Cubes 1,770 Report post Posted May 17, 2014 If Cubes was a high profile interviewer type person he would like to ask the following questions on one of those Q and A shows on the box . 1 Who are you and what is your name ? 2 When did you develop a disinterest in Racing....where you born with not interest or is this something that has bored you recently ? 3 As Minister of Primary Industries you zapped yourself with an electric fence live on TV...was that fun ? 4 You seem to grin a lot and talk in clichés and never answer the question...is this related to point 3 above ? 5 Cubes has never seen you on a racetrack or heard you say anything ever meaningful about Thoroughbred Racing...who are you and what is your name again ? porky, Midget, Jefferson and 10 others 13 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midget 4,489 Report post Posted May 17, 2014 6/Do you REALLY get a 100k salary for being the "NOTHING" Minister of Racing,as if this correct you are guilty of Impersonation of a Racing Minister Insider, sharne and biff 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
puha 2,177 Report post Posted May 18, 2014 I don't even know who the racing minister is?Think he had a TV show in the early 80's The Invisable Man. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eljay 1,720 Report post Posted May 18, 2014 7. Do you actually know you are the Minister of Racing? sharrymac 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly 18 Report post Posted May 19, 2014 8) Do you know what type of Racing you are Minister for a) Pigeon V8 Super Cars c) Ironman d) ponies & puppies sharrymac and Cubes 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubes 1,770 Report post Posted July 2, 2014 Gee Golly Gosh Thank you so much for your awesome leadership in these difficult times Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubes 1,770 Report post Posted September 19, 2014 Cubes doesn't ask for much A few winning tips from Cafers maybe But could Cubes and other fellow Kiwis please get a new Minister of Racing after the election ? Pretty please ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubes 1,770 Report post Posted January 12, 2015 Cubes always wanted to meet a real live politician but even better an actual Minister .....wow...imagine that !!! It would appear hard for Cubes to meet the Minister of Racing as we are not sure he/she actually exists . Maybe if we knew all race meetings he/she was planning to attend this year then Cubes could say "Gidday !" Not in a weird creepy kinda way ,but more like in a "Nice to meet you " kinda way . So we guess this post is for the Minister of Racing's secretary......must be some sort of diary somewhere....how many race meetings are in the calendar for this awesome politician ??? Ashoka 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gubellini 4,004 Report post Posted January 12, 2015 I wouldn't give a penny for the guy. von Smallhaussen, Jefferson, Ashoka and 1 other 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalano 951 Report post Posted January 13, 2015 n.guy@ministers.govt.nz I'm sure he'd love to hear from us all. sharrymac 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lecithin 429 Report post Posted January 13, 2015 Give him a break, he's probably busy on that working group to stop offshore betting "leakage" that he kept ranting on about before and after the election and said was his number one priority. Come to think of it, I'm sure he said that group would be formed prior to Christmas - hows that going and what idiots have been appointed to that group to waste a bunch more money that could be much better spent elsewhere? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloke 1,232 Report post Posted January 13, 2015 I hear that he making a guest appearance at the Levin A& P show this weekend. I am told that every year he performs the role of a clown at the side show alley where you have to throw ping pong balls into the clown's mouth. What better way to meet your constituents jess and biff 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biff 2,158 Report post Posted January 13, 2015 Wouldn't it be even better if he was appearing in the coconut shy? As a guest coconut?........wouldn't you just love to take aim with one of those little wooden balls, priceless. von Smallhaussen and jess 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biff 2,158 Report post Posted January 13, 2015 Now that's esteemed company Hesi, Vonny is a Gr1 performer, I'm more a catchweight barrier trialler. Ashoka 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Smallhaussen 3,226 Report post Posted January 14, 2015 Biff and I could be in co-hoots to take over ! and yes I did use the spell check on that one Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Smallhaussen 3,226 Report post Posted January 14, 2015 I wouldn't give a penny for the guy. brings back memories - tom thumbs, double happies and mighty cannons now i know where I would like to put a mighty cannon biff 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevy86 2,710 Report post Posted January 14, 2015 Biff and I could be in co-hoots to take over ! and yes I did use the spell check on that one Well your spell-check is f--k-d! The word is cahoots Von. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jess 1,244 Report post Posted January 15, 2015 I hear that he making a guest appearance at the Levin A& P show this weekend. I am told that every year he performs the role of a clown at the side show alley where you have to throw ping pong balls into the clown's mouth. What better way to meet your constituents Ha! - I know the clowns of which you speak - they smile, move their heads from side to side and have their mouths perpetually open - but nothing comes out. bloke 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloke 1,232 Report post Posted January 15, 2015 Exactly Jess and he has learned a lot from his fellow clowns. So much so that he has been appointed as a "Minister Of The Clowns" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut 3,152 Report post Posted January 15, 2015 Ha! - I know the clowns of which you speak - they smile, move their heads from side to side and have their mouths perpetually open - but nothing comes out. Heh we can stuff things into their mouths though and not just ping pong balls. Here's motivation ............clubs... put in requests... especially if it relates to the safety of the punting dollar, the safety of income of owners, trainers and jockeys and the safety relating to the survival of any racecourses in NZ Over $700,000 allocated to racecourse safety Racing Minister Nathan Guy has announced that 25 projects to improve safety at racecourses across New Zealand will be receiving grants worth $703,596. The money is coming from the Racing Safety Development Fund which provides $1 million annually to racecourse safety, with matching dollar-for-dollar contributions from racing clubs. “This year’s first funding round has supported a wide range of infrastructure projects including safety running rails, new starting gates, toilet facilities upgrades, and a greyhound kennel block extension,†says Mr Guy. “The fund continues to make a major contribution to the safety of the racing industry for animals, industry participants and the public.†The next funding round for 2014/15 will open on 1 February 2015 with applications closing on 30 March 2015. “I encourage all racing clubs, and the respective code bodies, to take advantage of this funding if they have safety issues that need to be addressed.†Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubes 1,770 Report post Posted July 30, 2015 Cubes is excited as can be !!!!! All the thoroughbreds have a birthday pretty soon and the shitty , cold winter is behind us , and great puntingness is gonna be had at Riccarton on Saturday . Cubes is sure we will finally meet Lord Nathan Guy 'cause surely the Minister of Racing won't wanna miss such a historic occasion as the Winter Cup . Come to thunk of it , Cubes has been to 87 race meetings in the last 3 years and never , ever , Trevor seen the aforementioned . He must be off being busy doing a great job with the dairy industry . puha and skoota 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimbo 734 Report post Posted July 30, 2015 I think he goes to the New Zealand Cup meeting Cubes so maybe you can catch up with him there. Pops in for a little bit to watch the race and then pops out again, I think. Actually I don't know if he watches the race that closely, as I think I remember him saying after the 2013 Cup that he was a bit worried when Terror To Love went away so well, when the horse actually broke at the start. However Ian says that Nathan is 'taking a real interest'. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/wanganui-chronicle/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503422&objectid=11360871 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gubellini 4,004 Report post Posted July 30, 2015 I think he has been auditioning for an Antipodean version of Yes Minister! Perfect vocational change! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tauhei Notts 1,413 Report post Posted July 30, 2015 Nathan Guy's appointment as Racing Minister was a perfect expression of John Key's rat cunning. "Racing people supported Winston at a previous election. If they are going to do that I will foist Nathan Guy upon them." Maurice Williamson would know more about riding classy sprinters in track gallops than Nathan Guy ever would. Nathan Guy probably thinks that a caslick is the sutures in an orthodontal operation on Cameron Slater. Well, it is stitching up a cxxx. Jefferson and Black Kirrama 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biff 2,158 Report post Posted July 30, 2015 Nathan Guy's appointment as Racing Minister was a perfect expression of John Key's rat cunning. "Racing people supported Winston at a previous election. If they are going to do that I will foist Nathan Guy upon them." Maurice Williamson would know more about riding classy sprinters in track gallops than Nathan Guy ever would. Nathan Guy probably thinks that a caslick is the sutures in an orthodontal operation on Cameron Slater. Well, it is stitching up a cxxx. Classic! Black Kirrama 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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