Commonly used incorrect spellings of Kiwi slang

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Wrong: Aye, Eh
Right: Ay
Meaning: equivalent to "isn't it?" Added to the end of a sentence

"Aye" is the sound a sailor or pirate makes when acknowledging an order.

For people who think "Eh" is right, you should be aware that this "Meh" lead to serious confusion.

Lyrics for Downtime by Kidz in Space

Another quick crack:

You're all right with me
Spend all night with me

Gimme all your downtime
Your downtime
(Repeat x 3)

I love it how you live it
With your mind and your spirit
You define what it means to be
Divine I am lifted by
The way that we kick it
And these feelings you inflicted
Make me act a little different
This is something so terrific

Cos the look in your eyes
The size of your high
Make my meter rise
Swagger 'gainst a fly
Come take a ride
Shorty this is am night
Take my hand make me your man
We can spend some downtime

You're all right with me
Spend all night with me

Gimme all your downtime
Your downtime
(Repeat x 3)

I love it how you're looking
And your attitude is working
Never seen another person
Who could just close the curtains
On these other girls workin' it
An' your swagger is hurtin'
I'm thinkin' no that you're so
Takin' the charge with it

The look in your eyes
The size of your high
Make my meter rise
Swagger 'gainst a fly
Come take a ride
Shorty this is am night
Take my hand make me your man
We can spend some downtime

Gimme all your downtime
Your downtime
(Repeat x 3)

You're all right with me
Spend all night with me

Now why fight it
If I did it's a lie
Cos we both know the state
The first time we caught each other's eye
I can tell where it's goin'
Yeah I'm readin' the signs
Yo I can put it down
If you just give me the time so

You're all right with me
Spend all night with me
Three two one go

Gimme all your downtime
Your downtime
(Repeat x 3)

You're all right with me
Spend all night with me

Section 59 Mind Games

"Should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New Zealand?"

For those without a purist world view then this seems to be a simple question with a simple answer.

However as every NZer knows, this referendum question has been posed in response to a change to the Crimes Act that was intended to remove legal defenses for dangerously violent parents. Detractors call this amendment the "anti-smacking law" and believe it infringes on the ability of parents to discipline their children.

So we have to consider it in reference to the law. But this isn't simple either! The amended law gives plenty of latitude to parents who want to discipline their children, and it's hard to see the relevance of the question.

However we're all left with the impression that the Government is likely to act in response to the referendum result, so we have to consider it seriously. So commentators search for deeper, hidden meaning in the question and the petitioners who posed it.

To me the question is pointless and should never have been allowed to be posed without going through a vetting process. There is huge uncertainty about how the referendum outcome is to be actioned.