Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: Protecting privilege in Epsom, in reply to Hilary Stace,
I would hope universal design be incorporated into all new builds and therefore accessible to everyone
We deserve more than 'hope' - when will this be a compulsory standard?
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Hard News: Protecting privilege in Epsom, in reply to Lindsey Rea,
The Party that wants to scrap the RMA and allow people more "freedom" to build what they want on their own land - now complaining about what some organisation wants to build on their own land.
Lil Seymour has been running that contradiction for years. Shameless.
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Hard News: Budget 2018: The broadcasting…, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
but to my jaundiced and otherwise-programmed brain I just see a truncated ‘HEIL’ and an exploded swastika
the subtle effects of living in Chch ..
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Access: Fighting seclusion with…, in reply to Neil,
something Genter has apparently now come to appreciate
And what do you base that claim on?
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Access: Fighting seclusion with…, in reply to Neil,
Nobody is downplaying risks - hence the cost of the solution (and of the current harmful arrangements).
Penny-pinching is therefore completely the wrong attitude from the Ministry and stamping it out will require a big culture change in that team.
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Access: Fighting seclusion with…, in reply to Neil,
Nothing has changed about the nature of the decision over the last year (and more).
The Ministry's contracting team has form for dicking around to screw money out of every other organisation as if their only goal is financial. They need their arses kicked promptly and firmly.
Which other industry would put up with this sort of time-wasting over a clear threat to someone's wellbeing?
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Hard News: Budget 2018: The broadcasting…, in reply to nzlemming,
Gareth Hughes would have been a good choice
Verily. Good grasp of the portfolios.
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Hard News: Budget 2018: The broadcasting…, in reply to Russell Brown,
yes, wouldn't go that far.
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TV3's ex news head chimes in.
Yesterday’s budget announcement that the promised $38 million had been slashed to just $15 million was met with an exasperated groan from public media advocates.
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Curran remains optimistic and says she has been instructed by Robertson to prepare a clear business case for the money that public media needs. "We are going to truly look at what long term funding is needed,” she said. -
because it still seems to be working out its comms game
sigh.