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Happychappy

The Government Places a urgent order for 3 million syringes and insists it has enough, we have Tova O’Brien from Newshub sensationalizing the Latest Newshub Poll to fit her narrative.
The Government has requested a quote for 6 million syringes for Covd-19 vaccine with the requirement they arrive by the end of the month.
The Ministry said it had already ordered enough syringes for the entire vaccine rollout, but confirmed that the particular combination of needle and syringe meant Justice doses extracted from each vial of vaccine , when the Ministry’s guidelines say that vaccinators should expect to get six doses from each vial.
Does this show a Government in control
when you get to the largest group number of people that have to be vaccinated a d you find out that your not getting the number of vaccines that your supposed to out of a vial after you already have used the vaccine on 20% of the population.
Again it appears that Jacinda Ardern with her Health Ministry have fuck up and been found wanting again, with the Ministry opeingthe process for quotes last Thursday and has set a deadline for August 11th, meaning whoever’s successful will have just weeks to deliver millions of syringes.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-19-coronavirus-ministry-of-health-places-urgent-order-for-3-million-syringes-but-insists-it-has-enough/F4WTYA6A5LST5HXCBU7DGEQ6GU/
The media in this Country will come at anything to distract the voter in this Country from the incompetence of this Government with polls to suit their and the Journalists narritive.
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August 2, 2021 8:00am
- Flossie
  
  Wouldn’t not getting as many doses of vaccine from each vial mean that there are left over needles?
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:24am
  - Bill Felt
    
    You are right. They should be low on vials but have extra needles.
    
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    August 2, 2021 9:16am
    - Loddenthinks
      
      Your first mistake is assuming they can count!
      
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      August 2, 2021 3:47pm
- cmm
  
  C’mon, they did a sweet job on the cultural awareness campaign!
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:28am
- kevn
  
  @Happy… Unbelievable isn’t it ?
  MOH = clown circus as well.
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:30am
- stewmar
  
  HC,
  “ Tova O’Brien from Newshub sensationalizing the Latest Newshub Poll to fit her narrative.”
  I just read T. o’Briens comments and what she said was that Ardern would have to make sure she doesn’t let the rot set in if she wishes to remain in power.
  Where is the sensationalising in that?
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:41am
  - I remember when
    
    So she looked at the Poll results and almost completely ignored the biggest change.
    
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    August 2, 2021 9:18am
  - Happychappy
    
    You obviously never listened to her dribble on the news last evening then.
    
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    August 2, 2021 9:18am
    - Paulus Gnome
      
      Quite right, I didn’t, like every time she appears, I switch off. There is always a nose hair that needs to be plucked or something . . .
      
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      August 2, 2021 9:40am
      - Flossie
        
        What… yours or hers?
        
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        August 2, 2021 11:09am
      - curry4me
        
        Paulus Gnome: I haven’t even switched on. I don’t have a TV. The best place for a TV set is TradeMe, or the nearest recycle centre.
        
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        August 2, 2021 1:18pm
  - Tall Man
    
    Not sure if it’s sensationalising it but the “rot” set in the day after “what’s in it for wynston” made his announcement in 2017 …..
    
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    August 2, 2021 9:25am
  - crikey
    
    What O’Brien really meant was “I will have to make sure …the rot doesn’t set in if she wishes to remain in power.”
    
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    August 2, 2021 9:31am
    - Lara
      
      So true!
      
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      August 2, 2021 3:39pm
- Bloody Dago
  
  Media in NZ – B of … [deleted]
  Govt – Verbal incontinence
  Health and DHB’s – Gold medal ????
  Public Service – Random expletives ??
  Councils – Goff, Dazza, bailing to the UN – Traitress Rats
  
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  August 2, 2021 1:28pm
- Sacha
  
  Hang on – what are the implications of getting fewer doses out of a vial?
  If the effective dose is, for example, 0.5 ml. and the patient is given 0.6ml this would be 0.1 ml over-dose.
  What is the risk of complications from 20% over-dose? Or more?
  This sort of question arises from any introduction of a new ‘drug’.
  Of course, the ‘loss’ could be due to wastage by the vaccinating staff, which raises questions about their competence . . . .
  Then we could start discussing the actual syringes, the accuracy of their volume markings, needle gauges and lengths.
  The MOH should have kept its mouth shut, lol.
  
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  August 2, 2021 1:46pm
Yvette

‘Ghost houses’ increasing – why are 40,000 homes lying vacant in Auckland?
About 40,000 Auckland homes sat vacant last Census night – equivalent to every home in Lower Hutt being left empty – yet officials appear no closer to knowing why, a planning expert says.
– NZ Herald item, paywalled – so I have no details, but “ghost houses” are mentioned in other sources

Human Rights Commission to launch national inquiry into housing crisis
The Human Rights Commission will launch a national inquiry into housing after what it says has been a failure by successive Governments.

Perhaps forget politicking the issue, just investifgate “ghost homes” to start with.

Who was the New Zealand property investor who said they didn’t rent their houses while they accrue value because tenants just spoil the carpets?
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August 2, 2021 8:03am
- Matt Long
  
  Even Megan Woods says the numbers are inaccurate and reflect people who were away on statistics day, holiday homes, renovations etc.
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:17am
  - kevn
    
    @Matt… Indeed, there are even more empty house than estimated. 50,000 in Auckland alone rather than 40k.
    
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    August 2, 2021 8:20am
  - kevn
    
    @Matt… You see if the MSM say 40,000 empty there will be 20% more at least.
    Paymasters direct the media narrative.
    
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    August 2, 2021 8:32am
  - Greg Ettridge
    
    Chinese investors don’t rent houses and don’t keep lawns or gardens, very easy to spot in a street.
    
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    August 2, 2021 12:07pm
    - Pharmachick
      
      See former residence of Key, J
      
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      August 2, 2021 1:42pm
  - GTRandRB
    
    …and Megan definitely knows what she is talking about – fo sho
    
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    August 2, 2021 7:26pm
- TWEEDSE
  
  Funny quote “officials appear no closer to knowing why, a planning expert says.”.
  
  It is the official’s and their compliance costs causing the issue. An amazing, though not surprising, lack of self awareness from over paid and under delivering bureaucrats disconnected from reality.
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:18am
  - virtualmark
    
    My experience of working with (against?) various regulators is that none of them truly appreciate:
    (1) the cost burden that they impose on their industries, and
    (2) the stifling effect they have on innovation.
    
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    August 2, 2021 1:58pm
- slijmbal
  
  The census figures do not reflect ‘Ghost houses’ per se. It is usual for there to be a significant number of empty houses on Census night as the question is about who is actually in the house on a given night. This is what it is a measure of and not a true unoccupied house measure. Causes range from people being away on holiday to moving house and it being temporarily being vacant to, yes, being kept deliberately unoccupied for capital gain.
  
  If you check the Census percentages (I did) you will see that Auckland has a relatively low percentage of vacant properties compared to other centres. This indicates that the prevalence of ‘Ghost houses’ is likely rather low and not an issue.
  
  This is an anti property investor meme that is just completely wrong. I do not own investment property BTW.
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:24am
- KevO'Brien
  
  Human Rights Commission to launch national inquiry into housing crisis ???
  
  Do they have do nothing to do?
  Ardern is running running a muck on citizens rights.
  Hey, poo poos are being promoted over our heads.
  Ihumatao and other occupations rendered property title rights dubious.
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:25am
- surfing
  
  Authorities checked the electricity usage of Auckland homes , and found there were about 6000 that had 6 months of zero or close to zero electricity usage. This is probably a more realistic figure.
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:27am
  - Lara
    
    That’s how they check it out in Australia, I understand.
    
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    August 2, 2021 3:44pm
- igm
  
  Who in their right mind will let a nice desirable home to the majority of renters out there?
  Most abuse properties, default on rent, and then refuse to get out.
  Ardern and her mob are to blame, now taxpayers who did not vote for this mess are left to pay.
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:32am
  - curry4me
    
    igm: If you are looking for reliable tenants; check out the relifious organization of your choice. Also clubs, and societys you are a member of. It’s a good way to minimize problems.
    
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    August 2, 2021 1:21pm
- slightlyrighty
  
  I remember Gareth Morgan, While leader of TOP, stating that he owned an additional 6 homes that were not being used, and were simply lying fallow, and getting the Capital gains.
  
  https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2016/04/19/gareth-morgan-and-multiple-empty-houses/
  
  One wonders how much of this is being replicated? If you own a house as an asset outright, then why rent it out? If by not renting and holding on to a house, you help increase demand by reducing supply, you directly contribute to your own, tax free investment growth by driving up prices.
  
  If 40,000 such homes exist in Auckland alone, Then the problem is identified. I don’t know what the solution will be, but it certainly involves some financial pain….
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:34am
  - Yvette
    
    Outspoken economist Gareth Morgan is one of them. He told Three’s The Nation programme that he owns six houses and he doesn’t rent them out because tenants “make the carpets dirty”. Good grief. First-world problems.
    https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/latest/104081825/opinion-tax-ghost-houses-and-pour-the-money-back-into-affordable-housing
    
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    August 2, 2021 9:24am
- stewmar
  
  Property owners can do what they bloody well like with their own houses. Isn’t that why we call this a free country?
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:43am
  - slightlyrighty
    
    Perhaps…
    
    But I do question the morality of people who hoard houses in a housing shortage, and refuse to use them in the manner they were designed.
    
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    August 2, 2021 10:59am
    - Nickc2
      
      If you have a house, have you ever rented it out?
      From one who has, DON’T unless you are prepared to:
      1. Chase renters for the rent, and
      2. Renovate your house between tenants.
      
      Now, there are even more regulations on landlords and I certainly won’t go through that process.
      
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      August 2, 2021 12:16pm
      - Ludvyk
        
        Nickc2. For four years in a row to limit damage [ I thought] I gave reduced rental for a contracted one year term .
        Tenants will sign anything and then tell you it means nothing. If you take them on they will go to the Tenancy tribunal, lie, and have you fined. The tenancy tribunals are advocates for tenants.
        It would cost me three or four thousand dollars direct repairs and 6 weeks work between each tenant. I am selling at the end of the year. Renting is the worst and hardest way to not make money for a lot of work, that I ever could have imagined.
        
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        August 3, 2021 2:12am
    - artemisia
      
      Maybe there’s a housing shortage or maybe not, but for sure there is an overabundance of tenants no landlord will want in their expensive asset these days.
      
      Don’t believe me? Take a good look at the Residential Tenancies Act, associated fines and increasingly complex regulations protecting tenants.
      
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      August 2, 2021 2:45pm
      - Ludvyk
        
        Some where in the North Island a rat ran out of the flax bush and into the home . The tenant complained to the Tenancy tribunal and the owner was fined $2000. They do fine heavily , and they always accept the tenants word. The tenancy tribunals are criminally partisan.
        
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        August 3, 2021 2:16am
  - Romney
    
    Farmers certainly can’t do whatever they like with their property. Why should this be any different?
    
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    August 2, 2021 1:05pm
- Ian Boag
  
  If you want to own a house and keep it empty I guess that is your right. Something like $15k/year of rates insurance and (maybe a bit of) maintenance. No income to pay it from and the costs are not tax-deductible.
  
  If that works for you …..
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:47am
  - Tall Man
    
    Insurance $1500 – $2,000
    
    Rates $2500 – $4500.
    
    Not sure where you get your numbers from but hey, you’re the academic, I just work for a living ……
    
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    August 2, 2021 8:53am
    - kevn
      
      @Tall.. Add; someone to buzz around the lawns, $1000 maybe?
      
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      August 2, 2021 10:16am
    - Ludvyk
      
      Insurance with Medical Assurance for a Rented home [ GV $470,000] in Christchurch $3000, I can show the invoice.
      
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      August 3, 2021 2:23am
  - Libertarians are right
    
    Also worth noting that in that case the “intent” is to sell for a profit so it’s a taxable activity and you should pay tax on your income (not capital gain).
    
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    August 2, 2021 9:05am
    - artemisia
      
      Not necessarily. Owners may be located elsewhere, or waiting for tradies, or for family members to score a spot in MIQ. Lots of reasons and sensible owners will make sure the reasons are well documented.
      
      (A client got a builder’s quote for a fairly small job, expected start date 2022.)
      
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      August 2, 2021 12:21pm
  - igm
    
    Do you not own property . . . your costings are totally incorrect and misleading.
    
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    August 2, 2021 5:23pm
  - Ludvyk
    
    My costs for a Christchurch home value – $600,000 GV = $470,000 are
    Rates – $2900
    Insurance – $3100
    Repairs and Maintenance average $4000.
    
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    August 3, 2021 2:26am
- WaveyDavey
  
  If you want a laugh try the Housing ~~expert~~ Idiot on HDPA last week
  
  HDPA: So you recommend rent controls? How will that increase supply?
  HI: Erm… well… toolbox… affordability… y’know…
  
  https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/graham-squire-rent-controls-would-be-politically-unpopular/
  
  Made Faafoi seem like a genius
  
  EDIT: LOL I just found his bio:
  
  “…exemplifies his approach to research that is real-world relevant, multi-stakeholder engaged, and empirically robust. His ethos is to improve the integration of theory-practice-policy that is multi-disciplinary and works with multiple institutions.”
  
  Never seen so much word-salad
  
  https://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/expertise/profile.cfm?stref=061450
  
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  August 2, 2021 9:40am
  - Ludvyk
    
    Academic = stupid
    
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    August 3, 2021 2:28am
- Durden
  
  Yvette
  
  I am confused regarding Paul Hunt’s stance on housing here.
  https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/125931015/housing-a-human-rights-calamity-commissioner-says
  
  I thought Human Rights were agreements that would ensure humans were NOT stopped from getting something or doing something.
  
  I.e.. people had a “right” to obtain housing for themselves, but NOT the right to be “given” housing. When did the interpretation change from a right “not to be stopped” from creating or owning housing to be “given” housing ?
  
  I think the interpretation of these treaties gets progressively extended while the original intent might not have been that at all. It is the busybodies constantly overreaching and consolidating their powers.
  
  With such ever increasing powers they are taking more and more control over the lives (you will bake a cake for a gay wedding even if your religion says no), rights (expropriate land based on declaring significant natural areas SNAs) and pockets (we will unevenly tax you or take over your house to house tenants) of a larger and larger section of the society whether they be farmers, landlords, achievers etc.
  
  Over time, these treaties and declarations etc have been used to give power to minorities over the majority.
  
  Democracy is being demolished. The so called “tyranny of the majority” is being replaced by the “tyranny of the minority” by agitating for special treatment and obtaining it. It is becoming a dictatorship of the people who claim to speak on behalf of the minority hiding behind the cloak of looking after the minority.
  
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  August 2, 2021 10:03am
  - In Vino Veritas
    
    Spot on Darden. There is nothing for the HRC to investigate, as no one is preventing any NZr from buying a house. The HR Commissioner should bloody well resign forthwith.
    
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    August 2, 2021 10:32am
- krazykiwi
  
  Related to home ownership in the US: What’s REALLY behind the war on home ownership?
  Becoming a “Nation of Renters” is clearly a big part of the New Normal.
  
  Interesting to see the US MSM enthusiastically building on Davos Man’s vision.
  
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  August 2, 2021 10:46am
- Ehlana
  
  Here’s an idea. Since this question of ghost homes seems to come up regularly in connection with the census, why not add a question in the census asking about it?
  IIRC, there is a census form for the dwelling as well as the people in it. So the dwelling form simply needs to ask “Is this dwelling empty on census night?” and “If yes, please indicate why: usual residents away short term/long term; property undergoing renovations; vacant awaiting sale/new tenants”.
  It might help to establish the “usual” rate of vacancy and therefore what is unusual and worthy of attention.
  
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  August 2, 2021 11:01am
  - artemisia
    
    Stats already reports that from the census.
    
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    August 2, 2021 12:23pm
- Pharmachick
  
  I, personally; would like to thank every landlord that ever rented to me and various sets of Uni Student friends (usually 4 of us at a time) 1995 – 2001. The houses were often old, un-insulated villas from early century. After the halls, I lived in Grafton, Parnell and Remuera (<– latter was hilarious it was a former US Consuls residence with zero upgrades etc since the late 70s). My favourite one was 4 doors down from the Med School in Grafton (easy for getting to work, esp. at 4AM when the -80 Freezer went down and saving the samples), and every winter my shoes went mouldy ;-). The landlord used to drop a letter int he box every couple of weeks to "let us know she was coming to do the garden". Precious. We did have the odd party, LOL Jermaine Clements lived in a villa backing on to our back yard, their keg parties on the deck were legendary, they'd stand on the deck and call out for pot luck and BYOB… but there were never holes in the walls, soiled (more than a bit) carpets etc. Back then Uni students were considered high risk, I can only imagine the risk from the undesirables now… So yo all you landlords that take a punt on a bunch of uni students, thanks ok.
  
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  August 2, 2021 1:57pm
- Loddenthinks
  
  Vacant last census night, you say? This completely useless gummint stuffed up the census so badly that I wouldn’t trust any information they (incredibly belatedly) released from it if my life depended on it.
  
  This lot couldn’t run a bath, let alone a census, let alone collate and tabulate the results, let alone draw conclusions from the data. Muppets, every last one.
  
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  August 2, 2021 3:51pm
Frank the tank

Poor Toxic. Her Collins hit job produced poll showed something different to what she thought – the left dropping. I laughed out loud when she indicated some border relaxations from the Blairite will be the silver bullet to get the train back on the rails.

Fact – National, Collins, Act and Seymour all up
Fact – labour and the Blairite – down
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August 2, 2021 8:04am
- Isobar
  
  Dont forget Greens and NZ First also up.
  
  2 years to go i dont think too much can be read into the result, it is pretty much in line with the last Reid poll immediately before the election.
  
  What will be interesting is the trend, the next few polls over the year will most interesting.
  
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  August 2, 2021 9:06am
- oldgolfer
  
  She made herself look stupid, and not for the first time.
  
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  August 2, 2021 10:20am
Frank the tank

Did anyone catch that loon Hendry dribbling on the weekend. If the Indian variant comes in we should have L4 on steroids.

What does that mean:

-Muzzles in your own home?
-Police putting locks on your front door?

What a nutjob.
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August 2, 2021 8:06am
- mandk
  
  No one would consult an orthopaedic surgeon, if they had heart trouble, so why would anyone pay attention to a physicist when the issue is immunological?
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:19am
  - Tall Man
    
    cindy would ……. so there!
    
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    August 2, 2021 9:23am
    - Frank the tank
      
      You jest knowing full and well it’s the truth
      
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      August 2, 2021 10:03am
- Salacious Crumb
  
  Has the physicist been following the latest information from the CDC on PCR testing or lack of efficacy of the Pfizer jab? Maybe he should contact Dr Robert Malone, an actual vaccinologist and who invented the mRNA technology for some actual science based perspectives.
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:19am
  - TWEEDSE
    
    Amazing SC that you get two down ticks for stating facts. In particular Dr Robert Malone who having invented the mRNA treatment is the foremost authority on it. Yet people ignore such facts in favour of Hendry’s scare mongering. What sad people the down tickers are. Try researching something useful for a change.
    
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    August 2, 2021 12:34pm
  - The Voice of Legions
    
    Apart from the now widely demonstrated inefficacy of the mRNA “vaccines” as well as the similarly demonstrated negative side effects, the (likely) contract that our government has with Pfizer makes some very interesting reading indeed. It’s almost as if the contract indicates awareness of and so makes allowances for the above deficiencies:
    
    https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1419659586936713221.html
    
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    August 2, 2021 2:04pm
  - Sacha
    
    Don’t worry. I read that the US government is passing legislation to allow the PCR cycle test for COVID-19 to be reduced in December because of the ‘incorrect results which lead to false positive cases’.
    Could the Pandemic be passing its use-by date ?
    
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    August 2, 2021 2:13pm
- I remember when
  
  “People are disappointed:” Government under fire for holding dawn raid apology on a Sunday:Newshub
  When a significant number of those affected would be at church.
  TV3 coverage of event was quite exciting for a short period of time.
  The Pacific community completely covered Jacinda under a tapa cloth.
  Unfortunately, it didn’t appear to work as she was still there when they removed the cloth.
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:38am
  - Maggy Wassilieff
    
    Rather interesting,
    Instead of running a story praising Ardern’s “leadership and empathy” around this Pacific apology event, the media are focusing on what she got wrong.
    
    Perhaps the fairy dust is blowing away.
    
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    August 2, 2021 9:23am
    - Faroffsound
      
      “Perhaps the fairy dust is blowing away.”
      
      Let’s hope you’re right. She’s had a charmed life so far.
      
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      August 2, 2021 2:50pm
      - Loddenthinks
        
        I want her life to continue, perhaps we’ll say she’s had a charmed run.
        
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        August 2, 2021 3:53pm
- Bobba Fret
  
  Why do they still even ask for his advice after he predicted (using his model that no one else has seen the working calculations) 80,000 deaths in NZ!
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:55am
- Benedict Yu
  
  The Delta variant will become endemic in New Zealand. Unless a whole new second generation of vaccines stop infection and transmission. The current vaccines do not achieve that.
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:58am
  - KevO'Brien
    
    Where does that bogeyman hang out?
    
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    August 2, 2021 12:52pm
  - virtualmark
    
    Benedict,
    
    The current generation of vaccines almost totally reduce even the Delta variant of Covid to something similar to a bad flu. Not perfect, but realistically good enough, especially for such a emergency development effort.
    
    Yes, realistically as we open our economy up Covid, in whatever variant is then-prevalent, will become endemic and many people will have it. If we assume 70% vaccination and about a 0.2% fatality rate among the unvaccinated and 0.01% among the vaccinated that’s something like 3,500 deaths.
    
    Also, realistically, we will have at least 1 or 2 rounds of vaccine booster shots in 2022 and 2023. Actually not everyone will need these, but the difficulty is you can’t practically discern who does and who doesn’t and so it’s easier to give the boosters to everyone.
    
    Ultimately we will have a second generation of Covid vaccines that confer long-lasting protection (like, at least 5 years). I’m interested to see if the Novavax vaccine is the first of these.
    
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    August 2, 2021 2:06pm
    - Benedict Yu
      
      “The current generation of vaccines almost totally reduce even the Delta variant of Covid to something similar to a bad flu.”
      
      Sorry that is totally false.
      
      The vaccines for most people reduce the symptoms to a very minor cold. There is no “bad flu”.
      
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      August 2, 2021 7:08pm
      - virtualmark
        
        Fair. Poor choice of words on my part.
        
        The current generation of vaccines almost totally reduce even the Delta variant of Covid to something similar to a bad head cold.
        
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        August 2, 2021 8:32pm
  - Pharmachick
    
    I have my hopes pinned on the novel small molecules. Looks like the vaccines won’t hold forever (but tweaking is possible)…
    
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    August 2, 2021 2:11pm
  - The Voice of Legions
    
    So, you’ve changed your long-held and often-stated stance that the “overwhelming evidence” shows that the current (purported) vaccines are effective. You’d have to though, because there was never any evidence for your claim.
    
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    August 2, 2021 2:13pm
    - Pharmachick
      
      I seldom do this but: You’re an idiot!
      
      The ability to change course, mid-stream is a PLUS not some idiotic yelling unto the void, that disavows new knowledge. If we can’t pivot and do better, we lose.
      
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      August 2, 2021 3:58pm
      - The Voice of Legions
        
        Simply calling someone an idiot in response is very instructive. Pretty lame really. That said, personally, I seldom like to psychoanalyse people in a public forum, but as someone with an obvious need to tell the world that they are a fEmAlE sCiEnTiSt, such an asinine response does you no credit. I’m very sure that we are all very impressed. You go girl. Well, let me just say to you: it’s OK.
        
        Changing course is fine. But for Benedict, who loved to express his rigid position on vaccines that was never supported by any evidence, his position was always brittle given its being unsupported beyond rhetoric, and has now been shattered given the facts of the vaccine’s uselessness. He is no longer credible.
        
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        August 2, 2021 8:26pm
      - kevn
        
        @Pharma… Novavax looks to be very promising in a traditional way.
        
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        August 2, 2021 8:52pm
- krazykiwi
  
  In NSW there are military staff going door to door enforcing isolation rules, while helicopters patrol city and police vans with loud-hailers blast out compliance warnings.
  
  Why? Where is the moral justification for this totalitarianism?
  
  New Zealand is next. Ardern will be licking her chops in anticipation
  
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  August 2, 2021 9:58am
  - kowtow
    
    Swinging fines for not wearing masks outdoors too.
    
    Follow the science , nope . Follow the theatrics of fear ,enforced compliance , irrationality and control.
    
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    August 2, 2021 1:14pm
  - Pharmachick
    
    Link please? This sounds like a bad Hollywood movie plot, but I could be persuaded (and then that would be terrifying)
    
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    August 2, 2021 2:13pm
    - Nickc2
      
      Remember Pharmachick, the Military are not Sworn Police Officers. They have no Powers of Arrest.
      https://www.michaelsmithnews.com/2021/07/australian-armys-role-in-enforcing-compliance.html
      They can be granted Powers of Arrest at the discretion of Parliament but that’s called Aide to Civil Power and is reserved for such things as civil insurrection AFIK.
      
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      August 2, 2021 2:20pm
    - krazykiwi
      
      Sure. https://dailysceptic.org/2021/08/01/australia-uses-helicopters-and-the-army-to-enforce-lockdown-rules/
      
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      August 2, 2021 7:19pm
Yvette

A patient, a senior official for Fiji’s United Nations (UN) Development Programme, carrying the highly infectious Delta variant is now being treated at Auckland’s Middlemore Hospital.
A senior intensive care clinician wants the New Zealand public to know the risks associated with the patient’s transfer, saying “Our ICU teams are not all immunised. Neither are their families … There is a risk that this disease will spread in our community.”
The clinician wants the best for the covid-positive worker, but is aggrieved by the ministry’s decision to let the patient into the country while infectious with the Delta variant.

1 – Why are “ICU teams are not all immunised”? I guess ‘immunised’ means ‘vaccinated’, but then that apparently does not eliminate all virus transfer. So, can they actually handle local covid hospitalisations, apart from any flown in from overseas?
2 – Was the Prime Minister involved in approval for Fiji’s UN patient to be flown in, and if not who approved it?

from – https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/07/intensive-care-clinicians-opposed-transfer-of-covid-positive-un-worker-from-fiji-source-says-ministry-of-health-not-being-upfront-about-risks.html
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August 2, 2021 8:08am
- Tony Stuart
  
  A friend, who I won’t name, is a senior medical professional in Auckland. She posted the following on Twitter last night:
  
  We are in the middle of an RSV outbreak. Children are waiting hours to be seen in ED, people’s operations are being cancelled due to lack of ICU beds and a politician’s friend gets airlifted out amongst the 30-40 people dying daily in Fiji. It’s corruption.
  
  Does the UN person in question’s privacy trump the right of the New Zealand public to know who has jumped the queue, and why? That’s an interesting ethical question, but there is so much frustration and anger among health professionals that it’s only a matter of time until the name, and their connections, leaks out.
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:18am
  - Tall Man
    
    “it’s only a matter of time until the name, and their connections, leaks out.”
    
    Expect the labour legal team to start with the threats as soon as it looks likely.
    
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    August 2, 2021 8:24am
    - WaveyDavey
      
      The name’s not difficult
      
      Which one of the following is a Fijian national, female and over 60?
      
      https://www.pacific.undp.org/content/pacific/en/home/about-us/our-team.html
      
      EDIT: Choice of 2
      
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      August 2, 2021 9:20am
      - Tall Man
        
        There’s 140 working in the office there ……..
        
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        August 2, 2021 9:38am
  - Tarquin North
    
    Probably organised by the same person who helped the Mexican and his [Deleted – Mod] boyfriend get back into the country when nobody else could.
    
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    August 2, 2021 8:26am
    - Flossie
      
      Don’t be silly Tarquin. That was just amazing good luck they happened upon a MIQ vacancy just when they needed it….
      
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      August 2, 2021 10:07am
  - kiwikidsnz
    
    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/exclusive-30000-overdue-for-hospital-treatment-covid-19-recovery-work-off-track-in-some-services/GCSOXRYLXXHLE7DAXZDC54ESBM/
    
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    August 2, 2021 8:49am
  - kowtow
    
    What people need to wake up to is the Davos / UN / Permanent Establishment Uniparty crowd do a big job of talking equality , injustice , social, climate this that and the other , but when it comes down to it , they are revealed as the Elitist Rulers that they always were and always will be .
    
    The rest of us , the peasants ,have to make do with the crumbs from their table.
    
    And the Media Pardy refuse to hold power to account. As they are minions also beholden for handouts .
    
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    August 2, 2021 8:50am
  - kris
    
    Furthermore, the covid “protocols” in place now mean ICU staff are being sent home if they have any “symptoms” (eg runny nose or cough), even if those symptoms are so minor they would not normally mean a sick day, even if the symptoms were present prior to the fijian arriving, even if the person is vaccinated, and even if they have returned a negative test result.
    At this rate, there will be noone left to actually staff the ICU by the end of the week, because minor symptoms are common at this time of year (esp when the department has had large numbers of RSV cases etc).
    
    The govt meanwhile has had over a year to sort out extra capacity in the form of bedspaces, nurses etc, but nothing has been built, and experienced nurses are leaving faster than they can be replaced (to the extant that even if there were more beds, they would be able to staff them).
    
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    August 2, 2021 8:58am
  - I remember when
    
    According to worldometer the highest daily death figure for Fiji is 21 deaths on 21st July.
    
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    August 2, 2021 1:44pm
  - Sacha
    
    I used to work in a Renal Unit. From time to time there would be requests for people with Acute Renal Failure to be transferred from one or another Island in the Pacific. Auckland was the gateway. If correctly treated, with dialysis if necessary, Chronic Renal Failure can be avoided.
    However, patients could only be accepted if there was room for them in the treatment programme. Sometimes there wasn’t any room, and at others it might be available within a day or two, or maybe at another centre which could provide staff and dialysis services.
    The directors of the Renal Units were the ones who decided on the degree of urgency. There may well have been valid reasons for not initially accepting a patient, such as existing co-morbidities, or pressure on NZ facilities. An older person with pre-existing medical conditions would usually give way to a younger person with none.
    But politicians had no input whatsoever.
    
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    August 2, 2021 2:27pm
- surfing
  
  I cannot believe they let this person here. We forced families apart from their dying loved ones to protect against just normal covid.
  
  Yet, here we fly a delta variant patient into Sth Auckland. Even a carefully planned transfer is high risk.
  
  The government needs to tell the whole story or this will fester.
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:33am
  - Ruawai
    
    We must have more than just this one Delta infected person in NZ, most of the cases in MIQ must be Delta as well as the mariners that have tested positive.
    
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    August 2, 2021 9:20am
    - surfing
      
      I’m not sure your point actually. Are you saying that it is ok to bring this person here because delta is already in MIQ? I would not agree with such a view.
      
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      August 2, 2021 10:57am
      - Ruawai
        
        No just pointing out that it is already here and not getting out, but no point putting any more risk on NZ. I personally think they shouldn’t have bought this person in as favoritism over others in need.
        
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        August 2, 2021 2:26pm
- RockyJ
  
  Come on, Yvette. Helen Clark approved it. You know that
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:48am
- Ohm my
  
  The ‘Team of 5Mill’ slogan means the Govt too, not just us dumb plebs. After all the sacrifices we’ve made with lockdowns – the worst being suicides, deaths/illnesses due to reduced medical care, lost businesses, mortgage stresses and god knows what else – the Govt throws it all away with their incompetence, corruption and arrogance. If this Delta Covid gets out into the community and subsequent lockdowns occur, I for one would be reluctant to comply as much as the Govt would urge me to.
  
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  August 2, 2021 10:33am
hullkiwi

Who the hell gave Paul Hunt the right to tell the world he is establishing a Human Rights Enquiry in the “Housing Crisis” (RNZ Morning Report 2/08/2021)? With him citing that adequate housing is a human right.

Housing may be a “human right” because some fool may have signed a UN declaration, or put it in NZ law, but it isn’t. Housing / or shelter is a human need. If it is a right, how soon can we expect the govt to start building soviet style slum dwellings for each of us, paid for by the taxpayers of NZ?
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August 2, 2021 8:09am
- Ian Boag
  
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  start building soviet style slum dwellings
  
  Yep. Porirua, Hutt Valley, Avondale …..
  
  A step up from 10 squashed into a cold and damp hovel, unlined garage or back yard caravan ….
  
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  December 2, 2020 8:51am
  - Lance
    
    There are many quite flash apartments being built in Avondale (pronounced A-Von-Da-Lay) 🙂
    
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    August 2, 2021 9:38am
- Tony Stuart
  
  That’s what a $200 koha to the Mongrel Mob gets you.
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:18am
  - pdm
    
    Not his $200 Inv – ours.
    
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    August 2, 2021 8:21am
- artemisia
  
  Actually a lot of good quality housing available and advertised for rent. 9,000 places on Trademe today, over half located in Auckland. What number of vacancies would the HR Commissioner consider acceptable?
  
  Perhaps he will look into why some are living in substandard conditions. Maybe because they own them, given the myriad of rules around rentals. Or maybe they are renters no landlord is willing to rent to given the myriad ….
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:42am
- Ehlana
  
  Human rights are things we inherently have and protecting them is about preventing the government (or others) from taking them away from us.
  
  So if housing is a human right, we all inherently have it. And if we all inherently have it, then there can’t be a shortage of it. Housing crisis resolved.
  
  Isn’t it?
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:55am
  - Albert_Ross
    
    I have no idea where you got that definition of human rights from, but the way you have applied it is frankly idiotic. We quite obviously don’t all “inherently” have housing, let alone adequate housing.
    
    The issue here is rather that some people see a human right, not as something which the Govenment cannot take away, but something which the Government has a duty to ensure. For them, identifying adequate housing as a human right creates a duty on the Government to provide housing and to make existing housing adequate.
    
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    August 2, 2021 9:13am
    - Tall Man
      
      I think she was being sarcastic Albert …..
      
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      August 2, 2021 9:36am
      - Ehlana
        
        Yes, Tall Man, I was.
        
        The problem with defining as a human right something that we don’t actually inherently have (like housing), is that what we don’t inherently have doesn’t magically appear just because we need it or want it. It requires effort and resources to procure and these have to come from human endeavours.
        
        So if housing is defined as a “right” the question becomes, by whose endeavours should it be provided? The answer must be either the endeavours of the one who needs it, or the endeavours of others.
        
        If the answer is others, then you enter the territory of why that should be. What are the duties of others to the one and are there duties of the one to the others?
        
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        August 2, 2021 11:25am
artemisia

It is being reported once again that the number of homes for sale has plummeted. While at the same time sale prices have shot up and seems like plenty of buyers in most locations. Numerous yoy examples given in the linked article, but the longer trend can be even more dramatic –

“At its peak in December 2010, Northland had over 4600 properties available to buy. Now it has just 470, a drop of 90 per cent in nine years,” Williams said.

Doesn’t that seem counterintuitive? Normally good prices encourage owners to sell, so why aren’t they?

Ideas?

http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/125932510/houses-for-sale-hit-14year-low–asking-prices-surge
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August 2, 2021 8:11am
- Tall Man
  
  Brightline test.
  
  High levels of capital growth.
  
  Few alternatives to generate income.
  
  Stationary labour market (apart from public servant growth in Wellington).
  
  Home renovation shows motivating people to renovate rather than sell and buy.
  
  Just to name a few 🙂
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:19am
- Tony Stuart
  
  The heat certainly hasn’t gone out of the market in Whanganui. Even in July, usually a slow time, friends sold their home in five days last week.
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:19am
- Matt Long
  
  Because a shortage of supply drives prices up, because when houses sell quickly it reduces the number for sale, because when prices are rising it encourages people to hold on for a higher price…
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:24am
- slightlyrighty
  
  Because, unless you are capitalising an investment property, if you sell a house, you have to buy one.
  
  Would you buy a house in this market??
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:36am
  - artemisia
    
    Apparently over 600,000 rentals in the country. Yet only a tiny number of homes for sale. Not many of the 600,000 are rentals then, even though the regulations are increasingly costly in terms of money, hassles and risks.
    
    Landlords sucking it all up, increasing the rent, being super careful about new tenants or leaving vacant, and waiting out the bright line period so they keep the gains and don’t have to pay a yuge amount of tax upon sale? If your rentals have made a mill plus in paper gains over the last few years why would you pay 39% to the government?
    
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    August 2, 2021 9:57am
- stewmar
  
  Normally good prices encourage owners to sell, so why aren’t they?
  
  Because they’ve got no where to go
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:46am
- DeepBlue
  
  People who sell still need somewhere to live. They too are afraid of living in a van or holiday park.
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:47am
- surfing
  
  A reason, bright line test… there is a 10 year rolling window of artificially reduced supply.
  
  The biggest reason is limited supply ….but, it is difficult to build at scale because of skyrocketing construction costs and ridiculously high infrastructure and compliance costs.
  
  Given NZ is operating at full capacity, labour and materials will have to come from overseas. Do it like Dubai! We’ll plan it locally, but the work is done by foreign labour.
  
  And , I understand we export a lot of building timber…why is that? If we are short here, why not just pay export prices to keep it local?
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:52am
  - Tall Man
    
    “we export a lot of building timber…why is that?”
    
    A wee bird, recently displaced by having it’s tree cut down, told me to expect a price rise this month which will see the release of a bit of stockpiled timber …..
    
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    August 2, 2021 9:20am
- MCos
  
  In the article it says
  “The average asking price in the Auckland region”
  From my observation their is no asking price for the vast majority of the houses on the market. They are up for auction.
  Around here there continues to be a steady stream of houses sold at exorbitant prices, plus any number of new houses being built.
  Why do people commit themselves to such outgoings when interest rates look like they won’t be suppressed much longer?
  
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  August 2, 2021 9:35am
- Opie
  
  Just sold a rental in palmerston north. Very much the low end of the market at mid 500’s!. Cross lease, 3 bed and carport. Sunny, good neighborhood tidy house all insulated etc and dry.
  
  Only had 10 groups through 3 open homes, managed to get 1 offer (which is all you need of course) but it was hardly a bidding war. Not a single investor interested.
  
  Went to a first home buyer so now my good tenants are homeless.
  
  Suprising the lack of interest, the agent said they were getting loads of people through the 8-900k places and still multi offers.
  
  Seems the low end of the market is going stale without investors and first home buyers setting their sights a bit higher?
  
  We only sold to release the capital gain and reduce our overall risk if the whole thing goes tits up
  
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  August 2, 2021 10:10am
  - Batman
    
    Well, your tenants will need a new place but as you say, it went to first home buyers so that’s some renters who are no longer paying someone else’s mortgage. That’s a good thing for them and shows renters can eventually buy.
    
    Unless of course they are rich kids who have lived at home until buying…
    
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    August 2, 2021 11:10am
    - Opie
      
      Batman – they were living at home while saving a deposit…
      
      So net result, one less rental for a family to live in.
      
      Hats off to the first home buyers though, saving 100k with NZ wages is an excellent achievement
      
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      August 2, 2021 11:37am
      - artemisia
        
        Young couple in my family – 23 and 24 – have saved quite a bit more than $100k. Kiwisaver, Sharesies, mainly.
        
        BUT no student loans because they both left school and went to work plus online course in evenings and weekends in one case, trades foundation course plus apprenticeships (2) in the other.
        
        Can be done.
        
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        August 2, 2021 2:21pm
  - Faroffsound
    
    Could be because it was a cross lease. Looked at one a few years ago but my lawyer was not encouraging and seeing as he dealt mainly in conveyancing I decided he knew more about it than I did.
    
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    August 2, 2021 3:01pm
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Who needed Tova O’Brien to remind them that Act and the Nats were fighting over the far right and not the middle, or that there won’t be sweeteners on the way for the middle?
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August 2, 2021 8:12am
- hullkiwi
  
  What do you mean Far Right? The only totalitarians I see in NZ at the moment are Ardern and her bunch of fascist dictators.
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:18am
  - Benedict Yu
    
    This whole “far right” thing is all bullshit. The emerging choices for Government in New Zealand are quite different. New Zealand is failing on multiple fronts. Look at the education disaster. The growing underclass of welfare beneficiaries. The housing affordability disaster. I could go on and on.
    
    All these problems can be addressed but it will take a very different government. One that has rational policies and critically competent people to deliver. There are probably some National MPs who can do this but I don’t know if there are enough. I do know that it will take a new generation of competent people. Brook van Valdon is a great example. We need more like her.
    
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    August 2, 2021 9:26am
- Tall Man
  
  Keep spinning brian but the loonies on the left are losing.
  
  I couldn’t care less who leads the Nats or Act as long as the liar on the left, who seems to love the crims as much as you do, is consigned to history.
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:21am
  - Scooter
    
    I wonder what her parents esp father ex police think of her policies.
    
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    August 2, 2021 10:44pm
- Simon
  
  Labo are running on the Cindy feelz and $50 billion printed by RBNZ and given to Labo to spend. Thats the middle. Basically Labo have got the sheep vote. The Cindy feelz is wearing a bit thin & RBNZ cant print another $50 billion for Labo to piss away.
  
  And the left support the uselessness of Labo because as studies show a lot of them have mental issue problems and need to cling onto something. In real left terms Stalin would have Labo cabinet shot long time ago.
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:33am
- virtualmark
  
  Brian, all of the New Zealand political parties fit within the spectrum of just the Democratic Party in the United States. There is no “far right” politics in New Zealand.
  
  Yes there’s people in the population with far right inclinations. But none of the political parties cater for them, or seek their vote, or have policy platforms that would deliver on their dreams.
  
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  August 2, 2021 2:10pm
Maggie Pie

ZB EARLY EDITION with Kate Hawkesby – Outro.

HOSK: “Tell me ONE thing this Labor govmint has done?”

KATE: [pregnant pause]

HOSK: “Exactly!”

KATE: “You caught me unawares”

HOSK: “Apologise. Oh yes, and gender neutral toilets”

LOL!!!
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August 2, 2021 8:13am
- ABS4EVA
  
  I will tell you KOHA for CRIMS
  
  that is what they have done
  
  This is Comedy
  SICKO COMEDY
  
  I attended the hui to speak, listen and discuss the experiences raised by the Waikato Mongrel Mob Kingdom, acknowledging that these experiences are part of a wider conversation about the importance of social inclusion and belonging in Aotearoa. I look forward to the Human Rights Commission further engaging with the Waikato Mongrel Mob Kingdom in the future, in an honest and constructive spirit.
  
  This is what LABOUR Calls HUMAN RIGHTs
  
  Seriously
  
  How about some Human rights for the
  MANY MANY MANY
  
  VICTIMS
  
  How about some Human Dignity
  for Tax Payers
  
  ?
  
  Good Article
  
  https://www.times.co.nz/news/money-for-the-mongrel-mob-a-sick-joke/
  
  Nothing Honest or Constructive
  about THE REGIME and its gaggle of
  over payed PARASITES
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:24am
- cmm
  
  There’s a laundry list of PERCEIVED accomplishments which look great to the UN luvvies:
  * Gun control
  * Fixed the oil and gas industry.
  * Kindness.
  * Christchurch call – fixed social media.
  * Banned plastic bags.
  * Most amazing CV19 response ever.
  * Sorted out colonialism.
  * Minorities.
  * Put Trump in his place.
  * Cleaning up 9 years of neglect.
  … all that while being a loving mum too!
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:26am
  - Tall Man
    
    Perception is everything but eventually even the dullest dullard looks for results rather than accepts what the media tells them.
    
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    August 2, 2021 8:29am
    - cmm
      
      Feelz are stronger than logic.
      
      As I have said before, PRiNZess is the Bridget Jones politician. She is not scored on her ability. Stuffing up is part of her quirky charm.
      
      If a person is elected for competence then they must bring competence otherwise they will be unseated.
      
      If a person is elected for feelz, then they must bring feelz.
      
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      August 2, 2021 3:09pm
  - Kiwi Dave
    
    The Criminal Cases Review Commission set up by Andrew Little is worthy, but not something which affects many NZers or much offsets the many failures.
    
    On a personal note, actions of the government and its supporters over the last four years have inspired me to become more politically active and financially supportive of several ginger groups, so that’s an achievement, of sorts.
    
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    August 2, 2021 2:16pm
- Frank the tank
  
  Ready to watch Gav compete tonight Maggie?
  
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  August 2, 2021 10:14am
  - Maggie Pie
    
    Sure am Frankie! I’ll be rooting for him 😛
    
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    August 2, 2021 12:23pm
    - Tall Man
      
      Well that should get my lunch back up ….
      
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      August 2, 2021 2:00pm
Matt Long

Why is it I wonder that Jacinda apologises for enforcement of expired work visas a generation ago but does nothing to fix the dire situation where vital health workers cannot get their visas or residency processed under her government?
Or why the woke get all worked up about slavery more than 150 years ago but don’t particularly care to do anything about slavery in the present?
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August 2, 2021 8:13am
- cmm
  
  It is just like the huge navel gazing exercise over abuse in state care which has been limited to looking at historical offending. Surely it would be much more important to look at CURRENT offending that is impacting kids today and can be stopped.
  
  It is just like blaming stuff worldwide on some of the very few excesses of colonialism that might have occurred two generations ago.
  
  She does not mind apologising for things that had nothing to do with her because that’s not a real apology and admitting that it happened has no blowback.
  
  But address problems today? No way that’s happening unless it can be pegged on 9 years of neglect.
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:21am
- mandk
  
  I’m waiting for the outrage about slavery in our armed forces.
  
  Army apprentices have been kick off their courses if they choose not to have a vaccine, but are not free to leave the military.
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:26am
  - MCos
    
    I don’t know anything about vaccines or apprenticeships in the military, but the son of a friend of ours did his basic training at Waiouru, went to Linton and it seems like six months later was a civilian again.
    
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    August 2, 2021 9:42am
- KevO'Brien
  
  I saw the presentation of fine mats on TV too.
  What is Jacinda going to do with the mats presented to her?
  She doesn’t deserve the honour of such a mat.
  
  The people she was apologising to about being arrested were criminals unlawfully hiding out in NZ. Also, many would have been breaking the terms of their agreements with their home countries. They were needed there.
  
  The issue really is that the officials brought dogs and those were ultra scary to many of the overstayers.
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:35am
  - Tall Man
    
    I worked in Immigration for part of that time, the Police had the dogs not the Immigration team.
    
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    August 2, 2021 8:37am
    - KevO'Brien
      
      Fair comment. I was not imputing any undesirable behaviour on immigration officials.
      
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      August 2, 2021 12:59pm
      - Tall Man
        
        No problem, dog ownership isn’t undesirable unless you’re a poor poo picker upper …..
        
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        August 2, 2021 2:03pm
  - Dairy Flat
    
    The mats will come in handy, she must be running out of carpet to sweep stuff under.
    
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    August 2, 2021 8:55am
Critical Thinker

Experimental Pfizer “vaccine”: Experts warn of refraining from exercise due to heart inflammation.

Last month the FDA added a warning label to the Covid “vaccine” produced by Pfizer about cases of heart inflammation in adolescents and young adults.

Now experts warn against undertaking any strenuous exercising due to heart inflammation concerns. Researchers found that both inflammation of the heart muscle, known as myocarditis, and inflammation of the heart’s fluid-filled sac, known as pericarditis, have occurred particularly in men under 40 following their second dose.

It has led experts to warn people not to exercise in the 48 hours following their second dose of the Pfizer jab. People with pre-existing heart conditions are especially vulnerable.

“Vaccinated individuals should be advised to seek immediate medical attention should they experience new onset of chest pain, shortness of breath or symptoms of arrhythmia.”

The experimental Covid “vaccine” adverse side effects vary from blood clots, Guillain-Barre Syndrome (Bell’s Palsy) and anaphylaxis.

Note that Pfizer will not have a clear idea of what the true safety and efficacy of their experimental “vaccine” until 2023.

So do make sure to have a good talk with your doctor before deciding if the experimental “vaccine” is actually the rational choice for you personally ?‍⚕️
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August 2, 2021 8:13am
- Critical Thinker
  
  Israel is now the first country to start administrating a 3rd dose of the experimental and now mandatory Pfizer “Vaccine”, due to the fact that the “vaccine” quickly loses its effectiveness.
  
  The Israeli authorities are also considering another lockdown. This comes as cases rise in the highly “vaccinated” nation.
  
  The UK finally came out of its idiotic lockdown 2 weeks ago, to many CovidKarens vocal outcry, which has seen their Covid cases plummet rapidly.
  
  While India has implemented Ivermectin in much of their country to battle Covid. A drug that has been in use for decades, is low risk, low cost and an established medicine that is readily available. And have seen astounding success from this common sense approach ?
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:22am
- UrbanNeocolonialist
  
  A preprint study published by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh surveyed 5,121,436 US adults and found that while vaccine hesitancy decreased overall by one-third between January and May 2021, there was no decrease in hesitancy among those with a professional degree and PhDs had the highest vaccine hesitancy.
  
  “Those with professional degrees (e.g., JD, MBA) and PhDs were the only education groups without a decrease in hesitancy, and by May, those with PhDs had the highest hesitancy.
  
  To our knowledge, no other study has evaluated education with this level of granularity, which was possible due to our unusually large sample size (>10,000 participants with PhDs).
  
  Further investigation into hesitancy among those with a PhD is warranted.”
  
  https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.07.20.21260795v1.full-text
  
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  August 2, 2021 9:30am
hullkiwi

PriNZess you had not right to make that apology yesterday.

No matter how those who want to “brownwash” history, the dawn raids were about arresting and deporting those who were illegally in NZ.

Yes, Samoans who had legitimate rights to be in NZwere caught up in the process. But there case was proven 39 years ago before the Privy Council. The rest were overstayers.
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August 2, 2021 8:15am
- Ruawai
  
  There will now be payments from taxpayers to go with the apology and rewritten history to suit the agenda.
  
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  August 2, 2021 9:45am
  - Nickc2
    
    Cindy said the government would fund new education and training scholarships for Pacific communities and would help compile an official account of the raids.
    Such Scholarships are each worth approx $11,000.00 PA.
    How many there will be is anyone’s guess but what the hell, it’s only taxpayer’s money.
    Don’t forget, whatever the cost, it’s rewarding criminal behaviour.
    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/1/new-zealand-apologizes-for-1970s-dawn-raids
    
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    August 2, 2021 11:49am
- MCos
  
  I was an “overstayer” for years in Thailand back last century so I can see their point.
  Everybody, including Thai Immigration, knew what was going on, but our being there kept an office going and employed a bunch of Thais.
  Only Kiwis could do it because we got a three month tourist visa stamp coming in at the airport.
  Then one Friday when I was back in NZ Immigration raided the office, rounded up about 4-5 Kiwis and demands a bribe of about $1000 each or they’d be off to prison.
  They had to scratch around for the money while these guys hung around.
  After that they had about a month to organise work permits before forking out for another bribe.
  Getting a work permit isn’t easy. You need a grasping lawyer. Especially if you haven’t done it before.
  
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  August 2, 2021 10:04am
cmm

Tweedledumb and tweedledumber: They had to do an emergency buy of syringes.

Sure, they had enough, but the wrong ones!

There’s more to government than just wearing your new Che beret. Organisation means making sure you’ve figured out what all the boxes are, then getting them ticked.

Enough of this bullshit that a few graphs made by a graphic artists is a plan. A dream is not a plan.

C’mon, eventually a head has got to roll.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-19-coronavirus-ministry-of-health-places-urgent-order-for-3-million-syringes-but-insists-it-has-enough/F4WTYA6A5LST5HXCBU7DGEQ6GU/
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August 2, 2021 8:15am
- Master Mariner
  
  This came out at least 8 months ago with the Pfeizer vials having a Harder cap and normal needles where chipping upon extracting the vaccine. I’m guessung due to the thicker seal due to Cold Chain requirements.
  I mean seriously this was months ago, Along with the statement they can get 6 jabs as opposed to 5 per vial.
  Thats ok, We can get needles via subsidised Airfreight, Mean while Shipping supply chains smashed and getting worse.
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:27am
  - kevn
    
    @MM… Talk of 7 jabs per vial now.
    Doesn’t add up does it?
    
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    August 2, 2021 9:17am
    - [email protected]
      
      There has been some talk about using less than the proscribed volume of Covid19 vaccine to make it go further.
      
      If it helps, you can have all my portion.
      
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      August 2, 2021 7:30pm
- I remember when
  
  Once the 3 million arrive.
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:46am
- cmm
  
  If they are only getting 5 jabs out of a vial instead of 6 then it increases the consumption AND cost of the jab by 20%.
  
  Instead of costing, say, $30 per jab it now costs $36.
  
  Instead of using 5 million doses we use 6 million (or whatever). That’s another 1 M doses that could have been given to brown people in poor nations.
  
  Enough to vaccinate half of the PI region – wasted right there!
  
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  August 2, 2021 3:14pm
  - Nickc2
    
    Don’t try and make sense. The Govt won’t understand. The terms Taxpayers’ money and debt have to be repaid are beyond their comprehension.
    
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    August 2, 2021 7:08pm
Maggy Wassilieff

Why have visas if the time limits mean nothing?

https://www.bassettbrashandhide.com/post/rewriting-history-apologies-for-the-dawn-raids
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August 2, 2021 8:18am
- Tall Man
  
  Not defending anyone here Maggy but at that time, most of the overstayers were employed and the prime reason the crackdown was cancelled was that NZ industry would have ground to a halt without them.
  
  Representations were made by both the Employers Federation and the Manufacturers Association to Government so the amnestys started.
  
  Unfortunately for the Pacific Islands it is usually their best and brightest that come here rather than stay home and build their own nation.
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:34am
  - Ehlana
    
    Tall Man, if we had amnesties back then, why are there calls for another one today?
    
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    August 2, 2021 9:18am
    - Tall Man
      
      https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/125100459/illegal-is-it-time-for-another-overstayer-amnesty
      
      From the article
      
      “Amnesties were granted in 1987, 1991 and again in 2000, when Labour granted an amnesty for “well-settled overstayers”
      
      And in practice when the raids ceased a form of “amnesty” occurred.
      
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      August 2, 2021 9:31am
    - Ruawai
      
      If Government wanted to apologise why couldn’t it have been done form parliament and just an apology without all the fanfare of the town hall event. However, given that dawn raids are still happening and the people deported 50 years ago were over stayers there should have been no apology.
      
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      August 2, 2021 9:55am
      - Paulus
        
        Ruawai
        Pacifica Votes -now ok for next election.
        
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        August 2, 2021 11:20am
hullkiwi

Racist and hypocritical NZ.

Successful Covid Jab weekend in South Auckland. OK to get the jab if you are Maori, Pi, any age and live in South Auckland.

If you are white, a taxpayer and 60 plus, and don’t live I South Auckland, your booking is the back end of September.
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August 2, 2021 8:21am
- Taieri
  
  Registered on Thursday the 29th of July. Made an appointment for and received the first dose of vaccination on Saturday 31st of July. Due for the second dose on the 21st of August.
  
  I’m white, 61 years old and a taxpayer living in the South Island.
  
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  August 2, 2021 10:24am
  - Jack5
    
    Three weeks has been a typical wait in Christchurch between registration and first jab.
    
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    August 2, 2021 12:27pm
  - hullkiwi
    
    I live in Rodney (West of Warkworth), booked last week. Jab 1 24/09/2021, second jab 15/10/2021. To get the jab, I have to travel to Albany (a return journey of 90km) and I’m not leaving the boundaries of the “supercity”!
    
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    August 2, 2021 1:50pm
- Ehlana
  
  The Maori and Pacific Island population may have less genetically inherited resistance to these viruses, given they were isolated from the rest of the world until recently.
  They are also disproportionately likely to live in overcrowded homes, work in jobs which expose them more, have health issues that make them more vulnerable (like high BMI), have issues trusting the authorities and be reluctant to seek medical help.
  The idea of vaccinating them early is twofold – they don’t get avoidably sick and our hospitals don’t get overloaded with patients.
  
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  August 2, 2021 1:51pm
G152

Pre literate Maori science??????
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August 2, 2021 8:22am
JibberJabber

A name to avoid…

https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2021/07/postal-worker-shot-while-on-mail-route-in-tarrant-neighborhood.html
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August 2, 2021 8:23am
Simon

Best outcome politically is the next gubermint ACT / National of course. National need to win over around of the 5 to 7% sheep vote from Labo. But if the ACT/ National gubermint to work for NZ National need to front it and ACT need to call the shots.

National for the sheep vote. ACT to really to run things. So the National leader creeping around in a Maori cloak dripping on about climate change is fine. Then ACT saying no on any extreme neolib fantasy that National dream up.
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August 2, 2021 8:24am
- Tall Man
  
  Simon, care to list the Act MPs who you think are capable of running a government after barely 1 term in Parliament.
  
  Se see how labour are faring and many of them have been there for a lot longer yet are still incapable.
  
  Can you really see a Nicole McKee running Justice or the Police? How about Treasury?
  
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  August 2, 2021 9:15am
  - Captain Mainwaring
    
    I can visualise that a lot easier than I can imagine the tattooed one running Foreign Affairs.
    
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    August 2, 2021 12:27pm
    - Tall Man
      
      Good point but, back on topic do they have the skills?
      
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      August 2, 2021 2:01pm
  - curry4me
    
    Tall Man: It’s a matter of ability. Also values and principles. Socialist values and principles don’t work. Classical liberal values and principles do. Also, some of the ACT MPs have run a real business. They haven’t been institutionalized by going from kindergarten, to school, and uni; thence parliament.
    
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    August 2, 2021 1:40pm
    - Isobar
      
      You could argue Some of all political parties have “run a business”. Interestingly – what is lacking is knowledge of running a business by the party leaders of pretty much all stripes.
      
      The problem is even if you have run a business doesnt make you a great MP. Too many people from the business world are too used to never being challenged and being surrounded by yes men. Politics doesnt work in those ways.
      
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      August 2, 2021 2:53pm
      - curry4me
        
        Isobar: It does however give an insight into how the world of business operates. Something most socialist MPs don’t have.
        
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        August 2, 2021 11:59pm
  - Maggy Wassilieff
    
    I think Nicole McKee would command a damn sight more respect from NZ Police and the law-abiding public than Poto Williams does.
    
    https://www.act.org.nz/nicole-mckee
    
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    August 2, 2021 2:20pm
    - Isobar
      
      I think the problem amongst the law-abiding public is outside of the likes of kiwi blog, no one knows who she is.
      
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      August 2, 2021 2:54pm
    - Tall Man
      
      She may but poto isn’t calling the shots whereas Nicole would be wanting to.
      
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      August 2, 2021 7:36pm
rockape

From the NZNO, more lying from Labour:
Misinformation in the media

Over the weekend the Minister of Health has made and repeated comments that NZNO came to the Government with the latest NZNO/DHB MECA proposal which members chose not to ratify.

This is not the case. NZNO was asked for its views by the Government on how to address members’ concerns. The Government is the funder of the DHBs and has the ability to address these concerns, so of course we spoke with them. We are making every effort to reach an acceptable deal for members.

The offer that came through from the DHBs after the discussion with the Government was different to the advice we gave, and particularly different regarding our advice on DHB accountability for unsafe staffing.

If NZNO had been in control of the DHBs’ proposal it wouldn’t have taken 14 months and would have been a lot better!

Our response

Our public health system is under pressure and NZNO members are taking a stand for the future of our professions. We have responded to these claims in media interviews, but have chosen not to be drawn into a public spat which distracts from the real issues.

We will continue to highlight the key issues of pay that values our work; and DHB accountability for unsafe staffing. We will not be distracted or divided by any attempts to undermine us.
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August 2, 2021 8:25am
- kris
  
  NZNO is possibly the most useless union out there, despite collecting what must be in excess of $20M in dues per annum.
  They have effectively a monopoly on nurses, yet their threats to strike are largely empty, because of how they time their negotiations and strikes, meaning all the govt/dhbs have to do to cancel a strike is to draw out their response close enough to the strike, then present an offer with minimal change from the last, then the dhbs can claim they dont have enough remaining time to organise around the imminent strike.
  
  If NZNO wants to get real, they need to stipulate that strikes will go ahead if the govt/dhbs do not give them what their members want by X date, with the deadline for a response being 2 weeks before X (one week to allow members to vote online, and one week for dhbs to arrange continuity of life preserving services).
  
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  August 2, 2021 10:02am
- Isobar
  
  I think Nurses are great and of course do deserve to be paid much more. But they are poorly served by the NZNO.
  
  The NZNO sat on their hands and did not even bother to negotiate for their members when National were in power, then they turn around and ask for 9 years of back pay. It’s pretty crazy tbh.
  
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  August 2, 2021 2:57pm
Maggie Pie

WHERE DOES IT END?

I see as part of the apology for the ‘Dawn Raids’, Jacinda also pledged another $3+million in scholarships for Pasifika communities.

This, coupled with the $10 million given to Pasifika Churches a few months ago for ‘upgrades’…. it’s no wonder there’s nothing left for the hard-working Nurses.

SHEESH!!
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August 2, 2021 8:27am
- Tall Man
  
  “Where does it end” …….
  
  When we run out of money or we are finally rid of the vote buyers that labour have become.
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:35am
- KevO'Brien
  
  Has she consulted with the Island Nations? They are their citizens and may not welcome NZ enticing them.
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:37am
  - Ruahine
    
    Kev
    
    Oh!! Yes they will.
    
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    August 2, 2021 10:00am
- hullkiwi
  
  You forgot money for adding a rewrite of history about the dawn raids to the school curriculum.
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:47am
- igm
  
  Surely she has to be brought to account for this wasteful virtue signalling crap. New Zealand is in financial straits, yet this apology for a PM is giving away borrowed money in order to impress the leeches at UN.
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:49am
- surfing
  
  Too bad if you are an under privileged white person….. your dark skinned neighbours will be well cared for , but you…. not so much.
  
  Should’a chosen darker skinned parents!
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:55am
  - kevn
    
    @surfing… Get a DNA test, you might get ‘lucky’.
    
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    August 2, 2021 10:12am
- Inandout
  
  Maggie, when Jacinda was seated that stage curtain looked stupid held above her; yes she looked stupid as well. Still, worth a few more Island votes.
  
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  August 2, 2021 10:38am
- MCos
  
  Don’t worry.
  
  That’s nothing compared to the money saved if the America’s Cup is held elsewhere, for example.
  
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  August 2, 2021 6:01pm
Yvette

POWER, or majority – having supposed now gained it, will Ardern just give a big chunk of it away?

Changes in the health sector reflect another dominant trend under Labour: a return to Big Government. In education and local government as well as health, power is being stripped from local administrators and placed in the hands of unwieldy central bureaucracies, remote from the people they supposedly serve.
– Karl du Fresne in The Spectator. as posted by host David Farrar yesterday 7.00am

When you think about things, I wonder really if the relatively recent move to implement full Treaty partnership with Maori will ever actually happen?
“Labour certainly isn’t wasting their majority” – but will they ever share that, or will they betray the Treaty partnership with Maori that they momentarily promote – just perhaps through sort of non-delivery, like most other issues?
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August 2, 2021 8:38am
emmess

Fascist Big Tech has now taken another step towards complete control

Now they are not only banning independent voices.
Now, it is legacy (if not mainstream) media that doesn’t push the narrative
https://www.skynews.com.au/business/media/sky-news-australia-has-been-suspended-from-youtube-following-a-review-of-old-videos/news-story/ea8a1cb338fb2a7f236d4cf2a568baa2
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August 2, 2021 8:41am
- Cinematic
  
  What are these ‘fact checkers’ so concerned about? Humans are great survivors. Do these clowns really think we all need their protection? Maximum hubris.
  
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  August 2, 2021 9:20am
- Inandout
  
  emm, so there goes any reporting of Aussie street demos against lock down. Did Covid obsessed Hosking mention the youtube suspension?
  
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  August 2, 2021 10:40am
- Batman
  
  Sky will be fine. It’s not like Murdoch is lacking other mediums to push his hypocrisy (being one of the first people in the world to get vaccinated, for a start)
  
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  August 2, 2021 10:55am
  - Frank the tank
    
    Of course they will – I do however worry about you Batty if the GOP re-take the house and the senate next year.
    
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    August 2, 2021 11:41am
- curry4me
  
  emess: They should move to BitChute, and Rumble. Let YT become irrelevant.
  
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  August 2, 2021 1:42pm
I remember when

Apple posts profit of $21.7 billion in the three months to June, while Alphabet which owns Google, doubled its profits, netting $18.5 billion over the same period and Microsoft racked up $16.5 billion.
“Must make certain no nasty covid conspiracy theories damage to income stream.”
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August 2, 2021 8:45am
igm

It is noticeable that very few who support MSM and Labour on this blog have very unsuccessful, vile, and suspect backgrounds!
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August 2, 2021 8:45am
- MCos
  
  What about those of us who are very unsuccessful, vile, and of suspect backgrounds?
  
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  August 2, 2021 5:57pm
I remember when

Apple’s market capitilisation is now $3.24 trillion AUD.
The entire capitilisation of the ASX is $2.75T AUD.
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August 2, 2021 8:51am
- Batman
  
  Elizabeth Warren welcomes you to her movement for regulation and breaking up the big monopolies.
  
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  August 2, 2021 10:56am
  - I remember when
    
    There appears to be a strong level of support for breaking up one monopoly on Kiwiblog.
    
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    August 2, 2021 1:48pm
  - UrbanNeocolonialist
    
    Apple is not a monopoly. In practice Google Facebook and Twitter are.
    
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    August 2, 2021 2:53pm
Maggie Pie

And no surprise to see Phil sitting ‘Front & Center’ at the Town Hall Apology Event yesterday. After all, 98% of his voter base are from South Auckland.

My partner reckons he probably borrowed Len’s spare key so he could sneak in early.

https://twitter.com/NZStuff/status/1421724390031446019
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August 2, 2021 8:52am
- Tall Man
  
  I liked “Chippy Swindler’s” comment the best …..
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:56am
- nathie
  
  Look at that Academy Award winning sad face!
  
  She’s a great actor/actress that’s for sure!
  
  Considering those events happened well before she was born!
  
  Was she gutted the Mosque Massacre film makers wanted to use another actor instead of her?? 😉
  
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  August 2, 2021 9:02am
kowtow

The UK daily Telegraph science editor Sarah Knapton has a piece on the medical alternatives already available for Wuflu treatment .

Meanwhile our media and politicians talk only of an emergency experimental vaccine as the way out.

Myopic imbeciles.
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August 2, 2021 8:53am
godruelf

Is this the ultimate proof of the Govt sweeping their problems under the rug >ardern
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August 2, 2021 9:00am
- oldfella
  
  godruelf, call me old fashioned, but I suspect the rug used yesterday is now very grubby, and should be hung on the line and beaten soundly to get out all the crap. /s
  
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  August 2, 2021 9:44am
- kevn
  
  @god… Awesome. So true.
  
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  August 2, 2021 10:09am
- Ruawai
  
  WTF is Clarke wearing in the background, a safari suit? Looks like Jacinda and Clarke are in matching cultural appropriation dress up outfits. Also other Labour MPs wearing the same fabric, fully choreographed.
  
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  August 2, 2021 10:21am
  - kowtow
    
    Like everything else about the Maid of Morrinsville , our national saviatrix and international secular saint , it’s all very carefully choreographed .
    
    Pure theatre.
    
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    August 2, 2021 1:09pm
    - Sacha
      
      @ kowtow: A dud at the box office though.
      
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      August 2, 2021 2:52pm
  - Pharmachick
    
    Reminds me of Trudeau’s disastrous tour of India – Indian dignitaries turned up in business attire, Trudeau family… err, costumes?
    
    https://globalnews.ca/news/4037948/trudeau-family-criticized-for-indian-outfits/
    
    It’s like these people only have one playbook.
    
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    August 2, 2021 2:33pm
- Steve Otto(North Shore)
  
  The mat of forgiveness will never match the cone of silence
  
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  August 2, 2021 4:26pm
I remember when

Central Leader: Thursday 29 July:
“Nightmare on Albert Street:
Businesses and health are suffering because of the city’s light rail link construction project at intersection of Albert and Victoria Street West.
Vijay Chauhan, owner of Taj Mahal restaurant, had not opened for 23 days.
In Riven Liang’s barber shop the noise is deafening. The reporter was unable to hear the stereo because of drilling and vibration.
Florist Roma Blooms used to get 25 customers a day, now lucky to get 2 because couriers can’t get to the shop.
Andy Ariana, closed his Da Vinci restaurant permanently on Saturday after operating successfully for a decade.
There is a goliath construction project literally arms length from their shop doors.
When the project was developed all costs were calculated, except for people with a business fronting the construction site.
“What sort of society does this to people.”
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August 2, 2021 9:04am
- Nickc2
  
  Affected business owners should invoice the Twyford twit for loss of earnings. However, don’t be surprised if his boss (Cindy) appears on her TV channel with her concerned face painted on and delivers an apology to all business owners throughout NZ for any inconvenience caused by her ministers during her Govt’s reign.
  That should solve the problem.
  Then, there will be great rejoicing throughout the land and business owners will flock to lay samples of their wares at her feet and pledge their votes for eternity.
  
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  August 2, 2021 9:37am
- alex Masterley
  
  Any wonder why Sir Michael Cullen offered some suggestions on light rail?
  
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  August 2, 2021 9:43am
- rangitoto
  
  Nothing to do with light rail. It’s normal rail. The project is massively over time and over budget. A certain rort going on.
  
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  August 2, 2021 11:31am
Littletramp

Maths quiz for Monday 2nd August.
Assuming you should get 7 vaccination doses from each Phizer vaccination vial, but you have only been getting only 5 doses for several months now because someone ordered the wrong syringes – Q:1 How much taxpayer money has been wasted? Q:2 How many vaccination doses will you now be short to complete your original targets?
Q:3 Will anyone actually be accountable to the taxpayers?
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August 2, 2021 9:11am
- Nickc2
  
  Q3: Taxpayers may get an apology delivered from a frowny face PM.
  
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  August 2, 2021 9:45am
- virtualmark
  
  The correct syringes for the Pfizer vaccine, as per Pfizer’s specifications and recommendations, were ordered at the same time as the Pfizer vaccine was. Pfizer commit that you should get 5 doses per vial, but there’s a bit of a nudge nudge wink wink that it is possible to get 6 if you’re careful/clever.
  
  It’s possible that since then *better* syringes have been developed … can’t say, but that seems the most rational explanation for this news story.
  
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  August 2, 2021 2:16pm
RiP NZ

I want my 10cents a liter back!

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/michael-cullen-advises-labour-to-ditch-auckland-light-rail-for-electric-buses/PTCRODXSOHV6HIV35DKA2NJ4FY/
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August 2, 2021 9:28am
JibberJabber

If you have the right to remain silent, you probably should…?
https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1421871968513511424
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August 2, 2021 9:33am
artemisia

Received two pamphlets from Labour in the letterbox over the weekend, first for quite some time.

Both were A4 pages folded into 3. Interestingly one had a label on the bottom of the front fold saying ‘Open Here’. Umm, there is only one way to open it, but perhaps the designers thought people might not open it at all if they were not told what to do.
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August 2, 2021 9:38am
- kowtow
  
  Mine went straight in the bin.
  
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  August 2, 2021 10:49am
- Yabster
  
  we received a few hundred with instruction on what street to distribute them… previous owners had failed to notify the socialist party of the change in address- we filed the pamphlets…
  
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  August 2, 2021 1:18pm
graham

Seen on NZ Herald:

Phil Gifford: All eyes are on Laurel Hubbard while other Kiwis eye medals at the Tokyo Olympics today.

Ah … no, Phil, all eyes will NOT be on Laurel Hubbard today. Mine certainly won’t.

What a person chooses to do in their private life is up to them, and while I may think it misguided, if a fully grown man decides he feels like a woman then that’s up to him. But when that person starts bringing it into the glare of the Olympics, that’s different. I will not be watching what I consider to be deeply unfair to the real women who have worked so hard to get to where they are.

This isn’t about being inclusive, or being accepting, it’s about what’s FAIR. And this isn’t.
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August 2, 2021 9:38am
- H. Upmann
  
  Phil Gifford – about 35 years past his best-by date.
  
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  August 2, 2021 1:03pm
- Pharmachick
  
  I have not yet decided how I feel about this, but here is a very, very thoughtful article (from the Sydney Morning Herald no less!)
  
  https://www.smh.com.au/sport/trans-women-have-advantages-but-here-s-why-hubbard-should-not-be-banned-from-the-olympics-20210801-p58est.html
  
  Have a read and a think, it has certainly got me thinking.
  
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  August 2, 2021 2:43pm
I remember when

Why are Australian state and international borders closed.
In New Zealand our last 1055 cases of covid have resulted in 1 (one) death.
From the 1st April to 30 June Australia had 1307 cases with again 1 (one) death.
Even during the latest outbreaks they have only had 14 deaths during the month of July and never more than 2 in any day.
So for 14 deaths martial law is imposed on most of the 25.82 million Australians.
Did anyone ever foresee that possibility even two years ago.
If two deaths a day from an infectious disease can result in the present situation – what does the future hold.
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August 2, 2021 9:41am
- lifesgood
  
  Wait til the flu ramps up again. We’ll all be forced to walk around wearing gas masks.
  
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  August 2, 2021 10:57am
  - artemisia
    
    It is possible the flu has in fact ramped up as the PCR test apparently does not distinguish between flu and covid.
    
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    August 2, 2021 11:23am
    - Steve Otto(North Shore)
      
      Fact checkers are saying that is wrong. If they are anything like FB checkers, you just know it is true
      
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      August 2, 2021 4:33pm
- Ruawai
  
  The government should start a flu tracker app showing number of flu cases and number of deaths per day in NZ, the sheeple would then be too scared to walk out their front doors each day.
  
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  August 2, 2021 2:33pm
  - Steve Otto(North Shore)
    
    Covis 19 and the Covid vax actually cure the flu. Also cures pneumoni, emphysema, bronchitis – even the common cold. Everyone knows this //
    
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    August 2, 2021 4:36pm
MrTips

India: 67% of population aged 6+ tested by regular serology have antibodies to SARS-COV-2 despite only 5-6% of them being jabbed.

Czechia has had next to no COVID deaths for 6 weeks now .

The Netherlands have had two largish infection waves since April, with BUGGER ALL deaths.

And of course Sweden, where nobody seems bothered enough to get infected or sick with COVID anymore.

But wait! The λ variant is going to kill us all!

Fttttt……I’m waiting for ε, ‘cos I hear it comes in raspberry flavour.

What an insane world we live in, when the hysterical media/politicains/some scientists tell us to follow “the science and data” ………and they then do the very opposite by ignoring it!
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August 2, 2021 9:54am
- BAM
  
  There is hardly any difference between variants about .03% is the most.
  https://www.facebook.com/perspectivesonthepandemic/videos/472573067282178/?t=2566
  
  The “super covid going to kill everyone variant” is utter bullshit seeded into the media to keep the sheeple scared and desperate to get their vaccine shot
  
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  August 2, 2021 12:19pm
- Pharmachick
  
  Lambda is not a joke, as well you know. I have been watching this for a while now and hoping (yeah, I know) it didn’t escape South America… We’re in Log2 phase for delta here in BC now… only good news is that Vaxxed don’t seem to need hospital or ICU. None of our kids under 12 are Vaxxed (just reminding you)… We are ~67% second dose (12+) and 75% first dose…
  
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  August 2, 2021 2:46pm
JibberJabber

If I can play the “Devils Avocado” ? for a minute, the entire Hubbard Olympic saga may just be the culmination of a “beware what you wish for, cos’ you just might get it” moment?
As long as I have been alive the Feminist movement has been clamouring for the right of females to be included in male spaces, ie Boy Scouts, Single-sex schools, remember Boystown? et al.
I am sure someone can elucidate my thoughts on this better than I.
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August 2, 2021 10:07am
- Batman
  
  Is learning outdoor life skills a male space?
  
  Though why anyone would want their kids near an organisation filled with creeps like the Boy Scouts, I have no idea.
  
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  August 2, 2021 11:12am
  - JibberJabber
    
    Ever heard of the Girl guides?
    Heh, are the Boy Scouts any worse than your Labour Party?
    
    My bad tho’ should have put a trigger warning there for those incapable of looking at the bigger picture…
    
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    August 2, 2021 11:25am
    - Batman
      
      “My” Labour party? Ew don’t make me throw up in my mouth. Perish the thought I would every support them.
      
      Yes and the guides traditionally did baking and sewing (just look at the cookie sale) while the boys did fire starting and knots etc. There’s no reason for that other than old fuddy duddy notions about what a woman’s role is.
      
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      August 2, 2021 11:29am
      - graham
        
        … the guides traditionally did baking and sewing …
        
        Key word is “traditionally”. Things have changed – welcome to the 21st century.
        
        Girls don’t have to join the Scouts to go sleep in a tent you know. I think the only person here who has an old fuddy-duddy view of what girls, and girls’ organisations, do – is you.
        
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        August 2, 2021 11:40am
      - Frank the tank
        
        Batty is on our side’s pink tinges.
        
        One of ours – like the drunk uncle at Christmas lunch. LOL.
        
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        August 2, 2021 2:28pm
  - graham
    
    Is learning outdoor life skills a male space?
    
    Of course not … which is why organisations such as the Girl Guides exist.
    
    Occasionally it’s nice for boys and girls to be able to enjoy themselves surrounded by like-minded peers of their own sex, without the distraction of the opposite sex. This isn’t being discriminatory, or sexist; it is a simple realisation of the fact that boys and girls are different. One isn’t better or superior to the other – just different.
    
    And the fact that boys and girls are different is a simple fact that will out-live all the woke ninnies who try to pretend otherwise.
    
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    August 2, 2021 11:26am
  - Yabster
    
    spoken by a creep- what a mass generalisation Batty.
    
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    August 2, 2021 1:21pm
Captain Mainwaring

Funny how Wonder Woman is now blaming Covid for Labour’s 10 point plunge in the latest TV3 poll.
Here we were thinking that it was her masterful success in saving us which was causing them to ride so high.
So maybe the sheeple have woken up to the abysmal vaccination programme but she doesn’t want to take the blame.
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August 2, 2021 10:08am
- kevn
  
  @Captn… Never mind, all is saved there will be labour propaganda in your mail box.
  Mine came today.
  Just reinforces why and how I (negatively) view ‘them/her’.
  More of an election spiel. Must be in the grey area of just ok/passed for content.
  
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  August 2, 2021 12:36pm
CAKE FACE1

I would have preferred if they left the tent over Cindy’s head for a while longer – say a week to start with?

Next the wedding outfit! Oops, a little bit of sick came into my mouth…
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August 2, 2021 10:12am
MrTips

Samoa’s first female PM ditches a Chinese funded trough project started by the beaten former ~~self-interested dictator~~ PM.

No surprise he fought tooth and nail. SO many skeletons to hide.

Suspect Mataafa might come under considerable pressure though, as the Chinese own the Pacific nations already.
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August 2, 2021 10:32am
- KevO'Brien
  
  The Chinese play the same game as their Polynesian descendants. Acceptance creates an obligation.
  (Jacinda has just fallen for that trap.)
  
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  August 2, 2021 5:33pm
Maggie Pie

TRENDING…

A reminder that Laurel will be going for Gold tonite.

Interesting to see the IOC has just come out and admitted the guidelines surrounding Trannies competing against women ‘are no longer fit for purpose’….. and will be reviewed in the next 2 months.
Bit late for the real girls lifting this time unfortunately!

And just happened to be googling Forbes list of the ‘Worlds Richest Women’ ……see they’ve also published the names of men stealing females places on the Olympic Podium 🙁

https://twitter.com/Forbes/status/1421326771002216450
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August 2, 2021 10:46am
- mandk
  
  The various sports bodies have made complete asses of themselves by ruling that the only thing that matters when it comes to faux females competing as women is their testosterone count.
  
  On average, men who ‘transition’ appear to lose approx 10% of their strength when their testosterone drops, but they still have a 20% strength advantage over biological females.
  
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  August 2, 2021 10:58am
  - Maggy Wassilieff
    
    And they are permitted to compete with testosterone levels many times higher than that of average females (0.12-1.79 nmoles/litre)
    
    Testosterone Level permitted for trans females at Olympics: 5nmoles/litre.
    
    So, between 2.5X to 40X greater testosterone levels than would be found in a normal XX female are accepted as being FAIR by the IOC.
    
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    August 2, 2021 2:36pm
    - Pharmachick
      
      Maggy is correct. These levels are ridiculous. As mentioned above, its much more complicated (sorry for double post but please see this very thoughtful piece: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/trans-women-have-advantages-but-here-s-why-hubbard-should-not-be-banned-from-the-olympics-20210801-p58est.html)
      
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      August 2, 2021 2:53pm
- surfing
  
  It is shameful , and cheating.
  
  Strength sports can be either inclusive, or fair, but not both.
  
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  August 2, 2021 11:06am
- UrbanNeocolonialist
  
  The oldest weightlifting gold medalist to date was aged 37. If Laurel can win at 43 that tells you everything about the size of her unnatural advantage and the intrinsic unfairness of letting her compete against XX women.
  
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  August 2, 2021 1:20pm
- Frank the tank
  
  That’s one big chin. Just saying……
  
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  August 2, 2021 2:30pm
- Frank the tank
  
  The irony of course is Gav is competing at the same time as a true female champion of NZ is competing in Lisa Carrington. Compare the 2 – one low key, professional and easy on the eye to boot; the other a travelling circus.
  
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  August 2, 2021 3:48pm
  - MCos
    
    That’s a particularly nasty comment.
    Her name isn’t “Gav” any more than yours is “Frank the Tank”
    Furthermore she is the definition of low key.
    As for ‘easy on the eye’. What a quaint old expression that is, nowadays usually associated with eye medication.
    Personally I’m far from convinced she should be competing in this event, but if you look at some of the athletics records that date back forty years then you’ll see the real travesties.
    
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    August 2, 2021 6:23pm
Critical Thinker

“Those who want to take our money and gain power over us have discovered the magic formula: Get us envious or angry at others and we will surrender, in installments, not only our money but our freedom.” – Thomas Sowell
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August 2, 2021 10:58am
BananaLlama

Just saw Arderns response to being asked if her government is Arrogant.
She thinks opening up the borders to skilled staff will change that impression, i nearly died laughing. We have doctors leaving the country because they can’t gain citizenship and she is banging on about the borders while letting ISIS terrorists into the country.
She is going to end up going the same way as Simon Bridges if she isn’t careful.
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August 2, 2021 11:29am
- Sacha
  
  What is the problem with granting citizenship to people who have professional careers, and vital work skills?
  What is her agenda?
  Good God, the stupidity of some.
  
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  August 2, 2021 3:04pm
  - fernglas
    
    She is intimidated by highly qualified and capable people, and would rather see the country open its doors to those with more fetching national costumes.
    
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    August 2, 2021 4:44pm
Maggie Pie

BREAKING….

The Australian Prime Minister is now expected to formally apologise to New Zealand Cricket for the 1981 underarm incident.

The apology will be delivered at the Home of Cricket, Auckland’s Eden Park, where Scott Morrison will have the Pitch-Cover pulled over his head.
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August 2, 2021 11:32am
Jack5

We have these in New Zealand …

A snippet from an article by Freddie Sayers behind the paywall at the Telegraph:

If we are in the final stages of the Covid epidemic in the UK — and there is good reason to hope that we might be — we are going to have to work out what to do with all these celebrity scientists. A whole new class of public figure has been born, tempted out of obscure laboratories and dusty committees with the reward of vast social media followings and regular slots on prime time TV. They have become used to their utterances moving markets and being reported as front page news; even our elected representatives doff their caps to their superior authority. If we are in the final stages of the Covid epidemic in the UK — and there is good reason to hope that we might be — we are going to have to work out what to do with all these celebrity scientists. A whole new class of public figure has been born, tempted out of obscure laboratories and dusty committees with the reward of vast social media followings and regular slots on prime time TV. They have become used to their utterances moving markets and being reported as front page news; even our elected representatives doff their caps to their superior authority.
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August 2, 2021 12:07pm
- cmm
  
  The celebrity scientists are serial troughers. They will go back to shilling climate change or find a new scam.
  
  There’s already a little mine starting out applying new gender norms to everything. eg computer design & programming is racist/sexist because computer chips are designed by white males, using white male ideas, for the benefit of white males to the exclusion of others (ignoring that that the majority of chip designers are now Asian).
  
  So too are the laws of physics etc etc.
  
  They will take care of themselves – no problem there!
  
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  August 2, 2021 1:40pm
  - UrbanNeocolonialist
    
    Why is youtube content creation so sexist? Only 4 out of top 50 youtubers for ‘reach’ are female, 41 are male. Doors are open to anyone, and audiences are free to watch who they want, but sadly at the top level women just aren’t as funny or interesting as men.
    
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    August 2, 2021 2:59pm
Bluegrass

They see themselves as the midwives to Aldous Huxley’s ‘Brave New World’.
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August 2, 2021 12:42pm
Rusty

So Jacinda has dressed up as a Muslim and now a Pacific Islander to show empathy for the wrongs committed against these cultures.

I suppose their is nothing wrong with that but what if a group of catholic nuns are mortally attacked by a maniac would Jacinda go to a catholic memorial service dressed as a nun or start wearing rosary beads around her neck or if a group of Pentecostal members are attacked would she start getting up dancing during their memorial service?
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August 2, 2021 12:54pm
- Nickc2
  
  Of course she would Rusty. There are votes in dressing up in silly costumes you know.
  
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  August 2, 2021 1:51pm
- Tall Man
  
  Now don’t blame me but you started this ……… naturists …….
  
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  August 2, 2021 1:56pm
- kevn
  
  @Rusty… No problem, say sorry and just sweep it under the carpet.
  
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  August 2, 2021 4:19pm
- KevO'Brien
  
  Was she being played? The gift of mats implies an acceptance of an obligation on behalf of the NZ Govt.
  
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  August 2, 2021 5:26pm
- hilaryt
  
  Would be a damn sight more entertaining than these other pieces of theatre…
  
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  August 2, 2021 5:45pm
curry4me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaC5EenFTww

Afghanistan staring at the abyss. The situation is changing rapidly.

With no American support, the #Afghan army is folding under pressure while the Taliban are sweeping across the country, taking district after district. [12:00. Hermann Abt [YT Comments] As Afghanistan stared into the abyss, the abyss stared into Afghanistan, and it was the abyss that stepped back and said ‘damn’. I’m glad the US is out. About time!]
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August 2, 2021 1:14pm
- Tall Man
  
  Why are the folding?
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:57pm
curry4me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lJxAzI59Zo

The new Samoan PM delivers in her first week.

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is getting thrashed again. This time in Samoa. [4:28. Well done PM.]
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August 2, 2021 1:14pm
curry4me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9_kwxNaCW8

Chinese Nuclear Plant Needs Shutting Down.

EDF, the French company that co-owns the Taishan Nuclear power plant in China, has called for the plant to be shut down following a build up of inert gasses. However, its partner in the venture, China General Nuclear Power Group, has said it meets safety standards and should remain in operation. China had two important meetings this week—one with the U.S. that went about as well as the last one, and one with the Taliban that was, well less frosty, if not downright warm. Watch this episode of China Uncensored for that and more on this week’s China news headlines.
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August 2, 2021 1:15pm
- kevn
  
  @curry… Next move for China? Into Afghanistan. On one of their borders and allows access to the Middle East.
  
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  August 2, 2021 4:14pm
  - curry4me
    
    kevn: Oh, yes, I hope so! It went so well for Russia. It’d be a shame if the presitator inextricably hugs the tar baby.
    
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    August 3, 2021 12:09am
Spring Bank Westie

It seems our current government is going to be remembered in history as the Sorry Government.

Still not sure whether this will due to high number of apologies (for things this current government can’t be blamed for) or for being a sorry bunch of incompetants who won’t admit responsibility for the failures they can be be….
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August 2, 2021 1:21pm
MrTips

More and more, NZers are getting frustrated with the inability of the police to manage general law and order, because too many young idiots are entitled and basically ***holes: case number 12345, dude with a front end loader scares the merde out of a bunch of boy racers near TheEternalCoalBurner™.

Deep, deep frustration is growing. It could get nasty in a big way.
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August 2, 2021 1:29pm
- kevn
  
  @Mr Tips… Pity he couldn’t have just closed off the road. Trap all the turkeys in then call the cops.
  
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  August 2, 2021 4:12pm
Happychappy

As we know Jacinda Ardern our Prime Minister never accepts blame for any thing especially if it concerns here , so you would not be surprised at her arrogance in blaming Covid-19 for the latest poll drop.
Ardern blames Pandemic for poll plunge. New Zealand Prime Minister has dismissed a 10- point poll drop as Covid – 19 Pandemic fatigue.
The Broadcaster compiled a list of “crappy calls ” that could the blame for the dip in the polls including its management of the Trans Tasman bubble, speaking on the television network Ardern offered another reason.
” What I hear from people is that it is 2021 is hard, she said we all thought 2020 was a difficult year with the Pandemic this year- and I feel it too – this year is hard”.
“The experts were telling us that for a long time but the hope of the vaccine also was (there).
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/ardern-blames-pandemic-labours-poll-plunge
Is there anything or anyone our Celebrity Prime Minister won’t blame for her and her Ministers incompetence as people are changing their tune on her ability and truthfulness to do the job but if she can’t see it or listen to the disenchanted how will she ever know.
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August 2, 2021 1:59pm
Maggie Pie

TRENDING…

Darkie convicted of murder. Member of Jacinda’s largesse.

https://twitter.com/NZStuff/status/1421995679765831687
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August 2, 2021 2:00pm
- Nickc2
  
  And still Cindy wants to make taxpayer’s donations to the Mongrel Mob. How much of these contributions will find their way in the hands of Lawyers? A rhetorical question really but you get the message.
  
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  August 2, 2021 2:07pm
- kevn
  
  @Maggie… Tough guy isn’t he? Just another a*hole thug on steroids. At least he is sign-written, makes ID simple.
  
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  August 2, 2021 4:10pm
- Tall Man
  
  3-5 years ….
  
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  August 2, 2021 8:53pm
Batman

Raw stats from the vaccination drive update, care of Henry Cooke:

“We are finally getting daily vaccine updates:
– 748,000 Kiwis now fully vaccinated (17.8% of 16+ pop)
– 1.12m have had first doses (28.5%)
– Compares to 18.9% of 16+ pop fully vaccinated in Australia, and 40.1% with first dose”

So Morrison gave an apology for the state of the Aussie rollout and they’re still ahead of NZ ?
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August 2, 2021 2:15pm
- virtualmark
  
  They are using two vaccines (Pfizer & Astra-Zeneca), with the AZ one locally manufactured in Melbourne.
  
  We are only using one vaccine of the four we have available (well, two good ones already with a third coming soon).
  
  If we had been prepared to include AZ in our programme we would have vaccinated a lot more people by now … simply by having a greater amount of vaccine available from two suppliers.
  
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  August 2, 2021 2:19pm
- MrTips
  
  Jacinda doesn’t see the need to apologise and that is all you deserve…….
  
  from our great leader who swears ethics is a county in England.
  
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  August 2, 2021 2:33pm
- Frank the tank
  
  Got your appointment yet Batty? Hope you enjoy the color purple.
  
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  August 2, 2021 2:35pm
  - Batman
    
    Frank I really hope delta doesn’t get out and prove the sane of us correct. But it would at least end this idiotic conversation where one group pretends they’re enlightened to own the libs.
    
    Enjoy your Rona variant.
    
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    August 2, 2021 4:31pm
    - Salacious Crumb
      
      Enjoy your Antibody Dependant Enhancement and increased viral loading.
      
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      August 2, 2021 6:42pm
    - Tall Man
      
      Serious question Batman, note the use of the capital for respect, do you really believe that any variant of the covid virus will “decimate” New Zealand?
      
      Or are you just “labelling” those of us that don’t believe the same as you do as “granny killers” because…….
      
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      August 2, 2021 9:43pm
- MCos
  
  By the end of this month the plan is to jab another 1.1mil arms according to the MoH web site.
  That’s 5.5mil min by the end of the year plus 1.86mil done already. Total over 7mil or 3.5mil people out of 4.2mil eligible. That’s more than 83%; which I would suggest is an unobtainable number considering the reticence of some people.
  
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  August 2, 2021 4:00pm
  - Batman
    
    Yeah I am always a skeptic of the Health Ministry so I don’t think they’ll get there to be quite frank.
    
    I hope they do though, I want my shots asap. And only the top drawer Pfizer stuff please.
    
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    August 2, 2021 4:29pm
    - Tall Man
      
      1, 2, 3, 4 or more?
      
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      August 2, 2021 8:47pm
  - virtualmark
    
    Why do you expect it to stay at 1.1 million jabs per month for the rest of the year? The clearly stated plan and forecast is that it keeps accelerating.
    
    That said … the plan is based on 2x doses for 4 million adults, so about 8 million jabs/doses. But realistically something like 20% of the eligible people will decline to take the vaccine. To own the woke libs. So that means there’ll likely only be about 6.5 million jabs/doses done.
    
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    August 2, 2021 5:19pm
    - MCos
      
      You only need to look at the US and the UK to see the trouble they have once they get to a certain level of vaccinated population. Particularly the US where in some conservative areas it’s a political football.
      
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      August 2, 2021 5:44pm
      - Tall Man
        
        Don’t be silly. Point me to the article that states any vaccine makes you both immune and unable to transmit the virus …
        
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        August 2, 2021 8:49pm
greybeard

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300372310/covid19-nz-jacinda-ardern-to-speak-folllowing-her-postcabinet-meeting-at-4pm
“Jacinda Ardern to speak unintelligibly and unbelievably following her post-“Associated-incompetent-ministers” meeting at 4pm.
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August 2, 2021 4:06pm
CAKE FACE1

[unwarranted personal abuse and racial overtones. Deleted and tone it down please – Mod]
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August 2, 2021 4:19pm
Inandout

Our household watches TVOne while the games are on and suffer the ads and promos. My God, how do regular local TV viewers put up with the dross displayed? TV2 viewers must have an IQ in the low 80s because what is shown must be mind numbing for us internet streaming viewers.
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August 2, 2021 6:04pm
- Steve Otto(North Shore)
  
  Play school TV1 target audience is 13 years old, because play school TV1 is indoctrinating those who will vote Labour in 5 years.
  Guess what? You and I paid $110M for this
  
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  August 2, 2021 6:22pm
- Ceepar
  
  After watching TVNZ for one day I paid $25 for a Sky pass for the Olympic Games to avoid the dross. Best decision.
  
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  August 2, 2021 6:24pm
kiwikidsnz

https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-democracy-reporting/300372158/ructions-at-west-coast-conservation-board-over-iwi-role-in-punakaiki-doc-centre

So it goes on…
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August 2, 2021 6:37pm
MrTips

This article highlights the next evil to come with respect to COVID; families torn apart over the vaccine. https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20210723-aggravated-family-feuds-an-apparent-side-effect-of-covid-19-vaccine

IMO, there is no reason for previously infected people to be vaccinated. Serology should be used to track Ab status and if and when they wane, maybe then.

NZ is obviously different but we are in the shit when we have no way out other than poorly designed vaccines which only generate Abs to the spike, when a deactivated virus would be a better candidate. Hopefully trials with deactivated whole COVID will get EUA sooner rather than later.
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August 2, 2021 8:07pm
Tall Man

Just had a call from a mate who was coming around for dinner on Wednesday for dinner with his daughter who is over here from Queensland.

AirNZ have pulled the plug on her flight home so she had to leave today or wait until the end of September. What has gone wrong with this world. There is no current covid outbreak in NZ apart from the Fiji national but Air NZ has decided to become fuckwits … Plus they also refused refunds on flights … arseholes …
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August 2, 2021 8:45pm
- MCos
  
  There’s thirty people in NZ with covid, all in quarantine.
  However.
  That’s probably nothing to do with flight being cancelled. More likely people are cancelling their trips to Oz because it’s difficult to get back.
  
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