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Dylan A Mordaunt retweeted
Lots of people underestimate just how hard it is to start a business and keep it operating, let alone profitable, for a decent period of time. Just 28% of Kiwi enterprises established in 2016 are still in business.
Good on all those who give it a go, even if it doesn't work out.
1/ @simonbwilson's account of NZ health is disturbing. There are further decisions worth scrutiny: Brown’s prescribing ban, approach to clinical regulators, bowel screening + road safety.
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Via @HelenClarkNZ (below)
“This isn’t a competent government with a plan to fix the economy. Its record instead is of economic mismanagement, privatisation by stealth, crony corruption, climate denialism, expensive populist promises, abject incompetence in health & a still-rising cost of living.” @simonbwilson’s blistering indictment of current #NZ govt: simonwilsonhopetown.substack… #nzpol
7/ Another correction: the adult minimum wage rose from $22.70 in 2023 to $23.95 in April 2026, a $1.25 increase during this government- not 80c. Whether that kept pace with prices is a separate question.
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8/ These issues warrant scrutiny A court finding, official clinical advice + a minister’s treatment of independent regulators are stronger grounds for accountability.
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Dylan A Mordaunt retweeted
“This isn’t a competent government with a plan to fix the economy. Its record instead is of economic mismanagement, privatisation by stealth, crony corruption, climate denialism, expensive populist promises, abject incompetence in health & a still-rising cost of living.” @simonbwilson’s blistering indictment of current #NZ govt: simonwilsonhopetown.substack… #nzpol
@lilhanly I wonder whether one day, @winstonpeters will get held to account for slander + misleading the public?
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NZDF: "Commander Gray was qualified for command."
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People forget that putting aside concerns about obesity, that low BMI is an important measure for growth, development and nutrition. Why would we remove the only effective measure of that? nzherald.co.nz/nz/eating-dis…
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1/ A good result for the integrity of NZ policymaking. I hope a NZ legal academic provides an analysis.
It doesn't remove the need for MoH/MedSafe/HNZ to assure the public that use of GnRHa's in young people is safe + effective-> a legal decision doesn't provide this assurance.
2/ All three agencies have been surprisingly quiet, in particular @TeWhatuOra, who despite being responsible for operationalising the requirements, has still yet to fully communicate any meaningful PPG changes to the clinical community (that I'm aware of).
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Dylan A Mordaunt retweeted
Dylan and Lewis are both correct. Spending an extra billion on mental health resulted negligible improvement,l because you need structure and support functions (DHB merger didn't help with this) to improve capacity. Coherent workforce planning too, both clinical AND non-clinical.
Many surgical interventions are little better than placebo
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Dylan A Mordaunt retweeted
Grid-connected solar was providing a record 10.7% of New Zealand's electricity generation around midday today, helped by two large new solar farms coming online and clear weather.
Screenshot from @morganfrnchstgg's great live electricity grid tracker.
Incredible spin in this ostensible breach of the Australian Medicare Statistics website security. Some clever people there...
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