2023 8:11am
- Matt Long
  
  We’re the greens too toxic for Kerekere, or Kerekere too toxic for the greens?
  Either way, that’s some nuclear level toxicity.
  
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  May 8, 2023 9:05am
  - peterwn
    
    From Kerekere’s point of view there are four ways of doing something – the right way, the wrong way, the Green Party way and MY way.
    
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    May 8, 2023 10:29am
- G the giant from Dunedin
  
  I thought the list MPs were done if they jumped ship, more fiddling by Robertson one thinks
  
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  May 8, 2023 9:24am
  - Anan Carpentie
    
    This issue was debated at length here last week. The Speaker has refused to release the letter of resignation from Kerekere. So we cannot know whether the law has been circumvented.
    
    As I suggested last week, there was only one right course of action:
    
    – Speaker seeks legal advice from Crown Law Office on the implications of the resignation letter.
    
    – Speaker makes decision to allow Kerekere to stay in Parliament or expel her.
    
    – Speaker announces decision. Releases legal advice and the resignation letter from Kerekere.
    
    In a functioning democracy such a course would have seemed pretty obvious.
    
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    May 8, 2023 10:10am
    - RoboRob
      
      Hi Anan
      
      You are getting them mixed up. Last weeks debate was around Labours Meka Fightery. She is an electorate MP.
      
      This one, Kerekere, is a Green list MP. The confusion is there seems to be no discussion around removal from Parliament at all. I am assuming that the Waka jumping law only comes into play when you switch parties.
      
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      May 8, 2023 10:20am
      - Anan Carpentie
        
        Yes I was mistaken in my comment. Thanks very much for the correction.
        
        In the case of Kerekere, isn’t the issue straightforward? If the Green co-leaders wrote to the Speaker invoking the waka jumping provision, she would be gone from Parliament. The Green leaders announced that they would not do so. As far as the law goes, isn’t that the end of the matter? She can stay in Parliament.
        
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        May 8, 2023 10:30am
      - leoj
        
        ….and doesn’t come into play if you are maori.
        
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        May 8, 2023 10:48am
      - RoboRob
        
        @Anan Are you saying the Greens have decided not to Waka jump her? Strange decision.
        
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        May 8, 2023 11:27am
      - G the giant from Dunedin
        
        I am sure when they did the new law was do list MPs had to resign as that seat belongs to the greens, I might be wrong but I thought there was no chance for a list Mp staying
        
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        May 8, 2023 12:25pm
      - Anan Carpentie
        
        “@Anan Are you saying the Greens have decided not to Waka jump her? Strange decision.”
        
        https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/05/green-party-co-leaders-james-shaw-marama-davidson-respond-to-resignation-of-mp-elizabeth-kerekere.html
        
        “Shaw and Davidson said the party would not trigger the waka-jumping provision to expel Kerekere from Parliament.”
        
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        May 8, 2023 12:28pm
      - Piniwi
        
        But RoboRob it would seem logical that if a list MP who only gets into Parliament because a) is placed within the number of seats gained by the party vote and b) would no longer be entitled to stay in the house in any capacity when/if they resign from the party that got them there. Surely they can not just assume to be an independent or even align with another party. Normally the loss of a sitting list member is replaced by the next eligible person thereby maintaing proportionality. Is there a legal mind who might clarify this point for us?
        
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        May 8, 2023 9:20pm
    - G the giant from Dunedin
      
      He refused to discuss the Whitiri, but he never mentioned KereKere as she only retired on Friday night, how ever, Whitiri is an electorate Mp, Kerr Kerr is only a list Mp, I thought law was passed to stop list MPs being able to scarper
      
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      May 8, 2023 12:23pm
- RoboRob
  
  I to am confused. Does the waka jumping law only come into play if an mp leaves for another party?
  
  I would have thought a standard part of mmp would have been that list mps must leave parliament if they leave their party. After all they are there solely through selection of the party and to ensure the party is proportionally represented.
  
  Seems like we should have sorted this years ago.
  
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  May 8, 2023 9:31am
  - septic skeptic
    
    I think the implied logic is that the waka jumping law is in place for the sole benefit of the party whose MP has resigned or whatever, and it is entirely at their discretion whether the law is applied or not.
    A reasonable position, but probably contrary to the law as it was actually written at least in respect of the Whaiteri letter.
    
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    May 8, 2023 10:32am
  - G the giant from Dunedin
    
    I thought the list mps had tougher rules
    
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    May 8, 2023 12:26pm
  - Anan Carpentie
    
    “Does the waka jumping law only come into play if an mp leaves for another party?”
    
    No. But it needs to be triggered by the MP writing to the speaker or the leader of the Party writing to the speaker. In the case of Kerekere, neither of those things hapopened.
    
    The law is actually crystal clear.
    
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    May 8, 2023 12:31pm
- Paulus
  
  Speaker has shown himself to just be a sad Labour Puppet and under Robertson’s current influence.
  
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  May 8, 2023 10:49am
  - G the giant from Dunedin
    
    Starting to act like Mallard, but it’s clear thd bulgar Robertson is dictating to speaker, I watched him two days in a row, he was shaky and angry, I think the anger was because of Robertsons interference
    
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    May 8, 2023 12:28pm
Tomtoddy

There is a no-name floating round, sometimes addressed as Paddy Gower. What on earth has he ever said or done to warrant any attention? Talk about scratching the bottom of the barrel. His puny effort with Stefan Molyneux should have sunk him forever. If Gower is a celeb my dog could be Prime Minister.
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May 8, 2023 8:11am
- Nickc2
  
  It’s the Media Pardy coming to the assistance of one of their own, no matter how repugnant that individual is.
  It’s akin to the Parliamentary Speaker going out of his way to assist Meka Whaitiri in her Jumping Ship endeavours.
  
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  May 8, 2023 8:26am
  - stiff cheese
    
    It was fun to read Parliament debating with The Speaker whether to release Meka’s resignation note. Robertson and Parker had to keep interjecting to help him out. The Speaker sounded out of his depth, and kept repeating the mantra of ‘confidentiality’…. so the Opposition switched to asking him about the official advice he had been given.
    
    Then he kept misinterpreting the request to release THAT advice, as a request to release the original resignation note. So he kept giving the same answer even as the question changed. LOL
    
    Why would the simple courtesy of notifying him of an action — one that soon became publicly obvious — require confidentiality? Or are we supposed to believe it was full of ‘soul bearing’ stuff?
    
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    May 8, 2023 12:52pm
    - Nickc2
      
      This Speaker of the House doesn’t work for the voters who put him there. He works for the Labour Party and will, as proven, go out of his way and comfort zone to protect the reputation of this Labour Govt, such as it is.
      Personally, I hope the whole Labour Govt Maori Caucus defect to the Maori Party. It’ll show them for what they are: power-hungry corrupt money-grabbing racist elites.
      Oh, and they’re also liars. Remember John Tamahere claiming Maori owned NZ’s water?
      
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      May 8, 2023 2:18pm
      - Ghost
        
        He wasn’t that bad of a speaker,he did always make the ministers answer, he was better than Mallard. Until last week he was doing alright
        
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        May 8, 2023 2:23pm
- In Vino Veritas
  
  Hello Tom, please have your dog report to the PM’s office in Wellington day after next at 9.00 a.m. Duties to begin immediately. We believe your dog has all the necessary skills to outperform the incumbent. A line up of monkeys and donkeys will be available to choose a cabinet from at 10 a.m, and if you have a cat, please bring it along as it will be Acting PR Advisor and Media Advisor. We feel that a cat will be able to easily deal with the NZ media intellectually.
  
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  May 8, 2023 8:26am
  - Keith White
    
    IVV: I did have a parrot, but ‘e’s dead. I do have a slug as a replacement tho’ – shoo-in for Minister of ‘ealth perhaps?
    
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    May 8, 2023 9:00am
Maggie Pie

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO Hmmm….

Should politicians be allowed to destroy evidence that could see them convicted?

‘WHO chief declares end to COVID health emergency’
– Reuters (May 5, 2023)

https://twitter.com/realjoshuatopp/status/1655084931142553602
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May 8, 2023 8:20am
- ClanMcleod
  
  Maggie – for once that’s actually a good thing. Employers have to destroy all the data they have free employees covid status. Of course it was none of their business in the first place, but that’s another matter.
  
  https://lawcompliance.com.au/new-covid-19-vaccination-information-requirements-in-victoria/
  
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  May 8, 2023 8:29am
  - krazykiwi
    
    DESTRUCTION OF COVID-19 INFORMATION
    Regulation 21E and 21F of the Amending Regulations require that COVID-19 vaccination information be destroyed within 30 days after the 12 July 2023 revocation date of the Amending Regulations (the specified destruction date), unless a law of Victoria, the Commonwealth or any other State or Territory requires or permits the information to be kept beyond, or destroyed earlier than, that date.
    
    Good. Two questions: Will that happen here in NZ, and what will the state do with this information which they will no doubt continue to hold?
    
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    May 8, 2023 9:58am
    - Nickc2
      
      If we are to have a meaningful and truthful Commission of Inquiry into the Govt’s handling of Covid 19 (and its derivatives), they will most certainly destroy evidence that could prove negligence and/or corrupt practice by the Labour Party and its Ministers.
      My reason for stating this is because Hipkins was the Minister for things Covid and he was definitely party to all Govt Edicts and Covid-related processes and they won’t permit his being hung out to dry as a result of Commission findings.
      
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      May 8, 2023 2:36pm
- artemisia
  
  Seems more than just covid ‘paperwork’ being destroyed. Well perhaps ‘destroyed’ is the wrong word. From the below link seems Pfizer is offering to NOT produce / supply contracted vaccine doses no longer wanted or needed at only half the contract price. Bargain!
  
  Same deal for New Zealand?
  
  https://www.eugyppius.com/p/biden-admin-and-who-finally-realise
  
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  May 8, 2023 8:44am
  - ClanMcleod
    
    Our contract with Pfizer and all related correspondence should be on the public record. There is no “commercial sensitivity”. The product is a total failure, we need to know who approved it and on what basis. There is serious malfeasance involved on multiple levels.
    
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    May 8, 2023 9:44am
- Simon
  
  During 2021 govt was hot for the jaxx. They organized society and the economy around a person’s jaxx status. Last word on the craziness in 2021 was that arse wipe Luxon getting impatient with the unjaxxed. They all came back from Christmas holidays 2021/22 and they just dropped the jaxx like a hot potato. (compared to 2021)
  
  It was night & day. They knew then something was wrong with the jaxx.
  
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  May 8, 2023 8:57am
  - Burtland
    
    and the British cabinet under Boris were partying – what did they know that everyone else didnt?
    
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    May 8, 2023 10:04am
    - ClanMcleod
      
      They clearly knew there was no deadly plague and carried on partying.
      I sometimes wonder what goes through the minds of Siousxie, Baker, Hendy, Plank, Jackson etc etc now they must clearly know they were wrong on every single aspect? Some of them are bound to have a conscience. I hope it eats them up, for many of these people an apology just won’t cut it.
      
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      May 8, 2023 10:53am
      - Matt Long
        
        Their truth is more important than mere real world evidence.
        They only feel bad they are missing the team of 55 million hanging on their every word.
        
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        May 8, 2023 11:01am
cas

For those disinformation wallahs who chuck the word genocide around with gay abandon, could I suggest they read East West Street – On the origins of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity by Phillipe Sands. It’s a stunner of a book and sets out what genocide really is. It’s also a good personal history as well.

I have been to Dachau twice. the second time was with a tour group and I couldn’t go in again. It is very profound to go and see what humanity can do.
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May 8, 2023 8:21am
- Simon
  
  What are your thoughts on the bombing of Dresden in February 1945, shortly before the end of the war in Europe?
  
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  May 8, 2023 9:00am
  - Cassandra
    
    They had it coming. Lucky there wasn’t more.
    
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    May 8, 2023 9:35am
    - Che Guava
      
      That’s not an argument that holds any water. If “they had it coming” is used as a justification for anything, then anything is permissible. It’s a wholly subjective claim.
      
      I made this same point the other day. The Allies thought the German civilians of Dresden and many other like-places “had it coming” did they? Well, the Nazis thought the Jews had it coming too. So if “they had it coming” is a legitimate excuse, then that absolves the Nazis. But the objection may be, “yeah, but the Germans really had it coming.” Well, says who? Maybe the Germans though the Jews really had it coming too. Pretty soon, we are in a spiral of moral relativism from which there is no exit. That’s why there must be some objective criteria for what is and what isn’t permissible.
      
      So this is why “they had it coming” is such a shit argument, no matter who uses it, and it negates any claimed moral high ground. Morality was the putative driving force of the Allies, so when all sides are acting immorally, the truth becomes clear – war is always about conflicting interests and power dynamics, dressed up in a moral veneer. Each side tells itself that it is right.
      
      The safest and most logically consistent thing to do is say look, the Nazis committed war crimes, but so too did the Allies. We can’t have this comic book conception of “we are the good guys, and they are the bad guys” because that is not how the world works. Don’t you find it odd that “we” are invariably the good guys, and someone else isn’t? That’s just propaganda.
      
      In all wars, all sides commit inhumane heinous acts in the fog of war, and it is really only one’s particular perspective that determines the value of these acts. That is the unvarnished truth.
      
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      May 8, 2023 10:29am
  - Greenheart
    
    What are your thoughts on the 1940/43 blitz of the UK and the subsequent V1 and V2 rocket attacks?
    
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    May 8, 2023 9:42am
    - peterwn
      
      My great aunt copped a V1 in London. He was sheltering under the stairs with her husband and that saved their lives.
      It is all very well to sit in an armchair and argue that the Brits should not have done this or that when Hitler had no compunction about bombing Britain to pieces. No one was in the mood to just let Hitler take over Britain (which would have meant the Japs would have taken over Australia and NZ and inflict unspeakable things on the peoples of those nations).
      
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      May 8, 2023 10:25am
      - Che Guava
        
        Britain, and France, declared war on Germany, Peter, not the other way around. Why? “Because they invaded Poland”? Well, the Soviets invaded Poland at the same time as Germany did, so it follows that the invasion of Poland in itself wasn’t the reason (otherwise they would have declared war on the USSR, too). As I’ve argued here recently, the Allies wanted war with Germany, because France and Britain had then (and always have had) a clear self-interest in keeping Germany relatively weak or even with them. This is all basic stuff, stripped of all the rhetoric and outward layers of justification.
        
        Clearly, Germany played its own part. But to believe that the Allies were just passive actors and only responded to Germany (which is the contemporary assumption) is simply historically inaccurate. This was as false of WW1 as it was of WW2. Like what happened in Dresden and other places, we have to tell ourselves lies or distortions about history in order to justify actions then, and the present.
        
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        May 8, 2023 10:45am
      - Matt Long
        
        How happy would you be Che, if you had a mutual defense pact with another country and they decided not to honour it when you were invaded?
        Poland had already repulsed a Bolshevik invasion in the 1920 and possibly would have again if Germany had not attacked from the West.
        
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        May 8, 2023 11:09am
  - rockape
    
    It wasn’t very good for global warming, that’s for sure.
    
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    May 8, 2023 9:44am
  - Burtland
    
    whats your thoughts on Russia’s use of incendiaries in Bakhmut – weve not seen scotched earth warfare like this since Feb 1945
    
    https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/1654618445928083456
    
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    May 8, 2023 10:13am
    - ClanMcleod
      
      Burtland, we have seen this before, relatively recently.
      
      The US used white phosphorous in civilian areas of Fallujah.
      
      https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/09/23/u-s-forces-are-using-white-phosphorus-munitions-in-iraq-but-its-unclear-exactly-how/
      
      Israel used white phosphorous in civilian areas of Gaza.
      
      https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2009/01/israel-used-white-phosphorus-gaza-civilian-areas-20090119/
      
      It’s thought that due to the lack of smoke normally associated with white phosphorous, the Russians are using magnesium thermite.
      Use of white phosphorous and other incendiaries which are clearly horrific weapons, isn’t banned. Other than in areas with concentrations of civilians.
      The US and Israeli used white phosphorous in civilian areas, the Russians are using thermite in areas not populated with civilians. Presumably to save them having to go street by street doing hand to hand fighting which would mean heavier losses of personnel.
      
      Apparently this is the “rules”.
      
      International humanitarian law stipulates that white phosphorus munitions should only be used in areas devoid of civilians. Even using it against enemy combatants has raised concerns, given that the munitions can cause horrific injuries.
      
      Billy Connolly summed up the irony of the argument around “bad weapons” in his inimitable manner when he said:
      
      “It’ll be wonderful going to hospital with your bollocks in a bag knowing that they were taken off with one of those nice conventional weapons.”
      
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      May 8, 2023 11:33am
      - ClanMcleod
        
        Two downtickers with hurty feelings when presented with facts. Tragic.
        
        It’s like all of last year when we were revealing the truth about covid and the jabs. The classic Jack Nicholson outburst in ‘A Few Good Men’ comes to mind.
        
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvypKtPhRU0
        
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        May 8, 2023 12:32pm
  - thirteenstars
    
    Dresden, Hamburg, Berlin, Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Tokyo, all pretty nasty. It’s called war.
    
    You know, if you start a knife fight, slashing and stabbing everyone in sight, you don’t get to complain when someone turns up with a shotgun and blows your head off.
    
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    May 8, 2023 11:08am
  - kowtow
    
    That particular target was done for a number of reasons.
    
    The Soviets were preparing another offensive and needed the railyards, communications etc destroyed.
    
    Also Harris was still of the view that the bomber held a strategic role in warfare and was still up to proving their value in that regard.
    
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    May 8, 2023 12:48pm
- ClanMcleod
  
  cas – here’s a list of the ten stages to genocide that we’ve been through over the last 3 years.
  
  https://margaretannaalice.substack.com/p/letter-to-a-holocaust-denier#%C2%A7the-stages-of-genocide-we-are-at
  
  Here’s stage 10. Many, many people are still here.
  
  10) Denial
  This scarcely needs supporting evidence because all you need do is turn on the television, peruse Big Tech–sterilized social media, and observe the continually escalating censorship endemic to totalitarianism, and you will be immersed in denialist propaganda. Whereas the media is incessantly trumpeting reports of COVID cases (dramatically inflated through manipulation of PCR tests) and deaths to induce a frequency illusion, it makes no mention of the 837,593 adverse reactions, including 17,619 deaths, reported in VAERS (through October 22, 2021) and provides no coverage of human interest stories featuring those who died or suffered injuries following injection.
  
  As Dr. Deborah Birx admitted, the COVID death tallies constitute deaths with (not of) COVID, meaning anyone who died of old age, comorbidities, or any other cause while testing positive using a faulty testing system was tallied as a COVID death. Even with that manipulation, the mortality rate is so infinitesimal (0.9797 as of this writing), the WHO had to rely on its neutered definition of “pandemic” (conveniently redefined during the Swine Flu “pandemic” to exclude “enormous numbers of deaths and illness”) to invoke the National Emergencies Act in March 2020.
  
  If, after reading and viewing everything referenced above, you are still a Holocaust denier, then congratulations, you have proven the effectiveness of Stage #10.
  
  If, on the other hand, you are finally heeding your long-suppressed intuition that not all is as portrayed about this narrative, then welcome to objective reality, rational discourse, and sanity. Now, we can begin our expedition for the truth together, unsullied by propaganda, biases, and preconceptions.
  
  Voltaire says:
  
  “Anyone who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.”
  
  Once you cease believing absurdities, you can no longer be manipulated into committing atrocities.
  
  Genocides aren’t restricted to trains and camps with fences and ovens. The dropping of nuclear bombs on 2 civilian populations was also genocide, as was the firebombing of Dresden referred to above.
  
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  May 8, 2023 10:20am
Maggie Pie

Just in…OMG was this intentional?

RT reporting SEVEN PEOPLE DEAD in vehicle attack outside immigration center in Texas. The suspect has been taken into custody.

Police release video (graphic warning)

https://www.rt.com/news/575941-suv-kills-pedestrians-migrants-texas/
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May 8, 2023 8:50am
- Simon
  
  Please wait one. The narrative depends on whether the driver is white or not. Opinion will be assigned to the masses shortly.
  
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  May 8, 2023 9:04am
  - Surely Knott
    
    RE the Texas Shooter. He has been named. Mainstream media says he is a Neo Nazi and White Supremacist.
    
    His name is “Mauricio Garcia, 33″
    
    And mainstream don’t show his mug shot. But below link is pic of Mauricio. The mainstream media have cropped out his hand. They are in the other linke below. He has unusal hand tattoos which are alleged to link to Hispanic gang tattoos. The New York Post article doesn’t mention the hand tattoo and crops the hand out of the photograph. Apparently ” Officials are also investigating any possible ties between the suspect and radical beliefs after he was found wearing a patch on his chest that suggested white supremacist or neo-Nazi leanings, according to the Washington Post.” There isn’t any pics of the patch in reports.
    
    **The gunman is wearing all black in the pic so is the patch under his jacket or under his tactical jacket? It doesn’t show in the pic.
    
    His parents are requiring translators for their FBI interviews according to the news report out of fox and abc.
    
    This seems a very unusual example of white supremacy. As the shooter is not white. And the only victim shown is white.
    
    https://nypost.com/2023/05/07/what-he-know-about-texas-shooting-suspect-mauricio-garcia/
    
    https://scallywagandvagabond.com/2023/05/mauricio-martinez-garcia-id-texas-mall-shooter-dallas-man-tattoo-hand/
    
    https://cedarnews.net/task/world-english/592724/mauricio-garcia/
    
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    May 8, 2023 11:32am
Yvette

One Labour fear seems to have been that the Maori Caucus could assert pressure on Jacinda to allow a Maori agenda, under their threat of some mass desertion or disruption – which may be a reason Ardern bailed – but Whaitiri’s successful waka-jump to the Maori Party now shows that desertion is possible.
Maori Party President Tamahere welcomes such moves and Hipkins not only has to now work with Ardern’s fear of disertion but also Whaitiri’s evidence it can be done, and list members too, as long as they themselves do not tell the Speaker in writing that they have resigned from the Party they were elected on, and the Leader of the Party does not do that either – and in Hipkins case he may not for fear of a further exodus.

For the rats leaving the train crash, may Tamihere be the Pied Piper of Hamelin and the Waikato replace the River Weser
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May 8, 2023 8:50am
- Suze Wainwright
  
  What about desertion of Green Party of Aotearoa/New Zealand Maori members to Te Pati Maori?
  
  Te Pati Maori is arguably greener than the Green Party of Aotearoa/New Zealand and I don’t think Rawiri or Debbie could really give a sh!t about trans queer rights…
  
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  May 8, 2023 10:21am
  - Burtland
    
    the green party is a cat fight more toxic than a nuclear battle field
    
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    May 8, 2023 10:30am
  - Yvette
    
    Suze, I don’t think I’ve seen a “journalist” (can’t really call them that anymore – they are more woke te reo glib influencers) brave enough to ask any of the Greens to explain why someone so shallow and shifty (Greens to Maori) could be placed FOURTH in their hierarchy – the Green Party List.
    What does it say of all of them that after the two co-leaders and Clōe, next was Elizabeth Kerekere! What does that make of the intelligence of anyone considering to vote Greens?
    
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    May 8, 2023 11:07am
    - 7kiwi11
      
      Isn’t it obvious? She has three ticks to her name.
      Woman,
      Maori
      Lesbian
      
      If she was also a Trans Muslim she’d no doubt be at No. 1 on the list
      
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      May 8, 2023 1:34pm
MCōs

Very good article in the Herald by Mike Hosking about the coronation, I thought.
Personally, rather than attend in person I recorded the event and watched the next day. I thought the two parades with the carriages were fantastic, but the actual coronation was rather tedious.
Camilla is no Diana, which would have suited Charles. It wouldn’t take much to upstage him, King or not.
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May 8, 2023 8:50am
- Inandout
  
  MC, it was two hours out of one’s life and watching wasn’t compulsory. In North Korea it is compulsory to watch Kim on TV or in person and clap or cry on cue. No one does ceremony like the Poms.
  
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  May 8, 2023 9:22am
  - MCōs
    
    I’ve never been to North Korea, but we were in Bangkok when the previous and much loved king died. We had to rush out and buy yellow shirts to wear for a month. I read about people being chased in the street by hard core royalists if they wore another colour.
    All the tv channels played King stuff for weeks, until the people got a bit edgey. The funeral wasn’t for months.
    
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    May 8, 2023 10:02am
    - Maggie Pie
      
      Watched a doco about Thailand’s ‘Move-Forward-Party’ last nite Cossie.
      They seem to have a huge following.
      Looked to be an awful lot of ladyboys in the crowd.
      And very much opposed to the military by the sound of it.
      
      Do you think they’ve got a chance?
      
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      May 8, 2023 10:19am
- lifesgood
  
  What rot MCOS, Camilla is a level headed, no nonsense woman who Charles loves dearly and who he was only too pleased to make his queen.. Diana was an immature young girl who got carried away by adulation. Charles never wanted to marry her. It was an arranged marriage.
  
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  May 8, 2023 10:40am
  - Gravelroad
    
    Yes, it was an arranged marriage. Plenty of them go on around the world and attract little comment – because “culture “.
    Charles married the young Diana as he saw it as his duty to the monarchy.
    He should have said no.
    
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    May 8, 2023 11:08am
    - Paulus
      
      He could not say No as it had been fixed by the Queen Mother and Mountbatten.
      Whereas it appears that even as teenager Camilla was the one but not aristocracy – like Kate of course and Meghan.
      
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      May 8, 2023 1:38pm
  - MCōs
    
    Everything in Charles life was arranged otherwise he would have married Camilla in the first place.
    Even his divorce was run passed the House of Commons
    While they were together there is no doubt Diana was always the centre of attention
    
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    May 8, 2023 11:19am
- BeaB
  
  Thank god Camilla is ‘no Diana’. She’s a mature, sensible, good-hearted woman who loves her husband. And looked beautiful.
  Perhaps you have forgotten Diana would have been in her 60’s now and probably married to an Egyptian playboy. Or the next one. Or the one after that.
  
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  May 8, 2023 10:59am
Maggie Pie

I used to like taking Gladys for a walk up Cornwall Park on a nice day.
After we’d finished chasing the sheep I’d take her for an ice cream.

Not any more…. it doesn’t look safe to me now 🙁

https://twitter.com/AC_Black/status/1655054166287618049
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May 8, 2023 9:13am
- Maggy Wassilieff
  
  You might be able to barter for a free-range egg from the occupier of that encampment.
  
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  May 8, 2023 9:28am
Frank the tank

It’s depressing isn’t it. Why the elite want to make the Western World turn into a third world cesspool – god only knows.
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May 8, 2023 9:39am
- ClanMcleod
  
  When people are struggling with day to day survival and worried about insecurity and crime, they are easier to control and more open to top down control. Many will plead for more draconian regulation.
  It seems to be a theme throughout the west, society is deliberately being disrupted and divided on many fronts.
  
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  May 8, 2023 9:52am
  - kowtow
    
    Climate catastophe .
    
    Digital currency.
    
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    May 8, 2023 12:53pm
- Burtland
  
  only a psychologist can answer that question
  
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  May 8, 2023 8:15pm
Captain Mainwaring

If Westpac would stop bombarding me with the patronising ‘Aotearoa’ word every time I go into my online banking they might find that I’m more inclined to donate to their rescue helicopter.
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May 8, 2023 9:40am
- Inandout
  
  CM. we donate annually to the rescue helicopter. As for banking with Westpac well there is a reason why they are regularly low in customer satisfaction surveys.
  
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  May 8, 2023 10:23am
Maggie Pie

“By the words of your mouth you are snared”

– Proverbs 6:2

David unearths the TRUTH on Twitter…..

https://twitter.com/dbseymour/status/1655013759096885249
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May 8, 2023 9:46am
Maggie Pie

And that nasty Shaneel Lal wonders why he attracts sooo much hate from moral, god-fearing New Zealanders….where do we start 🙁

https://twitter.com/WatchLFM/status/1655133099297243137
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May 8, 2023 10:09am
- peterwn
  
  Seems quite happy to want gay>straight conversion therapy banned but seems quite happy for ordinary kids to be subject to straight>gay conversion therapy and the like.
  
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  May 8, 2023 10:15am
  - Taieri
    
    Not “their” problem as “they” are unlikely to have any kids.
    
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    May 8, 2023 10:44am
- Libertarians are right
  
  From Lal’s pathetic diatribe:
  
  “Importing ideas from the UK was harmful in the 1800s, and it turns out that doing so in 2023 has the same effect.”
  
  Ideas from the UK in the 1800s:
  Democracy = good
  Slavery = bad
  Individual rights = good
  Intertribal warfare = bad
  Property rights = good
  Cannibalism = bad
  Education = good
  Written language = good
  Trade = good
  Farming practices = good
  
  Lal is an epic moron. There were definitely bad things done to Maori (and done by Maori), but most of the ideas that were brought over from the UK benefitted Maori greatly.
  
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  May 8, 2023 10:53am
- Gravelroad
  
  Who pays him for these petty and ignorant outbursts in the media – apart from the NZ Herald?
  Does Mr Lal have a job?
  If so, what is it – something to do with a university perhaps?
  Whatever – I bet he can’t believe his luck at the success he has “achieved” at getting high profile coverage for low grade intellect.
  I wouldn’t be surprised to see him on the Green Party list.
  They are so out of touch with most New Zealanders they would think they were doing us the voters a favour by further elevating him to greatness – for our own good.
  
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  May 8, 2023 12:18pm
  - NeverMindTheBollocks
    
    I spotted Lal on The Terrace during office hours a couple of times last week.
    
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    May 8, 2023 7:36pm
    - Piniwi
      
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      May 8, 2023 8:53pm
  - Burtland
    
    low grade intellect is a prerequisite for the current political elite
    – its being instilled in a school near you by the Hipkins family
    
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    May 8, 2023 8:22pm
- alex Masterley
  
  Complains about a constitutional Monarchy being anti-democratic when he/she/it they doesnt believe in democracy .
  
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  May 8, 2023 1:10pm
Ghost

More evidence that wrap around support is ~~working~~ not doing a damn thing to stop youth crime

A 13-year-old girl involved in an 800km trip in a stolen car from Christchurch to Nelson and back told police she was “just addicted”.

Four youths, aged between 13 and 15, are believed to have stolen a car in Christchurch on Saturday night before driving to Nelson where they ram raided a petrol store.

Article
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May 8, 2023 10:30am
- Anan Carpentie
  
  13-year-old children driving 800 km in a stolen car. They are lucky to be alive. Think about the risks imposed to other folk on the road 🙁
  
  There is only one solution. Lock them all up in a facility with military level discipline. Let them out again if a multi-disciplinary assessment team determines that they have actually changed. If that takes five years it takes five years.
  
  Instead we get this from the police:
  
  ““Police is committed to working with our partners and communities to prevent youth offending, support victims of crime, and hold young offenders to account in a meaningful and effective way.””
  
  That statement literally makes me feel sick.
  
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  May 8, 2023 10:38am
  - Ghost
    
    Bloody lucky they didn’t kill someone.
    
    I remember in the 80’s when I was a kid, the threat of if we did something wrong we’d be marched down to the police station. Now if you told a kid that they would just piss themselves laughing.
    
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    May 8, 2023 10:47am
  - Paulus
    
    Cannot lock them up that would not be Kind, remember Ardern’s philosophy.
    
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    May 8, 2023 1:40pm
    - Ghost
      
      Wasn’t her philosophy, f up the country then leave?
      
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      May 8, 2023 1:43pm
Ghost

I completely agree with Chlöe

Green Party MP Chlöe Swarbrick slams dawn-raid style tactics, says there should be pathway to residency for overstayers

It would be a benefit for the country if we implemented a pathway for them to gain residency. I’d like to suggest a way, they go home to their home country and apply for a work visa to live in New Zealand legally like everyone else has to do that wants to move here
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May 8, 2023 10:35am
- Anan Carpentie
  
  Does she just mean overstayers from the Pacific Islands?
  
  How does she feel about white male overstayers from South Africa or the UK?
  
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  May 8, 2023 10:40am
  - kowtow
    
    More than a few of the early morning visits related to non Pacific folk .
    
    But Te Media Pardy and other race trouble makers are making it out to be a PI issue .
    
    It isn’t entirely.On HDPA’s show someone read out the numbers and PI’s were a minority . Many are from Asia. The details are out there but the genreral media pardy aren’t being honest about it.
    
    But then we must get used to our regime and their media puppets engaging in constant mis and disinformation.
    
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    May 8, 2023 11:59am
- I remember when
  
  The danger is always the same.
  We make it easier to become a resident for those who shortcut the system while the honest are left waiting in line.
  Should the rule be to start as we mean to continue?
  
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  May 8, 2023 10:41am
- BeaB
  
  It’s a much better idea to visit their homes when they are not at home.
  
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  May 8, 2023 11:01am
- Inandout
  
  GH, ram raids or dawn raids. One affects our insurance premiums, the other our income tax for welfare.
  
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  May 8, 2023 11:06am
- Ehlana
  
  And, since by overstaying here they have deprived their country of the service of their labour, as well as bringing their people into disrepute New Zealand, they should have to stay home for as long as they stayed away.
  
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  May 8, 2023 11:27am
- Swifty
  
  Incentives matter. Incentives work.
  
  If you reward something you will get more of it.
  
  The New Zealand left clearly wants more people to breach their visa conditions. They clearly want more overstayers.
  
  Someone should ask them why.
  
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  May 8, 2023 11:30am
  - Piniwi
    
    Funny thing Swifty is they do not see overstaying as a crime as well as all the loud calls for amnesty for them to stay and no doubt fast track to residency. You have to wonder why it takes so long to track down overstayers and how so few ever get deported. The guy they scooped up the other morning has got a temporary visa and is on the fast track to residence. What a toothless mob they are but if this how they intend to do things then the annual [Mod – don’t make racist comments here, thanks] quota should be reduced by the number that get a free pass.
    
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    May 8, 2023 8:47pm
- Paulus
  
  It is believed that in Auckland alone there are something like 16,000 overstayers, and you wonder why the Census is so low
  – they do not want to be identified.
  Which is why the Census again is so low and will be moderated, amongst many other things, to appear to have many more Maori than ther actually are.
  Happened, I understand in the last few Censuses.
  We will never get true figures with all these factors but secret guesswork.
  
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  May 8, 2023 1:46pm
  - Burtland
    
    can anyone shine a light on the moderation process?
    
    [Mod – what’s your question]
    
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    May 8, 2023 8:27pm
I remember when

Why is there so much support for the idea of a Republic.
What are the advantages (apart from an imaginary separation from the UK) of becoming a Republic.
A President who will be a political appointment.
Extra costs of elections and probably a higher stipend than Governor General.
An ability to remove our freedoms which the Monarchy don’t have.
More risk of corruption and power to the elite.
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May 8, 2023 10:37am
- kowtow
  
  It’s just the Elites stirring the pot.
  
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  May 8, 2023 11:54am
Taieri

The wrap-around-care needs to be expanded:

https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/13-year-old-addicted-joyriding
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May 8, 2023 10:41am
- kowtow
  
  “Police is committed to working with our partners and communities to prevent youth offending, support victims of crime, and hold young offenders to account in a meaningful and effective way.’
  
  Surely it’s “police are ” and not the singular ‘is’ .
  
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  May 8, 2023 11:53am
- NeverMindTheBollocks
  
  She’s lucky she didn’t wrap herself around a lamp post.
  
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  May 8, 2023 7:40pm
Maggie Pie

Remember I posted about Jeffery Epstein and Mossad’s involvement?

BREAKING: The head of Israeli-Military-Intelligence visited Epstein’s apartment dozens of times between 2013 and 2017, documents obtained by the WSJ reveal.

https://twitter.com/LeadingReport/status/1655336113983176705

[Mod – check your link please]
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May 8, 2023 10:45am
- Maggie Pie
  
  Well butter my butt and call me a muffin!
  
  Tagged: “Sorry, that tweet has been deleted”
  
  Didn’t take long until they spang into action did it.
  It’s even further proof if you ask me Batz.
  
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  May 8, 2023 11:09am
- Inandout
  
  Maggie, aside from Mossad’s head, where are the juicy names that visited Lurrve Island?
  
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  May 8, 2023 11:09am
- Maggie Pie
  
  Here we go Mod… link from the WSJ
  
  https://davidicke.com/2023/05/05/wsj-former-israel-pm-and-head-of-military-intelligence-ehud-barak-visited-jeffery-epsteins-apartment-monthly-see-the-trigger/
  
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  May 8, 2023 11:37am
  - Maggie Pie
    
    And this…
    
    https://informationliberation.com/?id=63741
    
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    May 8, 2023 11:44am
Swifty

In my formative years, the 1970s and ‘80s I was told, particularly by the New Zealand left, that racial discrimination was wrong.

https://twitter.com/etangata/status/1655137179088351232

Were they lying to me?
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May 8, 2023 11:24am
- alex Masterley
  
  Swifty, we weren’t told- it was rammed down our throats.
  
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  May 8, 2023 11:39am
- septic skeptic
  
  Nice story. Pity we don’t know what the person of European or Asian ethnicity withe the highest excluded mark might have done.
  
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  May 8, 2023 11:48am
  - Swifty
    
    Exactly.
    
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    May 8, 2023 1:43pm
saski

Hi all, just a quick one on the Meka defection last week.
Is it accurate to describe what happened (her waka jumping but being allowed to remain in Parliament) as corruption?
On the face of it that’s what it looked like to me but no one characterised it that way here or in the media. Cheers
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May 8, 2023 11:48am
I remember when

Are elements of growing percentage of elderly in the population a sign of the ‘iceberg’ creeping up on social services.
In the last week I have heard of several cases where elderly people have become members of the ‘circumstances unknown’ society.
People whose death might not be noticed for a considerable period of time.
One of them has a story that could be a major article in the newspaper, as it highlights so many problem areas, but they remain hidden from the mainstream.
Self isolation, growing age and sudden lost of health, hospitalisation and their exit procedures, social services and social services at the weekend, ability to be safe at home when older.
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May 8, 2023 12:07pm
Fuzzysnuggleduck

Have come across a post, where Stuff was fishing for statements from SUFW, and as a result Speak Up For Women has posted their response for all to see, without cherry picking or ‘paraphrasing’ by MSM scum.
https://www.speakupforwomen.nz/post/responses-to-media-questions

It reads as a very logical, reasonable and coherent response to the issues create by so-called ‘trans-rights’.
Worth reading in full, or even a post by DPF of the full content in context of the Disinformation Project and free speech.

some snips:
“We think the Disinformation Project spreads disinformation. They are opportunistic fear mongers in search of relevance and funding. ”
“The Disinformation Project is a highly politicised, anti-free speech organisation masquerading as neutral and scientific. ”

“In most day-to-day situations, a person’s sex is not relevant. However in situations where sex is relevant we believe that sex should be the primary consideration, not a person’s asserted “gender” identity. This means retaining services and facilities and opportunities for females and excluding all males – including men who want to be or claim to be women or non-binary.”

“We do not believe that all people have a subjective, inner “gender identity”. Many of our members and supporters have no such feelings or identity. We regard “gender identity” as an unfalsifiable belief akin to a sexed soul and as such, it should be treated more in line with a religious or philosophical belief. That is, no one should be disadvantaged for asserting a “gender identity” but no other person should be forced to go along with the belief – even if this is upsetting to people who identify as being transgender. It is no different in our view to a Christian being upset by hearing atheist views.”

“We do not support children being taught sex denialism. Rather, we support children being taught that while there are only two sexes, this should have no bearing on their hobbies, personal styling or life choices. We commend the “girls can do anything” messaging as opposed to telling girls “If you like “boys’ things” you might be a boy”. We think this is regressive and we are concerned to read media articles and social media posts about trans-identifying children that focus on trivia such as hair styles and choice of toys and play. We believe encouraging children to ruminate on whether their personality and preferences are masculine or feminine is regressive, confusing and dangerous for children.”

“With regard to Drag Queen story hour we are not concerned with drag per se, rather we deem it to be an adult form of entertainment and as such it should remain in night clubs, not public libraries.”

“Defence of women’s single sex services and provisions, and preventing sex-denialist beliefs from being taught as fact to children and young people.

Where sex matters (for safety, dignity, privacy) we believe that sex must continue to be given priority in legislation and policy, not replaced with subjective gender identity.

We would like gender identity treated more on par with religion or philosophical belief.”

“It is highly irresponsible for The Disinformation Project and the media to repeat and legitimise claims that sex-realist language is the same as wanting trans identifying people to “not exist”. We understand that for some trans identifying people, incidents such as “mis-gendering” are hurtful and upsetting – however it is hyperbole to call this “violence”.”

And this – NAIL meet HEAD: The hijacking of the Rainbow movement.

“We note that homosexuality was decriminalised in Aotearoa New Zealand in 1986 and that same-sex marriage legislation was passed in 2013. We contend that while homophobia and sexism (including harassment of gender non-conforming people) still exists in Aotearoa New Zealand the fight for civil rights for lesbian, gay and bisexual people (people who experience homosexual attraction) is largely settled.

We note that in recent years a political movement has emerged that expanded the original “gay rights” movement to include a “Queer” or “Rainbow” or “gender diverse” so-called community. This conception includes people who are not homosexual and who have – or identify as having – an array of characteristics that are unrelated to homosexuality (and to each other). Hence, activists and organisations advocating for what in the minds of the wider public appears to be a new iteration of “gay rights”, have goals that are unrelated to the original gay rights movement. We believe this has caused confusion in the minds of the wider public over the nature of the debate about “trans” rights.

We are perturbed by the enthusiastic taking up of the new “Rainbow” cause by activists, NGOs, corporations, government entities and the media; and the plethora of rainbow livery, commemorative days and months; corporate training and in particular legislative attempts to embed this new “community” and worldview in the wider culture. It is vapid, 40 years too late to the (gay rights) party, intellectually incoherent and dangerous.”
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May 8, 2023 12:14pm
ClanMcleod

Re the ‘normal’ flu jabs, I know a number of people on here get them regularly. I was thinking about getting my first one the year just before covid started for that coming winter. As events transpired I decided against it. I am convinced now that it was the right decision and I won’t be getting one any time soon.

Here’s a link to a letter that RFK wrote to CNN’s resident medical expert Dr Sanjay Gupta on the topic which has firmly cemented this decision.
It was actually published in 2020.

https://childrenshealthdefense.org/news/flu-misinformation-and-coronavirus-fears-my-letter-to-dr-sanjay-gupta/

He highlights the disinformation we have been bombarded with regarding the flu vaccine. Sounds very similar to the disinformation regarding the covid vaccine.

2. CNN assertion: CNN routinely promotes the flu shot for everyone older than 6 months, proclaiming that the best way to protect against serious cases of the ailment “is to get a flu shot”.

Fact: In reality, there is absolutely no scientific basis for the CDC’s assertion that the influenza vaccine is the most effective way to prevent the flu.

The Cochrane Collaboration’s comprehensive 2010 meta-analysis of published influenza vaccine studies found that the influenza vaccination has “no effect” on hospitalization, and that there is “no evidence that vaccines prevent viral transmission or complications.”

The Cochrane Researchers concluded in 2010 that the scientific evidence “seem[s] to discourage the utilization of vaccination against influenza in healthy adults as a routine public health measure.”

Four years later, Cochrane published a follow-up meta-review including dozens of more recent scientific studies and again concluded bluntly that the body of scientific data provides “no evidence for the utilization of vaccination against influenza in healthy adults as a routine public health measure.”

Even more worrisome, a study from January 18, 2018, in the Journal of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, PNAS, found that influenza vaccination actually increased transmission of the virus, with vaccinated individuals shedding more than six times as much aerosolized virus in their breath than unvaccinated individuals.

Read the full letter, some quite astonishing information in it. Feel free to debunk any of it but please provide evidence to support if you do.

Looks like the pharma industrial complex has been playing us for years. I’ll do a follow up post to this explaining why we need to be very, very concerned about the current moves to make the WHO the boss of health responses worldwide.

I won’t be complying with anything that comes out of that orifice of corruption.
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May 8, 2023 12:50pm
ClanMcleod

Re the WHO and their attempts to implement a WHO driven and controlled world pandemic treaty. It will override democracy and sovereignty. Tedros is a liar when he claims this is not true. The evidence is in this link.

https://dailysceptic.org/2023/05/06/who-denies-pandemic-treaty-will-reduce-sovereignty-of-states-but-its-pure-propaganda/

Why it’s hard to acknowledge reality.

Our society in the West is built on trust and a feeling of superiority – we built the institutions that run the world and they, and we, are good. We consider ourselves humanitarians, the public health advocates, the unifiers, and anti-fascist freedom-lovers. We consider our system is better than the alternatives – we are ‘progressive’.

It takes quite a step for comfortable, middle-income, Left-leaning professionals to believe that the institutions and philanthropic organisations we have admired all our lives might now be pillaging us. Our society relies on having ‘trusted sources’, the WHO being one of them. Among others are our major media organisations. If our trusted sources told us we were being misled and pillaged, we would accept this. But they are telling us these claims are false, and that all is well. The WHO’s Director General himself assures us of this. Anyone who thinks rich corporate and private sponsors of WHO and other health institutions are self-interested, that they might mislead and exploit others for their own benefit, is a conspiracy theorist.

There are no conspiracies left, they’ve all come true so far.

We are all capable of believing the rich and powerful of past ages would exploit the masses, but somehow this is hard to believe in the present. For proof of their benevolence, we rely on the word of their own publicity departments and the media they support. Somehow, malfeasance on a grand scale is always a figment of history, and now we are smarter and enlightened.

It is exceedingly difficult coming to terms with the fact that you’ve been lied to by people you trusted. Disbelief is not uncommon.

Over recent decades we have watched individuals accumulate wealth equivalent to medium-sized countries. They meet our elected leaders behind closed doors at Davos. We then applaud the largesse they bestow on the less fortunate, and pretend all this is fine. We watch as corporations expand across national borders, seemingly above the laws that apply to ordinary citizens. We allowed their ‘public-private partnerships’ to turn international institutions into purveyors of their commodities. We ignored this descent because their publicity departments told us to, becoming apologists for obvious authoritarians because we want to believe they are somehow doing a ‘greater good’.

We are gaslit and lied to on a daily basis, by politicians and the media who support this. A media who are meant to be the ones holding truth to power but have long ago abdicated their responsibility and instead happily take 30 pieces of silver (taxpayer funded) to shill for liars and frauds.

Whilst a schoolchild might see through this facade to the conflicted greed beyond, it is much harder for those with years of political baggage, a peer network, reputation and career to admit they have been duped. The behavioural psychologists that our governments and institutions now employ understand this. Their job is to keep us believing the trusted sources they sponsor. Our challenge is to put reality above right-think.

Who ever in their right mind thought they would see the day when our elected representatives (who we pay) are using psychological manipulation to get us to behave in a certain way? Is it any wonder we have lost so much trust?

The article goes on in detail to show the history of the WHO from inception to the current day. There are many hyperlinks with supporting information, it is an excellent (and I believe) very important read.

Always remember this:

In its 2019 pandemic influenza recommendations, WHO stated that “not in any circumstances” should contact tracing, border closures, entry or exit screening or quarantine of exposed individuals be undertaken in an established pandemic. It wrote this because such measures would cause more harm than good, and disproportionately harm poorer people. In 2020, in conjunction with private and national sponsors, it supported the largest wealth shift in history from low to high income by promoting these same measures.

The WHO, like the UN has become a very dangerous organisation. They are threats to everyone on the planet. No conspiracy.
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May 8, 2023 1:16pm
- Burtland
  
  worth a listen – John Campbell & Andrew Bridgen
  
  Amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005)
  https://youtu.be/GkhjH2ySMUw
  
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  May 8, 2023 8:56pm
Steve Otto(North Shore)

Stop Co-Governance. Julian Batchelor.

https://www.stopcogovernance.kiwi/blog/hamilton-meeting-the-best-yet/

90% of the attendees said they heard/read about Stop Co-Governance via the booklet.
You can read the book online in the blog, or you can order them for distribution. The people of New Zealand need to know what Labour and the Elite Maori are doing behind our backs. A COUP! hat is what is happening. Democracy today, Tyranny tomorrow.
A little time spent talking and distributing booklets goes a long way!
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May 8, 2023 1:21pm
Lance

I was having a laugh at the NEWspeak on the news on the Breeze (radio station).
They aren’t called ram-raids only more, they are called “burglaries with a vehicle”.
I guess that’s so the gummit can claim ram-raid numbers are down?
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May 8, 2023 1:36pm
- greybeard
  
  “Uninvited violent physical intrusions using temporarily-acquired personal transport belonging to someone else”.
  
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  May 8, 2023 4:58pm
ClanMcleod

The most courageous MP in the UK, well played Andrew Bridgen. If only we had one of these in NZ.

https://dailysceptic.org/2023/05/04/a-vicious-attack-on-andrew-bridgen-that-needs-to-check-its-facts/
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May 8, 2023 1:36pm
Maggie Pie

Don’t know if I’ve ever gotten an answer to this…..

Butt what the fark does that list Member-for-Tijuana actually do all day?

https://twitter.com/RMarchNZ/status/1654797433585672193

And why are hard working New Zealand taxpayers expected to fund his lifestyle to the tune of $200k+ a year doing it?

Surely to God, that money would be better spent on say more 4 more Nurses…. rather than that useless arsehat trying to destroy the social-fabric of this country?

People like that/they/them make my flesh crawl.
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May 8, 2023 1:37pm
- cmm
  
  That $200k is probably closer to $500k once you’ve added up everything.
  
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  May 8, 2023 1:46pm
  - NeverMindTheBollocks
    
    I now feel 2.5 times worse than I already did
    
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    May 8, 2023 7:49pm
- A deplorable
  
  I blame our electoral system for the presence of that little creep in our parliament. No way would he ever be there except for MMP and the wacky Greens selecting him for their list. No way would he ever win an electorate seat.
  
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  May 8, 2023 3:25pm
  - Maggie Pie
    
    Sooo right. I wonder if those who originally voted for MMP ever envisaged dipsh*ts like that entering parliament?
    
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    May 8, 2023 4:19pm
    - NeverMindTheBollocks
      
      Have you forgotten Alamein Kopu?
      
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      May 8, 2023 7:49pm
      - Steve Otto(North Shore)
        
        Yes! Waka jumped from Alliance to Independent.
        Then started Mana Wahine Party to drag in an extra $80,000.
        ALL about the money and hardly ever seen in Parliament.
        
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        May 9, 2023 8:12am
cmm

Clearly the softly, softly approach is not working with three different stories in the papers today (and likely a hundred unreported incidents):
* Dunedin Cops are “disappointed” after being abused and buggered around by kids.

* Just down the road from me, a 13 year old + accomplices were finally stopped after an 800km journey of mayhem to Nelson and back.

* Teachers in Northland being treated like criminals for restraining dangerous and disruptive kids.

It is all very well to blame the parents, but the parents are getting no support from the system either. Two of the kids on our street are pushing the boundaries and are getting no feedback.

The parents are concerned. The parents wanted to correct the behaviour. But there is bugger all they can do and there is bugger all the system is doing either. All they can wait for is, eventually, for the kids to do something serious enough that they land up in prison and hope that gives them enough “feedback”.

Throw the book at the scrotes. There are no pulishments/consequences for any of this – just bragging rights on Tiktok.

If the Dunedin kids were, instead arrested for interfering with the police and were given a caning then they’d think twice about it. But for now there’s just “bad boy/girl” points to score.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/dunedin-police-abused-by-teens-after-dairy-window-smashed-in-vape-raid/LSRYCCSTARAHNA46NBM3Y43BPE/
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May 8, 2023 1:45pm
- [email protected]
  
  I feel sorry for police officers these days. They put their lives on the line and then get treated like s**t by low life’s like this.
  
  Next time you have an opportunity, tell a cop that you appreciate what they do (even if you’re being breath tested)!
  
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  May 8, 2023 5:28pm
Bridgenag

Sunday Strip: The chopping block…

https://open.substack.com/pub/rwmalonemd/p/sunday-strip-the-chopping-block?r=1aj1bv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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May 8, 2023 1:53pm
- [email protected]
  
  Mr. Carlson is still under contract so there are limitations as to what he can say and do. It is possible that the loss of $20M a year for three years might be an influence on him not quitting outright. Could Elon Musk offer to replace the $20M a year so Carlson could outright quit and do whatever he wants?
  
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  May 8, 2023 5:18pm
Maggy Wassilieff

Rulz are for other people…

Not for a Minister of the Crown, especially if your name is Willie Jackson

The Ombudsman said Jackson’s office has consistently failed to respond to correspondence from the Ombudsman’s office and a lack of compliance with statutory requirements was “unacceptable”.

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/05/willie-jackson-called-out-over-trend-of-human-error-in-office-ombudsman-considered-referring-complaint-to-solicitor-general.html
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May 8, 2023 1:56pm
- Mike
  
  Taxpayers could save a lot of money by abolishing the Ombudsman, Privacy Commissioner, Police Complaints Authority, etc, as it seems to have been many years since government ministers and departments stopped heeding their admonishments.
  
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  May 8, 2023 2:55pm
ClanMcleod

500 vaccine injured Australians have lodged a class action against the federal Government, Chief Medical Officer Dr Brendan Murphy, and John Skerritt, the public face of the Therapeutic Goods Administration, the country’s drug regulatory body.

As Dr Guy Hatchards reports in the BFD, NZ media apparently haven’t found space to report on this important piece of news. After 3 years of nothing but saturation covid we now get crickets.

How odd. Anyone would think NZ media don’t want us to know about the existence of Covid vaccine injuries or the Australian Government’s compensation programme.

https://thebfd.co.nz/2023/05/08/well-that-is-just-weird/
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May 8, 2023 2:08pm
Maggie Pie

What ever happened to a rap-on-the-knuckles with a ruler?

‘Teachers must now receive Physical-Restraint-Training in the form of an online learning module.
Those without training will not be able to restrain a child’.

If physical restraint occurs, a CHECKLIST must be followed (see attached)

https://assets.education.govt.nz/public/Physical-Restraint/Checklist-following-an-incident-of-physical-restraint.pdf

I reckon Jesus needs to come back now and take the wheel.
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May 8, 2023 2:08pm
- cmm
  
  The thing is that often these teachers are stepping in to secure the safety of other children (ie. the real victims).
  
  With all that paperwork and need to review policies, I expect a whole lot of teachers are just going to turn a blind eye to bullying etc. Just far too much hassle to get involved.
  
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  May 8, 2023 2:32pm
  - Mike
    
    Many teachers have traditionally turned a blind eye to bullying and sexual abuse, especially in boarding and/or religious schools where such behavior is endemic.
    
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    May 8, 2023 2:52pm
    - gravedodger
      
      I do not normally even read your tosh Mike but somehow this caught my attention.
      
      “in boarding and/or religious schools where such behavior is endemic.”
      
      Would be very interested in the evidence you hold for this sweeping statement, in my four years of that life it remains a mystery to me.
      
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      May 8, 2023 5:33pm
    - Prince
      
      Good preparation for a political career in Labour or Greens.
      Is that Labour minister who would tape tennis balls inside kids’ mouths still around ? Didn’t he wash up in the Dunedin Council ?
      And didn’t Mallard hone his ‘skills’ as a teacher ?
      
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      May 8, 2023 7:17pm
  - Maggie Pie
    
    And wonder why the ‘checklist’ only refers to Maori?
    
    Should it be brought to the notice of….. Meng-the-Merciless?
    
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    May 8, 2023 2:54pm
ClanMcleod

Legal marijuana prices crashing in California apparently. Normally fetching $4000 a pound, some producers are offloading it at $200 to make sure they don’t get caught with product they can’t off load.

https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/californias-cannabis-market-crashes-northern-counties-brace-impact?utm_source=

Too many players, oversupply, that’s how free markets work.
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May 8, 2023 2:17pm
- cmm
  
  I don’t know how the market can sustain $4000/pound with Mexico & Canada just over the border and product flowing in from other states too.
  
  The last time I watched a cannabis transaction was in the Transkei (South Africa) in 1985. For R20 (about NZ$20 back then) the guy got two plastic supermarket bags stuffed full.
  
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  May 8, 2023 2:47pm
  - ClanMcleod
    
    Dakka. I was there in 1982, Sasol 3, Secunda, working for a 6 month contract.
    
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    May 8, 2023 8:20pm
Nickc2

Finally, an Ombudsman has the balls to call out Willie Jackson for his behaviour as a Minister of the Crown.
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/national/unacceptable-watchdog-calls-out-jackson-over-trend-of-human-error-in-office-considered-referring-case-to-solicitor-general/ar-AA1aSg5R?ocid=iehp&cvid=ad852274890b4a158f69e850c64d690b&ei=6
Will anything happen as a result? Probably not. The Maori Caucus will add another coat of Teflon to Willie and all will be well eh?
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May 8, 2023 2:42pm
Maggie Pie

Further to my post @8:50am….

The reported ‘white supremist’ who ran down and killed 7 illegal immigrants in Texas, is recovering in hospital.

https://twitter.com/amuse/status/1655369672768856065

I wonder if they’re gang tattoos?
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May 8, 2023 3:17pm
- mandk
  
  That white guy has a hell of a good suntan.
  
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  May 8, 2023 3:32pm
- Tauhei Notts
  
  That white supremacist, instead of spending too long under the sunray lamp, had spent the time on driving lessons things would be much better.
  
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  May 8, 2023 3:45pm
- Blog-aholic
  
  It’s those nasty cis, white men again.
  
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  May 8, 2023 4:02pm
- MCōs
  
  Reported by whom?
  I looked at a couple of reports and it seems he was more likely to have been anti migrant if anything
  Fortunately we don’t get that sort of behaviour in NZ
  
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  May 8, 2023 5:29pm
Tauhei Notts

I am beginning to think that the Kerekere carry on just might be the tipping point whereby the great unwashed public finally come to their senses and say this is a far kin hopeless joke.
So much of the seemingly endemic tom foolery have been “beltway issues”, but this latest performance just might tip the scales.
Lord, have mercy upon me. I hope like anything that I am correct.
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May 8, 2023 3:42pm
Maggie Pie

Just received a txt from my partner….he’s on his way back.
Best opening-weekend for ages by the sound of it.
Says to prepare for a full days plucking tomorrow.
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May 8, 2023 4:11pm
- mogg
  
  What’s the best duck dish boil, bake or fry.??
  
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  May 8, 2023 5:12pm
  - Steve Otto(North Shore)
    
    Treat it as a chook, with extra nice flavours.
    
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    May 8, 2023 5:20pm
  - Maggie Pie
    
    We never stray from duck-a-la-orange.
    (except when I use leftovers to make a Thai Red Duck Curry packed with grapes & pineapple.)
    
    And OMG – Ive never let my secret out before now,
    but this particular recipe is to dye for….
    
    https://seriouseats.com/duck-a-laorange
    
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    May 8, 2023 5:36pm
    - Steve Otto(North Shore)
      
      Page not found. How did you do that?
      
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      May 9, 2023 7:36am
Blog-aholic

Herald today have finally got the trannysrcipt of the ‘Allen Outburst’ at the RNZ farewell in a huff party for Dunlop.

It appears she is insinuating that RNZ are just plain racist cos they dont ‘nuture’ their maori ‘talent’……

Maybe Mani Dunlop didn’t get the morning job becasue they thought someone else would be more relatable to the audience and thus have a better listener rating…..

Anyway it seems it those racists again at work.
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May 8, 2023 4:20pm
- Burtland
  
  Mani got to do the morning gig for a while there but didnt really pull it off – she needed to improve her interviewing skills not play the race card.
  
  Whats happened to Karyn Hay ?
  
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  May 8, 2023 9:51pm
Steve Otto(North Shore)

Things are hard for a PM you know.
Turn the heat up!!!.

https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/national/hipkins-tells-bbc-treaty-settlement-process-very-powerful-but-it-isn-t-easy/ar-AA1aSeX9
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May 8, 2023 4:44pm
Maggie Pie

There goes the neighborhood!! LOL 😀

https://1news.co.nz/2023/05/08/witness-describes-wild-fight-between-man-and-woman-in-west-auckland/
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May 8, 2023 5:17pm
Maggie Pie

Chippie bleats to HDPA….’We don’t have large wealthy donors like National and Act do. We rely on small donations from the majority of our membership”

As my partner just quipped… “Is it any farken wonder!”
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May 8, 2023 7:03pm
- Ghost
  
  Hmmm, guess he’s ignoring the union donations
  
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  May 8, 2023 7:11pm
- Maggy Wassilieff
  
  And why would anyone want to donate to Labour when they end up in a court case?
  
  https://www.newsroom.co.nz/lawyer-claims-labour-official-knew-of-donations-scam
  
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  May 8, 2023 7:40pm
  - Maggie Pie
    
    LOL!! wasn’t that the chinaman who forked out about a 100k for a self-portrait of aunty helun?
    
    😀 😀 😀
    
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    May 8, 2023 8:01pm
    - Maggy Wassilieff
      
      Can’t have been…surely you’d notice a painting of H1.?
      
      He said he did not notice the paintings hanging at defendant Yikun Zhang’s home when he went there for dinner and posed for a photo in front of them.
      
      https://www.newsroom.co.nz/eavesdropping-on-wechat-scheming
      
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      May 8, 2023 8:56pm
      - Maggie Pie
        
        It must have been this bit i rembered…
        
        “Kiton gave evidence about a second Labor fundraising event where Zang paid $100,000 for a wardrobe, wine, and a Helun Clarke portrait….”
        
        (wish I new how to do italics like you do 😀 )
        
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