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from today’s New York Times: Lifted by virus response, South Korea’s governing party wins election President Moon Jae-in’s governing party, credited with an effective response to the coronavirus outbreak, won a landslide victory in South Korea’s parliamentary elections. Mr. Moon’s … Continue reading →

It is not a simple choice, as Economic collapse means extra deaths as well from many causes, and we haven’t seen the increase in suicides info yet…from today’s Economist magazine. Does crashing the Economy really save lives? Future historians will … Continue reading →

From: David Benson-Pope <David.Benson-Pope@dcc.govt.nz> Date: Tuesday, 7 April 2020 at 6:11 PM To: Lee Vandervis <lee@vandervision.co.nz> Cc: Clare Sullivan <clare.sullivan@dcc.govt.nz>, “Council 2019-2022 (Elected Members)” <council.2019-2022@dcc.govt.nz>, Sue Bidrose <Sue.Bidrose@dcc.govt.nz>, Sandy Graham <Sandy.Graham@dcc.govt.nz>, Simon Drew <Simon.Drew@dcc.govt.nz>, Dave Tombs <Dave.Tombs@dcc.govt.nz>, Nanaia Mahuta <n.mahuta@ministers.govt.nz> … Continue reading →

“‘…the new Dunedin Hospital is rock solid.’ he said” ODT 4/4/20. This having discovered [after buying the land without doing due diligence] that the land is a deep pug swamp requiring enormously expensive deep foundations that may not support an … Continue reading →

From today’s Economist magazine… Holed under the waterline The coronavirus may sink the cruise-ship business The industry has few friends and its main customers, the elderly, may shun it for good It seems that the Cruise-ship industry is unlikely to … Continue reading →

“A House of Cards based on cashflow” The vertical commercial construction industry is at a precipice. In less than 6 weeks that precipice will crumble and there will be very few, if any locally based larger national main contractors not … Continue reading →

“It does not appear the strains will grow more lethal as they evolve.” Eight strains of the coronavirus are circling the globe. They’re giving scientists clues Elizabeth Weise15:41, Mar 29 2020 Singapore scientists study genes to fast-track coronavirus vaccine Scientists … Continue reading →

The helpline is now available to coordinate requests for assistance in relation to emergency food, household good/services and other welfare-type requests for the Otago region. Dunedin City Council via the Customer Services Contact Centre 03-4774000 will receive calls and log … Continue reading →

Medical science has come a long way in the 100 years since the Spanish flu, as many have said. In my view better hygiene, control of symptoms and understanding how to slow viral spread will ensure that relatively few will … Continue reading →

The 4-week lock-down is just the first stage. Ex Wikipedia – “The Spanish flu, also known as the 1918 flu pandemic,[2] was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic. Lasting from January 1918 to December 1920, it infected 500 million people—about a quarter of the world’s population … Continue reading →

From: Lee Vandervis <lee@vandervision.co.nz> Date: Monday, 16 March 2020 at 8:53 AM To: Sue Bidrose <Sue.Bidrose@dcc.govt.nz>, Sandy Graham <Sandy.Graham@dcc.govt.nz>, “Council 2019-2022 (Elected Members)” <council.2019-2022@dcc.govt.nz> Cc: Karilyn Canton <Karilyn.Canton@dcc.govt.nz> Subject: Remote meetings Hi Sue and Sandy, Further to my wife having … Continue reading →

https://www.employment.govt.nz/leave-and-holidays/other-types-of-leave/coronavirus-workplace/wage-subsidy/

Following discussions with Councillors I have limited the number of needed responses to our drastically impacted society to these urgent first 3 Motions. From: Lee Vandervis <lee@vandervision.co.nz> Date: Friday, 20 March 2020 at 9:39 AM To: Sue Bidrose <Sue.Bidrose@dcc.govt.nz>, Sandy … Continue reading →

There is still a chance of containing Covid-19 on our remote under-populated islands. My personal advice is to keep physical distance, avoid travel [especially in public transport like buses], and do not go to work if that involves significant social … Continue reading →

Section 83 of the Health and Safety Act details your rights; Right of worker to cease or refuse to carry out unsafe work (1) A worker may cease, or refuse to carry out, work if the worker believes that carrying … Continue reading →

A summary with Neil McMillan on Otago Access Radio… https://accessmedia.nz/ProgrammePage.aspx?PID=de8f455a-1584-4c96-9c34-51ccb60a2027  

‘It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good’ Travel restrictions may have a small silver lining for Dunedin ratepayers, as DCC staff discover that most travel is unnecessary… From: Sharon Bodeker <Sharon.Bodeker@dcc.govt.nz> Date: Tuesday, 19 November 2019 at … Continue reading →

In our ‘Democracy’ local government staff are supposed to provide balanced information on which elected DCC representatives then make decisions. DCC Staff agendas and reports can run to several centimeters thick of fine print, but the relevant information is too … Continue reading →

https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/dcc/low-income-rates-burden-concern