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Cassandra

NZ’s new best friend, Indian prime minister Modi, and Russian president Putin announced today they will deepen ‌ties between their two nations, according to Reuters. Putin: “The BRICS group should build a new platform for global growth independent of the West”. Goode that NZ has a toe in the door.

The bear isn’t dead yet. Note that Poland and the Baltic states continue to rearm and that Japan will soon launch two new super cruisers with advanced air defence and over the horizon offensive capabilities.

Meanwhile the NZ Army will use some of the 1.2% to lease some Waiouru land it used to own which was given to the local tribe by the government as Treaty breach compensation. Not that any sensible Maori ever lived there in ancient times – it snowed on Boxing Day in the early 70s, much to my children’s delight! Parents’ barbecue party not quite so happy. Waiouru is mostly an inhospitable place.
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September 13, 2026 8:02am
- artemisia
  
  Don’t hear much about BRICS in our media but the ‘west’ ignores it at its peril. It is well beyond the original 4 or 5 countries now and there is clearly a plan …. And that plan is not woke.
  
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  September 13, 2026 8:12am
  - Maggy Wassilieff
    
    There’s been good coverage of BRICS for the last few days on CGTN (Channels 309 and 310 on Sky) as well as the International Services Fair.
    
    https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-10/The-world-needs-BRICS-to-be-the-adult-in-the-room-1Qk275eaolq/p.html
    
    https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-10/China-s-services-fair-opens-with-two-highlights-1QjPsOtoHNC/share_amp.html
    
    2027 BRICS will be hosted by China.
    
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    September 13, 2026 8:50am
artemisia

The Taxpayers’ Union has had a look at the Green Party’s policy to nationalise 120 existing supermarkets, with the Party’s costs based on an estimate of $1.3 billion from the Parliamentary Library. (Say what?) From the TU 12 September newsletter …

But as we pointed out, even if the two distribution centres were thrown in for free, that values each supermarket at just $10.8 million. (By comparison, PAK’nSAVE Albany’s operating business alone was estimated at $50–60 million in 2021, excluding the land and building.)

Of course there is always the possibility that some of the 120 supermarkets are so hopeless that owners will pay to be rid of them. Meantime, someone please pass the Green Party the back of an envelope to check their numbers to confirm that they are correct and that the TU is way wrong. And looks like the Parliamentary Library needs an envelope and a pencil as well.

Which does rather raise questions about the Parliamentary Library role here. Also from the TU newsletter –

Why was the Parliamentary Library – a taxpayer-funded research service explicitly prohibited from assisting in election efforts – costing a flagship Green Party election announcement in the first place?
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September 13, 2026 8:05am
Scott

I was very pleased to see that Winston Peters is advocating a firmer line on immigration, introducing a visitors visa cap of 20,000 a year and saying goodbye, hopefully, to the era of mass immigration:

https://www.nzfirst.nz/nz_first_announces_immigration_reform_policies

Winston is one of the few politicians who talk about the dangers of mass immigration.
Recently we have a man being denied medical attention because he was not a patient of the nearby medical clinic:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/361032302/medical-centre-refused-hand-over-defibrillator-man-died-outside-witnesses-say

The clinic is run and staffed by immigrants. Who maybe don’t subscribe to the idea of love thy neighbour?

My town in the Wairarapa is now run by immigrants who own almost every business. The recent spectacle of them imperiously ordering around the young kiwi staff at a takeaway joint was not a happy one.

This is our country. We need to claim it back. Otherwise we will go the way of Europe and the UK. I support the capping of immigration. Otherwise we are in danger of losing our country.
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September 13, 2026 8:09am
mike

Looks like lots of refugees in Baltimore…
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September 13, 2026 8:14am
- David Garrett
  
  I know I’m going to regret this…what’s happening in Baltimore?
  
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  September 13, 2026 8:53am
David Garrett

Good morning from the Kingdom…a cool 21C here this am…
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September 13, 2026 8:22am
greybeard

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/361032670/fire-forces-evacuation-city-rail-link-stations

Note the date on the passenger notice board : Saturday 13th September.

Heaven help the passengers if the new CRL dates and times are as accurate as that !
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September 13, 2026 8:46am

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