Ep 108 N8 16th Feb 24 Gumshoe's Guide To Exposing Corruption

Liz takes through the '1400' OIA and as example of how we can dig in to the gvts own records, in this case and OIA which shows the vast majority of pharmacies, marae, jab clinics, medical practices and how many jab doses were delivered to them which was then combined with what we know they got paid per dose for administration of the jabs. SOOO much money was made by these places.... One group in particular allow their car park to be used to make $1.72M by pushing what we now know in so many cases is a poison. By combining this data Intellectual Property is created.

Liz also chats about a number of other great subjects - all great learnings for us

TIMELINE, SHOWNOTES & CONTENT LINKS
Section 1 – 00:00:00
- Intro to zoom topic which aims to teach legal detective work from the comfort of your armchair
- 00:02:35 Brief discussion about the just released Court of Appeal case, FOUR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES v CHIEF OF DEFENCE FORCE [2024] NZCA 17 [16 February 2024] re COVID-19 vaccination mandate & s. 191 & s. 36 HSWA relevance. See Ep. 109 for Liz’s summary
- Administrative law aka crown in commonwealth and the administration in the U.S
- Brief on Shepherd SA case
- Lawyers Matthew Hague from Frontline Law represented the appellants.
- The discussion touches on the legal aspects around authority, health and safety law, and how long these cases take to make their way through the appeals process.

Section 2 – 00:16:31
- The discussion is about appealing authority cases related to COVID-19 mandates to the Employment Court. Arguments will include violations of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act.
- Section 191 of the Health and Safety at Work Act is cited in relation to whether CEOs like the Chief of Defence Force had proper authority to issue vaccination mandates.
- The discussion shifts to the topic of how ordinary people can investigate and expose corruption through Official Information Act requests and open-source research.
- Examples are given of analysing vaccination data to estimate profits made through public-private partnerships during New Zealand's vaccination program.
- Looking up company directors and interests on the New Zealand Companies Office website is suggested as a way for people to research local clinics and organizations involved in the vaccine rollout.
- Sending OIA requests to investigate potential conflicts of interest of officials/organizations is presented as a form of "gumshoe" or private detective work citizens can do from their own computers.
- The goal is to shift public narratives by bringing transparency around financial interests and proper legal authority regarding COVID-19 policies and mandates.

Section 3 – 00:29:57
- The discussion focuses on the website FYI.org.nz, which publishes Official Information Act (OIA) requests and allows users to comment and tag requests. This is presented as a resource to research topics and potentially spur further OIA questions.
- Erika analysed the vaccination data from the T. Lee OIA response to estimate financial figures. Her reworking of the data could be considered intellectual property, a property right under copyright law. NZ Copyright Act 1994.
- Raw data itself is usually not copyrightable, but substantial analysis or presentation that requires skill/labor could be an original work.
- Barry Young, who used health data in charts, arguably created new intellectual property from that data. Copyright and the tension between work product and personal intellectual property is discussed.
- OIA data itself is considered public information, but substantial new analysis or presentation of that data could potentially be copyrighted as a new original work.
- Intellectual property includes things like books, manuals, theses, which can be copyrighted if they are original works of authorship.
- However, one needs to be careful not to plagiarize or steal the intellectual property of others.
- There is sometimes a tension between work created as part of employment, versus personal intellectual property. Substantial independent work may merit protection.
- Liz sums up her message on sleuthing.
- Overall citizen-led research and use of OIA data is presented as a way for people to investigate topics, change narratives and potentially spur new OIA requests or legal cases.

Section 4 – 00:38:50
- Two employment mediations were successfully resolved this week. The Wayne Basher truck driver case is mentioned, which is a N8 case. It’s noted there was incorrect reporting by Epoch Times that he breached his contract by not getting vaccinated.
- Touching on the case of midwife and previous N8 guest Irene.
- A comment is made about hospitals struggling to find staff and begging nurses to return, suggesting overreliance on overseas labor and lack of English language skills in some cases for jobs interacting with patients. Another visa category discovered.
- A "settlers party" is being planned for mid-year to celebrate cases settled in mediation and ERAs. Attendees would need to come in masks to maintain confidentiality.
OPEN CHAT
- Brief discussion of the 1971 film Gumshoe, which someone had happened upon in looking up the term.
- It's noted the Wayne Basher truck driver case should be findable on the ERA website now under his name and company Big Chill.
- Big Chill/Freightways is an accredited employer through ACC, meaning they stand in ACC's shoes for any work injuries. Suggested ex-employees could look at pursuing the company directly in court. So join the union.
- An article is mentioned about a local Māori trustee group and concerns raised about potential financial interests in promoting vaccinations in the community. Encourages to look at the company registers
- DHBs are also noted to be accredited ACC employers, meaning injuries from their actions could potentially be pursued through them as well. Also have professional indemnity insurance.

CONTENT LINKS
FOUR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES v CHIEF OF DEFENCE FORCE [2024] NZCA 17 [16 February 2024
https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases/2024/2024-NZCA-17.pdf

Gumshoe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gumshoe_System
https://pelgranepress.com/2023/03/08/a-taxonomy-of-investigations/

Section 191 Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 - Designated agencies
https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2015/0070/latest/DLM5977182.html
13897 Official Information requests found
https://fyi.org.nz/list/successful

Copyright Act 1994
https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1994/0143/latest/DLM345634.html

Hastings truck driver who refused Covid jab gets $29,000 payout for wrongful dismissal
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hastings-truck-driver-who-refused-covid-jab-gets-29000-payout-for-wrongful-dismissal/3QG5LXXYI5HPFMJBWXH3HMX23E/