Letters: Covid tracing, vaccination, phonics, rates and John Kenel
13 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
8 minutes to read
A green tick registers on a mobile phone when the QR code is activated. Photo / Greg Bowker, File
A green tick registers on a mobile phone when the QR code is activated. Photo / Greg Bowker, File
NZ Herald
Making our own luck
New Zealand is an island nation but exists in a world awash with coronavirus. So far we have acted well and been lucky.
But with the new more virulent strains there is a significant probability that our defences will be breached. The virus works in mysterious ways.
Letters: Restrict growth, beach pollution, America s Cup vessels and Whangamatā teenagers
11 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
9 minutes to read
Automation, technology, and expert skills are the keys to improving New Zealand lot, says one writer. Photo / 123rf
Automation, technology, and expert skills are the keys to improving New Zealand lot, says one writer. Photo / 123rf
NZ Herald
Stable population
It is time to re-think the notion that we can improve our well being as a nation by aggressively growing our population. The evidence is everywhere that this strategy is simply not working.
If we want to increase our well-being, we need to learn to do more with fewer hands by investing in automation, technology, and expert skills. Using our scarce resources to build more infrastructure and another million houses over the next 30 years is going to get us nowhere.