They're calling it the star system...but not until 2026

At its worst, it could see parents prosecuted if their kids don't attend school. Just fabulous, criminalise parents.

And they don't like teacher only days - according to ACT all that should be done during school hours.





https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/3504300...-reo-maori

As previously forecast by many the cracks are starting to appear in our coalition government as opposing minor parties wheel their barrows out with a PM that lacks the political nous or leadership abilities to bring them to heel.

Yesterday I received a message through my cellphone advising me that delivery of an order from a company in the Auckland region was delayed because of 'missing numbers in the delivery address. Strangely as I received the message while driving the car's infotainment system read the message out to me but no record of that message remained later?? I guessed the missing number was the lack of an RD route number as I had a delivery delayed for this reason just a couple of weeks back. Also the Auckland company had been in contact when I first placed the order to request payment of the rural surcharge which hadn't been included in their checkout process. Incidentally the purchase process happened a lot faster than I was expecting as no address or delivery info was required and the order was done and dusted way sooner than would normally be the case.

It seems to me that my delivery address info, and credit card data, used in this order was taken from the Shop Pay database. I received the usual request to install the Shop pay app after I made this order to allow me to track the item but as this was already accessible through the 'Sweetspot' delivery system I didn't take the bait.

On investigating further it seems that Shop Pay is part of the Shopify platform. So, having now cancelled my profile (address, etc.) on the Shop Pay website how can I prevent this database again harvesting my purchasing and delivery information when I next purchase from a seller with a Shopify enabled checkout.

We are rural but for international orders I don't include this detailing in my delivery details as it's not required, likewise for a 'free delivery' purchase. For some domestic orders I will opt for P.O. Box or an alternative urban address to minimise delivery costs but this wasn't even available during my recent purchase, so I was stuck with paying an extra rural surcharge.

Can an of the more tech savvy amongst our members shed some light on this situation, and whether I'm correct in my assumptions of what's going on?

Anyone know if the Whistler Group has gone belly up?

Perhaps he's right...


https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/5286...a-backbone

Seems highly unlikely under this current govt now, despite Casey Costello's claims. The previous govt, for all their faults did at least manage the smokefree policy somewhat better.

Casey Costello has vehemently denied any dealings with the tobacco industry


https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/528...efree-2025


And she has no idea who wrote this document which was sent  to health officials. Despite having now released it - sort of. What's not redacted....



https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/5261...ed-to-hide

And this is what they are doing in response. 
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/se...t-warning/

Louise Upston apparently knows more than the experts who advised govt that 3 billion a year is needed to fix poverty. Govt 'disagrees with that advice & is taking a different approach to the previous govt.'   They 'want to get more households into work' so you have to wonder why they've slashed so many jobs.


"Lifting children out of poverty is the moral obligation of any good govt. This one clearly doesn't have doesn't have any morals & continues underhanded action" said Labour's  Carmel Sepuloni.


https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/528...ld-poverty

These guys have Luxon's BS down to a tee! Why aren't the mainstream media picking up on this?

Despite the clear similarity to an actual cut, this is apparently not a cut. At all. Not even slightly.


120 Wellington families have lost access to respite care support, but according to ministers this is not a cut - because the programme's budget was intact.



https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/5285...-not-a-cut