Posts by Katharine Moody
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Hard News: Every option has costs, every…, in reply to Sam Bradford,
Yes, all good and valid insights. The percentage of 'good' vs 'dodgy' PTEs would be an interesting study;
But not necessarily in the government's interest to do in an objective and honest manner.
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Hard News: Every option has costs, every…, in reply to Rosemary McDonald,
all the “Do Not Swim / Collect Shellfish” signs all over the show. 100% Pure?
Yes. the ptb of Maoridom have had enough;
I hope they do well.. as frankly it would be hard for any alternate governance model to do worse.
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Most of them are also not from the places that come to mind when we talk about immigration. The UK is the largest source of work visa migrants, while China and India account for only a small proportion.
I’m not sure where that data came from, as Micheal Reddell does a lot of blogging on immigration issues, and his chart here regarding outstanding work visas by country of citizenship suggests Asian countries are by a reasonable margin the largest cohort;
https://croakingcassandra.com/2017/04/26/work-visas-outstanding-a-simple-chart/
And in another blog, he makes this comment;
The UK is still important, but it is swamped by people from India, and China and the Philippines aren’t far behind the UK.
and provides another chart/list with numbers;
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Hard News: Mike Moore: A pretty ordinary…, in reply to andin,
I’m finding it hard to care about their change of heart.
Yeah, I suspect with MM it's really all about there being no money anymore in speaking engagements about the success of 'New Zealand experiment' ... and hence the change of tack.
Here's Jane Kelsey in 1999 on the bandwagon Moore was at the forefront of at the time:
The message is very clear: Even if the New Zealand economy has shown signs of recovering, many of the people have not. Yet the New Zealand experiment is now being hailed by the World Bank, the OECD, and other like-minded guardians of the global economy as a "success story" and a model for the rest of the world. What they are really applauding, however, is the unimpeded imposition of an ideological model to which they adhere--regardless of its social and economic consequences.
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Hard News: Behind those Herald…, in reply to Matthew Poole,
You ain’t kidding. Nearly 77% of the national wealth is tied up in residential property (scroll down for the pretty horizontal bar graph titled “New Zealand Asset Classes”).
And the RE industry makes up 17% of our GDP.
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Speaker: The elephant in Room 903, in reply to Sacha,
the schoolfriend's brother (but hey, Chch ambition)
Who was recommended by the SCC after a thoroughly above board recruitment process, otherwise referred to as a shoulder tap;
http://www.newshub.co.nz/politics/key-admits-fletcher-shouldertap-2013040312
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Looks like an inquiry is out - so is it now a possibility for the lawyers representing the villagers to hand over what evidence they have to the Police or another authority that can investigate?
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I notice my relatives in the US who supported Trump in the election run up with lots of Trump/Republican rah, rah Facebook posts are eerily silent on politics now. It's not a case of winners remorse - rather it's just - silence. And that's what makes it eerie.
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Anyone else find this comment by Bill English confusing – it seems he is abrogating his responsibility to make this decision on behalf of the electorate (public) that he represents;
"He [Lt Gen Keating] will tell us whether he thinks there is a basis there with any new evidence or any new information,” English said. “It’s his job to look into these kinds of allegations"...
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11828777
Do we have a separation of powers problem here?
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Legal Beagle: A war crimes inquiry; or…, in reply to Alfie,
The illegal and unjustified Police raid on Nicky Hager’s home following the publication of Dirty Politics would tend to suggest otherwise.
Granted. But the lawyers representing the villagers, if unhappy with the outcome of an in-country Police investigation, I assume have remedy to thereafter refer the matter to a higher (i.e., international) authority? Graeme might understand that in terms of legal process.