Sometimes a girl just needs a bit of peace to get her thoughts together on what to blog about. During the week this is rarely a problem as I am here at home on my own. Weekends are a whole different story. My dearly beloved is often making suggestions of what I should or shouldn’t blog about.
Today was no exception. And worse still, he even stole my camera.
Heaven knows what my nephews will think of me now. If I’m not grinning like a Cheshire cat over vegetables I’m pulling dumb faces in front of a laptop computer.
If only to get some peace and quiet I thought it prudent to update you with the news that MT would like you to know about. After all he is lucky to be here at all after the being at the centre of a terrorist alert this week.
Sheesh. There are there no extremes people will go to so that they can get featured on my blog.
This week MT was on his way to Auckland when his flight was delayed after they found bullets in the Airport Lounge. This is the airport lounge on the other side of the metal detectors. After searching people and the plane there was nothing found so off they toddled 45 minutes late. You’ve got to hand it to the kiwis when it comes to airport security. It’s as tight real tight. So tight the authorities reckon that these bullets may have been there for some time!
There is high excitement and national pride that our fomer Prime Minister has been nominated as the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme. This is a mega job, third most important within the UN. And good luck to her. Since losing the election Auntie Helen resigned with dignity and gravitas that demonstrated why she was such a statesperson and great ambassador for the New Zealand. I for one think its fabulous news not just for New Zealand but for all woman around the world. Here is a woman that has definitely broken through the “glass ceiling” and made her way in the world. I’m sure she’ll do a wonderful job which is more than her successor is doing.
Lightweight is probably the word that best describes John Key. I am feeling particularly sore about his new Government this week as he declared war on Government “spin doctors” whose jobs are under threat in a cap being placed on the number of public servants. As one of those former spin doctors I find the whole discussion and debate offensive. I spent all my career trying to get organisations and their leaders to be open, transparent and tell the truth not hide it or spin it. The only spin that went on was to turn unintelligible mumbo jumbo into something that the public at large can understand.
That’s something this Government could do with a little help with. They talk absolute babble. Droning on and on about them implementing their election manifesto but never actually saying what it is that they are doing. Can you tell I’m a little upset by this?
As if all that wasn’t enough, they are due to drop a toxic chemical called 1080 from aeroplanes in mid May as part of the so called fight against possums. It doesn’t matter that this is going to get into the water catchment, rivers and streams. And no doubt be a wealth of poisoning of other completely harmless animals. It’s going to be a challenge to keep the dogs out of their favourite watering holes.
In case you’re wondering if there is anything in the NZ news that’s cheered me up. Let me think about that for a moment.
Nope. Can’t think of anything.
There is the usual round of redundancies, economic doom, road deaths, murders, child abuse, local body politics. My favourite NZ news website has had an overhaul though. If you think I’m being overly pessimistic, check it out.
The only good news is that the sun has been shining so we’ve been out and about here at Domestic Executive HQ. I take comfort in my small part of the world where there are no terrorist alerts or other menaces to spoil my day.
I’ll be back tomorrow after taking myself back into my own little world. It may be parochial. It may be slightly out of touch with the realities of the rest of the world. But it’s my world and I like living here.
I’ve just read the link about 1080 and it sounds horrendous. Toxic to feral deer and goats! so there are no other plant eating species out there………. or carnivores that will feed on the toxic carcases of the possums/other herbivores that were poisoned. Why don’t they make sure and drop a few bombs as well. It’s many years since I did my biology degree but this sounds like environmental lunacy.
You should hear our neighbour on this subject. He’s a hunter and will spend many nights out in the back country hunting boar. I think he’s had a number of dogs poisoned by 1080. It’s a slow and painful death. Interestingly, a community in the south island has managed to get the air drop stopped in lieu of manual laying. This is marginally better but still not right in my mind.
Well we know of and have seen people laying 1080 and it is pretty nasty stuff. I didnt know about the plane dropping and that is just absolutely mental in my view, who knows where this stuff could end up -surely the people at DOC know about all the risks, they obviously still think thats its a feasible thing to do…I bet they say that from their suburban home. A petition is needed x