David Seymour ACT Leader ACT is calling on the Prime Minister to visit those worst affected by the Auckland lockdown and not just carry out a stage-managed visit when she finally goes to Auckland today. If Jacinda really wants to understand Aucklanders’ situation, her visit needs to be real. She
rt.com US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has said that the White House is “prepared to defend” its controversial vaccine mandate from a recent freeze imposed by an appeals court. Asked if the mandate, which was set to be in place on January 4, could “survive” the recent court-ordered stop
Information Op-Ed Covid-19 targets people who are unvaccinated, and you only need to look at the evidence which shows that a large percentage of the current cases we have in New Zealand right now are unvaccinated. That being said, everyone does have a choice about whether they want to be
They’re coming for the pie shops now… Fellow west aucklanders let’s give this place in Kumeu a miss pic.twitter.com/2Em1EHLJNU — Ella (@ellashepston) October 28, 2021 Hey @ellashepson I think your desire to punish a business for treating everyone equally stinks. What you are doing is 100%
David Seymour ACT Leader ACT’s Freedom Day has effectively been adopted by the Government – if only they’d offered certainty earlier. Jacinda Ardern should now go further and take the whole country to Level Orange of the COVID-19 Protection Framework. This decision should have been made weeks ago. Nothing
Dear Editor Remember conferences, seminars, in-person meetings? Remember those person to person (P2P) three-dimensional interactions, where all “six senses” were employed to build and maintain relationships? The rush to online meeting platforms was the rage over the last 18 months. Convenient under the circumstances they were, sustainable they were not.
The Port of Tauranga (POT) is New Zealand’s largest port. POT reported a 6.9% increase in total trade to 6.8 million tonnes in the first quarter of the 2022 financial year. Exports increased 5.3% to 4.3 million tonnes and imports increased 9.8% to 2.
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David Seymour ACT Leader The Government needs to stop holding fun hostage and give us a Freedom Day. This morning Minister Kiri Allan said Rhythm and Vines would not go ahead if the Tairawhiti DHB did not reach 90 per cent vaccination in time, when projections are the DHB won’
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com A Gisborne function centre owner is claiming $5,000 from the Prime Minister and her partner for cancelling holding their wedding there. This followed a disagreement over the catering arrangements. It’s time this buffoon grew up and the media stopped giving him coverage. Every
Mark Cameron ACT Primary Production spokesperson The Government needs to answer how it’s going to meet its pledge to cut biogenic methane emissions. The Government has pledged to cut biogenic methane by 10 per cent on 2017 levels by 2030, and by between 24 to 47 per cent lower
Small business owners in the retail sector deserve answers from the Deputy Prime Minister after he declared that throughout the whole pandemic “less than a handful of cases” were transmitted in retail settings, National’s Small Business spokesperson Todd McClay says. Minister Robertson’s comments were in reference to Auckland
David Seymour ACT Leader A survey by the Restaurant Association of over a thousand members shows the grim toll the lockdowns are taking on those in the industry. This Government talks about “being kind” and “governing for all New Zealanders” and yet the health and wellbeing of people in hospitality
Darryl Betts darryllrbetts.wordpress.com Darryl is a businessman and a post-graduate student in Philosophy at the University of Auckland, with particular interests in the philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, epistemology, logic, and AI. He holds a BSc in Computer Science and a BA in Philosophy, Logic and Computation.
Hon Judith Collins National Party Leader I am back in Auckland and have been out in a few different electorates catching up with small business owners and locals. In typical Kiwi fashion, the people I meet put on a brave face. However, often after a few minutes of talking about
Marcus Carter University of Sydney Ben Egliston Queensland University of Technology Marcus Carter is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures at The University of Sydney, and a recipient of the University’s SOAR fellowship in 2018. Dr Ben Egliston is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Digital Media Research Centre
