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To: Snowshoe who wrote (70590)	10/12/2008 3:03:02 AM
From: Maurice Winn	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

There's no need to "work on" these ones. Just ditch them forthwith. This WAS the shortlist: <Gone by lunchtime! Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand Asia New Zealand Foundation Audit New Zealand, part of Office of the Controller and Auditor-General Auckland/Waikato Fish and Game Council Broadcasting Standards Authority Broadcasting Commission Building Controls, part of Department of Building and Housing Central South Island Fish and Game Council Child, Youth and Family Commerce Commission Creative New Zealand Department of Building and Housing Department of Conservation Department of Internal Affairs Department of Labour Eastern Fish and Game Council Electrical Workers Registration Board, part of Ministry of Economic Development Electricity Commission Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority Energy Safety Service, part of Ministry of Economic Development Environmental Risk Management Authority Environment Bay of Plenty Environment Canterbury Environment Court, part of Ministry of Justice Environment Southland Environment Waikato Families Commission Family and Community Services, part of Ministry of Social Development Fish & Game New Zealand Gambling Commission Governor-General (we're a republic now!) Hawke's Bay Fish and Game Council Heartland Services, part of Ministry of Social Development Human Rights Commission International Services, part of Ministry of Social Development Investment New Zealand, part of New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Measurement and Product Safety Service, part of Ministry of Economic Development Ministry for Culture and Heritage Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Ministry of Consumer Affairs, part of Ministry of Economic Development Ministry of Economic Development Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs Ministry of Social Development Ministry of Tourism, part of Ministry of Economic Development Ministry of Women's Affairs Ministry of Youth Development Motor Vehicle Traders Register, part of Ministry of Economic Development National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women, part of Department of Labour National Health Committee, part of Ministry of Health Nelson/Marlborough Fish and Game Council New Zealand Climate Change Office, part of Ministry for the Environment New Zealand Export Credit Office, part of The Treasury New Zealand Game Bird Habitat Trust Board New Zealand Geographic Board New Zealand Historic Places Trust New Zealand Sports Drug Agency New Zealand Teachers Council New Zealand Trade and Enterprise New Zealand Valuers Registration Board North Canterbury Fish and Game Council Northland Fish and Game Council Overseas Investment Commission Otago Fish and Game Council Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Personal Property Securities Register, part of Ministry of Economic Development Plant Variety Rights Office, part of Ministry of Economic Development Registrar of Unions, part of Department of Labour Removal Review Authority Remuneration Authority, part of Department of Labour Residence Review Board Southland Fish and Game Council Sport and Recreation New Zealand SPEaR, part of Ministry of Social Development Taranaki Fish and Game Council Takeovers Panel Te Mangai Paho Te Matatini Society Incorporated Tenancy Services, part of Department of Building and Housing Toi Te Taiao: The Bioethics Council Tourism New Zealand UNESCO Secretariat for the New Zealand National Commission Wellington Fish and Game Council West Coast Fish and Game Council > In regard to carrying guns around ready to shoot people, it didn't used to be a problem when murderers were hung. We had almost no murders per year. Our neighbours are armed and that's okay by me as I can't imagine them going ape with their guns and they are more likely to find them useful to defend themselves and the neighbourhood. I suppose a good test of "fit to carry" is that if the person proposing to be allowed to have a gun can get 4 of their 6 closest property owners to agree, then that would be okay by me. The idea of a community being armed with guns, hand grenades, howitzers, nukes, etc for self defence against fellow citizens seems absurd to me. It's better to cut off the supply of criminals. I have always found it much more pleasant to be in safe surroundings where people don't even contemplate the need to carry armaments than in places where the rules are "Mexican Standoff". Mqurice