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Ellipsister: March 2013
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Blogs, comments, rants about law, politics, society etc. Sunday, March 24, 2013. The Greens and the implication of exponential growth. Dr Norman this week criticised the government for a decline of 0.6% GDP in the tradable sector of the economy. 8220;A shrinking tradable sector combined with a strongly growing non-tradable sector means only one thing – increased borrowing and a ballooning current account deficit”. I mean, less carbon emissions, smaller ecological footprint, ability to restore the now unu...
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Ellipsister: February 2013
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Blogs, comments, rants about law, politics, society etc. Saturday, February 23, 2013. Unity through political diversity. The purpose of this post is to discuss how our political differences have become a way of distinguishing who we are not, rather than who we can be. I’m going to refer to some things I have read that highlight this division and why I think the blogosphere is the place to build unity through political diversity. Firstly, on Maui Stree. T blog, Morgan wrote:. An example of the blogosphere...
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Ellipsister: July 2012
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Blogs, comments, rants about law, politics, society etc. Thursday, July 26, 2012. Coronial Inquest: Kahui Twins. By now, the general public will be aware of the coronial findings issued by Coroner Garry (with two r's) Evans. After some dispute from Chris Kahui and his Lawyer in the High Court, these findings have now become publicly available, albeit with some adjustments. The findings can be found here:. Http:/ www.justice.govt.nz/courts/coroners-court/coroner-releases-kahui-finding. Its now Thursday an...
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Ellipsister: December 2012
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Blogs, comments, rants about law, politics, society etc. Monday, December 17, 2012. A word about the vultures for Ngati Toa. I'm not kidding. The financial advice you'll likely receive is to invest the proceeds of your settlement in overseas schemes. Your advisor's will talk about the benefit of profits to iwi. But what are profits? But do note: its not your money in reality - its just numbers in a computer system that have no value. It is not backed by any value. Its created as debt - every doll...You'l...
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Ellipsister: January 2013
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Blogs, comments, rants about law, politics, society etc. Thursday, January 24, 2013. Politics as a broader spectrum than Left vs Right. It’s probably fairly obvious, if you’re a regular reader of my blog, that I am (or at least was) confused as to where I sit politically. Although, I doubt this is unique to me. So if you’re reading this and confused yourself, then read on. And was directed to the Political Compass. But knowing this, it helps me to understand why I am increasingly discontented with the su...
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Ellipsister: September 2012
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Blogs, comments, rants about law, politics, society etc. Sunday, September 30, 2012. To be honest, I’m not convinced by David Cunliffe’s speech to fix NZ’s economy. If you haven’t had the opportunity to read it click on this link:. Http:/ www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1209/S00472/speech-cunliffe-fast-forward-growing-good-jobs.htm. However, in my view,. Cunliffe has failed to sell it. Why? NZ should be leaders in effecting global. What do I believe is the answer? I don’t know. But what I think is a ...In my v...
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Ellipsister: May 2012
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Blogs, comments, rants about law, politics, society etc. Wednesday, May 30, 2012. Streets of Laredo - dreamy folk vintage rock magic. Follow this link to aural heaven http:/ socialcam.com/s/VrsB2cnu. Photo taken by Tina Plunkett @ The Whiskey Bar 29 May 2012. Carer's in Rest Homes. I can accept that it is. Jo Robertson you make me proud to be your friend! Tuesday, May 29, 2012. National and Miss NZ. Its too tempting not to say the blindingly obvious: show us your assets! NZLawyer issue 184 18 May 2012.
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Ellipsister: June 2012
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Blogs, comments, rants about law, politics, society etc. Tuesday, June 26, 2012. Letter to the World. Today the New Zealand Government passed a bill permitting the Government to sell property that does not belong to them. If an individual sells property that does not belong to them it is theft and constitutes a criminal offence. The Government today legalised the partial conversion of state assets against the will of the people of New Zealand. During the Select Committee stage 1448 submissions were recei...
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Ellipsister: August 2012
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Blogs, comments, rants about law, politics, society etc. Friday, August 24, 2012. Irrational social media commentary. You know what I’m talking about right? Those serial posters that actually make you squirm and sigh aloud “STFU! 8221; Here’s an example of what I am talking about:. I mean seriously, WTF? Abusing little boys is worse than abusing little girls? Implying that homosexual men are somehow synonymous with paedophiles? Tuesday, August 21, 2012. Brief comment on charter schools. I've been a littl...
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