Barbara McKenzie stovouno.org Barbara McKenzie has a PhD in German Literature. On Wednesday it was revealed that a weekend visitor to Wellington from Sydney, who had presumably taken advantage of the ‘bubble’ that has been created between New Zealand and Australia, ‘tested positive’ when he returned home. We are
Half of the $10 billion Finance Minister Grant Robertson set aside in the case of a further Covid-19 resurgence has been spent funding Labour’s non-Covid-related ideas, National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly says. The Government allocated a total of $62 billion to support the Covid ‘response
Sometimes, I feel like Shrek, losing his patience with the annoying Donkey. I just want to grab the media-political class by the ears and scream, “Can you just shut up about COVID. For. Five. Freaking. Minutes?!” Can we go one day without the hysterical shrieking about “new cases” (meaning,
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Matthew Hobbs Lesley Gray Malcolm Campbell University of Canterbury Health authorities have raised the COVID-19 alert to level 2 for Wellington, from 6 pm today until midnight on Sunday, after an Australian traveller who visited the New Zealand capital at the weekend tested positive on their return home. The
David Seymour ACT Leader If the Government knew at 7.30 pm last night that a Sydney tourist with COVID-19 had visited Wellington, why did it take nearly 12 hours to confirm this with the public? News started break last night about the COVID case but only because the
Marc Grey In three previous articles various aspects of the novel covid vaccines were examined, While it was possible to discuss the design/formulation of them, we could essentially only speculate about what might happen with respect to adverse reactions and other risks. Now we are rolling out the vaccine
Tiger Tiger, a tenacious, surprisingly well-educated animal, living and working in the real world. Having to come up with staff wages every week sharpens the senses. It’s been bothering me for some time now, the pinch point of vaccination is fast approaching. I have to travel for work,
No wonder we are not “best in show” for vaccine rollout (to use Professor Des Gorman’s description of our government’s posturing tendencies). Being at the bottom of the OECD list is nothing to write home about. I lean towards Derek Cheng’s option of “shambles”. I know from
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Is it any wonder that Australians are so “vaccine hesitant” when it comes to the COVID vaccines? Unlike the British, who have basically been locked in their homes and told they can’t come out until they submit to “the jab”, Australians aren’t exactly rushing to bare their arms
Kelli Ballard libertynation.com National Correspondent at LibertyNation.com. Kelli Ballard is an author, editor, and publisher. Her writing interests span many genres including a former crime/government reporter, fiction novelist, and playwright. Originally a Central California girl, Kelli now resides in the Seattle area. Editor’s note: More than
Hon Judith Collins judithcollins.national.org.nz The government has announced that six transport projects from the NZ Upgrade Programme announced in January 2020, will not go ahead. Mill Road four lane widening has been cancelled. This project was progressed under a National government so that it should have broken
