Month: September 2026
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Silly Season : Supermarkets
It certainly is silly season, and the political parties are all trying to outdo each other with who has the most stupid silly ideas. Even the so-called sensible ones have joined in. It all started with the Greens who are well known and respected for their general intelligence and deep understanding of how the New…
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Envirohub Events
On Thursday the 17th of September I attended an envirohub candidate event at the cargo sheds. On Sunday the 20th of September I attended a wading bird event at Cooney reserve in Omokoroa (pictured above). They couldn’t have been more different. Both about the environment. One had politicians, the other didn’t. Does anyone want to…
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Signs Up
My signs went up on Sunday 6th of September. Start the way you mean to continue. This is the third time I have used or reused these signs. I would call it value for money, cost effective and efficient. That is how government should be run. That is how I would like government to be…
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Never Tell People How To Do Things
General George S. Patton. Creative Commons Image. “Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.” – U.S. Army General George S. Patton I am thinking of you NZ government. There is always a temptation for bad managers to try and micro manage, and…
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Pigie
I have a native wood pigeon in my garden at the moment (pigie). I think pigie is a girl as a second (I assume a male) pigeon turns up every year, but he does not seem to have much luck. I assume that in the pigeon world it is the boys who chase the girls?…