Posts by Rich Lock
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OK, here's a question for the local politics nerds: If one is inclined to vote negatively on the STV portion of the ballot, is it better to rank every candidate, so the ones you _least__ like are positively placed last, or is it better to simply not put a number next to them at all?
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Gotta say, if a candidate can't be bothered sticking up a decent profile/photo on the offical website, then why should I bother voting for them?
I'm looking at you, Steve Ashby. Not only does your profile not mention one single solitary thing of relevance to one on the positons you're standing for (the Health Board), but I'm sure you could have found a photo that didn't look like a cropped police mugshot.
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I've just started the tedious job of wading through 32 candidates for the Waitemata District Health Board.
Crossed out Andrew Williams. 31 left to go.
Get rid of the two C&R candidates. 29 left.
Get rid of the four 'North Now' candidates (who seem to be some sort of ACT/Nat subdivision). 25 left.
Stick a no. 1 up against Sandra Coney. Got a responable amount of respect for her, based on what I've read of her writings, and my wife has had some direct dealings with her and reckons she's alright.
So 24 left to trawl through.
A wee bit of googling throws up some who earn a lot of points for enthusiasm (take a bow, M'sieu Le Fevre, and an awful lot of people who seem to have a background working in mental health, which is mildly worrying. Is there something the voters need to know?
Anyway, if anyone has recommendations of whittling the list down, then feel free to make 'em.
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Former National Party president Michelle Boag is facing fresh conflict of interest claims after she solicited money and votes for John Banks' mayoral campaign in emails bearing Super City recruitment contractor Momentum's letterhead.
In another email also bearing Momentum livery and under the heading "John Banks for Mayor", Ms Boag says she wants "a more experienced Mayor for the first Super City which will also help the National Party to another term in central government
You were saying, Craig? :)
Does Hill-Cone have a clue about how the National Party actually works, or how it doesn't actually directly get involved in local body campaigns?
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Interesting that someone claims they
champions struggles against racism and for the rights of women, Maori, and immigrants
Yet in the same breath
oppose NZ government bullying of Pacific nations like Fiji
I don't see the current Fiji government doing a lot for the struggles she champions
Doublethink, comrade, doublethink.
Your criticism is tripleplusungood.
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So we've had two of the Four Elements of the Apocalypse come through in the last two weeks (Earth and Air).
Anyone know when we can expect Fire and Water to show up?
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The thing about the ballot papers that struck me was just how many candidates there are. The number of bods running for mayor of auckland runs well into double figures. I've heard of roughly four of them.
Beat that for crazy, Auckland.
Well, I'm undecided as to whether to give my vote to Annalucia Vermunt (Communist League), or Phil O'Connor (Christians against abortion).
Decisions, decisions....
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God and Hitler together? God wins.
I see what you did there. But the pope started it, comparing atheists to nazis and all that.
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God and Hitler together? God wins.
Only if no one introduces Chuck Norris.
From Wikipedia:
[Norris is] an outspoken Christian...he has expressed that those who are troubled should turn to Jesus, and is quoted as saying "true patriots" do not stay clear of discussing religion and politics. He does not believe in evolution and subscribes to intelligent design.
Chuck Norris asks God for advice and guidance. But God makes it quite clear that he's not trying to tell Chuck what to do or anything, it's just advice, he can take it or leave it, he's just trying to be a friend...
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nice of you to ignore the Catholics who were persecuted, tortured and murdered for resisting the Third Reich.
And there were quite a few more of them than most people realise. Or perhaps care to realise, for those who love to paint these things in nice shades of black and white.