Posts by Paul Williams
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Rik, currently Australians pay 9 percent compulsory superannuation on salary and wages.
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Goff gave a very good interview this morning, can't see it posted in this thread, so it's here.
Gio, I'm with Sacha on this, I don't think David's stupid, I do think he's spinning (I also think Labour's wedged the government nicely on this).
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Up Front: Life on Mars, in reply to Lucy Stewart,
You don't want me to lose it, right? (I mean, at least a nice new volcano in Auckland would give us some variety.)
Hang on, I'm in Auckland next week... (that's fair warning to every Feijoa-based drink available too, funny the things you miss).
The volcanoes used to scare me growing up in Sth Auckland, particularly around the time Maurice Gee's Under the Mountain was on the tele.
Emma, great news about your WOF and, unless I am still confused, I to am looking forward to hearing more about your various projects.
Incidentally, can someone ensure Alisdair Thompson's gone by Tuesday, I don't want to be talking about that arse!
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As usual, I'm woefully late to enjoy this discussion as it developed. I was less inclined to criticise the politicians for attending this "service" than others, but everything I read, including here, about Destiny worries me greatly and has caused me to rethink my initial view that this was acceptable.
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Hmm, define 'modest'. But yes, I regret umming and ahhing. Although, I did get to see them here in 2007 for 3 hours, and got my copy of A Forest signed by Porl Thompson and Simon Gallup. Apparently Robert Smith had the flu, to carry on the theme.
Coooooool.
Gallup was amazing to see live, it was his 51st birthday the night of the gig I went to, you'd have thought he was 20 but. So much energy and attitude.
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Hard News: Cheer Germ, in reply to Aidan,
JUST LISTEN TO THE MUSIC YOU SAD BASTARDS!
It is an odd thing, but it's increasingly common. I think much the same as you - I got a shot, from this song in fact, as a screen saver but beyond that I was there to be there (and they recorded it, I'm guessing for commercial release).
I so nearly jumped on a plane for that, and am intensely jealous. Might never happen again. Gloat away.
Recordari, I missed the final Crowded House gig at the Opera House (when living in NZ) and resolved to not miss another gig that actually I could make with a modest effort.
Lovely
Marcus, that's quite an understatement. This is stunning, a remarkable performance.
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Hard News: Cheer Germ, in reply to recordari,
Speaking of 1981, Don't fight it...
Love the Blams.
At the risk of sounding well, like a gloating bastard, I can report the four hour Cure gig was farking brilliant. I reckon the clip below, The Forest, was shot by a bloke just in front of me.
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Hard News: Some Lines for Labour, in reply to Russell Brown,
I worry about that.
It's a constant refrain from Australian friends who've relocated to NZ. I've not looked into it in any detail to know the causes or even if the anecdata is correct. Perhaps someone else has?
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Hard News: And we may never meet again ..., in reply to Dale Griffiths,
Dale, although it's sometime after the discussion, I finally found the photo I took at an '80s exhibition recently - initial/original lyrics for what I think is a damn fine INXS song, Kiss the Dirt.
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One of the scariest things about Brash is that he hasn’t changed his economic views in over 20 years. He still believes ardently in minimal regulation of the financial sector, for example, even with the evidence from the last five years.
FWIW there's a resurgence of Hayek's followers who ardently believe that the crisis was the function of over, not under regulation. This despite even Greenspan conceding he, and the theory, were wrong. The BBC radio 4 show recently did a great two part series that's avail for podcast here. I mistrust all ideologues!