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Inspirational article that would never happen in today’s climate in NZ because our RMA law changes to un democratic processes, mean that NZ has been created to sacrifice any part of NZ natural landscape so that private industry can make profits.
We are less and less 100% clean, green, pure NZ
Saving Manapōuri: The campaign that changed a nation
https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/114073363/saving-manapuri-the-campaign-that-changed-a-nation
As well as the Southland women who have to deliver babies in cars and on the side walk, it seems like this nurse wasn’t even given a CT or MRI scan for a tumour that would have paralysed here within a week, even though she worked for the Southland hospital.
Something is wrong with health care decisions in that region!
Invercargill nurse who was told tumour was ‘in her head’ collapses in Australia before emergency surgery
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/113542194/invercargill-nurse-collapses-in-australia-before-undergoing-surgery-to-remove-tumour
(Maybe like OZ we should actually be more concerned with quality health care for those who live there all their lives , not increasingly patchy health care declining per person so we can keep the our low wage economy lazy immigration ponzi and the fraudsters in clover.
The rise of frauds that apparently nobody notices in the public service!
“Between August 2000 and August 2006, Otago District Health Board was defrauded of $16.9 million by its former board chief information officer Micheal Andrew Swann, 47, and his friend, Queenstown surveyor Kerry Gray Harford, 48, as his accomplice (Peart, 2008).
Swann abused his authority and signed off 198 invoices from Harford-owned company.”
https://www.bartleby.com/essay/Public-Service-Frauds-At-Otago-District-Health-PK5JP5YLCXQ
Sending a message fraud is Ok!
“The Serious Fraud Office won’t pursue criminal charges against former Waikato DHB chief Dr Nigel Murray, saying it would be too costly.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/114004939/no-criminal-charges-for-former-waikato-dhb-boss-nigel-murray
Counties Manukau DHB calls in Serious Fraud Office to investigate alleged historical fraud
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/108036479/counties-manukau-dhb-calls-in-serious-fraud-office-to-investigate-alleged-historic-fraud
Stealing from the public is apparently ok and takes years to discover!
Ports of Auckland
Ports of Auckland fraudster Litiia Rokele Vuniduvu sentenced to three years in prison
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/113971538/ports-of-auckland-fraudster-litiia-rokele-vuniduvu-sentenced-to-three-years-in-prison
Transport
The Ministry of Transport fraud case: Why the rot goes deeper than Joanne Harrison
https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/21-07-2017/the-ministry-of-transport-fraud-case-why-the-rot-goes-deeper-than-joanne-harrison/
NZTA chose American IT firm over cheaper NZ firms, documents reveal
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/money/company-news/nzta-chose-american-it-firm-over-cheaper-nz-firms-documents-reveal/ar-AADZcMn?li=BBqddE1
Auckland council
Two jailed, six leave jobs in country’s largest bribery case
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11805571
Auckland Council’s former HQ sold for $3m, sparking SFO complaint
Auckland’s Heart of the City funding queried post-Swney
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/65813814/
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/113216338/auckland-councils-former-hq-sold-for-3m-set-to-be-turned-into-homes
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11805571
As soon as government controls were lessened there was jubilation around the rohe from those who could bump up their expenses (because they are worth it.)
So those fraudsters in SaveNz comments probably feel misunderstood and not appreciated. I am sure we all know some IT worker trying to keep some system going, a bit under-staffed with management not really listening to ideas to beef up the system with some tweeks and small changes not just propping up some corporate overseas. But the money to buy new goodies comes from a different putea. So you get something a bit different which requires work integrating it into the present system. Meanwhile people at the top swan off with oodles of money whether they succeed or not!
It’s not a new situation, but the theme constantly is we have never had it so good. And as people get overridden, have to swallow the hypocrisy, the joi de vivre goes out of life, and the bright spark of innovation gets muted into making do with the best fix for the moment. We are all making do, and trying to defend past achievements and the defenceless from the grim money-makers who can never have enough. Here is Jonathan Pie on the current UK mosh pit. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-CIggoU4VM Hunt v Johnson – I think he said Hunt actually likes hunting, so watch out first they’ll come for the foxes, then they’ll come for You.
I was watching David Brooks on a Ted Talk about the need to know and be friends with each other. Warmth and sincere enjoyment of companionship helps in the existential winter. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB4MS1hsWXU
Cheer up it will be summer soon, and we will wish it was winter. Enjoy!
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