Posts by Steve Barnes

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  • Hard News: How many children with cancer…,

    I think Craig might have meant District Health Board. Or CHEs.

    Oh no, not the block of CHE's argument again. Can't these apologists for National think of anything else, like policy for instance.

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  • Hard News: O.G.,

    Hence emoticons :D :-}

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  • Heineken... and Chris Knox!,

    And then came Heineken Premium Light. Chris says that made the decision to turn down Tegel a whole lot easier.

    Brings a whole new light to the beer Vs food decision.

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  • Hard News: O.G.,

    No offence taken Bob. Like I said, this isn'tKiwiblog, we don't do offence here :-)

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  • Hard News: O.G.,

    Thanx Bob, you could have just said I was wrong but then this isn't Kiwiblog. :-)
    "In the hood, there is comfort for all."

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  • Hard News: O.G.,

    BTW
    I thought the term "Hoodie" was a corruption of "Neighbourhood"
    as in "in the hood" in which case is National saying "we are going to ban people from your neighbourhood fro going to shopping malls"?
    Maybe not but then they won't tell us what they do stand for, will they?

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  • Hard News: How many children with cancer…,

    Interesting backgound document on Government Accountability to the House

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  • Island Life: Ice-cold rabble rousing,

    Sigh.
    There you go. The thread goes full circle. I'm off.

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  • Hard News: How many children with cancer…,

    Rankin was appointed under National when State house rentals were at market values. So. Dot would now be paying about $400 a week under that regime and the amount of rent that $65000 would pay for her is about three Years.
    See National is "Better"

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  • Hard News: O.G.,

    Lockwood Smith seems to be suggesting we shift our focus on skilled immigration to migrant labour status. He says.

    Common sense suggests the seasonal work permit – that has for years provided much of the seasonal labour required for our vital horticulture industries

    Significant concern is growing right now around New Zealand's fruit-growing regions

    Having said this, earlier in his speech;

    if the applicant has a partner and two children, for example, only one of the four immigrants arriving may be bringing in needed skills,

    From that I gather Nationals policy on immigration will, "You can come here and work cheap for our mates but leave the wife and kids at home"
    Not a good look in my books.

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