Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:I don't recall such a campaign - do you have any references?
We are used to petty bureaucracy - many organisations are going<snip>
through the trials of the politically correct new health and safety >>requirements, but we are also seeing an unhealthy trend for central >>government to try to take over what should be local decisions - for
example this : >>http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/83817374/last-call-for-iconic-dunedin-soft-drink-retailer-wests
The fairly new sale of liquor act was a real improvement on the previous one >with one or two exceptions. The 85% rule is one that was asked for by many >communities around the country and the lobbying for this was brisk and very >well organised.
Its the authoritarian political correctedness of the nasty nats. . . .
The main reason was to limit the number of dairies that were
selling alcohol. The real issue here is with the DLC, ARLA or council because >there must be some doubt about whether most supermarkets could get a licence >based on this interpretation and quite clearly they are getting llicences so >there has to be more to this than has been reported.
Another pointless political beat up of what is not a politocal issue.
Tony
On Thu, 01 Sep 2016 20:33:47 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot netIt was presented to the commission that considered the amendments chaired by Sir Jeffrey Palmer and it was a major part of the submissions made to the commission. If you are interesetd just look it up.
dot nz> wrote:
Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:I don't recall such a campaign - do you have any references?
We are used to petty bureaucracy - many organisations are going<snip>
through the trials of the politically correct new health and safety >>>requirements, but we are also seeing an unhealthy trend for central >>>government to try to take over what should be local decisions - for >>>example this : >>>http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/83817374/last-call-for-iconic-dunedin-soft-drink-retailer-wests
The fairly new sale of liquor act was a real improvement on the previous one >>with one or two exceptions. The 85% rule is one that was asked for by many >>communities around the country and the lobbying for this was brisk and very >>well organised.
Its the authoritarian political correctedness of the nasty nats. . . .
Nonsense >http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11702617The main reason was to limit the number of dairies that were
selling alcohol. The real issue here is with the DLC, ARLA or council because >>there must be some doubt about whether most supermarkets could get a licence >>based on this interpretation and quite clearly they are getting llicences so >>there has to be more to this than has been reported.
Another pointless political beat up of what is not a politocal issue.
Tony
It certainly is a political issue - as is this:
We are used to petty bureaucracy - many organisations are going
through the trials of the politically correct new health and safety >requirements, but we are also seeing an unhealthy trend for central >government to try to take over what should be local decisions - for
example this : >http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/83817374/last-call-for-iconic-dunedin-soft-drink-retailer-wests
Its the authoritarian political correctedness of the nasty nats. . . .The fairly new sale of liquor act was a real improvement on the previous one with one or two exceptions. The 85% rule is one that was asked for by many communities around the country and the lobbying for this was brisk and very well organised. The main reason was to limit the number of dairies that were selling alcohol. The real issue here is with the DLC, ARLA or council because there must be some doubt about whether most supermarkets could get a licence based on this interpretation and quite clearly they are getting llicences so there has to be more to this than has been reported.
Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:Thanks - I may well look it up - your comment about there being more
On Thu, 01 Sep 2016 20:33:47 -0500, Tony <lizandtony at orcon dot netIt was presented to the commission that considered the amendments chaired by >Sir Jeffrey Palmer and it was a major part of the submissions made to the >commission. If you are interesetd just look it up.
dot nz> wrote:
Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:I don't recall such a campaign - do you have any references?
We are used to petty bureaucracy - many organisations are going<snip>
through the trials of the politically correct new health and safety >>>>requirements, but we are also seeing an unhealthy trend for central >>>>government to try to take over what should be local decisions - for >>>>example this : >>>>http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/83817374/last-call-for-iconic-dunedin-soft-drink-retailer-wests
Its the authoritarian political correctedness of the nasty nats. . . . >>>The fairly new sale of liquor act was a real improvement on the previous one >>>with one or two exceptions. The 85% rule is one that was asked for by many >>>communities around the country and the lobbying for this was brisk and very >>>well organised.
I appreciate that you did not, but I believe that it is a valid issueNonsense >>http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11702617
The main reason was to limit the number of dairies that were
selling alcohol. The real issue here is with the DLC, ARLA or council because
there must be some doubt about whether most supermarkets could get a licence >>>based on this interpretation and quite clearly they are getting llicences so >>>there has to be more to this than has been reported.
Another pointless political beat up of what is not a politocal issue. >>>Tony
It certainly is a political issue - as is this:
I did not make any comment about that so it is nothing to do with what I posted.
Tony
Its the authoritarian political correctedness of the nasty nats. . . .
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