Comments on: Is this the most important news story of the day?

By: Kevyn

Kevyn — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:23:21 +0000

So today TVNZ goes one better. In a radio promo for closeup Mark Sainsbury uses his best shock horror scandal tones to ask “Why is water five times more expensive in Auckland than in Christchurch?” Doh, Christchurch only happens to be built on top of an aquifier fed from the Southern Alps. Need more water? Drill another hole in the ground and connect it directly to the mains. No need for treatment, its been rock filtered all the way from the Alpine snow fields. No huge energy bills to pump the water from another region. Put your harbour and hills to one side and you get a nice compact little city, less pipes to lay, less distance to pump the water and waste water.

No wonder it costs one fifth as much as Auckland water. But of course it isn’t sold by the litre in Christchurch.

But never let the facts get in the way of a good story, eh. And sensation sells, and selling is what TV is all about these days.

By: peterquixote

peterquixote — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:35:19 +0000

apparently there some people who think that canada not so cold soon,

By: ZenTiger

ZenTiger — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 07:29:13 +0000

Of course it is an important news story. Drug use and receiving stolen goods? That’s a bad thing. And notice that the “drugs don’t harm anyone” line seems a little confused when it undoubtedly is very related to “receiving stolen goods”.

It’s important because this is going on all over NZ and no-one apparently cares. If this story makes people sit up and take notice, then so be it. It has the hallmark of a good story - a lass who has everything and yet wanted more, and didn’t care how she got it. A father that cares and yet has undoubtedly suggested we get a bit tougher on these “out of control” kids, and a whole lot of teenagers that may actually be forced to think about where they might be heading, and at the same time see a typically tough talking man turn around and become a father. Maybe kids can call on their parents for help.

There’s a message here, and I don’t begrudge the 5 minutes talking about this instead of how Bollard has tracked the world’s problems down to not only Kiwi home owners, but Japanese housewives. He really needs to get help.

By: phil u

phil u — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:22:24 +0000

yes tomsk..

all you cite is further evidence of the dire quality of news/information most are fed..

(..”plane almost crashs..nobody hurt’..indeed..!..)

phil(whoar.co.nz)

By: Tomsk

Tomsk — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:02:18 +0000

Well, I’m sure there are many more important and weighty issues to be discussing, but it’s hardly surprising that a ratings-led news organisation is going to run with this story. “Hot teen model on drugs” is pretty attention-grabbing in itself. When said model is also the daughter of one of NZ’s most well known (and irritating) people, then the decision to screen it ahead of, say, “plane almost crashes: no-one hurt” doesn’t seem particularly odd.

By: Sapient

Sapient — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 02:01:00 +0000

phil, i just like a good debate, but u havint realy given me much to debate, i agree with too much of what you said
and as toad said prohibition doesint work, we should at the least make the softer drugs legal, this eliminates the gateway effect of having to find a dealer, also stops a major source of income for those gangs that evenone seems to be so worryed about. though there has to be some sort of regulation, as i said with the harm principle thing, i dont care what anyone does aslong as its not hurting someone else, and a large number of people driving around on the harder drugs would make me wonder even more as to the saftey of our roads

Sapient

By: phil u

phil u — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:37:59 +0000

as in..

cocaine is to speed/p..

as single-malt whisky is to methylated spirits..

as in excessive consumption of all will cause you problems..

but the damage wrought/wreaked by the latter options..

is far more dire..

phil(whoar.co.nz)

By: phil u

phil u — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:33:05 +0000

‘worj’..(def:..(bastard) norwegian for ‘work’..)

“..i’m just off to worj..”

phil(whoar.co.nz)

By: phil u

phil u — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:30:24 +0000

(but seriously sapient..)

i can make a very strong case against clark/labour for the current irrational/prohibitionist drug laws..

(especially when we have new zealanders suffering/denied the relief offered by medicinal cannabis.

eh..?)

who else should we blame for this continued sorry state of affairs..?

if not the government/those with the power to end the insanities..

(sigh..!..prohibition dosen’t worj..!..eh..?..)

and for fans of (unintended) irony..

that we have a such large p/speed problem..

is due..in part..because there is no access here to the (arguably much less harmful) cocaine..

(yet another back-firing-victory in that ‘war on drugs’..local version..eh..?)

go figure..!..eh..?

phil(whoar.co.nz)

By: phil u

phil u — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 23:22:39 +0000

heh-heh..!..sapient..

you bit..!

(wanna buy a bridge..?..)

(..and..wot toad said..!..)

phil(whoar.co.nz)