A look at the Birth, life, and death of a chart on the MoH Covid Data Page
A chart appeared! Then one day, it vanished, never to return. It showed Covid Case numbers by dose count..
The Server Kitten has been Playing
He decided the site needed some caching, or something, and something something javascript and css. So he’s made some changes. The site should be more responsive now. Or, he broke it. Let us know in the comments, or if those…
NZ Mortality – 2000 – 2025 by the Numbers
The new data available from StatsNZ on Weekly deaths allows us to calculate Excess Mortality for any given week past week 52 of 2004. We can do this for Week 1 of 2005 by taking the average mortality for Week…
Why Long-Term COVID Data Analysis Is Feared More Than Short-Term Snapshots
I recently had the idea to use ChatGPT to assist with collecting and analyzing the MoH snapshots in the Wayback Machine to help with a bit of long-term timeline recreation. It seemed like a simple enough task for a machine…
New Zealand Social Media Age Restrictions Compared to Australia, Europe and US Policy
As countries debate social media bans for under-16s, global efforts like Australia's strict laws and Europe's consent rules highlight diverse strategies to protect youth online.
New Stuff! Premium Content / Commenting and ad-free Experience for Paid Members / Invitees
🐾 The Spider Cat Army Has a New Gate SpidercatNZ now has its own premium member system!After months of content, community, and a few (very) late nights squashing bugs, we’ve quietly rolled out something exciting: a custom-built system that lets…
