Skip to content
The BFD

In politics to avoid answering a question, a politician will divert, dodge and evade a simple yes or no answer to sidestep the question.

Further plunges into alert level 4 are unlikely if New Zealand’s vaccination rate surpasses 90 per cent, says Health Minister Andrew Little.

[…] “The number of 90 per cent is now used, and I think we can get beyond that.”

Little said the introduction of a mandate on vaccinations was under “active consideration”.

However, he said people should expect to continue wearing face masks as well as scanning or signing in when entering premises.

“But I’d be surprised if we ever see level 4 again,” he said.

Stuff

Read the article in full here. Comment on it on The BFD.

Latest

Face of the Day

Face of the Day

“There was over a 20 per cent swing. So that’s huge. It is the only thing that has saved the centre-right in this country” – Mowbray

Members Public
The Good Oil Word of the Day

The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… averse (adjective) - : having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste —usually used with to —commonly used in compounds both with and without a hyphen Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Many people find themselves confused when faced with the choice between adverse and averse. While these

Members Public
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse

The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse

6 And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go.

Members Public