Randy Andy is being stripped of his entitlements and honours for shagging a (based on contemporary photographs) prostitute.
Andy was, at the time, divorced, therefore single and free.
Meanwhile, in New Zealand a significant sized group of racists, communists, thieves, fraudsters and country destroyers run around flaunting their "sirs" and "dames" completely unhindered by officialdom.
And, yes; the lack of capitals is deliberate.
The headline intrigued me:
Last summer/autumn I had too many chillis. I had purchased two types on special that had been mis-labelled and the seller only knew they were chilli plants and no which type.
They turned out to be a long (4-6") one and a small round ball-type, both very hot.
I loved both when added to my food.
I froze some - with fresh chillis just wash whole fruit in clean water, freeze separately on a tray and the bag, they last for at least six months.
Still with left-overs I sterilised a jar, filled it to the brim with cheap Pinot-Gris and shoved in one large chilli. I then threw the jar in the back of a cupboard and forgot about it.
I found it this week, six months later.
I had just cooked a bean mixture (red, white and black beans with peas) so made a bean salad by adding capers and some of the pinot-gris. After mixing the salad I put in a sealed container and refrigerated for 24 hours.
Had some with cold meat (beef and salami) last night for dinner.
The best bean salad I can remember tasting.
Geopolitical analyst talks ahead of possible Luxon and Trump encounter
It's not often I feel sorry for The Don.
Update: The Don got lucky.
I keep reading this sort of stuff, in damned near everything published in New Zealand:
Māori have a rich cultural heritage and a deep connection to their land and natural resources. Their identity is rooted in a unique worldview that emphasises the importance of kaitiakitanga, guardianship, over the environment, demonstrated in their commitment to sustainability and community wellbeing.
That came from an item on BreakingViews.co.nz but, with very minor variance, is to be found in almost every news and current event comment.
Problem is that it is a load of utter bullshit.
History (before racist embellishment) tells us that most maori had no land at all, just territory they controlled through might. They had no "worldview" because they didn't know of a World.
Most existed in small, itinerant tribes moving where they could, raping the land they came across before hunger, or a stronger group, moved them on. Even when tribes were larger different factions were separate entities combing only occasionally for trade (eg Southern Ngai-tahu were very different from Canterbury Ngai-tahu, not even thought of when Canterbury Ngai-tahu were decimated by Wanganui cannibals in the 1930s. The Canterbury tribe looked to whalers/traders to repopulate their territory.).
Hunter/gatherers with the handicap that they quickly destroyed anything worth hunting except themselves - and after they obtained better weapons they damned near did that as well.
As such they also made no advances in technology from when they were delivered to these shores.
The above quote is simply the invention of greedy, mainly white, thieves intent on gaining yet another way to relieve you of your hard-earned goods.
Lock those thieves up, shoot every pollie left of NZF, decapitate every "leader" and hang every "teacher" and NZ will suddenly find the part maori remaining are bloody good guys.
Overnight an electric bus was involved in an accident, caught fire and burned. It burned through the night, typical of Lithium-Ion fires in vehicles.
These fires are happening with some regularity.
A passenger (according to reports) was killed in the fire: " Witnesses reported one person on the bus was unable to be freed in time."
Fires in electric vehicles are almost common nowdays, deaths from these fires regularly reported and yet some bright bastard involved with a Jafa bus company purchased these death-trap buses for use in public transport.
I seriously hope this bastard and her decision-approving superiors are charged with, and subsequently convicted of, murder - this was premeditated.
