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Letter to the Editor: Time to Review the Use of Ivermectin

Letter to the Editor: Time to Review the Use of Ivermectin

Dear Editor The article by Thomas Coughlan notes (NZ Herald October 22) that the former Maori Party President Pem Bird has been quoted in Parliament as calling for more vaccine choice in his community rather than just the Pfizer vaccine. Perhaps this is because re-infection can occur with this vaccine

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Forgetting to Have a Baby?

Louis T. March mercatornet.com Louis T. March has a background in government, business and philanthropy. A former talk show host, author and public speaker, he is a dedicated student of history and genealogy. Louis lives with his family in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Life is full of

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Dear Prime Minister, Why?

Health Forum NZ Facebook Dear Prime Minister 1) Why are we still using a PCR test amplified to 40 or 45 cycles to “test” for Covid, when we know (and the CDC and WHO have informed us) that such testing is fraught with a huge proportion of false positives? 2)

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Is Cutting Back Your Drinking Worth a Shot?

Is Cutting Back Your Drinking Worth a Shot?

Thomas Crow particle.scitech.org.au Thomas Crow is an Australian science writer. He has a background in professional writing, biochemistry and genetics. He writes for Australian and New Zealand research institutes and publications like Crikey. He’s a horror and gothic fantasy fan. He thinks of himself as a

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Open Letter to the Prime Minister of New Zealand

Dynamite Information Satire Dear Prime Minister I am writing to you to ask for your assistance in answering some questions I have about the current state of our country in the hope that your answers and insights to those questions can be published widely amongst our people to better inform

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Where Have All the Smart People Gone?

Where Have All the Smart People Gone?

Your GP is not allowed to discuss the Pfizer vaccine in relation to your health. The government and the governing body for GPs expects every eligible New Zealander to get jabbed. End. Of. Story. Every eligible New Zealander must receive the Pfizer jab. The sole exemption granted is for an

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Collins’ Comments

Collins’ Comments

Hon Judith Collins judithcollins.national.org.nz Shock and sadness after death of British MP I am sure we were all shocked and saddened to hear of the death of British Conservative MP Sir David Amess last week. It is a sobering reminder that we live in times where there

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The Truth about Treating COVID-19

The Truth about Treating COVID-19

John Rofe Private Investigator Dear Politicians, You must bring an end to the deceptive and misleading information about Covid-19 which is leading to multiple deaths and destroying many thousands of small businesses and jobs.  If you open up the economy without changing your failing policy then based on overseas experience

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Health Workers Should Be Able to Self-Isolate

Brooke van Velden ACT Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson The ACT Party says today’s decision to give 300 MIQ spaces to health care workers is months too late and they should be able to self-isolate. Health care professionals, who are double vaccinated and have tested negative to COVID, are

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

[…] Pem Bird of Ngati Manawa says they won’t be getting the jab just yet. […] “We’re not following the Crown’s directive. That has been our position for a while,” he said. “We won’t jump when we’re told to. We want the freedom to choose. We want

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