Essential health checks were missed on New Zealand’s two new cases of coronavirus – and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says that her “expectations have not been met”. She made the comments on Tuesday evening after it was announced that two women had been diagnosed with COVID-19 after leaving a
What is wrong with this picture? A disease specialist publicly supports the government’s illegal lockdown and stays supportive even after the modelling the decision was based off is revealed to be complete rubbish. She then receives a high position on the party list. Was it a reward? If so
Just this past week, Harry Potter author JK Rowling got the trans community’s back up when she made the very sensible suggestion that you can use the word “woman” instead of the clumsy phrase “people who menstruate”. Then, next minute, none other than Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe, came
SophiaPhobia I was dismayed to read in Stuff that Maori and Pasifika patients will be given priority on elective waiting lists at Wellington District Health Boards. Of course, I’d love for Maori and Pasifika people to achieve similar health outcomes as the population generally, but is this the way
Mark You have probably seen the ads on TV encouraging us to vote for cannabis reform “on our terms.” Putting aside the obvious question of where the money is coming from to pay for these very professionally produced ads and the airtime it runs on, I’d like to critique
Jeremy Harris Jeremy Harris is a businessman and investor from Auckland, New Zealand. * Professor Neil Ferguson from the ICL has estimated that 66% of all the people who die from COVID-19 during this pandemic would have died in the next year. If correct, this means that each month that
In New Zealand this year the Labour Party supported and celebrated blatantly racist criteria in an Wellington government funded organisation. Eight other government funded organisations are considering or have left the door open to similar changes in Northland, Nelson Marlborough, Taranaki, Wairarapa, Southern, Bay of Plenty, MidCentral and Auckland. I
Dave Pellowe davepellowe.com Lockdown apologists have been crowing about Swedes “admitting their approach was wrong on COVID-19”. The only problem is, as usual, they’re not basing their conclusions on real evidence. Reports from The Guardian and New York Times, two former newspapers (each as biased as epidemiological
Dr. Lance O’Sullivan used to be an up and coming star, not only in the medical world, but in the political world too. He was being considered as a potential leader of the Maori Party. He even had discussions with Act and possibly National but really liked The Opportunities
Press Release: ACT Party “A report that half of district health boards could prioritise Maori and Pasifika patients for some elective surgeries shows just how skewed the Government’s health priorities are,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “We’re in the middle of a public health crisis and the Labour
Newstalk ZB Transcript from Tuesday 2 June. Mike: So, what happened to the rules aye? Protesters all over the grounds of parliament, well in excess of 100 and not a sign of any social distancing, even the deputy prime minister this morning asking questions. The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, is
The once-esteemed Lancet has long taken a leftward-bent trajectory and that’s why, call me cynical if you like, before reading any editorial content published by the outfit I recommend a grain of salt at the ready. In the course of the last week-and-a-bit, that
Simon Thornley covidplanb.co.nz Cabinet is set to look at whether New Zealand should move to level 1 on June 22, but pressure is mounting to move earlier, with Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters saying it should have already happened. Dr Simon Thornley, senior lecturer of public health at
Simon Thornley covidplanb.co.nz A curious phenomenon has developed in the race to beat COVID-19. Advisors to the government have recently become anti-anti-bodies. Before I explain what that means, let me provide some context. While we’ve weathered the initial COVID-19 storm, we now have
Sometimes an article just makes your blood boil. I am normally on a lukewarm simmer when I read about Ardern’s so-called kindness in reference to all the cruel and unkind decisions made by her government but an article yesterday…well let’s just say that if I was
