I hope Mr Hipkins doen’t tell me off, but some things about our ‘South Auckland family’ don’t add up. Is it alright to talk about it? After all, the repercussions are destroying the livelihoods of many of our Auckland friends and costing the country billions, so everything should
Roger Partridge nzinitiative.org.nz With the number of Auckland’s COVID cases increasing exponentially, there is every chance the Government will extend the city’s Alert Level 3 lockdown for several weeks. How we got here and the lessons we can learn are questions for another day. For now,
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com New Zealand is arguably the easiest country in the world to stomp out a virus pandemic, simply because of our small population and our islands remoteness. But after the often embarrassing small nation self-awareness, the back-slapping, self-congratulations and infantile “team of 5
The Mouth Mask ( Also known as the The Reverse Batman) Wearers of the mouth mask are a special kind of stupid. Perhaps they think that the purpose of the nose is solely for perching their sunglasses on and that they only breathe through their mouths? Would they wear underpants with
Election date Bryce Edwards (Guardian): By delaying the New Zealand election Jacinda Ardern appears magnanimous and conciliatory Audrey Young (Herald): Full marks to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for the way she delayed the election (paywalled) Matthew Hooton (Herald): October 17 choice masterful by Jacinda Ardern (paywalled) Stuff Editorial: Election postponed:
On Monday at the 1pm COVID stand up, the media appeared to have finally grown a spine. And I was transfixed. Led by Herald political reporter Jason Walls, whose repeated questioning of the Director-General showed he would not be denied, he and others were relentless in searching for those
You’ve got to love how civil servants fight back when they are being maligned by their political masters. When faced with mounting embarrassment and public discord over the failures at the border both Chris Hipkins and Jacinda Ardern said that their “expectations weren’t met.” Ignore for a moment
As is the desire of our socialist Government, I have a similar urge to rewrite history, but the difference is that my observations will correct history with evidence. April 03 2020, Newshub headline: “Health boss stands by COVID-19 border measures as National blasts ‘not good enough’ response”. Four months
You have problems. The lack of credibility and honesty of your administration, and of those you choose to work with, has been exposed this week. There is so much more for the populace to be concerned about than the pandemic, even more than a crumbling economy. What has emerged over
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Ananish Chaudhuri Simon Thornley covidplanb.co.nz The authors are members of the Department of Economics and School of Population Health respectively at the University of Auckland. The views expressed are their own. During the Vietnam war, the well-known (and Kiwi-born) journalist Peter Arnett is supposed to have
Talkback hosts have been fielding hostile calls all week. Little wonder that they’ve been damning in their weekly columns. Heather du Plessis-Allan is scathing of the government in her column: The Government’s decision to extend Auckland’s level 3 lockdown is a massive disappointment. Worse, it is
