Posts by Don Christie
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the irrigation work that has gone on there in the last 5 years, let alone the last 30 is quite impressive.
Indeed it is. What is depressing is the amount of wastage of water this is leading to. Driving around in January I observed that most irrigation schemes were pumping out water during the hottest, windiest times of day. Crazy stuff that even the least skilled garner knows is wasteful.
Regarding diary prices here...it is worth noting the monopoly of raw supply and the duopoly that is the market place of the main food sellers. I am sure this has as much to do with NZ's overinflated prices as international commodity prices.
We are willing to beat up on Telecom on this sort of issue, why not some investigation into Fonterra, Foodstuff's and the other guys whose name I have forgotten :-)
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Nat, I confess, I let others] do that for me. Three Thumbs Up!
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David, I don't have a telly either. Youtube...
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If Russell can keep asking the right people hard questions in his show and John Campbell is remains willing to take these guys on there is hope.
Then again, Franks as National candidate for Central Wellington goes in the opposite direction. I have heard him singing from the Coddington book of Asian Angst, which is a worry.
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"We tell our daughter that girls can do anything"
Damn straight. You could also send her to Wellington. I tell my 8 year old that we are giving her an unfair advantage in the toughness stakes by living here. She still believes me, on a good day.
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David, Bob looks like you, you know ...
(/me takes all the pain away)
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anyone have a figure handy on how much the "tax offsets" in the form of LAQCs are costing the taxpayer? i know there are tens of thousands of the things, but an actual figure on what this subsidisation is costing me would be interesting.
Maybe we will get to talk about this one day. But if you ever get round to thinking of starting a business I thoroughly recommend starting out as an LACQ. From personal experience, it will probably make the difference between you lasting one year and ten years.
Frankly, if a business happens to own a property I don't see why it cannot attribute losses just like any other business...at worst all it does is help keep rents low so that those renting can save up to, you know, buy a house.
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I recommend the Obama speech. I think it has validity for New Zealand.
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I think this "You suck at maths" carton captures our problem.
And my spelling prowess demonstrates it...
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Russell - I am reaching the point in the IT game where is a female thinks what I have said/done is sexist or a bit out of order then it probably is, even if that was not my intention.
Look at the stats, 75% male orientated and yet women out perform men at school and universities. We really are becoming the stupid industry.
I think this "You suck at maths" carton captures our problem.