General New Zealand Politics

[dean]

Genius! I don't know why someone hadn't thought of this before....

Give him a chance. It's only his second attempt at being Police Minister.

 

[Miket12]

Here is another. Allow the shop owners to arm themselves.

Otherwise known as the Trump School of Crime Control.

 

[john nick]

Already happening with pharmaceutical products.
All outlets chemists and supermarkets have not been able to sell certain flu and cold products and yes we all know why.
There's still plenty of other stuff to sell.
Just a thought

 

[Miket12]

Already happening with pharmaceutical products.
All outlets chemists and supermarkets have not been able to sell certain flu and cold products and yes we all know why.
There's still plenty of other stuff to sell.
Just a thought

I musted have missed seeing supermarkets ram raided for what have now become pharmacy only drugs.

 

[john nick]

I musted have missed seeing supermarkets ram raided for what have now become pharmacy only drugs.

I musted have missed seeing supermarkets ram raided for what have now become pharmacy only drugs.

Certain cold and flu tablets have not been available in pharmacies for a while now.
I can't get those day and night flu tablets anymore or anywhere.

 

[Miket12]

Certain cold and flu tablets have not been available in pharmacies for a while now

Because the codine and other ingredients were used in producing social drugs.... not to do with ram raids. Plus, dairies would make far more profit from the sale of cigarettes than the occasional sale of cold remedies and other medications.

 

[john nick]

Because the codine and other ingredients were used in producing social drugs.... not to do with ram raids. Plus, dairies would make far more profit from the sale of cigarettes than the occasional sale of cold remedies and other medications.

Understood just saying limited sales of certain products isn't new

 

[Miket12]

Understood just saying limited sales of certain products isn't new

But thinking that removing one product would stop ram raids of dairies like Nash has done is stretching things a bit. In fact, I'd put it up there with the LOTO declaring schools should reopen when slips are still occurring.

 

[john nick]

But thinking that removing one product would stop ram raids of dairies like Nash has done is stretching things a bit. In fact, I'd put it up there with the LOTO declaring schools should reopen when slips are still occurring.

Yes again. I obviously agree with you and totally understand the logic or lack of.

 

[john nick]

But thinking that removing one product would stop ram raids of dairies like Nash has done is stretching things a bit. In fact, I'd put it up there with the LOTO declaring schools should reopen when slips are still occurring.

What should he do about the recent case of the woman firing a gun towards police so that her kids can escape from a burglary

That is unbelievable 😳

 

[Miket12]

What should he do about the recent case of the woman firing a gun towards police so that her kids can escape from a burglary

That is unbelievable 😳

It‘s incredibly sad what some parents will do to their children….and the circumstances that lead them there.

 

[john nick]

It‘s incredibly sad what some parents will do to their children….and the circumstances that lead them there.

Hopefully she gets substantial jail time but wtf is going to happen with her kids.

 

[Miket12]

Hopefully she gets substantial jail time but wtf is going to happen with her kids.

You’d hope they would be given to people who would give them a far better chance than they would have received with a parent like that.

 

[dean]

Hopefully she gets substantial jail time but wtf is going to happen with her kids.

Send them away too.

 

[Rick O'Shay]

Give him a chance. It's only his second attempt at being Police Minister.

I posted back in '21 he was part of the witless protection program and should be in secure care.

Nothings changed

 

[Rick O'Shay]

Certain cold and flu tablets have not been available in pharmacies for a while now.
I can't get those day and night flu tablets anymore or anywhere.

Yeah mate. Pseudoefedrine was the culprit, the crappy alternative Phenylphrine is not nearly as effective in handling colds and flu. Who knew growing up that we could have all been P addicts with a xmas chemistry set.

 

[john nick]

Yeah mate. Pseudoefedrine was the culprit, the crappy alternative Phenylphrine is not nearly as effective in handling colds and flu. Who knew growing up that we could have all been P addicts with a xmas chemistry set.

Day and night tabs were very effective for me.

 

[bruce]

See one of the ideas new Police Minister Stuart Nash has to stop dairies being ram raided is to stop them selling cigarettes.

Seems there's a couple of things wrong with this idea:
Why reduce the income of small business owners?
Who will then sell cigarettes and what's to prevent them from being targeted?
Why not extend the concept? Bottle stores should stop selling alcohol.... Michael Hill should stop selling jewelry.... Noel Lemming should stop stocking phones and tv's. Ram raids stopped!!

I didn't know that Stuart Nash said that, but I agree to an extent.

There is a massive black market for cigarettes, I don't know of any black market for the shite that Michael Hill sells.

However corner dairies perform a service, The problem is it probably wouldn't be worth it if they couldn't sell cigarettes.

Service Stations are filling that market now, and they are not easy to ram raid.

 

[bruce]

I think everyone recognises Maori were treated unfairly

True

can the treaty ever be settled fairly,

No

 

[bruce]

Agree. But how does it work on practice? What does it look like in 50 years time. That’s the conversation that needs to be had.

Exactly, Maori are about 15% of the population, you cannot have 15% of the population wagging the tail of the dog.