Questions to ask Nick Smith on the 29th....Auckland

[Kiwi Graham]

On Moday 30th November as stated in another thread http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=112791 Nick Smith is attending an open public meeting at the Royal Akarana Yacht Club, Okahu Bay in Auckland. The meeting is to discuss climate change and ACC.

The purpose for this thread is to get a list of questions together that people want answers too then hopefully Les or some other quick witted inderviduals can ask the suitable ones on the night.

A few to start the ball rolling;

Is it the intention of the govenment to scrap ACC and privatise it as an insurance company?

Is it the intention of the govenment to introduce levys for competative sports and other higher risk passtimes?

Do any of the current govenment have personel intrests in NZ or Australian insurance companies?

Why despite the accurate interpretation of the figures available do you and ACC continue to choose to belive the inaccurate figures?

[NONONO]

1.If your statistics prove inaccurate will you resign?
2.Just why are you so god damn ugly?
3. Where can you get a decent pint in Devenport?

[Mom]

Where is your mandate to deviate from the Woodhouse principles that founded ACC in the first place?

[Mom]

Why dont you ensure that the words you are given to spout are accurate in the first place? Are you embarrassed when you are shown up to be a Liar?

[Mom]

Are you aware of how many votes the biker community either hold or influence?

[Mom]

Are you concerned that there seems to be a growing number of voters out here that are coming out against these proposed changes?

[mashman]

If you could ask him: "What plan is your National Government working towards in favour of the people." because i need to be comforted!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Are there any? and are the same people involved in your other interests?

[Ozzie]

"So, Mr Minister, if the National Government is trying to covertly target middle to high income earners, in a user pays modelled ACC system focused on average accident costs. Would it not be more relevant to target them across the board, given average accident costs for mid to high income brackets are far higher than average CC rated costs, irrespective of mode of transport (motor cycle, bicycle, foot, car), due to the income supplement component of the costs. About time you called a spade a spade don't you think Mr Minister, and fess up to your move away from the traditions of ACC and a general National support structure?"

[lanci]

Is it tough being strawberry blond?

[Squiggles]

What are your thoughts on ACC being rebranded ACC insurance?

[Subike]

""Mr nickster
What policies are you going to put in place to promote Climate Change in regards to lowering vehicle emissions?

Is your party going to promote Climate Change practices such as thue use of low fuel consumption scooters in the CBD's of our major cities?

Are there going to be any incentives for workers to use more enviromentaly friendly vehicles for daily commuting to their work places which assist in Climate Change? ""

Directing the questions so that they cover both changes can put him in a situation that his answers can become very difficult.
Getting him to admit that bikes and scooters are more a efficent vehicle , and need to be promoted as a way to reduce Climate Change promotes both of the causes and places him then open to more direct questions like.

" If you agree to scooters and motor bikes being more enviromentaly friends, thus reduceing carbon emmisions, why increase the ACC tax on said vehicles, when a redution of the tax, would then become ecconomic sence to Joe Citizen to switch to said vehicles, as a way of reducing Climate Change and their weekly expendature on transportation to their chosen work place."

[MSTRS]

Since the information you have been supplied by ACC has been shown to be unreliable, what are you doing about replacing those who gave it, and will you be directing their replacements to start again from the beginning, ensuring that the information being used is factual, correct and complete?

- or -

Does the govt plan to privatise (parts of) ACC? If so, which part/s? And if not, and because it is what the public of this country want, will you be directing a return to it's founding principles, with one single fund that everyone pays into as part of general taxation, with a small top-up from registered vehicles and petrol, without risk-loaded levies being applied to any individual or group thereof?

[Mom]

""Mr nickster
What policies are you going to put in place to promote Climate Change in regards to lowering vehicle emissions?

Is your party going to promote Climate Change practices such as thue use of low fuel consumption scooters in the CBD's of our major cities?

Are there going to be any incentives for workers to use more enviromentaly friendly vehicles for daily commuting to their work places which assist in Climate Change? ""

Directing the questions so that they cover both changes can put him in a situation that his answers can become very difficult.
Getting him to admit that bikes and scooters are more a efficent vehicle , and need to be promoted as a way to reduce Climate Change promotes both of the causes and places him then open to more direct questions like.

" If you agree to scooters and motor bikes being more enviromentaly friends, thus reduceing carbon emmisions, why increase the ACC tax on said vehicles, when a redution of the tax, would then become ecconomic sence to Joe Citizen to switch to said vehicles, as a way of reducing Climate Change and their weekly expendature on transportation to their chosen work place."


OOOOOOOhhhhhhhh, I felt the burn from here! Nice question :yes:

[Ixion]

Um

Y'know I'm hesitant to mention this.

But y'all do realise that now he's had 5 days warning of the questions, Nick will have a whole team of spin doctors and speech writers (all on six figure salaries) crafting him the perfect response to each question.

Not perfect for us, he doesn't care about us, but a perfect answer from the public point of view.

Good questions, good to put them up to him, just don't expect him have him at a loss for the perfect answer.

[MadDuck]

Um

Y'know I'm hesitant to mention this.

But y'all do realise that now he's had 5 days warning of the questions, Nick will have a whole team of spin doctors and speech writers

How about ... ok I am going to get trashed for this one.

Mr Smith. Do you swallow? Or does she?

[BMWST?]

""Mr nickster
What policies are you going to put in place to promote Climate Change in regards to lowering vehicle emissions?

Is your party going to promote Climate Change practices such as thue use of low fuel consumption scooters in the CBD's of our major cities?

Are there going to be any incentives for workers to use more enviromentaly friendly vehicles for daily commuting to their work places which assist in Climate Change? ""

Directing the questions so that they cover both changes can put him in a situation that his answers can become very difficult.
Getting him to admit that bikes and scooters are more a efficent vehicle , and need to be promoted as a way to reduce Climate Change promotes both of the causes and places him then open to more direct questions like.

" If you agree to scooters and motor bikes being more enviromentaly friends, thus reduceing carbon emmisions, why increase the ACC tax on said vehicles, when a redution of the tax, would then become ecconomic sence to Joe Citizen to switch to said vehicles, as a way of reducing Climate Change and their weekly expendature on transportation to their chosen work place."
this is very good cos he is minister for enviroment and carbon emmisions

[st00ji]

my experience of watching pollies on telly tells me that they almost always avoid making direct answers, and long or involved questions give them a chance to pick a single part of it that they can palm off with some sound bite, or turn the dialogue to a topic they actually know something about, or some other agenda they want to promote.

so i think any questions need to be short and pointed, preferably requiring a very basic answer, and hopefully repeated until some kind of definitive answer is given - even if the answer is just 'im not going to answer that'

[Kiwi Graham]

I agree. If a question gets asked and doesnt get answered ask it again and again and again.

Politicians are trained in not answering questions using as many words as possible to eat into the time allocated.

He will have some 'party line' replys stored up and we need to be able to respond to these too.

[MSTRS]

Whether questions are being read and answers being spun, Nick the Prick needs to be pinned like an insect specimen. Mikkel has a recent post in another thread that would be perfect...re the 77-thing

[mashman]

I agree. If a question gets asked and doesnt get answered ask it again and again and again.

Politicians are trained in not answering questions using as many words as possible to eat into the time allocated.

He will have some 'party line' replys stored up and we need to be able to respond to these too.

I loved this guy, the house always went quiet when he was on... PAXMAN, THE MASTER (failing no less)

Training Vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCo7qbzEX3c