Post Covid Era Gaslighting Continues in New Zealand
What role does the Royal Commission into the Covid Response in New Zealand have and what use is the evidence that has been submitted?
A massive THANK YOU to Michael at Actionable Truths & Actions for facilitating this crucial and well-overdue conversation with representatives from two NZ workforce groups who were severely impacted by the 'No Jab, No Job' mandates. The Nurses Collective NZ and the NZ Teachers Speaking Out with Science (NZTSOS) have until now not been given an opportunity to describe their experiences then and now, and ask why the NZ Royal Commission of Covid Inquiry, agreed (finally) to have meetings with other Truth Speakers, but ignored their repeated requests. Here is the video of the recording [check out Actionable Truth on whatever podcast platform you use]:
I was co-author for both the Nurses Collective and NZTSOS Covid Inquiry Submissions [available for free download below]. Bios of Deborah Cunliffe and Kathryn Pick are below.
Deborah Cunliffe
Deb has been a nurse for over 4 decades working in both New Zealand and the UK. She was mandated out of her job in 2021 whilst working as a rural Clinical Nurse Specialist. Deborah now spends her time chasing sheep, collecting eggs and advocating for nurses via The Nurses Collective NZ.
You can also find the group on Facebook!
Kathryn Pick
Kathryn is a former school principal who was terminated during the vaccine mandate period, despite holding a medical exemption. At the time, she was leading a school in a high-needs community, where she and her team were driving meaningful direction and support for children and families facing significant social challenges. She had just completed her Master’s in Educational Leadership, but was not permitted to attend her graduation.
Kathryn has 30 years of teaching experience, including 12 years in leadership roles.
After losing her leadership role, and guided by her long-standing passion for supporting people with mental health challenges, she trained as a neurofeedback practitioner—a path that has since become deeply meaningful.
Providing evidence-based support for individuals with mental health and neurodiverse needs has been an unexpected blessing to emerge from a time of profound personal grief and loss. This work now allows her to serve people in the ways she had always hoped to during her years in education, when the need was great, but the resources and her time were limited.
What we discussed
We discussed the NZ Royal Commission Covid Inquiry currently in Phase 2 and due to publish its final report in February 2026.
Is it a whitewash? Or does it have meaning? The answers are complex!
For context, Kathryn co-authored the submission on behalf of the NZTSOS members with Ursula, and Deborah co-authored the report Submission on behalf of the Nurses Collective NZ.
Together we collected the details and experiences of nearly 300 staff who were unfairly forced out of their jobs because they did not comply with unethical Government policy.
Their stories need to be told, but the NZ Royal Commission into Covid chose NOT to engage with either group about their submissions.
You can download each of the submission (80 page reports) below:
Topics discussed in relation to the Covid Inquiry Submissions
- Excerpts from the NZTSOS Covid Inquiry Submission report.
- The template letters that were sent to School Boards so they could fire non-compliant staff, via the NZ Ministry of Education from the Government’s lawyers.
- The ‘exemptions’ for education staff from the ‘Vaccination Order’ and how unethical these processes were.
Extract from the Nurses Collective Covid Inquiry Submission
- Example of a naming and shaming of the healthcare senior managers who were sent a copy of the Submission.
- The continuing discrimination and a workforce in crisis.
- The Parliamentary Hansard evidence that the MPs knew that the mandate was unlawful (but changed the law in retrospect anyway).
- One of the NZ Gov shills who presented at the Covid Inquiry and did not declare his BigPharma conflicts of interest (and unsurprisingly, has since been awarded a Knighthood).
We plan to do a follow-up to this Livestream discussion after the NZ Covid Inquiry Report is published in February 2026.
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