Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: Where nature may win, in reply to Matthew Poole,
2.5km is a long way
I deliberately avoided most of the coverage, but did anyone show the real length of tunnel - say putting someone in line of sight 2.5km from the camera, and then further to mark the far end of the mine workings? Or even a scale diagram that didn't just leave off the access tunnel. Easier for some of us to comprehend if it's a picture.
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Aint political context interesting. The pale natives of Tamaki are restless over them Maaris grabbing the foreshore, National's Alan Peachey warns his electorate colleagues.
A draft report, obtained by the Herald and written by the Tamaki MP, warns that the Act Party's campaign against the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill is "gaining traction".
Act MP John Boscawen has spent thousands of dollars of his own money printing 8000 letters and flyers and dropping them in letterboxes in the electorate, where he lives. He is printing another 7000.
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"The Act Party is running a campaign based on misinformation and half-truths in this electorate [Tamaki], which is gaining some traction.
I am receiving a lot of communications from constituents ... who are really quite angry at what they are describing as a betrayal by the National Government.
"Many of the people in touch with me are threatening to resign from the party and to never vote for National again. We kid ourselves if we don't think we have a major issue on our hands among some of our core and loyal supporters."
I guess bashing some beneficiaries might reassure fearful voters that their traditional concerns are still reassuringly close to the party's heart. Or they could always have a go at the cyclists I guess.
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Hard News: What about that Welfare…, in reply to Stephen Judd,
The poll did seem to honour the spirit of the working group, yes.
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Photos please! (new site design is raising my expectations)
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Thanks for the Pundit link, Hilary. The Herald's summary of the report by Simon Collins sits alongside a poll asking:
When should solo parents on benefits be required to return to work?
* When youngest leaves home
* When youngest is at secondary school
* When youngest turns six
* When youngest turns three
* When youngest turns one -
Hard News: What about that Welfare…, in reply to dc_red,
Where are all the jobs these feckless benefit recipients are supposed to be taking up? Oh, what's that, there are none? Not at or above the current minimum wage, anyway.
And another peice of the broader agenda in that last sentence, perhaps?
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Today is for the departed
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Sorry about double post. For some reason the site has been really laggy today despite my connecton being faster than usual. Still, Petra has helped me feel better. :)
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Hard News: Where nature may win, in reply to Russell Brown,
I agree Whittall may come under pressure during inquiries, as he managed the mine's setup. Just aiming to avoid topics like that today.
How did your filming go, Russell?
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Hard News: Where nature may win, in reply to giovanni tiso,
I agree Whittall may come under pressure during inquiries, as he managed the mine's setup. Just aiming to avoid topics like that today.
How did your filming go, Russell?