Posts by mark taslov
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Up Front: What's the Big Idea?, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
I’m thinking ‘a clutch’
captures the ergonomics fittingly.
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Up Front: What's the Big Idea?, in reply to Emma Hart,
Well, if we're using bananas as a metric, then a hand?
Naturally I defer to you on matters of this nature.
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Up Front: What's the Big Idea?, in reply to nzlemming,
Submission: a comb of dildo (adhesion req.).
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Up Front: What's the Big Idea?, in reply to TracyMac,
The more you sound like you’re engaging in a tit for tat war with the Nats (or Winnie, or whoever), the more defensive you sound, and the less assured you seem about the intrinsic merit of your solutions.
That’s exactly the feeling I had reading this. One minute we were focused on the dire need to fix our mental health system – nek minute defending an activist group. Hook, line and sinker.
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But I want a country where everyone can feel safe, no matter their race or sex or orientation or gender identity.
Until New Zealand actually recognises gender identity – not contingent on spending hundreds of dollars – not contingent on undergoing medical procedures – not contingent on fronting up to gatekeeper shrinks who have allegedly been bequeathed the necessary attributes to both identify and as such define gender – i.e basic recognition that we exist by our own account – accompanied by a strident public awareness campaign – safety will continue to feel like a secondary concern.
Steps aside as trans allies fall over themselves clamoring to assist trans people in fighting structural discrimination.
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2. The genuinely-held views of Andrew Little – who’s not exactly up with the research
Which raises alarm bells for those hoping to change the Government to a group whose policies - one hopes - are more evidence based (across the board) than the current lot.
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Another superb installment Chelle, it's giving me loads to think about, thank you!
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Hard News: Every option has costs, every…, in reply to Lynn Yum,
Just looking at the graph, the obvious question to ask is what happened in and since 2013-2014 to cause the migration figures to go completely out of whack? Brexit and Trump can’t explain the trend that started in 2013-2014.
I may have mentioned this before. For us, the catalyst for moving to New Zealand was specifically Steven Joyce’s announcement of plans to arrest people who had defaulted on student loan payments. That policy changed our life, without it we would not be living in New Zealand.
I saw Matthew Hooton mention somewhere the other day that there there are 800k New Zealand expats whose movement the Government can do little to control. Obviously many have started families while away, so in many cases any given return might become 1 kiwi +>0. Those who might justifiably want to relocate here in a time of international emergency could make the current housing crisis look like a walk in the park.
Obviously that’s anecdotal, I only know of a couple of other people (plus partners) for whom the student loan arrest announcement pushed their hand, but it certainly can’t have mitigated the immigration/housing/services issue.
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This is fascinating stuff Russell, it feels unusual to encounter a political leader so unabashedly discursive.
Have a look at the prophecies … the prophecies will come true. The labour movement, we’ll go back to Rātana and do it ….
An historical feature of ANZ that I find incredibly difficult to reconcile is that our strongest socialist movement hinged in part on an alliance between a major political party and the devotees of a faith healer.
it’s a very sacred compact with Māoridom.
Feels quite distinct from a laic concept of Māoridom (then or now): the stuff of legend.
