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@taniwharugby said in NZ Politics:
@godder it should have been bought in under the same umbrella when they made the increases and changes to the fire service levies in 2017, along with taking the collection of them away from Insurers and adding to rego and rates...
Would have been a good time to look. Another good opportunity in the next few years with Health NZ replacing DHBs.
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@kirwan said in NZ Politics:
@godder because we want it to keep working properly?
Maybe, but part charges of $98 ration the care more than I'm personally comfortable with.
St John are also difficult employers to deal with, and suffer from the same issues most NGOs have with insecure funding.
All that would dissipate if they accepted full funding.
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@godder said in NZ Politics:
@kirwan said in NZ Politics:
@godder because we want it to keep working properly?
Maybe, but part charges of $98 ration the care more than I'm personally comfortable with.
St John are also difficult employers to deal with, and suffer from the same issues most NGOs have with insecure funding.
All that would dissipate if they accepted full funding.
Looks around at what government control looks like, nah thanks.
I want ambulances to arrive in a timely manner.
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@kirwan said in NZ Politics:
@godder said in NZ Politics:
@kirwan said in NZ Politics:
@godder because we want it to keep working properly?
Maybe, but part charges of $98 ration the care more than I'm personally comfortable with.
St John are also difficult employers to deal with, and suffer from the same issues most NGOs have with insecure funding.
All that would dissipate if they accepted full funding.
Looks around at what government control looks like, nah thanks.
I want ambulances to arrive in a timely manner.
Talk to someone who works for them. St John have a good reputation, but their internal culture was a bit average as I understand it
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@nzzp said in NZ Politics:
@kirwan said in NZ Politics:
@godder said in NZ Politics:
@kirwan said in NZ Politics:
@godder because we want it to keep working properly?
Maybe, but part charges of $98 ration the care more than I'm personally comfortable with.
St John are also difficult employers to deal with, and suffer from the same issues most NGOs have with insecure funding.
All that would dissipate if they accepted full funding.
Looks around at what government control looks like, nah thanks.
I want ambulances to arrive in a timely manner.
Talk to someone who works for them. St John have a good reputation, but their internal culture was a bit average as I understand it
My father worked for then for 20 years, was key in computerising their systems (interesting stuff with fuzzy logic of placement of Ambulances before accidents occurred back when computers weren’t very powerful).
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Other caucus colleagues reacted with surprise, when approached by the Herald. One said it was a "complete stitch-up" of Bridges by Collins.
The Herald understands there will be a press conference tomorrow at 10am with Collins, Deputy leader Shane Reti and the complainant. The complainant is still an MP.
Hmm ... Do I smell a manufactured controversy?
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@tim Considering the Herald is now reporting that the slighted MP, Jacqui Dean, complained about it at the time five years ago and Bridges was spoken to by then-leader Bill English, then abso-fucking-lutely.
Jacqui is in the Class of 2005 alongside Judith and is very much a Collins fan.
I predict this will simply hasten the demise of Collins, and it will backfire badly on her.
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@smudge said in NZ Politics:
@tim Considering the Herald is now reporting that the slighted MP, Jacqui Dean, complained about it at the time five years ago and Bridges was spoken to by then-leader Bill English, then abso-fucking-lutely.
Jacqui is in the Class of 2005 alongside Judith and is very much a Collins fan.
I predict this will simply hasten the demise of Collins, and it will backfire badly on her.
Once/if the internal fighting has cleared who are the potential National leaders left standing? Seems to me from afar that Key and his lieutenants left a big hole?
Sorry, to add, is this an attempt to head off an internally predicted leadership battle? -
@smudge said in NZ Politics:
@tim Considering the Herald is now reporting that the slighted MP, Jacqui Dean, complained about it at the time five years ago and Bridges was spoken to by then-leader Bill English, then abso-fucking-lutely.
Jacqui is in the Class of 2005 alongside Judith and is very much a Collins fan.
I predict this will simply hasten the demise of Collins, and it will backfire badly on her.
Certainly lowered my opinion of her, doubt I’m alone.
The lack of detail provided smacks of a smear campaign. I’m sure it had nothing to do with the article two days ago showing Bridges popularity as Nat leader compared to hers….
Will make it easy to drag up the dirty politics stuff again.
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And right now Labour is wondering what other law changes it can sneak through, with National in disarray it will be barely noticed.
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@godder said in NZ Politics:
All that would dissipate if they accepted full funding.
I'm not commenting n NZ politics, but I'm reminded of this:
The nine most dangerous words in the English language "I'm from the Government and I'm here to help": Ronald Reagan
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@hooroo The other candidate is Christian fundamentalist Christopher Luxon.
National truly are fucked. Collins is toxic and has completely lost the plot, Bridges is tainted by previous failures and whatever comes out about this latest scandal plus he's seen as a smarmy prick and Luxon is inexperienced with a evangelicising christian core that will turn off middlle NZ.
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@nostrildamus said in NZ Politics:
@smudge said in NZ Politics:
@tim Considering the Herald is now reporting that the slighted MP, Jacqui Dean, complained about it at the time five years ago and Bridges was spoken to by then-leader Bill English, then abso-fucking-lutely.
Jacqui is in the Class of 2005 alongside Judith and is very much a Collins fan.
I predict this will simply hasten the demise of Collins, and it will backfire badly on her.
Once/if the internal fighting has cleared who are the potential National leaders left standing? Seems to me from afar that Key and his lieutenants left a big hole?
Sorry, to add, is this an attempt to head off an internally predicted leadership battle?I reckon Mark Mitchell would have to be front-runner at the moment. He's been on the periphery for a while, has a fairly robust background and hasn't had too much scandal or isn't widely disliked by the left supporters.
I just can't see how Collins and her advisors thought this wouldn't blow up in her face. It happened five years ago, was addressed at the time, and is now being dragged up, to the disdain of people close to the party. It bears eerie parallels to the Tim Paine scandal.
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@dogmeat said in NZ Politics:
@hooroo The other candidate is Christian fundamentalist Christopher Luxon.
National truly are fucked. Collins is toxic and has completely lost the plot, Bridges is tainted by previous failures and whatever comes out about this latest scandal plus he's seen as a smarmy prick and Luxon is inexperienced with a evangelicising christian core that will turn off middlle NZ.
Is he the Ex Air NZ CEO?
What a massive shame
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@aucklandwarlord the commentariat are dismissing MM. I don't know why - he has run before and would be a compromise candidate even if only in the short term.
I've always found him uninspiring but anything would be an improvement for the Nats at the moment
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