LH Dear NZ Politicians and NZ Media, You keep telling us that we have to continue with the policy of elimination. That we have to continue to make sacrifices because it’s best for the economy. You tell us that it’s because the virus is so dangerous and we’
Press Release: Plan B New Zealand experts and officials are betting the nation’s health and wealth on the slim chance of eliminating a virus and getting a vaccine before the natural end to the pandemic. The Covid Plan B group says today’s announcement that the Government is putting
Press Release: Plan B The extension of Auckland’s lockdown shows the cost of the Government’s continued pursuit of the elimination of COVID-19 and intention to wait for a vaccine. The Covid Plan B group says New Zealand is now one of the few countries pursuing elimination and
The Wuhan pandemic has unleashed the inner totalitarians of the West, from the neighbourhood curtain-twitchers ringing government snitch-lines to state and city leaders drunk with their sudden, absolute power. But the worst tinpot-dictators are proving to be the “public health experts”. The Wuhan pandemic has given these
I thought you might all be interested in this spin from the (ARPHS) Auckland Regional Public Health Service. The bus trip where two people were likely to have contracted COVID-19 was reported on Monday in the NZ Herald “The trip in question: the 22N Service from Symonds St Overbridge
You have got to be joking? This is totally contrary to what the government has been telling us. On 23 June 2020 the Prime Minister answered a question from Todd Muller about this: 1. TODD MULLER (Leader of the Opposition) to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement,
Some of the points made in the video are: 1. The government should have extended the wage subsidy for the four extra days that the restrictions will be ongoing. 2. National’s health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti has written – for the second time – to the health committee chair asking for
Geoff Corfield Geoffrey Corfield has been active in Conservative politics in Canada since 1976, both federally and provincially. But he won’t always write about politics because he has more experience with writing history and humour. He lives in London, Ontario, frequents used book shops, swims lengths, drinks beer, plays
On 2 August I wrote an article for the BFD called, ‘Kiwis do not want a jab’. About 30% of New Zealanders said they would not want a COVID-19 vaccination. I also heard from friends who would not accept one either. I wrote in my guest post … New Zealand
P.J. Gladnick papundits.wordpress.com A Republican governor who lifts a ban on the use of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19 would understandably not be big news. However, what would be a major news development would be if a Democrat governor lifted such a ban. In fact,
Prof. Udi Qimron Dr. Uri Gavish Prof. (Emeritus) Eyal Shahar Prof. Michael Levitt * Prof. Udi Qimron is the (elected) Head of Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University * Dr. Uri Gavish is a Physicist, an expert in Algorithm Analysis and a Bio-medical consultant * Prof.
Ashley Bloomfield has once again refused to appear on Q &A but was happy to be seen in Ardern’s latest campaign ad. (His image has since been removed from the Facebook ad, thanks to advocacy from the Act Party and the Taxpayer Union. He increasingly appears to be
The PM made 2020 the COVID election but David Seymour claims a Labour Party promotional video showing Ashley Bloomfield at the Ministry of Health is a step too far. “On Saturday ACT leader David Seymour claimed Ardern was ‘’politicising the public service by making Labour Party campaign videos featuring public
Maria O’Sullivan Monash University Prime Minister Scott Morrison took many people by surprise this week when he said a COVID-19 vaccine would be “as mandatory as you could possibly make it”. Although he later backtracked on the use of the word “mandatory”, he made clear the government is
Dr Bryce Wilkinson nzinitiative.org.nz For those who care about New Zealanders’ wellbeing, the central issue is if the benefits of any given level of lockdown plausibly exceed the costs. About four months ago, I calculated it might be worth sacrificing 6.1% of one year of New Zealand’
