Robert Ayson's advocacy of a sanctions regime for New Zealand in case of a Russian invasion of Ukraine is a bad idea based on poor intelligence.The "Russian invasion" narrative was always a beat-up, and there is no support from major players in Europe for sanctions…
In the US of A Joe Biden is struggling. He has, for a US President, the best of intentions, and a plan that is in American terms very brave, and Democrat majorities in the House of Representatives and a tied Senate with a Vice Presidential…
New Zealand is going to Red traffic light system at 11.59pm tonight. Livestream of the Ardern and Bloomfield announcement, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYmVkn23FPU&ab_channel=UniteagainstCOVID-19 Nine cases of omicron in the Nelson/Marlborough region, connected to a large group gathering in Auckland and flights out of Auckland. The cases are…
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Keeping it short. Here are the links to the Official Information Request responses from the the UK's Office of National Statistics. Please can you advise on deaths purely from covid with no other underlying causes. From the above link. Please see below for death registrations…
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So far the country has fought back and eliminated the original Covid infection, won a couple of skirmishes and then and fought and quelled the Delta incursion. With daily infection numbers declining, current Covid cases in hospital a quarter of the peak that occurred in…
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The news over the past couple of days from Tonga has been really disturbing. A volcanic eruption that was heard through large parts of the world has generated tsunamis that have wrecked considerable damage. To top things off the Islands have been coated in heavy…
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This case almost makes you think there is virtue in the three strikes law. Because Brian Tamaki has been remanded in custody after repeatedly breaching his bail by attending anti Covid measures protests. From the Herald: Brian Tamaki's bail application has been refused after being…
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RNZ reported yesterday that an MiQ worker has tested positive for the omicron variant of Covid-19, The Auckland MIQ worker returned a positive test result as part of routine testing. The Ministry of Health has now confirmed that the worker has caught the Omicron variant.…
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