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Posted September 16, 2024 01:20 · last edited September 17, 2024 11:21

AucklandPhoenix
It’s quite simple Cooch. 

You want the rich and your mates to pay less tax.

Less money comes in so you need to spend less.

So you cut costs and the easiest cost to cut is the employment of the public service.

Then when you finish there you think fudge, we still can’t make up that deficit.

So you then cut health etc etc etc.

Think you should stick to the great work on the kiwi overseas. Because as a kiwi overseas you don’t know too much 

I hope you understand your name as well. 

My misspelling 4 letter word comrade. No Govt, likes to cut public sector services like health, education and the Police. That's longer term political suicide, a zero sum game. Most of the population use one or more of those services in some form at least monthly. The voting masses ain't happy if there is visible deterioration, out you go.

In the 6 years of the Labour lead Govt, the number of public servants increased by roughly one-third, or just under 18,500 employees. Yet there was no discernable improvement in hospital waiting times, education levels, crime stats or whatever metric you want to use. So a huge increase in Govt expenditure for what? Some mint farewell parties. You can't spend $40K on your lunch break getting the appropriate large card, that the receiver turfs in recycling bin on the way home. No a farewell like that takes days of planning, need the proper FTE for that.

Look losing your job for a lot of people sucks. Especially if you have a mortgage, kids etc that brings in stress for sure. Those people have my sympathy. For some (I've been one, and had friends the same) redundancy is a dream outcome. A nice chunky payout, some time off, and knowledge you have the skill set and work ethic to soon enough find another job. Of course it helps when you are younger sans kids and prepared to move around the country. 

Or like a guy here at my local gym in Aus, you take the 12 month full salary reduno payout, and go buy a local bike shop business. 

The scene in 'Up in the Air', the movie where George Clooney & Anna Kendrick are flying around the US in GFC (millions laid off) giving folks the sad news they are being let go. One sacked employee venting to young Kendrick, then wise old sage Clooney looking at the guys's CV and noting he trained years prior as a sous chef or something, obviously the guy's true passion. Clooney calling him out on it, and saying with his payout here was achance to be true to himself, and go back to that true calling. And man ain't that so true in the modern Western world, folks doing dull office jobs that really they shouldn't be, and being miserable.

Anyway the Govt's role ain't to create jobs in the public service, to lessen the dole queue. This ain't socialist Cuba (65-75% of it's workforce in the public sector, depending where you get your data from).

NZ's unemployment rate is 4.6%. So over 95% of the population do have a job. It may not be a job you like, or want to be in long term. But try Spain at 12% job less & youth unemployment 26%. Or try the many countries around the world, where the unemployment benefit doesn't exist. In Peru you don't find a way to make some money, you and your family don't eat. There for most having a 'career' is not in their vocab, that's a first world luxury. You just work, trading your time for cash. That's what your dad did, your abuelo before that. It's all you know. Living week to week until you are dead, or your kids starting caring for you in your dotage.

To me the inference that Mr Thumb is only the PM because he wants to make himself and the wealthy like Rob Morrison, even wealthier is tin foil hat territory. Folk get into politics mostly due to a mix of ego, and a belief they can actually help NZ. 

Who stands to benefit more for having their snout in the great political perks & benefits trough, ex Air NZ CEO Luxon (former salary $4.2M), or ex cinema projectionist/hospo worker Ricardo March. Look at how Darleen Tana is so desperately trying to hang on to her nice juicy salary.


Coochiee is a 35 year old nickname derived from Footrot Flats. The 1989 ARL Grand Final between Canberra and Balmain was the greatest sporting drama I'm ever seen on the telly to that point, in the age of 3 channels. I did a Siggie and for 2 years at Massey Uni dabbled in the working man's game of rugby league. Coronation Park in Palmy, 'smash him bro'. Off to Dannevirke to play the Mongrel Mob. The superfit Army team in Waiouru. Manawatu Prison for game. They didn't play away. Was good fun, I'm a big unit, and enjoyed trying to put on a shot, plus the little sneaky offloads. But the Samoan boys in the team liked to make fun of my beloved Swanndri and gum boot attire. The nickname just stuck. About 2 years ago an American female informed me yeah of a whole different name meaning! Had no idea. The joke is on me.

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Unknown editor edited September 17, 2024 11:21
AucklandPhoenix
It’s quite simple Cooch. 

You want the rich and your mates to pay less tax.

Less money comes in so you need to spend less.

So you cut costs and the easiest cost to cut is the employment of the public service.

Then when you finish there you think fudge, we still can’t make up that deficit.

So you then cut health etc etc etc.

Think you should stick to the great work on the kiwi overseas. Because as a kiwi overseas you don’t know too much 

I hope you understand your name as well. 

My misspelling 4 letter word comrade. No Govt, likes to cut public sector services like health, education and the Police. That's longer term political suicide, a zero sum game. Most of the population use one or more of those services in some form at least monthly. The voting masses ain't happy if there is visible deterioration, out you go.

In the 6 years of the Labour lead Govt, the number of public servants increased by roughly one-third, or just under 18,500 employees. Yet there was no discernable improvement in hospital waiting times, education levels, crime stats or whatever metric you want to use. So a huge increase in Govt expenditure for what? Some mint farewell parties. You can't spend $40K on your lunch break getting the appropriate large card, that the receiver turfs in recycling bin on the way home. No a farewell like that takes days of planning, need the proper FTE for that.

Look losing your job for a lot of people sucks. Especially if you have a mortgage, kids etc that brings in stress for sure. Those people have my sympathy. For some (I've been one, and had friends the same) redundancy is a dream outcome. A nice chunky payout, some time off, and knowledge you have the skill set and work ethic to soon enough find another job. Of course it helps when you are younger sans kids and prepared to move around the country. 

Or like a guy here at my local gym in Aus, you take the 12mth full salary reduno payout, and go buy a local bike shop business.   

The Govt's role ain't to create jobs in the public service, to lessen the dole queue. This ain't socialist Cuba (65-75% of it's workforce in the public sector, depending where you get your data from).

NZ's unemployment rate is 4.6%. So over 95% of the population do have a job. It may not be a job you like, or want to be in long term. But try Spain at 12% job less & youth unemployment 26%. Or try the many countries around the world, where the unemployment benefit doesn't exist. In Peru you don't find a way to make some money, you and your family don't eat. There for most having a 'career' is not in their vocab, that's a first world luxury. You just work, trading your time for cash. That's what your dad did, your abuelo before that. It's all you know. Living week to week until you are dead, or your kids starting caring for you in your dotage.

To me the inference that Mr Thumb is only the PM because he wants to make himself and the wealthy like Rob Morrison, even wealthier is tin foil hat territory. Folk get into politics mostly due to a mix of ego, and a belief they can actually help NZ. 

Who stands to benefit more for having their snout in the great political perks & benefits trough, ex Air NZ CEO Luxon (former salary $4.2M), or ex cinema projectionist/hospo worker Ricardo March. Look at how Darleen Tana is so desperately trying to hang on to her nice juicy salary.


Coochiee is a 35 year old nickname derived from Footrot Flats. The 1989 ARL Grand Final between Canberra and Balmain was the greatest sporting drama I'm ever seen on the telly to that point, in the age of 3 channels. I did a Siggie and for 2 years at Massey Uni dabbled in the working man's game of rugby league. Coronation Park in Palmy, 'smash him bro'. Off to Dannevirke to play the Mongrel Mob. The superfit Army team in Waiouru. Manawatu Prison for game. They didn't play away. Was good fun, I'm a big unit, and enjoyed trying to put on a shot, plus the little sneaky offloads. But the Samoan boys in the team liked to make fun of my beloved Swanndri and gum boot attire. The nickname just stuck. About 2 years ago an American female informed me yeah of a whole different name meaning! Had no idea. The joke is on me.
Unknown editor edited September 16, 2024 05:16
AucklandPhoenix
It’s quite simple Cooch. 

You want the rich and your mates to pay less tax.

Less money comes in so you need to spend less.

So you cut costs and the easiest cost to cut is the employment of the public service.

Then when you finish there you think fudge, we still can’t make up that deficit.

So you then cut health etc etc etc.

Think you should stick to the great work on the kiwi overseas. Because as a kiwi overseas you don’t know too much 

I hope you understand your name as well. 

My misspelling 4 letter word comrade. No Govt, likes to cut public sector services like health, education and the Police. That's longer term political suicide, a zero sum game. Most of the population use one or more of those services in some form at least monthly. The voting masses ain't happy if there is visible deterioration.

In the 6 years of the Labour lead Govt, the number of public servants increased by roughly one-third, or just under 18,500 employees. Yet there was no discernable improvement in hospital waiting times, education levels, crime stats or whatever metric you want to use. So a huge increase in Govt expenditure for what? Some mint farewell parties. You can't spend $40K on your lunch break getting the appropriate large card, that the receiver turfs in recycling bin on the way home. No a farewell like that takes days of planning, need the proper FTE for that.

Look losing your job for a lot of people sucks. Especially if you have a mortgage, kids etc that brings in stress for sure. Those people have my sympathy. For some (I've been one, and had friends the same) redundancy is a dream outcome. A nice chunky payout, some time off, and knowledge you have the skill set and work ethic to soon enough find another job. Of course it helps when you are younger sans kids and prepared to move around the country. 

Or like a guy here at my local gym in Aus, you take the 12mth full salary reduno payout, and go buy a local bike shop business.   

The Govt's role ain't to create jobs in the public service, to lessen the dole queue. This ain't socialist Cuba (65-75% of it's workforce in the public sector, depending where you get your data from).

NZ's unemployment rate is 4.6%. So over 95% of the population do have a job. It may not be a job you like, or want to be in long term. But try Spain at 12% job less & youth unemployment 26%. Or try the many countries around the world, where the unemployment benefit doesn't exist. In Peru you don't find a way to make some money, you and your family don't eat. There for most having a 'career' is not in their vocab, that's a first world luxury. You just work, trading your time for cash. That's what your dad did, your abuelo before that. It's all you know. Living week to week until you are dead, or your kids starting caring for you in your dotage.

To me the inference that Mr Thumb is only the PM because he wants to make himself and the wealthy like Rob Morrison, even wealthier is tin foil hat territory. Folk get into politics mostly due to a mix of ego, and a belief they can actually help NZ. 

Who stands to benefit more for having their snout in the great political perks & benefits trough, ex Air NZ CEO Luxon (former salary $4.2M), or ex film projectionist/hospo worker Ricardo March. Look at how Darleen Tana is so desperately trying to hang on to her nice juicy salary.


Coochiee is a 35 year old nickname derived from Footrot Flats. The 1989 ARL Grand Final between Canberra and Balmain was the greatest sporting drama I'm ever seen on the telly to that point, in the age of 3 channels. I did a Siggie and for 2 years at Massey Uni dabbled in the working man's game of rugby league. Coronation Park in Palmy, 'smash him bro'. Off to Dannevirke to play the Mongrel Mob. The superfit Army team in Waiouru. Manawatu Prison for game. They didn't play away. Was good fun, I'm a big unit, and enjoyed trying to put on a shot, plus the little sneaky offloads. But the Samoan boys in the team liked to make fun of my beloved Swanndri and gum boot attire. The nickname just stuck. About 2 years ago an American female informed me yeah of a whole different name meaning! Had no idea. The joke is on me.
Unknown editor edited September 16, 2024 05:04
AucklandPhoenix
It’s quite simple Cooch. 

You want the rich and your mates to pay less tax.

Less money comes in so you need to spend less.

So you cut costs and the easiest cost to cut is the employment of the public service.

Then when you finish there you think fudge, we still can’t make up that deficit.

So you then cut health etc etc etc.

Think you should stick to the great work on the kiwi overseas. Because as a kiwi overseas you don’t know too much 

I hope you understand your name as well. 

My misspelling 4 letter word comrade. No Govt, likes to cut public sector services like health, education and the Police. That's longer term political suicide, a zero sum game. Most of the population use one or more of those services in some form at least monthly. The voting masses ain't happy if there is visible deterioration.

In the 6 years of the Labour lead Govt, the number of public servants increased by roughly one-third, or just under 18,500 employees. Yet there was no discernable improvement in hospital waiting times, education levels, crime stats or whatever metric you want to use. So a huge increase in Govt expenditure for what? Some mint farewell parties. You can't spend $40K on your lunch break getting the appropriate large card, that the receiver turfs in recycling bin on the way home. No a farewell like that takes days of planning, need the proper FTE for that.

Look losing your job for a lot of people sucks. Especially if you have a mortgage, kids etc that brings in stress for sure. Those people have my sympathy. For some (I've been one, and had friends the same) redundancy is a dream outcome. A nice chunky payout, some time off, and knowledge you have the skill set and work ethic to soon enough find another job. Of course it helps when you are younger sans kids and prepared to move around the country. 

Or like a guy here at my local gym in Aus, you take the 12mth full salary reduno payout, and go buy a local bike shop business.   

The Govt's role ain't to create jobs in the public service, to lessen the dole queue. This ain't socialist Cuba (65-75% of it's workforce in the public sector, depending where you get your data from).

NZ's unemployment rate is 4.6%. So over 95% of the population do have a job. It may not be a job you like, or want to be in long term. But try Spain at 12% job less & youth unemployment 26%. Or try the many countries around the world, where the unemployment benefit doesn't exist. In Peru you don't find a way to make some money, you and your family don't eat. There for most having a 'career' is not in their vocab, that's a first world luxury. You just work, trading your time for cash. That's what your dad did, your abuelo before that. It's all you know. Living week to week until you are dead, or your kids starting caring for you in your dotage.

To me the inference that Mr Thumb is only the PM because he wants to make himself and the wealthy like Rob Morrison, even wealthier is tin foil hat territory. Folk get into politics mostly due to a mix of ego, and a belief they can actually help NZ. 

Who stands to benefit more for having their snout in the great political perks & benefits trough, ex Air NZ CEO Luxon (former salary $4.2M), or ex film projectionist/hospo worker Ricardo March. Look at how Darleen Tana is so desperately trying to hang on to her nice juicy salary.


Coochiee is a 35 year old nickname derived from Footrot Flats. The 1989 ARL Grand Final between Canberra and Balmain was the greatest sporting drama I'm ever seen on the telly to that point, in the age of 3 channels. I did a Siggie and for 2 years at Massey Uni dabbled in the working man's game of rugby league. Coronation Park in Palmy, 'smash him bro'. Off to Dannevirke to play the Mongrel Mob. The superfit Army team in Waiouru. Manawatu Prison for game. They didn't play away. Was good fun, I'm a big unit, and enjoyed trying to put on a shot, plus the little sneaky offloads. But the Samoan boys in the team liked to make fun of my beloved Swanndri and gum boot attire. The nickname just stuck. About 2 years ago an American female informed me yeah of a whole different name meaning! Laughs on me.
Unknown editor edited September 16, 2024 04:59
AucklandPhoenix
It’s quite simple Cooch. 

You want the rich and your mates to pay less tax.

Less money comes in so you need to spend less.

So you cut costs and the easiest cost to cut is the employment of the public service.

Then when you finish there you think fudge, we still can’t make up that deficit.

So you then cut health etc etc etc.

Think you should stick to the great work on the kiwi overseas. Because as a kiwi overseas you don’t know too much 

I hope you understand your name as well. 

My misspelling 4 letter word comrade. No Govt, likes to cut public sector services like health, education and the Police. That's longer term political suicide, a zero sum game. Most of the population use one or more of those services in some form at least monthly. The voting masses ain't happy if there is visible deterioration.

In the 6 years of the Labour lead Govt, the number of public servants increased by roughly one-third, or just under 18,500 employees. Yet there was no discernable improvement in hospital waiting times, education levels, crime stats or whatever metric you want to use. So a huge increase in Govt expenditure for what? Some mint farewell parties. You can't spend $40K on your lunch break getting the appropriate large card, that the receiver turfs in recycling bin on the way home. No a farewell like that takes days of planning, need the proper FTE for that.

Look losing your job for a lot of people sucks. Especially if you have a mortgage, kids etc that brings in stress for sure. Those people have my sympathy. For some (I've been one, and had friends the same) redundancy is a dream outcome. A nice chunky payout, some time off, and knowledge you have the skill set and work ethic to soon enough find another job. Of course it helps when you are younger sans kids and prepared to move around the country. 

Or like a guy here at my local gym in Aus, you take the 12mth full salary reduno payout, and go buy a local bike shop business.   

The Govt's role ain't to create jobs in the public service, to lessen the dole queue. This ain't socialist Cuba (65-75% of it's workforce in the public sector, depending where you get your data from).

NZ's unemployment rate is 4.6%. So over 95% of the population do have a job. It may not be a job you like, or want to be in long term. But try Spain at 12% job less & youth unemployment 26%. Or try the many countries around the world, where the unemployment benefit doesn't exist. In Peru you don't find a way to make some money, you and your family don't eat. There for most having a 'career' is not in their vocab, that's a first world luxury. You just work, trading your time for cash. That's what your dad did, your abuelo before that. It's all you know. Living week to week until you are dead, or your kids starting caring for you in your dotage.

To me the inference that Mr Thumb is only the PM because he wants to make himself and the wealthy like Rob Morrison, even wealthier is tin foil hat territory. Folk get into politics mostly due to a mix of ego, and a belief they can actually help NZ. 

Who stands to benefit more for having their snout in the great political perks & benefits trough, ex Air NZ CEO Luxon (former salary $4.2M), or ex film projectionist/hospo worker Ricardo March. Look at how Darleen Tana is desperately trying to hang on to her nice juicy salary.


Coochiee is a 35 year old nickname derived from Footrot Flats. The 1989 ARL Grand Final between Canberra and Balmain was the greatest sporting drama I'm ever seen on the telly to that point, in the age of 3 channels. I did a Siggie and for 2 years at Massey Uni dabbled in the working man's game of rugby league. Coronation Park in Palmy, 'smash him bro'. Off to Dannevirke to play the Mongrel Mob. The superfit Army team in Waiouru. Manawatu Prison for game. They didn't play away. Was good fun, I'm a big unit, and enjoyed trying to put on a shot, plus the little sneaky offloads. But the Samoan boys in the team liked to make fun of my beloved Swanndri and gum boot attire. The nickname just stuck. About 2 years ago an American female informed me yeah of a whole different name meaning! Laughs on me.
Unknown editor edited September 16, 2024 04:58
AucklandPhoenix
It’s quite simple Cooch. 

You want the rich and your mates to pay less tax.

Less money comes in so you need to spend less.

So you cut costs and the easiest cost to cut is the employment of the public service.

Then when you finish there you think fudge, we still can’t make up that deficit.

So you then cut health etc etc etc.

Think you should stick to the great work on the kiwi overseas. Because as a kiwi overseas you don’t know too much 

I hope you understand your name as well. 

My misspelling 4 letter word comrade. No Govt, likes to cut public sector services like health, education and the Police. That's longer term political suicide, a zero sum game. Most of the population use one or more of those services in some form at least monthly. The voting masses ain't happy if there is visible deterioration.

In the 6 years of the Labour lead Govt, the number of public servants increased by roughly one-third, or just under 18,500 employees. Yet there was no discernable improvement in hospital waiting times, education levels, crime stats or whatever metric you want to use. So a huge increase in Govt expenditure for what? Some mint farewell parties. You can't spend $40K on your lunch break getting the appropriate large card, that the receiver turfs in recycling bin on the way home. No a farewell like that takes days of planning, need the proper FTE for that.

Look losing your job for a lot of people sucks. Especially if you have a mortgage, kids etc that brings in stress for sure. Those people have my sympathy. For some (I've been one, and had friends the same) redundancy is a dream outcome. A nice chunky payout, some time off, and knowledge you have the skill set and work ethic to soon enough find another job. Of course it helps when you are younger sans kids and prepared to move around the country. 

Or like a guy here at my local gym in Aus, you take the 12mth full salary reduno payout, and go buy a local bike shop business.   

The Govt's role ain't to create jobs in the public service, to lessen the dole queue. This ain't socialist Cuba (65-75% of it's workforce in the public sector, depending where you get your data from).

NZ's unemployment rate is 4.6%. So over 95% of the population do have a job. It may not be a job you like, or want to be in long term. But try Spain at 12% job less & youth unemployment 26%. Or try the many countries around the world, where the unemployment benefit doesn't exist. In Peru you don't find a way to make some money, you and your family don't eat. There for most having a 'career' is not in their vocab, that's a first world luxury. You just work, trading your time for cash. That's what your dad did, your abuelo before that. It's all you know. Living week to week until you are dead, or your kids starting caring for you in your dotage.

To me the inference that Mr Thumb is only the PM because he wants to make himself and the wealthy like Rob Morrison, even wealthier is tin foil hat territory. Folk get into politics mostly due to a mix of ego, and a belief they can actually help NZ. 

Who stands to benefit more for having their snout in the great political perks & benefits trough, ex Air NZ CEO Luxon (former salary $4.2M), or ex film projectionist/hospo worker Ricardo March. 


Coochiee is a 35 year old nickname derived from Footrot Flats. The 1989 ARL Grand Final between Canberra and Balmain was the greatest sporting drama I'm ever seen on the telly to that point, in the age of 3 channels. I did a Siggie and for 2 years at Massey Uni dabbled in the working man's game of rugby league. Coronation Park in Palmy, 'smash him bro'. Off to Dannevirke to play the Mongrel Mob. The superfit Army team in Waiouru. Manawatu Prison for game. They didn't play away. Was good fun, I'm a big unit, and enjoyed trying to put on a shot, plus the little sneaky offloads. But the Samoan boys in the team liked to make fun of my beloved Swanndri and gum boot attire. The nickname just stuck. About 2 years ago an American female informed me yeah of a whole different name meaning! Laughs on me.
Unknown editor edited September 16, 2024 04:34
AucklandPhoenix
It’s quite simple Cooch. 

You want the rich and your mates to pay less tax.

Less money comes in so you need to spend less.

So you cut costs and the easiest cost to cut is the employment of the public service.

Then when you finish there you think fudge, we still can’t make up that deficit.

So you then cut health etc etc etc.

Think you should stick to the great work on the kiwi overseas. Because as a kiwi overseas you don’t know too much 

I hope you understand your name as well. 

My misspelling 4 letter word comrade. No Govt, likes to cut public sector services like health, education and the Police. That's longer term political suicide, a zero sum game. Most of the population use one or more of those services in some form at least monthly. The voting masses ain't happy if there is visible deterioration.

In the 6 years of the Labour lead Govt, the number of public servants increased by roughly one-third, or just under 18,500 employees. Yet there was no discernable improvement in hospital waiting times, education levels, crime stats or whatever metric you want to use. So a huge increase in Govt expenditure for what? Some mint farewell parties. You can't spend $40K on your lunch break getting the appropriate large card, that the receiver turfs in recycling on tne way home. No a farewell like that takes days of planning, need the proper FTE for that.

Look losing your job for a lot of people sucks. Especially if you have a mortgage, kids etc that brings in stress for sure. Those people have my sympathy. For some (I've been one, and had friends the same) redundancy is a dream outcome. A nice chunky payout, some time off, and knowledge you have the skill set and work ethic to soon enough find another job. Of course it helps when you are younger sans kids and prepared to move around the country. 

Or like a guy here at my local gym in Aus, you take the 12mth full salary reduno payout, and go buy a local bike shop business.   

The Govt's role ain't to create jobs in the public service, to lessen the dole queue. This ain't socialist Cuba (65-75% of it's workforce in the public sector, depending where you get your data from).

NZ's unemployment rate is 4.6%. So over 95% of the population do have a job. It may not be a job you like, or want to be in long term. But try Spain at 12% job less & youth unemployment 26%. Or try the many countries around the world, where the unemployment benefit doesn't exist. In Peru you don't find a way to make some money, you and your family don't eat. There for most having a 'career' is not in their vocab, that's a first world luxury. You just work, trading your time for cash. That's what your dad did, your abuelo before that. It's all you know. Living week to week until you are dead, or your kids starting caring for you in your dotage.

To me the inference that Mr Thumb is only the PM because he wants to make himself and the wealthy like Rob Morrison, even wealthier is tin foil hat territory. Folk get into politics mostly due to a mix of ego, and a belief they can actually help NZ. 

Who stands to benefit more for having their snout in the great political perks & benefits trough, ex Air NZ CEO Luxon (former salary $4.2M), or ex film projectionist/hospo worker Ricardo March. 


Coochiee is a 35 year old nickname derived from Footrot Flats. The 1989 ARL Grand Final between Canberra and Balmain was the greatest sporting drama I'm ever seen on the telly to that point, in the age of 3 channels. I did a Siggie and for 2 years at Massey Uni dabbled in the working man's game of rugby league. Coronation Park in Palmy, 'smash him bro'. Off to Dannevirke to play the Mongrel Mob. The superfit Army team in Waiouru. Manawatu Prison for game. They didn't play away. Was good fun, I'm a big unit, and enjoyed trying to put on a shot, plus the little sneaky offloads. But the Samoan boys in the team liked to make fun of my beloved Swanndri and gum boot attire. The nickname just stuck. About 2 years ago an American female informed me yeah of a whole different name meaning! Laughs on me.
Unknown editor edited September 16, 2024 04:33
AucklandPhoenix
It’s quite simple Cooch. 

You want the rich and your mates to pay less tax.

Less money comes in so you need to spend less.

So you cut costs and the easiest cost to cut is the employment of the public service.

Then when you finish there you think fudge, we still can’t make up that deficit.

So you then cut health etc etc etc.

Think you should stick to the great work on the kiwi overseas. Because as a kiwi overseas you don’t know too much 

I hope you understand your name as well. 

My misspelling 4 letter word comrade. No Govt, likes to cut public sector services like health, education and the Police. That's longer term political suicide, a zero sum game. Most of the population use one or more of those services in some form at least monthly. The voting masses ain't happy if there is visible deterioration.

In the 6 years of the Labour lead Govt, the number of public servants increased by roughly one-third, or just under 18,500 employees. Yet there was no discernable improvement in hospital waiting times, education levels, crime stats or whatever metric you want to use. So a huge increase in Govt expenditure for what? Some mint farewell parties. You can't spend $20K on your lunch break. No a farewell like that takes days of planning, need the proper FTE for that.

Look losing your job for a lot of people sucks. Especially if you have a mortgage, kids etc that brings in stress for sure. Those people have my sympathy. For some (I've been one, and had friends the same) redundancy is a dream outcome. A nice chunky payout, some time off, and knowledge you have the skill set and work ethic to soon enough find another job. Of course it helps when you are younger sans kids and prepared to move around the country. 

Or like a guy here at my local gym in Aus, you take the 12mth full salary reduno payout, and go buy a local bike shop business.   

The Govt's role ain't to create jobs in the public service, to lessen the dole queue. This ain't socialist Cuba (65-75% of it's workforce in the public sector, depending where you get your data from).

NZ's unemployment rate is 4.6%. So over 95% of the population do have a job. It may not be a job you like, or want to be in long term. But try Spain at 12% job less & youth unemployment 26%. Or try the many countries around the world, where the unemployment benefit doesn't exist. In Peru you don't find a way to make some money, you and your family don't eat. There for most having a 'career' is not in their vocab, that's a first world luxury. You just work, trading your time for cash. That's what your dad did, your abuelo before that. It's all you know. Living week to week until you are dead, or your kids starting caring for you in your dotage.

To me the inference that Mr Thumb is only the PM because he wants to make himself and the wealthy like Rob Morrison, even wealthier is tin foil hat territory. Folk get into politics mostly due to a mix of ego, and a belief they can actually help NZ. 

Who stands to benefit more for having their snout in the great political perks & benefits trough, ex Air NZ CEO Luxon (former salary $4.2M), or ex film projectionist/hospo worker Ricardo March. 


Coochiee is a 35 year old nickname derived from Footrot Flats. The 1989 ARL Grand Final between Canberra and Balmain was the greatest sporting drama I'm ever seen on the telly to that point, in the age of 3 channels. I did a Siggie and for 2 years at Massey Uni dabbled in the working man's game of rugby league. Coronation Park in Palmy, 'smash him bro'. Off to Dannevirke to play the Mongrel Mob. The superfit Army team in Waiouru. Manawatu Prison for game. They didn't play away. Was good fun, I'm a big unit, and enjoyed trying to put on a shot, plus the little sneaky offloads. But the Samoan boys in the team liked to make fun of my beloved Swanndri and gum boot attire. The nickname just stuck. About 2 years ago an American female informed me yeah of a whole different name meaning! Laughs on me.
Unknown editor edited September 16, 2024 04:30
AucklandPhoenix
It’s quite simple Cooch. 

You want the rich and your mates to pay less tax.

Less money comes in so you need to spend less.

So you cut costs and the easiest cost to cut is the employment of the public service.

Then when you finish there you think fudge, we still can’t make up that deficit.

So you then cut health etc etc etc.

Think you should stick to the great work on the kiwi overseas. Because as a kiwi overseas you don’t know too much 

I hope you understand your name as well. 

My misspelling 4 letter word comrade. No Govt, likes to cut public sector services like health, education and the Police. That's longer term political suicide, a zero sum game. Most of the population use one or more of those services in some form at least monthly. The voting masses ain't happy if there is visible deterioration.

In the 6 years of the Labour lead Govt, the number of public servants increased by roughly one-third, or just under 18,500 employees. Yet there was no discernable improvement in hospital waiting times, education levels, crime stats or whatever metric you want to use. So a huge increase in Govt expenditure for what?

Look losing your job for a lot of people sucks. Especially if you have a mortgage, kids etc that brings in stress for sure. Those people have my sympathy. For some (I've been one, and had friends the same) redundancy is a dream outcome. A nice chunky payout, some time off, and knowledge you have the skill set and work ethic to soon enough find another job. Of course it helps when you are younger sans kids and prepared to move around the country. 

Or like a guy here at my local gym in Aus, you take the 12mth full salary reduno payout, and go buy a local bike shop business.   

The Govt's role ain't to create jobs in the public service, to lessen the dole queue. This ain't socialist Cuba (65-75% of it's workforce in the public sector, depending where you get your data from).

NZ's unemployment rate is 4.6%. So over 95% of the population do have a job. It may not be a job you like, or want to be in long term. But try Spain at 12% job less & youth unemployment 26%. Or try the many countries around the world, where the unemployment benefit doesn't exist. In Peru you don't find a way to make some money, you and your family don't eat. There for most having a 'career' is not in their vocab, that's a first world luxury. You just work, trading your time for cash. That's what your dad did, your abuelo before that. It's all you know. Living week to week until you are dead, or your kids starting caring for you in your dotage.

To me the inference that Mr Thumb is only the PM because he wants to make himself and the wealthy like Rob Morrison, even wealthier is tin foil hat territory. Folk get into politics mostly due to a mix of ego, and a belief they can actually help NZ. 

Who stands to benefit more for having their snout in the great political perks & benefits trough, ex Air NZ CEO Luxon (former salary $4.2M), or ex film projectionist/hospo worker Ricardo March. 


Coochiee is a 35 year old nickname derived from Footrot Flats. The 1989 ARL Grand Final between Canberra and Balmain was the greatest sporting drama I'm ever seen on the telly to that point, in the age of 3 channels. I did a Siggie and for 2 years at Massey Uni dabbled in the working man's game of rugby league. Coronation Park in Palmy, 'smash him bro'. Off to Dannevirke to play the Mongrel Mob. The superfit Army team in Waiouru. Manawatu Prison for game. They didn't play away. Was good fun, I'm a big unit, and enjoyed trying to put on a shot, plus the little sneaky offloads. But the Samoan boys in the team liked to make fun of my beloved Swanndri and gum boot attire. The nickname just stuck. About 2 years ago an American female informed me yeah of a whole different name meaning! Laughs on me.
Unknown editor edited September 16, 2024 03:42
AucklandPhoenix
It’s quite simple Cooch. 

You want the rich and your mates to pay less tax.

Less money comes in so you need to spend less.

So you cut costs and the easiest cost to cut is the employment of the public service.

Then when you finish there you think fudge, we still can’t make up that deficit.

So you then cut health etc etc etc.

Think you should stick to the great work on the kiwi overseas. Because as a kiwi overseas you don’t know too much 

I hope you understand your name as well. 

My misspelling 4 letter word comrade. No Govt, likes to cut public sector services like health, education and the Police. That's longer term political suicide, a zero sum game. Most of the population use one or more of those services in some form at least monthly. The voting masses ain't happy if there is visible deterioration.

In the 6 years of the Labour lead Govt, the number of public servants increased by roughly one-third, or just under 18,500 employees. Yet there was no discernable improvement in hospital waiting times, education levels, crime stats or whatever metric you want to use. So a huge increase in Govt expenditure for what?

Look losing your job for a lot of people sucks. Especially if you have a mortgage, kids etc that brings in stress for sure. Those people have my sympathy. For some (I've been one, and had friends the same) redundancy is a dream outcome. A nice chunky payout, some time off, and knowledge you have the skill set and work ethic to soon enough find another job. Of course it helps when you are younger sans kids and prepared to move around the country. 

Or like a guy here at my local gym in Aus, you take the 12mth full salary reduno payout, and go buy a local bike shop business.   

The Govt's role ain't to create jobs in the public service, to lessen the dole queue. This ain't socialist Cuba (65-75% of it's workforce in the public sector, depending where you get your data from).

NZ's unemployment rate is 4.6%. So over 95% of the population do have a job. It may not be a job you like, or want to be in long term. But try Spain at 12% job less & youth unemployment 26%. Or try the many countries around the world, where the unemployment benefit doesn't exist. In Peru you don't find a way to make some money, you and your family don't eat. There for most having a 'career' is not in their vocab, that's a first world luxury. You just work, trading your time for cash. That's what your dad did, your abuelo before that. It's all you know. Living week to week until you are dead, or your kids starting caring for you in your dotage.

To me the inference that Mr Thumb is only the PM because he wants to make himself and the wealthy like Rob Morrison, even wealthier is tin foil hat territory. Folk get into politics mostly due to a mix of ego, and a belief they can actually help NZ. 

Who stands to benefit more for having their snout in the great political perks & benefits trough, ex Air NZ CEO Luxon (former salary $4.2M), or ex film projectionist/hospo worker Ricardo March. 


Coochiee is a 35 year old nickname derived from Footrot Flats. The 1989 ARL Grand Final between Canberra and Balmain was the greatest sporting drama I'm ever seen on the telly to that point, in the age of 3 channels. I did a Siggie and for 2 years at Massey Uni dabbled in the working man's game of rugby league. Coronation Park in Palmy, 'smash him bro'. Off to Dannevirke to play the Mongrel Mob. Manawatu Prison for game. They didn't play away. Was good fun, I'm a big unit, and enjoyed trying to put on a shot, plus the little sneaky offloads. But the Samoan boys in the team liked to make fun of my beloved Swanndri and gum boot attire. The nickname just stuck. About 2 years ago an American female informed me yeah of a whole different name meaning! Laughs on me.
Unknown editor edited September 16, 2024 03:26
AucklandPhoenix
It’s quite simple Cooch. 

You want the rich and your mates to pay less tax.

Less money comes in so you need to spend less.

So you cut costs and the easiest cost to cut is the employment of the public service.

Then when you finish there you think fudge, we still can’t make up that deficit.

So you then cut health etc etc etc.

Think you should stick to the great work on the kiwi overseas. Because as a kiwi overseas you don’t know too much 

I hope you understand your name as well. 

My misspelling 4 letter word comrade. No Govt, likes to cut public sector services like health, education and the Police. That's longer term political suicide, a zero sum game. Most of the population use one or more of those services in some form at least monthly. The voting masses ain't happy if there is visible deterioration.

In the 6 years of the Labour lead Govt, the number of public servants increased by roughly one-third, or just under 18,500 employees. Yet there was no discernable improvement in hospital waiting times, education levels, crime stats or whatever metric you want to use. So a huge increase in Govt expenditure for what?

Look losing your job for a lot of people sucks. Especially if you have a mortgage, kids etc that brings in stress for sure. Those people have my sympathy. For some (I've been one, and had friends the same) redundancy is a dream outcome. A nice chunky payout, some time off, and knowledge you have the skill set and work ethic to soon enough find another job. Of course it helps when you are younger sans kids and prepared to move around the country. 

Or like a guy here at my local gym in Aus, you take the 12mth full salary reduno payout, and go buy a local bike shop business.   

The Govt's role ain't to create jobs in the public service, to lessen the dole queue. This ain't socialist Cuba (65-75% of it's workforce in the public sector, depending where you get your data from).

NZ's unemployment rate is 4.6%. So over 95% of the population do have a job. It may not be a job you like, or want to be in long term. But try Spain at 12% job less & youth unemployment 26%. Or try the many countries around the world, where the unemployment benefit doesn't exist. In Peru you don't find a way to make some money, you and your family don't eat. There for most having a 'career' is not in their vocab, that's a first world luxury. You just work, trading your time for cash. That's what your dad did, your abuelo before that. It's all you know. Living week to week until you are dead, or your kids starting caring for you in your dotage.

To me the inference that Mr Thumb is only the PM because he wants to make himself and the wealthy like Rob Morrison, even wealthier is tin foil hat territory. Folk get into politics mostly due to a mix of ego, and a belief they can actually help NZ. 

Who stands to benefit more for having their snout in the great political perks & benefits trough, ex Air NZ CEO Luxon (former salary $4.2M), or ex film projectionist/hospo worker Ricardo March. 


Coochiee is a 35 year old nickname derived from Footrot Flats. The 1989 ARL Grand Final between Canberra and Balmain was the greatest sporting drama I'm ever seen on the telly to that point, in the age of 3 channels. I did a Siggie and for 2 years at Massey Uni dabbled in the working man's game of rugby league. Coronation Park in Palmy, 'smash him bro'. Off to Dannevirke to play the Mongrel Mob. Manawatu Prison for game. Was good fun, I'm a big unit, and enjoyed trying to put on a shot, plus the little sneaky offloads. But the Samoan boys in the team liked to make fun of my beloved Swanndri and gum boot attire. The nickname just stuck. About 2 years ago an American female informed me yeah of a whole different name meaning! Laughs on me.
Unknown editor edited September 16, 2024 03:25
AucklandPhoenix
It’s quite simple Cooch. 

You want the rich and your mates to pay less tax.

Less money comes in so you need to spend less.

So you cut costs and the easiest cost to cut is the employment of the public service.

Then when you finish there you think fudge, we still can’t make up that deficit.

So you then cut health etc etc etc.

Think you should stick to the great work on the kiwi overseas. Because as a kiwi overseas you don’t know too much 

I hope you understand your name as well. 

My misspelling 4 letter word comrade. No Govt, likes to cut public sector services like health, education and the Police. That's longer term political suicide, a zero sum game. Most of the population use one or more of those services in some form at least monthly. The voting masses ain't happy if there is visible deterioration.

In the 6 years of the Labour lead Govt, the number of public servants increased by roughly one-third, or just under 18,500 employees. Yet there was no discernable improvement in hospital waiting times, education levels, crime stats or whatever metric you want to use. So a huge increase in Govt expenditure for what?

Look losing your job for a lot of people sucks. Especially if you have a mortgage, kids etc that brings in stress for sure. Those people have my sympathy. For some (I've been one, and had friends the same) redundancy is a dream outcome. A nice chunky payout, some time off, and knowledge you have the skill set and work ethic to soon enough find another job. Of course it helps when you are younger sans kids and prepared to move around the country. 

Or like a guy here at my local gym in Aus, you take the 12mth full salary reduno payout, and go buy a local bike shop business.   

The Govt's role ain't to create jobs in the public service, to lessen the dole queue. This ain't socialist Cuba (65-75% of it's workforce in the public sector, depending where you get your data from).

NZ's unemployment rate is 4.6%. So over 95% of the population do have a job. It may not be a job you like, or want to be in long term. But try Spain at 12% job less & youth unemployment 26%. Or try the many countries around the world, where the unemployment benefit doesn't exist. In Peru you don't find a way to make some money, you and your family don't eat. There for most having a 'career' is not in their vocab, that's a first world luxury. You just work, trading your time for cash. That's what your dad did, your abuelo before that. It's all you know. Living week to week until you are dead, or your kids starting caring for you in your dotage.

To me the inference that Mr Thumb is only the PM because he wants to make himself and the wealthy like Rob Morrison, even wealthier is tin foil hat territory. Folk get into politics mostly due to a mix of ego, and a belief they can actually help NZ. 

Who stands to benefit more for having their snout in the great political perks & benefits trough, ex Air NZ CEO Luxon (former salary $4.2M), or ex film projectionist/hospo worker Ricardo March. 


Coochiee is a 35 year old nickname derived from Footrot Flats. The 1989 ARL Grand Final between Canberra and Balmain was the greatest sporting drama I'm ever seen on the telly to that point, in the age of 3 channels. I did a Siggie and for 2 years at Massey Uni dabbled in the working man's game of rugby league.  Was good fun, I'm a big unit, and enjoyed trying to put on a shot, plus the little sneaky offloads. But the Samoan boys in the team liked to make fun of my beloved Swanndri and gum boot attire. The nickname just stuck. About 2 years ago an American female informed me yeah of a whole different name meaning! Laughs on me.
Unknown editor edited September 16, 2024 03:20
AucklandPhoenix
It’s quite simple Cooch. 

You want the rich and your mates to pay less tax.

Less money comes in so you need to spend less.

So you cut costs and the easiest cost to cut is the employment of the public service.

Then when you finish there you think fudge, we still can’t make up that deficit.

So you then cut health etc etc etc.

Think you should stick to the great work on the kiwi overseas. Because as a kiwi overseas you don’t know too much 

I hope you understand your name as well. 

My misspelling 4 letter word comrade. No Govt, likes to cut public sector services like health, education and the Police. That's longer term political suicide, a zero sum game. Most of the population use one or more of those services in some form at least monthly. The voting masses ain't happy if there is visible deterioration.

In the 6 years of the Labour lead Govt, the number of public servants increased by roughly one-third, or just under 18,500 employees. Yet there was no discernable improvement in hospital waiting times, education levels, crime stats or whatever metric you want to use. So a huge increase in Govt expenditure for what?

Look losing your job for a lot of people sucks. Especially if you have a mortgage, kids etc that brings in stress for sure. Those people have my sympathy. For some (I've been one, and had friends the same) redundancy is a dream outcome. A nice chunky payout, some time off, and knowledge you have the skill set and work ethic to soon enough find another job. Of course it helps when you are younger sans kids and prepared to move around the country. 

Or like a guy here at my local gym in Aus, you take the 12mth full salary reduno payout, and go buy a local bike shop business.   

The Govt's role ain't to create jobs in the public service, to lessen the dole queue. This ain't socialist Cuba (65-75% of it's workforce in the public sector, depending where you get your data from).

NZ's unemployment rate is 4.6%. So over 95% of the population do have a job. It may not be a job you like, or want to be in long term. But try Spain at 12% job less & youth unemployment 26%. Or try the many countries around the world, where the unemployment benefit doesn't exist. In Peru you don't find a way to make some money, you and your family don't eat. There for most having a 'career' is not in their vocab, that's a first world luxury. You just work, trading your time for cash. That's what your dad did, your abuelo before that. It's all you know. Living week to week until you are dead, or your kids starting caring for you in your dotage.

To me the inference that Mr Thumb is only the PM because he wants to make himself and the wealthy like Rob Morrison, even wealthier is tin foil hat territory. Folk get into politics mostly due to a mix of ego, and a belief they can actually help NZ. 

Who stands to benefit more for having their snout in the great political perks & benefits trough, ex Air NZ CEO Luxon (former salary $4.2M), or ex film projectionist/hospo worker Ricardo March. 


Coochiee is a 35 year old nickname derived from Footrot Flats. The 1988 ARL Grand Final between Canberra and Balmain was the greatest sporting drama I'm ever seen on the telly to that point, in the age of 3 channels. I did a Siggie and for 2 years at Massey Uni dabbled in the working man's game of rugby league.  Was good fun, I'm a big unit, and enjoyed trying to put on a shot, plus the little sneaky offloads. But the Samoan boys in the team liked to make fun of my beloved Swanndri and gum boot attire. The nickname just stuck. About 2 years ago an American female informed me yeah of a whole different name meaning! Laughs on me.
Unknown editor edited September 16, 2024 03:19
AucklandPhoenix
It’s quite simple Cooch. 

You want the rich and your mates to pay less tax.

Less money comes in so you need to spend less.

So you cut costs and the easiest cost to cut is the employment of the public service.

Then when you finish there you think fudge, we still can’t make up that deficit.

So you then cut health etc etc etc.

Think you should stick to the great work on the kiwi overseas. Because as a kiwi overseas you don’t know too much 

I hope you understand your name as well. 

My misspelling 4 letter word comrade. No Govt, likes to cut public sector services like health, education and the Police. That's longer term political suicide, a zero sum game. Most of the population use one or more of those services in some form at least monthly. The voting masses ain't happy if there is visible deterioration.

In the 6 years of the Labour lead Govt, the number of public servants increased by roughly one-third, or just under 18,500 employees. Yet there was no discernable improvement in hospital waiting times, education levels, crime stats or whatever metric you want to use. So a huge increase in Govt expenditure for what?

Look losing your job for a lot of people sucks. Especially if you have a mortgage, kids etc that brings in stress for sure. Those people have my sympathy. For some (I've been one, and had friends the same) redundancy is a dream outcome. A nice chunky payout, some time off, and knowledge you have the skill set and work ethic to soon enough find another job. Of course it helps when you are younger sans kids and prepared to move around the country. 

Or like a guy here at my local gym in Aus, you take the 12mth full salary reduno payout, and go buy a local bike shop business.   

The Govt's role ain't to create jobs in the public service, to lessen the dole queue. This ain't socialist Cuba (65-75% of it's workforce in the public sector, depending where you get your data from).

NZ's unemployment rate is 4.6%. So over 95% of the population do have a job. It may not be a job you like, or want to be in long term. But try Spain at 12% job less & youth unemployment 26%. Or try the many countries around the world, where the unemployment benefit doesn't exist. In Peru you don't find a way to make some money, you and your family don't eat. There for most having a 'career' is not in their vocab, that's a first world luxury. You just work, trading your time for cash. That's what your dad did, your abuelo before that. It's all you know. Living week to week until you are dead, or your kids starting caring for you in your dotage.

To me the inference that Mr Thumb is only the PM because he wants to make himself and the wealthy like Rob Morrison, even wealthier is tin foil hat territory. Folk get into politics mostly due to a mix of ego, and a belief they can actually help NZ. 

Who stands to benefit more for having their snout in the great political perks & benefits trough, ex Air NZ CEO Luxon (former salary $4.2M), or ex film projectionist/hospo worker Ricardo March. 


Coochiee is a 35 year old nickname derived from Footrot Flats. The 1988 ARL Grand Final between Canberra and Balmain was the greatest sporting drama I'm ever seen on the telly to that point, in the age of 3 channels. I did a Siggie and for 2 years at Massey Uni dabbled in the working man's game of rugby league.  Was good fun, I'm a big unit, and enjoyed trying to put on a shot, plus the little offloads. But the Samoan boys in the team liked to make fun of my Swandri and gum boot attire. The nickname just stuck. About 2 years ago an American female informed me yeah of a whole different name meaning! Laughs on me.
Unknown editor edited September 16, 2024 02:28
AucklandPhoenix
It’s quite simple Cooch. 

You want the rich and your mates to pay less tax.

Less money comes in so you need to spend less.

So you cut costs and the easiest cost to cut is the employment of the public service.

Then when you finish there you think fudge, we still can’t make up that deficit.

So you then cut health etc etc etc.

Think you should stick to the great work on the kiwi overseas. Because as a kiwi overseas you don’t know too much 

I hope you understand your name as well. 

My misspelling 4 letter word comrade. No Govt, likes to cut public sector services like health, education and the Police. That's longer term political suicide, a zero sum game. Most of the population use one or more of those services in some form at least monthly. The voting masses ain't happy if there is visible deterioration.

In the 6 years of the Labour lead Govt, the number of public servants increased by roughly one-third, or just under 18,500 employees. Yet there was no discernable improvement in hospital waiting times, education levels, crime stats or whatever metric you want to use. So a huge increase in Govt expenditure for what?

Look losing your job for a lot of people sucks. Especially if you have a mortgage, kids etc that brings in stress for sure. Those people have my sympathy. For some (I've been one, and had friends the same) redundancy is a dream outcome. A nice chunky payout, some time off, and knowledge you have the skill set and work ethic to soon enough find another job. Of course it helps when you are younger sans kids and prepared to move around the country. 

Or like a guy here at my local gym in Aus, you take the 12mth full salary reduno payout, and go buy a local bike shop business.   

The Govt's role ain't to create jobs in the public service, to lessen the dole queue. This ain't socialist Cuba (65-75% of it's workforce in the public sector, depending where you get your data from).

NZ's unemployment rate is 4.6%. So over 95% of the population do have a job. It may not be a job you like, or want to be in long term. But try Spain at 12% job less & youth unemployment 26%. Or try the many countries around the world, where the unemployment benefit doesn't exist. In Peru you don't find a way to make some money, you and your family don't eat. There for most having a 'career' is not in their vocab, that's a first world luxury. You just work, trading your time for cash. That's what your dad did, your abuelo before that. It's all you know. Living week to week until you are dead, or your kids starting caring for you in your dotage.

To me the inference that Mr Thumb is only the PM because he wants to make himself and the wealthy like Rob Morrison, even wealthier is tin foil hat territoty. Folk get into politics mostly due to a mix of ego, and a belief they can actually help NZ. 

Who stands to benefit more for having their snout in the great political perks & benefits trough, ex Air NZ CEO Luxon (former salary $4.2M), or ex film projectionist/hospo worker Ricardo March. 


Coochiee is a 35 year old nickname derived from Footrot Flats. The 1988 ARL Grand Final between Canberra and Balmain was the greatest sporting drama I'm ever seen on the telly to that point, in the age of 3 channels. I did a Siggie and for 2 years at Massey Uni dabbled in the working man's game of rugby league.  Was good fun, I'm a big unit, and enjoyed trying to put on a shot, plus the little offloads. But the Samoan boys in the team liked to make fun of my Swandri and gum boot attire. The nickname just stuck. About 2 years ago an American female informed me yeah of a whole different name meaning! Laughs on me.
Unknown editor edited September 16, 2024 02:27
AucklandPhoenix
It’s quite simple Cooch. 

You want the rich and your mates to pay less tax.

Less money comes in so you need to spend less.

So you cut costs and the easiest cost to cut is the employment of the public service.

Then when you finish there you think fudge, we still can’t make up that deficit.

So you then cut health etc etc etc.

Think you should stick to the great work on the kiwi overseas. Because as a kiwi overseas you don’t know too much 

I hope you understand your name as well. 

My misspelling 4 letter word comrade. No Govt, likes to cut public sector services like health, education and the Police. That's longer term political suicide, a zero sum game. Most of the population use one or more of those services in some form at least monthly. The voting masses ain't happy if there is visible deterioration.

In the 6 years of the Labour lead Govt, the number of public servants increased by roughly one-third, or just under 18,500 employees. Yet there was no discernable improvement in hospital waiting times, education levels, crime stats or whatever metric you want to use. So a huge increase in Govt expenditure for what?

Look losing your job for a lot of people sucks. Especially if you have a mortgage, kids etc that brings in stress for sure. Those people have my sympathy. For some (I've been one, and had friends the same) redundancy is a dream outcome. A nice chunky payout, some time off, and knowledge you have the skill set and work ethic to soon enough find another job. Of course it helps when you are younger sans kids and prepared to move around the country. 

Or like a guy here at my local gym in Aus, you take the 12mth full salary reduno payout, and go buy a local bike shop business.   

The Govt's role ain't to create jobs in the public service, to lessen the dole queue. This ain't socialist Cuba (65-75% of it's workforce in the public sector, depending where you get your data from).

NZ's unemployment rate is 4.6%. So over 95% of the population do have a job. It may not be a job you like, or want to be in long term. But try Spain at 12% job less & youth unemployment 26%. Or try the many countries around the world, where the unemployment benefit doesn't exist. In Peru you don't find a way to make some money, or you and your family don't eat. There for most having a 'career' is not in their vocab, that's a first world luxury. You just work, trading your time for cash. That's what your dad did, your abuelo before that. It's all you know. Living week to week until you are dead, or your kids starting caring for you in your dotage.

To me the inference that Mr Thumb is only the PM because he wants to make himself and the wealthy like Rob Morrison, even wealthier is tin foil hat territoty. Folk get into politics mostly due to a mix of ego, and a belief they can actually help NZ. 

Who stands to benefit more for having their snout in the great political perks & benefits trough, ex Air NZ CEO Luxon (former salary $4.2M), or ex film projectionist/hospo worker Ricardo March. 


Coochiee is a 35 year old nickname derived from Footrot Flats. The 1988 ARL Grand Final between Canberra and Balmain was the greatest sporting drama I'm ever seen on the telly to that point, in the age of 3 channels. I did a Siggie and for 2 years at Massey Uni dabbled in the working man's game of rugby league.  Was good fun, I'm a big unit, and enjoyed trying to put on a shot, plus the little offloads. But the Samoan boys in the team liked to make fun of my Swandri and gum boot attire. The nickname just stuck. About 2 years ago an American female informed me yeah of a whole different name meaning! Laughs on me.
Unknown editor edited September 16, 2024 02:25
AucklandPhoenix
It’s quite simple Cooch. 

You want the rich and your mates to pay less tax.

Less money comes in so you need to spend less.

So you cut costs and the easiest cost to cut is the employment of the public service.

Then when you finish there you think fudge, we still can’t make up that deficit.

So you then cut health etc etc etc.

Think you should stick to the great work on the kiwi overseas. Because as a kiwi overseas you don’t know too much 

I hope you understand your name as well. 

My misspelling 4 letter word comrade. No Govt, likes to cut public sector services like health, education and the Police. That's longer term political suicide, a zero sum game. Most of the population use one or more of those services in some form at least monthly. The voting masses ain't happy if there is visible deterioration.

In the 6 years of the Labour lead Govt, the number of public servants increased by roughly one-third, or just under 18,500 employees. Yet there was no discernable improvement in hospital waiting times, education levels, crime stats or whatever metric you want to use. So a huge increase in Govt expenditure for what?

Look losing your job for a lot of people sucks. Especially if you have a mortgage, kids etc that brings in stress for sure. Those people have my sympathy. For some (I've been one, and had friends the same) redundancy is a dream outcome. A nice chunky payout, some time off, and knowledge you have the skill set and work ethic to soon enough find another job. Of course it helps when you are younger sans kids and prepared to move around the country. 

Or like a guy here at my local gym in Aus, you take the 12mth full salary reduno payout, and go buy a local bike shop business.   

The Govt's role ain't to create jobs in the public service, to lessen the dole queue. This ain't socialist Cuba (65-75% of it's workforce in the public sector, depending where you get your data from).

NZ's unemployment rate is 4.6%. So over 95% of the population do have a job. It may not be a job you like, or want to be in long term. But try Spain at 12% job less & youth unemployment 26%. Or try the many countries around the world, where the unemployment benefit doesn't exist. In Peru you don't find a way to make some money, or you and your family don't eat. There for most having a 'career' is not in their vocab, that's a first world luxury. You just work, trading your time for cash. That's what your dad did, your abuelo. It's what you know. Living week to week.

To me the inference that Mr Thumb is only the PM because he wants to make himself and the wealthy like Rob Morrison, even wealthier is tin foil hat territoty. Folk get into politics mostly due to a mix of ego, and a belief they can actually help NZ. 

Who stands to benefit more for having their snout in the great political perks & benefits trough, ex Air NZ CEO Luxon (former salary $4.2M), or ex film projectionist/hospo worker Ricardo March. 


Coochiee is a 35 year old nickname derived from Footrot Flats. The 1988 ARL Grand Final between Canberra and Balmain was the greatest sporting drama I'm ever seen on the telly to that point, in the age of 3 channels. I did a Siggie and for 2 years at Massey Uni dabbled in the working man's game of rugby league.  Was good fun, I'm a big unit, and enjoyed trying to put on a shot, plus the little offloads. But the Samoan boys in the team liked to make fun of my Swandri and gum boot attire. The nickname just stuck. About 2 years ago an American female informed me yeah of a whole different name meaning! Laughs on me.