Dear Editor Remember conferences, seminars, in-person meetings? Remember those person to person (P2P) three-dimensional interactions, where all “six senses” were employed to build and maintain relationships? The rush to online meeting platforms was the rage over the last 18 months. Convenient under the circumstances they were, sustainable they were not.
Dear Editor Public Notice We, the free people of New Zealand, hereby call for the arrest of Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern for the crimes listed hereunder: a) Treason against the sovereign state of New Zealand – In that she has unlawfully and without just cause denied its citizens their rights of
Dear Editor I have just done a bit of asking around at my DHB. There are about 50 local nurses/staff involved in the VFF support group, who do not want to take take the Pfizer jab. Two of six nurses are going to leave from our specialty’s outpatient
Dear Editor I am one of the owners of the Eagle Hotel down in Bluff. We were in the 24hr news cycle over the sign in the window “Jacinda Hitler.” Recently we put Cam Slater’s satirical image “Auckland Gulag” up in the front window. We had the local police
Dear Editor Tolerance, diversity, acceptance and inclusion into society. These have been the catch cries of the past 30 years. Everyone is equal and discrimination can never be allowed in any way, shape or form. Suddenly a virus with a mortality rate no worse than influenza is thrown into the
Dear Editor The legacy of Ardern is shaping up to be the most divisive in NZ history, even surpassing Muldoon’s tenure as PM and that is somewhat unkind to him as he achieved many good things and his modus operandi was clearly understood. The current government has been surreptitiously
Dear Editor Saturday’s Government Jab Mandate Order says you need to be jabbed…. but actually no you don’t. You DO need to be registered, however. “Papers” anyone? The wide-ranging exemption is indeed a whopping win and there will be thousands of educators and healthcare workers breathing considerably easier
Dear Editor The article by Thomas Coughlan notes (NZ Herald October 22) that the former Maori Party President Pem Bird has been quoted in Parliament as calling for more vaccine choice in his community rather than just the Pfizer vaccine. Perhaps this is because re-infection can occur with this vaccine
Dear Editor I have a permanent ban on The BFD, but we are at such a critical point in NZ’s history that I need to write. I am a medical specialist in a DHB. I have now had both doses of the mRNA Pfizer jab, against my better judgment
Dear Editor I am a low key, grey man type personality who prefers to stay out of any drama. I am not an activist nor an agitator. I am ex NZ Army a long time ago and as of last year, an ex Registered Nurse. I prefer doing rather than
Dear Editor According to the latest figures I can find, 2,260 ‘cases’ of the ‘Delta variant’ have been found to date in NZ and TWO people have died since this ‘outbreak’ started in mid-August – with around 50 people currently in hospital. Out of 2,260 people. For slightly over
Dear Editor I have been a reader of The BFD since the very beginning. This year I finally become a financial member. I know – I took my time. I have been involved in politics for over 20 years local and central and I’m finally walking away. Why you may
Dear Editor I wish to alert your readers to how far our medical system has been compromised. I have stage four cancer. I have been living with it for 20 years. I am still alive because I take responsibility for my own health and decisions. This has set me offside
Dear Editor First, we need to make some assumptions, most of which are already accepted. 1. The vaccine does not prevent you getting Covid. 2. Even if vaccinated, should you catch Covid, you can still spread it. 3. The un-vaccinated, if they catch Covid, will really feel ill and have
Dear Editor I have been a mild follower of The BFD and found some of your articles to be of interest and had been considering some form of membership. I have now changed my mind as it appears you are more interested in anarchy than really trying to promote an
Dear Editor It seems clear from this article that the Government intends Maori to be able to switch rolls before each of the Local and Central elections – so as to try to maximise the number of Maori elected. ‘Maori voters will only be able to vote for Maori ward candidates
