Shafted by a Telco once again

We, here in our little bit of rural NZ, have done our very best to oust Telecom from our lives.  Years of poor service, limited broadband (dial-up is NOT the internet) and generally being treated like an idiot have led us to vote with our feet. Not so our children…
These telecom plans have, well, won [...]

Sometimes it’s too tough

Being at a party on Saturday night, and alcohol being imbibed, i stood back and listened with great interest to the topic of conversation.
These were all very old friends, many, many years had past since we first met and though ‘catch-ups’ were now irregular it was sad to hear what they were talking about.
The state of [...]

Giving back the money

Mr Peters is finally going to give taxpayers back the money he took last election.
On my calculations, using the 90 day bill rates, the interest on the $157K now totals $39,897; so we will have that back too; cheers.
No, on second thoughts, let’s not use the 90 day bill rate, lets use mortgage rates (the rest [...]

The Duck .vs. The Tau

I should write something here…but I can’t stop laughing…..heeeheeehaaa (hiccup) haaahaaa
When you employ the school ground bully, you gotta have a way to keep him under control

Atlas shrugged

Unashamedly stolen from a contributor to Kiwiblog (it’s for the cause)…seems to explain a whole lot of recent legislation,
As Rand wrote in Atlas Shrugged …
Did you really think that we want those laws to be observed?” said Dr. Ferris. “We want them broken … There’s no way to rule innocent men. The only power any [...]

Valuing Horticultural Land

This from a group calling themselves the Heretaunga Plains Protection Society 
Many of you may be wondering why we are so passionate about preserving the Heretaunga Plains of Hawke’s Bay for use by the horticultural industry.
“Why not just put houses on it?” we hear people say.  “What’s the problem…?”
Well, apart from enjoying growing “stuff”, we at ppsoc.inc are [...]

Electoral Finance Bill

It’s not often that I yell on this blog but the EFB is a RORT.  I will not be made to register to anyone in order to speak my mind.  I will not have financial contraints put on me if I want to speak my mind and I (read: third party/individual) will not, under any circumstances, be abused [...]

Working for the Gummint

Business NZ -KPMG released their annual compliance cost survey earlier this month http://www.businessnz.org.nz/surveys/504 .  For the micro business i.e. 0-5 full-time equivalents, compliance cost total $2400-$3600 per FTE!!!
I am going to keep a record of time, $$$ and frustration spent on compliance/box ticking and keep you updated but let me give you an idea of todays [...]