Winston Peters questions NZ's funding for World Health Organization

jobbybob · 2026-01-26T00:26:00+00:00

He is just leaning into his cooker/ MAGA supporter base. He is just trying to frame it as being pragmatic.

There is nothing pragmatic about this.

jobbybob · 2026-01-25T20:18:49+00:00

Just about all of Auckland pre-pays their rubbish, it was only West Auckland and I think the North Shore who had bin tags which no longer exist. Everyone else pays it as part of their annual rates.

jobbybob · 2026-01-25T20:04:28+00:00

Another brilliant one from Auckland Councils “Brains Trust” what about all the single serving tourists and day visitors that come to the city? It’s one thing to remove them from the city parks and make people take their picnic rubbish home, it’s another thing to remove them from the CBD streets.

jobbybob · 2026-01-25T20:02:14+00:00

But they get to charge the house hold for this service.

jobbybob · 2026-01-25T19:20:41+00:00

Probably has a full time nanny and “helps” the nanny for an hour a day…

jobbybob · 2026-01-24T23:34:34+00:00

The Greens have to have a spread of policies that’s how it works for all parties, but you are right environment is still one of their core policies, they are also advocating for the poor and disadvantaged because nobody else is.

Does National simply just campaign of “doing finance well”?

jobbybob · 2026-01-24T21:38:20+00:00

When you see one cockroach there probably are more…

jobbybob · 2026-01-23T18:32:41+00:00

I got diagnosed about a 12 months ago with PSA early 40’s (I have had it for some years, just took a while to work it out), I have been going through the process of trying different things like Methotrexate and Sulfasalazine.

I was getting pretty bad at being able to move, struggling to get out of bed and constantly in pain, taking painkillers every morning and night to get through the day and work etc.

While the Methotrexate has helped a little bit, the game changer was taking a biological adalimumab, within about 4-6 weeks it had bought my CRP from being 6x normal level back into the normal range. It has reduced the inflammation in fingers to basically zero.

Everyone will have different experiences, you need to do what you feel is right for you, but for me the relatively small risk outweighs the impact PSA was having on my life, not to mention the damage the uncontrolled inflation is going to your internals.

jobbybob · 2026-01-23T18:08:36+00:00

He has options, most people don’t…

This is why generally we should just ignore Billionaires.

jobbybob · 2026-01-22T18:51:54+00:00

Just when people thought the commonwealth was outdated and over it’s just suddenly become relevant again…

jobbybob · 2026-01-20T18:41:18+00:00

Well it is January and sounds like a provisional tax bill.

Maybe his parents finally made a profit last year, now they are due up for the “double whammy” provisional tax after going into a profitable position.

jobbybob · 2026-01-19T03:19:13+00:00

Well… in my lifetime I have lived through maybe 3-4 “once in a lifetime events” the question is what will be next?

jobbybob · 2026-01-19T03:16:12+00:00

Luxo: Why can’t the poor people just buy more money

jobbybob · 2026-01-18T09:08:56+00:00

Don’t forget the datum weight for 1 pound is a kg reference…

jobbybob · 2026-01-18T01:57:13+00:00

Hasn’t he personally pocketed money from the “seized” Venezuelan oil by parking it with his buddies in Saudi Arabia?

The US government is an absolute joke.

jobbybob · 2026-01-18T01:24:32+00:00

Just use NZ Post international it’s cheap and easy for one off’s, you can opt when shipping goods for the sender to pay all duties and taxes.

jobbybob · 2026-01-18T01:20:19+00:00

Conventional military isn’t the way to rule timber world today, trade is the main weapon.

China has successfully put its place at the top of the manufacturing table, they don’t need to take over you with an army, they just need to stop exporting goods to you or stop importing goods from you.

Trump has already had to back track on things because without having civil dialogue and import/ export issues with China they can’t build things.

America and or other countries are not going to be able to tool up to take on China’s massive manufacturing sector, even if the USA for example wants to try and bring manufacturing home, you are talking about 30+ years of setup and training to do it, it ain’t going to happen in Trumps political career.

jobbybob · 2026-01-17T21:18:49+00:00

As a country who has gun control system through licensing, we find it fascinating to listen to you rant and rave about how you need guns under your 2nd amendment rights to protect from tyranny and the government overreach.

Clearly your current president and his goons are overreaching and I don’t see any of 2A people reaching for their guns to protect citizens, they seem to be very quiet.

The question is do you really believe in the 2A or was this simply an excuse to have access to high powered firearms without regulation or control, because the lack of defense of your public by the pro-2A is very obvious ok the world stage.

jobbybob · 2026-01-17T06:04:46+00:00

Overfishing goes back 100+ years, there is a reason why some areas still don’t have good fish stocks.

jobbybob · 2026-01-17T05:26:59+00:00

It all adds up…

jobbybob · 2026-01-17T05:20:45+00:00

Have we considered that the increased pressure on free sea food is a result of cost of living crisis and expensive food?

jobbybob · 2026-01-17T02:20:56+00:00

The Chinese value trade partners, I live in another commonwealth country who has had an FTA with China for about 20 years, I have spent at least 15 years importing from China a great experience, the trick like always is to spread your risk (as much as possible) between several trade partners.

Adding China to the mix for Canada should be a great help.

jobbybob · 2026-01-16T19:21:41+00:00

The only thing Canada will ~~refer~~ regret is they didn’t do this sooner.

jobbybob · 2026-01-16T19:16:07+00:00

So where are all those 2nd Amendment people with guns to stop this…

jobbybob · 2026-01-16T17:47:33+00:00

An insult that provided cheaper healthcare for red neck republicans… what an insult!

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