Did go to Bert Potters place for parties a few times back in the day and Mrs Rick went down to Jerusalem to see Jacquie Sturm now and again. She was and still is a great fan of Jacquie and JKB.OShayvale.
In our DNA I guess
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In our DNA I guess
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This is one unpopular prime minister.
Must be pretty confronting for him trying to reconcile why.
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Must be pretty confronting for him trying to reconcile why.
RNZ-Reid Research poll: Labour extends lead over National
The RNZ-Reid Research poll makes grim reading for the Prime Minister , who has recorded his lowest personal approval rating yet.
www.rnz.co.nz
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Good to hear about you and your responsible drinking culture RickWasn't drinking at all mate, got 20 Litres of the stuff to run the ride on in the present fuel crisis.
These days with petrol being dearer than beer we will see signs popping up saying
Drink Don't drive.
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Still waiting for your answer about TPM, or are you running away from answering any questions like Hipkins over the gas crisis?
What happens at a Bert Potter party Rick, dare I ask
Who is the alternative?This is one unpopular prime minister.
Must be pretty confronting for him trying to reconcile why.
RNZ-Reid Research poll: Labour extends lead over National
The RNZ-Reid Research poll makes grim reading for the Prime Minister , who has recorded his lowest personal approval rating yet.
Even across the other parties there isn't someone jumping out saying pick me.
I actually reckon Chloe would make a good fist of it, she seems pretty clever, always has data to back up her arguments even when she is arguing for shit that doesn't make sense to the average bloke. Won't get a shot at it anyway.
I thought maybe mark Mitchell seemed OK but then he got married for the 4th time so something not right there.
No point changing unless there is a better option.
Haha, couple of hundy people there, incumbents and visitors. Generally a good band, plenty of Ganja and Acid.
Bert was dodgy, everyone knew it and was no surprise when he was finally arrested. Disappointing that a number of people there who also had children at Centrepoint were well aware of it but continued to stay.
Mrs Rick always reckoned he was a Sociopath. As usual, she was probably right
Everyone knew he was a pedo but nobody did anything about it? Guess things were different in the 70s, the era of Garry Glitter, Jimmy Savillle, Alan Jones, guys like that.
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Probably more fair to say those in the close circles knew
Have to remember that social media in those days consisted of the personal columns in the Truth. Not much else other than Chinese whispers.
Not sure we're any further ahead now, the only one in jail for the Epstein files is the madam, all her best customers are running the world.
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Hipkins let slip about Labourβs Covid spending on Newstalk ZB admitting the Labour Government would have gone ahead with many of its spending decisions even without the cover of the pandemic.
The Covid Royal Commission found about half of the $60 billion spent in the name of the pandemic went on unrelated programmes and projects.
Both the Royal Commission and Treasury say that spending pushed up the cost of living and government debt.
In other words, the pandemic became a convenient excuse to spend money on things Labour wanted to do anyway.
This meant that National inherited a permanent structural deficit, and increasing debt and a 1 in 30 year recession. This is not news to those that follow economics.
Now as we face a potential oil crisis due to the Iran conflict, the Government has less ability to cushion us from this global shock, because of what Hipkins did.
They promised in 2017 to keep spending below 30% of GDP. Both Labour and Greens said they would cap it at 30%.
They used the excuse of Covid-19 to load an additional $30 billion of non-covid expenditure and blew spending up to 34% of GDP.
This structurally locked in the recession, economic carnage and has left us vulnerable to future shocks and with less options to respond to the oil crisis today.
And what did we get for the $30b in pet projects thatβs crippled us the last few years and leaves us hamstrung now???
10 new hospitals? Auckland Harbour tunnels? 1000 new schools? Buggered if I know?
Can our far lefty lovers explain where the money went that has stuffed NZ up big time?
The Covid Royal Commission found about half of the $60 billion spent in the name of the pandemic went on unrelated programmes and projects.
Both the Royal Commission and Treasury say that spending pushed up the cost of living and government debt.
In other words, the pandemic became a convenient excuse to spend money on things Labour wanted to do anyway.
This meant that National inherited a permanent structural deficit, and increasing debt and a 1 in 30 year recession. This is not news to those that follow economics.
Now as we face a potential oil crisis due to the Iran conflict, the Government has less ability to cushion us from this global shock, because of what Hipkins did.
They promised in 2017 to keep spending below 30% of GDP. Both Labour and Greens said they would cap it at 30%.
They used the excuse of Covid-19 to load an additional $30 billion of non-covid expenditure and blew spending up to 34% of GDP.
This structurally locked in the recession, economic carnage and has left us vulnerable to future shocks and with less options to respond to the oil crisis today.
And what did we get for the $30b in pet projects thatβs crippled us the last few years and leaves us hamstrung now???
10 new hospitals? Auckland Harbour tunnels? 1000 new schools? Buggered if I know?
Can our far lefty lovers explain where the money went that has stuffed NZ up big time?
Which post? Outline the parts you're concerned about
Go back and have a look yourself. I'm not going to debate it word for word. The whole post seethes.
Read it carefully and have a look in the mirror, unless you were just expressing an opinion.
Bit of context needed here again Wiz.
The Royal Commission did find that around half wasn't tightly linked to public health and its criticism was based on the spending not being timely, targeted and temporary.
Treasury actually backed the early stimulus, especially wage subsidies preventing mass unemployment and business collapse. The problem was extending this out too long.
On the deficit, Treasury has made it clear its caused by multiple things. Covid is one, but ageing infrastructure, cyclone relief, higher interest rates etc etc.
34% of GDP is referring to total government spending.. not the core spending that Labour talked about in 2017.
Can't be argued that they extended the spending too long but trying to say it was $30B on pet projects is misleading.
Nah mate, if you're going to call out a post it's not on me.
Good journalism
newsroom.co.nz
Slow chargers underpin Govt's slow-track investment in public EV chargers
Analysis: The investment in AC slow chargers that start under $5k to build, rather than $100k-plus DC fast chargers, could be telling if the Govt's under pressure to meet its 10,000 target, writes David Williams.
newsroom.co.nz
Except he didn't ask why we would be investing anything at all for a small market that is declining.Good journalism
Slow chargers underpin Govt's slow-track investment in public EV chargers
Analysis: The investment in AC slow chargers that start under $5k to build, rather than $100k-plus DC fast chargers, could be telling if the Govt's under pressure to meet its 10,000 target, writes David Williams.
miket12
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Except for one tiny... will actually not so tiny problem. He says the previous Labour government allocated money for new chargers. There was never any announcement as to how much of the LETF was to be used for public chargers let alone if they would be AC or DC chargers.Good journalism
Slow chargers underpin Govt's slow-track investment in public EV chargers
Analysis: The investment in AC slow chargers that start under $5k to build, rather than $100k-plus DC fast chargers, could be telling if the Govt's under pressure to meet its 10,000 target, writes David Williams.
The only problem with that statement is that the Low Emission Transport Fund (LETF) did have over $80 million in it, but it wasn't just for new car chargers.... it also included changing part of the government fleet to BE and hybrid vehicles, research into biofuel tech, marine (the research for the new electric ferries is partly funded by it) and aviation low-emission tech. It was used to study hydrogen refuelling infrastructure and supporting low-emission freight and logistics options. Money was made available for companies who were early adopters to receive grants.
LETF-supported projects included: NZ's first hydrogen truck operated by NZ Post and Fonterra's electric milk tankers and AT's electric buses.
Yes, money was to be used for new public car chargers... but not anywhere near as much as that article suggests.
BTW, IMO, the LETF was one of the best policies of the previous government. I don't like the current "more targeted" approach announced by EECA as that seems too much like out of Trump's "Play Book".
Democracy Briefing: Te KΔika and the broken model of social service contracting
In Dunedin, a charity called Te KΔika has been receiving tens of millions of dollars in government funding to provide health and social services to some of the cityβs most vulnerable people.
www.democracyproject.org.nz
miket12
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VHS or BETA? My Sony shares took a bit of a hit back in the day.
