Covid alters Auckland
With in-person shopping about to re-start in Auckland next week, this is the best moment we will have to reinvent Auckland: one customer at a time.
Even China is struggling with Delta
China, which has previously successfully suppressed the Covid virus, is struggling with a delta outbreak. And questions are being asked if suppression is still viable.
Open mike 03/11/2021
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Daily review 02/11/2021
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We are all in this together
Increasing levels of angst at the current lockdown can be related to privilege.
Alt COP26: “Get in line or get out of the way”
Climate solutions are coming from Indigenous peoples and other system thinkers who are deeply connected with nature, not the neoliberal diehards who treat nature as a grab bag of resources to be manipulated.
Open mike 02/11/2021
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Daily review 01/11/2021
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COP26 is on
The show is now on for Conference of Parties 26 (COP 26), where countries show each other how they will achieve the Paris […]
Open mike 01/11/2021
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The Entrust election debacle
National aligned C&R has shown how bad it is at running elections by running an election where less than one in ten eligible people voted.
Open mike 31/10/2021
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The Covid vaccine rollout
Matt Nippert’s in depth article in the Herald this morning provides a well researched deep insight into the Government’s vaccine roll out. And as it progresses the New Zealand response places us mid table and improving in the OECD vaccination comparison and gives us some hope that the Delta outbreak may be controlled.
Open mike 30/10/2021
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Daily review 29/10/2021
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ANZ Bank clearly believes that greed is good
ANZ Bank has just announced a $1.92 billion profit for the year to September 30, 2021. This is about 1% of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product.
Auckland Light rail options released
Construction of light rail in Auckland, proposed 50 years ago by former Mayor Dove Myer Robinson, is now a step close with the release of working group recommendations for options of a light rail line running between the city centre and the Airport.
Open mike 29/10/2021
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Daily review 28/10/2021
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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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