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    From Rich80105@3:770/3 to All on Friday, August 05, 2016 15:02:43
    https://www.facebook.com/tarekjbazley/videos/10154203821356259/

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  • From Tony @3:770/3 to rich80105@hotmail.com on Friday, August 05, 2016 02:13:09
    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >https://www.facebook.com/tarekjbazley/videos/10154203821356259/
    Is there a point you are failing to make?
    It is appalling that anybody should be in this position but there are clearly not thousands, and almost certainly not hundreds unl;ess you can provide evidence to the contrary. Note - I said nevidence; not opinion!
    Tony

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  • From Rich80105@3:770/3 to dot nz on Friday, August 05, 2016 20:56:52
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 02:13:09 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>https://www.facebook.com/tarekjbazley/videos/10154203821356259/
    Is there a point you are failing to make?
    It is appalling that anybody should be in this position but there are clearly >not thousands, and almost certainly not hundreds unl;ess you can provide >evidence to the contrary. Note - I said nevidence; not opinion!
    Tony

    According to the video, the University of Otago now estimates that
    there ar over 40,000 people homeless in New Zealand. Not all of the
    people covered in the video will be regarded as homeless by the
    government departments. You say there are clearly not thousands and
    almost certainly not hundreds, where is your evidence?

    I agree that evidence would be useful, instead of your ersonal opinion
    . . .

    The ball is in your court, Tony

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  • From Tony @3:770/3 to rich80105@hotmail.com on Friday, August 05, 2016 04:42:02
    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 02:13:09 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>https://www.facebook.com/tarekjbazley/videos/10154203821356259/
    Is there a point you are failing to make?
    It is appalling that anybody should be in this position but there are clearly >>not thousands, and almost certainly not hundreds unl;ess you can provide >>evidence to the contrary. Note - I said nevidence; not opinion!
    Tony

    According to the video, the University of Otago now estimates that
    there ar over 40,000 people homeless in New Zealand. Not all of the
    people covered in the video will be regarded as homeless by the
    government departments. You say there are clearly not thousands and
    almost certainly not hundreds, where is your evidence?

    I agree that evidence would be useful, instead of your ersonal opinion
    . . .

    The ball is in your court, Tony
    No t is not. It is in their court. Where is their evidence that thousands living in garages and cars?
    Tony

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  • From george152@3:770/3 to Tony on Saturday, August 06, 2016 08:24:11
    On 8/5/2016 9:42 PM, Tony wrote:
    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 02:13:09 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    https://www.facebook.com/tarekjbazley/videos/10154203821356259/
    Is there a point you are failing to make?
    It is appalling that anybody should be in this position but there are clearly
    not thousands, and almost certainly not hundreds unl;ess you can provide >>> evidence to the contrary. Note - I said nevidence; not opinion!
    Tony

    According to the video, the University of Otago now estimates that
    there ar over 40,000 people homeless in New Zealand. Not all of the
    people covered in the video will be regarded as homeless by the
    government departments. You say there are clearly not thousands and
    almost certainly not hundreds, where is your evidence?

    I agree that evidence would be useful, instead of your ersonal opinion
    . . .

    The ball is in your court, Tony
    No t is not. It is in their court. Where is their evidence that thousands living in garages and cars?
    Tony

    And a claimed 40,000 ????
    Looks like the MSM and Liebor are doing a beatup.
    If rich is so concerned why isn't he out there directing those 'poor'
    into his house..
    Or, like us, he is aware that those people have had to have proven
    themselves to be bad tenants ???????

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  • From Tony @3:770/3 to rich80105@hotmail.com on Friday, August 05, 2016 16:14:56
    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 04:42:02 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 02:13:09 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>>https://www.facebook.com/tarekjbazley/videos/10154203821356259/
    Is there a point you are failing to make?
    It is appalling that anybody should be in this position but there are >>>>clearly
    not thousands, and almost certainly not hundreds unl;ess you can provide >>>>evidence to the contrary. Note - I said nevidence; not opinion!
    Tony

    According to the video, the University of Otago now estimates that
    there ar over 40,000 people homeless in New Zealand. Not all of the >>>people covered in the video will be regarded as homeless by the >>>government departments. You say there are clearly not thousands and >>>almost certainly not hundreds, where is your evidence?

    I agree that evidence would be useful, instead of your ersonal opinion
    . . .

    The ball is in your court, Tony
    No t is not. It is in their court. Where is their evidence that thousands >>living in garages and cars?
    Tony
    They claimed there is a survey by the University of Otago - which does
    prima facie have more credibility than a single unsupported personal >assertion that "there are clearly not thousands and almost certainly
    not hundreds."

    A quick check showed:
    http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago613529.html
    and >http://nzccss.org.nz/work/poverty/the-real-housing-affordability-issues/homelessness-the-invisible-housing-problem/
    and >https://www.unicef.org.nz/learn/our-work-in-new-zealand/Child-Poverty-in-New-Zealand
    and
    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11650103
    and last a report from parliament >https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/research-papers/document/00PLEcoRP14021/homelessness-in-new-zealand
    with that last reference saying:
    2009 Housing Shareholders Advisory Group:
    Urban homeless (those sleeping rough or in improvised dwellings)
    likely to number less than 300 with 500-1,000 in rural improvised
    housing.
    8,000 to 20,000 in temporary accommodation unsuited for long-term
    habitation (caravans, campgrounds, substandard housing and boarding
    houses). [24]

    from all of which we can say that while estimates and what is being
    counted differ between reports, the number subject tot he sort of
    problems covered in the video are "clearly thousands".
    Your grasp of mathematics is worse than your grasp of truthfulness.
    There are many people living in housing that you and I might not think is ideal, that does not translate to thousands
    are living in garages and cars! And "they claim" there is a study - where is it?
    It is utter bullshit and you know it.
    If on the other hand you were to do your best to put in place a solution for the comparatively small number of people that are living in garages and cars then I would support you but no - you have to make the plights of that small number a major political issue by using patently absurd claims.
    Tony

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  • From Rich80105@3:770/3 to dot nz on Saturday, August 06, 2016 08:44:43
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 04:42:02 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 02:13:09 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>https://www.facebook.com/tarekjbazley/videos/10154203821356259/
    Is there a point you are failing to make?
    It is appalling that anybody should be in this position but there are clearly
    not thousands, and almost certainly not hundreds unl;ess you can provide >>>evidence to the contrary. Note - I said nevidence; not opinion!
    Tony

    According to the video, the University of Otago now estimates that
    there ar over 40,000 people homeless in New Zealand. Not all of the
    people covered in the video will be regarded as homeless by the
    government departments. You say there are clearly not thousands and
    almost certainly not hundreds, where is your evidence?

    I agree that evidence would be useful, instead of your ersonal opinion
    . . .

    The ball is in your court, Tony
    No t is not. It is in their court. Where is their evidence that thousands >living in garages and cars?
    Tony
    They claimed there is a survey by the University of Otago - which does
    prima facie have more credibility than a single unsupported personal
    assertion that "there are clearly not thousands and almost certainly
    not hundreds."

    A quick check showed:
    http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago613529.html
    and http://nzccss.org.nz/work/poverty/the-real-housing-affordability-issues/homelessness-the-invisible-housing-problem/
    and https://www.unicef.org.nz/learn/our-work-in-new-zealand/Child-Poverty-in-New-Zealand
    and
    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11650103
    and last a report from parliament https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/research-papers/document/00PLEcoRP14021/homelessness-in-new-zealand
    with that last reference saying:
    2009 Housing Shareholders Advisory Group:
    Urban homeless (those sleeping rough or in improvised dwellings)
    likely to number less than 300 with 500-1,000 in rural improvised
    housing.
    8,000 to 20,000 in temporary accommodation unsuited for long-term
    habitation (caravans, campgrounds, substandard housing and boarding
    houses). [24]

    from all of which we can say that while estimates and what is being
    counted differ between reports, the number subject tot he sort of
    problems covered in the video are "clearly thousands".

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  • From Tony @3:770/3 to rich80105@hotmail.com on Friday, August 05, 2016 16:51:12
    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:14:56 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 04:42:02 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 02:13:09 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net >>>>>dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>https://www.facebook.com/tarekjbazley/videos/10154203821356259/
    Is there a point you are failing to make?
    It is appalling that anybody should be in this position but there are >>>>>>clearly
    not thousands, and almost certainly not hundreds unl;ess you can provide >>>>>>evidence to the contrary. Note - I said nevidence; not opinion! >>>>>>Tony

    According to the video, the University of Otago now estimates that >>>>>there ar over 40,000 people homeless in New Zealand. Not all of the >>>>>people covered in the video will be regarded as homeless by the >>>>>government departments. You say there are clearly not thousands and >>>>>almost certainly not hundreds, where is your evidence?

    I agree that evidence would be useful, instead of your ersonal opinion >>>>>. . .

    The ball is in your court, Tony
    No t is not. It is in their court. Where is their evidence that thousands >>>>living in garages and cars?
    Tony
    They claimed there is a survey by the University of Otago - which does >>>prima facie have more credibility than a single unsupported personal >>>assertion that "there are clearly not thousands and almost certainly
    not hundreds."

    A quick check showed:
    http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago613529.html
    and >>>http://nzccss.org.nz/work/poverty/the-real-housing-affordability-issues/homelessness-the-invisible-housing-problem/
    and >>>https://www.unicef.org.nz/learn/our-work-in-new-zealand/Child-Poverty-in-New-Zealand
    and >>>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11650103 >>>and last a report from parliament >>>https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/research-papers/document/00PLEcoRP14021/homelessness-in-new-zealand
    with that last reference saying:
    2009 Housing Shareholders Advisory Group:
    Urban homeless (those sleeping rough or in improvised dwellings)
    likely to number less than 300 with 500-1,000 in rural improvised >>>housing.
    8,000 to 20,000 in temporary accommodation unsuited for long-term >>>habitation (caravans, campgrounds, substandard housing and boarding >>>houses). [24]

    from all of which we can say that while estimates and what is being >>>counted differ between reports, the number subject to the sort of >>>problems covered in the video are "clearly thousands".
    Your grasp of mathematics is worse than your grasp of truthfulness.
    There are many people living in housing that you and I might not think is >>ideal, that does not translate to thousands
    are living in garages and cars! And "they claim" there is a study - where is >>it?
    It is utter bullshit and you know it.
    If on the other hand you were to do your best to put in place a solution for >>the comparatively small number of people that are living in garages and cars >>then I would support you but no - you have to make the plights of that small >>number a major political issue by using patently absurd claims.
    Tony

    The first reference above:
    http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago613529.html
    Severe housing deprivation (homelessness) 2001-2013

    2001 2006 2013
    Table 1 Count and proportion of the census subject population
    identified as severely housing deprived, not severely housing
    deprived, and housing deprivation status cannot be determined,
    2001-2013(1)
    Category Count % Count % Count %
    Severely housing deprived 28,649 0.8 33,295 0.8 41,705
    1.0
    Not severely housing deprived 3,639,845 97.2 3,942,626 97.1 >4,109,534 96.6
    Housing deprivation status cannot be determined 76,038 2.0 83,953 >2.1 103,356 2.4
    Total 3,744,534(2) 100.0 4,059,876 100.0 4,254,594
    100.0
    Notes:
    (1) According to Statistics NZ confidentiality protocols, figures
    in this table have been random rounded to base three, then unallocated >children in non-private dwellings have been proportionally added to
    each category (see methodology in Amore et al. (2013)). The resulting
    figures are not rounded because the latter component represents
    proportions, rather than counts of individuals.
    (2) The total for census subject population for 2001 was
    misprinted in Amore et al. (2013).
    Data source: Statistics New Zealand

    Living situation No. people % of severely housing deprived >population Prevalence per 10,000 people
    Table 2 Severe housing deprivation by living situation (excluding
    emergency accommodation) – count, proportion, and prevalence, 2013(1)
    1 Living without habitable accommodation due to a lack of access
    to minimally adequate housing, such as on the street, in a car, or
    other improvised dwelling 4,197 10.1 9.9
    2 Living in a commercial dwelling (e.g. hotel, motel, boarding
    house) or marae due to a lack of access to minimally adequate housing
    7,901 18.9 18.6
    3 Living as a temporary resident in a severely crowded,
    permanent private dwelling due to a lack of access to minimally
    adequate housing 29,610 71.0 69.8
    Total 41,705 100.0
    98.3

    Now you can decide for yourself whether the video was talking about
    people with severe housing deprivation (up from 33,295 in 2006 to
    41705 in 2013), or "Living without habitable accommodation due to a
    lack of access to minimally adequate housing, such as on the street,
    in a car, or other improvised dwelling" - 4,197 in 2013. either way, >"thousands" is certainly supported.

    What was your source for "there are clearly not thousands and almost >certainly not hundreds."?
    Oh obviously I have misjudged you. The problem you have is lack of comprehension.
    At all times in this thread I have referred to the false claim that there are "thousands living in garages and cars" but you have tried and failed to change the subject. I was not referring to other people living in houses that are less than perfect only to the quote from the article - as you very well know. There is no evidence provided for this obvious lie.
    Tony

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  • From Rich80105@3:770/3 to dot nz on Saturday, August 06, 2016 09:35:13
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:14:56 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 04:42:02 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 02:13:09 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net >>>>dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>https://www.facebook.com/tarekjbazley/videos/10154203821356259/
    Is there a point you are failing to make?
    It is appalling that anybody should be in this position but there are >>>>>clearly
    not thousands, and almost certainly not hundreds unl;ess you can provide >>>>>evidence to the contrary. Note - I said nevidence; not opinion!
    Tony

    According to the video, the University of Otago now estimates that >>>>there ar over 40,000 people homeless in New Zealand. Not all of the >>>>people covered in the video will be regarded as homeless by the >>>>government departments. You say there are clearly not thousands and >>>>almost certainly not hundreds, where is your evidence?

    I agree that evidence would be useful, instead of your ersonal opinion >>>>. . .

    The ball is in your court, Tony
    No t is not. It is in their court. Where is their evidence that thousands >>>living in garages and cars?
    Tony
    They claimed there is a survey by the University of Otago - which does >>prima facie have more credibility than a single unsupported personal >>assertion that "there are clearly not thousands and almost certainly
    not hundreds."

    A quick check showed:
    http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago613529.html
    and >>http://nzccss.org.nz/work/poverty/the-real-housing-affordability-issues/homelessness-the-invisible-housing-problem/
    and >>https://www.unicef.org.nz/learn/our-work-in-new-zealand/Child-Poverty-in-New-Zealand
    and
    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11650103
    and last a report from parliament >>https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/research-papers/document/00PLEcoRP14021/homelessness-in-new-zealand
    with that last reference saying:
    2009 Housing Shareholders Advisory Group:
    Urban homeless (those sleeping rough or in improvised dwellings)
    likely to number less than 300 with 500-1,000 in rural improvised
    housing.
    8,000 to 20,000 in temporary accommodation unsuited for long-term >>habitation (caravans, campgrounds, substandard housing and boarding >>houses). [24]

    from all of which we can say that while estimates and what is being
    counted differ between reports, the number subject to the sort of
    problems covered in the video are "clearly thousands".
    Your grasp of mathematics is worse than your grasp of truthfulness.
    There are many people living in housing that you and I might not think is >ideal, that does not translate to thousands
    are living in garages and cars! And "they claim" there is a study - where is it?
    It is utter bullshit and you know it.
    If on the other hand you were to do your best to put in place a solution for >the comparatively small number of people that are living in garages and cars >then I would support you but no - you have to make the plights of that small >number a major political issue by using patently absurd claims.
    Tony

    The first reference above:
    http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago613529.html
    Severe housing deprivation (homelessness) 2001-2013

    2001 2006 2013
    Table 1 Count and proportion of the census subject population
    identified as severely housing deprived, not severely housing
    deprived, and housing deprivation status cannot be determined,
    2001-2013(1)
    Category Count % Count % Count %
    Severely housing deprived 28,649 0.8 33,295 0.8 41,705
    1.0
    Not severely housing deprived 3,639,845 97.2 3,942,626 97.1 4,109,534 96.6
    Housing deprivation status cannot be determined 76,038 2.0 83,953
    2.1 103,356 2.4
    Total 3,744,534(2) 100.0 4,059,876 100.0 4,254,594
    100.0
    Notes:
    (1) According to Statistics NZ confidentiality protocols, figures
    in this table have been random rounded to base three, then unallocated
    children in non-private dwellings have been proportionally added to
    each category (see methodology in Amore et al. (2013)). The resulting
    figures are not rounded because the latter component represents
    proportions, rather than counts of individuals.
    (2) The total for census subject population for 2001 was
    misprinted in Amore et al. (2013).
    Data source: Statistics New Zealand

    Living situation No. people % of severely housing deprived population Prevalence per 10,000 people
    Table 2 Severe housing deprivation by living situation (excluding
    emergency accommodation) – count, proportion, and prevalence, 2013(1)
    1 Living without habitable accommodation due to a lack of access
    to minimally adequate housing, such as on the street, in a car, or
    other improvised dwelling 4,197 10.1 9.9
    2 Living in a commercial dwelling (e.g. hotel, motel, boarding
    house) or marae due to a lack of access to minimally adequate housing
    7,901 18.9 18.6
    3 Living as a temporary resident in a severely crowded,
    permanent private dwelling due to a lack of access to minimally
    adequate housing 29,610 71.0 69.8
    Total 41,705 100.0
    98.3

    Now you can decide for yourself whether the video was talking about
    people with severe housing deprivation (up from 33,295 in 2006 to
    41705 in 2013), or "Living without habitable accommodation due to a
    lack of access to minimally adequate housing, such as on the street,
    in a car, or other improvised dwelling" - 4,197 in 2013. either way, "thousands" is certainly supported.

    What was your source for "there are clearly not thousands and almost
    certainly not hundreds."?

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  • From Rich80105@3:770/3 to dot nz on Saturday, August 06, 2016 12:15:21
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:51:12 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:14:56 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 04:42:02 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net >>>>dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 02:13:09 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net >>>>>>dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>https://www.facebook.com/tarekjbazley/videos/10154203821356259/ >>>>>>>Is there a point you are failing to make?
    It is appalling that anybody should be in this position but there are >>>>>>>clearly
    not thousands, and almost certainly not hundreds unl;ess you can provide >>>>>>>evidence to the contrary. Note - I said nevidence; not opinion! >>>>>>>Tony

    According to the video, the University of Otago now estimates that >>>>>>there ar over 40,000 people homeless in New Zealand. Not all of the >>>>>>people covered in the video will be regarded as homeless by the >>>>>>government departments. You say there are clearly not thousands and >>>>>>almost certainly not hundreds, where is your evidence?

    I agree that evidence would be useful, instead of your ersonal opinion >>>>>>. . .

    The ball is in your court, Tony
    No t is not. It is in their court. Where is their evidence that thousands >>>>>living in garages and cars?
    Tony
    They claimed there is a survey by the University of Otago - which does >>>>prima facie have more credibility than a single unsupported personal >>>>assertion that "there are clearly not thousands and almost certainly >>>>not hundreds."

    A quick check showed:
    http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago613529.html
    and >>>>http://nzccss.org.nz/work/poverty/the-real-housing-affordability-issues/homelessness-the-invisible-housing-problem/
    and >>>>https://www.unicef.org.nz/learn/our-work-in-new-zealand/Child-Poverty-in-New-Zealand
    and >>>>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11650103 >>>>and last a report from parliament >>>>https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/research-papers/document/00PLEcoRP14021/homelessness-in-new-zealand
    with that last reference saying:
    2009 Housing Shareholders Advisory Group:
    Urban homeless (those sleeping rough or in improvised dwellings)
    likely to number less than 300 with 500-1,000 in rural improvised >>>>housing.
    8,000 to 20,000 in temporary accommodation unsuited for long-term >>>>habitation (caravans, campgrounds, substandard housing and boarding >>>>houses). [24]

    from all of which we can say that while estimates and what is being >>>>counted differ between reports, the number subject to the sort of >>>>problems covered in the video are "clearly thousands".
    Your grasp of mathematics is worse than your grasp of truthfulness.
    There are many people living in housing that you and I might not think is >>>ideal, that does not translate to thousands
    are living in garages and cars! And "they claim" there is a study - where is >>>it?
    It is utter bullshit and you know it.
    If on the other hand you were to do your best to put in place a solution for >>>the comparatively small number of people that are living in garages and cars >>>then I would support you but no - you have to make the plights of that small >>>number a major political issue by using patently absurd claims.
    Tony

    The first reference above: >>http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago613529.html
    Severe housing deprivation (homelessness) 2001-2013

    2001 2006 2013
    Table 1 Count and proportion of the census subject population
    identified as severely housing deprived, not severely housing
    deprived, and housing deprivation status cannot be determined,
    2001-2013(1)
    Category Count % Count % Count %
    Severely housing deprived 28,649 0.8 33,295 0.8 41,705
    1.0
    Not severely housing deprived 3,639,845 97.2 3,942,626 97.1 >>4,109,534 96.6
    Housing deprivation status cannot be determined 76,038 2.0 83,953 >>2.1 103,356 2.4
    Total 3,744,534(2) 100.0 4,059,876 100.0 4,254,594
    100.0
    Notes:
    (1) According to Statistics NZ confidentiality protocols, figures
    in this table have been random rounded to base three, then unallocated >>children in non-private dwellings have been proportionally added to
    each category (see methodology in Amore et al. (2013)). The resulting >>figures are not rounded because the latter component represents >>proportions, rather than counts of individuals.
    (2) The total for census subject population for 2001 was
    misprinted in Amore et al. (2013).
    Data source: Statistics New Zealand

    Living situation No. people % of severely housing deprived >>population Prevalence per 10,000 people
    Table 2 Severe housing deprivation by living situation (excluding
    emergency accommodation) – count, proportion, and prevalence, 2013(1)
    1 Living without habitable accommodation due to a lack of access
    to minimally adequate housing, such as on the street, in a car, or
    other improvised dwelling 4,197 10.1 9.9
    2 Living in a commercial dwelling (e.g. hotel, motel, boarding
    house) or marae due to a lack of access to minimally adequate housing
    7,901 18.9 18.6
    3 Living as a temporary resident in a severely crowded,
    permanent private dwelling due to a lack of access to minimally
    adequate housing 29,610 71.0 69.8
    Total 41,705 100.0
    98.3

    Now you can decide for yourself whether the video was talking about
    people with severe housing deprivation (up from 33,295 in 2006 to
    41705 in 2013), or "Living without habitable accommodation due to a
    lack of access to minimally adequate housing, such as on the street,
    in a car, or other improvised dwelling" - 4,197 in 2013. either way, >>"thousands" is certainly supported.

    What was your source for "there are clearly not thousands and almost >>certainly not hundreds."?
    Oh obviously I have misjudged you. The problem you have is lack of >comprehension.
    At all times in this thread I have referred to the false claim that there are >"thousands living in garages and cars" but you have tried and failed to change >the subject. I was not referring to other people living in houses that are less
    than perfect only to the quote from the article - as you very well know. There >is no evidence provided for this obvious lie.
    Tony

    Your shallow attempt to dismiss the article demeans you, Tony. I
    posted a link to a video that identified a serious issue in New
    Zealand, that is getting international attention. The video gave a
    reference to the University of Otago, who had identified that there
    were 41.705 with seriously deprived housing, compared with 33,295 in
    2006.

    You implied in relation to the claimed number of people with severe
    housing issues that "there are clearly not thousands and almost
    certainly not hundreds.". I do not know why you did not look up the
    reference yourself, but in your attempt to minimise the issue you made
    a claim that was in itself wrong, and unsupported.

    Of those in the position of the mother shown in the video, she may
    well have been among the 29,610 "Living as a temporary resident in a
    severely crowded, permanent private dwelling due to a lack of access
    to minimally adequate housing.", and certainly she was worried att he
    prospect of being in the group ""Living without habitable
    accommodation due to a lack of access to minimally adequate housing,
    such as on the street, in a car, or other improvised dwelling."

    Either way you were wrong, and it is reasonable for you to be asked
    the same question that you asked - where is your evidence?

    That is your staatement that you are now trying to avoid justifying -
    the ball_is_ in your court, Tony.

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  • From Tony @3:770/3 to rich80105@hotmail.com on Friday, August 05, 2016 19:25:12
    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:51:12 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:14:56 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 04:42:02 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net >>>>>dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 02:13:09 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net >>>>>>>dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>https://www.facebook.com/tarekjbazley/videos/10154203821356259/ >>>>>>>>Is there a point you are failing to make?
    It is appalling that anybody should be in this position but there are >>>>>>>>clearly
    not thousands, and almost certainly not hundreds unl;ess you can >>>>>>>>provide
    evidence to the contrary. Note - I said nevidence; not opinion! >>>>>>>>Tony

    According to the video, the University of Otago now estimates that >>>>>>>there ar over 40,000 people homeless in New Zealand. Not all of the >>>>>>>people covered in the video will be regarded as homeless by the >>>>>>>government departments. You say there are clearly not thousands and >>>>>>>almost certainly not hundreds, where is your evidence?

    I agree that evidence would be useful, instead of your ersonal opinion >>>>>>>. . .

    The ball is in your court, Tony
    No t is not. It is in their court. Where is their evidence that thousands >>>>>>living in garages and cars?
    Tony
    They claimed there is a survey by the University of Otago - which does >>>>>prima facie have more credibility than a single unsupported personal >>>>>assertion that "there are clearly not thousands and almost certainly >>>>>not hundreds."

    A quick check showed: >>>>>http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago613529.html
    and >>>>>http://nzccss.org.nz/work/poverty/the-real-housing-affordability-issues/homelessness-the-invisible-housing-problem/
    and >>>>>https://www.unicef.org.nz/learn/our-work-in-new-zealand/Child-Poverty-in-New-Zealand
    and >>>>>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11650103 >>>>>and last a report from parliament >>>>>https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/research-papers/document/00PLEcoRP14021/homelessness-in-new-zealand
    with that last reference saying:
    2009 Housing Shareholders Advisory Group:
    Urban homeless (those sleeping rough or in improvised dwellings) >>>>>likely to number less than 300 with 500-1,000 in rural improvised >>>>>housing.
    8,000 to 20,000 in temporary accommodation unsuited for long-term >>>>>habitation (caravans, campgrounds, substandard housing and boarding >>>>>houses). [24]

    from all of which we can say that while estimates and what is being >>>>>counted differ between reports, the number subject to the sort of >>>>>problems covered in the video are "clearly thousands".
    Your grasp of mathematics is worse than your grasp of truthfulness. >>>>There are many people living in housing that you and I might not think is >>>>ideal, that does not translate to thousands
    are living in garages and cars! And "they claim" there is a study - where >>>>is
    it?
    It is utter bullshit and you know it.
    If on the other hand you were to do your best to put in place a solution >>>>for
    the comparatively small number of people that are living in garages and >>>>cars
    then I would support you but no - you have to make the plights of that >>>>small
    number a major political issue by using patently absurd claims.
    Tony

    The first reference above: >>>http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago613529.html
    Severe housing deprivation (homelessness) 2001-2013

    2001 2006 2013
    Table 1 Count and proportion of the census subject population
    identified as severely housing deprived, not severely housing
    deprived, and housing deprivation status cannot be determined, >>>2001-2013(1)
    Category Count % Count % Count %
    Severely housing deprived 28,649 0.8 33,295 0.8 41,705
    1.0
    Not severely housing deprived 3,639,845 97.2 3,942,626 97.1 >>>4,109,534 96.6
    Housing deprivation status cannot be determined 76,038 2.0 83,953 >>>2.1 103,356 2.4
    Total 3,744,534(2) 100.0 4,059,876 100.0 4,254,594 >>>100.0
    Notes:
    (1) According to Statistics NZ confidentiality protocols, figures
    in this table have been random rounded to base three, then unallocated >>>children in non-private dwellings have been proportionally added to
    each category (see methodology in Amore et al. (2013)). The resulting >>>figures are not rounded because the latter component represents >>>proportions, rather than counts of individuals.
    (2) The total for census subject population for 2001 was
    misprinted in Amore et al. (2013).
    Data source: Statistics New Zealand

    Living situation No. people % of severely housing deprived >>>population Prevalence per 10,000 people
    Table 2 Severe housing deprivation by living situation (excluding >>>emergency accommodation) – count, proportion, and prevalence, 2013(1)
    1 Living without habitable accommodation due to a lack of access
    to minimally adequate housing, such as on the street, in a car, or
    other improvised dwelling 4,197 10.1 9.9
    2 Living in a commercial dwelling (e.g. hotel, motel, boarding
    house) or marae due to a lack of access to minimally adequate housing >>>7,901 18.9 18.6
    3 Living as a temporary resident in a severely crowded,
    permanent private dwelling due to a lack of access to minimally
    adequate housing 29,610 71.0 69.8
    Total 41,705 100.0
    98.3

    Now you can decide for yourself whether the video was talking about >>>people with severe housing deprivation (up from 33,295 in 2006 to
    41705 in 2013), or "Living without habitable accommodation due to a
    lack of access to minimally adequate housing, such as on the street,
    in a car, or other improvised dwelling" - 4,197 in 2013. either way, >>>"thousands" is certainly supported.

    What was your source for "there are clearly not thousands and almost >>>certainly not hundreds."?
    Oh obviously I have misjudged you. The problem you have is lack of >>comprehension.
    At all times in this thread I have referred to the false claim that there are >>"thousands living in garages and cars" but you have tried and failed to >>change
    the subject. I was not referring to other people living in houses that are >>less
    than perfect only to the quote from the article - as you very well know. >>There
    is no evidence provided for this obvious lie.
    Tony

    Your shallow attempt to dismiss the article demeans you, Tony. I
    posted a link to a video that identified a serious issue in New
    Zealand, that is getting international attention. The video gave a
    reference to the University of Otago, who had identified that there
    were 41.705 with seriously deprived housing, compared with 33,295 in
    2006.

    You implied in relation to the claimed number of people with severe
    housing issues that "there are clearly not thousands and almost
    certainly not hundreds.". I do not know why you did not look up the
    reference yourself, but in your attempt to minimise the issue you made
    a claim that was in itself wrong, and unsupported.

    Of those in the position of the mother shown in the video, she may
    well have been among the 29,610 "Living as a temporary resident in a
    severely crowded, permanent private dwelling due to a lack of access
    to minimally adequate housing.", and certainly she was worried att he >prospect of being in the group ""Living without habitable
    accommodation due to a lack of access to minimally adequate housing,
    such as on the street, in a car, or other improvised dwelling."

    Either way you were wrong, and it is reasonable for you to be asked
    the same question that you asked - where is your evidence?

    That is your staatement that you are now trying to avoid justifying -
    the ball_is_ in your court, Tony.
    No - you posted an article that stated that "thousands living in garages and cars" in this country and I stated that was wrong. There is no evidence to support it.
    You can wriggle and squirm and attempt to get on your mythical high horse but that is the fact. The article is without any evidence - I do not need tp provide anything to refute it until you or someone else provides evidence of a self-evident falsehood. You changed to subject not me. You are lying again. Put up or shut up!
    Tony

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  • From Tony @3:770/3 to rich80105@hotmail.com on Friday, August 05, 2016 22:16:25
    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 19:25:12 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:51:12 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:14:56 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net >>>>>dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 04:42:02 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net >>>>>>>dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 02:13:09 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net >>>>>>>>>dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>https://www.facebook.com/tarekjbazley/videos/10154203821356259/ >>>>>>>>>>Is there a point you are failing to make?
    It is appalling that anybody should be in this position but there are >>>>>>>>>>clearly
    not thousands, and almost certainly not hundreds unl;ess you can >>>>>>>>>>provide
    evidence to the contrary. Note - I said nevidence; not opinion! >>>>>>>>>>Tony

    According to the video, the University of Otago now estimates that >>>>>>>>>there ar over 40,000 people homeless in New Zealand. Not all of the >>>>>>>>>people covered in the video will be regarded as homeless by the >>>>>>>>>government departments. You say there are clearly not thousands and >>>>>>>>>almost certainly not hundreds, where is your evidence?

    I agree that evidence would be useful, instead of your ersonal opinion >>>>>>>>>. . .

    The ball is in your court, Tony
    No t is not. It is in their court. Where is their evidence that >>>>>>>>thousands
    living in garages and cars?
    Tony
    They claimed there is a survey by the University of Otago - which does >>>>>>>prima facie have more credibility than a single unsupported personal >>>>>>>assertion that "there are clearly not thousands and almost certainly >>>>>>>not hundreds."

    A quick check showed: >>>>>>>http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago613529.html
    and >>>>>>>http://nzccss.org.nz/work/poverty/the-real-housing-affordability-issues/homelessness-the-invisible-housing-problem/
    and >>>>>>>https://www.unicef.org.nz/learn/our-work-in-new-zealand/Child-Poverty-in-New-Zealand
    and >>>>>>>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11650103 >>>>>>>and last a report from parliament >>>>>>>https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/research-papers/document/00PLEcoRP14021/homelessness-in-new-zealand
    with that last reference saying:
    2009 Housing Shareholders Advisory Group:
    Urban homeless (those sleeping rough or in improvised dwellings) >>>>>>>likely to number less than 300 with 500-1,000 in rural improvised >>>>>>>housing.
    8,000 to 20,000 in temporary accommodation unsuited for long-term >>>>>>>habitation (caravans, campgrounds, substandard housing and boarding >>>>>>>houses). [24]

    from all of which we can say that while estimates and what is being >>>>>>>counted differ between reports, the number subject to the sort of >>>>>>>problems covered in the video are "clearly thousands".
    Your grasp of mathematics is worse than your grasp of truthfulness. >>>>>>There are many people living in housing that you and I might not think is >>>>>>ideal, that does not translate to thousands
    are living in garages and cars! And "they claim" there is a study - where >>>>>>is
    it?
    It is utter bullshit and you know it.
    If on the other hand you were to do your best to put in place a solution >>>>>>for
    the comparatively small number of people that are living in garages and >>>>>>cars
    then I would support you but no - you have to make the plights of that >>>>>>small
    number a major political issue by using patently absurd claims. >>>>>>Tony

    The first reference above: >>>>>http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago613529.html
    Severe housing deprivation (homelessness) 2001-2013

    2001 2006 2013
    Table 1 Count and proportion of the census subject population >>>>>identified as severely housing deprived, not severely housing >>>>>deprived, and housing deprivation status cannot be determined, >>>>>2001-2013(1)
    Category Count % Count % Count %
    Severely housing deprived 28,649 0.8 33,295 0.8 41,705
    1.0
    Not severely housing deprived 3,639,845 97.2 3,942,626 97.1 >>>>>4,109,534 96.6
    Housing deprivation status cannot be determined 76,038 2.0 83,953 >>>>>2.1 103,356 2.4
    Total 3,744,534(2) 100.0 4,059,876 100.0 4,254,594 >>>>>100.0
    Notes:
    (1) According to Statistics NZ confidentiality protocols, figures >>>>>in this table have been random rounded to base three, then unallocated >>>>>children in non-private dwellings have been proportionally added to >>>>>each category (see methodology in Amore et al. (2013)). The resulting >>>>>figures are not rounded because the latter component represents >>>>>proportions, rather than counts of individuals.
    (2) The total for census subject population for 2001 was >>>>>misprinted in Amore et al. (2013).
    Data source: Statistics New Zealand

    Living situation No. people % of severely housing deprived >>>>>population Prevalence per 10,000 people
    Table 2 Severe housing deprivation by living situation (excluding >>>>>emergency accommodation) – count, proportion, and prevalence, 2013(1) >>>>>1 Living without habitable accommodation due to a lack of access
    to minimally adequate housing, such as on the street, in a car, or >>>>>other improvised dwelling 4,197 10.1 9.9
    2 Living in a commercial dwelling (e.g. hotel, motel, boarding >>>>>house) or marae due to a lack of access to minimally adequate housing >>>>>7,901 18.9 18.6
    3 Living as a temporary resident in a severely crowded,
    permanent private dwelling due to a lack of access to minimally >>>>>adequate housing 29,610 71.0 69.8
    Total 41,705 100.0
    98.3

    Now you can decide for yourself whether the video was talking about >>>>>people with severe housing deprivation (up from 33,295 in 2006 to >>>>>41705 in 2013), or "Living without habitable accommodation due to a >>>>>lack of access to minimally adequate housing, such as on the street, >>>>>in a car, or other improvised dwelling" - 4,197 in 2013. either way, >>>>>"thousands" is certainly supported.

    What was your source for "there are clearly not thousands and almost >>>>>certainly not hundreds."?
    Oh obviously I have misjudged you. The problem you have is lack of >>>>comprehension.
    At all times in this thread I have referred to the false claim that there >>>>are
    "thousands living in garages and cars" but you have tried and failed to >>>>change
    the subject. I was not referring to other people living in houses that are >>>>less
    than perfect only to the quote from the article - as you very well know. >>>>There
    is no evidence provided for this obvious lie.
    Tony

    Your shallow attempt to dismiss the article demeans you, Tony. I
    posted a link to a video that identified a serious issue in New
    Zealand, that is getting international attention. The video gave a >>>reference to the University of Otago, who had identified that there
    were 41.705 with seriously deprived housing, compared with 33,295 in >>>2006.

    You implied in relation to the claimed number of people with severe >>>housing issues that "there are clearly not thousands and almost
    certainly not hundreds.". I do not know why you did not look up the >>>reference yourself, but in your attempt to minimise the issue you made
    a claim that was in itself wrong, and unsupported.

    Of those in the position of the mother shown in the video, she may
    well have been among the 29,610 "Living as a temporary resident in a >>>severely crowded, permanent private dwelling due to a lack of access
    to minimally adequate housing.", and certainly she was worried att he >>>prospect of being in the group ""Living without habitable
    accommodation due to a lack of access to minimally adequate housing,
    such as on the street, in a car, or other improvised dwelling."

    Either way you were wrong, and it is reasonable for you to be asked
    the same question that you asked - where is your evidence?

    That is your staatement that you are now trying to avoid justifying -
    the ball_is_ in your court, Tony.
    No - you posted an article that stated that "thousands living in garages and >>cars" in this country and I stated that was wrong. There is no evidence to >>support it.
    You can wriggle and squirm and attempt to get on your mythical high horse but >>that is the fact. The article is without any evidence - I do not need tp >>provide anything to refute it until you or someone else provides evidence of >>a
    self-evident falsehood. You changed to subject not me. You are lying again. >>Put
    up or shut up!
    Tony

    The heading you refer to was not part of the video - it was put there
    by the persont hat posted it on facebook. That person was not me, but
    hte heading does not invalidate the video report, which does include >evidence.

    While it is not my statement, I did provide you with sufficient
    evidence to show where the heading probably originated, and that it
    had some validity. Yes it would have been technically accurate if it
    had said over 40,000 in severe housing deficiency, but it does not
    invalidate the Al Jazeera report.

    But you made a statement that "there are clearly not thousands and
    almost certainly not hundreds." You made that statement at the same
    time you claimed a right to be provided with evidence. - I am asking
    I cannot debate with someone who does not understand English syntax and who clearly has a different first language to mine.
    It is irrelevant whether the statement was in the heading or not - it was what I took exception to and the only thing I debated. Everything since then is meaningless and I owe you absolutely nothing in the way of evidence. It was your choice to broadeb the discussion in your usual dishonest way.
    I never said you added the heading.
    In summary
    The heading was posted without evidence - quod erat demonstrandum.
    Tony

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  • From Rich80105@3:770/3 to dot nz on Saturday, August 06, 2016 14:19:37
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 19:25:12 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:51:12 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:14:56 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net >>>>dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 04:42:02 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net >>>>>>dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 02:13:09 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net >>>>>>>>dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>https://www.facebook.com/tarekjbazley/videos/10154203821356259/ >>>>>>>>>Is there a point you are failing to make?
    It is appalling that anybody should be in this position but there are >>>>>>>>>clearly
    not thousands, and almost certainly not hundreds unl;ess you can >>>>>>>>>provide
    evidence to the contrary. Note - I said nevidence; not opinion! >>>>>>>>>Tony

    According to the video, the University of Otago now estimates that >>>>>>>>there ar over 40,000 people homeless in New Zealand. Not all of the >>>>>>>>people covered in the video will be regarded as homeless by the >>>>>>>>government departments. You say there are clearly not thousands and >>>>>>>>almost certainly not hundreds, where is your evidence?

    I agree that evidence would be useful, instead of your ersonal opinion >>>>>>>>. . .

    The ball is in your court, Tony
    No t is not. It is in their court. Where is their evidence that thousands
    living in garages and cars?
    Tony
    They claimed there is a survey by the University of Otago - which does >>>>>>prima facie have more credibility than a single unsupported personal >>>>>>assertion that "there are clearly not thousands and almost certainly >>>>>>not hundreds."

    A quick check showed: >>>>>>http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago613529.html
    and >>>>>>http://nzccss.org.nz/work/poverty/the-real-housing-affordability-issues/homelessness-the-invisible-housing-problem/
    and >>>>>>https://www.unicef.org.nz/learn/our-work-in-new-zealand/Child-Poverty-in-New-Zealand
    and >>>>>>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11650103 >>>>>>and last a report from parliament >>>>>>https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/research-papers/document/00PLEcoRP14021/homelessness-in-new-zealand
    with that last reference saying:
    2009 Housing Shareholders Advisory Group:
    Urban homeless (those sleeping rough or in improvised dwellings) >>>>>>likely to number less than 300 with 500-1,000 in rural improvised >>>>>>housing.
    8,000 to 20,000 in temporary accommodation unsuited for long-term >>>>>>habitation (caravans, campgrounds, substandard housing and boarding >>>>>>houses). [24]

    from all of which we can say that while estimates and what is being >>>>>>counted differ between reports, the number subject to the sort of >>>>>>problems covered in the video are "clearly thousands".
    Your grasp of mathematics is worse than your grasp of truthfulness. >>>>>There are many people living in housing that you and I might not think is >>>>>ideal, that does not translate to thousands
    are living in garages and cars! And "they claim" there is a study - where >>>>>is
    it?
    It is utter bullshit and you know it.
    If on the other hand you were to do your best to put in place a solution >>>>>for
    the comparatively small number of people that are living in garages and >>>>>cars
    then I would support you but no - you have to make the plights of that >>>>>small
    number a major political issue by using patently absurd claims.
    Tony

    The first reference above: >>>>http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago613529.html
    Severe housing deprivation (homelessness) 2001-2013

    2001 2006 2013
    Table 1 Count and proportion of the census subject population >>>>identified as severely housing deprived, not severely housing
    deprived, and housing deprivation status cannot be determined, >>>>2001-2013(1)
    Category Count % Count % Count %
    Severely housing deprived 28,649 0.8 33,295 0.8 41,705
    1.0
    Not severely housing deprived 3,639,845 97.2 3,942,626 97.1 >>>>4,109,534 96.6
    Housing deprivation status cannot be determined 76,038 2.0 83,953 >>>>2.1 103,356 2.4
    Total 3,744,534(2) 100.0 4,059,876 100.0 4,254,594 >>>>100.0
    Notes:
    (1) According to Statistics NZ confidentiality protocols, figures
    in this table have been random rounded to base three, then unallocated >>>>children in non-private dwellings have been proportionally added to >>>>each category (see methodology in Amore et al. (2013)). The resulting >>>>figures are not rounded because the latter component represents >>>>proportions, rather than counts of individuals.
    (2) The total for census subject population for 2001 was
    misprinted in Amore et al. (2013).
    Data source: Statistics New Zealand

    Living situation No. people % of severely housing deprived >>>>population Prevalence per 10,000 people
    Table 2 Severe housing deprivation by living situation (excluding >>>>emergency accommodation) – count, proportion, and prevalence, 2013(1)
    1 Living without habitable accommodation due to a lack of access
    to minimally adequate housing, such as on the street, in a car, or >>>>other improvised dwelling 4,197 10.1 9.9
    2 Living in a commercial dwelling (e.g. hotel, motel, boarding
    house) or marae due to a lack of access to minimally adequate housing >>>>7,901 18.9 18.6
    3 Living as a temporary resident in a severely crowded,
    permanent private dwelling due to a lack of access to minimally >>>>adequate housing 29,610 71.0 69.8
    Total 41,705 100.0
    98.3

    Now you can decide for yourself whether the video was talking about >>>>people with severe housing deprivation (up from 33,295 in 2006 to
    41705 in 2013), or "Living without habitable accommodation due to a >>>>lack of access to minimally adequate housing, such as on the street,
    in a car, or other improvised dwelling" - 4,197 in 2013. either way, >>>>"thousands" is certainly supported.

    What was your source for "there are clearly not thousands and almost >>>>certainly not hundreds."?
    Oh obviously I have misjudged you. The problem you have is lack of >>>comprehension.
    At all times in this thread I have referred to the false claim that there are
    "thousands living in garages and cars" but you have tried and failed to >>>change
    the subject. I was not referring to other people living in houses that are >>>less
    than perfect only to the quote from the article - as you very well know. >>>There
    is no evidence provided for this obvious lie.
    Tony

    Your shallow attempt to dismiss the article demeans you, Tony. I
    posted a link to a video that identified a serious issue in New
    Zealand, that is getting international attention. The video gave a >>reference to the University of Otago, who had identified that there
    were 41.705 with seriously deprived housing, compared with 33,295 in
    2006.

    You implied in relation to the claimed number of people with severe
    housing issues that "there are clearly not thousands and almost
    certainly not hundreds.". I do not know why you did not look up the >>reference yourself, but in your attempt to minimise the issue you made
    a claim that was in itself wrong, and unsupported.

    Of those in the position of the mother shown in the video, she may
    well have been among the 29,610 "Living as a temporary resident in a >>severely crowded, permanent private dwelling due to a lack of access
    to minimally adequate housing.", and certainly she was worried att he >>prospect of being in the group ""Living without habitable
    accommodation due to a lack of access to minimally adequate housing,
    such as on the street, in a car, or other improvised dwelling."

    Either way you were wrong, and it is reasonable for you to be asked
    the same question that you asked - where is your evidence?

    That is your staatement that you are now trying to avoid justifying -
    the ball_is_ in your court, Tony.
    No - you posted an article that stated that "thousands living in garages and >cars" in this country and I stated that was wrong. There is no evidence to >support it.
    You can wriggle and squirm and attempt to get on your mythical high horse but >that is the fact. The article is without any evidence - I do not need tp >provide anything to refute it until you or someone else provides evidence of a >self-evident falsehood. You changed to subject not me. You are lying again. Put
    up or shut up!
    Tony

    The heading you refer to was not part of the video - it was put there
    by the persont hat posted it on facebook. That person was not me, but
    hte heading does not invalidate the video report, which does include
    evidence.

    While it is not my statement, I did provide you with sufficient
    evidence to show where the heading probably originated, and that it
    had some validity. Yes it would have been technically accurate if it
    had said over 40,000 in severe housing deficiency, but it does not
    invalidate the Al Jazeera report.

    But you made a statement that "there are clearly not thousands and
    almost certainly not hundreds." You made that statement at the same
    time you claimed a right to be provided with evidence. - I am asking
    you for the evidence on which you made your statement. Why are you
    trying to defend a self-evident falsehood?

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  • From Rich80105@3:770/3 to dot nz on Saturday, August 06, 2016 17:07:16
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 22:16:25 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 19:25:12 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:51:12 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net >>>>dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:14:56 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net >>>>>>dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 04:42:02 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net >>>>>>>>dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 02:13:09 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net >>>>>>>>>>dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>https://www.facebook.com/tarekjbazley/videos/10154203821356259/ >>>>>>>>>>>Is there a point you are failing to make?
    It is appalling that anybody should be in this position but there are
    clearly
    not thousands, and almost certainly not hundreds unl;ess you can >>>>>>>>>>>provide
    evidence to the contrary. Note - I said nevidence; not opinion! >>>>>>>>>>>Tony

    According to the video, the University of Otago now estimates that >>>>>>>>>>there ar over 40,000 people homeless in New Zealand. Not all of the >>>>>>>>>>people covered in the video will be regarded as homeless by the >>>>>>>>>>government departments. You say there are clearly not thousands and >>>>>>>>>>almost certainly not hundreds, where is your evidence?

    I agree that evidence would be useful, instead of your ersonal opinion
    . . .

    The ball is in your court, Tony
    No t is not. It is in their court. Where is their evidence that >>>>>>>>>thousands
    living in garages and cars?
    Tony
    They claimed there is a survey by the University of Otago - which does >>>>>>>>prima facie have more credibility than a single unsupported personal >>>>>>>>assertion that "there are clearly not thousands and almost certainly >>>>>>>>not hundreds."

    A quick check showed: >>>>>>>>http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago613529.html
    and >>>>>>>>http://nzccss.org.nz/work/poverty/the-real-housing-affordability-issues/homelessness-the-invisible-housing-problem/
    and >>>>>>>>https://www.unicef.org.nz/learn/our-work-in-new-zealand/Child-Poverty-in-New-Zealand
    and >>>>>>>>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11650103 >>>>>>>>and last a report from parliament >>>>>>>>https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/research-papers/document/00PLEcoRP14021/homelessness-in-new-zealand
    with that last reference saying:
    2009 Housing Shareholders Advisory Group:
    Urban homeless (those sleeping rough or in improvised dwellings) >>>>>>>>likely to number less than 300 with 500-1,000 in rural improvised >>>>>>>>housing.
    8,000 to 20,000 in temporary accommodation unsuited for long-term >>>>>>>>habitation (caravans, campgrounds, substandard housing and boarding >>>>>>>>houses). [24]

    from all of which we can say that while estimates and what is being >>>>>>>>counted differ between reports, the number subject to the sort of >>>>>>>>problems covered in the video are "clearly thousands".
    Your grasp of mathematics is worse than your grasp of truthfulness. >>>>>>>There are many people living in housing that you and I might not think is
    ideal, that does not translate to thousands
    are living in garages and cars! And "they claim" there is a study - where
    is
    it?
    It is utter bullshit and you know it.
    If on the other hand you were to do your best to put in place a solution >>>>>>>for
    the comparatively small number of people that are living in garages and >>>>>>>cars
    then I would support you but no - you have to make the plights of that >>>>>>>small
    number a major political issue by using patently absurd claims. >>>>>>>Tony

    The first reference above: >>>>>>http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago613529.html
    Severe housing deprivation (homelessness) 2001-2013

    2001 2006 2013
    Table 1 Count and proportion of the census subject population >>>>>>identified as severely housing deprived, not severely housing >>>>>>deprived, and housing deprivation status cannot be determined, >>>>>>2001-2013(1)
    Category Count % Count % Count %
    Severely housing deprived 28,649 0.8 33,295 0.8 41,705 >>>>>>1.0
    Not severely housing deprived 3,639,845 97.2 3,942,626 97.1 >>>>>>4,109,534 96.6
    Housing deprivation status cannot be determined 76,038 2.0 83,953 >>>>>>2.1 103,356 2.4
    Total 3,744,534(2) 100.0 4,059,876 100.0 4,254,594 >>>>>>100.0
    Notes:
    (1) According to Statistics NZ confidentiality protocols, figures >>>>>>in this table have been random rounded to base three, then unallocated >>>>>>children in non-private dwellings have been proportionally added to >>>>>>each category (see methodology in Amore et al. (2013)). The resulting >>>>>>figures are not rounded because the latter component represents >>>>>>proportions, rather than counts of individuals.
    (2) The total for census subject population for 2001 was >>>>>>misprinted in Amore et al. (2013).
    Data source: Statistics New Zealand

    Living situation No. people % of severely housing deprived >>>>>>population Prevalence per 10,000 people
    Table 2 Severe housing deprivation by living situation (excluding >>>>>>emergency accommodation) – count, proportion, and prevalence, 2013(1) >>>>>>1 Living without habitable accommodation due to a lack of access
    to minimally adequate housing, such as on the street, in a car, or >>>>>>other improvised dwelling 4,197 10.1 9.9
    2 Living in a commercial dwelling (e.g. hotel, motel, boarding >>>>>>house) or marae due to a lack of access to minimally adequate housing >>>>>>7,901 18.9 18.6
    3 Living as a temporary resident in a severely crowded,
    permanent private dwelling due to a lack of access to minimally >>>>>>adequate housing 29,610 71.0 69.8
    Total 41,705 100.0
    98.3

    Now you can decide for yourself whether the video was talking about >>>>>>people with severe housing deprivation (up from 33,295 in 2006 to >>>>>>41705 in 2013), or "Living without habitable accommodation due to a >>>>>>lack of access to minimally adequate housing, such as on the street, >>>>>>in a car, or other improvised dwelling" - 4,197 in 2013. either way, >>>>>>"thousands" is certainly supported.

    What was your source for "there are clearly not thousands and almost >>>>>>certainly not hundreds."?
    Oh obviously I have misjudged you. The problem you have is lack of >>>>>comprehension.
    At all times in this thread I have referred to the false claim that there >>>>>are
    "thousands living in garages and cars" but you have tried and failed to >>>>>change
    the subject. I was not referring to other people living in houses that are >>>>>less
    than perfect only to the quote from the article - as you very well know. >>>>>There
    is no evidence provided for this obvious lie.
    Tony

    Your shallow attempt to dismiss the article demeans you, Tony. I
    posted a link to a video that identified a serious issue in New >>>>Zealand, that is getting international attention. The video gave a >>>>reference to the University of Otago, who had identified that there >>>>were 41.705 with seriously deprived housing, compared with 33,295 in >>>>2006.

    You implied in relation to the claimed number of people with severe >>>>housing issues that "there are clearly not thousands and almost >>>>certainly not hundreds.". I do not know why you did not look up the >>>>reference yourself, but in your attempt to minimise the issue you made >>>>a claim that was in itself wrong, and unsupported.

    Of those in the position of the mother shown in the video, she may
    well have been among the 29,610 "Living as a temporary resident in a >>>>severely crowded, permanent private dwelling due to a lack of access
    to minimally adequate housing.", and certainly she was worried att he >>>>prospect of being in the group ""Living without habitable
    accommodation due to a lack of access to minimally adequate housing, >>>>such as on the street, in a car, or other improvised dwelling."

    Either way you were wrong, and it is reasonable for you to be asked
    the same question that you asked - where is your evidence?

    That is your staatement that you are now trying to avoid justifying - >>>>the ball_is_ in your court, Tony.
    No - you posted an article that stated that "thousands living in garages and >>>cars" in this country and I stated that was wrong. There is no evidence to >>>support it.
    You can wriggle and squirm and attempt to get on your mythical high horse but
    that is the fact. The article is without any evidence - I do not need tp >>>provide anything to refute it until you or someone else provides evidence of >>>a
    self-evident falsehood. You changed to subject not me. You are lying again. >>>Put
    up or shut up!
    Tony

    The heading you refer to was not part of the video - it was put there
    by the persont hat posted it on facebook. That person was not me, but
    hte heading does not invalidate the video report, which does include >>evidence.

    While it is not my statement, I did provide you with sufficient
    evidence to show where the heading probably originated, and that it
    had some validity. Yes it would have been technically accurate if it
    had said over 40,000 in severe housing deficiency, but it does not >>invalidate the Al Jazeera report.

    But you made a statement that "there are clearly not thousands and
    almost certainly not hundreds." You made that statement at the same
    time you claimed a right to be provided with evidence. - I am asking
    I cannot debate with someone who does not understand English syntax and who >clearly has a different first language to mine.
    It is irrelevant whether the statement was in the heading or not - it was what >I took exception to and the only thing I debated. Everything since then is >meaningless and I owe you absolutely nothing in the way of evidence. It was >your choice to broadeb the discussion in your usual dishonest way.
    I never said you added the heading.
    In summary
    The heading was posted without evidence - quod erat demonstrandum.
    Tony

    The post was to a url, not just the heading.
    Your hypocrisy in being unwilling to defend you own statements (now
    proved to be incorrect) or apologise for your mistake, while
    requesting evidence from others is noted.
    Again we see the reaction to any news of problems under the current
    government of divert. distract, and if that fails lie . . .

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  • From Pooh@3:770/3 to All on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 18:00:27
    On 6/08/2016 8:44 a.m., Rich80105 wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 04:42:02 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 02:13:09 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    https://www.facebook.com/tarekjbazley/videos/10154203821356259/
    Is there a point you are failing to make?
    It is appalling that anybody should be in this position but there are clearly
    not thousands, and almost certainly not hundreds unl;ess you can provide >>>> evidence to the contrary. Note - I said nevidence; not opinion!
    Tony

    According to the video, the University of Otago now estimates that
    there ar over 40,000 people homeless in New Zealand. Not all of the
    people covered in the video will be regarded as homeless by the
    government departments. You say there are clearly not thousands and
    almost certainly not hundreds, where is your evidence?

    I agree that evidence would be useful, instead of your ersonal opinion
    . . .

    The ball is in your court, Tony
    No t is not. It is in their court. Where is their evidence that thousands
    living in garages and cars?
    Tony
    They claimed there is a survey by the University of Otago - which does
    prima facie have more credibility than a single unsupported personal assertion that "there are clearly not thousands and almost certainly
    not hundreds."

    A quick check showed:
    http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago613529.html
    and http://nzccss.org.nz/work/poverty/the-real-housing-affordability-issues/homelessness-the-invisible-housing-problem/
    and https://www.unicef.org.nz/learn/our-work-in-new-zealand/Child-Poverty-in-New-Zealand
    and
    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11650103
    and last a report from parliament https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/research-papers/document/00PLEcoRP14021/homelessness-in-new-zealand
    with that last reference saying:
    2009 Housing Shareholders Advisory Group:
    Urban homeless (those sleeping rough or in improvised dwellings)
    likely to number less than 300 with 500-1,000 in rural improvised
    housing.
    8,000 to 20,000 in temporary accommodation unsuited for long-term
    habitation (caravans, campgrounds, substandard housing and boarding
    houses). [24]

    from all of which we can say that while estimates and what is being
    counted differ between reports, the number subject tot he sort of
    problems covered in the video are "clearly thousands".

    Thank you for proving the Al-Jazeera claim is patently wrong. You asked
    for Tony to prove his claim there weren't 40,000 homeless as proved by
    the above figures.

    You need to do a LOT of work on your comprehension skills Rich. Plus
    give up on the stupid lies. They're not worthy of troll of your class
    and only make the fact more obvious.

    Pooh

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  • From Pooh@3:770/3 to All on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 18:06:02
    On 6/08/2016 9:35 a.m., Rich80105 wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:14:56 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 04:42:02 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 02:13:09 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net >>>>> dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    https://www.facebook.com/tarekjbazley/videos/10154203821356259/
    Is there a point you are failing to make?
    It is appalling that anybody should be in this position but there are >>>>>> clearly
    not thousands, and almost certainly not hundreds unl;ess you can provide >>>>>> evidence to the contrary. Note - I said nevidence; not opinion!
    Tony

    According to the video, the University of Otago now estimates that
    there ar over 40,000 people homeless in New Zealand. Not all of the
    people covered in the video will be regarded as homeless by the
    government departments. You say there are clearly not thousands and
    almost certainly not hundreds, where is your evidence?

    I agree that evidence would be useful, instead of your ersonal opinion >>>>> . . .

    The ball is in your court, Tony
    No t is not. It is in their court. Where is their evidence that thousands >>>> living in garages and cars?
    Tony
    They claimed there is a survey by the University of Otago - which does
    prima facie have more credibility than a single unsupported personal
    assertion that "there are clearly not thousands and almost certainly
    not hundreds."

    A quick check showed:
    http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago613529.html
    and
    http://nzccss.org.nz/work/poverty/the-real-housing-affordability-issues/homelessness-the-invisible-housing-problem/
    and
    https://www.unicef.org.nz/learn/our-work-in-new-zealand/Child-Poverty-in-New-Zealand
    and
    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11650103
    and last a report from parliament
    https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/research-papers/document/00PLEcoRP14021/homelessness-in-new-zealand
    with that last reference saying:
    2009 Housing Shareholders Advisory Group:
    Urban homeless (those sleeping rough or in improvised dwellings)
    likely to number less than 300 with 500-1,000 in rural improvised
    housing.
    8,000 to 20,000 in temporary accommodation unsuited for long-term
    habitation (caravans, campgrounds, substandard housing and boarding
    houses). [24]

    from all of which we can say that while estimates and what is being
    counted differ between reports, the number subject to the sort of
    problems covered in the video are "clearly thousands".
    Your grasp of mathematics is worse than your grasp of truthfulness.
    There are many people living in housing that you and I might not think is
    ideal, that does not translate to thousands
    are living in garages and cars! And "they claim" there is a study - where is
    it?
    It is utter bullshit and you know it.
    If on the other hand you were to do your best to put in place a solution for >> the comparatively small number of people that are living in garages and cars >> then I would support you but no - you have to make the plights of that small >> number a major political issue by using patently absurd claims.
    Tony

    The first reference above:
    http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/otago613529.html
    Severe housing deprivation (homelessness) 2001-2013

    2001 2006 2013
    Table 1 Count and proportion of the census subject population
    identified as severely housing deprived, not severely housing
    deprived, and housing deprivation status cannot be determined,
    2001-2013(1)
    Category Count % Count % Count %
    Severely housing deprived 28,649 0.8 33,295 0.8 41,705
    1.0
    Not severely housing deprived 3,639,845 97.2 3,942,626 97.1 4,109,534 96.6
    Housing deprivation status cannot be determined 76,038 2.0 83,953 2.1 103,356 2.4
    Total 3,744,534(2) 100.0 4,059,876 100.0 4,254,594
    100.0
    Notes:
    (1) According to Statistics NZ confidentiality protocols, figures
    in this table have been random rounded to base three, then unallocated children in non-private dwellings have been proportionally added to
    each category (see methodology in Amore et al. (2013)). The resulting
    figures are not rounded because the latter component represents
    proportions, rather than counts of individuals.
    (2) The total for census subject population for 2001 was
    misprinted in Amore et al. (2013).
    Data source: Statistics New Zealand

    Living situation No. people % of severely housing deprived population Prevalence per 10,000 people
    Table 2 Severe housing deprivation by living situation (excluding
    emergency accommodation) – count, proportion, and prevalence, 2013(1)
    1 Living without habitable accommodation due to a lack of access
    to minimally adequate housing, such as on the street, in a car, or
    other improvised dwelling 4,197 10.1 9.9
    2 Living in a commercial dwelling (e.g. hotel, motel, boarding
    house) or marae due to a lack of access to minimally adequate housing
    7,901 18.9 18.6
    3 Living as a temporary resident in a severely crowded,
    permanent private dwelling due to a lack of access to minimally
    adequate housing 29,610 71.0 69.8
    Total 41,705 100.0
    98.3

    Now you can decide for yourself whether the video was talking about
    people with severe housing deprivation (up from 33,295 in 2006 to
    41705 in 2013), or "Living without habitable accommodation due to a
    lack of access to minimally adequate housing, such as on the street,
    in a car, or other improvised dwelling" - 4,197 in 2013. either way, "thousands" is certainly supported.

    What was your source for "there are clearly not thousands and almost certainly not hundreds."?

    Here we go again. Labour failed but that's okay with Rich. However the
    trend under National suddenly makes it an issue. As JohnO says 'if
    you're looking for hypocrisy you don't need to go past the left' and
    Rich is a master of it.

    Pooh

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  • From Pooh@3:770/3 to All on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 17:54:47
    On 5/08/2016 8:56 p.m., Rich80105 wrote:
    On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 02:13:09 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot net
    dot nz> wrote:

    Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    https://www.facebook.com/tarekjbazley/videos/10154203821356259/
    Is there a point you are failing to make?
    It is appalling that anybody should be in this position but there are clearly
    not thousands, and almost certainly not hundreds unl;ess you can provide
    evidence to the contrary. Note - I said nevidence; not opinion!
    Tony

    According to the video, the University of Otago now estimates that
    there ar over 40,000 people homeless in New Zealand. Not all of the
    people covered in the video will be regarded as homeless by the
    government departments. You say there are clearly not thousands and
    almost certainly not hundreds, where is your evidence?

    I agree that evidence would be useful, instead of your ersonal opinion
    . . .

    The ball is in your court, Tony

    Guess as usual you've dropped the ball Rich. YOU posted a link to a
    dubious source of information. So it's up to YOU to provide the evidence
    to support the claim of possibly a left leaning troll who (like you)
    blindly supports anything that comes from patently left leaning
    commentators.

    Pooh

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