An update about covid in NZ

Just about everyones moved on.
It seems like just about everyone just wants to forget like the last five years never happened, except those who got screwed over by the mandates.

This means the ongoing covid enquiry struggles with a lack of public feedback, plus the problem of unco-operative beaucracies that aren’t ready to acknowledge any mistakes made in the past.

So, basically, everything is ‘fine’ and ‘normal’ as long as you don’t mention the ‘C’ word too much.

It’s an inexplicable and exaspering situation to find yourself in, if you happen to have lost your job or house because of the mandates and lockdowns.

There is no redress.
It’s like you are just meant to shrug your shoulders and move on.
The problem with that is that I see it as a form of surrender.
It implicitly says it was OK and acceptable.

It wasn’t and isn’t. If you accept what happened with covid, would you do again for the bird flu (link), or whatever ‘crisis’ they come up with?

There has to be a point where you need to say no, and take control of your own life and not be a pawn in someone else’s game.

Pandemics have happened before, and covid wasn’t a serious one. (The Spanish flu killed a lot more)

New Zealand could simply have followed their pre -prepared pandemic plan.


P.S. it’s suspiciously fallen off the government website

In Conclusion

  • Sometimes you are right about an issue,
  • You take affirmative action to protest about it.
  • Everyone seems to hate you
  • The problem ‘goes’ away
  • There’s no acknowledgement that you were right.
  • It’s then like they hate you for been right, because that means they were wrong…

Considered Opinions -To tariff or not to tariff

There’s a lot of hyperbole around the tariffs proposed by the US government, the volatility in the share market, and the global economicoutlook.

In this podcast we look at some of the details and how to tune out the noise to look at the facts. We also discuss monetary theory and how cultural beliefs and practises influence economic policy and outcomes.

Listen Now:
SubStack – https://consideredopinions.substack.com/p/to-tariff-or-not-to-tariff

YouTube – https://youtu.be/9dMHuvslk3k

The KTM’s woes -part 4 -time to move on



My 10 yr old KTM died on me, and in the end it just wasn’t worth fixing



One of those expensive electronic boxes died.

To work out the cost of a replacement box, simply get a wad of $20 notes and stack them up until they are the same size as that box…

So I reluctantly brought a new Kawasaki, which was as near as I could get spec wise to the KTM, without buying another KTM.

I say reluctantly, because my wallet is infested with very rare moths, and we don’t want them to go extinct now do we…

I’m done with KTM RC390’s, as KTM are technically now bankrupt, parts are hard to get, and the local dealer wont stock new RC390’s anymore, as they keep coming back with issues….

This is rather regretable, as riding that KTM was like a fountain of youth in it’s own way to me. (I always felt like I was 30.ish)