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Old 2nd December 2020, 19:25     #5201
Lightspeed
 
Very angry

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Universities need to be returned to academia before we start having a sook about whether or not they support free speech.

Universities are lapsing generators of legitimacy, their significance ebbing as they switch to systems of cash generation in exchange for access.
Auckland University slammed for $5m house purchase, vice chancellor urged to pay full rent

It's getting pretty bald-faced at this point.
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Old 5th December 2020, 18:44     #5202
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Are there any....

Just wondering if any NZG'ers have gone on to play in big boy politics... either local body or national stage? If so are they still here, or have they moved on?

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Old 18th December 2020, 16:46     #5203
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Random geopolitics

Palau detains 'illegal' Chinese fishing vessel
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Old 18th December 2020, 16:47     #5204
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Just wondering if any NZG'ers have gone on to play in big boy politics... either local body or national stage? If so are they still here, or have they moved on?

Cheers

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like anyone would admit to it!
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Old 18th December 2020, 16:59     #5205
xor
 
Nzgamers wouldn't have thought twice about opsec 15 years ago so we'd probably know if there were politicians from this forum
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Old 18th January 2021, 00:00     #5206
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Old 18th January 2021, 08:39     #5207
xor
 
RIP NZ. Your populist leaders will keep on blaming the other side and make false promises while they fill their pockets and encourage outrage amongst the masses. GG
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Old 18th January 2021, 09:23     #5208
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Your populist leaders
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encourage outrage amongst the masses
Do you see the conflict with what you are saying here
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Old 18th January 2021, 09:32     #5209
xor
 
Nope, care to explain?
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Old 18th February 2021, 11:36     #5210
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Five Micronesian countries leave Pacific Islands Forum

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But Mahuta said she believed the voting process was geared towards getting consensus on the best person for the role.
Sceptical, unless their role is to break up the forum.
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Old 26th February 2021, 21:42     #5211
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There is no "Biden thusfar" thread. I get it, he's boring AF.

But military industrial complex is back, baby! oh and fuck your minimum wage and your $2,000... uh $1,400 stimmy cheque!
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Old 19th March 2021, 12:48     #5212
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Compost firm stockpiles 20,000 tonnes of contaminated waste

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the 20,000 tonne stockpile may only be the tip of the iceberg.

"Conservatively 40,000 cubic metres of drilling materials came in, but for four or five years the council said there was very little record taking and so really the whole process of our submission is trying to find out what happened to it and what's going to happen to it?
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"We have a consent which is strictly adhered to - the water is tested on an almost daily basis and the ridiculous discharge to air consent is exploited by a bunch of locals who want our operation shut down."

Remediation NZ has a history of non-compliance with consents and was the subject of eight incident reports, three abatement and six infringement notices between October 2020 and January 31 this year.
Thank goodness we've cut all that red tape!
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Old 19th March 2021, 16:53     #5213
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Generational Conflict, Decentralization, & Global Disorder | Radigan Carter
https://hiddenforces.io/podcasts/dec...adigan-carter/

This conversation is super great. Millenials vs Boomers, China vs US, Saudi Arabia vs Middle East, Decentralisation vs Physical Security, FIAT eternal bail outs (boomer solutions) vs Bitcoin faith from despair (Millenial reaction)
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Old 26th March 2021, 22:23     #5214
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This is amazing.

Georgia bans giving water to voters in line under sweeping restrictions

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ATLANTA (Reuters) - Georgia on Thursday enacted broad voting restrictions championed by Republicans that activists said aimed to curtail the influence of Black voters who were instrumental in state elections that helped Democrats win the White House and narrow control of the U.S. Senate.
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Old 26th March 2021, 23:16     #5215
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South gonna south
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Old 4th April 2021, 13:27     #5216
Lightspeed
 
Immigration NZ to dodgy employers: Oi guys, stop it!

They should be out there ensuring compliance rather than waiting on some fool worker to expose themselves by whistleblowing.
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Old 8th April 2021, 10:49     #5217
Nich
 
Who here likes job security? What about water security? What if i told you war is the best way to kill these two birds with one stone? Wars used to be fought over oil, focus group studies show that's a hard sell due to energy alternatives. There's no alternative to water, so fuck you, enlist today!
- Kamala Harris
https://youtu.be/t833cvVNXpg
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Old 8th April 2021, 12:08     #5218
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Immigration NZ to dodgy employers: Oh you guys! Staph it! *flounce*

They should be out there ensuring compliance rather than waiting on some fool worker to expose themselves by whistleblowing.
FTFY
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Old 14th April 2021, 16:51     #5219
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Judith Collins proposes law requiring councils rezone land for housing immediately

The last thing our councils need are more powers. The council model of governance is clearly struggling, so much incompetence to be found across the country.
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Old 15th April 2021, 01:24     #5220
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Now picturing Auckland with even more sprawl.

FFS, densification is a MUCH better and more sustainable strategy in most areas.
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Old 4th May 2021, 13:22     #5221
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Ted Cruz’s warning to ‘woke CEOs’ blasted by former government ethics boss

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After a number of corporations objected to Georgia’s restrictive new voting law, Mr Cruz took to TheWall Street Journal to vent his fury. He and other Republicans, he pledged, will not do inappropriate favors in exchange for corporate money… “this time.”

“This time, we won’t look the other way on Coca-Cola’s $12 billion in back taxes owed,” Mr Cruz wrote in an op-ed titledYour Woke Money Is No Good Here. “This time, when Major League Baseball lobbies to preserve its multibillion-dollar antitrust exception, we’ll say no thank you.”
It's amazing how open the GOP feels it can be about its corruption.
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Old 4th May 2021, 16:20     #5222
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Amazing how much it turns out that the GOP hates free market capitalism…
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Old 4th May 2021, 21:54     #5223
blynk
 
The GOP would love socialism if they thought they could make a lot of money from it for themselves.
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Old 16th May 2021, 17:09     #5224
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Netanyahu and his last gasp efforts to cling to power are making me sick.
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Old 16th May 2021, 20:02     #5225
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Man, when literal ex-IDF Zionists are saying "this is too much", maybe it's too much...?

https://twitter.com/GalGadot/status/1392496742822776839
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Old 18th May 2021, 14:45     #5226
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In reference to:

https://apnews.com/article/israel-we...e5fc2f8c7d8a79
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Old 18th May 2021, 16:07     #5227
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Hard to paint China and Russian as bad guys for blocking UN resolutions when the US does the same for their buddies.
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Old 19th May 2021, 10:03     #5228
xor
 
Waikato dhb, woe to the vanquished
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Old 19th May 2021, 10:13     #5229
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Holy shit.
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Old 19th May 2021, 15:09     #5230
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The Side Eye’s Two New Zealands: The 2,700 Day Gap

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Rich and poor, young and old, renters and landlords: sometimes it feels like there are parallel versions of our country. In 2021, Toby Morris’s Side Eye is exploring this theme in the series Two New Zealands. Whether it’s the wealth gap, generation gap, the rural-urban contrast, the different ways Māori and Pākehā are treated in the health, justice and education systems, or how differences in gender or sexuality affects people’s experiences and opportunity – there’s a lot to discuss.
Perhaps xor can offer some balanced critique. And that's not a dig, I do appreciate hearing the alternative view, even if it disgusts me.
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Old 19th May 2021, 15:42     #5231
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How can you expect a dialogue when you call me a cunt?
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Old 19th May 2021, 16:05     #5232
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You're here? This is NZGames. It's a particular place with a particular history. If you can't put up with being called a cunt, for being a cunt, why are you here?
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Old 19th May 2021, 16:36     #5233
xor
 
OK. Well, hope that works out well for you.
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Old 19th May 2021, 16:37     #5234
Lightspeed
 
It really does. Fuck anything short of authenticity.

You can stick with your sideways bullshit if you want, no skin off me.
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Old 19th May 2021, 17:15     #5235
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An update, for anyone keeping track:

Fears for sex abuse victims under new guidelines (2009)

ACC sex-abuse claims down by 36% (2012)

ACC overhauls sexual abuse care service (2015)

Only 5% of sexual abuse claims make it through ACC system (2021)
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Old 20th May 2021, 09:58     #5236
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It really does. Fuck anything short of authenticity.

You can stick with your sideways bullshit if you want, no skin off me.
The NZ health system doesn't care about Maori health, it doesn't care about mental health, it doesn't care about aged care, it doesn't care about those with disabilities, it doesn't care about cancer patients. The NZ health system cares about itself and its own funding.

The NZ health system is totally poked.
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Old 20th May 2021, 10:16     #5237
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it doesn't care about cancer patients
In my experience it actually cares a shitload about cancer patients because of all the funding they get. If you get cancer, you've won the heathcare lottery with all the support you get as a result. If you get anything else, from brain aneurysms to eye worms, they'll send you out the door with a "There's probably a specialist you can see in 6-12 months for $300-600 a session, good luck with that!"
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Old 20th May 2021, 11:02     #5238
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My brother doesn't share similar experiences. Our mother has had to fight tooth and nail for ever bit of support he could get. He's had a brain tumour since he was 14. Hes now 43.
Winz treat him like he's a fraudster and have cut off his invalids benefit numerous times despite him being an invalid.
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Old 20th May 2021, 12:53     #5239
Lightspeed
 
It's awful what WINZ put people through. I'm sorry your family goes through that xor.

Right now the normal hurdles to accessing support are simply steps. It's still no wheelchair ramp and never will be, the most vulnerable will always struggle. Just depends on how the political winds are blowing.

For Maori these difficulties are even worse, something that's seen both on the ground and in the data.

I am really hopeful about the Maori Health Authority. What will is it will start producing better health outcomes and more people will be attracted to make use of their services. Which of course will necessitate increased funding. Which will mean more political ructions. Heaven forbid we spend money on effective services when we could be paying off mortgages.
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Old 20th May 2021, 17:04     #5240
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What will happen is it will start producing better health outcomes and more people will be attracted to make use of their services.
Fixed proofread fail.
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