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Weatherman posted:
Yeah! cat botherer posted:how 'bout them sandflies? Nah!
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Man I generally appreciate Bernard Hickey's take on things but his constant "a vote for the Greens is wasted as long as the Greens will never credibly side with National, because even if Labour needs them for a coalition they have nothing to bargain with if they wouldn't side with National" thing is utterly braindead.
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Te Paati Māori of 2023 is very different to the Māori Party of 2008, and I'd be very surprised if they did go into coalition with National.
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I dunno if Luxo has the moral capacity to step down in favour of a woman
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xiw posted:
They're the powerful posting representation that we need in Parliament and I will only vote for the Greens if they put them both in the top 12.
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BuckyDoneGun posted:... but I guess the simple fact that she's a long term elected representative of Howick is a strong indicator that she's gently caress useless, as is tradition in East Auckland politics. I'm always amazed they parachuted Ol' Luxo into Botany. When both previous representatives can be described as "Disgraced Former MP" (Jami-Lee Ross and Pansy Wong), you're not exactly standing on the shoulders of giants. Oh well, I guess a safe seat is a safe seat.
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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/pansy-wong-resigns-as-mp/ To be fair it was hardly on the level of JLR, but she did step down and force a by-election.
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Chalupa Joe posted:The same Sharon Stewart who resigned on the first day of a previous Auckland council because someone else was appointed chair of whatever local board she was on? No I think you're thinking of Lucy Schwaner, (ex?) Wife of Jami-Lee Ross.
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Apr 13, 2023 00:40
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Human Rights Commission is just too woke, you see
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Apr 21, 2023 03:49
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Parliamentary Service and Office of the Clerk aren't subject to the OIA, I don't think the Speaker's Office is either.
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May 3, 2023 10:32
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Yes, not being able to buy a crate after 9pm at some point in the future is exactly the reason Auckland's night life has been dying for years, you are very clever.
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There are community organisations trying to make a difference, but it's very hard when your opposition is a horrible mix of the international alcohol lobby, the local alcohol lobby, and New Zealanders who are all like "she'll be right, my drinking is fine and nothing needs to change for anyone." My stance is kind of informed by two different perspectives -- I'm pretty into the Wellington cocktail and craft beer scene, but I'm also involved with a group doing Kaupapa Māori research into alcohol abuse among whānau. So it's simultaneously "it is deeply difficult for bars and breweries to exist thanks to lovely zoning laws, on-license hours, costs of living, etc, etc" combined with "it's too easy to get huge quantities of alcohol at home, any attempts to regulate the industry further are fought against tooth and nail by Big Business, the hyper-saturation of liquor stores in areas of social deprivation, and generally lovely drinking culture is causing generational trauma that's destroying the lives of kids and adults". So I guess I just think that, sure, liquor stores having to close and supermarkets not being able to sell beer after 9 is at best an inconvenience. But gently caress, it's something. And if you can't get pissed at your local, get kicked out when it closes at 10.00 because the neighbours keep calling noise control at 10.01 on the dot, stagger to your nearest liquorland and then keep drinking at home til you pass out as easily anymore, then my comfortable middle-class rear end is willing to put up with having to a bit of inconvenience and mockery from a foreigner. That said, from what I recall, this is just a single part of the Auckland Council's 2015 attempts at some kind of alcohol reform, it's just back in the news because after fighting it tooth and nail for 8 years, the supermarkets have been told to gently caress off by the Supreme Court. It's not like the Mayor saw a Reddit post last week and got on the blower to Big Alcohol to shut it all down.
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May 7, 2023 02:40
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The leader of the opposition gets paid approximately $296,000 a year. In his final year as AirNZ CEO, Luxon got paid $4.4 million. He owns three residential properties and at least four investment properties. He probably has, in real terms, more money right now than I will cumulatively have over my entire life. And he still didn't think to pay someone to make his loving pants fit.
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May 7, 2023 04:50
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https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/489973/wellington-hostel-fire-multiple-people-dead-several-injured-at-newtown-s-loafers-lodge
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May 15, 2023 21:57
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Oh yeah this is the slam dunk policy they've been looking for, it'll win them the election for sure.
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May 18, 2023 07:31
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Slavvy posted:When did I do this? In the post Wafflecopter quoted, stop being a disingenuous prick. Echinopsis can decide whether or not they want to take the advice, trying to shout down conversation because you think better things aren't possible or whatever is the worst sort of posting.
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May 23, 2023 20:55
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It was genuinely a good enough policy to make me re-up my party membership, which I'd been considering resigning, so that's something. Not much else I can do to help, but I'll chuck some money at the campaign as and when I can.
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Jun 12, 2023 02:27
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Is he resigning from politics entirely, or just from Cabinet?
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Jun 21, 2023 05:14
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Probably hoping it blows over in time for Labour's time in opposition during the 55th Parliament.
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Charles 2 of Spain posted:I ram raided a cone once Oh you're working on LGWM? Noice. 
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Jul 1, 2023 09:04
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Not unless they accidentally shatter his phylactery when they're installing the Pou and Pare on the parliament forecourt.
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Jul 16, 2023 07:25
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Unelected Dog-Emperor implicated in Mayoral Office Corruption Scandal
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Jul 19, 2023 05:04
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I was about to suggest that animal-chat had run its course, but now that we're poo poo-talking horses, I'm all for it. Horses are the worst and can gently caress off.
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Jul 19, 2023 10:03
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Clearly the solution is less gun control :ACTsay:
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Jul 20, 2023 02:33
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I mean if I had a couple of years where I got cancer, divorced, got engaged again, and then separated while working one of the most stressful jobs in the world and being constantly hounded by racists online, I'd probably crack too.
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Jul 23, 2023 21:00
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Don't get me wrong, this is rightfully gonna end her political career, I just think it's pretty sad.
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Jul 24, 2023 23:16
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quote:Stuff has been unable to reach anyone at the address, or the family for comment.
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Jul 25, 2023 08:56
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They're currently working on The List, so I imagine everyone's desperately scrambling to not be so low down they're guaranteed to not get back in. Which I guess means it's Labour's turn to leak like a sieve after three years of National.
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Jul 26, 2023 06:36
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I once got a whole case of Yellow V at 50 cents a pop because nobody else was buying it and they were ending production. That was the stuff — not enough drinks taste like liquified sour worms anymore.
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Jul 27, 2023 06:15
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exmarx posted:56 Fleur Fitzsimons (Rongotai) 
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Jul 31, 2023 06:55
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Feijoas don't even have GST when you buy a sack of em from some dude standing on the side of the road.
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Aug 10, 2023 22:58
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redleader posted:it's more like saying you don't like marvel movies "Getting a lot of Marvel movie vibes from this", says man who has only ever watched Marvel movies.
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A shot of good espresso mixed with tonic water and a slice of orange over ice rules in summer.
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Aug 19, 2023 07:25
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Can't believe luxon's gone woke
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Project M.A.M.I.L. posted:Sounds good. Still gonna vote Te Paati Māori though.
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Sep 2, 2023 08:03
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Base rate for shinies is 1/4096, but this can be improved through various methods.
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Sep 25, 2023 10:56
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Which is why electorate votes should be changed to STV
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You might still be able to!https://vote.nz/overseas/vote-from-overseas/vote-from-overseas/ posted:The rules about who can vote from overseas have changed.
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