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Not the mainstream media Neo Mcarthyism :
(Disgraceful Lies and false flags:
first Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction ( internationally proven not to be true) ; then there was the Gaddafi Viagra mass rape hoax ( another disgraceful fabricated lie)
https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2016/01/06/new-hillary-emails-reveal-true-motive-for-libya-intervention/
; then Assad was gassing his own people (more lies)
https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/91460435/syria-hoax-australian-university-at-centre-of-proassad-push
…now the story is that Russia is poisoning exiled Russians despite lack of motive and lack of evidence..and the fact that the poison could have come from numerous countries
https://www.rt.com/news/422393-austria-refuses-expel-russian-diplomats/
https://www.rt.com/uk/422129-boris-skripal-novichok-court/
https://www.rt.com/uk/421544-russia-innocent-skripal-nerve/
https://www.rt.com/politics/422315-most-russians-skripal-poll/
(but despite the lies and false flags it is becoming harder and harder to fool the people)
‘US expulsion of Russian diplomats is ‘declaration of war’ – George Galloway to RT’
https://www.rt.com/news/422385-expulsion-russian-diplomats-galloway/
…”According to Galloway, the UK has not conducted a serious and unbiased investigation into the poisoning of Skripal and his daughter.
“As far as I can see there is no investigation,” he said. “The verdict was declared before the investigation began and I think there’s no investigation because the results of any serious scientific analytical investigation would show that the allegations against Russia are baseless.”
Galloway said there are still many questions which have been left unanswered in the Skripal case.
“I don’t believe that Russia is responsible for this act. And the good news is that most of the British public tend to agree,” he said. “
Steven Joyce as ‘Fix it man”s legacy of our fucked roading system.
Thanks for nothing SS Joyce.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/102437463/a-pot-hole-covering-half-the-roadway-has-riled-residents-in-huntly
“People who know the road, know where to slow down and move off, but for those who don’t – it could cause their cars to flip
“I feel by living rural we are getting a raw deal,” the residents said.
“If a councillor had to drive down it, I bet it would have been fixed by now.”
It’s very dangerous for anyone driving in the dark, residents said.
“You can’t see the potholes or ridges at night and it could cause a serious accident.
“I realise there’s a cost associated to fix it, but does it take an accident for something to be done about it?”
The damage is a natural occurrence, due to wear and tear from heavy vehicles, Remihana said.
“This road has been subject to an unusual number of heavy trucks due to a farm conversion in the area.
“This has resulted in a big bump in the road near the centre line and depression in the road surface.”
Temporary signage and a speed restriction will stay in place until mid-April, when a permanent repair is due to be completed, Remihana said.
This will involve excavation and cement stabilisation of the road with subsequent chip seal applied, she said.”
Steven joyce’s legacy of our fucked roads is below.
So SS Joyce should pay back his income he received when he said our roads would improve!!!! The liar.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/central-leader/100437494/Pothole-damage-to-cars-triggers-compensation-requests-to-Auckland-Transport
Pothole damage to cars triggers compensation requests to Auckland Transport
CALLUM MCGILLIVRAY/STUFF
Last year 276 compensation claims were lodged with Auckland Transport for damage caused to vehicles by road conditions.
Aucklanders are lining up to try get money out of Auckland Transport (AT) for damage to their vehicles allegedly caused the region’s roads.
AT received 276 requests for compensation for damage or injury that related to roads for the year to October 2017.
However, none received compensation from AT.
Of the complaints 59 referred to potholes, 107 referred to tyres and 18 referred to accident.
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* Greater investment in Auckland road repairs doesn’t satisfy residents
* North-west Auckland man says he would be lucky to see his road sealed in his lifetime
* Rodney residents express their roading frustrations
Mt Roskill resident Ross Willcocks said he was left $150 out of pocket after his vehicle was damaged by an open drain hole in Three Kings.
Willcocks lodged a compensation claim but AT told him there was a three week time limit to provide a receipt and he was too late, he said.
“It took AT months to fix the open drain hole and shortly after my incident, I saw a small commercial van fall into the drain,” Willcocks said.
Willcocks had insurance but if he claimed the $150 from his insurance company his premium would have increased, which would have left him more out of pocket, he said.
AT chief financial officer Richard Morris said it was standard practice in New Zealand for council’s to not give compensation for damage that related to roads.
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AT media relations manager Mark Hannan said if AT was unaware of a problem, it could not be expected to fix it.
If AT was notified of a fault or hazard, it had a reasonable amount of time to respond, Hannan said.
New Zealand roads had thin surfaces so wet weather could cause potholes and pavement failures in a short period of time, he said.
“If it can be demonstrated that our contractor has been negligent or not met the response times specified in the contract then we will often come to the party,” Hannan said.
Insurance Council of New Zealand operations manager Terry Jordan said insurance companies commonly paid out customers who had vehicles damaged by potholes or roads that were not maintained.
“Some potholes in Auckland are extremely large and it is common for customers to experience things like tire punctures, wheel rim damage and suspension damage as a result,” Jordan said.
Insurance companies would hardly ever recover payout costs from AT because the cost of court proceedings would be so high it wouldn’t be worth it, he said.
– Stuff
Here is our letter to the government at the serious state of our rural roads after steven Joyce wrecked local Governance of their own funding to hanage these roads so NZTA has wrecked them now with no constant maintenance that is required for our dirt roads.
Protecting our environment & health.
In association with other Community Groups, and all Government Agencies since 2001.
Public COMMUNITY letter;
26th March 2018.
To; Dave Hadfield.
GDC/NZTA Roading Manager.
Request for road permanent repairs please to te Wera Rd.
Rural Gisborne residents are now also outraged over potholes after seeing this Huntly article
Outrage over huge pothole
Our rural Gisborne 7km tar sealed section of road is now riddled with potholes.
6am 26th March 2018.
A rural backroad Te Wera from Matawai to Gisborne used by tourists, farming, and a part of the national cycleway, is tar sealed in difficult sections, but now is becoming full of potholes.
It started as a little patches in the road, at the north end where 7kms was progressively sealed by Gisborne council over 7 yrs until the National Government changed the maintenance of the local roading and contracted it to Downers to maintain.But in the last two years ago it’s got progressively worse as heavy trucks have pushed up the seal and created large potholes and ridges up and down the length of the sealed 7kms section of road.
“One side of our vehicle has to drive on the gravel on the side of the road to miss it.”
See all pictures attached;
TO; Dave Hadfield.
We like the way the Waikato District Council offer a better service to their residents that we are not getting here.
Quote; “Waikato District Council are aware of the pothole and have erected 30km/h road signs and cones to warn motorists.
Acting general manager Jacki Remihana said a service request for Rotongaro Rd was received on March 19.
Council sent maintenance crew to investigate and make repairs on March 20.
The request notified council of a “hole in the ground, covering half the roadway”, Remihana said.
“The complainant informed us that the hole was 30cm deep and could rip motorcycles’ suspension.
“The complainant also said there was another pothole 50 metres before the bigger one.”
The damage is a natural occurrence, due to wear and tear from heavy vehicles, Remihana said.
“This road has been subject to an unusual number of heavy trucks due to a farm conversion in the area.
“This has resulted in a big bump in the road near the centre line and depression in the road surface.”
Temporary signage and a speed restriction will stay in place until mid-April, when a permanent repair is due to be completed, Remihana said.
This will involve excavation and cement stabilisation of the road with subsequent chip seal applied, she said.
– Stuff
End;
Dave reduce the speed limit to trucks on this designated cycleway route GDC setup three years ago it is likely some someone will die soon on this now dangerous road known at Te Wera Rd.
I spoke to the company that are moving stock feed up here this week as we have counted 80 truck trips every day laden with stock feed and there days 240 truck movements has been recorded on our cameras during three days, and the road is now collapsing under this continuous weight we need to tell you.
The speed limit on the road is 100km/h it should be reduced to 60 km/h as Waitako did.
We sought feedback from some of these drivers about this and they have agreed to a lower speed as one said 60kph would be acceptable to him.
These are simple measure to help save the road and make it safer for residents and other road users, as Waikato Acting general manager Jacki Remihana said she will place a reduced speed on the road their until the road is fully repaired.
We need this road also fully repaired now as it has only been patched temporary for 18 months now and is so bad as the surface in places is truly rough now see pictures.
Notify us as to what you are to do from this request.
We would rather not go to press on this please if possible, and when is our 1km of tar seal to begin here past the one way bridge at block 93 “Matawai conservation estate” please.
You are aware this Te Wera Rd is a designated cycleway and emergency route to Gisborne also?
We are now aware of some new big blocks of “intensive farming” and other activities are now beginning to operate along this road also hence we see many more trucks on this road than ever before.
Below was also another article on Auckland roads so bad 200 drivers are sending a legal challenge for compensation to the RTA to compensate for damage to their vehicles now and we may be following that lead one day should these roads not be permanent fixed now.
My car has been affected by these rough road surfacing and needed three wheel re-alignments just last year alone and now one so far this year now.
Have you done an AADT count of heavy vehicles lately?
We await your response.
THIS WAS THE ARTICLE IN THE STUFF TODAY;
About a Huntly road suffering the same pothole event.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/102437463/a-pot-hole-covering-half-the-roadway-has-riled-residents-in-huntly
“People who know the road, know where to slow down and move off, but for those who don’t – it could cause their cars to flip
“I feel by living rural we are getting a raw deal,” the residents said.
“If a councillor had to drive down it, I bet it would have been fixed by now.”
It’s very dangerous for anyone driving in the dark, residents said.
“You can’t see the potholes or ridges at night and it could cause a serious accident.
“I realise there’s a cost associated to fix it, but does it take an accident for something to be done about it?”
The damage is a natural occurrence, due to wear and tear from heavy vehicles, Remihana said.
“This road has been subject to an unusual number of heavy trucks due to a farm conversion in the area.
“This has resulted in a big bump in the road near the centre line and depression in the road surface.”
Temporary signage and a speed restriction will stay in place until mid-April, when a permanent repair is due to be completed, Remihana said.
This will involve excavation and cement stabilisation of the road with subsequent chip seal applied, she said.”
The rising price of cigarettes (due to government taxes) behind a rise in dairy robberies, says owner.
There has been 87% increase in aggravated robberies (recorded at dairies and petrol stations) from June 2016 to May 2017.
Yet, the number of smokers has only reduced less than 3% from 2012 to 2017.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/102570684/black-market-for-cigarettes-fuels-robberies-in-auckland
While more police may result in more being caught (potentially increasing the number being imprisoned) it fails to address the root cause.
Therefore, it’s time for the Government to put an end to tobacco tax increases.
Jacinda told Guyon Espiner today she didn’t realize how bad the DHB funding shortfall was. Yet, Labour put this out (link below) last year.
http://www.labour.org.nz/_2_3_billion_shortfall_in_health
Of course, Guyon failed to pull her up on it.
Full interview here: https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/353455/watch-pm-on-russian-diplomats-we-would-expel-them
While we’re on the health budget, where are the $8 GP visits Labour campaigned on?
If more were able to access their GP earlier, that would remove some of the pressure our hospitals currently face.
It’s stated that thestandard.co.nz is a platform for promoting the labour movement. In today’s Matty J’s reaction blog titled An Orwellian Minister for Open Government, it explains why Minister Clair Curran should resign for a clandestine attempt at gaining an informational advantage vs parliament. This reaction blog is full of right wing troll tweets with out any qualifiers or reasons why the author dislikes a member of a left wing labour movement: https://thestandard.org.nz/an-orwellian-minister-for-open-government/#comment-1466602
If you click on one of links in the related articles under this reaction blog there’s this snippet: “Bravo Clare Curran for putting yourself on the line to draw attention to homelessness.”- https://thestandard.org.nz/bravo-clare-curran/?relatedposts_hit=1&relatedposts_origin=1202734&relatedposts_position=0
I hope this proves a fundamental shift. The standard.co.nz is in name only with no standards in its very nature.
Rip. Get rekt.
Not good.
‘Land degradation threatens human wellbeing, major report warns
Land degradation is undermining the wellbeing of two-fifths of humanity, raising the risks of migration and conflict, according to the most comprehensive global assessment of the problem to date.
The UN-backed report underscores the urgent need for consumers, companies and governments to rein in excessive consumption – particularly of beef – and for farmers to draw back from conversions of forests and wetlands, according to the authors.’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/mar/26/land-degradation-is-undermining-human-wellbeing-un-report-warns
Dairy’s ‘dirty secret’: it’s still cheaper to kill male calves than to rear them.
The number of male calves being killed straight after birth is on the rise again, despite efforts by the dairy industry to end the practice known as ‘the dirty secret’.
A Guardian analysis shows that it can cost a farmer up to £30 per calf to sell it on for beef or veal, while early disposal costs just £9. A growing number of farmers feel compelled to take the latter option, with 95,000 killed on-farm in the most recent set of figures.’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/mar/26/dairy-dirty-secret-its-still-cheaper-to-kill-male-calves-than-to-rear-them
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