George A disturbing repercussion of this virus has been the dismantling of democracy. The current Government’s historical performance has been wiped clean. Its previous two and a half years of mismanagement have vanished without trace. All the relevant indicators that measure the Government’s performance through its term of
Greg Moore It‘s always difficult to remain positive when everything that surrounds you seems to be taken away from under you. Today I am having one of these moments. In the Queenstown southern lakes area where we are, there were 19,345 people on the payroll at last census.
George The soft stuff is over. Close our borders, shut the country down, enforce a police state and shower borrowed money amongst us creating the falsehood of security. Now what? Labour believes the country will start its recovery as soon as the dust settles. The dust won’t be settled
Kathleen Horne COVID-19 has given Jacinda Ardern, Grant Robertson and their government colleagues the opportunity to take lying, hypocrisy and scapegoating to a whole new level. Let’s examine the case for lying about cash support for businesses via a make-believe court case with a judge interrogating the
Simon Thornley covidplanb.co.nz The Government and its health advisers are taking an increasingly hardline against coronavirus, stating that it will be eliminated from our shores. It certainly is desirable, but is it realistic? New Zealand is one of the only countries in the world to attempt this. Almost
Simon Thornley covidplanb.co.nz The government is now urging children to go back to school, but many parents are reticent, fearing that their child will be exposed to the virus. Let’s take a look at we have learned about children’s risk of exposure to COVID-19 at
Peter Drew Dear Jacinda, I write this letter as a patriotic Kiwi with the best intentions for my country and for the future health and welfare of my fellow Kiwis. You have a very difficult job at this moment in time. There can be no doubt about that. There is
Alwyn Poole It is astonishing how quickly key foundations of education and society can become twisted or subverted. A genuine proponent of education advocates important foundation: question everything, critique everything, suggest and evaluate counter scenarios (and other ‘experts’), ask who gains and who loses from a particular action, attack the
This is a speech that Peter Brown MBE gave about 26 years ago in his capacity as Mayor of the Kaipara District Council. It was made at the ANZAC Day service in Dargaville. The Patriotic Fund mentioned was used to fund aide for servicemen and returned servicemen. Peter Brown MBE,
Dr Michael Jackson covidplanb.co.nz Dr Michael Jackson is a postdoctoral researcher at Victoria University of Wellington. As a scientist, I am trained to think critically, to evaluate evidence, and ask questions – lots and lots of questions. That’s my job. In March 2020 the World Health Organization predicted
Fred Lucas papundits.wordpress.com Fred Lucas is the White House correspondent for The Daily Signal at The Heritage Foundation and he is the co-host of “The Right Side of History” podcast. “We have a solemn duty to make sure these unemployed Americans regain their jobs and their livelihoods.
Simon Black Sovereignman.com Nearly seven centuries ago in the mid-1300s, the first major outbreak of the Bubonic Plague forced Europeans into some of the harshest social distancing measures in history. As Boccacio wrote in The Decameron in 1353, the hysteria was so extreme that “brother abandoned brother. . . fathers
Gerhard Sundborn covidplanb.co.nz Gerhard Sundborn, Senior Lecturer Population and Pacific Health, the University of Auckland, urges us to consider that while staying home may be saving some lives, it is causing death and devastation to many more. On Thursday 26th March in response to Covid-19, in an
Some people seem to think it’s all going to be OK out there if we sit tight for another couple of weeks. They think that everything is going to suddenly be just fine. We will have ridden out the storm and before we know it, we’ll be back
Michael Reddell croakingcassandra.com People can agree or disagree with the government and its official agencies on the various numerous specifics of the handling of the coronavirus, up to and including yesterday’s decisions. But whether you or I, agree with individual choices that have been made – and I’m
