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    Quote Originally Posted by iceman View Post
    Did I miss her wedding ? Damn that would have been so exciting :-(
    I see Mr. Adern still calls himself Gayford.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Panda-NZ- View Post
    It'll be just in time for the next election with the appropriate media coverage
    Hopefully they've booked a babysitter, so a bit of fun can be had. They deserve it.

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    Geepers, National's David Bennett states he supports Australia's 501 policy. What next, National's all over the place on policy. What the heck do they stand for at the moment!
    This recent 501 case of a man who was brought up & lived in Australia since childhood, has a severe psychiatric illness, all his family & support live in Australia, being sent back to NZ where he has no family & knows no one is cruel, shameful & an absolute disgrace.
    And National support this policy? I'ld love someone to ask Judith Collins what the parties standpoint on this is.
    And Australia lectures China on human rights.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blue Skies View Post
    Geepers, National's David Bennett states he supports Australia's 501 policy. What next, National's all over the place on policy. What the heck do they stand for at the moment!
    This recent 501 case of a man who was brought up & lived in Australia since childhood, has a severe psychiatric illness, all his family & support live in Australia, being sent back to NZ where he has no family & knows no one is cruel, shameful & an absolute disgrace.
    And National support this policy? I'ld love someone to ask Judith Collins what the parties standpoint on this is.
    And Australia lectures China on human rights.
    Australia are bullies, simple really.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blue Skies View Post
    Geepers, National's David Bennett states he supports Australia's 501 policy. What next, National's all over the place on policy. What the heck do they stand for at the moment!.
    Seems Paul Goldsmith thinks colonisation was a good thing.
    He doesn't seem to have a lot of support from the team but they probably just aren't willing to say what they really believe.

    They say things have to get worse before they get better - National are still on the worse trajectory.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dobby41 View Post
    Seems Paul Goldsmith thinks colonisation was a good thing.
    He doesn't seem to have a lot of support from the team but they probably just aren't willing to say what they really believe.

    They say things have to get worse before they get better - National are still on the worse trajectory.
    What Goldsmith said wasn't taken on board by those with political agendas

    I think what he was saying that if NZ (and Australia) hadn't been 'colonised' as we know it they would not have been as 'well off' as other Pacific nations that were basically governed/controlled from abroad.

    Michael Reddell has an interesting chart highlighting this
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    Quote Originally Posted by winner69 View Post
    What Goldsmith said wasn't taken on board by those with political agendas

    I think what he was saying that if NZ (and Australia) hadn't been 'colonised' as we know it they would not have been as 'well off' as other Pacific nations that were basically governed/controlled from abroad.

    Michael Reddell has an interesting chart highlighting this
    The problem is that 'well off' is relative to who is creating the measure.
    GDP/capita isn't the only measure of wealth - expecially if you are at the bottom of the pile.

    I understand his message - is it one that the Party wants to push?

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    Quote Originally Posted by winner69 View Post
    What Goldsmith said wasn't taken on board by those with political agendas

    I think what he was saying that if NZ (and Australia) hadn't been 'colonised' as we know it they would not have been as 'well off' as other Pacific nations that were basically governed/controlled from abroad.

    Michael Reddell has an interesting chart highlighting this
    I listened to what he said a few times and his words have been taken totally out of context and blown up by the woke media and political agendas. The cancel culture is very well here in NZ at the moment and Collins was pathetic not to support him.

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    Quote Originally Posted by iceman View Post
    I listened to what he said a few times and his words have been taken totally out of context and blown up by the woke media and political agendas. The cancel culture is very well here in NZ at the moment and Collins was pathetic not to support him.
    His words, blown up or otherwise, are not accepted by his colleagues.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tim23 View Post
    Australia are bullies, simple really.
    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politi...KA44Z5JZGU3FQ/

    Aussies are like herding cats.. putting NZers health at risk.
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