Covid: General Liam Dann (Herald): Riding Dr Ashley Bloomfield’s Covid roller coaster (paywalled) Jamie Morton (Herald): Auckland lockdown was ‘frustrating’ but justified, says expert Josephine Franks (Stuff): Experts call for seven-tier alert level system as Auckland moves to level 1 Stuff Editorial: MIQ facility suggestion is poor timing RNZ:
ACT Party Labour forgot to include a big group of people in its bubble of kindness, and it needs to start treating them with some dignity. Instead of giving a hug, a handout, and an extra day off, Labour’s forgotten people are used to fund the Government’s campaign
Housing Bernard Hickey (Stuff): Should Reserve Bank overheat economy to blast free of low interest rate trap? Gareth Vaughan (Interest): You can’t lose with property mate Zane Small (Newshub): Housing Minister Megan Woods fires up when quizzed on lack of property shortage figures Gill South (Stuff): Single buyers get
Peter Williams Magic Talk Peter Williams is the host of Magic Talk Mornings, weekdays 9 am -midday. OPINION: I know that on my radio show we sometimes upset and offend people. In return, I cop quite a few insults as well. I’m not bothered. It’s called freedom of
Covid: General Matthew Hooton (Herald): Jacinda Ardern’s boldest and most adept Covid move yet (paywalled) ODT: Editorial – Trust and politicians in the Covid era Richard Harman: Living with covid Lisette Reymer (Newshub): New Zealand should stop living in fear of COVID-19 – expert Henry Cooke (Stuff): National says move out
Louis Houlbrooke Campaigns Manager New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Broadcasting Minister Kris Faafoi – a former TVNZ reporter – has announced a new $55 million fund that NZ on Air will distribute to media companies for “public interest journalism”. This is scary. Instead of following an Australian or Canadian model of tax credits,
Louis Houlbrooke Campaigns Manager New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Teasers for a new play about New Zealand’s COVID-19 response suggest it will be nothing more than taxpayer-funded propaganda. The play, named “Transmission”, received a $57,000 grant from Creative NZ taxpayers, and according to its co-director Miranda Harcourt: It is
Jo Holmes Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance www.ratepayers.nz With the Super City plunged into yet another Level 3 lockdown, we are already hearing Councillors trying to argue that this justifies more increases to rates. It’s time Mayor Phil Goff and his colleagues faced the reality that this pandemic isn’
Covid: Auckland outbreak decisions Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Contact tracing ‘Ferrari’ will be enough to contain future outbreaks Jamie Morton (Herald): Shift to Level 2 ‘not cautious enough’ – expert Science Media Centre: Auckland jumps down to Alert Level 2 – Expert Reaction Jason Walls (Herald): Auckland’s lockdown exit comes with a
Hon Judith Collins judithcollins.national.org.nz It was great to be back in Parliament last week following a successful weekend for the Waitangi Day celebrations. I will be looking forward to speaking next year and I am grateful for that. There are many other issues for us to bring
breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com Tuesday 16 February 2021 News: Northland Regional Council working party wants three Maori seats Northland Regional Council’s Te Tai Tokerau Maori and Council Working Party says the council should have three Maori seats. Pita Tipene (Ngati Hine), newly-elected Te Tai Tokerau Maori and Council Working Party
ACT Party The Politics of COVID has shown how desperately New Zealand needs honest conversations. The Prime Minister failed, requiring a third of the country to go under house arrest, and is reported as a hero. Here’s some real chutzpah: She triumphally announces that enough vaccine for 30,000
Covid outbreak: Lockdown decisions Michael Morrah (Newshub): New Zealand’s new COVID-19 outbreak ‘detected later than it could’ve been’ – expert Audrey Young (Herald): Political focus turns to whether lockdown was caused by border failure (paywalled) Stuff: Editorial – Keeping the border secure is paramount RNZ: Lockdown could last weeks if
Covid: New community outbreak Audrey Young (Herald): The best place to judge Ardern’s lockdown is from a rear view mirror (paywalled) Josh Van Veen (Democracy Project): Ardern’s Year of Reckoning? Richard Harman: The advisors behind today’s lockdown decision Hannah Kronast (Newshub): Police set up Auckland checkpoints to
Parliament’s tie-wearing rules Peter Dunne: Waititi wins Caroline Daley (The Conversation): The tie that binds: unravelling the knotty issue of political sideshows and Maori cultural identity Jason Walls (Herald): I spy with my little tie: Which MPs embraced the new tie-optional rules in Parliament? Jessica Mutch-McKay (1News): Hei-tiki in
Ricardo Menendez March Green Party MP Facebook Kia ora tatou I would like to thank everyone (particularly my Parliamentary colleagues here in Aotearoa New Zealand) for your patience whilst I formed a fulsome response to queries about my emergency trip home over the last six weeks. I would also like
