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Simon Thornley Gerhard Sundborn Ananish Chaudhuri Michael Jackson covidplanb.co.nz It is clear now that estimates of death from the COVID-19 pandemic were exceeded by factors of hundreds, if not thousands. This sparked public and political panic and led to our government enacting one of the most stringent
Twitter recently decided to “fact check” a Trump tweet about the security of online and mail voting systems in an election. I think we need to ask who fact checks the fact checkers? There seems to be a bit of a propaganda push to move voting online or by mail,
Prof Worzel What do we think of the parent who through ignorance or neglect harms their child or children? What historically has been the fate of leaders and their countries who have taken bad advice? In what regard do we hold those who believe a convenient lie and in so
National MP Judith Collins says the government doesn’t have a clear plan in place for opening New Zealand’s borders. Film workers have been allowed to fly into the capital to work on the Avatar franchise despite the borders remaining closed. And the Prime Minister has put the brakes
Phil Twyford, a member of the most open and transparent government ever, is hiding yet another communication to his office. This time it is from the leader of NZ First, Winston Peters. Transport Minister Phil Twyford is refusing to release correspondence he’s received from his coalition partner NZ First
@JudithCollinsMP has just graduated with a Grad Dip in OHS after wanting to better understand what changes to health and safety legislation would mean for businesses of all sizes. Learning online meant she could fit study around work and life: https://t.co/7QSKgjEq2Y pic.twitter.com/CiSMnPnjRm — Massey University
Once again, the American left are resorting to violence and mayhem. It’s as predictable a tantrum as taking a teenager’s smartphone: the left lose an election, they scream and cry, stamp their feet and throw things. It’s been going on for four years now, and getting worse.
Radio New Zealand has a story about a supposed deal between Labour and NZ First over commercial rent relief: Tenants unable to pay rent on commercial leases have been given a lifeline after almost two months of negotiations between Labour and New Zealand First. If tenants and landlords can’t
Questions to Ministers Hon NIKKI KAYE to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by Cabinet’s decision not to consider lifting alert level 2 restrictions and moving to level 1 until 8 June? Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL to the Minister of Research, Science and Innovation: What recent announcements has she made
Information Satire Your intrepid eyewitness, having being locked up unnecessarily for far too long, was delighted to hear that her Imperial Comradeship, Justinda Ardeau, had, in her beneficence, allowed her subjects to emerge from their warrens and breathe a limited amount of fresh air. His first thought was that a
Bernie McIntyre On 28 March 2020 we heard that there was going to be a Ngati Manu burial at Karetu, Te Tai Tokerau, at 11am Sunday 29 March. I’m a New Zealander and also Ngati Manu. I and many others disagreed with the gathering as it was NOT an
They say a week is a long time in politics. Maybe even a couple of hours can be a long time in politics. So much can change in such a short time. So here we are in week two of the leadership change and the question of the day is:
On 4 May 2018 I posted a comment comparing the maiden speeches of Jacinda Ardern and Nicola Willis. Ardern’s was full of bitterness towards National. Willis by contrast, was gracious towards her opposition. I knew from the structure of her speech that she was a very intelligent and perceptive
Winston Peters was asked about the leadership of Todd Muller on The Country radio show yesterday, and he quite rightly refused to talk about him: Winston Peters did not want to talk about Opposition Leader Todd Muller on The Country today. The Deputy Prime Minister told Jamie Mackay he was
