Category: New Zealand

COVID-19 New Zealand Politics
26 January 2022

What Came Unstuck in New Zealand? Lessons for the World

By Guy Hatchard | HatchardReport.com On the face of it, New Zealand is a lucky country of five million, affectionately termed Godzone. For two years, New Zealand has largely avoided Covid by strictly controlling its borders. During 2021, the Pfizer vaccine was rolled out to 90% of the eligible population. Therefore in the virtual absence of any confounding effect of Covid infection, NZ should be […]

COVID-19 New Zealand
10 January 2022

Sarah’s ‘Jab, No Job’ Story

In this COVID era the saying ‘No Jab, No Job’ has become common place around New Zealand and around the world.  But Sarah Carter’s story is different.  Her story is one of ‘Jab, No Job’.    By Peter Drew  Sarah’s story is worth listening to whether you are jabbed or un-jabbed, and whether you are pro vaccine, anti-vaccine, pro-choice, or pro wait and see.  Whatever your position on these […]

New Zealand Politics
6 January 2022

Graham Adams: 2022: Ardern’s plans for co-governance with iwi face rough seas

https://democracyproject.nz/ As voters become more aware of the stealthy implementation of a Māori separatist agenda, the political risks for the government will rise sharply. Graham Adams reports. When the Prime Minister claimed in her first term that her government was going to be “transformational” many voters took her seriously — until it became apparent she was unlikely to transform anything much, whether it was unaffordable housing or […]

COVID-19 New Zealand Politics
7 October 2021

Prime Minister, a Little Less Conversation Please

Jacinda Ardern’s Facebook Page Catches a Massive Viral Load of Bad News about Vaccines by Cam Slater | The BFD While the rest of the “Team of $55 million” in Big Media were dribbling over a video of Jacinda Ardern walking in Wellington, claiming it went viral, they missed the real viral explosion all over her Facebook page. Quite why she decided to offer up unsolicited medical advice […]