Petrol prices are moving back towards world record prices. What many people do not know is the sneaky efforts of transport minister Gerry Brownlee and one John Key (who should legally change his name to Mr. Slippery) have forced petrol prices up 9c, with additional taxes. The income which is generated by society's automobile obsession will be used to further mutilate our countryside with hideous road developments. If anybody wishes to see how ineffective more roads are, simply speak to anyone who commutes from the North shore to Auckland central; ask them how beneficial recent road developments have been. Little to benefit has been the response I've received with every person who's given an answer.
High petrol policies are not the main reason National is losing touch with its voters who once proudly wore blue with pride. National is out of touch in other areas because they endorse state asset sales. The National party endorses Talent2's disastrous Novopay, which will ruin the lives of many teachers for at least another 12 months. The National party wishes to extradite Kim Dotcom by making America's job to extradite him as easy as possible. The National party is in favor of stupid foreign wars. The National party supports as tax system which is unsustainable.
Do not be surprised by National's slide in popularity. Nobody wants more cars on the road, yet that is what we will get to build ourselves a brighter future. The sparkling city of sails gorgeous countrysides of New Zealand irreversible butchered and nothing to show for it except plumes of smog and a hideous smirk from National's elite.
John Key promised a brighter future in 2008's campaign. Can anyone list more good things he's done than bad things?
Halberg's athlete of the year belongs to the best. And the best athlete we had was disabled
Nothing is more inspiring than seeing disabled sportsmen and women getting top honours for their amazing physical feats. Unlike a fair share of able bodied athletes who often resort to cheating to improve performance, these people function on hard work and determination. The time must come for someone like Sophie Pascoe to be awarded with top honours. Yes, Valerie Adams did a fine job, but her performance cannot compare to a woman who won three gold medals, along with three silvers in the pool. Were Ms Pascoe an able bodied athlete, Valerie Adams, Lisa Carrington and Lydia Ko's efforts would look like child play. Hopefully, in the near future, her time will come.
If anyone is in doubt of who politicians put first in, look no further than Shane Jones. In order to save his political career, Mr Jones is prepared to grant an accelerated citizenship to a Chinese Billionaire. Public servant? I think not.
Earlier on this week, a reader was quick to dismiss an article about enjoying university summers rather than working right through them. He claimed to have enjoyed an enjoyable ski trip overseas and had an enjoyable time in Australia. All of this was funded by working long hours through the summer. While his holiday certainly sounds fantastic (hopefully he recommends it to others), it misses the point of the post completely. How many summers will one be working through in the future. With several rises in pension age, one could work through approximately 50 summers. Unless someone is earning very large sums of money, taking a large two-four month holiday would never be achievable. Enjoy the long summers off. Do not surrender yourself to the almighty dollar. There will be plenty of time in the future to earn big and go on flash holidays.
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