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On the telly the other night was it not? That's my understanding too. It was remarkably innocent actually, when you read between the lines and get the facts from Williamson and the Police. It doesn't matter though, it's all in perception and transparency. This behaviour is unacceptable, and he shou...

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Maurice Williams gone. Pandering to the Chinese... We might as well go the full hog. Our new flag should be red. Green Party co-leader Russel Norman said Maurice Williamson's resignation highlighted the "bigger issue" over potential ministerial impropriety on behalf of National Party donors. "Once ...

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Yeah, Catch 22 is hilarious. It's written in a very odd way in terms of chronology, but you'll catch on at the end. You can see where Pratchett lifted his style. Definitely. I love Pratchett but, like Millar, I find my appreciation diminishes the more I read in one sitting. It's like eating cookie ...

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Haven't read entire thread so apologies if already discussed but has anyone read Patrick Rothfuss' trilogy 'Kingslayer' . A friend absolutely loves it and I'm a quarter into the second book. I find he can write very well but the main character has an annoying habit of being a little too good. The bo...

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So, they should just keep creating posts for any opposition politician who's causing them problems to take up? Obviously Jones doesn't have to accept, but I suspect the package is significantly better than his parliamentary one. I don't doubt it's a successful piece of politiking from National, but...

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If I had a penny for every Orwell quote and reference...

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So, they should just keep creating posts for any opposition politician who's causing them problems to take up? Obviously Jones doesn't have to accept, but I suspect the package is significantly better than his parliamentary one. I don't doubt it's a successful piece of politiking from National, but...

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Listening to Shane Jones, David Cunliffe, Murray McCully and John Key on National Radio this morning, I don't think either side of the political divide come out of this looking good. Obviously Labour have 'lost' the most as they've been undermined and lost a key caucus member. However, McCully made...

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Wilderbeest, that particular scenario isn't going to happen this time around. However, Norman is angling to be Finance Minister (enjoy, Seneca! :D ) or deputy PM if the opportunity arises. He won't get it. Cunliffe has made that clear. He was probably contracting stomach ulcers listening to Russell...

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Bit rough there Seneca. Cunliffe is talented. The problem is he's too talented. He tries so hard to be what he needs to be depending on the situation that he comes across as fake. I've seen interviews where he was surprisingly right wing in his economic ideology. A lot of his peers at school new he...

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Bit rough there Seneca. Cunliffe is talented. The problem is he's too talented. He tries so hard to be what he needs to be depending on the situation that he comes across as fake. I've seen interviews where he was surprisingly right wing in his economic ideology. A lot of his peers at school new he ...

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Like what exactly? Are you referring to my comment on the Snowden leaks? To answer, Glenn Greenwald, who is Snowden's main journalist, has hinted at a lot of new stuff over the next two months. It has already been established that the surveillance is global and pervasive. Recently though, Greenwald...

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Ardern seems promising but I don't think she's on the same level as Steven Joyce, my pick to replace Key. I haven't seen enough of her to have a fully formed opinion though.

I always thought David Parker should be leader, but I don't think he would survive the limelight.

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Like what exactly?

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:lol: True, Hareaway. But at least it would be a bumbling NZ circus, not a shady overseas-run production. With Kim Dotcom's funding, it doesn't get much shadier I'm afraid. You think? It is going to be interesting how much of an effect on the election will accrue from the continuing Edward Snowden ...

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slow wing wrote: True, Hareaway.

But at least it would be a bumbling NZ circus, not a shady overseas-run production.

With Kim Dotcom's funding, it doesn't get much shadier I'm afraid.

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Hone personally has come out strongly in favour. He points to Mana's spike in membership since this was discussed. To point out another area of common ground, I imagine that quite a few Maori in particular will find similarities between the raid on Dotcom and those in the Ureweras. If he's pursuing...

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Yes, I think it is a good thing. And for positive reasons. I personally am thinking of voting Internet Party despite my strong support for the Greens. Admittedly this is a marriage of convenience to take advantage of the electoral laws. But that is the way Key plays the game as well so he can hardl...

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So I guess we will soon find out who holds fast to their morals and principles, and those who forget them when it's convenient. Sue Bradford will be gone pretty quickly I'd say. It was pretty clear what she thought on the whole deal.

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Highlanders are known for bottling it...

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I don't like the attention the income gap gets. I think there are more important issues. Surely anyone who is truly struggling simply wants enough money to make ends meet. Looking at what others have and crying foul at your lot implies jealousy rather than a lack of living standards. The income gap ...

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There's also lots of oil exploration going on, let us hope they find a big one. If not at least we've annoyed some hippies which is always a bonus. There is substantial research that shows that large scale oil production by foreign owned companies has a negative impact on economies. All oil produce...

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Wilderbeast, the fundamental problem is that NZ's electricity supply is a strategic national resource. It needs to be managed in the country's best interest. So it can't be dressed up as a free market, and we shouldn't even pretend otherwise. I have heard the argument, and it has it's merits. But i...

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Wilderbeast, the fundamental problem is that NZ's electricity supply is a strategic national resource. It needs to be managed in the country's best interest. So it can't be dressed up as a free market, and we shouldn't even pretend otherwise. I have heard the argument, and it has it's merits. But i...

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Ok so we've had nearly six years of a National coalition govt and Eug and Slow Wing would have us believe that things are terrible and the gap between rich and poor is widening (my grandmother was telling me that over 30 years ago). Were things really so much better during the nine years of Helengr...

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...Having been through the tendering process with a number of Govt Depts, you're making massive leaps to assume they are sufficiently aware to pull off revenge like this . ... Not really... Why should the Govt pay a group to be critical of it? Pay them to help but don't pay them to bag the hand tha...

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In the beginning, even Labour didn’t think the Oravida story would amount to much beyond a case of too-cosy schmoozing with her husband’s business partners. And in the grand scheme of things, it still doesn’t. When political feeding frenzies occur, it’s always useful to ask the baseline question: w...

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Interesting thread in light of the thread last week about the super rugby coaches in NZ. I suppose in the past the best NZ coaches stayed in NZ and only the ones that couldn't make it in NZ ended up abroad. The likes of Brent Pope in Ireland for example. These days you could argue that some of the ...

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The SH isn't above screwing these up either. I think the biggest reason whenever I see a genuine overlap squandered is a flat backline. This results in the player with the ball, running at the inside shoulder of his man, will either release the pass too early to give his outside player time to think...

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Maybe I am just from another planet but I fail to see the harm in what Collins did. I really couldn't care less if a Minister has an interest in a company they endorse overseas provided that company isn't doing anything dodgy itself. I wish our Ministers would spend more time when overseas helping ...

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I see Marshall as a calculated gamble. He was brought in with 3rd party payments so he isn't as expensive as he may seem. He's also about getting bums on seats . It's not like we didn't get someone else because we got Marshall, so if he's not a success I don't think it's the end of the world. For w...

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I wonder if the fact that there will be hurricanes players who played alongside Umaga will make the job more difficult. He might also want Nonu and Weepu back.

Interesting...

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Last international home game for BOD this week end :(( Best Irish Player I've ever seen. One of the best centres to have ever played the game. O'Driscoll holds the Six Nations record for most tries scored with 26. He has scored the most Heineken Cup tries (30) for an Irishman. O'Driscoll was chosen...

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Wilderbeast, the bolded part is a lie from the company selling it. :roll: Unless you happen to know where it is publically available for you to access in real time all the tweets from within 1 km from you? How can the public even obtain the source location of any one individual tweet? That isn't av...

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Govt catching public social media messages Published: 7:39PM Monday March 03, 2014 Source: ONE News Some government departments now have the ability to monitor New Zealanders' online movements. ONE News has revealed three ministries are trialling a system that's catching public messages posted on s...

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c69 wrote:
slow wing wrote:Royals - Bruce Springsteen - Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland 1-3-2014; YouTube 4m07s

Excellent cover...
I thought it was shit

Same. Something 'special' for the ticket holders. Nothing more than that.

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Showy, should I take you seriously on this thread? You've shown yourself to be an astute operator of subtly taking the piss before...

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What makes you say his players leave the first chance they get? Didn't you read the article? Two players thought about leaving... Beauden Barrett and Julian Savea seriously considered leaving Oops! It was even worse than I had thought. Two players seriously considered leaving. Has that even happene...

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Cue 15 pages from UncleFB. I'll just let Hammett speak for himself in this thread, he can dig his own holes as he's starting to sound more and more like Mitchell every day ... but I'll look forward to 15 pages of Cantabs defending him and the Canes performances over the past few years. Disappointin...

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What makes you say his players leave the first chance they get?

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