Posts by Hebe
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Hard News: Inside the Shrine, in reply to Chris Waugh,
A very good argument for lowering the voting age.
"Like." Though, unfortunately, I have opinionated twins.
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This piece is the nearest to the election I can find so, given I'm a stage-mama now, here's some blatant nepotism. Bomber invited my son to write a blog post, so he did. Then showed me.
http://thedailyblog.co.nz/2014/03/22/guest-blog-finn-jackson-teenage-lobotomy/
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Hard News: Taking a very big gamble, in reply to Russell Brown,
Wtf?
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I meant to say "a good proportion of the 55,000 EQR [Fletchers] repairs": that is all those with foundation damage -- of which I don't know the figures -- it is a common form of damage on this side of town,
Suffice to say: if you're buying in Christchurch, get a thorough building inspection done, especially sub-floor.
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This piece is a huge relief for us. John McCrone is finally able to pull all the threads together to make a sensible whole of all the confusing-to-a-non-professional details on quake house repairs, consents, flood zones, consents, strategies, what's permissible, what's not. [For some reason it is in the business section rather than features.]
It means that 55,000 houses already repaired under "don't worry; we'll sort it" (quote from our PMO when asked about foundation repair and how it could be scoped when no-one had gone under the house to look) are repaired unconsented. My understanding is that consent is needed for 20pc foundation repairs - not 50pc.
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Hard News: Inside the Shrine, in reply to Matthew Poole,
Given that political parties cannot be charities, it's quite naff to call a party fund-raising event a charity fund-raiser.
Lying?
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Unrelaxed about this immigration consultancy http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11223343&ref=NZH_Tw
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Hard News: What Hekia Parata actually said, in reply to Isabel Hitchings,
And when kids do get funding for extra help it only lasts until the end of the school year and then has to be re-applied for in a process that often takes the whole first term.
Yes
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Hard News: What Hekia Parata actually said, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
Should be GP for our kids because the probs (relatively small but still probs) are directed related to prematurity. However, it comes under the education system. Dyslexia alone has only in the last 10 years recognised by the government as an issue deserving attention.
Basically we're cash-challenged right now and the thought of another round with the system over the hearing fills me with dread. And I'm literate, able to stand up for myself. I weep for others less able to do so.
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Hard News: What Hekia Parata actually said, in reply to Hilary Stace,
move towards equity has just been announced.
Yay. Any news on when it comes into action in the schools?
My son's dyspraxia assessment cost $400 18 months ago; and the NCEA rules appeared to say another assessment would have to be done this year. If we hadn't paid for it zilch, nada, no help. All he needs is to be allowed to use a laptop in exams!Other son now needs specialised hearing assessment, so I guess it is the same routine.