• @Rangelus
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    74 months ago

    I’m getting so fucking tired of this government, and we aren’t even 100 days in…sigh

    • @DaveMA
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      34 months ago

      This was like #1 priority for NZ First. And based on their newsletter emails they are very proud of getting this repealed.

      • @Rangelus
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        34 months ago

        I just don’t understand why.

        • @DaveMA
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          24 months ago

          NZ First got a lot of new voters this past election. Do we understand much about their demographic? I’m wondering if there’s a surge of anti-vaxxers or something like that voting for them.

        • @liv
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          24 months ago

          My guess would be because the Association that didn’t want to be regulated pitched this as “they’re coming to take away your arthritis supplements” not a way to avoid shit like the surgical mesh debacle or that hip implant scandal.

  • @absGeekNZ
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    14 months ago

    If the industry is to be believed (skeptical) this act would have made the NZ regulatory marked more stringent than the rest of the world. This is not a good position for us as we do not drive the market, we are too small for that.

    I see this in common with other markets, why do we need to have a special framework? if a product has approval in Europe then we should recognize that, if it fails in Europe then it isn’t allowed here without proving itself.

    There are special circumstances that may make the NZ case unique, this cost should be borne by those who want to sell into this market.

    Note: I pick the Europeans because I trust their regulators far more than the US equivalent.

    • @liv
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      4 months ago

      Realistically though I think our current regime would tend to follow Australia which is more in line with the US than Europe.

      • @absGeekNZ
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        24 months ago

        Agreed… We can dream though