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booji boy wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:29 pm
The one key difference I will point out is that this Govt campaigned very strongly on everything they are doing and won the election based on that manifesto.

'Austerity for thee but not for me.'

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Peters took to X (formerly Twitter) to voice his displeasure. “The Hurricanes may well lose support and viewers because the CEO has a bunch of naive players damaging the brand by attempting to wade into partisan political activism without any concept of reality,” he posted. “They are trying to insu...

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Firstly I’m not even sure what your post means, but so we’re clear, I’m being disingenuous because a law has been passed and I’m ignoring it or…something? Yes. I disagree that a discriminatory law has been passed, I fail to see how that makes me disingenuous, it just means we disagree, that’s still...

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Eugenius wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 2:12 pm
Wonder why I’m not the only poster to label you disingenuous ?

You play naive , even ignorant when it suits .

But frankly are completely full of it .

I get the impression Jambana insists he is not playing.

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has some law been passed that somehow discriminates against Māori Disenguousity at this level is hard to come by off message boreds. Firstly I’m not even sure what your post means, but so we’re clear, I’m being disingenuous because a law has been passed and I’m ignoring it or…something? Yes.

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jambanja wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:42 am has some law been passed that somehow discriminates against Māori

Disenguousity at this level is hard to come by off message boreds.

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Tehui wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:54 am https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/511278 ... -with-haka

He raru nui kei te haere. Trouble is brewing.

Maybe the wahine toa are our best shot at saving our arses from this government.

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The haka seems to me a big whooooosh! If it wasn't for the media........99% of kiwis wouldn't have understood what was being chanted during the haka. It's funny how many are offended by the translation and believe in the veracity of the words used.......then ignore the translation of maori in the t...

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The upper management have every right to be disappointed, the players have no right to use the game of rugby and the super rugby competition to advance their own political views, this is not their platform, they have sponsors etc to answer to, it is totally unreasonable to expect to be allowed to d...

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Who says sports and politics don't mix? https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/03/04/hurricanes-poua-lash-out-at-government-in-revamped-haka/ The women's Super Rugby Aupiki team Hurricanes Poua have kicked off their season with a new haka calling out the coalition government. Taking the field on Saturday, th...

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Wtf are you on about tubby? The new ferries were planned to be rail enabled to continue to allow cargo to travel North to South island by train. The "Toyota Corolla" version that Nicola Willis has been talking about would be RORO which would mean no longer would rail freight be able to travel seaml...

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CarrotGawks wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2024 8:12 pm I just looked the the sevens website to see when the next weekend was. Why are rugby sites generally so shite?

I was hardened by the last WR 7s site. It's all old hat to me now.

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I've given up trying sausage rolls here. They're too big with a mushy flavourless filling. Nothing like the ones Granny used to make, with actual sausage meat in them.

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jono45 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:38 pm Let's just say a rediculous amount of care is put into comp pies, once the award is in place they are often dumbed down to cash in on the increased demand and turnover

I'm shocked.

Shock.ed

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Considering how average Pat’s pies are, when compared to the hype and awards, reheating a quality offering shouldn’t be a problem. So why do his pies keep winning? I'm inferring he's clever enough to submit entries tailored to the criteria of the sponsor and therefore the judging panel. Where portr...

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Lol they bake and drive then pie is reheated at the same time as the refrigerated over night competitors pies....worth at least 5 to 10 percent on a texture score card Considering how average Pat’s pies are, when compared to the hype and awards, reheating a quality offering shouldn’t be a problem. ...

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No talk of savoury baked in pastry goods can be considered derailment.

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jono45 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 3:07 am Lol they bake and drive then pie is reheated at the same time as the refrigerated over night competitors pies....worth at least 5 to 10 percent on a texture score card

I thought sponsors/organisers'd have different criteria to the pie eating public...edited

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So, you know, swings and roundabouts. No there is a major difference in taste and texture when a pie is baked then chilled and reheated...it messes with the fat layers and flavor profiles....trust me I've judged culinary comps internationally And when one is kept hot too long? I know which I prefer...

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So, you know, swings and roundabouts.

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jono45 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 2:40 am Oh there's a difference alright, any experienced chef ,patissier or baker can pick it ,

This scenario of the disadvantage to southern competitors has been discussed at length in the industry

Can they pick too a pie kept hot for hours?

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Disappointing. Expected a lot more from such a celebrated pie maker. Interesting, thanks. I imagine the various contest sponsors have different criteria to the pie eating public. The comp is seriously pitched towards the upper north island, they bake in the morning and drive, south island competito...

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Ok. Went hard this time. Ashby Cafe . 91 Ashby Avenue - deepest, darkest St Heliers. BBQ Pulled Pork Pie Lamb and Mint Pie Bought cold, reheated, 260gm @ $12.00 - anyone spare a dollar for an impoverished pie eater? Pulled Pork. Everything was excellent except that I wasn't such a fan of the BBQ fla...

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mr bungle wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 7:16 am
usermame wrote: ↑Thu Feb 29, 2024 3:21 am
puku wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 11:34 pm Hoping to hit Patrick Lam's place in Bethlehem on Friday.
Be great to get another opinion of his product.
Disappointing. Expected a lot more from such a celebrated pie maker.

Interesting, thanks. I imagine the various contest sponsors have different criteria to the pie eating public.

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UncleFB wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 8:18 am Look at you flaunting your wealth by showing us you have excess pie money.

I may be headed for receivership...

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Hi Rise Bakery

Steak and Curry Pie

Nah. Just added some curry paste to their standard goop I'd say. Chilli heat without much else, still too much goopy gravy.

Just no.

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puku wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 11:34 pm Hoping to hit Patrick Lam's place in Bethlehem on Friday.

Be great to get another opinion of his product.

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I am disappoint. Hi Rise Bakery Steak and Cheese Pie 310 gm - I haven't weighed any other pie but this felt the heaviest by far. For comparison a Big Ben or similar from the supermarket is around 200gm. Pastry a cross between puff and short, not that great but not objectionable. Half a dozen large c...

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I know it's your thread so you can make up the rules (like including quiches in a pie thread) but surely a key factor in rating pies is eating them hot from the place that makes them. You are very welcome to rate any pies, or quiches, you buy hot. Or cold. What if you stuff up the reheating? Buy an...

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Curries are awesome. But curry in pies, gtfo :thumbdown: I started it as self defence when pies could be quite a bit rougher. Curry could often disguise bad pie making - as much as it could contribute to bad pie making. After a while I found a good curry pie was both hard to find and worth tracking...

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Sampling approach is, where possible, to buy cold pies in order to remove warm cabinet storage variation. If cold pies are not possible, certainly before noon for a fairer test. One pie at a time. Purchasing two pies is to avoid two trips and also to get two data points. A day longer in the fridge f...

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Ok.

Hi Rise Bakery

I64 Kepa Rd Orakei-ish. Just uphill of the Marae gardens.

A Steak Curry Pie and

for the Luddites who are always with us...

a Steak and Cheese Pie

both $6.00

This is about as traditional an Auckland bakery as one can get. Eating report in due course.

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Just did some quality control on this report by rechecking The Pie Fee 's Bacon and Egg Quiche For lunch. Excellent. I'd forgotten just how well done they are. Delicious puff pastry with a filling of creamy blended eggs, a whole egg, bacon or ham - dead pig, anyway - and maybe a hint of onion. I ate...

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Thai Beef Roti pie . I am disappoint. The roti pastry had lost all connection with the delicious, yeilding, buttery, slightly charred wheat delight that is roti. Instead it was closer to a Huntly and Palmers cream cracker. Admittedly that may have been the result of 10mins at 160 °C in a pre-heated...

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Ali's Choice wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2024 2:26 am in-front of their feral supporters

They swing a mean cowbell all right.

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Clogs wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:10 am Do you guys not have contact lenses or Lasik surgery? The number of cricketers that play with specs on in New Zealand is remarkable.

Also is excessive masturbation a real problem?

What do you mean excessive?

Oh, I see that question has already been erected, I mean raised.

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So you don't have to, again I've ventured forth into the Auckland pie scene. This time from Roti Bros in Little Queen Street very near the bottom. There was a 'protest' - extremely quiet, polite and civilised in Komititanga with a lot of Palestinian flags and as many police as flags... Anyway, repor...

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UncleFB wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 11:37 pm Why? Seriously why? We have BBQ pork buns, just eat them. No need to put everything in a pie, especially when they already have an awesome method to surround that filling.

Haven't found any BBQ pork buns at the pie shops/bakeries. Too, where does the mashed potato go?

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