Some rises have been as high as 80%



https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/4...h-the-roof


[b]"Singapore ÔÇô[/b]┬áAustralian national Ben Dunn and his family consider themselves ÔÇ£Aussie-poreansÔÇØ. He has lived in Singapore for the last 16 years and his children, aged 10 and 13, were born here.

Traditionally both ACT & National have always been so very, very, very deeply  concerned with the welfare of those on low incomes, often going out of their way to improve things for the ordinary Kiwi if possible, even if that made them unpopular.
Indeed, they're well known for their kindly humanitarian views intended for the good of all those who are struggling to cope with uncertain times.


And I am of course, Marie Of Romania....



Really, ACT & National?? Can you seriously believe we cannot recall which party it was which slashed benefits when in govt, thus helping create the poverty we now have here??!
Do you really think anyone with a functioning brain will swallow this total bollocks??


Ruth Richardson ring any bells at all? Jenny Shipley? No?

How about 'the decent society?'   

And perhaps Jim Bolger - who finally, albeit  years later found the guts to speak against Neo Liberalism? 

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politic...power-back


"Bolger says neoliberal economic policies have absolutely failed. It's not uncommon to hear that now; even the IMF says so.

National/Luxon's latest policy announcement is not only absolutely tone deaf in terms of environmental issues but not even original it would seem https://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/t...ked-234365

A prime example of Luxon & co not reading the room which may well be as successful as Aussie's Liberal party's electioneering effort. Keep it up Nact!

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65282085



"US Secret Service stepped into action on Tuesday after a toddler slipped through the bars of iron fencing surrounding the White House.
Officers swept across the North Lawn to retrieve the child, who had entered from the north side of the lawn.
The child's feet dangled in the air as an officer carried him back to his parents on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Access to the White House was temporarily restricted while the pint-size problem was resolved.
President Biden was inside the executive mansion at the time of the security breach, according to his public schedule.
Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi reported officers "encountered a curious young visitor".



"The White House security systems instantly triggered Secret Service officers and the toddler and parents were quickly reunited," Mr Guglielmi said in a statement.
Officers reportedly questioned the parents briefly before the family resumed their day.
The $64m fence around the executive mansion is 13ft (3.9m) tall. It's roughly double the size of its previous height, which was increased during a recent construction project to enhance White House safety. It is not only taller - the gaps between posts are also wider by an inch.
In 2014, another toddler - dubbed the "fence baby" - uninvitedly crept onto White House grounds.
"We were going to wait until he learned to talk to question him, but in lieu of that he got a timeout and was sent on [his] way with his parents," a Secret Service spokesman said, according to USA Today."

Generally, I try to avoid being pleased at someone else's difficulties. This idiot though tends to bring his troubles on himself with his ignorance & bigotry so in his case he really has no one to blame but himself.
You really have to wonder about his mental health when he behaves this foolishly.




https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/1...on-officer

I have a PDF file that I need to edit but I can't see how to do that. It says to upload the saved PDF file but I don't know how to save the PDF document.

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I got an email from them saying my ID was stolen in their hack.
What bothers me the most is how they have any of my data because ive never even applied for a gem visa card, so am interested to know how they had my drivers licence on record.

Spacex are planning to test their starship rocket. Livestream starts just after midnight. 
Will be a historic moment, is the largest rocket to fly since the Saturn V in the apollo days if it's successful.
Go to spacex.com to get the latest updates and livestream.
Everyday astronaut will be covering it on YouTube also

This one at a sweet 16 party - what the hell is it going to take? How many people need to die before they change their gun laws? What is the unacceptable number which will make that change inevitable?  

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/17...hday-party



"At least four people have been killed and 28 wounded in a shooting at a ÔÇ£Sweet 16ÔÇØ birthday party in the United States, according to police and media reports.

Has anyone used Hasleo Backup to change an MBR HDD to GPT?  Any comments?