Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: Some things just don't let…, in reply to Rich Lock,
roflnui
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OnPoint: 3 News Exclusive Investigation…, in reply to Kyle Matthews,
There's a strange presumption that a good teacher needs to be the same person as a good researcher. Way different skills. Continuous transfer of knowledge between those strengths is not that hard to arrange these days.
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Legal Beagle: Referendum Fact Check #5:…, in reply to Steve Barnes,
the way Parliament functions rather that how we elect them
It hasn't been adjusted enough to match MMP, let alone some of the other decision-making traditions this nation's cultures know.
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OnPoint: 3 News Exclusive Investigation…, in reply to Kyle Matthews,
Well maybe.
The rest of what you say agrees with me. The left largely swallowed the right's selfish framing (and beyond just education), even when they were 'opposing' it. Bruce Jesson was a shining beacon of success against that in both actions and words.
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It's another part of our fetish for privatising services over the last few decades. You don't pay Sky, you don't even get access to TVNZ heritage programmes that were paid for with public money. Same mindset as selling already-owned electricity networks. Poverty of vision.
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OnPoint: 3 News Exclusive Investigation…, in reply to Paul Campbell,
you can't live off your investments if there's no one to invest in
Exactly - developing smart, productive, NZ-owned and export-earning businesses is the long-term answer all round. Income for older New Zealanders; reasons to stay connected here for younger ones. All requires investment and some centralised long-term coordination. Who's offering that future rather than glib slogans?
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Hard News: We interrupt this broadcast ..., in reply to Steve Barnes,
goes back to sticking pins in dolls
un under-harnessed tactic
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Speaker: The Public Broadcasting Imperative, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
it wasn't anyone at TVNZ who asked for the five year terminator clause on 6 and 7's funding
However I have seen no evidence that they progressed the sustainability of those channels in any way. Is there some?
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OnPoint: 3 News Exclusive Investigation…, in reply to Lucy Stewart,
very good.
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OnPoint: 3 News Exclusive Investigation…, in reply to Angus Robertson,
The tyranny of demographic bulges. When boomers were young, the government's focus was on education and housing. When middle-aged: jobs and family support. When old: assets, superannuation, health, and disability. And that last one will bite us all in the arse due to lack of solid preparation in areas as broad as accessible built environments and social attitudes about contribution.