Free Speech Union The Free Speech Union says some of the strict bail conditions of former political party leader, activist, and conspiracy theorist William Desmond Te Kahika, known as Billy Te Kahika or Billy TK, are an ‘own goal’ limitation on free speech. It could grow his small following, and
It’s become very clear since the Level 4 countrywide lockdown started that the Government has done absolutely no planning around how testing would be scaled-up and vaccination would continue under lockdown, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “We’ve been in this situation before and the
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New Zealand is united today in sadness after the passing of former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Sir Michael Cullen, says National Party Leader Judith Collins. “Sir Michael was a consummate politician – a respected adversary and a man of absolute conviction. “But, most importantly, he was a man
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By way of public service, I offer you ‘Desperate times call for desperate measures’: a (very) short essay proposing a more pragmatic response to eliminating SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 variant (designated ‘Delta’ – WHO) (Super-tricky virus) from New Zealand/Aotearoa.v2. It is clear that our glorious
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David Seymour ACT Leader The Ardern Government has had 18-months since the last Level 4 lockdown and there hasn’t been enough preparation done on testing and tracing. Thousands of people are lining up for testing for hours on end. Why wasn’t there a solution in place? Saliva
Christopher Ruthe I was convenor of the Mental Health Review Tribunal for 13 years, (20 of my decisions are in the NZ law reports). I also sat on the Weathertight Homes Tribunal. I am a polymath with a strong interest in the philosophical underpinnings of society – a bit of a
Andrew Lee University of Sheffield Andrew Lee is qualified in medicine from the University of Edinburgh. Following paediatric and tropical medicine training, then worked overseas running primary health care and tuberculosis control programmes in Afghanistan. Around the world, countries are having to strike a balance between COVID-19 cases and
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A significant part of the world’s population today is living with high levels of fear. Fear of death by Covid-19. Confronted by stories of hundreds of new “cases”, deaths and horrifyingly mutated variants that will eventually sneak in and get them, average people are losing the will to
His Worship The Mayor Tasman District Council Dear Mr. King I write in order to respectfully advise that the Tasman District Council must reject Council participation in the Government’s ‘Three Waters plan’. If your Council for any reason feels unable to reject the plan out of hand then at
