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https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/565300/what-you-need-to-know-travel-disruption-flooding-and-evacuations-as-severe-weather-hits-new-zealand
The words of Hotel California are strangely compelling. While we get hit by neoliberalism (take it, you can get away with it) and climate change (Acts of God that we don’t believe in anyway), it’s like NZAO is the woman in the song greeting visiting tourists who come to buy and enjoy our laid-back pleasures.. (Now I think it actually parodies present California.)
People dance, some to remember, some to forget.
https://genius.com/Eagles-hotel-california-lyrics
On a dark desert highway
Cool wind in my hair…
[Verse 2]
There she stood in the doorway
I heard the mission bell…
[Chorus]
“Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year (Any time of year)
You can find it here”
[Verse 3]
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted
She got the Mercedes Benz, uh
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys
That she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard
Sweet summer sweat
Some dance to remember
Some dance to forget
[Verse 4]
So I called up the Captain
“Please bring me my wine”
He said, “We haven’t had that spirit here
Since 1969”
And still those voices are callin’
From far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say
[Chorus]
“Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)…
[Verse 5]
Mirrors on the ceiling
The pink champagne on ice, and she said
“We are all just prisoners here
Of our own device”
And in the master’s chambers
They gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives
But they just can’t kill the beast
[Verse 6]
Last thing I remember, I was
Running for the door
I had to find the passage back
To the place I was before
“Relax,” said the night man
“We are programmed to receive
You can check out any time you like
But you can never leave”
(Repeat till meaning filters through the haze of others’ perceptions and impulses.)
Let’s take our eyes off Trump and the drama going on overseas. We have some domestic dramas that need some Theatre Sports approaches, audience participation together with the actors.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/565332/jobseekers-battle-not-improving-taking-a-toll
about 1 hour ago – 27/6/25
Jobseekers’ battle not improving, taking a toll
Susan Edmunds, Money Correspondent
susan.edmunds@rnz.co.nz
A Patene says she’s been looking for a job for more than a year without any luck.
She has experience working in retail and hospitality and has tried applying for jobs through Seek, Indeed and in response to Facebook ads, as well as emailing companies directly.
“I also applied in person, and attended 15 or 20 interviews, but barely ever get a call back. Even McDonald’s didn’t see fit to hire me, and other fast-food restaurants. I’ve also applied for volunteer positions, but was rejected from those as well.”
She said recruitment agencies had ghosted her and sometimes she ran out of job ads to apply for.
She said it was “incredibly challenging”.
“The emotional toll is significant, job hunting has taken over my life with more rejection letters than call backs.
“I’ve been scammed while applying for work, which has made matters worse and added to my frustration.
“I’m currently reliant on a benefit, but I’m not allowed to study full-time without risking my payments being cut off. This limitation makes it challenging for me to upskill and improve my employability.”
Patene said she was at a breaking point and feeling hopeless. She wanted to be able to earn an income to help support her family.
A P has been looking for a job for over a year. Photo: RNZ/Calvin Samuel
“I’m willing to work for anyone, doing anything legal and appropriate. I’m flexible with regards to pay, hours and days – I’m open to overtime, part-time, full-time or casual work.
“I’m desperate for an opportunity to get back on my feet.”
She said she had been told that one job she applied for in a mall had thousands of applicants.
Data from Trade Me shows that Patene’s experience is not unusual.
In the past year, jobs on the site had attracted significant numbers of applications.
An ad for an IHC Calf and Rural Scheme administrative assistant in Southland drew 998, an Idea Services support worker ad in Waikato had 753 and Farro Fresh received 740 applications for its ad for Christmas casuals.
“The emotional toll is significant, job hunting has taken over my life with more rejection letters than call backs.
“I’ve been scammed while applying for work, which has made matters worse and added to my frustration.
“I’m currently reliant on a benefit, but I’m not allowed to study full-time without risking my payments being cut off. This limitation makes it challenging for me to upskill and improve my employability.”
Ways we have to change our self-centred ways of dealing with out earth our bit of planet we want to use and have in place.
Here forestry thinking –
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/565317/bad-rainstorm-away-from-disaster-why-proposed-forestry-rule-changes-won-t-solve-slash-problem
Here – who is wanting this cut in moving earth that is now seriously slipping?
https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/06/26/nelson-road-closed-indefinitely-over-safety-concerns/
Nelson City Council said Glider Rd has been closed to all vehicle and recreation access, after significant and unstable slips were identified above and below the road.
It was originally a farm track that had been upgraded for forestry access and was now used by people wanting to access the hang gliding take-off zone and several mountain biking and walking trails.
People who can afford to do recreation; middle class, wanting the country carved up at public cost so they can walk in the country, hang-glide etc.
Not even users paying would solve this problem. Sorry people you are not allowed to do this and you are harming our vulnerable slopes causing slips. Just as bad as forestry! So don’t push your MP to enable you to have what you want. Throw a tantrum then find a way to enjoy the outdoors, perhaps with some poverty afflicted young males and females in a social group, that you do outdoor pursuits with but somewhere else.
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