The idea of designating somone a ' young serious offender' seems highly unlikely to help, to put it mildly. And they know very well that bootcamps simply do not work but are clearly more concerned with support from the uninformed than with any possible damage done to those sent to these places - as long as the govt looks 'tough' they don't mind. 

They're prepared to ignore the awkward fact that our brain isn't fully developed until the mid 20's, particularly risk taking & conseqences, as long as it gets them votes..

https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/11/28/opini...wont-work/

And they wonder why so many head overseas; how long before nursing is no longer seen as a profession worth entering for Kiwis? Short sighted.

 And if what nurses are saying is correct - that there's a shortage of nurses here - then the only way it makes any sense is by putting money ahead of healing.


https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/11/28/half-...whatu-ora/

Frontline staff  are being cut. What could possibly go wrong...

Never mind as long as they can do those tax cuts who cares..


https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/5349...e-psa-says

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/5349...retirement

We have nothing like that in savings, although we do own our house. We manage to save some of our NZ Super.

She did seem to be  one of the more reasonable of the Nats. And that's so young to die, must be very tough for her family.


https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/534...es-aged-44


https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/5348...r-john-key


https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/534...mentarians

A sobering expose on the state of our planet. Worth watching on a large screen.

Our health system is getting progressively worse. What a shame successive govts haven't seen fixing it as a priority. 
But then, politicians can afford private health care, can't they & it affects many older people who mayn't be around long enough to vote this lot out...





https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/pati...ting-lists

Trump Refuses to Disclose Who Is Funding His Transition

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/po...235179059/

I Watched Orb├ín Destroy HungaryÔÇÖs Democracy. HereÔÇÖs My Advice for the Trump Era.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2...s-00191281

Life can't be much fun for them - & perhaps that is the real reason behind all the restrictions, to make life as miserable as possible.




"They count the girls as nothing."

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68634700


"If we can't speak, why live?"

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20rq73p3z4o

Idiot defends new law.

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c4gdnwp5leyo