Posts by Hebe
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Hard News: Nobody wanted #EQNZ for Christmas, in reply to Sacha,
does it mean the "A team" no longer have a majority?
No, because Beck replaces a prominent B team member. But he is highly skilled at bridge-building and has a powerful intellect -- can operate on many levels. Parker and Marryatt will be taking note of the result.
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Hard News: Nobody wanted #EQNZ for Christmas, in reply to Islander,
Very low, even for local body elections, 15.3% down on 2010. Ward is pretty trashed, so many will not even be living there now. I'm intrigued that Linda Stewart, chair of the ward community board, got hammered: she came third with 1473, less than one-third of Beck's 4800. Guess voters realise that "being a local" is no guarantee of being an effective representative.
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Good. An intelligent addition to the council table; I don't always agree with Peter Beck but I have respect for him.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/6398677/Peter-Beck-wins-by-election -
Hard News: Nobody wanted #EQNZ for Christmas, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
Regrettably and for the first time ever I agree with Gerry.
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Hard News: Media Mathematics, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
Tim Wilson ideal for Breakfast TV? Eh?
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Hard News: Media Mathematics, in reply to Russell Brown,
Journalists never were any good at maths; they were Good At English at school. And incredibly few even care or see it as a lack. in vital skills. That's why stupid stories like this go unchallenged through the editorial system and end up in print. One would think the editor could do numbers though. Sheesh.
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Hard News: Nobody wanted #EQNZ for Christmas, in reply to Keir Leslie,
There's a specific formal role of Opposition, which is different from opposition. And it does fall on the Labour Party
As the largest opposition bloc? What would happen if a grouping of opposition parties got together post-election -- sort of like tha government forming a coalition -- and proclaimed themselves some sort of alliance and then became the largest bloc?
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Capture: Roamin' Holiday, in reply to JacksonP,
I started to think I was seeing things
Superlatives exhausted. Very , very grouse.
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Capture: Roamin' Holiday, in reply to Gudrun Gisela,
The Brennigan slowly disappearing. The ever changing face of Christchurch City
Wow, and this!
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Capture: Roamin' Holiday, in reply to Gudrun Gisela,
Sumner last night before and after the wee 4.something
Aaaahhh