New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com Less than a month since we reported on the Cochrane Library’s Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses, the conflicts of interest which we wrote about have taken centre stage again. Public health is a diverse
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio, tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under
John Hawkins Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society University of Canberra There has been a lot of talk about the risk of financial contagion following the collapse of California’s Silicon Valley Bank. Perhaps too much talk. While the frequency of bank runs in the past shows
Wayne Brown is a plain speaking man who says what he means and damn the consequences. Yesterday the Auckland Council voted to quit the most useless quango organisation in New Zealand, Local Government NZ, and in the process has saved Auckland City at least $640,000. As a parting gift
Karl du Fresne karldufresne.blogspot.com Driving between Eketahuna and Masterton recently, I came across some road works. The road was reduced to one lane each way. There were the usual Stop/Go controls at either end, but this time there was a new twist. I was at the head
The closed fist, what does that mean? Are they preparing to use violence against women? It is a very threatening logo. See you Saturday pic.twitter.com/jGS0ifxkcU — Shane te Pou (@PouTepou) March 22, 2023 Discuss it on The BFD. If you would like to access exclusive Member content or
It’s rather noticeable that the “indigenous” culture-vultures on both sides of the Tasman show no inclination to actually live the authentic lives of the cultures they play-act at. Raiwiri Waititi is no sooner going to turn in his natty suits for a grass skirt and grub in
Deborah Cunliffe Nurses for Freedom NZ Dear Nursing Council Re: Nursing Councils Commitment to the ‘Pride Pledge’ Nurses for Freedom NZ agrees with the Nursing Council’s recent media release relating to the support of the ‘Pride Pledge’ which recognises the need to provide an inclusive, safe, and welcoming workplace,
Not being an avid watcher of MSM news (to avoid verbally assaulting my TV), I accidentally stumbled on the following online interview. This is a pity because New Zealanders are motivated to curtail youth crime and the dialogue is hard to find being buried under an inappropriate title. The interview
Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Wealthy vested interests have an oversized influence on political decisions in New Zealand. Partly that’s due to their use of corporate lobbyists. Fortunately, the
Peter J Morgan Peter J Morgan BE (Mech.), Dip. Teaching – professional forensic engineer, retired economics, mathematics and physics teacher PART 2 of 18 In PART 1 readers learnt that there is a widespread – but false – belief that banks are financial intermediaries that take in money from savers, aggregate it, and
Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com The media became very excited when new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins announced some policy changes a few weeks back. Weak reporters like Claire Trevett were ecstatic. Even lesser lights talked of “bonfires” of unpopular policies and hailed the emergence of a new Ministry. In truth, all
Yesterday morning the National Party announced that they were proposing to re-write the education syllabus if they win the election. I’ve provided you with a link because it is now hard to find, such is the interest in the policy. Bold or stupid? I pick stupid because education
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