Posts by Just thinking
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@ Paul.
IMHO that is a load of self serving bollocks.
Immigrants aren't self selecting, we have an immigration department for that, and before that we had the White NZ Policy.
Europe was in midst of social/political/economic upheaval with a hell of a lot more push factors than pull factors.
If you have money and success, why move? There is really no need. Happy at home & so stable happy populations stay put.
Prior to this mythical immigration period, the vast majority of immigrants were deported prisoners or slaves, sent out to other cnrs of the world to labour for their centre of power -ie Spain or England. -
From 16 March 09
The public are being kept in the dark about "significant service cuts" to health planned for Canterbury, says an outraged board member.Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) member Andrew Dickerson yesterday sent out a media release criticising the health system for sanctioning the debate of the draft annual plan in private...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/2264225/Critic-slams-secrecy-over-CDHB-cuts
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And here's a copy of the Undie 500 on video. Note how The Press edited the lynched & Black-faced guy from the Ku Klux Van, but thought it fine to have the yellow-faced "Gooks of Hazard".
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Some compulsion towards an Arts Paper or Sociology might be a better long term decision.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/2950094/Students-ordered-to-pay-fine-visit-museum
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@ Russell
I saw Jeremy Wells on last years Media 7 - Sensing Bullshit
He asked why psychis weren't used in police investigations.So TVNZ did it.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10602134
Is this as mercenary as it seems or are there rows of crystals on someones desk at TVNZ telling them this is a good idea?
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Alot of sympathy for a guy being made to wear the shirt others had worn in Norway and lined his family up against the wall, as if to murder them on the spot.
I'm puzzelled by The Press coverage of 2006 cheating statistics. It was 3 years ago and I can't work out where the news is in the story.
Unless they're recycling old stories in an effort to fill the pages.http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch/2946512/Most-of-Lincolns-cheats-foreign
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One minute in.
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The Southlander/Jetset Bar is up for sale.
I spoke to the bar owner about a year back and he had moved the skinz out, but it would seem no-one came back.
It's opposite CPIT & the Jazz School in Christchurch.
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I'm all in favour of expunging criminal records, but I doubt it applies to everyone. Gotta have the cash to make the application and an Oscar...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/2939973/Mel-Gibsons-conviction-erased
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Violent Crime up in Christchurch.
The interesting thing here is that Christchurch is CCTV City and has an active liquor ban operating, anywhere you want to have fun.
There is no connection between CCTV & Crime Reduction, with the exception of theft from carparks.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/2923560/Violent-crime-up-in-Christchurch