Simon Thornley Gerhard Sundborn Ananish Chaudhuri Michael Jackson covidplanb.co.nz It is clear now that estimates of death from the COVID-19 pandemic were exceeded by factors of hundreds, if not thousands. This sparked public and political panic and led to our government enacting one of the most stringent
Twitter recently decided to “fact check” a Trump tweet about the security of online and mail voting systems in an election. I think we need to ask who fact checks the fact checkers? There seems to be a bit of a propaganda push to move voting online or by mail,
Information Satire Dhuni What started a week ago on 25 May as a tragedy with the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, has reached its logical end point with a protest march in Auckland, New Zealand. Mr Floyd was allegedly strangled by a knee to the throat from a Democrat
Wayne Hope Auckland University of Technology How many media analysts predicted it? In 2018 Australia’s Nine Entertainment absorbed Fairfax Media and its New Zealand subsidiary Stuff. Just under two years later chief executive Sinead Boucher bought Stuff from Nine for a dollar. The bold move saved New Zealand’s
Bernie McIntyre On 28 March 2020 we heard that there was going to be a Ngati Manu burial at Karetu, Te Tai Tokerau, at 11am Sunday 29 March. I’m a New Zealander and also Ngati Manu. I and many others disagreed with the gathering as it was NOT an
Elliot Ikilei Deputy Leader New Conservative Dear Manukau Christian School, I am a Youthworker and Community worker based in South Auckland, New Zealand. I am contacting you in regards to a fetish-based filmmaker who has contacted you. As you no doubt know, this fetish-based filmmaker has contacted you
Kerry Grant It would appear that one of two things has happened in social media communities of late. Either we have become a society that is too soft and no longer able to stand up to the real calamities of life or the perceived pandemic threat has triggered an over
Warning Contains facts and opinions that may upset your world view. Davo42 Yesterday a candle light vigil was held for George “the gentle giant” Floyd at our nation’s parliament. 600 or so social media driven woke wombles bought the MSM narrative on Floyd hook line and sinker and signed
[Editors Note: This is an English translation of the original letter so some of the phrases are not quite right] The “science” of the Pandemic During this pandemic, the term “science” has been used “ad nauseam”, that is, has been repeated to exhaustion: “Science, science, science”, “I’m pro-science”
Geoffrey It’s not a great time to be a conservative in Canada. Or even a Conservative (a federal conservative anyway, conservative parties hold power in seven of the ten provinces). But federally we’re outgunned. After the 2019 federal election, the scandal-plagued, incompetent, leftist Liberal government of Prime
Terry Dunleavy The Climate Commission claims that “We provide independent, evidence-based advice to Government to help Aotearoa New Zealand transition to a low-emissions and climate-resilient economy.” Note “…evidence-based…” Spending huge amounts of money on a low-emissions economy is only justified if there is scientifically convincing
Doug Firby troymedia.com Veteran political commentator Doug Firby is president of Troy Media Digital Solutions and publisher of Troy Media. Sometimes they’re right if you think about something like pooling our tax dollars to build roads we can all use or building a health-care system accessible to
Owen Jennings I am trying hard not to become a conspiracy theorist. I have learned how the climate change issue is exaggerated and dramatised without sound scientific foundation and is now driving hugely detrimental policy changes. I am struggling against a feeling that there must surely be some other agenda
David Theobald Four weeks more. Four weeks? Surely now the government has moved from parallel universe territory into extracting the Michael. Four weeks – why not four months, four years or forever? If they are to dispel any suspicions (convictions) that the stage-managing of the country is based on politics
Matt Long Fatherhood, Farming and Freedom Fonterra’s recent performance has with a return to basics strategy been encouraging, however, those familiar with the company will remember the 2019 financial year with the Shareholder’s Council noting at the time shareholders had experienced around $4 billion wealth destruction in the
Simon Thornley covidplanb.co.nz Cabinet is set to look at whether New Zealand should move to level 1 on June 22, but pressure is mounting to move earlier, with Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters saying it should have already happened. Dr Simon Thornley, senior lecturer of public health at
