A remarkable trove of documents has been created in NZ by an organisation called Te Punaha Matatini—Covid-19 Modelling Aotearoa hosted by the University of Auckland but funded directly by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Covid-19 Modelling Aotearoa is headed by the wildly inaccurate Covid modeller Dr
It is quite disappointing that you have made a decision to not meet with those protesting outside parliament. I would like to ask you to consider the following: I am hearing two very different reports about the protestors: 1. That they are violent and breaking the law. 2. That they
[…] in the last four to five weeks, the situation has changed dramatically with Omicron, which is not Delta – it’s much more like a common cold, flu-like illness. And I think we need to move into a space very rapidly of thinking we’re going to live with this and
Mike Highland New Zealand politicians are notoriously tone-deaf, but the recent statements from National’s new leader Chris Luxon on their Covid-19 strategy are beyond ridiculous. Luxon’s positions can be boiled down to: “I’m just like Jacinda, but without the pesky hair.” National has a chance to steamroll
Laura Rosen Cohen brownstone.org Laura Rosen Cohen is a Toronto writer. Her work has been featured in The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, National Post, The Jerusalem Post, The Jerusalem Report, The Canadian Jewish News and Newsweek among others. She is a special needs parent and also a
As is grimly familiar with public health systems, some years ago the Tasmanian health system went through a round of “downsizing”. That is, sacking staff. The funny thing was, though, that while nurses and orderlies were first for the chop, the number of clipboard-tickers never seemed to diminish. This is
Dear Editor I am a Covid Exile, having returned to my birth country (USA) due to the closed borders in NZ preventing us from being able to see relatives here for the past 2 years. I miss my home (NZ) very much, but current government plans make it look like
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“Fancy having one of them lovely things, with its Heat-Ray wide and free!” — H. G. Wells, The War of the Worlds. While Trevor Mallard makes a goose of himself with childish tactics like turning on sprinklers and playing Barry Manilow, the Australian Federal Police are not playing such silly games.
New Zealand First Media “The government’s Covid modelling being used to enforce restrictions on kiwis must be released in its entirety for public scrutiny,” says Winston Peters Leader of New Zealand First. “How can the government ask us to ‘trust the science’ if we aren’t shown what the
Gary Moller garymoller.com Gary is a Health Practitioner who is focused on addressing the root causes of ill health or poor performance rather than just treating the symptoms. Information Opinion At least 100 midwives have been fired. I wonder why? Is it because they can see something that the
Is there any grimmer sight than some clown sitting in their own car, all alone, wearing a mask? Well, yes: a parent dragging their children through the streets, their little faces all obediently muzzled. I have even, I kid you not, seen a person wearing a mask while tramping in
Two years of Covid mandates teeter on a knife edge after the balance of power shifted from Jacinda Ardern into the hands of the Wellington protesters. Globally, countries are dropping Covid mandates and abandoning the pretence that mandates are sustainable, admitting they did not achieve what was promised. Wellington protesters
Jeffrey A. Tucker brownstone.org Jeffrey A. Tucker is Founder and President of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press and ten books in 5 languages, most recently Liberty or Lockdown. He is also the editor of The Best of
It is interesting to observe the behaviour of three of the youngest and most heralded leaders in the world. These three were exalted when they first came to power but they are roundly hated by the voters of their respective countries now. All were elected at about the same time,
Just to show how even-handed they are and to provide in-depth background on the End-the-Mandates protest, Thomas Coughlan penned an article answering ‘your protest questions‘. It included this gem: Brent M: Why isn’t Ardern showing voters respect and talking to them? They may not be protesting in a way
