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    From Rich80105@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jan 15 18:04:49 2023
    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/staggering-wayne-browns-big-spend-with-top-nz-law-firm-5k-plus-a-week-chief-of-staff-123k-in-legal-advice/SBJNMX66UBF2XKA5UXULF663YE/

    The hypocrisy is staggering - The NZ Taxpayer Union will surely
    complain against this.

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  • From John Bowes@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jan 14 22:03:50 2023
    On Sunday, January 15, 2023 at 6:08:40 PM UTC+13, Rich80105 wrote:
    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/staggering-wayne-browns-big-spend-with-top-nz-law-firm-5k-plus-a-week-chief-of-staff-123k-in-legal-advice/SBJNMX66UBF2XKA5UXULF663YE/

    The hypocrisy is staggering - The NZ Taxpayer Union will surely
    complain against this.

    So just how does it compare to previous costs that the council had Rich? An article that doesn't compare past costs with the current ones isn't much use. Much like so many of your posts Rich. You're bloody good at screaming foul without any evidence to
    back it up...

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to bowesjohn02@gmail.com on Sun Jan 15 22:42:18 2023
    On Sat, 14 Jan 2023 22:03:50 -0800 (PST), John Bowes
    <bowesjohn02@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Sunday, January 15, 2023 at 6:08:40 PM UTC+13, Rich80105 wrote:
    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/staggering-wayne-browns-big-spend-with-top-nz-law-firm-5k-plus-a-week-chief-of-staff-123k-in-legal-advice/SBJNMX66UBF2XKA5UXULF663YE/

    The hypocrisy is staggering - The NZ Taxpayer Union will surely
    complain against this.

    So just how does it compare to previous costs that the council had Rich? An article that doesn't compare past costs with the current ones isn't much use. Much like so many of your posts Rich. You're bloody good at screaming foul without any evidence to
    back it up...

    From the man that wants to reduce salaries for Council staff, he is
    remarkably generous to his friend . . .

    $6000 a week strike you as attractive, John?

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  • From John Bowes@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jan 15 12:29:00 2023
    On Sunday, January 15, 2023 at 10:46:05 PM UTC+13, Rich80105 wrote:
    On Sat, 14 Jan 2023 22:03:50 -0800 (PST), John Bowes
    <bowes...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Sunday, January 15, 2023 at 6:08:40 PM UTC+13, Rich80105 wrote:
    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/staggering-wayne-browns-big-spend-with-top-nz-law-firm-5k-plus-a-week-chief-of-staff-123k-in-legal-advice/SBJNMX66UBF2XKA5UXULF663YE/

    The hypocrisy is staggering - The NZ Taxpayer Union will surely
    complain against this.

    So just how does it compare to previous costs that the council had Rich? An article that doesn't compare past costs with the current ones isn't much use. Much like so many of your posts Rich. You're bloody good at screaming foul without any evidence
    to back it up...
    From the man that wants to reduce salaries for Council staff, he is remarkably generous to his friend . . .

    $6000 a week strike you as attractive, John?
    Do you find $9000 a week attractive Rich?

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  • From BungleBob@21:1/5 to John Bowes on Mon Jan 16 09:35:54 2023
    On 2023-01-15 20:22:12 +0000, John Bowes said:

    On Sunday, January 15, 2023 at 10:46:05 PM UTC+13, Rich80105 wrote:
    On Sat, 14 Jan 2023 22:03:50 -0800 (PST), John Bowes>
    <bowes...@gmail.com> wrote:>> >On Sunday, January 15, 2023 at 6:08:40
    PM UTC+13, Rich80105 wrote:> >>
    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/staggering-wayne-browns-big-spend-with-top-nz-law-firm-5k-plus-a-week-chief-of-staff-123k-in-legal-advice/SBJNMX66UBF2XKA5UXULF663YE/>
    The hypocrisy is staggering - The NZ Taxpayer Union will surely>
    complain against this.> >> >So just how does it compare to previous
    costs that the council had Rich? An article that doesn't compare past
    costs with the current ones isn't much use. Much like so many of your
    posts Rich. You're bloody good at screaming foul without any evidence
    to back it up...
    From the man that wants to reduce salaries for Council staff, he is>
    remarkably generous to his friend . . .>> $6000 a week strike you as
    attractive, John?

    What where people in those positions paid when Goff and his replacement
    were Mayor? That money is pretty standard for the government to pay
    it's consultants. In fact compared with what the Labour government pays
    it's consultants it looks like a pretty good deal :)

    The Government is paying massive rent for a building in Wellington that
    staff cannot use due to it not meeting earthquake protection
    specifications. Not only that, but some idiot left all the lights, etc.
    on inside when they left, so the government is also paying a huge
    electricity bill every month.

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  • From John Bowes@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jan 15 12:22:12 2023
    On Sunday, January 15, 2023 at 10:46:05 PM UTC+13, Rich80105 wrote:
    On Sat, 14 Jan 2023 22:03:50 -0800 (PST), John Bowes
    <bowes...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Sunday, January 15, 2023 at 6:08:40 PM UTC+13, Rich80105 wrote:
    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/staggering-wayne-browns-big-spend-with-top-nz-law-firm-5k-plus-a-week-chief-of-staff-123k-in-legal-advice/SBJNMX66UBF2XKA5UXULF663YE/

    The hypocrisy is staggering - The NZ Taxpayer Union will surely
    complain against this.

    So just how does it compare to previous costs that the council had Rich? An article that doesn't compare past costs with the current ones isn't much use. Much like so many of your posts Rich. You're bloody good at screaming foul without any evidence
    to back it up...
    From the man that wants to reduce salaries for Council staff, he is remarkably generous to his friend . . .

    $6000 a week strike you as attractive, John?
    What where people in those positions paid when Goff and his replacement were Mayor? That money is pretty standard for the government to pay it's consultants. In fact compared with what the Labour government pays it's consultants it looks like a pretty
    good deal :)

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  • From JohnO@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jan 15 14:16:59 2023
    On Sunday, 15 January 2023 at 18:08:40 UTC+13, Rich80105 wrote:
    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/staggering-wayne-browns-big-spend-with-top-nz-law-firm-5k-plus-a-week-chief-of-staff-123k-in-legal-advice/SBJNMX66UBF2XKA5UXULF663YE/

    The hypocrisy is staggering - The NZ Taxpayer Union will surely
    complain against this.

    Dickbot is a small minded twit, as evidenced by the above post. $123K legal bill? Tiny compared to what you get with a Labour government. Trevor Mallard and Winston Peters created much larger legal bills under Labour governments by being unable to keep
    their mouths shut.

    Let's not get started on billions wasted by Labour on unwanted, unvoted crap like Health centralisation, 5 Waters, Tech Institute centralisation and so on.

    An acting chief of staff $6k per week sounds quite normal. If that's a 40 hour week (it could be a lot more) that's $150 an hour. Not that much more than an electrician's call-out rate. What makes Dickbot thing that this is abnormal? Perhaps Dickbot is
    hiding from the real problem: massive inflation and massive staff shortages caused by the incompetent, destructive and divisive Labour government. That there is the root of the problem.

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  • From John Bowes@21:1/5 to JohnO on Sun Jan 15 14:28:06 2023
    On Monday, January 16, 2023 at 11:17:01 AM UTC+13, JohnO wrote:
    On Sunday, 15 January 2023 at 18:08:40 UTC+13, Rich80105 wrote:
    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/staggering-wayne-browns-big-spend-with-top-nz-law-firm-5k-plus-a-week-chief-of-staff-123k-in-legal-advice/SBJNMX66UBF2XKA5UXULF663YE/

    The hypocrisy is staggering - The NZ Taxpayer Union will surely
    complain against this.
    Dickbot is a small minded twit, as evidenced by the above post. $123K legal bill? Tiny compared to what you get with a Labour government. Trevor Mallard and Winston Peters created much larger legal bills under Labour governments by being unable to keep
    their mouths shut.

    Let's not get started on billions wasted by Labour on unwanted, unvoted crap like Health centralisation, 5 Waters, Tech Institute centralisation and so on.

    An acting chief of staff $6k per week sounds quite normal. If that's a 40 hour week (it could be a lot more) that's $150 an hour. Not that much more than an electrician's call-out rate. What makes Dickbot thing that this is abnormal? Perhaps Dickbot is
    hiding from the real problem: massive inflation and massive staff shortages caused by the incompetent, destructive and divisive Labour government. That there is the root of the problem.
    Rich is just on one of his 'it's not being done by Labour so it must be bad" kicks JohnO. so as usual he goes off half cocked and also as usual doesn't think things through. So typical of Richie's "scientiphic"approach to posting :)

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  • From JohnO@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jan 15 14:18:22 2023
    On Sunday, 15 January 2023 at 22:46:05 UTC+13, Rich80105 wrote:
    On Sat, 14 Jan 2023 22:03:50 -0800 (PST), John Bowes
    <bowes...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Sunday, January 15, 2023 at 6:08:40 PM UTC+13, Rich80105 wrote:
    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/staggering-wayne-browns-big-spend-with-top-nz-law-firm-5k-plus-a-week-chief-of-staff-123k-in-legal-advice/SBJNMX66UBF2XKA5UXULF663YE/

    The hypocrisy is staggering - The NZ Taxpayer Union will surely
    complain against this.

    So just how does it compare to previous costs that the council had Rich? An article that doesn't compare past costs with the current ones isn't much use. Much like so many of your posts Rich. You're bloody good at screaming foul without any evidence
    to back it up...
    From the man that wants to reduce salaries for Council staff, he is remarkably generous to his friend . . .

    It's not a salary - it is a temporary contract until a staff member is recruited. Temps cost more. If you ever had a real job you'd understand this, Dickbot.


    $6000 a week strike you as attractive, John?

    Sounds normal for a high level temp position.

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  • From Crash@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 16 13:33:18 2023
    On Sun, 15 Jan 2023 14:16:59 -0800 (PST), JohnO <johno1234@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Sunday, 15 January 2023 at 18:08:40 UTC+13, Rich80105 wrote:
    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/staggering-wayne-browns-big-spend-with-top-nz-law-firm-5k-plus-a-week-chief-of-staff-123k-in-legal-advice/SBJNMX66UBF2XKA5UXULF663YE/

    The hypocrisy is staggering - The NZ Taxpayer Union will surely
    complain against this.

    Dickbot is a small minded twit, as evidenced by the above post. $123K legal bill? Tiny compared to what you get with a Labour government. Trevor Mallard and Winston Peters created much larger legal bills under Labour governments by being unable to keep
    their mouths shut.

    Let's not get started on billions wasted by Labour on unwanted, unvoted crap like Health centralisation, 5 Waters, Tech Institute centralisation and so on.

    An acting chief of staff $6k per week sounds quite normal. If that's a 40 hour week (it could be a lot more) that's $150 an hour. Not that much more than an electrician's call-out rate. What makes Dickbot thing that this is abnormal? Perhaps Dickbot is
    hiding from the real problem: massive inflation and massive staff shortages caused by the incompetent, destructive and divisive Labour government. That there is the root of the problem.

    A bit too much logic there JohnO - Rich is clearly trying to paint the Taxpayers Union as anti-Labour. Having said that it would seem that
    the Taxpayers Union sister organisation the 'Auckland Ratepayers
    Alliance' will have something to say on this in the near future.


    --
    Crash McBash

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