Author: Uncoffined

A Kiwi in Kiwi land

The gradual politization and polarisation of everything, everywhere.

NZ is becoming a very divided country in much the same way that the USA appears to have with their ongoing politics. (at least that’s the impression I get from what’s reported here in NZ.)

It might of been nice for us growing up in the 1980’s/1990’s , and living in a relatively carefree environment, but this is disappearing quickly from where I’m standing.

The covid ‘plandemic’ has even put kids in the frontline, requiring them to be vaccinated to save the old and infirm. Our kids deserve so much better!

The world is becoming a much smaller place due to social media and the internet, and it can be hard to maintain a neutral position in such a polarised situation.

This leaves us with several choices..

  • Do nothing and hope it all comes right somehow
  • Hide in plain sight like a zebra
  • Retire to somewhere nice in the country -this option is disappearing with the increase of beaucracy and regulations that intrude into just about everything these days, and it doesn’t solve any problems.
  • Fight back and do something about it

To this end, I ran for a place on the city council in the local elections recently.

I did this knowing full well, that I wasn’t going to be successful, purely due to a lack of a public profile. (I’m no social butterfly)

My policies were core services only, zero rate increases, and local control of water (stop three waters), etc.
This is because I don’t think we are out of this covid plandemic yet, and inflation is going to hurt a lot of people very hard.

In the end, there were more candidates that I expected, and media attention obsession with the ‘voices for freedom’ candidates,

This polarised things somewhat, but no matter, standing up for I think matters, matters.

A still mandated nurse speaks out

Deborah Cunliffe
nursesforfreedomnz@gmail.com
Nurses for Freedom NZ (NFFNZ)
Alternative Health Solutions and The Nurses Collective

It’s not often I’m speechless and reduced to tears but these past few weeks have found me weeping and at a loss for words on three occasions. 

The first was following my last email requesting donations towards our nurses’ hui.  Within hours and with no fanfare, anonymous donations started to appear in our account. Considering the financial restraints many are facing, my heart and my gratitude to those able to donate to this worthy cause – you know who you are, even if we don’t!  We still have a number of nurses wanting to attend and needing help with finances, so if you can help please email me! 

On the second occasion, my tears were tears of frustration. Let me explain….. I received a call from a Member of Parliament who had presumed, along with our other elected members, that our public health workers were back at work in the public health sector, as “the mandates had been dropped on the 26th of September”. Of course, you know that whilst the government may have ended the mandates they have by their manipulation and indoctrination simply passed responsibility to individual hospitals and other health providers thereby allowing employers to effectively continue mandating against those who choose to exercise their right to bodily autonomy. 

The MP genuinely thought we were all back at work and “life was back to normal”.  If our MPs are being hoodwinked by words and sleight of hand then perhaps the average Kiwi can be excused for thinking the same. 

To counteract this, we need to ensure everyone knows public health workers such as myself, a nurse of almost 40 years in a specialist role that is still vacant, cannot return to hospital work if we remain unvaccinated. Shout it from the rooftops, mention it every time you go to get petrol, visit your GP or your outpatient appointment; at the butchers, the bakers and the candlestick makers! We need to keep this information in the public domain and keep pressuring those making these insane decisions. 

The third time my tears flowed was when I heard Pfizer’s acknowledgement that they never actually tested the ability of the covid vaccine to prevent transmission –  European Parliament (12/10/22).

Why then were we terminated, stood down or forced to resign?

My tears flowed freely as I thought about the livelihoods ruined and families destroyed because of a lie and the continuing risk our public health system poses for everyday New Zealanders. 

I’m determined not to cry any more tears this week but I can’t make any promises.