Politics 🗳️ NZ Politics

[Noitall]

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I like the way Martin Bella thinks

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

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.)

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.

Tragedy what has happened and as I said earlier… will the camp ever reopen?

 

[Rick O’Shay]

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.

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

 

[MaybeTop8]

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

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.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

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 people’s lives long term. Well done govt.

 

[Noitall]

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 people’s lives long term. Well done govt.

Why only single out term 4? What was the year like?

 

[Damo]

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 people’s lives long term. Well done govt.

Geez even with the improvement 57.3% seems shocking?
What defines regularly?

 

[Inruin]

Geez even with the improvement 57.3% seems shocking?
What defines regularly?

Regularly is defined as attending 90% or more of the term from what I understand