How Does Spider Cat Calculate the Data for the Covid Graphs?

How Does Spider Cat Calculate the Data for the Covid Graphs?

General Theory/Outline Every Monday (excepting holidays, when it’s pushed out), the Ministry of Health provides the latest stats for Covid-related things. I used to focus solely on Deaths by Vaccination Status but now look at Cases, Hospitalisations and Deaths in NZ by Covid Vaccination Status. As the MoH data is generally presented as raw numbers,…

It’s Over! NZ Ministry of Health confirms Covid Pandemic now Just Endemic

It’s Over! NZ Ministry of Health confirms Covid Pandemic now Just Endemic

In an article today about how the MoH has shelved plans for a Nationwide Covid Infection Survey, the reason provided by a spokesperson was as follows. “Aotearoa New Zealand has passed the emergency stage of its Covid-19 response, with the virus endemic in our communities. The results of any Covid-19-focused prevalence survey would be unlikely…

NZ’s Lefty Twitterers are Impersonating Others
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NZ’s Lefty Twitterers are Impersonating Others

With Max Tweedie impersonating Kellie-Jay Keen happening, I wasn’t quite ready for these ones. For non-Twitter users, the @ name is the account, it has impersonated the other account by taking its name/profile picture. Are they protesting the removal of the Legacy ticks, or is there something else going on? It’s a breach of the…

NZ – Where beating in an old woman’s face is “Common Assault”

NZ – Where beating in an old woman’s face is “Common Assault”

Leo Molloy, whose efforts in looking for the thug are a big part of why he was eventually caught and charged, posted this Tweet, asking whether people thought the charge should be more than “common assault”. From https://communitylaw.org.nz/community-law-manual/chapter-34-common-crimes/assault/: What do you think?