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Daily review 20/12/2021
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Long covid, omicron and the precautionary principle
I'm relieved to see New Zealand starting to look at long covid. Our relatively low covid infection rate has meant this hasn't been prominent in the pandemic response debate. The arrival of the very fast spreading omicron variant points to now being the time to…
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Open mike 20/12/2021
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Bad Covid takes
There seems to be a strong correlation between commentators who have both Herald and Newstalk ZB exposure and how really bad their Covid takes are. There have been four examples of them this week. Kerre McIvor seems to be going down the anti vax rabbit…
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Open mike 19/12/2021
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No One Cares
I had reason to visit Waitara in Taranaki recently, and I don’t want to sound like there’s a different world still operating … … but the fish and chip shop people weren’t wearing masks, I passed three guys burning the street with dirt-bikes and no helmets…
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Open mike 18/12/2021
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Daily review 17/12/2021
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V Day!
Yesterday was Aotearoa's V day, the day that we reached the goal of having 90% of the target population vaccinated against Covid. From RNZ: The milestone means nearly 3,800,000 people have rolled up their sleeves for two Pfizer doses. It comes hot on the heels…
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Open mike 17/12/2021
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Daily review 16/12/2021
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The country’s books are in remarkably good shape
The traditional mantra that the right are better economic managers than the left is in tatters following the latest half yearly Economic and Fiscal Update. As noted yesterday by Grant Robertson in Parliament: While Treasury is forecasting a decline in GDP in the September quarter,…
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Open mike 16/12/2021
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Daily review 15/12/2021
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Open mike 15/12/2021
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Daily review 14/12/2021
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New Zealand moving Green
Good news from the latest right wing Curia polling. The Greens up, Labour stable, Act down, National getting their shit together as an Opposition, no sign of Peters, Maori Party holding with a slight increase. Claire Trevett at the Herald, And Luxon has almost immediately…
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Goodbye, Auckland
For the first time in a long time, Aucklanders get to leave. Tomorrow – travel freedom day - we are going to see the 12,000 air bookings out of Auckland queue around SH20 to the airport. In the following week we will see motorways north…
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Open mike 14/12/2021
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Caption contest
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Daily review 13/12/2021
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Clearing the decks
In June this year Nick Smith resigned from Parliament. His resignation was abrupt and was caused by the leak of a Parliamentary Services investigation of his treatment of a staff member. Claire Trevett had some of the details: In a statement, Smith said he would…
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Open mike 13/12/2021
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Assange extradition judgment overturned
I should have known not to be hopeful. British justice is an oxymoron which makes a mockery of official references to our 'like-minded countries' in the Five Eyes. The decision by senior judges in the UK to overturn a previous court decision not to extradite…
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The 2022 Economic Boom
New Zealand is seeing a strong, business-led recovery. Our interlinked trading partner Australia expects to see similar growth of around 4% over the course of 2022, well above the long term trend. While there continues to be some COVID-related uncertainty, New Zealand and Australia share…
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Open mike 12/12/2021
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Fair pay agreements – the employers fight back
One of Labour's most important proposed reforms is to introduce a fair pay bargaining system. The reform is essential. It is clear that under the current system far too many workers are doing absolutely vital jobs on ridiculously low pay. Just think of our bus…
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Open mike 11/12/2021
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Daily review 10/12/2021
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Anarchy in the UK
Boris Johnson is on the ropes. Not because of the disastrous effects of Brexit which only passed because of some of the whoppers that he told, but because of a Christmas party held last year at 10 Downing Street at a time when the UK…