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For years, ordinary Australians have watched in helpless disbelief as growing swathes of the Australian economy have been gobbled up by China. As they will, the political class have carried on with blind indifference. Even the mind-boggling stupidity of leasing the Port of Darwin to a Chinese company for
NZDirect OK – I’m going to come out and say it. I’m now a sceptic on the modelling that is being used to make all the decisions related to COVID-19. Before I am lambasted for being irresponsible, I will let you know I am immunosuppressed so I have
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
George I was listening to Mike Hosking this morning and was interested to hear him express his frustration that the media cannot interview Government appointed key medical experts beyond the “official” organised 1.00pm update. No one-on-one interviews have been allowed. They are afraid a few ‘facts’ may
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Businesses across New Zealand have had to close, with no exceptions at all except for “essential businesses”. What is an essential business, you ask? Examples given have included supermarkets, pharmacies – and the Imperial cigarette factory in Petone, Wellington. Huh? Stage-four – the most-extreme of New Zealand’s coronavirus alert
The National Party has brought their B-Team to the Covid-19 game. Seriously? Not a single person in that bunch of chumps has any experience under pressure. I’ll give Shane Reti a pass as he is actually a medical doctor. I can give Paul Goldsmith, the suspected internal
In the last few weeks, we’ve been hearing about how our Government has a great coronavirus pandemic plan. The message Prime Minister Ardern has been trying to convey is Don’t worry, we’ve got this covered. We’re sorted. You can trust us. The truth is a little
Our favourite website during this crisis has become the Worldometer, or the Death-o-meter, as it is fondly known in our house. Every day, it shows the new numbers of cases of Covid-19, including deaths, in every country in the world. We have been watching New Zealand climbing
Press release: ACT Party “As the COVID-19 lockdown evolves, the Government must walk back its restriction on bakeries, butchers and fruit and vegetable stores”, says ACT Leader David Seymour. “The Government has effectively given supermarkets a monopoly on food, but it seems surprised that prices have risen. In some
Our Government said four weeks. But the Civil Defence website says different. In this document dating back to 2006, it says the following: Again and again, in international news media, particularly media coming from the UK, I’ve been hearing talk about lockdowns lasting through until June at least, which
Compliance and enforcing the lockdown Catriona MacLennan (RNZ): An open letter to the police in a time of Covid-19 Grant Illingworth (Herald): The need for legal clarity in a pandemic world (paywalled) John Hopkins (Stuff): The rule of law matters even more during an emergency 1News: Three people arrested
After reading a paywalled article from The Spectator written by a recently-retired Professor of Pathology and NHS consultant pathologist Dr John Lee, I cannot help but feel that we are not quite on the right track with our coverage of the virus and lockdown. In announcing the most far-
