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by usermame
Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:23 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ
Replies: 121
Views: 2204

Re: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ

Let's see how far you or I get if we try and ignore the terms and conditions of a contract we signed up to, eh? I never had you pegged down as an anarchist. You don’t have to be an anarchist to use a bit of common sense, now I realise that in today’s society common sense has been virtually outlawed...
by usermame
Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:47 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455518

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Enzedder wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:31 am CigaReti will take whatever advice suits the sponsors of his party
Apparently he was in my GP's class at med school. CigaReti was the name my GP used...
by usermame
Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:34 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ
Replies: 121
Views: 2204

Re: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ

jambanja wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:27 am
usermame wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:43 am Not 'about'.

'For'.
Well come on then…
Oh, I'm blushing for you, no worries.
by usermame
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:48 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ
Replies: 121
Views: 2204

Re: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ

jambanja wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:30 am You think we’ll see the Americas Cup back here anytime soon?
Currently, only when Dalton perceives it to be to his advantage.
by usermame
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:43 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ
Replies: 121
Views: 2204

Re: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ

Not 'about'.

'For'.
by usermame
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:57 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ
Replies: 121
Views: 2204

Re: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ

I get it, I really do, we won’t be hosting these sorts of events in the future because no one in their right mind will be offering them to us. We won’t be seeing the Americas Cup back in NZ for quite some time, no matter how many times we win it. I personally don’t mind the idea of living in splend...
by usermame
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:57 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ
Replies: 121
Views: 2204

Re: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ

Who is acting entitled here? We (us kiwis) have been given an opportunity to host a global event which has a worldwide audience of over a billion people, if you count all forms of media and a TV audience of 240 million, what are we supposed to do, say to them - look thanks very much for the offer b...
by usermame
Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:45 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ
Replies: 121
Views: 2204

Re: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ

Gordon Bennett wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:14 am Let's see how far you or I get if we try and ignore the terms and conditions of a contract we signed up to, eh? I never had you pegged down as an anarchist.
Lol. Some iwi would like a word with you...
by usermame
Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:41 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455518

Re: NZ Politics Thread

I’ll try and read the latest report in a more leisurely manner once I’m off the cruise ship WiFi but it is more than a little concerning that we don’t have more papers on the program, beyond the critical Treasury feedback and the ones mentioned above, as it is a serious issue that deserves better. ...
by usermame
Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:30 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455518

Re: NZ Politics Thread

You make a good point. I'm surprised Robertson didn't make residential landlords pay GST. After all commercial rental property and other businesses don't get to enjoy that 'loophole'. Not sure what the thinking on gst exempt was but it does mean they can't claim gst against the business afaik. Kind...
by usermame
Sun Mar 24, 2024 6:42 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ
Replies: 121
Views: 2204

Re: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ

Mr Mike wrote: Sun Mar 24, 2024 6:07 pm Dolphins cynically trading on their unearned positive public image.
That has quite a lot of support on Twitter, along with poor, misunderstood Russell...
by usermame
Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:57 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ
Replies: 121
Views: 2204

Re: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ

So why did little Wussel agree to the rules if he didn't want to abide by them? The reason I quite like the abandonment is that it pissed him off. The best bit is that Sail GP wrote the rules/management plan, the same rules it ignored last year when dolphins were observed. Sail GP wants a fee and i...
by usermame
Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:53 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ
Replies: 121
Views: 2204

Re: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ

farmerdave wrote: Sun Mar 24, 2024 6:51 am Reading this Coutts is being nothing but a spoilt f*$#kn dick.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/512544 ... ces-canned
I thought I'd seen entitlement and then I saw Coutts.
by usermame
Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ
Replies: 121
Views: 2204

Re: Sail GP in Lyttelton Harbour, Christchurch, NZ

Which is why they won't be back. Christchurch's loss. Great - everyone's happy. Why did we do this thread then? When you say everyone, I think what you mean is a very small minority are happy, the majority are probably quite pissed off but that is the way these days But the majority of tourism oper...
by usermame
Thu Mar 21, 2024 7:53 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The state of the NZRU..
Replies: 78
Views: 1860

Re: The state of the NZRU..

UncleFB wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:04 am
CrazyIslander wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:57 am How is super rugby a drain on theoney?
Do you actually think the franchises are self funding? :shock:
What revenue do the franchises generate and to whom is it paid?
by usermame
Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:42 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The state of the NZRU..
Replies: 78
Views: 1860

Re: The state of the NZRU..

Jeff the Bear wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:56 am
usermame wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:51 am
Ted. wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:52 am How about a summary?
The professional game vs the amateur game

NZRPA vs the unions?
Replace New Zealand for Wales...and it's the exact same issues.
Oh gawd...
by usermame
Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:01 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455518

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Eugenius wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:36 am Dumbest economic decision in the country’s history ?
I suspect the then insurance companies thought it economic brilliance.
by usermame
Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:51 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The state of the NZRU..
Replies: 78
Views: 1860

Re: The state of the NZRU..

Ted. wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:52 am How about a summary?
The professional game vs the amateur game

NZRPA vs the unions?
by usermame
Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:48 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The state of the NZRU..
Replies: 78
Views: 1860

Re: The state of the NZRU..

NZR was set up in the amateur era, and its governance structure has barely changed. The only way to shake it up is with a Super League-esque shake up. The provinces will never agree to reduce their power and influence. The provinces fear support for community participation/spread will suffer. How v...
by usermame
Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:07 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455518

Re: NZ Politics Thread

At this stage Labour could propose a great idea but NAct would shoot it down because it's a Labour idea, and vice versa. It seems we're moving away from what's best for NZ and more into American style politics where it's us and them. At this stage? In fact, since I've been politically aware. Beginn...
by usermame
Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:02 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455518

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Ted. wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:15 am :shock: It seems some people have a case of premature ejaculation on their hands.
Messy...
by usermame
Wed Mar 20, 2024 5:59 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455518

Re: NZ Politics Thread

MoonBatto wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 5:15 am The hotel masturbator
Ok, what am I the last to know?
by usermame
Wed Mar 20, 2024 5:57 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455518

Re: NZ Politics Thread

They've exploited the rich by stealing expensive clothes, now they're exploiting the poor and vulnerable. Equal opportunity exploitation. "From the river to the sea, I'll make these immigrants work for free!" Sounds a lot like that Taranaki family, one of whom was the Nats agriculture spokesperson....
by usermame
Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:24 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Waratahs v Blues @ Sydney - tonight
Replies: 95
Views: 1170

Re: Waratahs v Blues @ Sydney - tonight

Auckman wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:27 am What a cripple fight. Each team taking turns to give each other the ball and do nothing with it. Worst game of Perofeta’s career.

BLUES 12-10 NSW - FT
I missed the last half of the game. That's certainly harsh but if the last was like the first, completely fair.
by usermame
Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:18 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455518

Re: NZ Politics Thread

terangi48 wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2024 3:54 am one thing that would help though would be an end to this repeated nonsense every three six or nine years of having to reinvent the wheel
Soul destroying to watch and participate in.
by usermame
Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:16 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455518

Re: NZ Politics Thread

I still expect falling interest rates to have more impact on rental prices, especially if renters switch to being owners and demand falls. I don't get this. Surely it's the "same" house - i.e. they are still in a house whether owned or rented, and it is the still the same supply/demand pressure. In...
by usermame
Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:12 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455518

Re: NZ Politics Thread

So landlords who bought 20 years ago and have no mortgage are not charging the full rents - i.e. their costs are lower and they are passing this on to tenants. Yeah, right. Supply and demand set the rental costs, not interest deductibility. Citizen. Please. Facts have no place in Luxo's reality.
by usermame
Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:11 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455518

Re: NZ Politics Thread

booji boy wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2024 12:24 am
Eugenius wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2024 12:19 am Bullshit.

And telling renters that this is for them ?

🤣🤣🤣
All the Govt is going is reinstating normal interest deductibility based on basic taxation principles. That the previous Govt undermined.
Why then will renters be grateful?
by usermame
Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:17 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455518

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Would emojis help going forward? Please. Was this apparent comment on regressive taxes/charges emoji worthy as well? The value is really in broadening the revenue base rather than continuing to place the burden on wage and salary earners. Yes, that’s the response to ENZ. It was intended to highligh...
by usermame
Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:37 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455518

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Mr Mike wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:26 pm Would emojis help going forward?
Please.

Was this apparent comment on regressive taxes/charges emoji worthy as well?
The value is really in broadening the revenue base rather than continuing to place the burden on wage and salary earners.
by usermame
Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:33 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455518

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Mr Mike wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:26 pm Would emojis help going forward?
Please.
by usermame
Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:58 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455518

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Watching Labour, the Greens and TPM moan, whinge and whine about the Govt doing everything it said it would do during the election campaign. Someone needs to teach them that the saying is not "To the loser goes the spoils". They talked about promoting tobacco use ? Must have missed that . Oh, that ...
by usermame
Tue Mar 12, 2024 4:38 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455518

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Broadened the taxbase.....mystery to me... #MeToo The Coalition’s “tax cuts” at least have some rationality based on conventional tax principles and are looking to be more fiscally neutral given that they are accompanied both with cuts and a broadening of the tax base (though of course no CGT).
by usermame
Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:01 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455518

Re: NZ Politics Thread

So, anyway, how has the present government broadened the tax base? I'm shamefully ignorant in that area.
by usermame
Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:27 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455518

Re: NZ Politics Thread

The Coalition’s “tax cuts” at least have some rationality based on conventional tax principles and are looking to be more fiscally neutral given that they are accompanied both with cuts and a broadening of the tax base (though of course no CGT). What, like Key increasing regressive taxes to broaden...
by usermame
Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:20 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455518

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Correct. Although National and ACT voted against the amendments, if I remember correctly, only NZF campaigned on that plank. Sadly enough people decided to give NZF the leverage to drive that outcome. They should be ashamed. As should those who voted for the other parties enabling Peters' egregious...
by usermame
Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455518

Re: NZ Politics Thread

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. The Labour Govt won in a landslide in 2020 based on their covid response and Jacinda's personal popularity being through the roof due to her ...
by usermame
Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:50 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455518

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Am I the only one seeing disturbing similarities? You start out in 1954 by saying, “Nigger, nigger, nigger.” By 1968 you can’t say “nigger”—that hurts you, backfires. So you say stuff like, uh, forced busing, states’ rights, and all that stuff, and you’re getting so abstract. Now, you’re talking abo...
by usermame
Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455518

Re: NZ Politics Thread

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.'
by usermame
Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:29 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455518

Re: NZ Politics Thread

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...