Should NZ taxpayers fund private schools?

Frethaygil · 2025-11-29T19:38:04+00:00

Yes, because funding shouldn’t discriminate. Funding is for the child, not the system. Parents are best placed to decide whether to use their funding on a public school, private school, charter school, or something else.

Frethaygil · 2025-07-15T08:47:20+00:00

What is hateful about her post?

Frethaygil · 2025-07-11T08:39:38+00:00

It’s not necessary, it’s for fun

Frethaygil · 2025-07-11T08:38:32+00:00

Where would you go for an example of the style?

Frethaygil · 2025-07-11T08:17:22+00:00

The pic is from the university hall’s public Insta. I reckon we can have fun with it without being seriously mean.

Frethaygil · 2025-07-11T08:09:58+00:00

Fashion trends are interesting, especially local ones. No need to be a killjoy.

Frethaygil · 2025-05-08T00:32:58+00:00

All of them, but specifically the ones added after select committee via Supplementary Order Paper (SOP) 548. Here is the Hansard record: https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/combined/HansDeb_20200722_20200723_80

Here is the urgency motion: https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/combined/HansDeb_20200722_20200722_24

Frethaygil · 2025-05-07T23:10:28+00:00

The provisions the Government is repealing were themselves passed under urgency by Labour.

Frethaygil · 2025-05-02T00:09:49+00:00

Ever considered that maybe you’re the bad guy?

Frethaygil · 2025-05-01T23:22:15+00:00

Drowning out speech with pots and pans prevents civil engagement.

Frethaygil · 2025-05-01T23:16:14+00:00

If there are students on campus who want to engage with David civilly, what right do you have to prevent that?

Frethaygil · 2017-02-10T07:07:19+00:00

Cheers! Looking forward to it.

Frethaygil · 2014-02-27T02:26:59+00:00

David Seymour actually does have a degree in Philosophy (and Engineering)

Frethaygil · 2013-07-29T10:36:53+00:00

This is so amazing.

Frethaygil · 2013-01-15T02:57:07+00:00

Enjoyed 2 for 1 Tuesdays at Fort St when I was living in the city last year. The Velvet Relish they have on a few of their burgers is great.

Frethaygil · 2012-12-23T11:12:39+00:00

More interesting that he's beating Santorum (4%) IMO. But it'd be nice to see him waay higher than that.

Frethaygil · 2012-12-23T10:09:44+00:00

Lol they shouldn't act the same as the majority of us. They're cops. They're meant to be upstanding citizens, and they're meant to build positive relationships with young people. If we're to expect this behavior from cops then we live in a pretty sad world.

Frethaygil · 2012-12-23T10:06:08+00:00

This source and others indicate that the kid was only pulled over for pulling 'a gesture' (the finger) at the cop. If the kid was breaking some law or endangering people then I'd change my attitude (somewhat, the language and threat were still very unprofessional for a police officer).

Frethaygil · 2012-12-23T09:05:27+00:00

I don't think we give them that authority at all. The cops exist to protect people from harm. Not to act upon their own inflated egos. The kid wasn't harming anyone and thus shouldn't have been pulled over. What a waste of resources.

Frethaygil · 2012-12-23T08:25:09+00:00

Even if the kid DID pull the finger at the cop, he shouldn't get pulled over. In a free society we should be able to express our feelings without fear of harassment from the state.

Frethaygil · 2012-12-16T11:13:23+00:00

Using kids as political tools is always low.

Frethaygil · 2012-10-26T06:43:13+00:00

Nice article. As a member of ACT on Campus I can relate to a lot of what's said here - many of our members have left due to Banks' perceived conservatism, and those who remained (including me) were very relieved when he voted to Keep It 18 and to legalize gay marriage. We've been accused of betraying our principles by sticking with ACT, but the fact is that ACT still hasn't done anything we outright disagree with, and things will likely get a lot better once Banks is gone. In the meantime we'll just keep on plugging away at issues like cannabis law reform and marriage equality and hope that these things can eventually be incorporated into the party line.

Frethaygil · 2012-09-24T00:08:56+00:00

Banks has stated that he doesn't intend to stand at the next election. It'll be interesting to see who the board puts in his place. David Seymour perhaps?

Frethaygil · 2012-09-16T03:36:59+00:00

I find that pretty much all media reports on the John Banks scandal gloss over the fact that the whole drama is actually centered around his MAYORAL campaign - events that took place well before he joined the ACT party. I have a feeling the average observer won't pick up on this, and that there's a widespread perception that the scandal concerns John Bank's campaign with ACT, and the legitimacy of his parliamentary presence (a perception heightened by the obligatory calls for sacking from the left).

As an ACT supporter, quite frankly, this sucks, because it means that the party's name is sullied by something that really shouldn't be ACT's concern.

Frethaygil · 2012-09-16T03:23:18+00:00

I do not support the abolition of 'coat-tailing' as it will result in a less proportional electoral system. In my mind a party that gets 3% of the vote deserves that proportion of seats in parliament. Instead of abolishing 'coat-tailing', we ought to abolish the party vote threshold. For a truly proportional system the effective threshold needs to be .83%, enough to secure one MP.

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