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Another Scientist Rejects Lockdowns

Another Scientist Rejects Lockdowns

Do we really need any more evidence that lockdowns are perhaps the most pernicious snake-oil sold to a panicked citizenry since the Millennium Bug? At least the Millennium Bug panic left behind some upgraded computer systems. The Chinese virus panic seems to bequeath us nothing but ruined economies and

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The Shocking Sexism of the Left

The Shocking Sexism of the Left

“Sexism: the belief that the members of one sex are less intelligent, able, skillful, etc. than the members of the other sex” Cambridge dictionary The left-elite certainly seem to have a problem with women. Namely, that they are unable to frame a single, coherent, logically-consistent argument regarding women.

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A Tale of Two Women

A Tale of Two Women

One of these women is the darling of the world media and has delivered a “masterclass” in the fight against COVID-19, Jacinda Ardern. The other you have probably never heard of, Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen. It appears that Tsai Ing-wen has smashed the COVID-19 virus

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Killing The Economy With Kindness

Killing The Economy With Kindness

Unfettered by anything approaching accountability or the rule of law, we have seen during this crisis the underbelly of ‘kind’. Kindness speaks of morals and empathy but has been actioned through the suspension of liberty, democracy, and individual opportunity. The kindness-enforcer has stopped me visiting my mum in hospital

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Things That Make Me Go Hmm

In the ‘Health Responses’ section of the released documents, we see daily, or sometimes twice-daily, updates and reports, and why wouldn’t we, it was a developing health emergency, then suddenly – nothing, nothing at all between March 11th and 16th. How could that possibly be so? What was happening

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There’s Still No Excuse for Lockdowns

There’s Still No Excuse for Lockdowns

Last month, I reported on academic Wilfred Reilly’s analysis of lockdowns in the US in response to the Chinese virus pandemic. Reilly’s data showed that lockdowns provided no benefit at all in controlling infections or deaths. Others, such as John Ioannidis and colleagues, have reported similar findings. With

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Epidemic Response Committee | NZ Parliament – 12 March 2020

Epidemic Response Committee | NZ Parliament – 12 March 2020

Live meetings of the Epidemic Response Committee of the New Zealand Parliament. The Epidemic Response Committee was established on 25 March 2020 to consider and report to the House on matters relating to the Government’s management of the COVID-19 epidemic. Learn more about this committee and browse committee

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What You Need to Know about COVID-19 Serology

What You Need to Know about COVID-19 Serology

Simon Thornley covidplanb.co.nz Why does New Zealand need a serosurvey? New Zealand urgently needs to test for antibodies to COVID-19. The standard test for COVID-19 at present is a genetic test that only detects whether or not the virus is currently in the body. Serology is

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Once Again, the Country Is Ready before the Government

Once Again, the Country Is Ready before the Government

Press Release: ACT Party “The Government’s phased introduction of Alert Level 2 will be welcomed by New Zealanders who want to get back to normality, but the lack of clarity for business means that, once again, the country is ready before the Government”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour.

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Missing the Point – and a Vital One

Missing the Point – and a Vital One

Audrey Young writing in the weekend newspaper headlined her article – “Ardern’s AAA team has one member – and a vital one.” Grant Robertson is the vital one and her article discusses what he has done and what he has to do. Unfortunately, Audrey misses the point – and a vital one.

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Daily News Roundup – 12 May 2020

Daily News Roundup – 12 May 2020

Government, NZ moves to Level 2 Graham Adams (Democracy Project): The Perils of Premature Congratulation Natasha Hamilton-Hart (Stuff): NZ’s toolkit for the Covid-19 response limited by our institutions Matthew Hooton (Herald): Jacinda Ardern rolls dice on jobs, lives and re-election (paywalled) Claire Trevett (Herald): PM Jacinda

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Incompetence or Conspiracy to Destroy Democracy?

Incompetence or Conspiracy to Destroy Democracy?

Kiwis are basically good people. We care about others and we care about our country. We’re what you could describe as empathetic and house proud, to put it in the simplest terms. We tend to be a bit politically naïve and it seems we’re suckers for doing ‘the

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