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He doesn't have to pick on anything - the Greens provide the entertainment at every turn. I see P Horomias old seat has dragged candidates from all parties and a couple of independants. If I was Labour or Maori Party, I would be asking the Greens "why are you trying to take votes away from us when you haven't got a snowball's chance in hell of getting in?" If Labour was to lose this seat, even to the Maori Party, it would be an ominous sign - but I don't think that they will.
The Greens don't just listen, they do their research. Here's something they put out yesterday, it's full of undeniable facts.
http://www.greens.org.nz/press-relea...-manufacturers
I put more faith in the info here http://www.businessnz.org.nz/surveys/506
than I do in political spin from the Greens.
There is no manufacturing crisis in NZ, despite the screams from the Greens. Another policy/issue where they have got it completely wrong
A BusinessNZ survey? They're fairly pro-National, so you'd be safe on that website, Iceman.
Maybe these guys were closer to the mark, in 1981.
http://folksong.org.nz/no_depression_in_NZ/
Well, it was just a survey, carried out with a limited budget, on surviving/prospering businesses.
Looking up the links on the "no depression" song, I found Metiria Turei's maiden speech (she sang a version of it). I might not agree with all of the text, but it is thought provoking. She's been increasingly effective on camera as a Green MP, and the Co-Leader.
http://www.greens.org.nz/speeches/ma...-metiria-turei
Don't fear the Greens..http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/n...ectid=10891744
Gareth Morgan correctly spots the driver in house prices for Auckland, everybody in for tax-free gains!
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/n...ectid=10891660
Helen Clark more trusted than John Key.. but all politicians are towards the tail end of the first 100.
http://www.readersdigest.co.nz/new-z...ed-people-2013
Now here is a good idea that I think most of us can agree on http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/bridges...odel-ck-141866
And if it drives up our cost of living to Norways level, it would also get rid of all those pesky tourists!
I agree on the idea though. I wonder how a percentage allocated to R&D for "green" energy solutions would go down with the public? Maybe it would mute some of the greens objections.
Not sure if the oil fund is responsible for high cost of living. Think that's more to do with very high level of education & high earning jobs creating high tech products in great demand all around the World. A nice "problem" to have but you are right that Norway is extremely expensive to visit for most people.
And a lot of energy used to import what the rest of europe has within a trucking network.
Yep,wouldn't be "our" problem if we are all living in that utopia.
On a side note,did anybody see the seven sharp episode the other night about world refugee day? A point was made that you don't see refugees in NZ on the dole line because they want to get ahead and work. How about upping our refugee quota and cutting our immigrant quota from countries that end up disproportionatly on benefits?
Didn't see that episode nor others. Can't stand that program. This sounds interesting though. My wife teaches at a primary school where most of the children from the refugee families' go here in Nelson. She often comments how good, tidy, well behaved and keen they are to learn. They always come well fed and with good lunches. We lease one rental property to a refugee family from Bhutan through Refugee Services and charge a fair rent but slightly below what we could get (the socialist in my coming out :ohmy: ) on the market, just to help these people out a little with their start in NZ. They are great trouble free tenants that are very appreciative of how we treat them. This first thing they all ask is whether it is OK to use the extensive gardens to grow vegetables. They don't expect the Government to feed their kids at school ! The parents all want to work and many do work in factories such as Sealords, King Salmon etc where they can make a decent living by working hard., which they do. So based on a little bit of experience with refugees , I would agree with your suggestion completely slimwin.