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In recent days I've been thinking it would be good if the government allowed for a certain "stretching" of bubbles so that people could be reasonably social. I'm glad to see that the outline for what Level 3 will be allows for bubbles to be…
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5 9 49 31 6 No, not next Saturday's Lotto numbers, but Matthew Hooton's twitter teaser. It's either left to right (Gov't v Opposition) or alphabetical. Or maybe something else. I reckon the key number is 49. That's an outright win for the first time…
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According to Stephen Mills on Nine to Noon yesterday, Jeremy Corbyn's resignation as Labour leader will only be mourned by "the microscopic Rosa Luxemburg-worshipping far left sect in New Zealand." His outburst was deliberate, gratuitous and way over the top. His vehemence reminded me of…
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Here in Aotearoa we are heading towards the pointy political fulcrum of decision making regarding Covid-19. And it looks like there will be a pronounced public debate about what we should do. Matthew Hooton gave it away. For a while he has been adulatory about…
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No Right Turn wrote yesterday: ______________________________________________________________________________ This morning, Treasury released some truly terrifying scenarios for the economic impact of the pandemic - a major recession and 13.5% unemployment in the best case. The government is going to try and counteract that and get people back…
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Scholarly Debate A couple of weeks ago, an Auckland epidemiologist wrote an opinion piece in which he argued that our lockdown measures were overkill [pardon the pun]. He finished his piece with these memorable words: We don't want to squash a flea with a sledgehammer…
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After the lockdown, it is tempting to try and go back to what we had before. To the familiar and comfortable, especially for us that were comfortable. Forgetting that for so many, things were anything but, comfortable. That won't be happening. "Before" no longer exists.…
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By us, I mean New Zealand. We respond well to good leadership I’m not going to wax on about the politicians. But the leading public servants have been shown to be people we can trust and rely upon. We have been reassured. We have frankly…
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Siri please show me the dumbest right wing take from the past few days. Despite the bedlam that is happening in the US and in the UK the winner is a local entry, Simon O'Connor complaining about Julie Anne Genter announcing a relatively modest fund…
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We are all in the same boat now, rich and poor, more or less. We must not flout, we cannot flaunt, except online. A common sentiment expressed is that we are all beneficiaries now. I know what they mean by it, but I think it…
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Newsroom are reporting on the denial of PPE to frontline workers providing care in the home to many New Zealanders, often the elderly and disabled people, work that includes close contact personal cares where a 2m physical distance isn't possible. At the end of…
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A press release from Greenpeace NZ on the last of the oil giants to leave NZ, Austrian oil giant OMV has announced that it’s indefinitely postponing its last remaining oil and gas exploration plans in the Taranaki Basin. Greenpeace is claiming “a win of generational significance” that…
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Covid 19, as BBC analyst Emily Maitlis explained clearly yesterday, is not some great leveller. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6wIcpdJyCI The families who are going to be most damaged by this massive growing recession are those who face the disease every day, who are as she notes are “bus…
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In yesterday's post, I lambasted US President Donald Trump for his attacks on the World Health Organisation (WHO) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Global governance plays a considerably important role in the modern world. And during a pandemic having a coordinated international response is utterly crucial.…
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A recent Colmar Brunton online poll showed tremendous public support for the Government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although 60% thought that the Government had hit the sweet spot, 34% wanted the Government to do more. Lately, there has been a lot of talk about…
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It cannot be much fun being a National Party MP right now. The Prime Minister is receiving international acclaim for her handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. She has acted decisively and quickly and there is a cautious optimism that New Zealand may be able to…
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RNZ are reporting, The government has announced plans to transform tourism and how it is governed in the wake of the pandemic. ... Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis said the industry needed to be rebooted to face new challenges, opportunities and a different way of working.…
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The word Pandemic means a disease that is prevalent throughout the world. In other words, a global problem, facing the entire human species who inhabit the earth. During such a horrible phenomenon, leadership is required. Leadership is about developing people and helping others reach their…
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I feel that many kiwis are quite unaware exactly how exceptional our plague performance has been so far. Yeah sure we have a few dickhead surfers, the odd fuckwit playing 'pranks' who needs prison time, and the usual dimwits who don't understand exponential growth curves.…
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Something strange is happening in Aotearoa New Zealand. It hit me on Monday as I was listening to nine to noon's political slot with Kathryn Ryan, Stephen Mills, and occasional Standard reader Matthew Hooton. Mills and Hooton in the past have come to near blows…
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