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Daily News Roundup – 3 August 2020

Daily News Roundup – 3 August 2020

Government inquiry into Operation Burnham Thomas Manch (Stuff): An apology from the Defence Force, but redemption has just begun Stuff Editorial: A mix of shock and relief in the SAS report ODT Editorial: Operation Burnham Katie Scotcher (RNZ): Former Minister Wayne Mapp ‘forgot’ about civilian casualties RNZ: Call for NZ

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Kiwis Do Not Want a Jab

Kiwis Do Not Want a Jab

New Zealand has a strong anti-vaccine movement. There are those who refuse or may be reluctant to be vaccinated or have their children vaccinated. This week I heard of four kiwis who said they would not have a vaccine to protect them from any disease, let alone against COVID-

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Teachers Won’t Teach but They’re Happy to Protest

Teachers Won’t Teach but They’re Happy to Protest

SARS-CoV-2 is surely the most remarkable virus in the history of epidemiology. After all, it’s surely the only virus known to be able to discriminate between a few dozen people gathering for a wedding or funeral, and tens of thousands of leftist protesters cramming into city centres.

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Is Maori Funding Producing Better Maori Health Outcomes?

Is Maori Funding Producing Better Maori Health Outcomes?

To evaluate whether Maori benefit from specific funding we have to compare Maori health and life expectancy in the 1960s, when the Waitangi Tribunal was established, with recent Maori health outcomes and longevity after 45 years investment. In the 1960s there was a genuine need for improvement. Compared to other

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WHO Highlights NZ Border Problem

WHO Highlights NZ Border Problem

Press Release: covidplanb.co.nz Several World Health Organisation officials have this week crystallised New Zealand’s border dilemma – saying that keeping national borders closed because of COVID-19 is now unfeasible. Head of WHO’s emergencies program lead Mike Ryan said “it is going to be almost impossible for

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Victoria: More Stuff-Ups and Blame Shifting

Victoria: More Stuff-Ups and Blame Shifting

Things are going from bad to worse with Victoria’s sudden surge in COVID-19, and still, Premier Daniel Andrews is resolutely refusing to acknowledge any responsibility. First, he blamed “multicultural communities”, then it was workers, now it’s aged-care workers and providers, even the federal government. Never mind

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Crown Lawyers Ask Judges to Play Politics

Crown Lawyers Ask Judges to Play Politics

Crown lawyers are asking the three judges deciding the case of lockdown legality to play politics. That’s grubby, definitely, and corrupt, probably. The suspicion arises of political finger-dipping in our High Court with Crown Law urging Justices Thomas, Venning and Ellis to consider the “unintended consequences” of their

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Blatant Electioneering

Blatant Electioneering

I didn’t cover this subject yesterday because I was sure one of our other esteemed writers would do it and was surprised to find that no one did. I guess we are all so accustomed to this government making promises they don’t keep that we find the latest

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Daily News Roundup – 31 July 2020

Daily News Roundup – 31 July 2020

1News Colmar Brunton poll, opinion polls 1News: 1 News Colmar Brunton poll: Collins up as preferred PM, but National still in deep trouble 1News: 1 News poll ‘great for Ardern, leaves Collins disappointed’ says Jessica Mutch McKay 1News: Who do you trust in Parliament? PM rates highly, Winston Peters least

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