I really do not like David Seymour & have zero respect for both him & his policies, but this was appalling. You just do not treat anyone like this, even someone you disagree strongly with.



https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/03/11/bysta...is-e-bike/


ACT Party Leader has David Seymour has spoken about a "weird" interaction with a bystander after he crashed his e-bike in Parnell last night.
Seymour told 1News he "didn't see the car coming" while he was riding home through Parnell on Sunday evening.
"[I] hit the brakes a bit too hard, and cartwheeled over the handlebars. Luckily, there was no damage done, and I was stunned by how many people came over to offer their support," he said.
Seymour said one person began filming him as he sat on a traffic island following the incident, and then hurled comments at the ACT Party leader.
"I thought 'that's a bit weird' and then he says in a British accent 'you know what, sometimes you get exactly what you deserve'.
"He then said 'look what you're doing to M─üori, you're just a trust fund baby who's out of touch with reality'," Seymour said.
"I thought 'I am M─üori, and I don't have a trust fund'."

I have someone who has a fairly new computer and about 6 months ago i had to reinstall libreoffice after it stopped working, literally nothing happens when you go to open it.
I reinstalled it and away it went, now 6 months later its doing the same thing.
Reading some threads suggest that it could be due to a windows update breaking it, but interested to know if anyone else has experienced this, Ive never seen this before and it usually works quite flawlessly for most people.

PC in office, TV also. Is there a way to cast stuff off PC to the TV? Seems a bit silly to Chromecast (haven't got one anyway) when they are both in the same room.  Some wired arrangement perhaps?

TV is not smart, just an old 32". It does have HDMI.

Or is Chromecast the easy less hassle way? This is a Linux PC.

This should prove to be extremely interesting; I suspect that she doesn't suffer fools gladly. And one or two have popped their heads up in reaction to her election...

Either this particular fool genuinely doesn't comprehend Green policy/movement, or he does indeed, but prefers to smear & portray them wrongly.

And the arrogance of attempting to instruct a new leader of another party is presumably, not something which he'd appreciate himself but has no qualms about doing  - although I can't recall him doing so when James Shaw became Green leader.... 

It does mean that this greed focused Neoliberal govt won't go uncriticised, which is no bad thing.


https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/national/...p7P_xUXC1U

"ACT leader David Seymour has issued a warning to Chl├Âe Swarbrick after she won the Greens co-leadership.
The Greens confirmed on Sunday morning she's replacing James Shaw after she received 169 votes from Green Party membership delegates. Zero votes were cast for rival candidate Alex Foulkes.
Speaking on Sunday after the announcement, Seymour said he likes Swarbrick "on a personal level" - and offered her some advice.
"A massive salad of soundbites is not going to cut it. She's going to have to think deeper and harder about what solutions the Green Party's offering," he told media.
"I hope they will turn away from fueling envy and saying that there is some well-off people, that if we just took their money that would solve all our problems. That's not a real solution.
"They're going to have to start campaigning on solutions that grow the economy and make New Zealand a wealthier place. Otherwise, they're just playing this zero-sum game, drag them down.

"Sounds really good but it's not a pathway for a better New Zealand and it won't stand up to the scrutiny of being a leader."


In her victory statement, Swarbrick accused the Coalition Government of "bully boy behaviour".
"This week, the Government completed their cruel and, frankly, bizarre 100-day programme. They know that many of the things they have done will make things worse for people and planet and they've told New Zealanders that they don't care," she said."


https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/3502075...-co-leader

"The new Green Party co-leader Chl├Âe Swarbrick used her first speech in the role to chide what she calls ÔÇ£legacy politicsÔÇØ.
Speaking to media on Sunday, Swarbrick thanked party members for electing her to stand alongside Marama Davidson. She also paid tribute to Shaw.
ÔÇ£The Greens care a lot about whakapapa. We know that we stand on the shoulders of those who have come before us. We know, as the late great green Efeso Collins said, no one stands alone, no one succeeds alone, and no one suffers alone,ÔÇØ she said.
ÔÇ£James Shaw is one of those giants who have contributed decades to our movement.ÔÇØ

She condemned the ÔÇ£stitch upÔÇØ that was legacy politics, represented by the Labour and National parties, that ÔÇ£limits the oxygen and the options that people need to imagine and, in turn, limiting real world resultsÔÇØ.
The country voted for the MMP electoral system,in the 1990s to ÔÇ£breakÔÇØ a duopoly political system, she said.
And she attacked the ÔÇ£bully boy behaviourÔÇØ of the National-coalition Government.

Watching the GovernmentÔÇÖs lawmaking in Parliament in recent weeks had been a ÔÇ£gaslightingÔÇØ experience, she said, as it pursued an agenda ÔÇ£simply because it says that it will, despite actually evidence that says that it is going to make the country a worse placeÔÇØ.

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Also this as well

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Underwent knee joint replacement on Thursday. All seems to have gone well and I was home in my own bed by Friday night. First night's sleep was drug assisted but not great but feeling much more comfortable now.

Self regulated physio for the coming weeks and hopefully reasonable mobility by the end of April. Viewing Youtube clips of what is involved in my procedure is not recommended for the squeamish, or if you're waiting for the operation yourself.

This doco that was just aired on Maori TV is a great approach to identify where we're currently going wrong environmentally and possible solutions in a very digestible and relatable format.

Our health system needs fixing. This family have had to set up a give a little page.



https://www.stuff.co.nz/society/35020323...knock-head
'
In Nykala GarrettÔÇÖs world, itÔÇÖs when she wakes up that the nightmare begins.
A few months ago she was a busy mum of a blended family of five, working as a nurse and enjoying life with her partner Rikki Tako.
Then Tako, 32, was hit on the head with the hook end of a crane in a workplace accident.

They thought he had concussion. It was tough, but manageable.
Except two weeks before Christmas everything changed and life would never be the same.
Tests showed Tako had a fast growing and aggressive cancer known as a brain stem glioblastoma. It was likely the young father had only a few months left to live.
Glioblastoma can cause headaches, a loss of balance, weakness on one side of the face and difficulty walking. It grows quickly, destroying healthy tissue as it does. It can be treated but it cannot be cured.


Heartbreakingly, the tumour was always there but probably wouldnÔÇÖt have become a problem until he was in his 50s or 60s. It was the workplace accident that caused the cell dysfunction that led to its rapid growth.

Because Garrett is ÔÇ£able bodiedÔÇØ, she says the family isnÔÇÖt eligible for a carer to look after Tako.
ÔÇ£They want me to be RikkiÔÇÖs 24/7 carer and look after the five kids, do the housework, and everything on my own. I said to them the math isnÔÇÖt mathing.ÔÇØ
Not only does she not have enough hours in the day, the family is now under massive financial strain having lost both TakoÔÇÖs and GarrettÔÇÖs incomes.
She has tried every avenue to get help for the family, but there isnÔÇÖt anything available, she says.
ÔÇ£We had an assessment from community support services at the hospital. They offered me 15 days funding.ÔÇØ

But Garrett hasnÔÇÖt seen any of that funding and itÔÇÖs less than the minimum wage anyway.

She currently gets a supported living payment and an accommodation allowance from WINZ, which she is grateful for.
But after theyÔÇÖve paid their weekly rent of $700, done the groceries and paid the household bills thereÔÇÖs almost nothing left for the family to be able to enjoy their last days with Tako without stress.
The financial stress just adds to what is already a difficult situation, Garrett says. They wished there was more financial help that was easily accessible for people in their situation.
As for Tako, he says heÔÇÖs ÔÇ£all goodÔÇØ. HeÔÇÖs just taking it one day at a time.
ÔÇ£But I didnÔÇÖt realise you had to be rich to have cancer.ÔÇØ

I'm sure this will provide some more fodder for the haters out there...

Quote:NZ Film Commission approves $800,000 public funding for new Jacinda Ardern documentary

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/nz-f...COUESZ3HY/

Had a couple of calls so far about this people wondering what.s going on. They received emails last night /today.

Wonder how many will tell Spark to shove it and move to Gmail, Outlook etc  

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