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Bauer Media, publisher of Listener, Metro, North & South, AirNZ Kia Ora as well as the heavyweights Woman’s Day and Woman’s Weekly will close. https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/02-04-2020/publisher-of-nz-listener-womans-weekly-north-south-to-shut-down/ A lot of the blame for this has to be with the go...

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mr bungle wrote:
Muttonbirds wrote:The Bauer decision is terrible for me because I was a contributor.
Rosie Love Life?

Make fun of people's work. It makes you look real good.

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Obviously a lot of people have f**ked this up for political/power reasons. Can I just ask that the next time this happens, and there will be a next time, that a world body is in place for any and all local medical people to report to rather than their own governments? I don't care that this virus e...

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Pat the Ex Mat wrote:I wouldn't want to work from home full-time but definitely a couple of times a week would be good.

As for a suit? Fark that!

Pat, what are your symptoms now? Have been thinking about your situation.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcQaQIB1fSk Political journalist meets. Scientist. The media are an absolute disgrace. I'm trying to work out which position you support here. Normally I would take the position opposite to you because you are a right wing nut job, but I really can't tell from the vi...

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Obviously a lot of people have f**ked this up for political/power reasons. Can I just ask that the next time this happens, and there will be a next time, that a world body is in place for any and all local medical people to report to rather than their own governments? I don't care that this virus e...

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Anyway, the PM will be hurting from this. She's already had to defend it - not that she should have to because it was a decision made in Germany.

But she now has one less vehicle for promoting her brand leading up to the next election...

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I think long-form journalism like North and South is a vital part of documenting NZ's cultural history I mean, when people are reviewing what NZ was like today 100 years in the future, what do you think will be of more cultural value, copies of North and South magazine, or tapings of infotainment b...

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The Bauer decision is terrible for me because I was a contributor. That's on top of all foreign film and TV production being axed for at least 12 months. And all local productions on hold for 3-6 months. But, as has been said, Bauer's model was not a model for the future and for whatever reason they...

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Obviously a lot of people have f**ked this up for political/power reasons. Can I just ask that the next time this happens, and there will be a next time, that a world body is in place for any and all local medical people to report to rather than their own governments? I don't care that this virus em...

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You guys realise it is possible for the government to have been correct in it's decision making with the lockdown and to also be responsible for the consequences of that decision. It's all well and good saying you respect the government for their actions, but an awful lot of small and medium busine...

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jambanja wrote:1. What's been the worst thing about being in lockdown?
The golf course has been shut down, which means my Saturday escape has been taken away, the wife feels the same way

First world problems.

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And I'm getting Tarot Card ads at the top at the moment. Before that it was ear-wax removal.

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Things have been moving quickly but the guidance around testing (discretion vs. as per the case definition) is a worrying area of ambiguity. That and what is “local” seem the two areas that have caused the most confusion. Don't know too much about it but my feeling is that early testing capacity wa...

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I hope there are some well funded civil liberties think tanks that take a record of every single measure taken specifically in this crisis and track the rescindment of every single one of them (unless a very very good reason not to) after this crisis. The natural tendency of polticians and police i...

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Something that is annoying is the softly softly approach that the cops seem to betaking with lockdown violations. People being arrested for multiple breaches being let go with a warning. 60 people at a covid party in Queenstown. Some guy in Invercargill. The kids who have been at the local skateboa...

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He's managed to get the most Covid-19 cases of any country. Is that a win in his orange eyes?

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Two expats posting about civil liberties in New Zealand when neither has set foot in the place, economically speaking, in years.

Are you both planning to return and contribute some time soon? Lol.

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Once again berating others for not being kind yet on another site laughing when he hears the news that someone has a flu that may kill them . Oh great. I thought you might have wandered off. You won't find many Australian posters shedding a tear for Peter Dutton. http://forum.planetrugby.com/viewto...

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Hysterical anti-racism is an issue much more dangerous to the wider body politic than lurking pockets of actual racism. That's the dumbest comment I have ever read on this forum. I get that racism has become cool again for conservatives, and that you're an open and proud bigot, but do you actually ...

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Once again berating others for not being kind yet on another site laughing when he hears the news that someone has a flu that may kill them . Oh great. I thought you might have wandered off. You won't find many Australian posters shedding a tear for Peter Dutton. http://forum.planetrugby.com/viewto...

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Car score for the last 6 days. Just decided to take 3 snapshots per day of 10 minutes each, morning,(7 - 8 a.m) late morning, (11a.m - 12) and early evening (5 - 6 pm). x 6 for an hourly score, add the 3 numbers and divide by 3 to get an average/hour. Very rough science, but should show any trends....

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Hysterical anti-racism is an issue much more dangerous to the wider body politic than lurking pockets of actual racism. That's the dumbest comment I have ever read on this forum. I get that racism has become cool again for conservatives, and that you're an open and proud bigot, but do you actually ...

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Hysterical anti-racism is an issue much more dangerous to the wider body politic than lurking pockets of actual racism. That's the dumbest comment I have ever read on this forum. I get that racism has become cool again for conservatives, and that you're an open and proud bigot, but do you actually ...

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I think you're going to find yourself in a minority position on this issue. Hysterical anti-racism is an issue much more dangerous to the wider body politic than lurking pockets of actual racism. It supresses sensible rational dialogue and promotes naive self-destructive policy. I'll be happy to be...

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Once again berating others for not being kind yet on another site laughing when he hears the news that someone has a flu that may kill them . Oh great. I thought you might have wandered off. You won't find many Australian posters shedding a tear for Peter Dutton. http://forum.planetrugby.com/viewto...

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terangi48 wrote:Tehui's Stats - Mark 2

The blue line looks like Akira Ioane's career path.

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So... if you could go back to last Tuesday, what is the one thing that you would do to be ready for the 4 weeks inside (for those who are staying at home). For me - a haircut. Lockdown was midnight Wednesday. I got a haircut at 4pm Wednesday in preparation. Probably got Coronavirus at the same time.

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He's never got his eye on the ball. I recall the time, when he should have been concentrating on the intense pressure of his impeachment, he was pissing around closing down travel from China, against the express wishes of the WHO. Didn't work though. So at best you could say he is ineffectual. Well...

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BillW wrote:He's never got his eye on the ball.
I recall the time, when he should have been concentrating on the intense pressure of his impeachment, he was pissing around closing down travel from China, against the express wishes of the WHO.

Didn't work though. So at best you could say he is ineffectual.

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Man In Black wrote:Why do we have to have Muttonbird back? Is there some coronavirus rule that means people who suck are now ok to post again? Who next, Quentin Poulsen?

That's pretty uncharitable in these difficult times.

How's the industry in Britain? I heard Eastenders shut down so what are you doing for work?

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Pat the Ex Mat wrote:Am monitoring my temp and will call it in the morning. Still not at fever yet

Panadol apparently, not Ibuprofen. Good luck.

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Been simmering for years. Ideological opposition will at best delay or kill any potential move and these people will have their lives ruined. The Liberals would probably be happy to see them leave Oz. The way Jacinda is playing this - from a weak hand - they will be booted from Oz, and when the dus...

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Been simmering for years. Ideological opposition will at best delay or kill any potential move and these people will have their lives ruined. The Liberals would probably be happy to see them leave Oz. The way Jacinda is playing this - from a weak hand - they will be booted from Oz, and when the dus...

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The penis-patter in chief.

https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/29/joe-marl ... -12473379/

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Thread on jacinda v Scomo. Views either way. https://twitter.com/oneforthedr/status/1244402007206592512?s=19 I think you and David Farrar are being more than a little naive on what Hamish Rutherford was actually saying. Don't do this please. You don't know what I think Hamish Rutherford was saying....

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jambanja wrote:
Seneca of the Night wrote:Thread on jacinda v Scomo. Views either way.
https://twitter.com/oneforthedr/status/ ... 92512?s=19
It's just been announced that kiwis are eligible for $1500 a fortnight, well those in danger of losing their job because of Corona-19. The unemployed kiwis are not

$750/week? For how long?

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Seneca of the Night wrote:Thread on jacinda v Scomo. Views either way.
https://twitter.com/oneforthedr/status/ ... 92512?s=19

I think you and David Farrar are being more than a little naive on what Hamish Rutherford was actually saying.

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People's thoughts on the government's $130 billion wage subsidy announcement today? Just some mechanics here for reference. The comparison will be interesting. I'm a self employed independent contractor in NZ who has lost all work for the foreseeable future. We got NZD585/week for 12 weeks in a lum...

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No sarcasm. Apologies, my trigger finger developed a twitch :uhoh: More so because they *knew* they were going to have to take these decisions. Delaying them only gains an illusory boost to the market. Illusory because the market is headed to only one place, and they know that too. They're cowards....

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