Posts by Sofie Bribiesca
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That's why I cant help but feel this is odd.200 and something people? Mind you, I'm odd, and off that ideas list posted above Sacha, all I hear of is 9 day fortnight and a cycleway. The 1st and last items.Will that be it?
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I like the cycleway idea precisely because it is small scale and offers opportunities to build on the hospitality theme
Where are all the tourists coming from?Remember,we are a very expensive country to get to or are we going to cater small scale for those that can afford to get here? If this is for the future, why don't we do it later? Will the wealthy, that can still afford to travel in such hard times, want the old style/laid back/friendly.I have family that can still afford to travel now and they want 5 star hotel as always. I would rather see support for business that will be laying off workers. Beef up the railways, there has to be jobs there for the unemployed.What's wrong with state housing the 13000 looking for homes?. Jobs for the construction industry surely? Yes I can see how it feels all happy, happy,joy,joy but this is an idea from a "job" summit that was about protecting and creating jobs in an economic downturn.I cannot see the point....rant continuing :)
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Look ,
seem to be flowing from people who, under Labour, I'd have expected
if I am included in that "expected " bit , I kid you not, I certainly would applaud an idea that may stymie the situ that many seem to be experiencing. I staunchly support Labour because in general I experience a party that tries to accommodate everyones need. No favouritism, and certainly, feels like we are all in it for the country.That has no bearing on whether or not I dislike immensely, National ( although a couple I believe would be wonderful in Labour) I always see our country as a boutique place that could establish the Kiwi reputation further to the image it is/ has been creating. Why not? But, to copy cheese or imitate Amsterdam,instead of R and D to me seems pointless. Unless we grasp our individuality, we will always bark up the wrong tree because we are not big, we are not Europe and at the end of the day, we are bloody good with the no.8 fence wire so lets be NZ, lets build the Indians, lets build the Brittens let us be NZ famous.Aint got nufing to do with National, but it feels like wool over the eyes for something else ....rant over :)
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Not that I'm bitter. But you know nonna? Parmigiano is what built her patch,
Mmmm, Last night's was divine (Italian) and a yummy Spanish Blue up at Nosh.......mmmmmmmm
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Tourism is more important to the country (don't tell anyone else that I said that)
And well you may think that along with many others. My main concern however is for the people that are already here, never mind those that may wish to visit. If this truly is a recession of the biblical proportions that some would suggest, I don't feel a cycleway is a solution to respect.Shelter, food, employment,can help anyone through a storm, why not make sure those are in place first?.Then, let's do a cycleway. Just sayin'
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..and having just had some Mercer medium cumin on crackers for lunch, I would argue that Europe is not necessarily the only place for all that is aromatic and tasty..
Cheeze, 24 hours and it's all about cheesey cheese! It's growing like mould....., it's growing like the little baby cheezus.Also, Europe should be more experienced at growing cheese! they are the adults of our adolescence, I think.
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Having cycle-toured a bit, NZ is great to tour not because of it's development, but because of it's lack of development, which actually makes NZ more than a bit special.
I like that also Jon and I found the road quite safe and people along it quite friendly, in the countryside.
I have to admit that I'm of the opinion that it's the natural environment that brings people to NZ, rather than development stoking people's desire to visit.
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Sadly they are now tarsealing the last 10km of road up to Cape Rienga and my heart sank at the thought of the top of the country crowded with tourist buses. -
need to accept that the public have had enough of their soft on crime policies
They should be happy then about the sentences the likes of Swan (9.5 years) just got for his theft from Otago DHB. Bunk him together with another inmate from Paremoremo in the D block :)
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If you want to pick on National for 'stuff', be my guest.
Why thank-you Don.I don't need to pick, I watch a bit of Parliament TV and they do it by themselves quite nicely and Stephen Walker made my point.
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applies to the Green Party too.
They try all the time. Just ,don't get much.