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July 2021

Why we could not just "trust the science" when it came to Covid-19
The science behind Covid-19 must include a host of others besides just epidemiology.
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Hard but not early: Separating facts from fiction about New Zealand’s Covid-19 response
New Zealand's stringent approach was hard but not early and has come at the cost of nearly 2 million life years or the equivalent of more than 45,000…
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New proposed NZ hate speech law further proof of this government's authoritarian intent
There is understandable unease with the proposed new hate speech law. But for those of us paying attention, this proposal is part of an established…
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June 2021

The government’s zero Covid stance and its future implications
The on-going crisis over the Covid-positive person who visited Wellington from Sydney raises questions about the government’s zero Covid stance. Leaving…
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Why would China leak Covid-19?
There is increasing chatter in the Western press that Covid-19 escaped from a lab in Wuhan. Suppose we concede that Covid-19 did escape from a lab. What…
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A lesson for our Govt: Inviting the next Sergey Brin to build the next Google
When it comes to something like the budget, everyone has an opinion. Unless one is deeply familiar with the nuts and bolts of the budgeting process, it…
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May 2021

April 2021

Quantitative easing and inflationary pressures
A recent report in the Herald suggests that inflationary pressures are beginning to appear with a small increase in the Consumer Price Index for the…
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Travel Bans and unconscious bias
In the aftermath of New Zealand banning flights from India, I have been thinking a lot about unconscious bias. The problem with unconscious bias is…
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Returnees from India are the latest casualty of outdated government thinking
This is a joint article with my collaborator Simon Thorley of the University of Auckland Medical School. Simon's twitter handle is @simonthornley30 if…
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