$12 million would provide shelter for all the rough sleepers in Auckland Central for 5 years. Chlöe Swarbrick has so far refused to condemn this waste of taxpayer money on the elite Green School. #nzpol
I honestly don't know how a judge could get it more right than Justice Mander did today. This is long and worth every minute it takes to read.
https://t.co/PqJGgIKTSz
A Southland farmer is calling for New Zealand wool to be used in all publicly-funded buildings and KiwiBuild homes, for carpeting and insulation.
https://t.co/UKVHmDtBGC
I'm very confused about toppling statues...
The Greeks, whose civilisation has long been admired in the West, believed that in the Ancient World, a cultured society was only possible if it was based on slavery
So should we be getting rid of statues of Socrates and Aristotle ?
I didn't spend my childhood in barbed wire enclosed internment camps so I could listen to grown adults today cry oppression because they have to wear a mask at Costco.
I really wish I could bring some of you sane, sensible Americans here to New Zealand. A lot of us Kiwis are in contact with many of you often. Its bloody hard to watch as your people die around you and seeing your fear and outrage at the situation you're in. We're thinking of you
For those who are a bit slow of thought, New Zealand’s choices in March were;
A: recession and not much death
B: recession and lots of death
Given the state of the world, our trading partners and tourism, recession was inevitable. The death toll was the bit where we had choice
I find that a lot of stupid people hide behind big words and flowery vocabulary, and a lot of smart people aren’t afraid to use basic language to get their ideas across in an easy to understand way. Also I’m stoned on the toilet right now.
Tried to impress our dinner guests with a sauce created from vodka, gravy & nitrous oxide but all I've done is make myself an absolut laughing stock.