The Daily Blog Open Mic – 14th March 2023
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
The Editor doesn’t moderate this blog, 3 volunteers do, they are very lenient to provide you a free speech space but if it’s just deranged abuse or putting words in bloggers mouths to have a pointless argument, we don’t bother publishing.
EDITORS NOTE: – By the way, here’s a list of shit that will get your comment dumped. Sexist language, homophobic language, racist language, anti-muslim hate, transphobic language, Chemtrails, 9/11 truthers, Qanon lunacy, climate deniers, anti-fluoride fanatics, anti-vaxxer lunatics, 5G conspiracy theories, the virus is a bioweapon, some weird bullshit about the UN taking over the world and ANYONE that links to fucking infowar.
Christopher Luxon has covid. Why is that even news? https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/03/national-party-leader-christopher-luxon-tests-positive-for-covid-19.html
Full and comprehensive bank enquiry please, no “nothing to see here” short cuts
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/03/nicola-willis-calls-comment-from-minister-dr-duncan-webb-about-national-s-loyalties-reprehensible.html
Nzrs are ignorant and vulnerable in business. Mainly we don’t understand that we are working hard to make a life but mostly at the whim of the overseas entities we have sold our sovereign rights to others to suck up our money – short term thinking, though that last world is questionable.
Blackball hotel known as Formerly the Blackball Hilton is an example that comes to mind of the tentacles of overseas business touching the littlest outfit..
Two papers on laws and trade agreements re NZ. –
Preserving our right to regulate
https://www.mfat.govt.nz › Trade › NZ trade policy
As part of free trade agreement negotiations, New Zealand opposes the inclusion of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) – a dispute resolution…
Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade …
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
https://www.dfat.gov.au › in-force › anzcerta › Pages
The CER Agreement is one of the most comprehensive bilateral free trade agreements in existence. It covers substantially all trans-Tasman trade in ,,,
This brewery gets noticed as part of world trade name protection even though a small infraction that would be costly. Don’t try to be funny and cheeky is the lesson.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2018881834/wellington-brewery-sent-legal-threat-over-charity-beer-marketing