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New Zealand Flag Referendums Bill — In Committee
[Sitting date: 29 July 2015].
A veritable treasure trove of humour, anecdote trivia and more...
On the use of Fax machines for remote voting...Hon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour—Hutt South): Mr Chairperson—
Jacinda Ardern : What is that?
Hon TREVOR MALLARD : This is the point. I know that we have gone beyond clause 24 now, but, luckily, I have been looking very carefully at clause 68, which is “Validation of irregularities”, and clause 68 refers back to clause 24. Therefore, I thought it would be a good idea for the members who earlier in the debate pleaded that they did not know what a facsimile machine if I found one for them and I brought it here.
To be absolutely fair, I could be just about accused of trawling through the rubbish to get it. I found this machine in a pile of things that were heading towards the rubbish and had been sitting outside a member’s office for some time. For members around this Chamber who are not aware what a facsimile machine is, this is one of them.
Hon Ruth Dyson : How does it work?
Hon TREVOR MALLARD : I am not absolutely certain, but there are plugs that go into a telephone line. To be absolutely fair, this is a modern version, because it can also act as a photocopier. It is one of the more modern machines around—
Dr Megan Woods : Where do you put the carbon?
BTW. there are also accusations of prejudice and all kinds of skulduggery.
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Hard News: A cog in the Mediaworks machine, in reply to Russell Brown,
it’s not a huge stretch to bring that discipline online and “work with brands that want to tell their story” in a way that makes sense to Scout's audience.
So its like the "Shopping Channel" then.
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So, if the cops shoot someone and the coroner suspects the victim may have had suicidal tendencies the whole thing is hushed up. I thought assisted suicide was illegal in this country so it would follow that the police should be charged?
, yes?.
There is this story from the 8th of this month...Tony Loveday, who owns the Skynet City Stop opposite McDonald's, said a woman who works for him tried to talk the gunman down.
The woman, who does voluntary rehab work with prison services, was in the street with the man, Mr Loveday said.
"He had a rifle in his hand. He kept going forward and back.
"She was trying to talk him down. She said she had a good liaison with him. He was going to put the rifle down. She was only a metre away when he was shot dead.
"She was pretty adamant he was going to give himself up. She didn't know him. She said he told her he was trying to get into the army and was rejected because of his police record."
Witness Ugur Kokcu saw the woman talk to the gunman for a couple of minutes.
The gunman was animated at times. The rifle was mostly by his side but when he raised it slightly, he was shot twice by police, Mr Kokcu said.
Subway worker Nikki Hearfield said the gunman looked like he was in his late 20s."He wasn't holding the gun aggressively. It was just in his hand to the side."
She heard police fire two shots.
Superintendent Sam Hoyle said he could not comment at this stage on suggestions the gunman was being talked down.This aspect of the incident has been quietly forgotten.
It appears that the guy had been granted a $3000 grant by Social Welfare to move to Christchurch to find work, he was unable to secure a job and as a result was charged with benefit fraud and had a warrant out for his arrest.
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Hard News: A cog in the Mediaworks machine, in reply to Joe Wylie,
Could this be the word you're looking for?
Nah...
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It appears TV3 is suffering from Glucina...
Sorry, glaucoma.
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Polity: Refugees and aid - we’re laggards, in reply to Marc C,
The government was swift with extending opening hours for bars and clubs for the Rugby World Cup, that shows their priority.
Beer and circuses Marc, beer & circuses.
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Polity: Refugees and aid - we’re laggards, in reply to David Hood,
(where does that number come from anyway)
I thought about that and concluded that, even though he was playing the "I don't really know but you can help me" card, he had some handy profiling at his fingertips. After all, he kept telling us that it was his "Job" to be here.
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Polity: Refugees and aid - we’re laggards, in reply to linger,
Among all the post(ur)ing, that’s all we can be certain of.
It is only Nat troll...
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What sort of places run third year comms courses?
Can’t be manyYoung Natz I guess , under the watchful eye of the propaganda meister Joyce or some other shape shifting reptile.
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Polity: Refugees and aid - we’re laggards, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
...and there is my evidence!
stacks up nicely...Nicely played Sir.
I am getting a bit frightened though, he used capital letters... yes CAPITAL LETTERS I tell you, oh the huge manatee.
I kid you not, I had visions of him pounding away on his Fisher-Price keyboard with an maniacal look on his poor little chubby face, I feared for my breakfast.