GUEST BLOG: Geoff Fischer – Political quackery: Dr Palmer’s prescription for what ails New Zealand “democracy”
The former Labour leader and Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer can see that New Zealand democracy is in trouble, and…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Welcome puberty blockers report but beware derailing transphobia
On 21 November the Ministry of Health released its long awaited position statement, accompanied by an evidence brief, on the…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Imperialism, the Chagos Islands and the fight to return
I have just finished reading Tariq Ali’s excellent book Winston Churchill: His Times, His Crimes (Verso, London, 2021). Although with…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Haka, Hikoi and the Empowerment of the Kohanga Generation
Internationally at least the haka is most associated with Aotearoa New Zealand’s national men’s rugby team, the All Blacks. It…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Commissioner’s approach to healthcare provision: ‘slash and burn’
Dr Robin Youngson, a trauma therapist these days but previously a specialist anaesthetist and leader in promoting patient safety published…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – David Farrar’s incomplete health workforce analysis
Rightwing publisher David Farrar has produced some interesting data on the number of resident medical officers (RMOs; otherwise known as…
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GUEST BLOG: Shane Te Pou – The Te Roopu Taurima o Manukau Trust lock out
The recent decision by Te Roopu Taurima o Manukau Trust to lock out their Kai Mahi – workers during a legitimate…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Changing face of capitalism: private equity threat to New Zealand economy
The Reserve Bank is “watching” the expansion of private equity in Aotearoa New Zealand in light of alarm bells being…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – ‘Delusional’ and ‘a spit in the ocean’ – absolutely; but also sinister!
On 26 November Minister of Health Dr Shane Reti and Commissioner of Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora) Lester Levy…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – General practice visits, emergency department presentations, and social determinants of health
Good data does not always provide answers. It is often the case that the value of good data is the…