Goodbye traffic lights
New Zealand took a major step in its COVID-19 trajectory this week, removing the traffic light system which (theoretically) controlled behaviour according to numbers of cases of COVID-19. Are we glad to see it go?
Tag: New Zealand
Excess Profits
When is a profit excess? And should governments step in when they consider excess profit is being made? New Zealand supermarkets are a case in point.
Excessive Complexity
Will our future be dominated by AI because we have created a world more complex than humans can deal with? Farming is one example where bureaucracy is creating a nightmarishly convoluted planning and reporting.
Bloody Masks
To wear a mask or not? It’s still a question in New Zealand in August 2022, as opposed to Britain where masks were abandoned months ago. Social stigma vs disease avoidance, the choice is hard.
Media disservice
Are MPs fair game for the media? Should they, or anyone else, be hauled over the coals for a teenage misdemeanour now 22 years in the past? Where is the balance between free press and bullying?
Dear Mike Hosking…
Can cycling be a viable alternative to driving? Media personality Mike Hosking doesn’t think so. I beg to disagree.
Returning to the not-so-smug hermit kingdom
It’s been a relief being in a country where COVID is not the constant topic. What will returning to NZ from Slovenia be like?
Indigeneity & Belonging
Are you only indigenous if you were first in a country? Can you belong in a place if you aren’t indigenous? Can these questions be answered?
The value of risk
What is an appropriate balance between risk and safety? When can and should you make your own decisions in the mountains? Our Slovenian experience.
Fluid Narratives
How have our stories about vaccination changed over time? Here’s our current story, as told to our antivax friends.