@CranmerWrites
Thomas Cranmer
1 year
Interesting article in today’s ODT at a time when the Otago Uni is battling a $60m funding hole in its budget - the uni is refusing to say how much it has spent on a Māori sculpture that is still under wraps, and has warned it will consider any further questioning about the…
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@AlanWilkinsonNZ
Alan Wilkinson
1 year
@CranmerWrites It's very culturally insensitive to ask our betters how they wasted our money. Just sack them instead.
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Thomas Cranmer
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@JulietMosesNZ
Juliet Moses
1 year
@CranmerWrites So it’s both culturally sensitive and commercially sensitive? Presumably then no public entity should ever share info about what anything costs because it would prejudice the commercial position of contractors.
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Thomas Cranmer
1 year
@JulietMosesNZ Seems that way. And no timeline for completion of the project! I should have used this approach with clients a long time ago!
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@MHReddell
Michael Reddell
1 year
@CranmerWrites Just when I thought few things could surprise me any more the sheer brazen nature of this does so again
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Thomas Cranmer
1 year
@MHReddell Yes, it’s another one for the scrap book.
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@connan_james
Connan
1 year
@CranmerWrites Translation: Over budget Missed deadline Very very expensive & “culturally insensitive” to ask questions Lol, another M extortion
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@notoaotearoa
New Zealander
1 year
@CranmerWrites They probably won’t want to comment on why they are paying the Vice Chancellor $685,000.00 pa I would expect someone being paid that amount of money to have some fiscal responsibility 🤷‍♂️
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@RichardHam47060
Hilbert space clone from an alternate reality
1 year
@CranmerWrites If it was on a Pā or marae and it was paid for by an iwi trust, then it would be reasonable to consider it culturally sensitive. Now unless Ngāi Tahu own the university then I would humbly postulate a slight odorous gaseous emission of bovine fecal matter. Autonomously public...
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@Bouncesince2019
blacksheep
1 year
@CranmerWrites Go for broke Woke. With eyes wide open. Those students don’t realise it, they think they’re getting the genuine Otago experience. But they’re not. That just wouldn’t be possible now.
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@Coltheman1
Darleen Tana won't hoof it
1 year
@CranmerWrites It is a Maori sculture that is to be unvieled at the same time that the University changes it's name.
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@KateCameron_NZ
Kate Cameron
1 year
@CranmerWrites I'm going to try this with IRD when they ask me about my tax return, wish me luck!
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@LM19878
LM1987
1 year
@CranmerWrites Nice job if you can get it.
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@MenInBlackNZ
Men In Black
1 year
@CranmerWrites Summary it is crooked deal. That Labour party controlled University does not want the truth revealed on what it really costs.
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@climate_is_ok
Picture Me Trollin'
1 year
@CranmerWrites That response tells us everything we need to know. A hideously expensive, and unnecessary sculpture Wake up NZ!!!
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Thomas Cranmer
1 year
@gwynncompton You would think so. Possibly just delaying the inevitable for as long as possible ..
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@LBTross
Izzy ! com'on mate !
1 year
@CranmerWrites so questioning this is racist !
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@gordon910
Gordon Lawton
1 year
@CranmerWrites There are many ways for the special people to milk the system
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@HilaryAnneTayl1
HilaryAnneTaylor
1 year
@CranmerWrites Conveniently phony phooey.
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