TDB warned you that this new hard right ra ist climate denying beneficiary bashing Government were going to bend over backwards for their donor class and were focused on vast environmental damage for the Trans National Mining Industry.
Lo and fucking behold we have this egregious fast track power process where 3 of the most stupid Politicians we have, Simeon Brown, Chris Bishop and Dr Pork, Shane Jones will have the power to over ride the experts and over ride any environmental concerns whatsoever to fast track their mates projects…
Quarry connected to $55,000 donation to NZ First and Shane Jones, approached over fast-track
One of the firms approached about the Government’s new Fast-Track consenting bill has a part-owner and director whose other company has donated $55,000 to the NZ First Party and MP Shane Jones.
AJR Finance donated $50,000 to NZ First and $5000 to Shane Jones at the last election. AJR Finance’s sole director is Andrew Ritchie, who owns the company along with Mark and Elizabeth Markovina.
Ritchie is a director of Kings Quarry and, along with the Markovinas, owns 50 per cent of the company. The other 50 per cent is owned by Alexander and Stan Semenoff. Stan Semenoff donated to Jones’ campaign in 2008 and is a distant relative of Jones.
…the Auditor-General is scathing of the damage this will cause…
The Auditor-General John Ryan is concerned the Government’s fast-track consenting bill, which will give three ministers broad powers to consent certain developments, lacks transparency and effective ways of dealing with real or perceived conflicts of interest.
The bill allows three ministers to consent a range of nationally significant projects, with an expert panel having the ability to impose certain conditions on those consents.
Ryan wrote that the bill needed a stronger mechanism than just the Cabinet Manual for dealing with real or perceived conflicts of interest, given the extent of the power the legislation would grant to ministers.
…we have 3 Politicians as power crazed as Muldoon on Meth running the entire infrastructure plan of NZ.
Do you honestly trust these fucking Muppets over the advice of actual engineers and people who have to build the infrastructure?
If Labour had pulled a stunt like this, you’d all be screaming about abuse of power, but Shane Jones, Chris Bisho[ and Simeon Brown are doing it, it’s suddenly ok?
The Right are hypocrites!
Allowing 3 of the worst Ministers to have the power of God over our economy is a terrible;e idea that will produce a harvest of self interest.
This hard right racist climate denying beneficiary bashing Government is an Authoritarian one.
That Authoritarianism seems to excite the Right Wing Media trolls and The Democracy Project, but it should terrify the rest of us…
We have a Prime Minister who won’t even bother informing the people if we are entering a new military arrangement with America…
Watch: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon won’t say if government will consult public on joining AUKUS
…they are throwing 50 000 beneficiaries off welfare into a sea of rising unemployment caused by a technocrat Bank Governor no one elected, who is crashing the economy to save the economy while this Government wages a war on renters, workers, Māori and the environment to fund tax cuts to the richest!
This is a very Kiwi fascism. Laid back and casual.
Don’t pretend you weren’t warned.
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Which authoritarian PM fast tracked some poorly thought out firearms legislation?
Not everyone has wet dreams over guns like you do so you need to get used to the idea that most of us are happy that military-style weapons are not easily available.
Straight to the slur ay Bonnie, ” wet dreams” , Please explain what exactly does military style weapon mean?
Most resort to insults first as they lack the understanding to reply intelligently.
… and you are soooooo bloody intelligent you mean, Nordmeyer?
We just found out your intelligence Justine
Don’t you wish, Oncewere!
Proof? Tick.
Yes Martyn is 100% correct saur kraut…proof, tick.
Yes indeed – I’m sure you’re a “very stable genius”.
Your words.
The insults amuse me, it shows the weakness of your arguments.
Whatever rocks your boat Sour Kraut.
No – you have no arguments, and thus cannot be rebutted.
Trump’s words in fact – that fool has inspired legions of fellows like yourself, to ape him.
I guess you are a fan of Trump then Stuart. You do realise this isn’t the US & he wasn’t/won’t be our president?
any and all full or semi automatics jugo…satisfied??
Doesn’t really address the question of urgency, Bonnie. One psychopathic zionist ‘counterjihad’ freak inspired by Baruch Goldstein and Juliet Moses committed horrific crimes. Was another zionist terror attack of this sort imminent? Given that sweet f**k all now illegal semiautos have been handed in, and thus are by definition still available to those who would perpetrate such an attack, it seems unlikely.
“most of us are happy that military-style weapons are not easily available.”
But they are to people who would use them illegally, just not to those who would use them responsibly.
And why are they available to “those who would use them illegally”? Did they just buy them no problem at all? Did they steal them from citizens who were careless with the way they stored them?
They either import them with the tons of meth coming into the country or buy on the black market. 100000+ available after the buyback.
So that’s all illegal. Are you suggesting we should not make it illegal to buy and sell unregistered guns? I don’t hear any argument why we should have even more in circulation. Your numbers are complete speculation of course. Nicole’s good at that.
Apparently 3D printing by gangs is also a thing now, with around 2000 AR15 parts recovered recently by Police.
Responsible gun users are like responsible alcohol drinkers, they think they are responsible but the evidence from having guns and alcohol freely available is that people are more likely to damage themselves or friends than ever use the product to save someone from harm. I get that you form your opinions by ignoring any real evidence but that is not a reliable way to make decisions.
Whereas you form your opinions from nonsense spoon fed to you by the media from the likes of Cahill & Gun Control NZ, who push a very specific narrative & don’t let facts get in the way.
Erik “RAMBO” Nordmeyer Kraut.
Wow, you’re clever.
in western societies unfortunatly we have to walk at the speed of the dimmest..WARNING COFFEE IS HOT
“most of us are happy that military-style weapons are not easily available.”
But they are to people who would use them illegally, just not to those who would use them responsibly.
Most mass shootings are suicide attempts committed by people who obtained machine guns legally. They passed all the screens. The maggot of Christchurch, Brenton Tarrant even managed to evade police after multiple complaints of extremism which is why machine guns was removed from general sales. Deal with it.
Tell me more… https://www.guncity.com/9mm-israeli-uzi-blued-synthetic-c-cat-349521
Tis so, tis not, tis so tis not to all of above and below.
I fear we’ll just need to let it all play out – in the fullness of toim, in this space, going forward
My advice is don’t waste your energy arguing with muppets who are rusted on tribalists who’ve gone done their research and are not never – no never- gunna change, despite circumstance and feks having changed. @ Erik Nordmeyer FFS!. Give me a fucking break!
They’ll never Unna Stan change – things such as the concept of a gun register (as opposed to a gun owner’s register) ‘cos they’re the responsible ones – and their egos depend on it. Their very ‘IDENTITIES’ depend on it
Let ’em rip large I say.
Where I live, there’s some C^^t down the road with Gun City stickers all over his vehicle – thick as PIGSHIT (seriouslt! T.H.I.C.K – so thick you wonde how He passed His driver’s licence, if He has), who is so frikken self-entitled, any and all rules do not apply – such as a resident’s parking system even. PLEASE – let ’em rip forth with their self entitlement. Many of the near-bys are getting seriously pissed off. I’m not sure his vehicle will last for much longer. And mumsie appears to have His back because she’s also as seriously FICK.
Was there a point there? Sorry I missed it.
You of course can let it all play out because you actually have no skin in the game, like many others who choose to force their beliefs on the issues.
OH that’s your last ditch is it eric ‘you don’t do ram raids so don’t comment on crime’ that’s your view is it?
Authoritarian?
I think you forget what caused it to happen in the first place. Maybe if AR-15’s etc were not weapons of mass murder, we might not have had to do anything. If it was your standard .22 or a shotgun with capacity for a few extra rounds, it would have been fine. Also, who needs an AR-15? Unless you are in the Defence Force, which issue their own weapons, or engaged in pest control the answer is no one.
Not Jacinda Ardern’s fault that it is the most favoured weapon of mass murderers. 15 March 2019 was not the first nor the last atrocity where the primary weapon was the AR-15.
Do you mean Police failure to follow procedures?
The military don’t use AR15s, they use proper military weapons, not civilian firearms.
what is the ‘lawful’ use of a semi auto eric bearing in mind it’s no use for target shooting or hunting….of course fat incel simpletons* need a boost to their GI Joe fantasies but is that resonable excuse to legalise them
*going by the visual evidence of us ‘militias’
Nonsense. The mosque attacks happened because one lunatic ‘counterjihad’ conspiracy theorist took the views promoted by the Pamela Gellers and Juliet Moses’s of the world to their logical conclusion, and launched an attack inspired by Baruch Goldstein’s attack on the al-Ibrahimi mosque in occupied Palestine. This was not an attack caused by inanimate objects, it was an attack caused by the terrorist ideology of zionism, which must be rooted out.
Jacinda Ardern is guilty of “nuclear moments” that were childishly immature.
The Coalition Government on the other hand are responsible people.
An utterance similar to a fart from a gaseous turd that just keeps bobbing up
More evidence Bob the thick is delusional.
Poorly thought out in your mind. Well thought out according to most people.
Everyone is safe? No kids get shot at after rugby games?
Yeah, right.
Unions support Labour businesses support National . Red tape and regulations that are over the top has held NZ back. While these ministers have the power to make decisions they know they need to have considerable public support in a country as small as NZ otherwise they will be voted out .Laboursremed to forget this with 3 Waters and paid the price
I think we need to rename 1ZB to 1ZT.
You just say whatever (Trevor) now. What do unions have to do with this?
Rather than just correct the RMA these arseholes are throwing any form of safe guard out the window. What are the actual numbers for consenting and delays? We already have Shane Jones lying (at least he is consistent) about coal purchases/importation and people like you Trevor just believe it as fact.
You wouldn’t be living in NZ now if it wasn’t for unions Trev, fact.
NOTE the skin head gang leader has not put his hand up to do the hard yards because he knows its going to be fuck up and he will be able to say it wasnt me .
What acctually is he minister of ?sweet fuck all
He is the excellent leader of the country and is where the buck stops if his minsters make mistakes .His previous background as CEO has prepared him to make the tough calls which was the Achilles heal of both Jacinda and Hipkins
Thousands have lost their jobs Trevor you ignorant prick. His previous background as a CEO has been debunked with his cuts to health. I hope you don’t need medical help anytime soon.
You suggesting we call him your excellency Trevor?
That polished turd head couldn’t lead a fart out of a pair of undies
There seem to be new posters who think in terms of turds but cannot form a good case
Best some of these old posters flush and move off
Yeah good case to pull the chain and woosh them old turds away
It’s almost like a new ‘movement’. Must be all that fibre in the network
gordon walker your comments strongly suggest you have never been in charge of anything and because of that you are full of resentment.
BTF your comments are irrelevant and you giving advice to others is akin to a 5 year old telling a 50year old sex education. You should really stop posting whilst your behind.
Interesting how the right leaning commentators on here have all gone wah wah about guns on an article that had nothing to do with guns.
Funnily enough when developments start happening over the fence from them that affect their property negatively, “but MUH FREEDUMS!” will be their catch cry.
Well, where were those commentators when the basic rights and responsibilities under the R.M.A., etc were being erased? That’s right. They were harping on about guns, which had nothing to do with the R.M.A.
The article was about fast tracking legislation, which was very relevant given that is exactly what Ardern did regarding firearms law, and this is my prime reason for being on this site in the first place.
Of course it is Rambo
“If Labour had pulled a stunt like this…”
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/495294/government-refers-wind-and-solar-projects-for-fast-track-consenting
And it was labour that appointed and reappointed the Reserve Bank Governor.
The hard left will do anything to stop anything. Can’t do this. Can’t do that. Can’t do anything. You’re a bunch of Can’ts.
Yeah. How unreasonable stopping people filling the water table with nitrates. What’s wrong with a nice glass full of carcinogenic goodness.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hospitals-asked-to-make-more-than-80m-in-savings-by-july-rnz-understands/WC6UUMQWBBDSREEZ5ZA75UUSEY/
This is beyond a joke, this amounts to murder. You should be proud Bob the first.
On the button Trevor.
Or push the button for this turd that keeps bobbing up
But wait there’s more…
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/overworked-gps-after-hours-clinics-on-verge-of-collapse-in-some-regions/CMLWS366MBHKVN3ROLGOGWX2LA/
Terrible, terrible National government.
The hard left will do anything to stop anything. Can’t do this. Can’t do that. Can’t do anything. You’re a bunch of Can’ts.
I get the feeling it is less due to conventional authoritarianism than frankly massive incompetence – the Troika have no plausible explanation for 90% of what they do. Even when it’s not corrupt, it’s so stupid that corruption is the natural and inevitable conclusion.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hospitals-asked-to-save-105-million-by-july-te-whatu-ora-confirms/KZ74HG645NGD5OA27SIRAFPXY4/
“The work we are doing is about saving my job” said chief executive Margie Apa.
How much is a life worth Margie, 105 million?
Shows some guts and stand up to this corrupt, dictatorship government.
If you’re cutting costs in health it means lives.
Can you imagine how those quick trajectory projects will be scrutinized by us? Nup, not Fascism. Just an early electoral defeat for the Right if they push shit.
The Nat/Act voters are a little stunned at the pace of change and the austerity in a country which is financially sound. No one gives a shit about tax cuts, its a gimmick, you can keep on sacking incompetent cabinet ministers but the reserves on the bench are like Trump “they never thought they would win”
Luxon took on debt by buying new aircraft on tick …. this made the airline weaker and bailout more desperate when Covid hit …. he also laid of maintenance staff…..
Oh and he bragged about changing the brand of jam saving the airline I whopping $200,000 per year ,,,, perhaps could also have reduced his salery from $5 million to $4 million eight hundred thousand at the same time ,,, doubling the savings to the airline to $400,000 per year…. $200,000 represented a hardly noticeable 4% of his pay….
But Luxon would no doubt claim he was ‘entitled’ to it….
Trev would probably agree while kissing his f …..
fast track is a scheme to give YOUR money to the nats mates…check out how the programme went in the uk…corruption pure and simple, as intended.
Yes, pure and simple corruption unlike never seen before in N.Z.