Wow its gone Red. Here I was saying its a stupid idea to turn Northland orange only to be returned to Red and it didn't even last two weeks. What a wasted exercise that was.
It would seem the Government this time around is promoting the mantra of personal responsibility for everybody. Get a health kit up, batten down the hatches and carry on as usual like the winter flu season. That's all very well and good. What about people ...
re Paul Buchanan's "incremental shift" expose. Phew two ladies in control of little ol NZ the PM and the Minister of Foreign Affairs gently tugging on the "balls" of China - who would have thunk it. One for the ladies.
Thank you Robert. Remember a while back I told you about Pegleg our resident gammy legged cock blackbird. Well Lordy me he is still going strong. Has the odd white feather in his plumage now and looks a bit worse for wear and talks all day to us out in the...
The mighty genus the Tree came into its own yesterday. On a flawless cloudless day we had a picnic Christmas get together under a mighty tree in a public park area. While we lazed the afternoon away I, in my usual way, had lots of fun musing on the comings...
I am very much all for a good robust opposition. Labour and Jacinda do need the stops and balances of a good opposition. I frequently mutter on about steps this government is dealing to the pandemic which I think could have been implemented sooner. But hey...
Lord help us a happy clappy religious nutbar in charge of National. Being a fundamentalist everything this man does his religion will pervade his consciousness/deeds and influence him. Knowing people who are immersed in one of these kinds of religious set ...
Its ideal for Auckland residents too who choose to stay at home over the summer break. No crowds of shoppers in the malls, ample car parking, absolutely no gridlock on the roads. Auckland is at its finest when the hoards offload themselves to the provinces...
What I have gleaned from the vaccination mandate is - it was a pragmatic decision by our current government to mandate the vaccine because they and successive previous governments have systematically let our hospitals and schools go to ruin and they knew ...
Dear Lord Dennis that reminds me of my Christmas's in the past as a wee one. My grandparents were much the same, Dad's side were "business" and Tory through and through, my mother's were poms who came out in steerage and were dirt poor all their lives. ...
Gezza I enjoy your tales of the creek friends you have at the bottom of your garden. Your bench sitting and observing reminds me so much of the fun I have always had "people watching". Whether it is waiting rooms at the eye clinic at Greenlane, strap ...
Very thought provoking Mirovox. I can see where you are coming from and understand why these oppressed people are middle-fingering authority. It is just sad that they may get very sick for not having the vaccination. The roll-out needed to be done by their...
The high hanging fruit will be a hard task for the vaccinators. I haven't heard much about the anti vaxxers who have mental health issues. The people who do not trust government, believe they are being persecuted all the time and certainly will not be ...
Thank you Weka - you have made my day.
Had a phone call today from a delightful young woman who explained she was phoning up folk to check in as to their wellbeing during the pandemic. Were we coping okay etc. She was earnest and sincere and we had a wee chat. Now I am a woman of older years ...
Be interesting to know how many households are fracturing because of anti-vaxxers. The worry that they will get very sick if they contract covid and that families won't be able to help them. Christmas day will be fraught with angst with family members not ...
I am now thee years - its great as it only gets better. Good on you.
I take it Jimmy you are not vaccinated. Vaccinated folk generally do not need to be hospitalised if they are infected which is a good thing. The virus is only seeking out the non-vaccinated and they will take up the most ICU valuable space, sparse as it is...
With the vaccine certificate coming out next month and the PM stating the country will not mandate vaccination certificates for supermarkets and pharmacies would it be too much to ask that they mandate days where the vaccinated can frequent these premises ...
Is this just me feeling a rant is coming on. Michael Venus is "thinking about" sueing the Gov because he cannot secure an MIQ spot. Firstly he is a professional sportsman and should be expecting problems flying in and out of the country and just grow a ...
Yes Ianmac that's what is happening. Entire settlements are having to be relocated and they are creating homes now that will adapt as the climate changes. It is an interesting read and sheets it home about the many and varied ways the earth is changing and...
Very interesting article in the Washington Post about the housing crisis in Alaska and how their housing built many years ago isn't coping with climate change. I know we have a lot of regions in NZ which are flood plains and still there are housing ...
John Key and all his followers of opening up the borders and allowing traffic coming in and out of the country willy nilly have a one track mind and obviously do not spare a thought for our stressed, exhausted overworked critical care workers from ...
Changing topic. There is a major grizzle going down with importers about the backlog of vessels waiting to come alongside at Auckland Port. History repeats itself. I well remember in 1972 on a voyage to Japan with my partner (wives privilege of ...
Hi Robert. Lovely to see Spring has sprung in your garden. Don't know if you remember our blackbird called Pegleg. Well bless his heart he is still in our garden and has to be at least 8 seasons old now. We went to the US three years ago for a month and we...
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Yes Stephen you are on to it. We need to, as a country stay out of it. Meddling with China is on another scale all together and bodes ill for the planet as if we haven't got enough to worry over.
No sooner the US has vacated Afghanistan it is now sitting twiddling its thumbs looking at the world map and wondering where it can poke its ugly thumb into a hornet's nest and stir up shit somewhere else. Didn't take long did it - the timing is perfect ...
The yellow vaccination cert/card goes back to at least 1967. I still have mine attached at the back of my first passport, cholera I think was one of the shots listed in it. Back in the days of my first OE. I don't think Big Brother was around in those days...
Sorry folks my copy and paste has disappeared into the ether. Strange as I first read it in the Herald and it has disappeared from there as well. Don't want to go down the conspiracy rabbit hole but methinks somebody doesn't want it to remain in print. FYI...
Why on earth is Middlemore Hospital allowing visitors in to see sick relatives during this level 4 lockdown. If Residential care homes are forbidding visitors because of their frail vulnerable residents why are sick and immune compromised patients not ...
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