Posts by linger
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Legal Beagle: New Zealand's most racist law, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
Yes, which does suggest one way forward (to be clear, I'm generally in favour of fewer restrictions, so this is not a position I entirely support myself; but it's a decision for Maori, not for me, to make). Certain civil offences (with sentences of fines or confiscation) are set and enforced at the whim of local councils, e.g., concerning public drinking; parking… If tribal councils were to be given the same degree of autonomy (and why not?), that could provide a mechanism for control of e.g. problem drinking through “Maori wardens” in much the same way as under the current regime, if iwi wish to preserve those powers – but with the significant differences that (i) offenses would be civil rather than criminal; and (ii) enforcement would be determined by local community membership rather than by ethnicity.
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I'm thinking it could be some kind of ceremonial fluted vase.
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Hard News: PAWOTY: We are all quaxing now, in reply to Tony Kennedy,
The NZ version of the Rory.
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Envirologue: Too Big to Fail – Why…, in reply to Alfie,
she’s the perfect person for the job
'cause to National the job title "Minister for Climate Change" means someone to facilitate bringing it about.
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Speaker: The Spirit Level, in reply to chris,
Ah, wholesale char-conversion!
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Speaker: The Spirit Level, in reply to chris,
!?! How do you format text to get strikethrough on this site?
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Hard News: Victoria Crone and what…, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
Only works if you can moderate the twatcockery out of those who haven't paid enough. Or is that what you send the Imperial Grand Wizards round for?
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Hard News: Art with a job to do, in reply to Bevan,
If you're concerned about the process, can I urge you, instead of abstaining, to vote against Weetbix (and unfortunately, that means for the incumbent flag) so that at least we don't have to go through the further expense of actually rebranding everything for little real purpose.
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Hard News: Art with a job to do, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
True dat -- "we" had about as much input into the selection of the voting mechanism as into the selection of the final official four designs.
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choo-choo train motions
A signal possibly interpreted by drivers as “stay clear of the obviously crazy cyclist”; but that interpretation has the desired effect.
