Re: New Zealand
Bert,
I did notice the number of active volcanos in NZ, but I didn't think the population was too heavy. Sure is a beautiful place, no doubt about that!
Oz has no exclusivity when it comes to corrupt politics. The dislike for politicians is universal. That tells you all you need to know.
I didn't understand the "off shore detention".. I thought Australia was started (from a European view) as a location of "On Shore" detention..
Rog
Similar to Aust, NZ has no industry, I don't think they even make a match stick there any more.
For decades they exploited the lower NZ currency and worked as a service provider for Oz.
Thus there is no work so a lot of Kiwis spend their entire working life in Oz then retire back home.
No arguements about it having spectacular scenery.
The North Island has a big problem as the Maroi have started to realize just how bad the terms of the treaty were for them and are getting stroppy.
Off shore detention is what we do to anyone who attempts to arrive here by boat seeking refuge.
Some radical right wing morons decided that the 30,000, mostly refugees who paid for a passage to Australia risking their lives in the process would destroy the fabric of our society.
Apparently the 80,000 who lie to their govenrment, bribe officals in their home land , lie to our government to get a visa, fly into the country then vanish before they are supposed to go back are no problem.
So we are spending around $ 1,000,000 per person to have them detained in concentration camps in impoverished countries where their presence is hated.
Apparently 200 of them will be coming your way soon.
