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Niven Winchester Auckland University of Technology theconversation.com Despite New Zealand’s record loss to South Africa in August, All Blacks fans can take heart from statistical modelling that has them as favourites to win the 2023 Rugby World Cup (RWC). According to Rugby Vision, a well-tested algorithm I
Peter Allan Williams Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines although verbalising thoughts on www.reality check.radio three days a week peterallanwilliams.substack.com The Prime Minister has a cheek, doesn’t he? He said on Monday that there was no compulsory COVID-19
Today, RNZ and both TV news channels lean well to the left, NZME and Stuff have both been captured by a radical interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi, and the Otago Daily Times won’t touch a cartoonist like Garrick Tremain. Don Brash Conservative views are less and less welcome
Peter Allan Williams Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines although verbalising thoughts on www.reality check.radio three days a week peterallanwilliams.substack.com An advertisement on a commercial radio station fascinated me last week. I have no memory of what the product was,
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New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com We have written previously about Divya Simon, a 31-year-old nurse who died in Jan 2022, five days following her booster vaccine. She suffered a coronary artery dissection (internal tear) that caused sudden left ventricular (main pumping chamber of the
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Except it isn’t, is it? Not according to the polls. The Roy Morgan poll had National at a measly, under the circumstances, 31. This is a decrease on the previous month while ACT, its coalition partner is up plus 4 to 18. This poll was the most accurate regarding
Peter Allan Williams Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines although verbalising thoughts on www.reality check.radio three days a week peterallanwilliams.substack.com The thing about politicians is that you have to be able to trust them, and to gain trust it helps
Phil Green As the election gets closer the heat appears to be turning up on the comments of BFD readers about the merits of Winston’s participation. Winston’s rodeo may not be new in town but his message this time around certainly is. In my humble estimation, Winston’s
Michael Bassett Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments bassettbrashandhide.com This election campaign has degenerated into a media circus with endless trivial claims and counterclaims, many of them
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