Blakely will now step down as chair following the delivery of this report, with Grant Illingworth KC set to lead the second phase of the inquiry, which will expand its scope to explore vaccine harms and other critical issues.
Owens’ visa was denied by Australia last month, which Immigration New Zealand cited as justification for their decision. Ayling argued that this does not meet the criteria for exclusion under New Zealand law.
There are some shortcomings with the current administration but allowing the triumvirate of the left back into power is simply not an option.
Something as simple as this would do more good than Coster and Willis poncing about pretending they will achieve something.
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards COVID-19 INQUIRY Russell Palmer (RNZ): Health sector cuts: Michael Baker sounds alarm on job losses after Covid inquiry Stewart Sowman-Lund (Spinoff): A Covid inquiry ends and another begins Luke Malpass (Post): The Covid inquiry that did what it was asked (paywalled) ODT Editorial: Measured
NZ’s Reserve Bank has broken its remit. Truth is, it’s trying to kick start the economy, not fight inflation.
With the release of the first part of the Covid Inquiry we can now acknowledge what many of us already knew...that Ardern’s regime was cruel...and wrong.
SolarZero employed over 160 staff across New Zealand, with key office locations in Auckland, Christchurch, and Wānaka.
A young lady who confronted diagnosis with a grave illness by running a marathon. I think that is who she was.
A life that’s ended too soon. Nikki Kaye was obviously a determined and ambitious woman.
Remembering the day Kiwis were fired from their jobs.
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Over the course of these blogging years I’ve made three predictions which drew respectively sceptism with two and puzzlement with the third.
She’s conjured figures in Budget 2024 that contradict Treasury’s long-term fiscal forecasts.
