Here’s a few quotes from Russel and Metiria at their press conference on the Electoral Finance Bill on Monday:
“…Democracy is a fundamental principle of our society. But democracy does not happen in a vacuum. It happens in a society which is increasingly characterised by inequality of wealth and that inequality of wealth can have a […]
A couple of years ago the New Zealand Medical Journal pointed out that driving to work can be a bit of a dangerous activity:
Commuting deaths are a significant fraction of all work-related injury deaths. Traffic-related deaths make up the largest group of work-related deaths (about 30%), and of these 44% occur while commuting.”
Ok, so no […]
Federated Farmers thinks the Resource Management Act is a pair of smelly socks:
“We are comparing the 16-year-old RMA to an old pair of socks : worn out and threadbare”
And Nandor thinks the Federated Farmers’ proposed solution is a six pack of warm, stale, flat beer:
“Under their ‘6-pack’ Federated Farmers want farmers to be ‘compensated’ for […]
Congratulations to the scientists representing New Zealand at last week’s IPCC conference for not getting all political and sticking to the science. Even on the topic of methane emissions, where NZ is most vulnerable, the Kiwis held their ground and stuck to the numbers. In several areas they helped prevent attempts by some of the […]