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					<title>Marchwood Blues fest â€˜wonderfulâ€™</title>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:35:00 +1300</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Oh what a night&rsquo;. No, this wasn&rsquo;t &lsquo;December 1963&rsquo; but February 2013, at the Marchwood Blues Picnic in Whakamarama. The event was well organised and hosted by Peter Archer who made everyone welcome and played mouthorgan alongside other musicians. The event went on with a host of wonderfully talented people that made the...]]></description>
					<content:encoded><![CDATA[&lsquo;Oh what a night&rsquo;. No, this wasn&rsquo;t &lsquo;December 1963&rsquo; but February 2013, at the Marchwood Blues Picnic in Whakamarama. The event was well organised and hosted by Peter Archer who made everyone welcome and played mouthorgan alongside other musicians. The event went on with a host of wonderfully talented people that made the...]]></content:encoded>
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					<title>Tsunami scaremongering</title>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:34:00 +1300</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[Wednesday 6 February 2013. Once again! We are presented with the Tsunami threat through the media; eventually, four hours after the quake, via TV3 News. If this had been a real threat it would have been far too late. This is utter scaremongering, and my real concern is that after &lsquo;Crying Wolf&rsquo; so many times, most people will probably take...]]></description>
					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Wednesday 6 February 2013. Once again! We are presented with the Tsunami threat through the media; eventually, four hours after the quake, via TV3 News. If this had been a real threat it would have been far too late. This is utter scaremongering, and my real concern is that after &lsquo;Crying Wolf&rsquo; so many times, most people will probably take...]]></content:encoded>
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					<title>Save ratepayersâ€™ money: get rid of city </title>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:33:00 +1300</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[The Chief Executive Officer for TCC is absolutely unnecessary (one person&rsquo;s opinions) and will be an exorbitant cost over and above the already debt of hundreds of millions of dollars which cannot be sustained indefinitely.Also the over abundant staff should be reduced; too many receiving fat salaries. Surely there are enough VIPs in council to...]]></description>
					<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Chief Executive Officer for TCC is absolutely unnecessary (one person&rsquo;s opinions) and will be an exorbitant cost over and above the already debt of hundreds of millions of dollars which cannot be sustained indefinitely.Also the over abundant staff should be reduced; too many receiving fat salaries. Surely there are enough VIPs in council to...]]></content:encoded>
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					<title>Shift in mindset the only answer to ending child poverty</title>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:33:00 +1300</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[Makes me laugh to hear the boss of the Salvation Army saying that the government should fix the child poverty problem. The moment they attempt to fix it they will badly upset their supporters and be thrown out of office at the next election. The only solution is a major shift in public mind set, and that is very unlikely. Over the last 50 years we have...]]></description>
					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Makes me laugh to hear the boss of the Salvation Army saying that the government should fix the child poverty problem. The moment they attempt to fix it they will badly upset their supporters and be thrown out of office at the next election. The only solution is a major shift in public mind set, and that is very unlikely. Over the last 50 years we have...]]></content:encoded>
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					<title>Novopay issues a National disgrace</title>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:32:00 +1300</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[I voted National last time and I&rsquo;ll vote National next time but National Leaders should have been on to this Education pay-system malfunction two months ago (problem reared its head four months ago) instead of waiting for a Christmas break, summer holiday, a deep breath and then the appointment of Steven Joyce. Get your Act together National,...]]></description>
					<content:encoded><![CDATA[I voted National last time and I&rsquo;ll vote National next time but National Leaders should have been on to this Education pay-system malfunction two months ago (problem reared its head four months ago) instead of waiting for a Christmas break, summer holiday, a deep breath and then the appointment of Steven Joyce. Get your Act together National,...]]></content:encoded>
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					<title>Share your views, make a difference</title>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:32:00 +1300</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[With reference to D. Holm&rsquo;s letter last week &rsquo;A letter to Simon&rsquo;, I doubt D. Holm will get any response. I&rsquo;ve written to several MPs (including Simon Bridges), regarding the situation and introduction of a new NZ Constitution and the incorporation of the Treaty of Waitangi as a Foundation Document. I&rsquo;ve never had any sort...]]></description>
					<content:encoded><![CDATA[With reference to D. Holm&rsquo;s letter last week &rsquo;A letter to Simon&rsquo;, I doubt D. Holm will get any response. I&rsquo;ve written to several MPs (including Simon Bridges), regarding the situation and introduction of a new NZ Constitution and the incorporation of the Treaty of Waitangi as a Foundation Document. I&rsquo;ve never had any sort...]]></content:encoded>
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					<title>A recipe for a takeover?</title>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:31:00 +1300</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[Recently I received a Constitutional Advisory Panel document entitled, New Zealand&rsquo;s Constitution: the conversation so far. As is usual with these communications, by the time one had finished trying to absorb it; you have a very clear view of why the majority very swiftly give up. However two things stood out very clearly. The word Aotearoa came...]]></description>
					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Recently I received a Constitutional Advisory Panel document entitled, New Zealand&rsquo;s Constitution: the conversation so far. As is usual with these communications, by the time one had finished trying to absorb it; you have a very clear view of why the majority very swiftly give up. However two things stood out very clearly. The word Aotearoa came...]]></content:encoded>
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					<title>Constitional review smacks of â€˜biasâ€™, â€˜separatismâ€™</title>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:30:00 +1300</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[The following illustrates how the majority of Kiwis are being ripped off, hoodwinked or marginalised by the current Constitutional Review process with the National/Maori sponsored review. Words like bias, separatism and public referendums spring to mind.The panel consists of 12 handpicked individuals as follows:5 Maori academics1 Pacific Islands representative1...]]></description>
					<content:encoded><![CDATA[The following illustrates how the majority of Kiwis are being ripped off, hoodwinked or marginalised by the current Constitutional Review process with the National/Maori sponsored review. Words like bias, separatism and public referendums spring to mind.The panel consists of 12 handpicked individuals as follows:5 Maori academics1 Pacific Islands representative1...]]></content:encoded>
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					<title>Are GE crops truly more promising?</title>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:29:00 +1300</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[Dr McLean (8-2-13) shows that genetically engineered organisms released into the environment are irretrievable.
Herbicide-resistant weeds pose costly problems for US farmers. The resistance is blamed largely on high agrichemical use since the release of GE crops; e.g.&nbsp;glyphosate-resistant corn, soy, canola, cotton, sugarbeet, alfalfa. The cause...]]></description>
					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dr McLean (8-2-13) shows that genetically engineered organisms released into the environment are irretrievable.
Herbicide-resistant weeds pose costly problems for US farmers. The resistance is blamed largely on high agrichemical use since the release of GE crops; e.g.&nbsp;glyphosate-resistant corn, soy, canola, cotton, sugarbeet, alfalfa. The cause...]]></content:encoded>
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					<title>Support for GMO containment concerns</title>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:28:00 +1300</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[I applaud&nbsp;Dr Ian McLean&rsquo;s&nbsp;Green Scene column in The Weekend Sun last week (February 8)&nbsp;on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). He accurately points out the impossibility of containing GMOs once they are released into our environment and the considerable liability risks of such release. Given the considerable uncertainty and risks...]]></description>
					<content:encoded><![CDATA[I applaud&nbsp;Dr Ian McLean&rsquo;s&nbsp;Green Scene column in The Weekend Sun last week (February 8)&nbsp;on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). He accurately points out the impossibility of containing GMOs once they are released into our environment and the considerable liability risks of such release. Given the considerable uncertainty and risks...]]></content:encoded>
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					<title>Western Bay of Plenty council debt scarier than TCCâ€™s</title>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:27:00 +1300</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[It was with interest that I read the letter from R. McGuinness headed &ldquo;Debt Scares Pants Off&rdquo; in which he highlighted the number of people in the TCC area and how much their council owes. It equates to $3,680 per person. However, he does not mention the Western Bay of Plenty with approx. 40,000 population and Council debt in the order of...]]></description>
					<content:encoded><![CDATA[It was with interest that I read the letter from R. McGuinness headed &ldquo;Debt Scares Pants Off&rdquo; in which he highlighted the number of people in the TCC area and how much their council owes. It equates to $3,680 per person. However, he does not mention the Western Bay of Plenty with approx. 40,000 population and Council debt in the order of...]]></content:encoded>
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					<title>Help the elderly lady</title>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:45:00 +1300</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[The way I was brought up it would have been the Rt Hon John Key who would have helped this distinguished elderly lady, who has an obvious difficulty walking, on to the Treaty grounds. Why should it surprise me that nobody seems to have thought of this?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Julian...]]></description>
					<content:encoded><![CDATA[The way I was brought up it would have been the Rt Hon John Key who would have helped this distinguished elderly lady, who has an obvious difficulty walking, on to the Treaty grounds. Why should it surprise me that nobody seems to have thought of this?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Julian...]]></content:encoded>
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					<title>Tribalism, democracy</title>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:44:00 +1300</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[Tribalism was the culture that existed in New Zealand before. On the arrival of Europeans and the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, it was supplanted by democracy. There are revisionists who would replace the democratic rights of the individual by a form of tribal authority and claim that representation on governmental boards and civil authorities...]]></description>
					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Tribalism was the culture that existed in New Zealand before. On the arrival of Europeans and the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, it was supplanted by democracy. There are revisionists who would replace the democratic rights of the individual by a form of tribal authority and claim that representation on governmental boards and civil authorities...]]></content:encoded>
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					<title>Council uncovered</title>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:44:00 +1300</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[Good on you (The Weekend Sun) for publishing the article on Mr Stevenson&rsquo;s study of Tauranga City Council debt. It&rsquo;s good that your reporter didn&rsquo;t approach the council for their own sanitised version. It&rsquo;s interesting to reflect that if they were to retire $20m of debt every year it would take twenty-three years to become debt...]]></description>
					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Good on you (The Weekend Sun) for publishing the article on Mr Stevenson&rsquo;s study of Tauranga City Council debt. It&rsquo;s good that your reporter didn&rsquo;t approach the council for their own sanitised version. It&rsquo;s interesting to reflect that if they were to retire $20m of debt every year it would take twenty-three years to become debt...]]></content:encoded>
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					<title>A letter to Simon</title>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:43:00 +1300</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[Through this paper, I address the Hon. Simon Bridges. Space doesn&rsquo;t permit to repeat all that readers have said on this subject. &nbsp;Very briefly it concerns the in-train proceedings of a Maori Party plan with cooperation of the Prime Minister John Key) to put in place a new written constitution requiring reference to the Treaty of Waitangi...]]></description>
					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Through this paper, I address the Hon. Simon Bridges. Space doesn&rsquo;t permit to repeat all that readers have said on this subject. &nbsp;Very briefly it concerns the in-train proceedings of a Maori Party plan with cooperation of the Prime Minister John Key) to put in place a new written constitution requiring reference to the Treaty of Waitangi...]]></content:encoded>
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