The Daily Blog Open Mic – 27th June 2023
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/492690/deputy-pm-carmel-sepuloni-dismisses-criticism-government-isn-t-funding-universities-properly
Deputy PM Ms Carmel Sepuloni frowns and disagrees that government is not doing things right. Well that’s okay then. Domestic entrants are down – why? Perhaps they can’t afford the costs even if tutoring is free or accommodation too, is it just for first year? And the panacea of international students, so ed can be provided cheaply to the citizens? Or is it the feeling of wokeness hanging over unis; a sort of bitter-sweet smelling fog with an odour in the air that makes male and some female students gasp and cough?
When are the addresses at the conference for the confused in NZ politics going to be held? Where is the most likely place for a meeting to hear august speakers – in Christchurch? Fresh from WEA talks and discussions. August in August perhaps?
Pike River appears on the NZ Roll of Dishonour – where – halfway?
This is a critical but apparently clear summation. Any negative comment about this or is it basically truthful?
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2306/S00037/police-locate-more-bodies-in-new-zealands-pike-river-mine.htm
Great heading from Gordon Campbell on Scoop.
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2306/S00036/on-nationals-law-and-ordure-policy.htm
I draw attention to a common meme:
On Scoop in their Wellington grouping.
Going up: cost of Golden Mile revamp was $117m, now $139m
Regional Council says Golden Mile revamp will bring more people into the CBD
Just give everyone on benefits a gift of $100 a household and offer them free tranport into the city and the shops can have specials for those with benefit cards. It would be like after
WW2 in UK with everybody having ration cards. Give the money, offer discounts and real specials on needed goods – they will come. But hang on are those the customers we really want to see flooding our stores? Yes Virginia there is class distinction here in NZ especially in Wellington in the folks on the Hill.
600>200 – that’s a lot of reduced student numbers. Then where and why?
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/492742/christchurch-s-chisnallwood-intermediate-to-have-roll-cut-by-200-students
…The review was finished last year and the intermediate was told it had to reduce its roll by 200 students by 1 March, 2025.
Chisnallwood submitted an alternative 70-page proposal which included support from the intermediate’s main feeder school and a query of the ministry’s numbers.
The proposal also addressed Chris Hipkins’ questioning from when he was education minister why the 400 number was chosen.
Principal Justin Fields said the ministry told them two weeks ago it was sticking to its decision.
“We certainly thought we’d at least get a compromise position, and we’re still struggling to understand why one wasn’t made.”…