NZ Herald | 15 July 2022 New Zealand has been voted the second worst country in the world to move to, according to a survey to immigrants in different spots around the world. In a survey conducted to nearly 12,000 immigrants, of 177 nationalities and living in 181 countries, expat network InterNations found that Mexico…
Guy Hatchard | 15 July 2022 Two days ago, Jacinda Ardern said her government was about to make a significant Covid policy announcement. Yesterday we were subjected to an hour long government extravaganza where a succession of expert politicians urged us yet again to wear masks (we already are), get boosted, leave our windows open (in winter),…
Guy Hatchard | 12 July 2022 Dear Minister, You have just assumed centralised control of our health service, at a time when a survey of more than 900 doctors has just found that the health workforce is at risk of “catastrophic collapse.” Last week it was reported that all cause mortality is at its highest level ever. You…
NZCPR | 11 July On Thursday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced he would be stepping down as leader of the ruling Conservatives in the face of mounting pressure from the party. While he will remain prime minister until a replacement is chosen, his resignation has triggered a contest within the party to find a…
VFF | 10 July 2022 “Dangerous, misinformation-spreading loons.”“ Our organisation is regularly on the receiving end of these kinds of labels. But what happens when the information we are “spreading” is their own? Namely, data and charts from a publicly respected national mainstream media source? In the past, sharing inconvenient research, data and stats saw…
Guy Hatchard | 10 July 2022 Our health service is in crisis, unable to cope, and all-cause mortality is running at record levels. Ministry of Health data, released two days ago, shows that it is not due to Covid. This morning both main newspapers rushed to ask the experts. In the NZ Herald, Associate Professor Dr. Siouxsie…
Guy Hatchard | 8 July 2022 Yesterday, the Ministry of Health completely revised its presentation of Covid-19 statistics in order to “better inform the New Zealand public.” This initially caused a bit of consternation, but on close examination some laughter among statistically competent people. It seems that Ministry of Health is, by accident rather than intention,…
NZCPR | 3 July 2022 The Rollout of COVID-19 Booster Vaccines is Associated With Rising Excess Mortality in New Zealand One would not know it from the saturation advertising in New Zealand urging people to get booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines but the use of boosters for the general population has been controversial in many countries. In September…
John Gibson | June 2022 Abstract: The rollout of booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the general population is controversial. The ratio of vaccine risk to benefits likely has swung more towards risk than during the original randomized trials, due to dose-dependent adverse events and to fixation of immune responses on a variant no longer circulating,…
Hatchard Report | 5 July 2022 Leading New Zealand epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker in an interview with the NZ Herald says that we are “losing the arms race with the virus.” COVID CASES HAVE INCREASED BY 50% WITHIN THE LAST 9 DAYS IN AN “ABRUPT RISE”. Baker said “It’s a dynamic, a battle between us and the virus and there…