Posts by Carol Stewart
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Hard News: Jonesing, in reply to Hilary Stace,
I agree, Hilary. It seems like the media way overstepping its role.
I'd stop short of using 'ageing' as a term of disapproval though ;-)
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Hard News: Jonesing, in reply to BenWilson,
I don't want someone so damned careless to be the PM.
You don't believe in redemption?
Having said that I'm struggling to think of any examples of where political careers have risen above such doofusy behaviour.
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Hard News: Jonesing, in reply to Mark Graham,
I have heard that the porn thing was Jones covering for a staff member and, alternatively, for his son
His hotel room, his credit card, his responsibility.
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Southerly: Continuing After A Short Interruption, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
Gotterdammerdung?
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Hard News: Political Idol, or whatever…, in reply to Mikaere Curtis,
And I thought Brian Edwards' endorsement of Cunliffe as the candidate most likely to strike fear into the hearts of the current government was a reasonable point too.
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Southerly: Continuing After A Short Interruption, in reply to Hilary Stace,
But you might not approave of it.
Not sure a priori approval really comes into it; what's important is maximal efficacy with minimal side effects.
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Hard News: So long, and thanks for all…, in reply to Matthew Poole,
Plus, if you're not making money from it you're obviously holding it for capital gain.
Not really. We just like our little house. But sure, point taken that we are almost certainly a minority.
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I don't agree that private provision of rental properties necessarily has to be a bad thing, as I hope my example showed.
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Hard News: So long, and thanks for all…, in reply to Matthew Poole,
Nobody needs to own more than one house
So where do rental properties come from?
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Hard News: So long, and thanks for all…, in reply to Matthew Poole,
We are kind of the opposite to what you are describing here. We own a little rental cottage in Christchurch and rent it out to an overseas student couple at WELL below market rates because they are great tenants and can't afford any more. To be honest, we barely cover our costs, which have already increased substantially on the insurance premium front. Getting hit with more costs would probably cause us to reconsider our philanthropic approach.