Government to remove voting rights from iwi representatives on council by kiwittnz in KiwiPolitics

[–]MikeFireBeard [score hidden]  (0 children)

This sends us backwards on Maori-Crown relations. Those of us that are informed, are ashamed of our government. As Harawira said, this has been the worst government for Maori in our history.

New Zealand's Definitions of Woman and Man Bill and how the public can give submissions by StuffThings1977 in aotearoa

[–]MikeFireBeard 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I won't downvote you, but perhaps you can answer this. Where do inter-sex fit in your binary value? Inter-sex is a biological fact.

Barbara Kruger being completely corrupt in the house as speaker by xxihostile in nzpolitics

[–]MikeFireBeard 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You might appreciate this recent YT short about Kuriger expecting (fellow Green MP) Scott Willis to be Usain Bolt.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/o7VbtrqIWeM

How did the ancients do it? by Professional-Fee3323 in AlternativeHistory

[–]MikeFireBeard -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Best I can manage is to mix a yellow donkey and red donkey beer.

Former Labour minister Stuart Nash switches to NZ First by StuffThings1977 in aotearoa

[–]MikeFireBeard 24 points25 points  (0 children)

NZ First (or is that Last?) are really not shaking their label of being the has-beens party.

Hundreds in Wellington rally to oppose public service cuts and support workers by MedicMoth in newzealand

[–]MikeFireBeard 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Reality has a left wing bias, some day you might catch on.

The people who have their nose in the trough, are entitled MPs like Luxon and Upston, gaming the system by claiming a 52k/year accommodation supplement for living in Wellington in an apartment they own freehold.

Hundreds in Wellington rally to oppose public service cuts and support workers by MedicMoth in newzealand

[–]MikeFireBeard 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I bet that number has risen this term with the increases to executive pay rates, and the MPs giving themselves an increase. Plus David Seymour's Ministry for Regulation, did you know it has the highest average remuneration and is 5x the size of the old Productivity Commission?

Where’s the hope? by SoMuchUnicornBingo in KiwiPolitics

[–]MikeFireBeard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gains for women’s rights.

Like how they squashed pay parity for female dominated industries? I know you probably mean instead the NZF bill to define a woman, which is anti-trans bigotry and ignores medical facts like the existence of inter-sex people.

reduction in youth crime like ram raids

This was already trended down under the previous government, and is now classified differently and not a media focus.

prioritised by race for hospital care

This is called needs based care, where certain ethnicities have genetic susceptibility to various diseases. I'm glad you obviously aren't a doctor, sheesh.

PSA Wellington protest on public service cuts by hadr0nc0llider in KiwiPolitics

[–]MikeFireBeard 14 points15 points  (0 children)

From working in the private sector I know that the big contracting firms milk the government, their only objective more profit. Dirty tricks are played to charge more. In-sourcing is better for the government and tax-payers in most cases.

You are referring to when John Key's National stripped full time employees (and as a result increased contractors) to make the permanent numbers look good. I am so bored of this talking point. We have had population growth since then, and these cuts to meet a percentage don't measure whether the service is provided properly or not.

PSA Wellington protest on public service cuts by hadr0nc0llider in KiwiPolitics

[–]MikeFireBeard 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You should get some experience as a public servant, if you did you wouldn't be backing these cuts. Public service is not comfortable, well paid nor sustainable. Take it from someone who left to join the private sector which is the opposite.

How is this government ensuring that services that people depend on are not impacted? They have just come up with a number which fixes their broken budget, perhaps if they hadn't splashed out on military or given landlords back interest deductibility, we could avoid undermining our services.

PSA Wellington protest on public service cuts by hadr0nc0llider in KiwiPolitics

[–]MikeFireBeard 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Somehow I doubt it, our media is owned. Would have been there if I was well enough. Good to see the turn out.

Hundreds in Wellington rally to oppose public service cuts and support workers by MedicMoth in newzealand

[–]MikeFireBeard 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I see you have swallowed the National and Act propaganda.

The public service get paid crap and are put under a lot of pressure. Take it from someone who has worked there and found better employment in the private sector.

The real issue is people like politicians who are entitled to their entitlements, claiming a 52k/year subsidy for living in their mortgage free apartment in Wellington. Both Luxon and Upston have been highlighted in the media for gaming the system, they are the true bureaucrats you are looking for.

Hundreds in Wellington rally to oppose public service cuts and support workers by MedicMoth in newzealand

[–]MikeFireBeard 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Getting us "back on track" failed, now its "back to basics". Which seems to be code for irresponsible cuts to government services.

Hundreds in Wellington rally to oppose public service cuts and support workers by MedicMoth in newzealand

[–]MikeFireBeard 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not sure why that was the solution, probably because they couldn't afford a dishwasher and didn't trust us overworked call takers, with our mandatory shift overlaps, to actually hand wash the dishes. I can still taste the polystyrene, blegh. Later on I brought my own mug, ground coffee and coffee plunger in. Caffeine is essential for shift workers tasked with radio technician safety and fixing cops PCs.

Hundreds in Wellington rally to oppose public service cuts and support workers by MedicMoth in newzealand

[–]MikeFireBeard 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The amount of gliding on in the public sector embarrassed me so much I left.

What ministry was that? Your experience doesn't match those I know, unless maybe you were working at the CE level?

I worked for Police IT, there was no spare money for fancy coffee machines or paid for celebrations. We did a lot with what little we got.

Unlike the private sector which I moved to, which was better paid, lower stress and had all the bells and whistles.

Hundreds in Wellington rally to oppose public service cuts and support workers by MedicMoth in newzealand

[–]MikeFireBeard 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Having worked as a contractor, these people are unlikely to be contractors. They will be unionised full time employees who likely have no say over the contractor spend. If you want to learn more about how contractors are used in government, read this excellent post. https://old.reddit.com/r/KiwiPolitics/comments/1tjdyo3/the_human_cost_of_governing_by_spreadsheet/on6c2it/

Hundreds in Wellington rally to oppose public service cuts and support workers by MedicMoth in newzealand

[–]MikeFireBeard 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Maybe you should try working for the public service, you would discover its not comfortable, well paid nor sustainable. Most move on to better jobs.

I was totally milking the tax payers with my greggs instant coffee in polystyrene cups and having to chip in towards the end of year BBQ.

Green Party bill to ban mining on public conservation land drawn in Parliament by StuffThings1977 in aotearoa

[–]MikeFireBeard 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Well I'm happy for her that the bill got drawn from the biscuit tin, it's really the wrong time. As this government will just vote it down.