Good Again
COVID has reminded us how good New Zealand is, and we should remember how we were reminded.
Greenpeace: More trains, less planes, mobility for all
Greenpeace International calls on Europe to shift from airflight to train travel. What would the New Zealand version look like?
Open mike 28/10/2021
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Daily review 27/10/2021
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Why vaccine mandates are needed
The Government has announced vaccine mandates for some publicly facing businesses designed to help minimise the spread of a virus that has killed millions of people world wide.
Open mike 27/10/2021
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Daily review 26/10/2021
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Open mike 26/10/2021
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Happy Labour Day
Happy Labour day everyone, particularly essential workers including health workers who have to work today.
In December 2022 We Will Be …
A year ago we were preparing for the America’s Cup and threading our way through the latest crisis quite well. What will we be planning next year?
Open mike 25/10/2021
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Get a haircut and get a real job
While our eyes are peeled on the 90% vaccination target, the ground under our feet is shifting.
Won’t someone think of the business owners?
This week Judith Collins was reported to be close to tears. But not about the possibility of a significant number of deaths but by the prospect of business closures.
Open mike 24/10/2021
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Open mike 23/10/2021
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Mad Tuesday
NZ Government is jumping at the deep end by re-opening schools on Tuesday.
Daily review 22/10/2021
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Friday will change Us As Citizens
While we may have been lifted out of martial lockdowns and some rights have been reinstated in limited form, we have surrendered to another more pervasive power. The power of big data.
Open mike 22/10/2021
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Daily review 21/10/2021
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National’s plan – open and be damned
Yesterday National released what feels like take 16 of its Covid response plan, this one focussing on business interests and setting a hard timeline for reopening. But getting significant details wrong and rehashing failed policies previously tried in England has dampened its effect.
Open mike 21/10/2021
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Daily review 20/10/2021
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Covid and kindness
The vaccine is a bloody useful tool, not a panacea. This is a long crisis that requires us to pay heed the bigger picture.
Get Ugly
Kindness will not get the country to meet its Covid vaccination goals. It is time to change the tone.
Open mike 20/10/2021
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Daily review 19/10/2021
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Open mike 19/10/2021
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Daily review 18/10/2021
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Slater smears again
The Herald’s publication of an attack on Ardern by a wedding venue owner appears to have been sourced from Cameron Slater and brings into stark relief the Herald’s twin business model of funding serious journalism by both subscriptions and the use of click bait.
Open mike 18/10/2021
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New misogyny same as the old misogyny
At the largest feminist conference in Europe, with a major focus on male violence against women, gender identity activists chose to protest with sexualised violent language and imagery.
Jacinda Ardern: Tear Down This Wall
In the coming months Fortress New Zealand will be dismantled. What will take its place?
Open mike 17/10/2021
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Don’t be lax, get your vax
Posted for the big drive today for vaccinations for news and comments. Image borrowed from Waipareira who are doing great work out west.
Why Can’t We Do More?
The Government’s dramatic action taken over the past 18 months to respond to Covid and the population’s overwhelming support suggests that it should be taking similar drastic action to address poverty and climate change.