NZ First go full cooker against WHO
New Zealand First’s rejection of World Health Organisation pandemic rules signals more than policy disagreement — it reflects a political strategy increasingly aligned with anti-vaccine sentiment and fringe narratives.
NZ First rejects WHO pandemic rule changes
This is so cooked…
NZ rejects WHO pandemic rule changes, aligning with ‘fringe’ RFK Jr
New Zealand has formally rejected amendments to international health regulations, implemented by the World Health Organisation following the Covid-19 pandemic.
The decision, communicated to the WHO overnight Monday, makes New Zealand one of just 12 nations to reject the rules. Of these, seven said they had rejected the amendments as they needed more time to finally implement them. But the Ministry of Health provided no justification for New Zealand’s rejection.
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Winston Peters and the politics of anti-vaccine rhetoric
…Matua Winston fishes in the sub 5% AntiVaxx conspiracy swamp for votes these days.
That’s why he rages against the WHO, whips up vaccine harm and uses the phrase ‘Cultural Marxist’ like he’s a grandad who has just learned a new TicTok dance.
Winston is so jaded and cynical now I doubt he even believes what he is saying anymore.
From populism to political parody
This is as cringy as an estranged Uncle who subscribes to The Platform getting drunk at the Christmas Lunch he wasn’t technically invited to wanting to angrily talk about gender issues while claiming pulling crackers has been cancelled.
Ugh.
A politics stuck in the past
Winston represents Old Zealand, not New Zealand.
He is embarrassing us with his bellicose ignorance.
Granddad needs a cup of tea and a lie down.
Kennedy and Peters are both affected by cigarettes and cocaine, that much is obvious.
Winston is so out of touch he doesn’t seem to realise NZ is in its ninth wave of Covid-19 – http://www.rnz.co.nz/news/covid-19. Michael Baker has reported that Covid-19 is still NZ’s most impactful infectious disease – abt 1000 deaths/yr compared to influenza at 500! There are many wearing masks but this CoC won’t give a hoot unless it affects their loved ones! Winston is again looking at his anti-vax rabble for support. They are too thick to realise that had most of us not received vaccines/boosters during the pandemic, they probably wouldn’t be here now so are continuing their ignorance and complacency – at their peril!