Caption contest
In the interests of Covid-19 bi partisanship keep it especially seemly.
CTU launches online tool for reporting bad employers
The Council of Trade Unions has launched an online tool allowing employees to log complaints against ill treatment by employers during the Covid-19 lockdown.
New Zealand Tourism after 2020
Post Covid-2019 what is going to happen to New Zealand’s tourism market?
Open mike 30/03/2020
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Please don’t have to bring out your dead.
Anyone who has read even briefly into written human history is going to be aware that it is as much defined by our epidemics and pandemics as by any of our technical and societal achievements. This post is essentially a quick range over the history of pandemics and epidemics with links and some focus on COVID-19.
How this may play out
Developments on Covid-19 are happening at pace as we enter the make or break stage concerning the virus’s spread.
Open mike 29/03/2020
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One Virus to Rule Them All
Trying to make sense of what’s happening is mindboggling.
Open mike 28/03/2020
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All of govt: 27th March
The daily briefing: All of Government COVID-19 National Response 27 March.
The Big Chill
A post for the duration: what’s inspiring us or helping us get through? Music, film, books, games, or just sharing what’s keeping us occupied as we hunker down.
No politics, no aggro, no politics.
Open mike 27/03/2020
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We are all socialists now
It seems that the pure free market approach is ill equipped to provide the world with the leadership and guidance it requires.
Christchurch Terrorist Pleads Guilty to All Charges
In a shock move, the Christchurch terrorist has changed his plea. Why?
That eerie silence
Waking up this morning was a bit of an eerie feeling. The alarm went off as usual at 0700 (and the 0880 one just clicked over). Very little traffic noise. The quiet sound of the workstation and server fans was louder than the the remaining white noise from the traffic.
This post is here for you to share your first day under lock-down.
Open mike 26/03/2020
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Bullet Train Wreck
New York Governor Cuomo was told CoVid-19 was like an approaching freight train. More like a bullet train was his response. Watching the White House daily briefing with Trump dominant it looks like a massive train wreck is on the way in the US.
Daily review 25/03/2020
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Bye bye parliament for a while.
Gotta love parliament – James Shaw “there are no fiscal conservatives in a foxhole”.
Anyway, parliament in the chamber will be going dark for a few months. So will parliamentary TV (but you can still get that live).
Have a look at the archives from today- there are some politicians who are on form..
Roll out the plans
Fairly soon every group and their dog are going to come out with recovery plans for New Zealand. First off the block – even before we went into lockdown – is the ten point plan from Infrastructure New Zealand.
Generational astrology
In the time of coronavirus, we can move from blame to connection.
UBI Now, Please
Universal Basic Income is on the Government’s Covid-19 survival agenda. NZ needs it now, and NZ will need it tomorrow too.
Open mike 25/03/2020
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Daily review 24/03/2020
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Open mike 24/03/2020
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This changes everything
What will our future now look like?
Phasing into phase 4
Heading into phase three, moving into phase four 48 hours later. Here is the video briefing and the quick analysis.
Political campaigning in a Covid-19 world
How will the Covid-19 pandemic affect the 2020 election campaign, and are we looking at a postponement?
Open mike 23/03/2020
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M.I.A. Joe
America has a question.
Open mike 22/03/2020
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Ardern’s announcement about the new 4 level alert system for coronavirus
Please be strong, be kind, and unite against Covid-19
– Jacinda Ardern.
Open mike 21/03/2020
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This is not the revolution
The Corvid-19 virus is turning us all into cautious conservatives.
Daily review 20/03/2020
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On Mike the Moron and handling infectious diseases
Five days ago Mike Hosking was representing his paymasters with his reflection of their basic ignorance of history. Then demanding caution in dealing with covid-19. Yesterday he panicked for immediate action to close the borders which government did anyway later that day. It is just dangerous to give a public platform to a dithering moron who be at home in 1918. Perhaps he should read the pandemic plan?