Posts by Tim Michie
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Capture: Two Tales of a City, in reply to Gudrun Gisela,
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I get a 'content is currently unavailable' with your link Gudrun. I enjoy your images, thanks for sharing.
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Legal Beagle: A four-year parliamentary term?,
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For the question is what is the difference in political parties and politicians behaviour and results were it a four year term instead of three and what prevents them from doing so now under the current system. I don't see any.If they wanted to propose changes taking longer then three years thay can do so and if the results won't produce in the short term but will in the long, they can do that too. I don't think any governement will do other than say to vote for them because they can do more to continue their programme at the next election regardless of the 3 or 4 year length of term.
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Hard News: What did you do yesterday?, in reply to dyan campbell,
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Thank you Dyan.
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Legal Beagle: A four-year parliamentary term?,
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Political parties choose to offer policy proposals at their own schedule. Nothing prevents a potential government from initiating a legislating process longer than the three year term. I'd argue it would benefit the voters to know the parties direction beyond the present term. Just as it has taken time for parties (and media and public) to adjust to a post first past the post system, thinking beyond the immediate term has been more studied (the 2020 report) than firm options to vote across the longer term.
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Hard News: What did you do yesterday?,
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I like it quiet:
Listened to National Radio Morning Report coverage from Waitangi. Homekeeping, in the broadest sense. Relaxed and read coincidentally including some on cultural optimism. Found lost wallet: WIN. Went out drank, talked and watched friend win pool over someone she'd never been able to. Home, dinner and 'Colombia' on TV.
/mundanity
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Hard News: The Next Act, in reply to Russell Brown,
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And yet so appropriate for the comments contents...
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Please forgive if you're already read but in case not http://norightturn.blogspot.co.nz/2012/11/unseemly.html...
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Capture: Laneway 2013, in reply to Nora Leggs,
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Leggs?
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Hard News: Friday Music: Right back in there,
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Hard News: Friday Music: Right back in there,
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