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HPM Countdown Timers
I have used various types of countdown timer for my heaters for years. They ensure the heater will be turned off automatically after a set period, usually two hours, so as not to waste power. HPM used to sell specific mechanical countdown timers, and I had several of these. Unfortunately they all stopped working after…
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Labour Health Sector Restructuring Credulity [4]
So TIC embarked on a series of articles in this subject the most recent of which was written some 12 months ago. And now 1 July 2022 has rolled around, the 20 DHBs have been abolished and the new central bureaucracy has taken over. This week in the media there have been a flurry of…
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Is Commercial Toilet Paper Cheaper? [1]
One of the features of the pandemic has been an obsession by some members of our community with having adequate supplies of that most basic and lowly domestic commodity, toilet paper. Much publicity has accompanied the sights of people stacking vast quantities of toilet paper into shopping trolleys and attempting to get these through supermarket…
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Localism / Regionalism In Canterbury
Following up from the previous post on the so called “regional” stadium here are some more thoughts about local authorities in Canterbury. This follows on from a desperate attempt by CCC to portray the stadium as a “regional” facility in order to justify approaching other local authorities in Canterbury to get funding for the stadium.…
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Zero Justification For Any Neighbouring Council To Contribute To Christchurch Stadium “Te Kaha”
The news of the week is a major blowout in the expected cost of Christchurch’s new stadium. The project was originally supposed to come in at around $470 million, of which the government is to contribute $220 million, with $250 million to come from ratepayers via the Council. But now, it is suggested that this…