Coronavirus - New Zealand
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@voodoo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Nepia yeah the Australian has gone massively right wing in its readership and to a lesser extent (but still noticeably) the writing
About as much as The AGE and SMH went left.
The Australian has PvO and that raving loon Phillip Adams.
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@barbarian said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
I wouldn't give Adam Creighton's writing much critical thought. He's an ideologue who has campaigned vigorously that lockdowns are a bad idea, and now spends his days furiously trawling the internet to find 'experts' who support his view.
Unlike the majority of economic writers, he at least knows what he's talking about:
He started his career at the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. He holds a Bachelor of Economics with First Class Honours from the University of New South Wales, and Master of Philosophy in Economics from Balliol College, Oxford,
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@voodoo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
Jeez, I didn't write the thing! Just thought some of you might like to see what the australian press is saying. For the record, Creighton is always negative IMO, and I would certainly class him as an opinion writer rather than a reporter.
I don't think anyone was taking a shot at you - more the garbage in the piece itself (and the hilarious comments section from me).
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@antipodean said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@barbarian said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
I wouldn't give Adam Creighton's writing much critical thought. He's an ideologue who has campaigned vigorously that lockdowns are a bad idea, and now spends his days furiously trawling the internet to find 'experts' who support his view.
Unlike the majority of economic writers, he at least knows what he's talking about:
He started his career at the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. He holds a Bachelor of Economics with First Class Honours from the University of New South Wales, and Master of Philosophy in Economics from Balliol College, Oxford,
You would have thought that after all that study he had learned the value of proper research instead of firing half cocked
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@Hooroo I'm guessing that demand has dropped off for them, with reduced respiratory infections, fewer arrivals, and fewer hospital workers in contact with patients. However, it would be good to continue random testing and antibody testing, to get good data and stay on top.
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@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Tim see I would have just thought along the same lines as @Hooroo about lower testing numbers, but what you say makes perfect sense.
Yeah I see more pressure being mounted about L1 too.
Is L1 'normal' or is it announced as 'normal' without a Level indicator (ie L zero)
L1 is one level from normal
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@Tim Bloomfield talked about this last week and the need for increased sentinel testing. Every DHB was supposed to put a plan for this in place. He also spoke to increased testing of the most at risk - international air crew, people at the border and health workers - even if it meant they al got tested, repeatedly.
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@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
Is L1 'normal' or is it announced as 'normal' without a Level indicator (ie L zero)
I think it's normal enough to have crowds at the rugby again! Now that IS normal Can't wait to stop talking about BBQ and politics on here, and get back to the game they play in heaven.
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@nzzp TBH I was all covid'd out a few weeks ago...
I know it imapcts me and family, friends, clients, but I get sick of seeing it all the time when I watch TV, be great to watch some sports on TV (cant wait to get out and watch some club and schoolboy footy too)
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@mariner4life said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@nzzp said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
game they play in heaven.
fuck i hate that
It's like only dead christians are eligible.
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@Crucial said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@mariner4life said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@nzzp said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
game they play in heaven.
fuck i hate that
It's like only dead christians are eligible.
or their grandparents are dead. Or they have been christians for 5 years