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‘Vaccine or Testing’ Campaign Launched

Family First A family advocate and an educational leader (also a registered nurse with a PhD in aged care) are making a joint application to get a rapid COVID test authorised in New Zealand so that thousands of kiwis don’t lose their jobs on the 16th November under the

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The Demise of Jacinda Ardern

The Demise of Jacinda Ardern

Information Opinion Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Jacinda Ardern, lauded all over the world for her kindness, ’emotional intelligence’, ability to have a baby and hold down a job (like, wow), has been found wanting. Many of us knew right from the beginning that she had no substance, but

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Caught like a Possum in the Headlights

This past weekend has seen an unusual sight, a haggard and worn looking Prime Minister no longer in command of the narrative with nothing to hang her hat on for demonstrable achievements, lying to various media about how grand her vaccine rollout has been. In her keynote speech to the

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Critical Employment Law Update

Critical Employment Law Update

Voices For Freedom Late Friday night (5 November 2021) the government made an abrupt law change amending the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021 (Vaccination Order (No 3)) by introducing the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Required Testing and Vaccinations) Amendment Order 2021. As a result we’ve had to

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Govt Changing Laws Like Underpants

Govt Changing Laws Like Underpants

Scott Kennedy sojournal.co.nz The following was written and scheduled to appear on Sojournal Sunday. Since being written, section 7A of the recent order which allowed for exemptions in a fairly broad way has been revoked. Another day, another law change around here. This government has lost legitimacy. I’

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Rules Don’t Apply to the Elites

Rules Don’t Apply to the Elites

During the first lockdown. The then Minister of Health, David Clark, was caught riding his bike. The end result? He got to keep his job because, according to the PM, “we cannot afford massive disruption in the health sector or to our response.” Hundreds of Kiwis waited patiently to get

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British Medical Journal Investigation into Pfizer

British Medical Journal Investigation into Pfizer

Information Opinion A week ago, The BFD published a review of the Pfizer vaccine trials in which I analysed the actual data released by the company. The takeaway for readers was that the numbers simply did not justify government decisions. Pfizer trumpeted headlines about over 43,000 participants enrolled in

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Rushed Decisions Lead To Regret: Part 3

Gerhard Sundborn Epidemiologist, University of Auckland, Department of Pacific Health, New Zealand Simon Thornley Epidemiologist/Public Health Physician, University of Auckland, Section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, New Zealand Rupert Scott General Practitioner, Whangarei, New Zealand René de Monchy General Practitioner and Psychiatrist, Tauranga, New Zealand Matt Shelton General Practitioner, Wellington,

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The Battle to Keep Our Humanity

The Battle to Keep Our Humanity

The Bradzter Have you experienced hate, abuse, insults or all of the above lately? Chances are that you have, regardless of which side of the fence you sit on when it comes to vaccination choice. We are experiencing a pandemic of fear. This fear is driven by the top levels

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Tetraplegic woman reliant on carers fears ‘no jab, no job’ policy will force skilled workers out of ‘understaffed’ industry The Tauranga-based tetraplegic is reliant on her caregivers 24/7 and is fearing the worst. “I struggle to understand how the Government can get a mandate on health care providers, which

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The BFD Nightcap

The BFD Nightcap

If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@thebfd.co.nz Video credit: Coronavirus Plushie

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The Damage of Masking Children Could Be Irreparable

Eric Hussey ronpaulinstitute.org Public smiling in photographs probably started in the 1920s. Photography just took too long for people to hold a smile in the early years of photography. So, they sat still instead of sitting happy. Then photos got faster and people started to smile for those photos.

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Fake News about Maori and Vaccine Protests

Fake News about Maori and Vaccine Protests

The Guardian — I read it, so you don’t have to. Believe me, I’m doing you a favour. There’s no rote-learned “progressive” opinion so dumb that the Guardian won’t print it. But some Guardianista opinion pieces are garnished with just the right touch of idiotic irony when

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