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Auckland Should Be at 3.3

David Seymour ACT Leader The Prime Minister should reactivate the forgotten ‘roadmap’ and move Auckland to Step 3 of Alert Level 3. As of last Tuesday, Auckland as a city was at 90 per cent single and 77 per cent fully vaccinated. If it makes sense to move to the

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Our Biggest Problem Is Hubris

Our Biggest Problem Is Hubris

Ananish Chaudhuri Professor of Behavioural and Experimental Economics University of Auckland ananishchaudhuri.com Author of: Nudge into lockdown? Behavioural Economics, Uncertainty and Covid-19 It took the government 18 months to figure out that “elimination” was misguided. We were one of the few remaining holdouts on elimination; so much so that

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John Minto Is Right!

John Minto Is Right!

John Minto has got it almost completely right — in a Daily Blog post. No, BFD readers: no need to nip outside to see if the sun has turned as black as sackcloth. Nor have I been moving up from red wine to spirits before lunchtime (again). I can assure you

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The Folly of Jabbing Your Way to Freedom

The Folly of Jabbing Your Way to Freedom

So you’ve made the ‘right’ decision. You’ve been ‘vaccinated’ for the good of your nation, for the health of your family and loved ones. You’ve dutifully signed up to the active persecution of the new Untermenschen (unvaccinated) and started actively preventing the unvaccinated from associating with you,

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Collins’ Comments

Collins’ Comments

Hon Judith Collins judithcollins.national.org.nz Greetings to all of you and my thanks for the work you are doing to stay home and follow the Covid-19 level 3 protocols.  I also warmly thank all who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 at this time. You are doing your bit

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ACT’s Week in Action

ACT Party This week David Seymour visits Auckland, we offer improvements to Labour and National’s Housing policy, our Freedom Day petition reaches 28,000, Brooke van Velden reveals serious problems at ACC, and we fight Three Waters– if they steal it, we’ll repeal it. In the News David

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Propaganda of the Day

Propaganda of the Day

Many vaccinated people are concerned about the prospect of mixing with unvaccinated people. […] despite vaccination providing excellent protection against severe disease, a small proportion of vaccinated people still require ICU care. Therefore, some vaccinated people may have a strong preference to mix primarily with other vaccinated people. […] Recent reports from

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There Are Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics

There Are Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics

Grant Finch Maori and Polynesian peoples have a different genetic makeup to other inhabitants of New Zealand. That can be the only explanation for their increased vulnerability to Covid. Constantly we are told they need preferential treatment and extra funding to counter a virus that affects them more than others.

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Sport Gets the Grand Slam from Dictator Dan

Sport Gets the Grand Slam from Dictator Dan

Melbourne once boasted about being the sporting capital of the world. But it also once boasted about being “the world’s most liveable city”. Then, along came Dan and the CCP virus. Could any Melbournian boast about the “liveability” of their city now, without provoking howls of laughter? As for

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MIQ Hotel All but Empty While Kiwis Stuck Offshore

It is unbelievable that the Wellington Grand Mercure MIQ hotel had a grand total of just one guest for a week while over 100 rooms in the hotel remained empty, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. This is a massive slap in the face for the tens of thousands

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New ‘Unvaxxed Man’ Costume Popular This Halloween

John Black stuffednz.net Information Satire A new costume has proven popular this Halloween – the ‘unvaccinated man’. Thirty-something Karens and their soy-boy partners will be dressing up as healthy men exercising their freedom of choice – and terrifying children. ‘We’ll be wearing it,’ said one such couple. ‘ We thought about

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The ‘New Normal’ Is Revolting

The ‘New Normal’ Is Revolting

Thornton Blackmore Protests are erupting worldwide in the wake of mandatory vaccination orders being handed down by our would-be dictators. Scenes of Melburnian tradesmen holding their ground against the riot squad at the Shrine of Remembrance while singing the Australian National Anthem, and defecting policemen in Europe throwing aside their

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‘Papers!’

‘Papers!’

Rodney Hide bassettbrashandhide.com Rodney Hide is former ACT Party leader, and Minister in the National-ACT Government from 2008 to 2011 “Papers!” That’s the chilling demand that sends a shiver down the spine. There’s the man in uniform. He controls your life: he decides whether you go or

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