Posts by Matthew Poole
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But he won't be an MP when he takes up the posts.
That does make sense. I had wondered.
And besides, reading the Kiwiblog regulars' anguished howls of betrayal is priceless .
Dare I venture into that foetid cesspit, even for the purposes of self-indulgent amusement?
One of the comments following up DPF's post on FB is "And now there's one less jonh Key on my facebook. What a way to thank his supporters." Way to spit the dummy. English's ascension is looking more certain by the day :P -
Rich, Universities are self-owning, in effect. To be more precise they're bodies corporate, but without shareholders. As close as they get is their Court of Convocation, membership of which is specified through statute.
The Court then approves the regulations that govern the rest of how the university is run. Since most members of the Court are graduates of the institution, effectively graduates decide who will appoint the VC. -
Cullen To Chair NZ Post And Kiwibank
DPF, much as I disagree with him on most things, makes the valid point on Facebook that it's pretty outrageous to do this while Cullen's still an MP on the Opposition benches. Isn't being an MP a disqualifier from holding such offices? If it's not, it really ought to be.
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seeing as the council has just restricted elligibility to insulation subsidies.
Ah, so they'll shame people without giving them access to funding to rectify the issue? Bravo.
This would be a great way to identify starting points for the national insulation fund. Oh, right, ignore that. Fucking National :/
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Related to the recycling theme, 'Spy' plane to identify Christchurch energy wasters says Granny. Weren't we assured that this kind of "Nanny State-ism" was a thing of the past now that that meddling Aunty Helen Klark is gone?
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As for shifting the BDO to Wellington: oh god no! Homegrown was bad enough in terms of underage munterage staggering the street like an RTD-fuelled zombie apocalypse.
You really don't see that at BDO. The checks at the entrance for illicit booze are pretty thorough, and your ID is scrutinised quite carefully before you can get the "Age Verified" wrist band that'll get you into the alcohol areas. Purchase quantities are limited, and generally people just don't get totally shit-faced. Some do, certainly, but out of 40-something-k people it's a very definite minority.
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And news recently to hand, Richard Worth won't be sacked, says that nice Mr Key. I wonder just what one would have to do to lose one's ministerial warrant.
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Woo, the back gate. For events like the Big Day Out, the only entrance is the front one.
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In the absence of a better place for it, and given the disjointed nature of the opening post, a study of online sexual predators has shot down a bunch of myths. Including that posting pictures of kids online encourages stalking. It's also very, very murky as to whether or not there's been any real increase in the risk to youngsters from being online.
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And not to labour the point, but people will go and watch an 80 minute rugby game, but 5 minutes walk to the car is quite enough exercise, thank you?
Yes, pretty much. The spectators aren't the ones on the field. And once you've spent 20 minutes getting out of the grounds, why would you want to spend another 20 minutes walking to your car? That's half the game time just getting away from your seat and into the car!