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homeowner 39 22.41%
renter 69 39.66%
stupid peace of poo poo 66 37.93%
Total: 174 votes
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voiceless anal fricative
May 6, 2007

The govt has been taking plenty of hits. Housing, economy faltering, that ponytail thing, etc. It just doesn't seem to effect polls. I'm not sure John Key can lose an election, its more about how long he wants to be PM.

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Slavvy
Dec 11, 2012

fong posted:

its more about how long he wants to be PM.

If that's the case he'll be Key the first, god-emperor of Aoteakiwia.

Kathleen
Feb 26, 2013

Grimey Drawer
https://twitter.com/RusselNorman/status/640699591365537792

lollll

Spiteski
Aug 27, 2013



I am shocked. Shocked.

Ghostlight
Sep 25, 2009

maybe for one second you can pause; try to step into another person's perspective, and understand that a watermelon is cursing me



I regret editing out "conceding on Pharmac and destroying our healthcare" as an example of "drastically worse" in my earlier post.

echinopsis
Apr 13, 2004

by Fluffdaddy
It doesn't really matter how bad JK is if the alternatives look worse.

Moongrave
Jun 19, 2004

Finally Living Rent Free
Our new flag!

bobbilljim
May 29, 2013

this christmas feels like the very first christmas to me
:shittydog::shittydog::shittydog:
We need new zealand's Kanye West to run for president prime minister. Maybe Stan Walker? He seems like a cool bloke. Lorde maybe? She might be a bit busy but she at least has a chance of being able to announce it at an awards show.

Ivor Biggun
Apr 30, 2003

A big "Fuck You!" from the Keyhole nebula

Lipstick Apathy

I would have thought we would at least get to be the 51st state, not lumped in with the other overseas territories.

Ghostlight
Sep 25, 2009

maybe for one second you can pause; try to step into another person's perspective, and understand that a watermelon is cursing me



Exclamation Marx posted:

"Hundreds" over three years.
More precisely: we will take an extra 100 refugees this year. In addition we are converting 150 of our existing quota into Syrian-only spots so that other refugees get hosed.

We've pledged to take in an additional 500 in the 2017-2018 years where we hope the crisis will have already resolved itself and there won't be refugees seeking those spots. Additionally, these spots will be filled using the same criteria as the current refugee process, which sees spots go unused if not enough refugees make it through the screening process. (Also known as the 'WINZ Fiddle')

exmarx
Feb 18, 2012


The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

Ghostlight posted:

More precisely: we will take an extra 100 refugees this year. In addition we are converting 150 of our existing quota into Syrian-only spots so that other refugees get hosed.

We've pledged to take in an additional 500 in the 2017-2018 years where we hope the crisis will have already resolved itself and there won't be refugees seeking those spots. Additionally, these spots will be filled using the same criteria as the current refugee process, which sees spots go unused if not enough refugees make it through the screening process. (Also known as the 'WINZ Fiddle')

An extra 40 per annum
https://twitter.com/TraceyBarnett/status/640744293213204480

Ghostlight
Sep 25, 2009

maybe for one second you can pause; try to step into another person's perspective, and understand that a watermelon is cursing me



Per intake she says - there are six refugee intakes a year.

exmarx
Feb 18, 2012


The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.
Whoops, I was phone posting.

Slater doesn't like the red peak

puchu
Sep 20, 2004

hiya~
He's an idiot but red peak is also bad

WarpedNaba
Feb 8, 2012

Being social makes me swell!
I dunno man, wasn't the Union Jack a symbol of oppression at one point

Ghostlight
Sep 25, 2009

maybe for one second you can pause; try to step into another person's perspective, and understand that a watermelon is cursing me



Only to browns people who don't matter.

Ratios and Tendency
Apr 23, 2010

:swoon: MURALI :swoon:


If the red triangle really is supposed to represent a meeting house then that's cool and I'd support it. Unfortunately according to John it would literally be illegal to include it in case it beat one of his tacky weetbix ones. :(

SurreptitiousMuffin
Mar 21, 2010

Exclamation Marx posted:

Whoops, I was phone posting.

Slater doesn't like the red peak

I would love Cameron Slater if so many people didn't take him seriously.

This poo poo is hilarious.

Moongrave
Jun 19, 2004

Finally Living Rent Free
A UMR poll released last week listed Red Peak as follows;

1. Males listed it as their 3rd least preferred flag.
2. Females - 4th least preferred
3. 18-29 age group - 3rd least preferred.
4. 30-44 – 4th least preferred.
5. 45-59 – 2nd least preferred
6. 60+ -3rd least preferred
7. Maori - least preferred flag.
8. National/Labour voters - 4th least preferred
9. Greens voters - least preferred flag.

Slavvy
Dec 11, 2012

9. Greens voters - least preferred flag.

So who likes the flag?

Moongrave
Jun 19, 2004

Finally Living Rent Free

Slavvy posted:

9. Greens voters - least preferred flag.

So who likes the flag?

Exclamation Marx?

exmarx
Feb 18, 2012


The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.
I don't think it's honest to point to polls of the long list pre-peakmentum. In the RadioLIVE one it was third from the bottom of the list, matching the position it ended up getting.

It should be compared to the others in the shortlist now that it's received some actual publicity.

Moongrave
Jun 19, 2004

Finally Living Rent Free

Exclamation Marx posted:

I don't think it's honest to point to polls of the long list pre-peakmentum. In the RadioLIVE one it was third from the bottom of the list, matching the position it ended up getting.

It should be compared to the others in the shortlist now that it's received some actual publicity.

It was and people still don't care about it.

Sorry dude it's ugly as gently caress.

exmarx
Feb 18, 2012


The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

BARONS CYBER SKULL posted:

It was and people still don't care about it.


Where?

truther
Oct 22, 2008

ASK ME ABOUT THE BEARS
I also think people's choices have changed since the final four. I know mine has.
Disliked Red Peak now it's ma fav

oohhboy
Jun 8, 2013

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
Replace the white with green and it might have something going for it. Too much Red, White and Blue, these colours don't run vibe.

Still firmly in the "gently caress No" and keeping the current flag camp.

SurreptitiousMuffin
Mar 21, 2010
Yeah while the longlist was out, I was totally eh on Red Peak. Now that I've seen the shortlist, I am Red Peak all the way motherfuckers. I think they're just trying to bury the story by using those old stats.

Taitale
Feb 19, 2011

SurreptitiousMuffin posted:

Yeah while the longlist was out, I was totally eh on Red Peak. Now that I've seen the shortlist, I am Red Peak all the way motherfuckers. I think they're just trying to bury the story by using those old stats.

It and modern hundertwasser where the only two I kinda liked.

voiceless anal fricative
May 6, 2007

Red peak flag > hypnoflag > silver fern flag > current flag > Kyle Lockwood flags

IMO

Laverna
Mar 21, 2013



Make the stars red and we'll take it!

cptn_dr
Sep 7, 2011

Seven for beauty that blossoms and dies



vote for me, tia.

Chubby Henparty
Aug 13, 2007



Assume everyone checks this by reflex when faced with a paywall but you can read the full article via cache:https://pharmadispatch.com/news/australia-putting-tpp-at-risk

Butt Wizard
Nov 3, 2005

It was a pornography store. I was buying pornography.
The Hundertwasser flag is really underwhelming tbh.

Varkk
Apr 17, 2004

Butt Wizard posted:

All flags are really underwhelming tbh.

Binkenstein
Jan 18, 2010

Exclamation Marx posted:

Whoops, I was phone posting.

Slater doesn't like the red peak

Using Slaters logic, Hitler had a moustache, so it means that anyone with a moustache is actually a Nazi. /facepalm

SurreptitiousMuffin posted:

Yeah while the longlist was out, I was totally eh on Red Peak. Now that I've seen the shortlist, I am Red Peak all the way motherfuckers. I think they're just trying to bury the story by using those old stats.
Picking it as one of 40 is a bit meh, but when you place Red Peak vs the poo poo-tastic Final Four it's an easier comparison. Who seriously thinks that black koru flag is going to win?

Other fun statistics: the Black Koru flag was 33rd on First Preference and 2.3% in the top 4, but was selected. If you look at the full results you see other wonderful statistics like how the "Maori Jack" is highly placed in both first/first four preference but is also the top ranking least preferred. The fact is that outside of a select few designs (ie: the Kyle Lockwood designs) people were spoilt for choice and that would have caused selection problems.

Now that people understand the Red Peak design I think it will be much more popular.

puchu
Sep 20, 2004

hiya~
I still think it's poo poo and I'm so mad about it that I'm not only posting about it on the internet but I'm also leaving the country about it

newtestleper
Oct 30, 2003
http://tvnz.co.nz/seven-sharp/would-shame-lose-change-vote-cause-options-weren-t-up-much-video-6383989

Mike Hosking and I agree - add red peak!

swampland
Oct 16, 2007

Dear Mr Cave, if you do not release the bats we will be forced to take legal action
What in the gently caress? What god drat year is this again?

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/07/new-zealand-bans-into-the-river-teenage-novel-outcry-christian-group?CMP=soc_567

A human heart
Oct 10, 2012

Note that it's an interim ban while the FLBR reviews its status based on the complaint, it's a standard process that they go through. The book hasn't been banned indefinitely or what have you, and it's unlikely in the extreme that it will be banned outright, it's more likely to be given a restricted classification(which can't go above R18). Most of the books banned outright here are stuff telling you how to commit crimes or kill people.

A human heart fucked around with this message at 01:11 on Sep 8, 2015

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Leospeare
Jun 27, 2003
I lack the ability to think of a creative title.

Ban Family First, with fines of up to $10,000 if you tell any of your friends that they're worth the goddamn time of day.

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