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  • Hard News: Pomp and Circumstance,

    Rod Vaughan apparently filed an ACC claim. Jones snarled, "It wasn't an accident. I bloody well meant to hit him."

    New Lynn • Since Nov 2006 • 1447 posts Report

  • Hard News: Some cool stuff so you won't…,

    Also, is it wrong of me to want that house with a fiery passion? I mean, I really really want it.

    Me too. I want that pond under the stairs.

    Danielle, Jackie, I'm seeing this as the future marital home - whaddya reckon?

    New Lynn • Since Nov 2006 • 1447 posts Report

  • Hard News: Pomp and Circumstance,

    Sorry folks

    I don't think you're sorry at all, Craig! I've never known you to hold a half-hearted opinion before... :-)

    New Lynn • Since Nov 2006 • 1447 posts Report

  • Hard News: Pomp and Circumstance,

    whilst shedding 4,000 litres of tears

    ...which is equivalent to 0.4% of an Olympic sized swimming pool

    New Lynn • Since Nov 2006 • 1447 posts Report

  • Hard News: Pomp and Circumstance,

    Who's not there? Maurice.

    And Judith Collins is not Welfare. She's got Police, Corrections and Veterans Affairs.

    New Lynn • Since Nov 2006 • 1447 posts Report

  • Up Front: Walking Through the Ruins,

    Supervise them. We always just hang around the house while the movers do their thing.

    </Bitter experience from about five moves ago>

    New Lynn • Since Nov 2006 • 1447 posts Report

  • Island Life: The Art of the Deal,

    In one of the polite political discussions in our house the other day, I pointed out that one of the reasons that National rejects the Maori seats is that for many, many years they were Labour seats, and under FPP, that was a problem (for National). But rather than seeing that as a problem to do with the seats, National should see it as a problem with their politics and policies. If the nature of National is that a large proportion of Maori reject National, then rather than rejecting Maori, National should take a long hard look at itself, and think about what changes it should be making in order to appeal to a larger proportion of Maori.

    Maybe that's what John Key is doing.

    New Lynn • Since Nov 2006 • 1447 posts Report

  • Up Front: Walking Through the Ruins,

    It was probably time for an intervention there too, though: I may have more aquilegias than Danielle has pairs of shoes.

    There can never be too many pairs of shoes nor too many aquilegias. My favourites, along with irises and roses and herbs. Alas, I have none in my new garden, but I can fix that...

    I so hear you about the sadness of leaving gardens. I have done it too often. The one I left in December 2007 was at the stage where I knew it would look beautiful in spring 2008, right about now.

    And yes. What jon_knox said.

    New Lynn • Since Nov 2006 • 1447 posts Report

  • Island Life: Let's be Frank,

    Meh. There have been some full and frank, though usually polite, exchanges of views in this household about the potential worth of the National-led government, but using the 'Minister outside cabinet' device was not one of the points up for discussion. It was unusual last time around, but the device does seem to work. Most of our constitutional and parliamentary arrangements are a matter of convention, built up over time through practice and incremental change. This is just one of those incremental changes.

    I don't recall Key campaigning on 'no Ministers outside Cabinet.'

    New Lynn • Since Nov 2006 • 1447 posts Report

  • Hard News: Congratulations, Mr Key,

    __Is he left-handed too? I didn't realise that...__

    Much as I like Chris Finlayson, I must admit that I've not watched him that closely. Could be taken entirely the wrong way. :)

    Gasped, then LOLed.

    New Lynn • Since Nov 2006 • 1447 posts Report

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