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      US and UK Press Mock New Zealand's Incredibly Successful Covid Response

      One gets the sense that corporate media outlets in countries like the US and Britain mocking or criticizing New Zealand's pandemic response are following a "misery loves company" ethos.

      Joshua Cho
      Nov 17, 2021

      When New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the country's transition away from its coronavirus elimination strategy, also known as "zero-Covid," US and British media outlets framed the decision as a recognition of the inevitable failure of an irrational goal.

      The London Times (10/4/21) made its analysis clear in the headline, "New Zealand Abandons 'Absurd' Zero-Covid Strategy After Failure to Stop Delta Strain." The outlet highlighted the contrast between Ardern's approach and that of her Australian counterpart Scott Morrison: "Until today, Ardern had remained committed to the elimination strategy despite the view of her Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, that such a goal was 'absurd.'"

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      With 'Absolute Drubbing' of Right-Wing, Progressive Champion Jacinda Ardern Wins Historic Landslide Reelection in New Zealand

      With 'Absolute Drubbing' of Right-Wing, Progressive Champion Jacinda Ardern Wins Historic Landslide Reelection in New Zealand

      The incumbent prime minister's Labour Party received a higher share of the vote than at any time in more than half a century. 

      Brett Wilkins
      Oct 17, 2020

      New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern--hailed by progressives around the world for her government's response to the Covid-19, gun violence, and climate crises--has won a landslide re-election victory as vote counting in the country's general election came to a close on Saturday.

      The New Zealand Heraldreports Ardern's center-left Labour Party surged to certain victory, winning 49.1% of the vote and crushing the center-right National Party in an "abolute drubbing." The Nats received just 26.8% of votes cast, which means Labour will enjoy a 64 to 35 seat advantage in the 120-seat parliament.

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      I Endorse Jacinda Ardern

      I Endorse Jacinda Ardern

      'Nine-tenths of Trumpism is a viral load we’re not about to be rid of no matter what happens on Nov. 3. '

      Pierre Tristam
      Oct 11, 2020

      In an era of shout radio and social media degenerates, political endorsements have about as much value as Donald Trump's alternative facts. A few newspapers valiantly press on, but those endorsements are not much more than vanity plates in print, especially in provincial communities like ours. Thankfully FlaglerLive as a nonprofit cannot endorse, and wouldn't do so even if it could. But this year I'm personally going to break that rule and borrow a page from my Zarathustran colleague John Walsh. I'm making just one endorsement. I'm endorsing the same person for president, for governor, for state attorney, for county and city commission, for mosquito control, for P-Section prime minister and of course for Beverly Beach mayor.

      I endorse Jacinda Ardern. (She's not a friend.)

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