Every time we go into recession, it is a bolt from the blue. Remember in 1987, and indeed in 2008, times were good, everyone was employed, the economy was strong… and then BANG – it all fell apart within weeks. And so it is again. At the end of last year,
Media Henry Cooke (Stuff): There’s no easy way for Government to save media drowning. But a fast fix is needed Rachel Stewart (Democracy Project): Can the noble cause of journalism be restored? Rick Neville (Stuff): Why the Government must take some blame for Bauer Media’s closure Martyn van
Today’s cabinet decision Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Decision day dawns for PM Jacinda Ardern over Covid-19 lockdown John Armstrong (1News): Why New Zealand has to remain in lockdown Pattrick Smellie (Herald): Govt needs to lock down convincing exit strategy (paywalled) Claire Trevett (Herald): What will be on cautious PM’
Eliminating Covid-19 Derek Cheng (Herald): Eliminating Covid 19 coronavirus: Jacinda Ardern’s trailblazing mission that we may have already won (paywalled) Andrea Vance (Stuff): Why the hero-worship of Jacinda Ardern is unhealthy Bryce Edwards (Democracy Project): Political Roundup: The Challenge of speaking “truth to power” in a time
Election Josie Pagani (Herald): Contest is between the haves and the have-yachts (paywalled) Tim Watkin (RNZ): Gulliver’s Election… and is Labour angling to govern alone? Stephen Levine (The Conversation): Stardust and substance: New Zealand’s election becomes a ‘third referendum’ on Jacinda Ardern’s leadership AAP: Analysis: What
Greens and Labour coalition deal Matthew Hooton (Herald): Green deal radically strengthens Ardern while gagging Shaw and Davidson (paywalled) Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern’s agreement with Greens shows her iron fist Luke Malpass (Stuff): Labour gets to be magnanimous, the Greens get a good deal Herald: Editorial: Jacinda Ardern
I am self-employed and left New Zealand from New Plymouth Via Auckland on the 29th of Feb 2020 for South WA. I was well aware of the growing situation at home and abroad. Having turned down work in other countries due to security (Colombia), China (poor H&S)
In a delicious irony that may challenge the belief systems of those opposed to genetic engineering and also tobacco sponsorship, it looks like BAT (British American Tobacco) may have won the race to provide the first vaccine for COVID-19: The world’s second-biggest cigarette maker claims to have
Yesterday I wrote about the differing standards that the Government is using to classify people as “recovered”. We even went as far as to contact the Ministry of Health media spokesman to make sure we were saying the right thing and not misleading anyone as to our assumptions. For the
Today’s face of the day NZ First leader Winston Peters has some positive things to say about New Zealand post the lockdown. "We can come out of this far more superior…" #Covid_19nz #COVID19 #NewZealand @winstonpeters speaks to @MagicTalkRadio pic.twitter.com/nWp0k3egeM — New Zealand First (@NZFirstNews)
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Fred Lucas PA Pundits – International The Chinese government says it has lifted the lockdown for the province of Hubei, where the coronavirus first emerged, and has reported no new results for several days. However, much anecdotal information has arisen to call the official line from the Chinese Communist Party into
This post is a place to: 1. Notify others of COVID-19 related news in their areas 2. Arrange for help for those unable to go out to get food or medicine 3. Ask for help If you are needing help the Friends in need group may be able to
We already knew that Chinese-owned companies were quietly mobilising their workers to scarf up Australian medical supplies to ship off to China through January and February. Right when the Xi Plague was peaking there – and Beijing was lying to the rest of the world that anything much was really
I generally scoff at conspiracy theories – and there have been no shortage of them as much of the globe succumbs to the Chinese virus panic. Some are just weird, others the usual paranoid stuff, but…damn me if there isn’t plenty to hang a foil hat on. For instance,
We are at Level 4 of New Zealand’s four-level COVID-19 alert system. It is likely Level 4 measures will stay in place for a number of weeks. More information on alert levels. * Everyone must now stay home, except those providing essential services. * Only make physical contact with
