Questions to Ministers JAN LOGIE to the Associate Minister for Social Development: Will Budget 2020 make our communities safer by supporting family violence services in Aotearoa New Zealand; if so, how? Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements and actions? Hon
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Live meetings of the Epidemic Response Committee of the New Zealand Parliament. The Epidemic Response Committee was established on 25 March 2020 to consider and report to the House on matters relating to the Government’s management of the COVID-19 epidemic. Learn more about this committee and browse committee
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced New Zealand will move to alert level 2 restrictions from 11:59pm Wednesday, with a staggered reopening of businesses. RNZ political editor Jane Patterson joins Lisa Owen with the details.
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This is what an Afro or Fro as it is commonly referred to looks like. Here is an example of a “Fro” on Stuff. If you enjoyed this BFD Stuff up of the day please consider sharing it with your friends.
While our BFD community is in isolation it is important to have a good laugh every day. This regular daily post is the place to joke about the Kung Flu and banish negative thoughts. Let’s take it one day at a time dear readers and keep our spirits high.
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PM Jacinda Ardern is very fond of slogans and an unkind person would claim that she is all slogans and no substance. The BFD would like to turn all her slogans into a Bingo card but we need your help. BFD Photoshopper Pixy has made up a few of them
Stuff’s Australian owner says it terminated talks with New Zealand media company NZME last week. NZME, owner of the New Zealand Herald and Newstalk ZB, said in a statement to the NZX on Monday morning that it was seeking urgent legislation to allow it to buy rival publisher Stuff
