It will be  a great shame if this move is thwarted by idiot racists. Australia has only recently started to address the issue & should be able to continue unhindered by ignorance.


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-66470376

[b]"People have been let off the leash," Thomas Mayo says quietly, swiping through screenshots.[/b]

Racist memes depicting First Nations Australians as "grifters", "wife beaters" and "primitives" flash across his phone.
Then, personal threats appear - accusing him of "providing cover for evil".
Mr Mayo is one of the public faces of the Yes campaign in Australia's historic Voice to Parliament referendum, to be held on 14 October.
If successful, the vote will change the nation's constitution for the first time in 46 years, creating a body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to advise the government on policies affecting their communities.

Opinion polls had long shown support for the change but now suggest the No vote is leading.
Though some argue the shift reflects public sentiment, Yes campaigners blame it on an ecosystem of disinformation - which they say is being led by figures in the No camp and "amplified" by suspicious accounts on social media.
Independent experts say the most "pernicious" and pervasive falsehoods "spreading like wildfire" online concern race.
Amid all the noise, concerns are growing over the mental health of First Nations communities, who find themselves at the centre of an increasingly divisive debate.

Some of the most difficult chapters include massacres and violence against First Nations people and the theft of their land and livelihoods.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians weren't counted in the nation's census until 1971, and for most of last century many of their children were forcibly removed by the government under assimilation policies.

At the heart of the Voice is a debate that has long persisted in Australia over how to "close the gap" on the glaring disparities that First Nations people still experience. These include vastly poorer health, wealth, and education outcomes.

The suicide rate among Indigenous Australians, for example, is almost double that of non-Indigenous Australians. And despite representing less than 4% of Australia's population, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 32% of prisoners.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has framed the Voice as "a once-in-a-generation opportunity for real, overdue and much-needed change". Supporters say it will lead to greater self-determination for First Nations

The Australian Associated Press' FactCheck team - which has been hired to monitor content on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok - has noticed the same on those platforms.
The official campaign has only just begun, but they are already seeing volumes of misinformation and disinformation that outstrips what they saw at Australia's 2022 election, says editor Ben James."

An arrest warrant has been issued for Tom Philips, for alleged bank robbery. Probably time he gave himself up.


https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3009645...nk-robbery


"Missing Marokopa dad Tom Phillips has been charged with aggravated robbery in relation to a bank robbery.

Been a long time waiting, but is going to be so good whenever I am working on apple devices.
https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/09/05/apple...w-charger/

Just wondering what people are recommending now that the free version of macrium reflect is not so availiable and will soon run out of support.

Came across this again recently.





https://tinyurl.com/ycxpsnb6


"CHRIS LUXON has some explaining to do. He has been identified as an evangelical Christian, which, if youÔÇÖll pardon the religious clich├®, covers a multitude of sins. ThatÔÇÖs why I believe Chris Luxon owes New Zealanders a working definition of evangelical Christianity ÔÇô and how he intends to practice it.
A private matter? Well, that┬á might be true if Luxon was a person moving into private life. Clearly, however, that is not the case. Luxon has opted to become an even more public person than he was as Air New ZealandÔÇÖs CEO.┬á



It is, therefore, disingenuous (to say the least) for Luxon to present his evangelical convictions as having relevance only to himself and the congregation of the Upper Room Church to which he belongs. The very name of his faith community argues against this claim.

The ÔÇ£Upper RoomÔÇØ mentioned in the gospels is the room to which Jesus and his disciples repaired on the night of his arrest. In biblical tradition, it is the location of ChristÔÇÖs last supper. The Upper Room thus represents the ignition-point of the chain of events that led to ChristÔÇÖs crucifixion and resurrection. It was ChristianityÔÇÖs first church: Ground Zero, if you like, for JesusÔÇÖs universal mission. In the MessiahÔÇÖs own words:
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
Does that sound like a private matter? Was the Upper Room really nothing more than the venue for a catered meal for Jesus of Nazareth and a few close friends? Is that it?

Obviously, not. A non-denominational congregation of believers calling themselves The Upper Room Church clearly draw their inspiration from the conviction that, gathered in that celebrated biblical space, were a group of human-beings charged with securing nothing less than the salvation of the whole world. Equally clearly, however, at least some of the churchÔÇÖs members ÔÇô including Luxon? ÔÇô are expected to secure the obedience of the nations by using techniques very different from the open preaching of the disciples who left that original Upper Room at JesusÔÇÖs side more than 2,000 years ago.

┬áThe Upper Room was founded in 1935 with the objective of disseminating biblical verses highlighting the duty of Christians to obey ÔÇ£the powers that beÔÇØ and eschew rebelliousness in all its forms.


The following year saw the formation of what came to be known as ÔÇ£The FamilyÔÇØ. Established in response to the Seattle General Strike of 1936, The Family gathered together in ÔÇ£Christian fellowshipÔÇØ prominent and powerful politicians, state officials and businessmen, for the purposes of re-establishing the dominion of the godly throughout the USA ÔÇô a mission which included the destruction of those unnatural instruments of Satan, the trade unions.┬á

This is what Chris Luxon needs to explain. Does he subscribe to ChristÔÇÖs ÔÇ£preferential option for the poorÔÇØ? And, is he committed spiritually to fulfilling ChristÔÇÖs promise that ÔÇ£the meek shall inherit the earthÔÇØ?┬á
Or, does The Upper Room, like The Family, preach a gospel of worldly wealth and power, in which the Mighty rule by GodÔÇÖs special favour, meaning that all his true servants are bound to do everything they can to further GodÔÇÖs plans for the men and institutions he raises above them."

It can harm our health. Interesting article - quite a lot of us now have difficulty in affording electricity & the writer (clearly a commie/lefti/hippie) suggests that we need to put people over profits!
No doubt sufficient to give Roger Douglas & his mates conniptions should they happen to read this article. But they'll recover quickly because like almost everyone else reading this they know its never going to happen.


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


"The electricity market, an essential service for upholding human rights, is in fact harming the health of New Zealanders and will cost the public health system, writes Dr Kimberley OÔÇÖSullivan

Berliners take to the streets protesting at the proposed extension of a motorway which would destroy some of their best known nightclubs & cultural venues.


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66697756


[b]"Forget gluing yourself to the road in protest. On Saturday Berliners demonstrated for the climate by blocking a main road with a giant rave.[/b]
Smoke machines, glitter balls and drinks stands were set up amid the road signs and traffic lights, as thousands of clubbers, climate activists and local residents turned a kilometre stretch of main road in the eastern Berlin district of Friedrichshain into an outdoor dancefloor.
With the permission of Berlin authorities, local night-clubs blocked the busy road throughout Saturday afternoon and evening, pumping out music from impromptu stages.
The ravers want to stop Berlin's main motorway, the A100, being extended along this route and ripping through this central urban neighbourhood.

The six-lane motorway would destroy some of Berlin's edgiest night-clubs including About Blank, Wilde Renate, Else, Oxi, Void and Club Ost.
"So much of Berlin's culture would be lost. It's just not necessary to have a motorway in the centre of the city. We have such good public transport."
Amperia, a DJ at About Blank who performed at the rave, says the protest is not just about the destruction of the clubs but also about the environment.
"The highway would bring extreme noise and pollution to the city. Honestly this is going to harm everybody. It's a nonsense project no matter how you look at it."
Germany's transport minister Volker Wissing and Berlin's mayor Kai Wegner want to extend the motorway to deal with the city's growing population and a rising rate of car ownership.


They say it will help traffic flow around the city centre rather than through it.

But activists point to studies indicating that more roads simply lead to more cars.


"Most people my age in Berlin think it's a really stupid idea," says Clara, a 21-year-old student and spokesperson for Fridays For Future.
"This is the most expensive motorway project in Germany.


"For that money you could build a bicycle lane from Berlin to Beijing. It's completely insane to invest in this project."

Not!!

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/predatory-...6VFLSZKXU/

Enjoy Your new lifestyles!

Global search for missing Beatles '61 ┬áH├Âfner Bass guitar

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66700300

It was clear that they cater to the greedy but its now apparent that they're also idiots. Idiots claiming to suddenly be ever so concerned with the plight of low income families.




https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/497...a-o-te-wai



"The ACT party says removing tangata whenua from freshwater management would speed up the consent process, and make it cheaper for ratepayers.
The party announced its energy policy today in Auckland, and aims to overturn the ban on oil and gas exploration, set up rules to help capture carbon and make it easier to get permission for offshore wind projects.

The policy would also dump the Lake Onslow project and remove Te Mana o te Wai, which prioritises the health of freshwater, from resource consenting.
ACT Leader David Seymour said the removal of Te Mana o te Wai would make the process simpler by getting rid of unclear spiritual ideas.
"We do not believe that Te Mana o te Wai improves the environment," he said.
Seymour said the policy aimed to get electricity prices under control and provide the sector with better regulations and investment."



https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/...ermit.html
"Taxpayers shouldn't be on the hook for costly projects that don't stack up. ACT would not allow the Lake Onslow project to proceed as a government project. If a private operator believed they could fund, finance and deliver it at no cost to the taxpayer, then ACT would not object." 


"Wind projects have huge potential to help New Zealand meet its renewable energy targets and ensure New Zealanders have a supply of cost-effective energy. 



"Getting electricity prices under control will play an important part in easing the cost of living crisis for families that are struggling most. Under this Government, almost 8 per cent of households cannot afford to keep their houses warm, while the Electricity Networks Association forecasts households will be paying twice as much for electricity in five years."







Taxpayers shouldn't be on the hook for costly projects that don't stack up. ACT would not allow the Lake Onslow project to proceed as a government project. If a private operator believed they could fund, finance and deliver it at no cost to the taxpayer, then ACT would not object."