Posts by DexterX
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The most disgusting views I have had heard Laws express on Radio were those on the family who had their power cut off and the mother, who needed a mains powered oxygen machine to assist with breathing, died.
His lack of empathy on a wide range of issues I cannot reconcile, it is his nature to be insulting in the extreme. The extreme standpoints he takes are a method of fostering debate, getting callers and attention.
Some of the concerns/viewpoints he expresses are a litmus test/indicator of what amounts to valid concerns and others are just nasty and puerile.
The problem with journalism in NZ, IMHO, is the prevalence of the “Look at me, look at me, look at meeeee” factor.
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Hi,
is there an charity name and address people who can't get to Devonport can make a contribution.
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Keys is politically naïve and a spoon, his low wage comments are a Freudian slip that indicates how the economy is managed regardless of which coalition mix forms the government. The difference between Key and Clark or Cullen is that although they hold similar positions on monetary policy (which are just as adverse to working people and wages), Clark and Cullen would never make this slip.
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The swanky coverage of Owen Glenn, the thief's apology to the nation bought to you by Holy Father Campbell – “bless me newsreader/front person/knobbly journalist for I have sinned and these are my sins”.
We have an election looming and it is almost as if the bulk of the media and TV 3 in particular are following a skewed and fixed position that is chronicling “Helen Clark, the election and TV 3’s part in her downfall”. I can’t see that TV 3 have demonstrated the capacity to take “it” to either party on anything other than weak personality based issues. As far as swank TV journalism goes at present shouldn’t the “s” be at the end.
Personally, I need a mini vacation from the “news of the day” and will not be taking the time to watch “news” for a few weeks – it really has become the sort of drivel one can do without. I hope it does get better before the election starts proper.
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With regard to the talk about NZ being under inflationary pressure, the peril of interest rate differentials, the worst thing that could be done is to give NZers a tax cut.
The second worst thing would be to reduce interest rates.
The third worst thing that could happen would be NZers get wage increases to help them meet the exorbitant rise in basic living expenses.
The war against inflation falls heavily on the wage earners and no one else.
If the three things above happened the NZ economically would sink into the sea without trace.
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The NZ equity markets did not fall as significantly as overseas and Aussie equity markets is that NZ markets were not as overvalued as the offshore equity markets.
When the recovery happens NZ markets won't rise as much as the offshore markets.
NZ markets are not large enough and lack the diversity to get caught up with what just took place in the offshore equity markets.
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One other thing, the debate on both sides seems pretty ill informed - charges for assault are not bought under s59 and the arguments I have listened to and read seem to espouse ill founded ideological views based on where one wants to appear on the left/right liberal/fascist spectrum labels.
Until case law develops around what one considers a section 59 situation to be it will not be apparent to anyone of us how the courts will interpret this legislative change in relation to prosecutions bought for assaults on children by parents. With the removal of the defence of "parental discipline" the Courts will in successful prosecutions establish/create by the judgements a going rate/scale.
Overtime there will be some perverse situations that develop where parents will be wrongfully prosecuted - though these are not to the fore just yet. s 59 could even become irrelevant - based on the way the courts apply the existing law as it relates to assaults in situations where children are assaulted by their parents.
There has not been a big rise in child abuse notifications to protection agencies since the legislation was passed. There has been a spike in family violence notifications NZ Herald 17.11.07. The spike is probably a result of awareness from the Not Ok campaign and public interest around the "mass debate" on s 59 issues.
What the new s 59 does is remove the defence of reasonable force in parental control situations where force is used for the purposes of correction. Under s 59. force is still permitted to be used against children by parents in s 59 (1) (a) through to (d) - read it.
The new section 59 does not create the power for any government agency to walk into anyone’s home and remove children from parents - this power comes from elsewhere, not s 59, and this power already existed before the s59 change.
The Masterton case would likely be a charge for assault under s9 of the Summary Offences Act 1981 which deals with minor assaults, more serious assaults are covered under s 194 of the Crimes Act.
Sue Bradford called this "my bill" when interviewed on TV tonight. I want parliamentarians to be more objective and less egocentric. The new s 59 is not a great thing creating a great new safe environment for children or a terrible thing demonising parents - it is just another legislative thing.
Where it matter most nothing is likely to happen some children will still be beaten to death by people in the parental role - with the exception of a series of TV Advts I have seen nothing that addressess real issues - these issues don't even seem to make the debate.
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The XXXXL terrorist situation and the inflated coverage demonstrates our ability as a nation to take the national past time of "lets not get along” to extremes.
The situation may well be another chapter of the "activist who couldn't", which includes the geezer who went up One Tree Hill with a chain saw to cut the tree down and couldn’t, however, lets wait to see how the XXXXL caper appears in court before going to far.
The XXXXL caper will play out in the media for years and will immediately fill the vacuum/void left by the ABs’ WC exit and ultimately provide the masterful Tama Iti with the world stage he seems to so desire.
Banks, another master of “lets not get along”, has been denied the extent and impact of the coverage he sought. Sadly, I don’t see anything about to be “set in concrete” funding and stadium wise and with 2008 around the corner, I am sure the 2011 RWC final will be played in Stadium Australia.
We are at times an extreme embarrassment to ourselves at hjome and overseas. Lets not get along, lets not vote, lets not get our shit together.
Hmmn the "4XL Terrorists".
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In the dark ages and NZ radio did not play NZ music. I remember the barman at the public bar of the “Westward Ho” organizing a petition and presenting it to ZM asking them to add “Victoria” to their play list.
I tip my hat to everyone, inckluding the Exponents, who carved out a “career” in NZ Music during these times. They should have inducted the whole band.
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I am interested does anyone know if there is mounting concern in Australia about the child abuse blitz, and if it is likely to come to anything remotely near to modifying or stop the testing?