This could potentially be  harmful - better to do any discussion on this very openly surely, so you really have to wonder just what they might have in store.

https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/national/...010101_1_1


"National and ActÔÇÖs policies on drinking water would reduce protections and ignore the recommendations of the inquiry into the Havelock North campylobacter┬áoutbreak.


But, overlooked, public health concerns such as drinking water can become dramatic in the worst of ways, as the campylobacter outbreak in Havelock North in 2016 demonstrated. And for this reason, public health policies must be brought into the light for debate.

Quote:The theme of NationalÔÇÖs agricultural proposals is to scale back existing regulations brought in to provide protection for waterways

Hey, anyone here an expert on Outlook, in a business environment?

Got a new lappie for work yesterday, with what appears to be a newer version of Outlook.

I have my Inbox for my work email addy, and two 'accounts', being group email addresses.

Prior to getting my new lappie, I'd get notifications when my individual email addy got an email, but now I'm getting notifications when the 'accounts' get a new email too. 

Damn things going off like a frog in a sock!

? is - anyone know how I turn off notifications for the two accounts, but leave it on for my email address?

Spoken to 'experts' at work, no help there so far.

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/...o-40s.html

Ouch.  Now the 3rd major poll puts labour in the mid 20s - disaster is looming.  This time in 2017 at similar levels Andrew Little stepped aside to allow Ardern in.  However this time there is  no lipstick for  the Labour pig.

Im looking for an inexpensive 4G router that has an ethernet port and can connect into a security camera.

There doesnt seem to be many options, but been looking at this one from china, have no idea if anyone has used something similar or if there is something similar I can source locally without having to wait from overseas.
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/...4312938095

The media are starting to nibble at his heels for facts about National's tax plan. If the council of Trade Unions has it right & they intend to use funds from things such as Search & rescue, the courts system & Naitonal emergency funding then that's really concerning.

I think the Nats do need to be open about this.


 https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/09/election-2023-national-leader-christopher-luxon-walks-off-amid-questions-about-national-s-tax-plan.html


"National is still refusing to say which parts of what it calls the back office bureaucracy of government it would cut to fund its tax cuts. 

5  posts about Act or David Seymour on the first page.....

Only discovered who he is accidentally when he featured in this article. The chap often seen in the backgrpund of photos with Luxon is Simeon Brown.
A Baptist, & in view of his backward looking views perhaps not surprsing that he's remained in the background.


https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politic...luding-evs



This article is about a challenge he faced last year & which he apparently survived. Can't say I like the sound of his particular set of beliefs; very right wing American & anti women.

I'm really starrting to believe that perhaps anyone with such beliefs should be discouraged - or prohibited - from becoming a politician.

https://www.politik.co.nz/taliban-nation...challenge/


"Right-wing National MP Simon OÔÇÖConnor is now facing a challenge to his re-election.

National Party officials will not reveal the names of the contenders, but one is believed to be Claire Ward, the sister of former Whaleoil blogger Cameron Slater. OÔÇÖConnor ÔÇö who is married to Simon BridgesÔÇÖ sister ÔÇö is regarded as one of the National caucusÔÇÖ so-called Taliban of evangelical Christians.
 
A former Catholic seminarian, he is an outspoken opponent of abortion and proudly wears the label of being one of the partyÔÇÖs leading conservatives. ÔÇØ] represent a, a core conservative constituency of the National Party,ÔÇØ he told POLITIK yesterdayÔÇ£It doesnÔÇÖt matter if itÔÇÖs abortion, euthanasia, my strong stance on communist China, free speech, support for Israel; I donÔÇÖt know which of these or other things that the challengers might be upset about.



But because of LuxonÔÇÖs own battle with public opinion over his evangelical Christianity, being seen to back OÔÇÖConnor runs the risk of reviving that debate. It would also run the risk of alienating deputy leader Nicolas Willis, who is widely regarded as a liberal feminist.

But OÔÇÖConnor is not on his own in the ÔÇ£TalibanÔÇØ grouping. Other supporters include Pakuranga MP, Simeon Brown; Kaipara ki Mahurangi ┬áMP, Chris Penk and list MPs Melissa Lee and Harete Hipango. However, OÔÇÖConnor is generally seen as the flag bearer.┬á

He startled many of his colleagues with a hardline speech opposing the March 2020┬á Bill to decriminalise abortion. ÔÇØThis is a bill which the Prime Minister herself is behind,ÔÇØ he said. ÔÇ£I say that once again for the public: this is a bill that the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, is behind.ÔÇØ

Not bad.



https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/national/...544da&ei=9

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7s-BgfcFXw

So far around 2000 people have been killed in the quake but there are isolated areas which are out of contact still, poor people.


https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-...index.html



[b]"As night falls in Morocco, those who've had their homes destroyed by the deadly 6.8-magnitude earthquake may find themselves again [/b][b]sleeping on the streets[/b][b]. Search and rescue teams are trying to reach those affected near the mountainous epicenter, and experts warn the number of dead may continue to rise.[/b]
These are the latest developments:

Death toll climbs: At least 2,000 people have died and another 2,000 are hurt due to the quake, according to state broadcaster Al Aoula, which cited the interior ministry. Morocco will observe three days of mourning following the disaster, the Royal Palace said Saturday.
Eyewitnesses near the High Atlas mountains say there is "destruction everywhere." It was the strongest quake to hit within 500 kilometers (about 310 miles) of the area in more than a century, according to the US Geological Survey.

Uncertainty looms:┬á[b]CNN's Benjamin Brown, who was in Marrakech at the time of the earthquake,┬á[/b][b]observed[/b][b]┬ámany of the cityÔÇÖs parks, plazas and parking lots transformed into impromptu campsites amid destruction and fear of aftershocks.[/b]
Injured people from closer to the epicenter were brought to city hospitals, with medics performing open-air triage with many patients.

History destroyed:┬áMarrakechÔÇÖs Medina and┬ácity walls, adored by tourists, were hit particularly heavily, their century-old structures unable to withstand the violent shake.
The Tinmal Mosque in the High Atlas mountains, a prime example of Almohad architecture, was also severely damaged.

Moroccan response: Morocco's King Mohammed VI issued instructions to set up a commission for relief services, which will provide care, housing and foods for those affected."