Dave Pellowe davepellowe.com Instead of conforming her worldview to the revealed Word of God, Magda Szubanski is deeply upset Christianity isn’t conformed to her worldview. She seems more than a little frustrated the Vatican empathised with those who suffer from unjust sentences, the Pope comparing their suffering to
George The excuse offered by the PM for not quarantining overseas arrivals right from the start was based on the belief that it was logistically impossible. It is reported that the number of average visitors arriving during March is roughly 12,000 per day. In addition, there are about 10,
George One of the most undesirable consequences of this whole pandemic episode is not just the illness itself, nor the dismantling of our economy, nor the eternal boredom of the lockdown, nor the unavailability of shopping options, nor the pending ruin of thousands of small and not so small businesses,
LionRed The author is based in the UK at the moment (ex-pat Kiwi) and travels the world as a consultant in developing countries working on business development. As a result, he is totally cynical about NGOs, the UN and WHO etc. He is regularly exposed to contacts with governments
Atul Singh Fair Observer In 1978-79, the United Kingdom experienced the winter of discontent. Trade unions around the country went on strike. On January 22, 1979, the UK experienced the largest strike action since the General Strike of 1926. Even gravediggers and waste collectors joined in, leaving corpses and
Rachel Along with the daily tally of new COVID-19 cases, our news feeds shine the spotlight on the fact that there continue to be those who can’t follow the simple rules of ‘go home stay home’. It’s a frustrating reality to be faced with for the majority
I am self-employed and left New Zealand from New Plymouth Via Auckland on the 29th of Feb 2020 for South WA. I was well aware of the growing situation at home and abroad. Having turned down work in other countries due to security (Colombia), China (poor H&S)
Fred Lucas PA Pundits – International The Chinese government says it has lifted the lockdown for the province of Hubei, where the coronavirus first emerged, and has reported no new results for several days. However, much anecdotal information has arisen to call the official line from the Chinese Communist Party into
Michael J. Coren yesmagazine.org In 1918, the city of Philadelphia threw a parade that killed thousands of people. Ignoring warnings of influenza among soldiers preparing for World War I, the march to support the war effort drew 200,000 people who crammed together to watch the procession. Three days
Claire Trevett in the NZ Herald reports: “PM Jacinda Ardern gets blood out of a stone from Australia – this time.” Again I’m forced to read between the lines (and BS). I understood that when Australia’s PM Scott Morrison announced his Government’s “Job Keeper” package, it was a
David Theobald As we enter Day 7 of the current minor inconvenience, how are things going? On a selfish front, short term, I can report that the only thing I am really brassed off about is the inability to see my grandchildren; and no, Skype/Facetime/DUO or whatever is
Mark Much comment has been made about the mishandling of the COVID-19 outbreak by China and rightly so. It needs to be made crystal clear that our beef is absolutely not with the people of China. It is with the leadership of China. The people of China are suffering
NZDirect OK – I’m going to come out and say it. I’m now a sceptic on the modelling that is being used to make all the decisions related to COVID-19. Before I am lambasted for being irresponsible, I will let you know I am immunosuppressed so I have
George I was listening to Mike Hosking this morning and was interested to hear him express his frustration that the media cannot interview Government appointed key medical experts beyond the “official” organised 1.00pm update. No one-on-one interviews have been allowed. They are afraid a few ‘facts’ may
Alwyn Poole I once heard a New Zealand politician (Graeme Lee – father of current MP Denise) explain that government in a free democracy and economy had two key responsibilities 1) To defend the nation from external threats. 2) To take care of the needy – the poor, the elderly, the infirm
Roger Patulny University of Wollongong Humans are more connected to each other than ever, thanks to smartphones, the web and social media. At the same time, loneliness is a huge and growing social problem. Why is this so? Research shows social media use alone can’t cure loneliness – but it
