Posts by Sofie Bribiesca
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Busytown: School bully, in reply to Deborah,
Also, vote. And talk to people about voting. We’ve got our triennial chance to effect change this year, but it’s only effective if people actually get out and vote and encourage other people to vote.
Yes, of course . Vote. Ignore polls ,ask questions, look for answers. I fire emails off all the time. To receive answers allows one to feel connected. It's also really satisfying to hear questions you ask of mps getting trotted out at Question time. They are reading your concerns. They are doing their job. Keep on keeping on.
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Hard News: Things worth knowing, in reply to Kumara Republic,
Rumours fly of Chinese plans to limit number of importers as audit of NZ facilities looms.
To be expected if we already ship our NZ cows over and allow training of our farming technique. Plus show and sell our farms. What do we expect? They must think we are gullible. I think we are gullible. In the first instance we have some business with fast gains. In the second instance we have Chinese using the opportunity to learn how to do it themselves. Their vast population must deem it to be necessary for self interest alone , and I don't blame them. At least they want to feed their people.
If they get our cows then bulls must follow and just like the States , a Kenworth truck can grain feed them all. Arid land isn't really a problem, arable land isn't even needed. -
Busytown: School bully, in reply to JLM,
How can we turn the ideas in this essay into an “elevator pitch” that will bring home the reality of what these changes mean
Target all politicians. all Parties. bombard by mail. Request a response other than generic or threaten to continue to bombard them for answers
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Hard News: Things worth knowing, in reply to Russell Brown,
What was the date of Collins’ China trip?
I know Chris Trotter isn't too popular around these parts but he has a timeline of sorts
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Hard News: Things worth knowing, in reply to Chris Waugh,
I don’t see keeping the Chinese border control official’s name secret as a sign that customs issues were not involved, though. Nor that any such issues were involved.
I'm sure he was necessary for the Dinner they had but it was the brushing aside any attempt to know his business or name other than a border official, several times but happily noted the other guests, all from Oravida is what seems out of order to me. Thing is if it's Ethnic affairs ,she could have easily said so. Why doesn't she?
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between Key and Collins, dent her leadership aspirations but also clear Steven Joyce’s probable role as Key’s ultimate successor. Or not, or might even sow Joyce/Collins animosities in any post-Key National leadership contest and caucus.
Key's off to China today ( to avoid being in the House tomorrow,but that is only going by what he normally does, not fact as I'm not in his team) Joyce however he may try, just hasn't got charisma.With a number of National leaving this year, I suspect they are looking now at possibilities, seeing as Key announced he's definitely going if he don't win the big prize come September. Like others he's probably already lined up his prospects to move to. Brownlee can't takeover, Ryall could have but he's gone, Power left ages ago, who else is there? I bet Bridges believes he'll be there one day.
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Busytown: School bully, in reply to Ianmac,
I wonder if the Herald would publish your work, or North and South?
I’m thinking maybe Scoop might take an opinion piece but whaddoIknow?
I've already suggested Chris Hipkins might peruse. If others push the opposition MPs, maybe they can get behind a concerted campaign to advise the public quickly -
Hard News: Things worth knowing, in reply to Paul Campbell,
That doesn't mean she shouldn't have found some way to avoid the position she put herself in, just that it would have been difficult
How about paying for her own friggin ticket?. She cancelled her husbands at the last minute but kept hers. I contributed toward that witches arse on a business class seat which I cannot afford for myself and no matter what, what was her arse as Justice Minister doing over there ? We have no idea.What is she actually responsible for that requires her dealing over in China? The border official is staying well out of being identified so its not border issues.
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Capture: One picture of you, and no more, in reply to Kyle Matthews,
This is me in 1996 protesting in Wellington as part of a university student bus trip, nicely taken by the Herald.
Would that be Grant Robertson in the background of the photo?
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Hard News: Spring Timing, in reply to ,
My policy suggestion to the Greens is this: Stop using commercial software in schools. Invest heavily in technology support for open source software in schools.
Big call. Big Fight. Found this by Phil Taylor at Herald interesting. Thought it appropriate that Labour are thinking about this seriously