Chris Hipkins Labour Party With the Auckland boundary open from today, I wanted to say thanks for all your efforts over the past few months to help keep our communities safe. From taking part in Super Saturday to getting tested in record numbers, New Zealanders have pulled out all the
In their never-ending quest to try and scare us silly about the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the Branch Covidians endlessly yammer about so-called “Long Covid”. Once again, despite the fear-mongering, “Long Covid” only affects a bare minority of people who even get sick with the virus, and in fact seems pretty standard
Eye Patch Jack pacificnarrations.substack.com Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. Yes, how do you like this? This is my new Maori greeting that perhaps I shall use more, as I have recently found out that I am, by the New Zealand government’s definition, a member of
In Part 1, The BFD | Freedom’s Just Another Word for…Control I outlined our recent experience at a restaurant and being unable to dine there in the absence of a QR code passport despite having Ministry of Health documentation verifying our vaccination status. As a bit more background, the
Matt King Northland is home. As a former police officer, detective and small business owner, I understand the local issues. I had the privilege of serving as the MP for Northland from 2017-20, which allowed me to connect with people from all walks of life across the length and breadth
Heather Du Plessis-Allen speaks with Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson on Newstalk ZB on Monday 13 December at 6pm. The BFD Transcript starts 7:25 minutes in. Heather: The whole country except Northland has found out today that they will be in the orange traffic light setting from Friday 31st
Parents were not allowed to attend a Christchurch school’s Christmas concert after some family members objected to the vaccine proof requirement for the event. […] plans were scrapped after some parents asked for the school’s legal basis behind the decision to require proof of vaccination. The concert went ahead
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familyfirst.org.nz So it appears that unvaccinated kiwis will now be allowed to travel over the summer holiday season with the use of rapid antigen tests provided by pharmacies. While we think this is a sensible decision for travellers, why can’t the rapid antigen tests be used for
Matt Judd As someone who has a science qualification with chemistry, physics, maths and statistics and also another set of qualifications which required a series of about fifteen tertiary level exams through my twenties and thirties, I know the struggle that the average doctor goes through to get where they
The Red Queen is seeing Red at Christmas Time, but it’s not Red Santa. He won’t be able to get in from the North Pole till well after December 25th when the whole event is over. A bit like the one million Kiwis overseas who can’t get
Louise M Diack I’m writing to you as a concerned, long-time supporter of the ACT Party. You see, I’m worried you might have forgotten your Party Principles. I’m sure you didn’t mean to and I’ve included them below to remind you. It must be tough
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Walking through the Queensgate Mall in Lower Hutt on Saturday, I realised that I was the only person without a mask. I don’t mean in the shops, I mean walking the aisles. Yes, you read that right. I did not see another person without a mask walking the halls
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