Saturday 22 August 2020 News: Maori framework sets ground rules for council https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjUzMzM/Paakiwaha/WNEWS-21.08:-Maori-framework-sets-ground-rules-for-council Iwi say they will reopen Northland checkpoints near Kawakawa https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/424071/iwi-say-they-will-reopen-northland-checkpoints-near-kawakawa Police warn against Waiomio roadblock https://www.waateanews.
Govt’s coronavirus response, border policy, political fallout Peter Dunne: Labour will be watching and checking everything and keeping its fingers crossed like never before Tim Watkin (RNZ): Test fail: Is Labour bordering on trouble? Keith Rankin (Evening Report): Epidemic Costs and Responses: Coronavirus and Tuberculosis Brent Edwards (NBR): The
Rowan Light maxim.org.nz With the sudden return to lockdown, it makes sense that many New Zealanders are experiencing anxiety and despair. Hoarding or panic-buying food, conspiracy theories proliferating online, and the public vilification of people walking without masks – all point to an insight by Viktor Frankl: “An abnormal
Breaking Views update 20/8/20 Thursday 20 August 2020 News: Auckland’s colonial-era statues could be removed after vandalism, protests stuff.co.nz/national/300080246/aucklands-colonialera-statues-could-be-removed-after-vandalism-protests What is Islam’s appeal to Maori? newsroom.co.nz/ideasroom/what-is-islams-appeal-to-maori Police plan for iwi checkpoints waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjUzMDA/
Border testing, quarantine facilities, alternative plans from NZ First, National, ACT Thomas Manch (Stuff): The Covid-19 border testing saga that’s going septic amid ministers’ muddled accounts Karl du Fresne: Incompetence is one thing, misinformation another Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Government was advised testing all border staff wasn’t viable when
Border Michael Morrah (Newshub): Senior quarantine whistleblower says staff were refused regular testing programme despite pleas Derek Cheng (Herald): Horrible sense of déjà vu over Government border blunders (paywalled) Jenna Lynch (Newshub): As officials hunt for the source of Auckland’s COVID-19 cluster, there’s also a search for political
Election date Bryce Edwards (Guardian): By delaying the New Zealand election Jacinda Ardern appears magnanimous and conciliatory Audrey Young (Herald): Full marks to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for the way she delayed the election (paywalled) Matthew Hooton (Herald): October 17 choice masterful by Jacinda Ardern (paywalled) Stuff Editorial: Election postponed:
Election date Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Decision day looms for Jacinda Ardern as Winston Peters threatens retaliation if election not delayed Richard Harman: Peters hints at constitutional challenge to PM Jane Patterson (RNZ): Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to announce decision on election date today Claire Trevett (Herald): Return of Covid-19 tilts
boingboing.net A Japanese water beetle swallowed by a frog has figured out a great survival trick. It starts walking. In as few as six minutes, 93% of them walk right out the sloppy end of the frog’s digestive tract, according to a new paper by ecologist Shinji Sugiurz.
Jordan Williams Executive Director New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union In the nearly seven years I’ve been running the Taxpayers’ Union, it’s fair to say the last few weeks have been the strangest. We totally rewrote our election campaign strategy following COVID the first time. We scrapped the election “Bribe-O-Meter”
This article has been translated from German and was originally published in the Swiss magazine Weltwoche (World Week) on June 10th. The author, Beda M Stadler is the former director of the Institute for Immunology at the University of Bern, a biologist and professor emeritus. Why everyone was wrong The
NZ’s favourite show is back for season 2, which I wasn’t expecting since the season 1 finale seemed to have wrapped up all the storylines. Stars of 1pm Daily Update the TV series 10/10 Season Two The first episode was incredibly gripping, although I must admit I
National Party suspicions around Govt response, conspiracy theories Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): National Party not constructive with conspiracy theories Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB): Government has well and truly stuffed this up Zane Small (Newshub): 50 New Zealand health experts urge political leaders to ‘resist temptation to scaremonger’ over COVID-19
Election date, parliament Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Judith Collins’ dangerous constitutional game Audrey Young (Herald): Jacinda Ardern holds all the cards in Covid election (paywalled) Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): Let’s delay the election Andrew Geddis (The Conversation): By delaying the dissolution of parliament Jacinda Ardern buys time on the
Community transmission Ben Thomas (Spinoff): What the Covid resurgence means for the election campaign Luke Malpass (Stuff): In this new lockdown, Labour competence will be key Jason Walls (Herald): ‘Extremely disappointed’: National Party leader Judith Collins blasts Govt; says it let Covid-19 back into NZ Richard Harman (Politik): Covid’s
Auckland Central Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Senior National Party figure accused of using secret alter ego ‘Merv’ to derail Auckland Central candidate RIchard Harman (Politik): “Merv” upsets Nats’ Auckland Central selection Luke Kirkness (Herald): National Party’s Roger Bridge accused of using ‘Merv’ alter ego to derail candidate Nuwanthie Samarakone
