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Buzzed by a helicopter 🚁 — so much so the building shook like a 5.0 earthquake (earlier, before video). 😱
Bless.
The Covid-19 Royal Commission has broadly backed the decisions taken during the pandemic, while identifying areas for improvement.
Also, worth reading the definitional passage from the report on what made up “half” the spending etc — direct costs relating to response vs economic stimulus for recovery etc.
In their own words. A summary of the Phase 2 report of the Royal Commission into Covid-19 (under narrower terms of reference than Phase 1 and only looking at key decisions between Feb 2021 and Oct 2022, not the first year of the pandemic):
youtu.be/k_-lGh2Sgqk?...
For the record, it’s an overall conclusion I reached in my most recent article on Covid-19:
doi.org/10.1080/0032...
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But be careful what you wish for… 😅
Sir Geoffrey Palmer explaining what he thinks is the Waitangi Tribunal's biggest contribution over the last 50 years
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Because, like Kos J et al, her name is so tricky to pronounce?
Do we have an official hashtag / emoji for a delighted-etc-humble-brag?
Neck deep in teaching + scribbles atm but nice to get a couple of citations: in Covid-19 Royal Commission Phase 2 report and HC’s Kapa-Kingi v Te Pati Māori ruling (though judge revealed himself as part of anti-intensity crowd).
The Covid-19 Royal Commission's second report has been published, I've read (almost) all of it and here are the key takeaways:
newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/10/l...
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www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases...
There’s a clunky, roundabout way in the bowels somewhere. But nothing like the one button in “new” Outlook or webmail
And, in another small-ish democracy moment, his lead counsel in the appeal is Nikki Pender, my next door neighbour...
Excited today to see my friend and our Dean, Prof @geoffmclay.bsky.social, making a rare appearance in the Supremes, re an appeal from Victims’ Special Claims Tribunal re an award of compensation under the Prisoners’ and Victims’ Claims Act 2005.
www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases...
There’s no individualised option in Classic Outlook desktop app — but is in the New Outlook desktop app and Outlook webmail? Bizarre.
Ditto. I am a bit tired of weekend and evening correspondence from colleagues so am trying to be a good citizen with my missives etc.
Yup. I think that’s right. But I also ain’t got time for that. My current workaround is to safe not send the draft and then send via iOS app on my phone… sigh
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Why the h*ck doesn't @microsoftoffice365.bsky.social have Schedule Send on Outlook Classic?!?! Drives me absolutely crazy! 😡
#rants-and-reckons 🤓
#curiouscitizenetc
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I am working on a final sentence that equates Cabinet and ministers to the busy bees working the hive — for obvious metonymic reasons. But it’s not quite landing? Help?
