tc1.1
Trevitt lives up nationals butt shilling their memes and normally goes on shonkys junkets to advance their cause. Pretty poor standard of writing also imo given her intent as theres no subtelty just obvious bias.savenz1.1.1
Trevitt is repulsive. Labour should do the opposite of any of her advice, Little are on 8% because of the rumours Labour’s support TPP. Trevitt is probably on the Natz pay roll as their patsy, nothing new there.
The Chairman1.2
We can add Catherine Beard to the propaganda touting list.- From Wikipedia, some research for Catherine Beard below.”The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) is a think tank based in New Zealand. It is non-profit incorporated society and was established in 1958. Directors have included Alan Bollard and Brian Easton. Ron Trotter was a chair.’Tips for her as a journalist.
Check your sources.
If the NZIER say the investor state clauses aren’t a threat, that doesn’t make it a fact. It is an opinion.
Who funds them?
Who are members?
Do they have vested interests?etc etcThe NZ MSM is just so mediocre and so biased.- Another far right wing lobby group hiding behind the ‘think tank’ moniker.
srylands1.2.1.1.1
That is such crap. They are a mainstream economic consultancy with a public interest provision in their charter.There are no “far right” lobby groups in New Zealand!The relentless negativity here is appalling.Tracey1.2.1.1.1.1
your relentless self righteousness is tiring
- The provisions are there to protect and uphold the interests of New Zealand exporters and that of international corporates.Catherine Beard works with government and other key decision makers on issues of concern to exporters.Could this be part of National’s charm offensive?It would be good to see the opposition commissioning reports to counter such arguments being put forward by Beard.
Morrissey1.3
Trevett, like the Herald‘s rugby writers, probably knows little or nothing about rugby, but even she will be aware that the All Blacks’ highly controversial status as RWC champions has nothing to do with any jinx by any politician, but has everything to do with the refusal of Craig Joubert to stop the All Black forwards—especially but not only McCaw, Hore, and Kaino—from repeatedly and flagrantly cheating and killing nearly every contest for the ball.-
- My view is pretty much the same as everyone else’s, apart from the few sad people like Keith Quinn and Brendan “Chainsaw” Laney, who have felt compelled to defend the indefensible.
Puckish Rogue1.3.2
Morrissey, the ABs have been on the receiving end of some howlers and they’ve been the recipients of some howlers as well, its just the price to pay for having one referee on the field- The All Blacks didn’t simply receive the benefit of a few “howlers” by Craig Joubert in the 2011 final, they “benefited”—if you can use that word for a pyrrhic victory—from a referee who blatantly and systematically refused to do his job.When have the All Blacks ever suffered from a display comparable to what we witnessed in 2011?
Andrew1.3.2.1.1
2007- 2007? How so?
- 1995 rugby world cup final v south Africa when the pass to Jonah Lomu was ruled forward when it clearly wasn’t2007 rugby world cup quarter final v France when the French through a forward pass and it wasn’t calledBad calls happen all the time
- 1995 rugby world cup final v south Africa when the pass to Jonah Lomu was ruled forward when it clearly wasn’tThat’s a fair call. But then, of course, South Africa shouldn’t have even been in that final; France was robbed in the semi-final.2007 rugby world cup quarter final v France when the French through [sic] a forward pass and it wasn’t calledIn the first half, McAlister scored a try following a forward pass by Dan Carter. Why did you not mention that?Bad calls happen all the timeThey happen occasionally. The problem with Joubert in 2011 was his refusal to make any call at all, not just in a single case but repeatedly. Just have a look at the disbelief and despair on the faces of the French players as, time after time, he does nothing to stop the All Blacks destroying the match.
- Not even talking about the forward pass, even though it was so far forward it should have been impossible to miss, i’m talking about the completely lob sided penalty count. The All Blacks awarded only 2 penalties, and none at all in the second half despite constant infringing at the breakdown. The AB’s had complete territorial domination with rucks and mauls, but were not awarded a bunch of penalties that they should have been.Sure, the AB’s should never have let it get to that, but in sport sometimes these things happen. Error’s occur on both sides, and for you to say that the AB’s should not have won the last world cup, is to put it lightly, complete bollocks.
- 1.) …should have been impossible to missIt happened at great speed, and while armchair critics like you and me saw it, not one of the All Blacks saw it or complained about it. Similarly, not one of the French players complained about the forward pass that led to McAlister’s try in the first half.2.) The All Blacks awarded only 2 penalties, and none at all in the second half despite constant infringing at the breakdown.The French did not infringe at all; that’s why they were not penalised. More than any other team in the world, they have been victimised by whistle-happy referees; I recommend you watch a video of the 1999 RWC final some time.3.) The AB’s had complete territorial domination with rucks and mauls, but were not awarded a bunch of penalties that they should have been.You are imagining things. You cannot point to one example of the French infringing, let alone “a bunch of penalties”. I don’t like that negative, fearful, defence-based football any more than others do, but it is based on staunch discipline—not something one automatically associates with the French, I know.4.) Sure, the AB’s should never have let it get to that…What do you mean by that? Surely the Tricolors should “never have let it get to that”. The fact is: the French got their noses in front and then effectively closed the game down. They did not infringe; that orchestrated litany of allegations only started with Bob Howitt’s pisspoor biography of Graham Henry in 2012. Nobody—except you, evidently—takes those claims seriously.5.) Error’s [sic] occur on both sides, and for you to say that the AB’s should not have won the last world cup, is to put it lightly, complete bollocks.Maybe the All Blacks would have won the last World Cup if it had been refereed fairly. We’ll never know, sadly.
- “The French did not infringe at all; that’s why they were not penalised”ha ha, you keep telling yourself that. Sorry, i thought you were talking about the 2007 quarter final. It must be another game you are talking about.
- Just as I suspected, you have not watched the game.You need to, and soon.
- I didn’t mention because it wasn’t worth mentioning, the ABs get good calls for them and they get bad calls against themIts just how sports is
northshoredoc1.3.3
2nd rate stenographer
3rd rate sports pundit- northshoredoc: 2nd rate stenographer.MORRISSEY BREEN: Eh?Breen elaborately, grandly, peels kid glove from his left handnorthshoredoc: 3rd rate sports pundit.MORRISSEY BREEN: W-w-what?!!??!?!? [With a well-honed backhand flicking action, he slaps northshore doc across the face with the kid glove] You, sir, are a cad.
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Gabby1.4
Did she mention ‘relentless negativity’? That seems to be the phrase of the week.Hami Shearlie1.5
Trevett is getting worse by the day – trying to be clever and failing utterly – who would actually PAY to read this crap? The paywall idea is getting funnier by the day – My mother is 87 and gets the Herald delivered – she read what Trevett wrote and said “She must really think the entire population are a bunch of morons, I won’t be renewing my subscription at Christmas!”
Tuesday 9 January 2018
Claire Trevett: ‘Little’s a jinx and Key’s a curse – just don’t tell ABs’ (Oct. 22, 2015)
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Some things justify it – the detainees in Christmas Island, for example. But Little has griped about everything from the TPP, the economy and the surplus to the flag referendum and pandas. It should not have come as a surprise that he went to just 8 per cent in the recent Colmar Brunton poll.’
And ignores 32 + 11 + 9.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=11532921