Hard to say. She does write a lot of 'Wgtn business closing because CBD is dead' type stories. So you'd think she'd understand the benefits of an event designed to bring people back into the CBD and showcase the new amenities there.
I noticed that. If you scroll all the way down the front page, down in the Life section, under Wellness there's a story about protecting yourself from Covid. Which has a byline. But apparently no one from Govt had a take, so its not even linked to the top 'Covid' story.
I guess Reti can go back to what he enjoys doing: undermining the health system via private investment and being weird about abortion #nzpol
Exactly this. I meet my now husband on a dating app (where me and some cousins were catfishng my brother for shits and giggles), we emailed for six months before we met in person (I had a bit of work to establish credibility) and people who met drunk at the pun were 'worried' about it.
I dont want him to get rolled. I want him to stay and lose the election. Fully and comprehensively and I want to see it on his face.
btw about that pixar thing, the reason why these people think having a conversation about gay people with kids is difficult is because they don't know a way to say to their kid "gay people are normal but you are not allowed to be one" without sounding like a bigot (there is a reason for that)
He wasn't even a good ceo
I don't remember if it got through or not, but she wanted to take away employment rights from people earning over 180k. And people who voted for Act were not at all happy about the leopards eating their faces. It would pay the remind them that Act isn't a party for any worker even the high paid one.
We've all seen the policies he promotes, and his lack of understanding or even the tools to take in and assess new information. Today's parents want better than the education that gave us Andrew Hoggard.
I was working at Police when White Island happened and the number of journalists insisting the 911 calls from people on the Island should be released to them truly shocked me. Horrifying ghouls.
The way its defined in the Act is pretty vague and slippery, so i think the guidence sets 'active consideration' to give it some structure. But it doesn't mean that everything being considered is confidential. There's more to it. It's worth pushing back on.
That ground gets stretched, though, and if the decision has been made the bar gets much higher. It's also time bound, so worth pushing on.
The Ombudsman's guidance on 9(2)(f)(iv) refers to 'active consideration' as a reason for this ground. It's a more useful phrase than 'confidential advice' so it gets used. The letter quotes the Act and Brown is using the more colloquial term, but they are the same thing.
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Definitely more, I think. The Act defers to all other legislation.
They can't really do that with policy and advice because they're asking the department to consider and provide a view. But with speeches and replying letters, they are commissioning just the words. That's the place where 'use more AI' will be found. If it's anywhere.
Theoretically, yes. They are captured and can be retrieved. Ive answered a couple of prompt questions, but they have to be really narrow or the amount of info to sift through is just too much. What I think is more interesting is whether Mins are pushing for more AI in the work they commission.
It would certainly be worth asking agencies if they have received any communications from Ministers on the use of AI in speeches and correspondence (areas where the Min's office sets the rules).
"Oh, it sucks, huh. Not helping at all? Making you feel less like taking care of yourself? Weird."
Yeah, but its been pretty specific. My thin Mum and brother both developed a heart problem (a bit genetic) and my fat ass doesn't. There's been some thinking about what it means to be healthy. And what it actually feels like to have people comment on you because they're 'concerned for your health'.
Ive always wondered if insurance pays out to damage to a car that's parked illegally. I dont drive, so ive never had to find out. But it's crossed my mind when my cousins wheelchair has carved a chunk out of someone's car that's not left enough footpath space for it.
I saw that headline and like an idiot thought the mayor was going to announce he was going to fix this issue and then tackle the long standing neglect of infrastructure so it wouldnt recur. Obviously his solution is 'let's tell people its fine and see if they believe it'
Yes.
In fairness, it does use a lot of terms and concepts she won't be familiar with, so it would take her a lot longer than it would for anyone else.
How do I explain to my parents that even though I do have a table that seats 8, it's in a spare bedroom and has a lot of carefully placed thibgs on it and I will not hosting Christmas.
And i feel like that's not the sort of thing you just say to someone you've known for less than 10 minutes, unless you live in a bubble where you think everybody feels that way.
A long time ago I was making small talk with a then Nat Minister (who is not in Parliament anymore) who said, apropos of nothing, that seeing homeless people made her so mad she wished she was allowed to punch them.
Gang numbers are up, though, is the bit missing from this. So, we do need to maybe figure out what he means by 'success'.
5. Privitise the prisons.
6. Use prison labour to keep wages down and increase poverty thus creating more prison labour.
7. PROFIT.
I could see this working for a polycule of rollerskate enthusiasts.
