@Strange_G I’m disgusted by everyone more concerned by the price of oil than human rights. We have all turned a blind eye for years as long as the price was right. Shameful!
Afghanistan is the only country on earth where girls are officially banned from secondary school. @UNHumanRights where’s your voice and sanctions on this?
Sending strength and compassion to my Jewish friends after the shocking events at Bondi. What happened is deeply upsetting for all and it lands even harder for Jewish communities. Please know you are loved and supported by so many of us who stand against hatred and violence.
@eftwyrd@vincristine Wrong. The founders sold out to Waterman years before the IPO. Waterman floated My Food Bag. Blaming the founders for investor losses is misleading and dishonest.
@CitizenBomber Challenging a dodgy valuation isn’t a perk, it’s a right. Every homeowner can do it. Fair rates come from fair values, no matter who you are or where your house is.
@Mountain_Tui@Jayson_Bryant The politics of envy. Maybe if you applauded success rather than scorning it, more of NZ may be motivated to succeed. But you seem to prefer to see us all bumble around in mediocrity.
Oh FFS. Is it too much to ask our media to focus on substance over style? The public deserves mature journalism that focuses on policy rather than a wardrobe choice. Finance Minister Nicola Willis criticised for wearing UK dress on Budget day - NZ Herald https://t.co/2NQYZ1znjl
I will miss these Calendars of our fire fighting heroes. Sorry to see them go. New Zealand Firefighters Calendar ends after 35 years of fundraising https://t.co/ZKyYqN06lL
This has got the conversation going around our water cooler! Corporate world 'neutered' says Zuckerberg: Do NZ business owners agree? https://t.co/mKAA9SHAqP
Coldplay, the hīkoi and the Christmas tree of strife – Simon Wilson. Well said @simonbwilson We need to be more ambitious for our city. The biggest Christmas tree is one of many examples. https://t.co/YqFc6GQRFI
Oh the spectacle of political pundits grappling to make sense of the election results. It brings to mind Churchill's quip: 'Politics is the ability to predict what’s going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year—and then to explain afterwards why it didn’t!'
The Taliban has decreed that Afghan women are forbidden to:
Go to high school or university
Work in the civil service
Attend a protest
Go abroad
Drive a car
Travel alone
Ride in a taxi
Speak in public
Speak loudly inside your house
Sing
Read the Quran aloud in public
Speak to a male doctor
Play sport
Go to the gym
Go to the park
Wear bright clothes
Wear high heels
Look at men they don’t know
Show their faces in public
Own a smartphone