Posts by Glenn Pearce
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What exactly was the charge ?
Burglary is not eligible for diversion. -
Or, good spot for a farmers' market?
It's a 24hr skateboard park according to some locals I know....
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Perhaps we can, as the old chaps say, have a roll
I think the correct terminology is "a roll up" *
* Grandfather Life Member @ Grey Lynn BC
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It's worth noting the family aren't making any noise about the injuries but are quite vocal about other aspects.
They have also praised the herald reporter for getting *behind* the story of just another looter.
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It is the job of photographers, camera operators and reporters to bear witness
So you don't think that the actual act of taking the photo or filming can actually be invasive or offensive in itself ? There's no point at which they should down tools out of respect ?
I think Vicki Anderson said she felt physically sick at the sight of people taking photos and decided not to herself.
FWIW, the repeated use of those images of Shane Tomlin makes me very uneasy.
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Are the 15 in the PGG or CTV building ? I've seen both reported.
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More amusing local coverage. Stuff reports a couple of Kiwis in Cairo are fleeing the city and 'braving the Egyptian desert' to get to Hurghada.
Hurghada is a beach resort accessible via a massive six lane motorway. It's a little like someone from Auckland 'braving the wilderness' by fleeing to Hamilton.Actually, I'd say you'd have to be pretty desparate to be fleeing to Hurghada. #dreadfulplace
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The treasury figures do include the energy SOE's and are based on a 3 year average whereas Bernard Hickey's are for latest financial year only.
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Treasury was saying in Oct that the ave. dividend yield for top 8 SOE's was about 2% compared to 4.5% for NZX top 8, Bernard Hickey is saying the average for 4 power companies potentially up for sale is 7.6%
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/4433678/Treasury-to-lay-out-case-for-against-asset-sales
So either someone's calculations are wrong or the other 4 in the top 8 are performing very poorly to bring the average down to 2%
Who's right ? 'Cause it makes a diff to *pure investment decision* argument that Hickey and others are throwing out there at the moment.
(Assuming the 4 enregy SOE's are in the top 8 SOE's ?)
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Electricity is a crucial underpinning of our increasingly digital economy for many years to come.
The electricity supply is unlikely to stop if the companies are sold though is it ?
I suspect the mums and dads they're thinking of
look a lot like Fay, Richwhite and their ilk...They've been very explicit that there will be no *trade sales* this time around.
Personally I'm in two minds about this. At least it's out in the open and being debated.