Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: 2011: The Year Of What?, in reply to Patrick Reynolds,
no clear result at the election
Judging by the seeming inability of some Labour MPs to keep their feet out of their mouths I'd say you're dreeaming
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Hard News: Angry and thrilled about Arie, in reply to Russell Brown,
When Simon Buckingham took up the case
That was his original lawyer. Do you mean him or the current one, Jonathan Eaton?
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Hard News: 2011: The Year Of What?, in reply to Cecelia,
I've always felt sorry for the Kahui parents
My sympathy was greatly reduced by the whanau's stonewalling of the investigation.
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This country's first world status is not evenly distributed, is all.
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More from RadioNZ Checkpoint - Arie's lawyer disputes Police version of events (4 mins, listening options).
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Hard News: 2011: The Year Of What?, in reply to BenWilson,
To me it feels like the politics of most of my adult life have been both wrong and horribly dull, and we stand on the cusp of a big rethink. When we realize we've been wrong for many years (something I've believed for many years), the future of possibilities opens up
Bernard Hickey sure seems to be having more fun.
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Hard News: Angry and thrilled about Arie, in reply to Russell Brown,
a partner who acted as his caregiver
I'd welcome clarity about how much of this was disclosed to the prosecution, and when. Whether it would be understood or not is another matter (see previous comment).
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Hard News: Angry and thrilled about Arie, in reply to Bart Janssen,
Hopefully, someone will see fit to finally apologise fully and compensate.
I'd like to see them order proper training about autism spectrum for all their frontline and senior staff.
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Hard News: Angry and thrilled about Arie, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
A black eye tends to be a punch to the nose or an elbow in the face as one walks past, but not really a bang on the side of ones face.
I can imagine having your face pushed into a kerb or suchlike might do the trick too. Easy enough for that to happen during a scuffle for whatever reason.
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Police spokesperson tells Radio NZ Checkpoint that delay in psych report was the court's fault but claims no knowledge about timing details (4 mins, various listening options - thanks so much Mr Hulse).