Government Phil Pennington (RNZ): Controversial tech firm Palantir had talks with govt on Covid-19 Chris Trotter: Long Live The People’s Dictatorship! RNZ: Study investigates NZ reaction to government’s strict laws Peter Dunne: Resumption of Parliament welcome and overdue Malcolm McKinnon (Democracy Project): The Epidemic Response Committee in historical
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 those that
National Party, Simon Bridges’ leadership Tova O’Brien (Newshub): National MPs concerned about leader Simon Bridges’ ‘tone’ on COVID-19, ‘membership is not happy Richard Harman (Politik): Those who could depose Bridges Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): Why it’s easy to believe the National coup story Duncan Garner (Newshub): Alleged
Simon Bridges is the walking dead. His performances are getting so bad he is making Joe Biden appear cogent. Take this train wreck of an interview with Susie Ferguson at Radio NZ: The pause at the end was large enough to drive a road train through. His whiny and cringy
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 those that
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After Simon Bridges‘ poor performance during the COVID-19 crisis, the poor showing in internal polling, and his Facebook balls up the other day, the slowing moving coup inside National has spluttered back into life. The word is that Mark Mitchell has decided to get off the sofa and start agitating,
National Party response to lockdown extension, Simon Bridges’ leadership Jamie Ensor (Newshub): Simon Bridges fends off leadership coup rumours, says focus is on COVID-19 RNZ: Morning Report: Bridges defends criticism of lockdown extension Claire Trevett (Herald): Covid 19 was bad for Simon Bridges, he just made it worse (paywalled) Alan
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 those that
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Government extends lockdown Matthew Hooton (Herald): Why the PM had no choice but to extend the lockdown (paywalled) Henry Cooke (Stuff): Extra days of lockdown pain probably worth the gain Claire Trevett (Herald): PM Jacinda Ardern triumphant but cautious about end of lockdown Joshua O’Sullivan (ISO): Government Gambles on
AI Uncovers a Potential Treatment for Covid-19 Patients LATE ONE JANUARY afternoon, British pharmacologist Peter Richardson ran out of his home office and told his wife, “Got it!” She asked what he was talking about and offered a cup of tea. Richardson explained that he had identified a drug that
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 those that
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 those that
