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• Capture: Flash Cars, 10:17 Dec 14, 2011

  Man , our love affair with cars - its great to see

  Northland • Since Nov 2006 • 510 posts Report

• Capture: Colour is the new black, in reply to JacksonP, 16:13 Dec 12, 2011

  I like it Jackson.
  Pohutukawa devotee praying at the reddening shrine
  Or an addict blissing out on another pohutukawa hit
  Devotion
  Addiction
  its such a fine line .

  Northland • Since Nov 2006 • 510 posts Report

• Legal Beagle: Election #11: Notings, in reply to Phil Lyth, 16:06 Dec 12, 2011

  there could be an argument for not only no threshhold, but also for informals to count as ‘None of the Above’: ie the seat does not get allocated.
  Might be an incentive for more people to turn out.

  I think the idea of a "none of the above" vote is a great one , you could add a threshold to it, say if NOTA ( non of the above) votes exceed 20% of the total vote then the result for that electorate is nullified and they have to try again.

  Northland • Since Nov 2006 • 510 posts Report

• Legal Beagle: Paula's Peril; or The…, 11:49 Dec 12, 2011

  Wow Graeme - this scenario has big implications.
  Quite aside from the party polices Paula Bennett has been a very competent minister, I cannot see her party allowing her to be biffed out on the street over an electoral petition.
  I can see the attraction for Labour in going for this option if they thought Carmel could regain the seat and the Nats majority could be reduced by one.
  So working with your scenario, ie Judicial recount = Bennet In then Labour goes for a Electoral Petition , what are the chances Bennet would lose?

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• Legal Beagle: Election #11: Notings, 08:45 Dec 12, 2011

  Thanks Graeme ,
  What is your predictions on the Judicial recounts ? In your experience do they change the result?

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• Capture: Flash Cars, 17:00 Dec 9, 2011

  

  My trusty Toyota Camry - burst into flames outside the Blockhouse Bay Baptist church of all places.

  Northland • Since Nov 2006 • 510 posts Report

• OnPoint: Spending "Cap" is Fiscal Anorexia, in reply to Sacha, 08:59 Dec 9, 2011

  And as for the oranges..

  You say I am mysterious
  Let me explain myself
  In a land of oranges
  I am faithful to apples

  Elsa Gidlow

  Northland • Since Nov 2006 • 510 posts Report

• Capture: Colour is the new black, in reply to Ian Dalziel, 07:40 Dec 8, 2011

  Ian - thanks for the link to Simon Armitage's poetry reading - man he is good, low key droll even but full of poetic juice -
  His thoughts from a Sperm Whale's perspective -
  "Don't be taken in by the dolphins and their winning smiles
  They are the pickpockets of the ocean
  The gypsy children of the open waters
  They are laughing all the way to Atlantis "

  Delivered flat as - loved it
  Thanks

  Northland • Since Nov 2006 • 510 posts Report

• Capture: Colour is the new black, in reply to Deborah, 23:23 Dec 7, 2011

  Oh Deborah - I never thought cup cakes could be such holy things - you are a magician.

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• Capture: Colour is the new black, 22:58 Dec 7, 2011

  our usual human joys

  Lovely line Islander

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