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Lessons from the Anti-vaccine Protests

Lessons from the Anti-vaccine Protests

Branko Marcetic Victoria University Of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Branko Marcetic is co-host of the podcast 1 of 200 and a staff writer for Jacobin magazine Thanks to the disruptions of the last year and a half, I’ve had the debatable fortune to experience the pandemic

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Merck vs Pfizer

Alexander Edwards University of Reading Alexander Edwards Areas of Interest: With a background in fundamental immunology combined with expertise in biochemical engineering, He is an interdisciplinary researcher focussed on solving current and future healthcare challenges using an engineering science approach that combines a range of fields from biology, biochemistry, chemistry

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Shifting Sands No Way to Enjoy Summer

News that the Government is considering restricting travel into some regions over the summer holiday period is just the latest of many signs Jacinda Ardern’s Government failed to plan for Delta and is working out its response as it goes along. Aucklanders who have now spent 90 days in

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Make Up Your Mind Jacinda

Make Up Your Mind Jacinda

David Seymour ACT Leader Today’s a great opportunity for Jacinda Ardern to show some leadership, by giving clear commitments on borders, boosters, and Freedom Day. The Prime Minister should set out what will happen and when, then state clearly if there are any scenarios that could get in the

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Letter to the Editor: It’s not about COVID

Letter to the Editor: It’s not about COVID

Dear Editor I think that the first Red Flag for me, or possibly the first disconnect in logic regarding the Government’s whole “One Source of Truth” and that it’s all about “Keeping NZ Safe” is this. Having done a fair bit of reading and having discovered Dr Peter

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Peterson Blasts COVID Mandates

Peterson Blasts COVID Mandates

Sarah Taylor from Blaze Media reports on what Jordan Peterson thinks about Covid mandates. In an interview with Dave Rubin, Peterson said that he believes the U.S. is quickly moving to a state of totalitarianism due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “The thing that surprised me the most, probably,

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Mandate Monday Should Have Testing Alternative

Mandate Monday Should Have Testing Alternative

David Seymour ACT Leader With the onset of widespread vaccine mandates about to create chaos in multiple sectors, it’s time for the Government to apply the approach of the Danish Government, Air New Zealand, and its own requirement for teachers to all mandates. That is, the mandate should allow

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Believe It or Not

Believe It or Not

Do you sometimes feel as if the world has gone completely mad? Let me assure you that it has. It really has. First let’s start with this. What? Medical exemptions have to be signed off by Reichsfuhrer Bloomfield himself, so there is no chance of this lady faking her

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The Tide Is Turning

The Tide Is Turning

Guy Hatchard Guy Hatchard PhD has expertise in the statistical management of risk. He previously worked for Genetic ID, a global company which tested and certified bulk food shipments as safe. For over a year the Ardern Government had successfully pursued a Covid elimination strategy through tight border controls. Then

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Brace Yourself for Ugly and Intolerant Politics

Brace Yourself for Ugly and Intolerant Politics

Bryce Edwards Victoria University Of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Right-wing political commentator Matthew Hooton recently tweeted to say that his favourite New Zealand left-wing politicians

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

A Geraldine pensioner was surprised to receive a visit from police late last month, after he forgot to wear his face mask while out shopping. Seventy-eight-year-old James Lang said he generally wears a mask when he goes out, but was on autopilot when he popped into the

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