Covid-19
Bring Back Democracy
David Seymour ACT Leader Other than the Alert Levels, the Prime Minister has another important decision to make today, will she allow democracy to continue? In these extraordinary times, we need to ensure democracy continues and that the Government is held to account. While the Government was elected by majority,
This Is What You Get When the Media Choose the President
Joe Biden should never have become the President. We all knew that before the latest catastrophe, but having gifted Afghanistan back to the Taliban, even those who backed him must be regretting it now. Many of those who voted for him must have wondered what possessed them, but there is
Free Press
Free Press ACT Party The Haps After 18-months the Government’s COVID response looks indistinguishable from the first lockdown. What has it been doing? Isolation and cheap money delayed New Zealand re-joining the world, but Delta is here to hurry things along. In ‘civilian’ news, Kelly Dennett’s
Are We Told the Whole Truth?
Now that the vaccines have been around for some time there are a few more studies being published about their effectiveness. Do these studies tell us what we really want to know? Does having a vaccination reduce your chances of serious illness, hospitalisation or death? The first paper to look
Vacuous Ardern Throws Spanner in the Works
The shambolic result of not planning for another level 4 lockdown by this government is not pretty. And to add insult to injury our performing seal, aka Dear Leader, on a whim, announced that children 12-15 can go with their parents, UNBOOKED, for a vaccination! She cannot bear to
Would You Queue for 9 Hours for a Nasal Swab?
Eliora Who in their right mind would queue for up to 9 hours for a nasal swab by a PPE attired nurse, working at a Testing Station? The answer is any New Zealander who needs to be tested for COVID-19. Kiwis must queue for hours to get a long
Why You’ll Need a Booster Jab in Three Months
Israel was held up as the poster-child for the Pfizer jab. They very quickly vaccinated the majority of their population and then got hit by delta. Last month they began their 3rd shot round of booster jabs. A recent UK survey by the University of Oxford and the Office
ACT Proposes COVID Tracer-App Lottery to Incentivise Scanning
David Seymour ACT Leader The ACT Party is today proposing a COVID-Tracer app lottery to encourage people to use the app more. Instead of getting pinged to isolate, you might get pinged that you’ve won $1000. Today the Government announced compulsory app usage but the onus to ensure
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At Last a Sensible Suggestion
Finally, we have had a sensible suggestion from a politician, and it wasn’t from Jacinda Ardern either. Aussie Prime Minister Scott Morrison has suggested we stop talking about cases. A focus on case numbers was very important when we knew nothing about this virus and whether our hospital system
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Personal Responsibility Needed for Scanning
David Seymour ACT Leader The ACT Party is pleased to see mandatory scanning being put in place by the Government but the onus shouldn’t be on businesses to enforce it. Businesses have been through enough with multiple lockdowns, as well as a raft of other costs placed on them
Hipkins’ Vaccine Supply Claim Dodges Fact – We Could and Should Have Got It Earlier
Chris Hipkins’ claim there was nothing New Zealand could have done to secure Pfizer vaccines any earlier flies in the face of hard facts, says National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop. “Mr Hipkins might not like to admit it, but in his interview on Q&A this
Vax or Jail? The Dilemma Facing Some Americans
Hannah Cox fee.org Hannah Cox is the Content Manager and Brand Ambassador for the Foundation for Economic Education. Brandon Rutherford was recently presented with a dilemma in an Ohio courtroom: get vaccinated or face incarceration. The 21-year-old was sentenced to two years probation for fentanyl possession by