Hallelujah 

Leonard Cohen (1934 - 2016)

Road To Kaikura Destroyed By Quake - Source: Twitter: @Viralpoet

Updates on www.stuff.co.nz      http://www.nzta.govt.nz/traffic/regions/10_____________________________________

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-  CentrePort suspends operations and inspects port    and property

-  North Canterbury earthquake could dent economic    confidence says ASB

-  Chorus earthquake status update midday

-  Wellington in shutdown as quake fallout assessed;    NZ trading, payments systems operating as normal

-  Earthquake: Scenes of chaos and destruction around    New Zealand

-  Brexit catalyst in NZ meat marketing

-  Does NZ meat need a brand?

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"Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment."   -  Barry LePatner

_____________________________________-  New Zealand's population today is 4,732,045    Up 2007 in the last week_____________________________________

Quotes From The Don:

“An ‘extremely credible source’ has called my office and told me that Barack Obama’s birth certificate is a fraud.” -  Donald Trump   US Presidential Elections 2016_____________________________________    

Wheeler  asseses the Trump risk for New Zealand _____________________________________

Friday 11 November 2016Last updated: 1634_____________________________________

Leonard Cohen (21.9.34 - 10.11.16) RIP  - Hallelujah

-  Victoria scientists scoop sought-after awards

-  Forest safety leaders look to culture and technology solutions

-  Roger Kerr tells Mike Hosking that Kiwi exporters are    scratching their heads

-  World expert in Wellington on fixing our banking system

-  PEPANZ expresses disappointment in Auckland     Council decision

-  McCully to Middle East next week

-  This election has been about manufacturing.

-  Tony Alexander's  Weekly Overview

-  Future New Zealand: Reaching for the stars

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- The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind.   - William James (1842 - 1910)

_____________________________________-  New Zealand's population today is 4,731,168    270 more than yesterday_____________________________________

Quotes From The Don:

“One of the key problems today is that politics is such a disgrace. Good people don’t go into government.” -  Donald Trump   US Presidential Elections 2016_____________________________________    

Ross Eathorne from Auckland based SWF Distribution told MSCNewsWire that Saint-Gobain have brought to the market a high performance tape that can confidently be used in those environments that are associated with  high performance applications such as coil and transformer insulation.

The CHR 2355 FEP tape is the  product and you can source technical details here or by goung through to Ross at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  The  tape is manufactured from clear fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) and is supplied with a pressure sensitive high temperature silicone adhesive and samples are available from Ross.

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An award winning effluent storage ‘bag’ new in New Zealand is an effective alternative to open ponds or tanks,distributor TechniPharm told Rural News.

The 15,000m3 bag (or bladder) was developed in the Netherlands to comply with regulatory demands for farms to cut greenhouse gases, and to help recover more nutrients and energy from animal waste.

Originally designed for sludge, the Ecobag in NZ is seen as ideal for holding dairy yard-wash water. A Rangiora farmer recently commissioned a system

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An internationally respected expert in financial markets, banking and governance, who was named one of TIME magazine’s most influential people in the world in 2014, will speak in Wellington next Thursday on what’s needed to create a healthier and safer banking system.

Professor Anat Admati from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business is the Professorial Fellow in Monetary and Financial Economics, organised each year by Victoria University of Wellington and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.

In her one-hour public lecture, Professor Admati will discuss her book The Bankers’ New Clothes: What’s wrong with banking and what to do about it, which argues it is possible to “have a safer and healthier banking system without sacrificing benefits of the system, and at essentially no cost to society”.

The book, co-written with German economist Martin Hellwig, has been lauded as “the most important book to have come out of the financial crisis”, and “the most important book about banking in a very long time”.

Professor Admati has written extensively on information dissemination in financial markets, trading mechanisms, portfolio management, financial contracting and corporate governance and banking. She has been active in the policy debate on financial stability and regulation, and was named one of Foreign Policy magazine’s top 100 Global Thinkers in 2014.

The annual Professorial Fellow in Monetary and Financial Economics joins Victoria University and the Reserve Bank in their shared aim to enhance the development of monetary and financial policy in New Zealand by advancing thinking and public debate.

What: Reserve Bank Fellow in Monetary and Financial Economics public lectureWhen: reception 5.30pm, lecture 6-7pm, Thursday 17 NovemberWhere: Lecture Theatre 2, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay, WellingtonRSVP: email with ‘Admati’ in the subject line to Charlotte Te Kata This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 04-463 7431

Why Trump’s Victory Really was Super-Brexit

Donald Trump’s victory has been described as “super Brexit” most notably by the president-elect himself. We now examine some of the similarities and we begin with the decision which can now be seen as a dangerous one for President Obama’s highly visible pro Hillary campaigning. This was all the more curious since it was then known in the United States that UK Premier David Cameron’s similar campaigning for his cause Remain had represented more of a burden than a blessing. President Obama’s campaigning was compounded by the intervention of Mrs Obama who had hitherto been universally admired just because of her public detachment from partisan party politics. Main points of similarity summarised:-

Presidential – Prime Ministerial Pleading & CampaigningIn both Brexit and Trump the leaders of the in-power establishment parties joined in the fray. British Premier David Cameron actively campaigned to remain in the EU. President Obama actively campaigned for Hillary Clinton and in doing so was joined by Mrs Obama. In both causes and in both countries this frenzied campaigning can now be viewed as having the opposite effect of the one intended.

Financial Sector Backed Lost Causes – Remain and HillaryHilary Clinton’s campaign and the Remain campaign were both openly backed by the financial sector

Non university voters backed the winnersIn both causes in both countries Brexit supporters and Trump supporters were solidly drawn from those who had not attended university

Opinion polls were wrong on both sides of the AtlanticPolling organisations were continuously wrong in both countries and in both outcomes

Movement leaders both emerged from outside established political partiesBrexit leader Nigel Farage had his own party. Donald Trump had had no previous political experience

Both victorious leaders ignored and talked over mainstream mediaIn the United States Donald Trump actively expressed his contempt for his media entourage describing members as “the worst people in the world.”

Mainstream media was wrong footedA characteristic of the mainstream media in both countries and from the outset was an inability to concede that either Donald Trump or Brexit had a chance of success

Project Fear aftermaths on both sides of the AtlanticFollowing Brexit the communication organisations responsible for monitoring and then making known shifts in public opinion started a diversionary campaign. This took the form of the generation of an atmosphere of public fear, uncertainty, and doubt about the effects of the events which they had failed to predict. This development is now evident too in the United States following Trump.

The Petroleum Exploration and Production Association of New Zealand (PEPANZ) today expressed its disappointment in the symbolic decision by the Auckland Council to oppose oil prospecting, exploration and drilling in New Zealand.

PEPANZ Chief Executive Cameron Madgwick says there is genuine international interest in New Zealand and the oil and gas industry has the potential to have a profound impact on both New Zealand’s national and regional economies.

"Every year the Government earns around $600 million in royalty and income tax from the oil and gas sector, but this would increase dramatically should exploration activities lead to a significant find, helping the Government fund essential services," says Mr Madgwick.

"Analysis has shown that a significant find in a single one of New Zealand’s 17 sedimentary basins could have a massive economic benefit. A near off-shore field could mean more than $3 billion of investment, creating 270 jobs in the development phase. A major offshore gas field could mean a massive $19.3 billion of investment.

"To understand the impact the industry can have on a region, you only need to look at Taranaki. Oil and gas exploration and production is one of the key reasons why Taranaki has the highest Gross Domestic Product per capita in New Zealand. Oil and gas activity makes up 40 percent of Taranaki’s regional Gross Domestic Product, and employs over two percent of the region’s workforce.

Mr Madgwick says the while the industry understands that there are a wide range of views on oil and gas exploration and production in the community, it is important that councils balance both economic opportunity, environmental considerations and the industry’s track record in the country.

"The industry is absolutely committed to protecting the environment - doing everything it can to minimise its impact and reduce the risk of an incident. This is a commitment we do not take likely," says Mr Madgwick.

"In fact, safety is at the centre of everything the industry does. We are rightfully subject to robust national oversight, detailed legislative requirements and robust plans to respond to any eventuality. There have been no serious incidents in the 150 years the industry has been in operation in Taranaki and this is a record we are proud of.

"Local government has a critical role to play in the oil and gas sector, ensuring that activities are undertaken in a safe and effective manner, and it is important that the industry has a close relationship with all councils. I look forward to having the opportunity to meet with Mayor Goff and the new Auckland Council to listen to their concerns and discuss the industry’s future in New Zealand."

Foreign Minister Murray McCully will travel to the Middle East next week to meet with leaders and counterparts in Jordan, Israel, and the occupied Palestinian territories and to attend the Sir Bani Yas Forum in Abu Dhabi.

“New Zealand continues to serve as a member of the United Nations Security Council until the end of the year and we remain focused on doing what we can to help address the current conflicts in the Middle East,” Mr McCully says.

In addition to meeting with regional leaders Minister McCully will attend the 7th Sir Bani Yas Forum in Abu Dhabi. Hosted annually by the United Arab Emirates, this high-level retreat is a leading venue for discussing peace and security issues in the Middle East.

James Anderton wrote on Engineering.com that with the media in full damage control mode over Donald Trump’s victory over Secretary of State Clinton, it’s clear that no one in the newsrooms of America gets it.

“How could this happen?” they ask rhetorically, along with scores of Hollywood A-list celebrities and inside-the-beltway political hacks and amateur pundits, all bewildered that a system so programmed to plug Clinton into the Oval Office could derail in such spectacular fashion.

James Carville, the brains behind Bill Clinton’s 1992 win, coined the simple expression, “it’s the economy, stupid” and it became the unofficial slogan of his campaign. And it’s really been the issue ever since.

This election has been about manufacturing.

More specifically, the loss of manufacturing jobs in the vast expanse of flyover America that isn’t plugged into the government/Wall Street/Silicon Valley complex that has made the smartest people in the most expensive cities rich while the critical technological base that actually adds value has fled the country.  Continue to the full article

Will bring much needed internationalism to White House