Posts by Steve Curtis
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One more thing . The parliament has been renamed as the Duma to more properly reflect its new role.
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So the Minister could order the election of Jim Anderton as Mayor of Christchurch to be nullified- and no one could do a thing about it
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Do all the Stasi like rules about sponsors apply to 'fan zones' as well. Which I think covers up to 1Km around the playing venues.
Tell me again how many extra visitors we will getting for this over priced RWC, was it 50,000 - when we all ready get 2.5million for the year just passed.
That makes it 2%. Im speechless -
I thought the Iliad was the Desperate Housewives of its day-
Patroclus can stand to watch no longer, and begs Achilles to be allowed to defend the ships. Achilles relents, and lends Patroclus his armor, but sends him off with a stern admonition to not pursue the Trojans, lest he take Achilles's glory. Patroclus leads the Myrmidons to battle and arrives as the Trojans set fire to the first ships. The Trojans are routed by the sudden onslaught. Patroclus, ignoring Achilles's command, pursues and reaches the gates of Troy, where Apollo himself stops him. Patroclus is set upon by Apollo and Euphorbos, and is finally killed by Hector
To be continued....
Wikipedia
The plot summary leaves out the Dactylic hexameters..I myself prefer the Broadway musical version The Golden Apple
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Well the Auditor general has all lready looked at the 'unauthorised expenditure' angle - and doesnt see an issue
s95) For Vote Ministerial Services, we note that the expenditure by Ministers on the accommodation and meal costs of spouses or partners will be unappropriated if it is outside the rules. We will work with Ministerial Services during the remaining parts of our inquiry to determine whether there is a widespread problem resulting from the way the particular rule is written, and its application in practice, before considering what remedial action may be needed.
http://www.oag.govt.nz/2010/vote-ministerial-services/findings-and-conclusions.htmAS the A-G says as well they going to 'fix' the problem of unauthorised expenditure for childrens travel for ordinary MPs
"Parliamentary Service had already identified that the incorrect way it has been administering travel entitlements for children under five years will have resulted in unappropriated expenditure."
The web of unauthorised spending will have caught a lot of MPs.
Dont expect any prosecutions.
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For the HB earthquake , even in 1931, there was a constant stream of cars heading into and out of HB by the evening of the quake.
My worry is the electricity network through the north island is vulnerable to volcanic eruption/quake as there is a concentration at Whakamaru, which has Auckland's lines concentrated for about 1 km wide.Replacement could take months
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Just what we need , another piece of infrastructure unused for 9 months of the year.
Unlike the airport.
My guess is that the pictures are not of the Princes Wharf cruise ship terminal but the temp one when more than one ship arrives at once.
Gee I have seen Napier with 3 ships in at once. Would they spend even $2 mill for some fancy steps ?We have stadiums galore, mostly empty , dont add to the the waste.
Considering that Ports of Auckland isnt adding one cent to the cost of this proposed feature its about time some one said NO.
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Sarah Horth asks about lower water bills in Waitakere
The reason Auckland City water bills are higher is they include the cost of the waste water disposal while Waitakere doesnt. But they do add a charge on to the rates.
You will find Auckland City rates bills are way lower.I would say the new system is likey tol charge everybody for fresh water and waste water based on their consumption.
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AS I see it the ACC system was no fault because the law previously said find whos at fault and sue them ( or their insurance company).
Which of course would lead to strange situations if you fell off your own ladder while painting your own house, that is sue the ladder maker!
For cars , the provision of insurance was semi compulsory so if you ran off the road while driving your own car, you had a payer ready to meet their obligations ( or not?).
So the car drivers scheme ( covered by insurance) was mixed up with the employers scheme( covered by insurance) and included individuals outside of the above ( covered by deductions from wages by IRD) to give essentially the ACC funded payments system we have. The government paying the premium of those who dont have an income .
The connection being that ACC does pay resident family members for the care they provide.Im a bit lost by Phillip refeering to a situation when you are hit by a bus and who will or wont be paid to care for you.
Its obviously an accident so is covered by ACC.
Is it just me or is he being deliberately misleading.More to the point 300,000 qualify for disability support
It seems due to some previous errors some of the plaintiffs did receive funding for family carers.
I think its quite justified the Government appeal this case, as the Tribunal has ruled on complicated legal questions that are best decided by the Judges
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Would that small ideologically -blinded group include the nice Dr Brash ?
The use of Trusts at the higher levels would distort the figures as one income becomes one person AND a trust