On Jacinda Being “Missing In Action” Apparently
It occurs that Judith Collins’ attack on Jacinda for being “missing in action” yesterday due to not being inside the…
Curwen Rolinson
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On Brian Tamaki As Charismatic Frontman For The Commentariat’s Anti-Covid Control Agenda
Yesterday, everybody’s favourite opportunity for a Monty Python title-drop, Brian Tamaki, held a jamboree in Auckland’s Domain
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Media Proclaiming ‘Elimination Of Elimination’ Are Attempting To Ignore / Rewrite Reality
So instead of reporting on reality, they’ve chosen to endeavour to quite literally ‘rewrite’ it – proclaiming an Elimination of Elimination as an effort at brow-beating all the rest of us into seeing the premature end to the policy as something of an already-decided-upon fait accompli.
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A Point On Public Health Measures In A Crisis – Whether Meth Addiction Or Covid Response
At present, it seems that the virus has moved into the Underworld – with several gangs reporting cases in the past week or so.
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Why I’m OK With NZ Not Being In New Anglo Alliance
Look, I’m no fan of the PRC – but I can’t help but recall how NZ’s previous entanglement in ANZUS worked out.
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The Re-Start Of History: 9/11 20 Years On
Something that comes up on the anniversary of 9/11 is that question: “where were you when…”.
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Why Israel Demonstrates That Fortress New Zealand Must Stand Strong
Over the past few months, I’ve heard multiple people pushing Israel as a model for where they want New Zealand to go – big vaccination campaign, followed by prominent rollback for lockdown and other restrictions, getting back toward Old Normal relatively swiftly.
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MEDIAWATCH: NZ Herald Poll On Pursuing ‘Elimination Til Vaccination’ Is Thin End Of ‘Learn To Live With It’ Wedge
Yesterday’s Herald included the above polling figures, pertaining to what proportion of Kiwis want to do what about the virus from here on out. Forty six percent in favour of ongoing Elimination, 39% in favour of Elimination, until such time as we hit a seventy percent of the population vaccination rate, and thirteen percent wanting to ‘learn to live’ with Covid-19. Presumably not personally.
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What To Make Of National Making A Fool Of Itself Over Demands For “Tactile” Democracy – And Its Subsequent, Spurious Suspension Suggestion
National is now complaining that Labour compromised and allowed National to have what National claimed it wanted.
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Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes For Commentariat Under Covid
Something I recall from last year’s Lockdown experience was the press conferences. Not, you understand, because they were pretty decent exemplars in political communication (although they were also that).