Posts by Rosemary McDonald
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To add to this discussion....Kelly should have wrangled her hearing to the Whangarei District Court.
This gentleman was pinged with a nice growing set up....with over 700 seeds concealed behind a skirting board for future planting.
Sentence... 40 hours' community work.
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Access: Disability as a wicked policy problem, in reply to Sacha,
useful goal
I'll stop laughing in a little while Sacha....but when you have a minute, care to suggest a pathway to such a goal?
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I wonder if all those who had official access to the 'white powder' form of 1080 were searched, in secret?
If I were running the investigation I'd start with those people....then search their email and phone records....contact all their contacts....
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Envirologue: 1080, "eco-terrorism" and agendas, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
Clickbait!
Yet this old machine needs an update (according to the three messages that popped up!) and I fear loading more onto the hard drive just might push it over the edge. (If left on for more than half an hour...the cooling fan makes more noise than the washing machine spinning out! And then there's the burning smell)
However...a tune, we can cope with
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Envirologue: 1080, "eco-terrorism" and agendas, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
So just like politics then…
And the'type' of person you are depends on what side you are on.
And, quite often, you're forced into choosing a side.
If you are the person who looks at the evidence about a substance, looks at the reasons given for distributing that substance in a widely dispersal manner, looks at the regulations devised to protect from 'off target' application and see with your own eyes (and through the evidence of others) that those protective regulations are completely ineffective, then as a "decent" New Zealander you would speak up.
Maybe loudly....because the voices that speak out against the official line have to raise themselves.
If, perchance, after speaking up in a friendly, respectful manner you fall victim to harassment and intimidation from the people you have officially requested to follow the rules for your family's safety....and....you are put in a position when you are forced to exercise your right to defend yourself....then a world of shit rains down upon you and your household.
Now, you used to be one of those 'decent New Zealanders' who would happily cooperate with the local constabulary...
Not.
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With submissions due in on this issue on the 1st February 2016...
and Andrew Geddis encouraging folk to participate....http://pundit.co.nz/content/aid-in-dying-time-to-do-something
is it time to have another exchange of ideas on this issue?
Or has it all been said?
The battle lines have formed, and really...what is the fucking point because this government will be only too happy to pass a law that enables those wearied by the daily battle for survival in a disability hostile system to opt out.
Part of me says.... make a submission
But another part of me, the realistic, battle fatigued part of me believes it is not worth the energy input.
This government hates non ACC disabled.
Hates those who are battling cancer, mental illness and other significant medical issues.
If I had the time I would link to the dozens of MSM articles, the dozens of givealittle pages...all describing how the current government has created an environment where the disabled, sick and dying are being forced into circumstances that make them just want to get the whole thing over with.
Better off dead.
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Access: Disability as a wicked policy problem, in reply to Joe Wylie,
cripples had no significant part to play in the great game of commerce and consumption.
Of course no corporate bureaucrat would publicly espouse that kind of nonsense today,
But the lawyer for the Sensible Sentencing Trust will…
This disabled access, and toilets for the disabled has to be the biggest load of shit in the past 20-30 years, and that’s saying something.
A little straw poll: who here has EVER seen a person in a wheelchair entering or leaving a public toilet? I have never seen one, ever.
How many people have seen a person in a wheelchair “accessing” [we used to just “go into”] a building? In my dim dark memory banks I think I might have seen one, once.
When I was an MP I remember noticing one disabled guy who was a regular user of the Koru club. Whenever I saw him I paid particular attention to whether he used the toilets – from a respectably distance of course! He never did.
does anyone know the % of wheelchair bound people in NZ? Whatever it is, a massive amount is spent on their potential “needs” – even in ludicrous situations such as that referred to by RRM @ 2.45.
(emphasis mine.)
http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2015/09/the_loopy_rules_report.html#com</q>And these people are let to run free without supervision….
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Access: Disability as a wicked policy problem, in reply to Rosemary McDonald,
The Job Description contains a term I had to look up...
"maze bright"....http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/111130/what-does-maze-bright-mean
A vagueish definition...of a term with its roots in Heron and Skinner...the rats in the maze people.
Political savvy • Can manoeuvre through complex political situations effectively.
• Is sensitive to how people and organisations function.
• Anticipates where the land mines are and plans approach accordingly.
• Views politics as a necessary part of organisational life and works to adjust to that reality; is a ‘maze-bright’ person.Oh! This is going to be goood...
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Do we need to panic?
One of at least a dozen high level positions being advertised on the Misery Of Health webpage.
Chief People & Transformation Officer
Posted on 11-Jan-2016Application Close Date: 22-Jan-2016“The Ministry is about to embark on a transformational journey that will see us step up and work more closely with the health and disability sector… To lead through the transformational change required, I need a strong, highly effective Executive team, with the right accountabilities, capabilities and mind-set, that opts into the challenge of creating sustainable change… We need to change our mindset and behaviors so we can better support the Ministry and the broader health and disability system to be successful … Being strategically focused, collaboration at the senior table and across multiple stakeholders is critical.” Chai Chuah – Director-General of Health and Chief Executive
A particularly broad role with a substantial sector focus, which is certainly a far cry from the “run of the mill” GM HR function. You will have ownership of health and disability system-wide leadership and talent development, workforce analytics & planning and employment relations, while also ensuring that the Ministry’s human resources, leadership, culture and organisational development functions are delivered effectively.
What does Chai Chua mean by "transformational journey"...?