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I've walked it several times.

You've obviously absolutely no idea about statistics. That's why I can't take you seriously even if your motivation was genuine.

I was really surprised how much sand was in the top layer. Seemed to be all sans.

He's no more 1.75m (5ft 9in) than I'm 7ft 2in! Unless of course he was wearing his Elton John platforms.

Ellerslie staff coring the track on Waitangi Day 2024.

While on the topic of diversion I'm surprised the following wasn't titled "Ex-Horse Trainer..." Auckland businessman Leo Molloy facing charges of assaulting a police officer 1:31 pm on 5 February 2024 Auckland businessman Leo Molloy is facing charges of assaulting a police officer, it can be revealed. Molloy appeared in the Auckland District Court where his lawyer said name suppression could lapse. Leo Molloy. Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro The Auckland businessman facing charges of assaulting a police officer and obstructing another last July can now be named. Leo Molloy appeared briefly in the Auckland District Court on Monday morning, where his lawyer, Quentin Duff, said name suppression could lapse. Molloy had previously pleaded not guilty to the two charges. He was remanded at large until his next court date in April. The businessman was in the running to be Auckland's next mayor in 2022, before deciding to pull out of the race. His decision came after polls suggested he would not win the election.

What did NZTR need to say about Darren Weir?

You haven't normalised the data for other variables.

Life support comes in many different guises nowadays.

Why? It's a cost of doing business. The reality is very few businesses in NZ are on top of employment law.

Really I don't get what point you and @the galah are trying to make. Whatever happened to the principle of minding your OWN business and managing what YOU can control? If HRNZ did more of that then we'd be better off. Going anywhere near the Yole business draws negative attention to NZ racing when the general public couldn't give a rats arse about Tasmanian Harness racing.

Why? HRNZ have no jurisdiction over what happens in Tasmania. Why associate HRNZ with their issues?

Yep Greyhounds are prone to the injury and I'm sure some trainers have more than others.

Why the hell would HRNZ have any desire or even a remote reason of commenting on negative news from Tasmania? Can you give me even one good reason?

Just as much as the big guy. They're both pointing elbows at each other and blaming the other.

@the galah and @aquaman - who actually started this latest clash? UNRWA Cannot Operate Without Hamas – No Wonder It Has a Neutrality Problem – The Daily Sceptic dailysceptic.org In the Telegraph, Paul Nuki explores the unholy alliance between the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and the Palestinian group Hamas amid revelations that UNRWA employees have been involved in supporting or participating in terrorist activities. Here’s an excerpt: Worth reading in full. Stop Press: It took the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women nearly eight weeks to condemn the appalling rape and sexual assault carried out by the terrorists on October 7th, as Camilla Tominey reminds us in a scathing piece for the Telegraph. Stop Press 2: In the Telegraph, MP Mike Freer’s recent resignation over death threats resonates with Stephen Pollard’s own experience, underscoring the economic and personal toll of Islamist intimidation. Tags: Global Health SecurityIsrael-Hamas WarTerrorismUnited NationsUNRWA

But the rank and file Maori don't actually get anything and the measured outcomes don't improve.

https://twitter.com/Racing/status/1753688905038336384?t=3PFfLkIPY03e65br8mFdCQ&s=19

Ok so there was only one van used today?

Shame he isn't an All Black - he'd get off.

Then why all the kafuffle with the requirement to have very high speed broadband? You don't need a $20m broadcast track to broadcast a dog meeting.

Also an industry that doesn't work together and quick to slay the tall poppies for any reason that can be found.

Shall I setup a separate forum for these cases or are you all happy to discuss them here?

If you read again I wasn't referring to modern day farmers. That's been a major problem and it would appear that even the new tracks don't have proper irrigation systems.