The previous contract should never have been cancelled and all New Zealanders are going to pay for the current indecision. Later, smaller ferries, likely run by a private company. Higher costs of freight - which means higher shop prices. A poorer service. Are we back on track yet?

I withdraw my statement. Thanks Mark.

Thanks Mark. You may be right. In my experience with Ministers, draft reports were available before being publicly released.

Mark, you know that Govts never get a report on the day it is released. He has had ample opportunity to reading and understand it. It may contain too many big words for him to understand??

If it weren't for the Treaty where would you be?
Your forebears would have stayed at home or been served up for tea
For Māori didn't have to let them in but did agree
To keep their land and rights and that's the Treaty.

Great piece. Thanks Rod. When Maori can access effective health care, we all achieve health care.

Just pick the forecast that will life your mood the most. If it rains, it rains.

It has been a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day

This confirms that the NZ Herald is not where we will find the news that is important for our nation. Let's leave them behind.

She might well have been. She might also have been checking their safety. I find a greeting of "salaam alaykum" [Peace] is warmly received. "I see you".

There’s a rule of thumb that the best vaccine is the one you can get!

You’ll want it 2+ weeks before you travel so that your immune system has time to work on it.

In the spirit of the last few weeks, we could help him make the decision with a poll for favourite deputy deputy pm?

Sigh. Now we know we need to send a summary of this wonderful story to every source that has it wrong. Public health rocks!