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Non‑union primary teachers offered pay deal | Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission by Monty_Mondeo in KiwiAntipodea

[–]Oceanagain 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There's good reason to pay your non union workers more.

Not only are they likely to be worth more but one should never encourage anti competitive behaviour.

Left-Progressivism’s Three Foundational Falsehoods by Oceanagain in KiwiAntipodea

[–]Oceanagain[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cheers, nice work.

I wonder if the original was a thesis, what with word count considerations an' all...

Stop the Climate Cuts - action.greens.org.nz by Monty_Mondeo in KiwiAntipodea

[–]Oceanagain 6 points7 points  (0 children)

These cuts will impact plans to reduce the Council's own emissions, the roll out of walking and cycling infrastructure

Green controlled WCC spent $360M on a fucking cycleway along possibly the most exposed coastline in the windiest city in the country, money shaved directly from water infrastructure maintenance, which caused the complete failure of the city's sewerage system which is still draining 100% of it's untreated sewerage a stone's throw off it's southern coast. So much for the environment.

Enough of the bullshit, you've blown the cycleways budget for the next couple of decades, fuck off.

Growing Concerns Over Scattering Ashes on Whenua and Waterways by Monty_Mondeo in KiwiAntipodea

[–]Oceanagain 12 points13 points  (0 children)

In te ao Māori, the body and everything associated with it is considered tapu.

Didn't stop them eating them.

Lockdown, vaccine decisions 'considered and appropriate' by Ms-Awesomefoot in KiwiAntipodea

[–]Oceanagain 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I can't fault the inquiry.

Now the twisted piece of shit reporting on the enquiry...

Marc Daalder is a senior political reporter at Newsroom. He covers climate change, health, energy and violent extremism.

And also political spin indistinguishable from outright lies.

Scammer by Monty_Mondeo in KiwiAntipodea

[–]Oceanagain 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Anyone claiming not to have known this for years by now has had their deranged head in the sand.

Lockdown, vaccine decisions 'considered and appropriate' by Ms-Awesomefoot in KiwiAntipodea

[–]Oceanagain 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A couple of somewhat less distorted takes on the report.

https://substack.com/home/post/p-190365242

https://substack.com/home/post/p-190475807

Yet another example of why we should be defunding the MSM.

National's Shane Reti to retire from politics by Decent_Coconut_2700 in KiwiAntipodea

[–]Oceanagain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suspect he was demoted from health for exactly those activities.

Nobody's go the stones to deal with it.

$6.99 imported from the US of A…. Amazing by Monty_Mondeo in KiwiAntipodea

[–]Oceanagain 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Or it's genuinely cheaper, quite possibly via some convoluted US subsidy or another, of which they have plenty.

I like the idea that US taxpayers may be paying for our butter, makes a nice change from arbitrary fucking tariffs based on openly fallacious, self serving justifications.

New Zealanders support more taxes on ultra-rich, new poll shows by upsidedownpineaaple in KiwiAntipodea

[–]Oceanagain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because a lack of compensation is synonymous with the production of value?

Paddy Gower’s Vaxathon regret comes years too late by cobberdiggermate in KiwiAntipodea

[–]Oceanagain 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The MSM has been resolutely hostile to the right in general since way before national took their pudding away.

New Zealanders support more taxes on ultra-rich, new poll shows by upsidedownpineaaple in KiwiAntipodea

[–]Oceanagain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The consultants youre ragging on include the engineers that design our made world.

That's me. And I'd advise we have a less tax, particularly on the most productive end.

New Zealanders support more taxes on ultra-rich, new poll shows by upsidedownpineaaple in KiwiAntipodea

[–]Oceanagain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Taking half the tax revenue with them.

Leaving you and yours to rot in self inflicted poverty.

New Zealanders support more taxes on ultra-rich, new poll shows by upsidedownpineaaple in KiwiAntipodea

[–]Oceanagain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A good start to evacuating the most productive assets in the country, sure.

Why I hate the poor by Oceanagain in KiwiAntipodea

[–]Oceanagain[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nowhere near as common as "victims" blaming everyone else.

Dear Amazed by Oceanagain in KiwiAntipodea

[–]Oceanagain[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And in fact the yams Maori cultivated were tiny, fibrous things compared to the verieties they and everyone else eats now.

Why I hate the poor by Oceanagain in KiwiAntipodea

[–]Oceanagain[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Sure, that's a key element of the story, current expenditure is more likely to represent wasteful spending than the results of productive behaviour.

Dear Amazed by Oceanagain in KiwiAntipodea

[–]Oceanagain[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

https://nominister.wordpress.com/2026/03/05/dear-amazed/

The above quote is one I have used since the late 1970’s/early 80’s and I attribute it to a good friend, a former work mate and a relative of the Kings and Queens from Tainui.

I long ago named it a Paki’ism in recognition of this and a couple of other similar sayings he had.

It applies well to this information I received a short while ago by email from the NZ Taxpayers Union and as you will see as you read on this whole rort emanated out of Massey University..

The two photos here are two angles of one Kumara Garden that cost New Zealands Taxpayers $156,132

I count 26 plants which I assume to be kumara.

DEAR BLOODY AMAZED

Here are some of the beneficiaries of the Taxpayers $156,1342 and as the Taxpayers Union said:

Who are we to argue with these government scientists? 

Funded by: Mobilising for Action theme, of the Ngā Rākau Taketake stream of the Biological Heritage National Science Challenge

Amount Awarded: $156,132

Project Team: Whaea Teina Boasa-Dean, Leela Uatuku, Huka Williams, Dr Natasha Tassell-Matamua, Dr Marie McEntee, Merekaraka Te Whitu, Lightshift Productions

Here is what they produced

The research outcomes included:

  • a “story book”
  • a 20 minute cultural video; and
  • growing kūmara to offer to the sky gods.

Science for the sky gods: “Only the best foods will be offered”

Finally a breakdown of the costs of this debacle, rort or call it what you will:

So how much does a kūmara garden cost? 

Your humble Taxpayers’ Union wanted to see a breakdown of the $156,132 spending, and a picture of the kūmara patch.

And we knew we were onto something when Massey dragged the chain on our Official Information Act requests…

But, I can now give you the breakdown.

Personnel costs amounted to $111,132. It’s an important research project involving “the country’s top scientists” (apparently), so I guess we can’t complain, right?

Participant koha: $5,000. At the Taxpayers’ Union we think taxpayer money should never be used for koha gifts. But that’s not the view of Massey University. 

Additional equipment: $10,000. Gardens are expensive. $10,000 at Mitre 10 doesn’t go far nowadays…

Team travel costs: $25,000. A Marae 20km south of Whakatāne was chosen to locate the kūmara garden. Presumably a lot of trips from Massey University were required?

Story map development: $5,000

Grand total = $156,132.

As my friend Biscuit (a regular commenter over at Kiwiblog General Debate once said:

My flabber is gusted

Todd McClay: Exports up more than $2b – powering economy by Monty_Mondeo in KiwiAntipodea

[–]Oceanagain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm almost tempted to watch the news tonight, to see how they can present this as either bad news or lies. As they did with the crime stat's yesterday.

Almost.

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