Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: Nobody wanted #EQNZ for Christmas, in reply to merc,
The CEO's are appointed
by the elected councillors. Christchurch local voters had a chance to turf them out and didn't.
Like the general election, that may have a lot to do with the quality of public discourse beforehand about performance and alternatives. People naively calling for government-appointed commissioners or mid-term elections for Christchurch are a reflection of that.
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Hard News: Nobody wanted #EQNZ for Christmas, in reply to Stephen Judd,
the contract had been let to a local firm without tendering.
sounds familiar
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Hard News: Nobody wanted #EQNZ for Christmas, in reply to merc,
accountable to their communities
via elected councillors. Stop voting this type of person back in.
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Hard News: The Mega Conspiracy, in reply to BenWilson,
social inhalation
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Hard News: Nobody wanted #EQNZ for Christmas, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
Campbell Live story - interview with Parker follows a profile of a young lawyer couple leaving for Australia.
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Hard News: The Mega Conspiracy, in reply to Steve Barnes,
recordings or videos of prescription drugs
quite. the ulitmate placebo.
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Drugs also fail as a comparison because if you use them, they're gone. Digital media, not so.
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Hard News: Nobody wanted #EQNZ for Christmas, in reply to nzlemming,
Parker has gushed about Maryatt's performance review. Suspect it would be protected from OIA as part of his employment relationship.
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Hard News: The Mega Conspiracy, in reply to linger,
It's used a lot more in council/planning/construction circles than in newspapers, etc, as you'd imagine.
Not a common word so is more subject to shifting cultural influence when translated from spoken to printed word. Good point about the Aussie subeditors too. Strewth.
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Hard News: The Mega Conspiracy, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
True. I was talking about actual usage in NZ.