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@nzzp said in NZ Politics:
@Crucial said in NZ Politics:
Opens the floodgates though. Under what 'reason' would they be allowing him in? Spousal?
Do you think he could reasonably expect to be with his wife for the birth of their child? Because at 7 months, you're getting into the drop zone.
Personally, I'd be opening the borders providing people are prepared to quarantine and pay. Much fairer than trying to decide who does and who doesn't get to come in by fiat
I'm not keen for open borders yet until we see more control in other countries.
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@Hooroo said in NZ Politics:
@nzzp said in NZ Politics:
@Crucial said in NZ Politics:
Opens the floodgates though. Under what 'reason' would they be allowing him in? Spousal?
Do you think he could reasonably expect to be with his wife for the birth of their child? Because at 7 months, you're getting into the drop zone.
Personally, I'd be opening the borders providing people are prepared to quarantine and pay. Much fairer than trying to decide who does and who doesn't get to come in by fiat
I'm not keen for open borders yet until we see more control in other countries.
Absolutely. I am in no hurry to re-enter lockdown because we let some germ bag into the country to kick off another wave
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@nzzp said in NZ Politics:
@Hooroo @canefan you guys realise that 'quarantine' bit is what we're doing at the moment though right?
If we quarantine people, don't we keep C19 out?
I don't think you can fully open borders at the moment and manage it in quarantine
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surely if people want to come here, have to self-quarantine in an approved facility (at own expense?) why not?
The article about the Avatar staff said they were footing the bill for quarantine, but Taxpayers were paying for the security side of things??
I dont want this back in NZ, but surely in cases such as the above, circumstances dictate a bit of common sense?
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@taniwharugby said in NZ Politics:
surely if people want to come here, have to self-quarantine in an approved facility (at own expense?) why not?
The article about the Avatar staff said they were footing the bill for quarantine, but Taxpayers were paying for the security side of things??
I dont want this back in NZ, but surely in cases such as the above, circumstances dictate a bit of common sense?
I'm okay with people coming in and quarantining for 14 days. That means that only returning citizens and people coming for a specific purpose like the movie crew. Tourists aren't going to accept 14 days quarantine so they won't be coming yet and anyone suspected of trying to sneak in should be sent back
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@canefan this is total hearsay (sauce bottle could be iffy) but I overhead a PT talking to his client at the gym today. The client reckoned that some of the film crew were cruising around Wellington city. No idea if that is legit - but I'd bloody hope not. Irrespective of whatever quarantine the crew may have done elsewhere that 14 days at the NZ end is non-negotiable. Wellies is a small city so no doubt we'll hear more if there is any truth to this.
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@Paekakboyz said in NZ Politics:
@canefan this is total hearsay (sauce bottle could be iffy) but I overhead a PT talking to his client at the gym today. The client reckoned that some of the film crew were cruising around Wellington city. No idea if that is legit - but I'd bloody hope not. Irrespective of whatever quarantine the crew may have done elsewhere that 14 days at the NZ end is non-negotiable. Wellies is a small city so no doubt we'll hear more if there is any truth to this.
That's what I'm afraid of
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@Toddy said in NZ Politics:
Seems Prime Minister Cindy doesn't mind the nick name at all.
So @Stargazer are we all cool calling her Cindy and you not getting all twisted by it?
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Not sure where else to put this. While I think markets are a great way to distribute resources, having 20 health boards for 5million people always seemed a bit nuts. And elections for them always felt like a sham - like who are you electing, and why?
So, generally on board with most of this.
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Infectious diseases specialist Dr Ayesha Verrall is ranked 18th - well above many of the party's sitting MPs - meaning she is almost certain to make into Parliament after September's election.
Verrall was vocal in her criticism of the government's contact tracing programme before being brought in by the Ministry of Health to review its work. Later, she said the contact tracing system had improved.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said there was no conflict of interest.
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@Tim said in NZ Politics:
Infectious diseases specialist Dr Ayesha Verrall is ranked 18th - well above many of the party's sitting MPs - meaning she is almost certain to make into Parliament after September's election.
Verrall was vocal in her criticism of the government's contact tracing programme before being brought in by the Ministry of Health to review its work. Later, she said the contact tracing system had improved.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said there was no conflict of interest.
Wow. Just wow.
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Labour Party president Claire Szabo told Morning Report all the work Verrall had done independently of the government was "neutral" and that her candidate application was put in after that.
Doesn't look at all like corruption - just a set of coincidences.
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Doesn't look great, but it happens often enough that we have legislation for public servants standing for elected office. The health report about changes to the system such as reforming and reducing DHBs was written by Heather Simpson, the former chief of staff for Helen Clark.
Also, if a government department doesn't agree with a report, it will write a reply, which didn't happen here (and leak/release it if annoyed enough) i.e. it was reviewed by experts who didn't disagree with it.
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@Godder said in NZ Politics:
Doesn't look great, but it happens often enough that we have legislation for public servants standing for elected office. The health report about changes to the system such as reforming and reducing DHBs was written by Heather Simpson, the former chief of staff for Helen Clark.
Also, if a government department doesn't agree with a report, it will write a reply, which didn't happen here (and leak/release it if annoyed enough) i.e. it was reviewed by experts who didn't disagree with it.
Or they sit on it for a number of weeks and then dump it with other items on a Friday to try and hide it. Such a transparent government....
It may be common, doesn’t make it any less corrupt. Gross.
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@Godder said in NZ Politics:
Doesn't look great, but it happens often enough that we have legislation for public servants standing for elected office. The health report about changes to the system such as reforming and reducing DHBs was written by Heather Simpson, the former chief of staff for Helen Clark.
The same H2 of course, who is also a special advisor to Ardern.
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