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49 23rd December 2010



This Week: 1. Christmas reading or listening: 2. George Street gets some class: 3. Council gets Christmas present of list member: 4. Key gives in to Australian mates:



1.

A Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to you all…I’ve attached a short story for bit of light Christmas reading. It’s about a couple of Massey Students. Christmas brings expectations, you know Father Christmas for the young ones and the not so young I might add, Christmas dinner, family and so on. But sometimes expectations and reality clash and compromises are required. The title ‘Don’t Push Me’ is a play on words.

If you would rather listen, the story is read by Janice Feyen on AccessManawatu Radio [AM 999] on the 23rd and the 30th of December 2010. You can also hear or read it via the web site: www.accessmanawatu.co.nz the song on which the story is loosely based is performed and written by Paul Walker. So why not make a coffee and take in the story and the music.



2.

Speaking of music and good coffee reminds me of the London Café in George Street .

Peter Cleave and the Pony Band made up of Peter Cleave, Steve Christian, Steve Calvert and Nicola Hay, have brought a bit of sheer class to George Street over the past weekends. Sunday brunch at the London Café was really lifted to a new level, because not only was the food and coffee top notch but the entertainment was also of a very high quality. There is nothing like live entertainment to lift the spirits on a wet weekend. The bands brand of music led to toe tapping while consuming a bacon sandwich and a flat white. And on a Sunday morning at 11.20am that’s no mean feat. The London Café is well worth a visit.

3.



It could be said that PNCC sixteenth councilor and shadow deputy mayor is Keith Marriott, of real estate fame or infamy depending on how one views land agents these days.

He wasn’t elected but that is but a formality for mortals, but not required for others. He became shadow Deputy Mayor by backing Jono Naylor to the tune of almost nine thousand dollars and it could be suggested that he also takes a place on Council as an list member via Cr. Adrian Broad who he backed to the tune of two thousand dollars. So with two possible votes in the bag one can only wonder who else he supported that perhaps we don’t know about.

Anyway regardless of that a key question and maybe an issue for us all is…’How will we know when Jono Naylor and Adrian Broad are in fact returning a favour to a very-very good mate Keith Marriott. For as sure as hell Keith never forked out eleven thousand bucks for no good reason, after all the real estate business is not exactly booming or in tip-top shape at present.

It is these kinds of legal shenanigans that can and do diminish our trust in the democratic process. Now we are aware that both Jono Naylor and Adrian Broad will be required to declare an interest if any issues arise that could relate to Keith Marriott and his various and wide business interests. But the real problem is, will they… and if they don’t, how will we the citizens get to know about it.

Jono Naylor also accepted a couple of thousand dollars from a New Zealand wide company ‘Terazzo’, Now I can’t find a phone number for this company here in Palmerston North so maybe the Manawatu Standard got it wrong. I thought it might be spelt ‘Terrazzo’ there is a company of that name based in Auckland . The only possible connection is the fact that they may have sold the city some decorative titles or paving stone. Or course it could simply be an individual feeling kind and generous but wanting his name kept out of the public view…your guess is as good as mine. If you do know who ‘Terazzo’ is I’d value you letting me know.

4.

PM breaks another promise, pleases his old bosses at the same time: This from Palmerston North’s award nominated blogger Idiot/Savant.



More controversial policy dumped just before Xmas so it can be buried in the holiday "silly season": the government is planning to privatise ACC by opening the workforce market to competition from foreign insurance companies. A 2008 report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (since sanitised from ACC's website, but you can read it here) found that there would be absolutely no benefit to New Zealanders from this move. But Australian insurers (including John Key's old firm, Merrill Lynch) will benefit by an estimated $200 million. That's $200 million in pure wealth transfer, in the form of higher premiums, denied claims and worse service that we will pay for the benefit of John Key's rich mates. And people wonder why I regard privatisations as inherently corrupt...

Last time National did this, in the 90's, Labour reversed it the moment they got into government. I expect them to do the same this time. The evidence shows that ACC is best left to the state, rather than the private insurance industry. And if Aussie insurers think differently, they can expect to lose their money.

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Have a great Christmas…and please, please take care on the roads. Make sure you don’t need ACC help.



Peter J Wheeler

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Maori Unpacked continued
56

Comparisons

kia
Kia peenaa teenaa.
If that's like that.

Engari, kia peenei teenaa.
but if that's like this.

Engari kia peeraa teenaa.
But if that's like that, over there.

Make posters with arrows showing what is being compared to what.

Practice answering the following.

Kei te peehea koe?
How are you?

Kei te pai au
I'm fine

and then

Kei te peehea koe?
how are you?

Kei te peenaa tonu au.
I'm just the same (same old, same old).