Does anyone know when Maurice is going on Ellen?

The MP for summer footwear's reply to my open letters.

I think it is a real worry if the minister responsible for appointing the Board receives the open letters on this thread, but opts out of even looking into it..........

When it suits, he says its not appropriate to get involved......but when it is to rip us tradesman off by taking illegal money off us, then making it legal.......

Well he's in..... in up to the top of his big gay rainbow boots in Parliament, changing the Act so the Board can up their fees even more....we are already paying much much more of all the trades now....and they want more....more fees...... and more power.....just look at the annual audit clause for relicensing being applied for....but its ok, they will consult with us before it is brought in......hahahahahahahahahaha .

Yes Enn I have learnt not to hold my breath.

So what CPD did you do, to do a job most, if not all these office Walla's that tell us we are incompetent wouldn't do.... even if they could?

Face it guys our trades are being stolen from us....a job that was once judged by serving your time and learning off the older guys at the yard and your success being judged on the level of work/service you provided.....to now having to renew a license every year, with conditions of that renewal like illegal CPD and coming soon to a life near you...an annual audit...before they give you a license.....which they can fail you for at will and then go you for working without a license in the court system.

Protecting their mates and ruining their opposition.....

I am all for cowboys being pushed out of our industry....but it needs to be blindly done and fairly with transparency...with no victimising innocent people.

So apparently Maurice is now not going to be mayor in Auckland or go on the Ellen show....not like him to just talk about doing all sorts of great things..................then not doing anything.....turns out just to be all talk no action...................... very unlike him.

Thank you Corylus, your not interupting, the more the merrier, it seems that some of it isn't to the pallet of most in the media, but things might change if enough of the public are aware of the corruption.

Mine is, sadly just one story, I know of too many, from the far north to Te Anau......

It is why all our hourly rates are so high, because of the compliance costs, not enough of it reaches my kids and wife....then you have to deal with the corruption on top of it.

Please feel free to spread it around, some times if a member of the public raises an issue, independently, then the media might take it up.

I'm all good, my wife is my rock and we do ok, she's one special lady.

Tell you what if you can get it on fair go, I'll come over to Blenheim and have a look at your system for free....but the  tea and cakes are non negotiable mind

As always Badger, you managed to make me laugh.  Hugs to your wife. She obviously keeps you strong. I have no idea how to get Fair Go energised but I'll give it a try. I was thinking of getting them onto my problem but this is much more important.

I've been telling all sorts of people about this website, which has introduced me into a different world. It's almost worth having the problem in the first place. My husbands extramping club-now cycling group all fetch up at a winery (for coffee) twice a week and I'll start awareness raising there. They all know about my solar problems - its an ongoing saga and that installer, who knows not the concept of goodwill I fear, has karma creeping up on him.  Talking of which, will someone please explain the karma thing on this web site?

Stay strong. This must not happen. PS I don't think "taking a look"a t this problem would achieve much and it's  long way to come for afternoon tea! Bring your wife though and we'll have a gas.