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Information Opinion The Red Queen had been imitating the “Pied Piper of Hamelin” by banning the RATs (Rapid Antigen Tests) from New Zealand for ordinary people even though these are readily available in other OECD countries. Singapore actually gives out free RAT kits containing 30 tests at a time. The
Over the years I have met, had lunch, dinner, drinks or meetings with a vast number of politicians. Some were great, most were average, but none, with one exception, were evil. I grew up in a political family. We had cabinet ministers and prime ministers over for dinner. My mother
Throughout history there have been tyrants. What they all have in common is that in some way they have all been defeated. Below is a list of tyrants and how they were defeated and the advantages and disadvantages of each method. If you happen to be under the rule of
David Seymour ACT Leader Once again the Government has been caught taking a nap as it takes seven long days to identify close contacts of Omicron Jacinda should use her time in isolation to ask herself if her policy of contact tracing and isolation is not actually a costly but
At a time when supply chains are already frayed, the Government’s inaction on border class exceptions for time-critical workers could have an impact on food production and distribution in New Zealand, National Leader Christopher Luxon says. “Workers for the grain harvest are needed here in February, but because
Alwyn Poole alwynpoole.substack.com Alwyn Poole Founded and was the Principal of Mt Hobson Middle School and the Villa NCEA Academy in Newmarket, Auckland for the first 18 years. One of my pet hates is the nonsense spoken by government politicians, of any persuasion, when they tell the people,
Mark J Patrick sojournal.co.nz How to Lie with Statistics is a book written by Darrell Huff in 1954. Admittedly I haven’t read the book, but it rose to prominence in recent years due to being on Bill Gates “Summer Book List” from 2015. While it was surmised
After Friday’s attack, words cannot describe the anger and despair felt by Sri Lankans across Aotearoa. Many, including my parents, moved here to escape violence. It’s sickening that a member of our own community chose to hurt innocent Kiwis. He’s one of us – but he’s not
Bellis said getting pregnant in Afghanistan can be a “death sentence” and the decision to decline her emergency application left her “in shock”. “When the Taliban offers you – a pregnant, unmarried woman – safe haven, you know your situation is messed up,” she wrote. […] GB News presenter Wootton, who was born
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Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002 and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 Over the last few years, and especially since the current Government was elected late in 2020, there has been an increasing trend to use the Maori language where
He Puapua – Blueprint For Breaking Up New Zealand – Book review: Author: Dr John Robinson, Tross Publishing (2021). He Puapua, a new book, encompasses an in-depth study of the many issues surrounding New Zealand moving towards self-government for Maori. The publication, based on a report of the same name,
Kontrast.at / Kathrin Glösel scoop.me Two US researchers have developed the Corona vaccine “Corbevax”, which has been approved in India since December. It is effective and cheap to produce. What makes it so special: the researchers have not applied for a patent. So “Corbevax” is an open-source vaccine.
The Ardern regime has said that they aren’t looking at utilising lockdowns anymore, but when you examine the evidence before you what we are experiencing is a lockdown but they just aren’t calling it that. Remember “two jabs for summer”, the traffic light system gives you freedom, get
