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I like the way Martin Bella thinks
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Reality is every hill and cliff has the potential to slip. Mauao has slips every year because of its structure and just random luck it was this place this time.Those Pohutakawa trees were growing on a steep slope at an angle putting a lot of stress on the root system to just hang on.
Makes sense that stress will become more intense as they grow bigger & then drenched with the rain .Plus as you say the root systems compromised by underground springs. (Just my opinion & what I have experienced with these trees on the Thames Coast roads.)
There has been some reform and some of it good. Generally instituted by Labour however, I can't think of anything remotely reformist in the last 20 years here. IMO Helen Clark was the last of the reformists.Rick - we've had 50 years of reform. Neoliberal reform. It's failed us.
We need big kahunas to grab democracy and power back from the oligarchs and hard right.
They're not going to help us, they haven't yet, no chance of them changing their minds now.
This government is in the thrall of big tobacco, industries pushing to privatise health, big oil, the roading lobby and the gun lobby.
Take a look at the actions of Nz First and Act and it's members over the last three years. Those policies haven't come from the people of New Zealand.
You didn't look hard enough. Plenty of information ftom me, others and the wider journalistic diaspora demonstrating the corruption through act and nz first.There has been some reform and some of it good. Generally instituted by Labour however, I can't think of anything remotely reformist in the last 20 years here. IMO Helen Clark was the last of the reformists.
When you mention grabbing democracy and power back, can you explain who it is going to and what they will do with it? I'd like to know as if it is sensible it would get my vote
Again I'll ask the question as to how Big Oil has the Govt in thrall? Genuinely interested and I may be able to help you out with some facts
Finally, last time I looked at polling, NZ First and ACT members appear to be New Zealanders ie, The People of NZ? Aren't they entitled to push their policies like any members a political party?
It seems to me it's only a democracy if everyone agrees with you
Why only single out term 4? What was the year like?Provisional data shows 57.3 percent of children attended school regularly in term 4 last year.
It's the highest term 4 figure since regular attendance hit all-time lows in 2022
This is the boring stuff that makes a massive difference in peopleβs lives long term. Well done govt.
Geez even with the improvement 57.3% seems shocking?Provisional data shows 57.3 percent of children attended school regularly in term 4 last year.
It's the highest term 4 figure since regular attendance hit all-time lows in 2022
This is the boring stuff that makes a massive difference in peopleβs lives long term. Well done govt.
Regularly is defined as attending 90% or more of the term from what I understandGeez even with the improvement 57.3% seems shocking?
What defines regularly?
Increasing since the low in 2022 where we had low 40%βs. Every year starts high and drops away as kids leave school but itβs the highest term 4 level since Covid.Why only single out term 4? What was the year like?
You didn't look hard enough. Plenty of information ftom me, others and the wider journalistic diaspora demonstrating the corruption through act and nz first
Increasing since the low in 2022 where we had low 40%βs. Every year starts high and drops away as kids leave school but itβs the highest term 4 level since Covid.
Still a long way to go to get to the 80% target but solid progress.
Term 4 2022 40%
Term 3 2023 46.7%
Term 3 2024 51.3%
Term 4 2025 57.3%
I think term 4 was initially posted because itβs the one just finished with the most recent data![]()
Auckland.Scoop Β» Provisional Data Shows Term 4 Attendance Continues To Rise
auckland.scoop.co.nz
While itβs something to be celebrated, Iβm not sure why term 4 has relevance over other terms and would have thought the whole year overall was of better value than a few months? Indicators do point to an overall lift though I think in attendance? Havenβt looked at the year overall though?
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School attendance shows early signs of improvement
More children have been attending school each day than at the same time last year, according to the latest data.www.rnz.co.nz
This was a good article from early last year where Seymour praised schools for taking initiatives like having a certain percentage of attendance required to participate in fun things like sports. While itβs something to be celebrated, I think praise deserves to be spread
Yeah thatβs fair enough, smart of the schools to initiate a level of participation to enjoy the fun things too donβt you reckon? Would imagine thatβs one of plenty of initiatives directed at the fun things because I think thatβs how you engage students. Learning can be fun, so much so sometimes you donβt even need to threaten that fun things arenβt allowed if you donβt turn up and kids do it willingly. Obviously school wasnβt somewhere that resonated with me, hence becoming a painter, but even I had teachers that I enjoyed attending their classesI think term 4 was initially posted because itβs the one just finished with the most recent data
The kids are our future and we need to give as many as possible a decent chance at life with some sort of education.
Found yesterday morning and taken away in a hearse. Infos very slow coming outβ¦Human remains found at the camp site, turned into a recovery mission now. Incredibly tragic
School snot for everyone but itβs the kids disengaged at primary school thatβs a worry. Who cares if you canβt do calculus. Basic reading and writing isnt being done with lots of families since Covid.Yeah thatβs fair enough, smart of the schools to initiate a level of participation to enjoy the fun things too donβt you reckon? Would imagine thatβs one of plenty of initiatives directed at the fun things because I think thatβs how you engage students. Learning can be fun, so much so sometimes you donβt even need to threaten that fun things arenβt allowed if you donβt turn up and kids do it willingly. Obviously school wasnβt somewhere that resonated with me, hence becoming a painter, but even I had teachers that I enjoyed attending their classes
Weβre also in a completely different time where typing is prioritised over writing because thatβs largely the devices kids are using. Weβre constantly in an evolving world and you have to keep up with the changes. It seems like weβre in time too where they arenβt sure what theyβre going to teach, especially from a historical point of viewSchool snot for everyone but itβs the kids disengaged at primary school thatβs a worry. Who cares if you canβt do calculus. Basic reading and writing isnt being done with lots of families since Covid.
We developed a real culture of stay away from schools and the bugs at that time and those kids future is now screwed because they are so far behind they hall canβt engage again
Wiz, what actually has the Govt done to make this improvementProvisional data shows 57.3 percent of children attended school regularly in term 4 last year.
It's the highest term 4 figure since regular attendance hit all-time lows in 2022
This is the boring stuff that makes a massive difference in peopleβs lives long term. Well done govt.
Good point, despite all you hear is whinging about free lunches, education has been a real focus when you look into it:Wiz, what actually has the Govt done to make this improvement
looks like things were a lot better back in the labour governmentGood point, despite all you hear is whinging about free lunches, education has been a real focus when you look into it:
- Invested $140m over 4 years in attendance services and support
- contracted 83 new attendance support services
- required daily attendance reporting with real time dashboards to assist schools
- STAR system to guide school interventions based on levels of absence.
- information sharing between agencies to better support at-risk students.
- public campaigns about why daily school attendance matters.
- new health guidance to help parents decide when sickness should keep a child home
- family holistic support measures around social workers, alcohol, drug assistance, etc.
If the lefties allowed it they should have tied benefits to kids school attendance!

