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Propaganda Campaign of the Week

Propaganda Campaign of the Week

New Zealand needs to get vaccinated now to beat Delta – and that’s why the NZ Herald and NZME are launching The 90% Project today. A very high vaccination rate is vital for us to make our population safe from serious disease, keep our hospitals running and gradually allow our

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The Great COVID Divide: Risk, Choice, and Rights

Graham J Noble libertynation.com Chief Political Correspondent & Satirist at LibertyNation.com. Raised and inspired by his father, a World War II veteran, Graham learned early in life how to laugh and be a gentleman. After attending college, he decided to join the British Army, where he served for

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Pharma Undermine Vaccine Confidence on Their Own

Pharma Undermine Vaccine Confidence on Their Own

Contrary to the smug media narrative, the main drag on uptake of Covid vaccines are not “anti-vaxxers”, but the “vaccine hesitant”. People who are entirely comfortable with existing, proven vaccines, from polio to tetanus to the annual flu vax, but concerned about the rush to market and novel mechanism

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Chaos Created by 90 Percent Target

David Seymour ACT Leader New Zealanders deserve to have clarity on what the vaccination target is and when we can get back to living our lives. When Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said the target should be 90 per cent, he directly contradicted the COVID-19 Minister and the

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Vacccine Passports: Ugly Segregation

Vacccine Passports: Ugly Segregation

As reported recently in The BFD, the two major Australian parties have colluded on new electoral rules clearly designed to freeze out minor parties. No such party is a greater target than the Liberal Democrats, who’ve previously been a gadfly in the ointment of the nanny-staters on both

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NZDF Decision Defenseless

NZDF Decision Defenseless

New Conservative Recently, the NZDF (New Zealand Defence Force) mandated that all personnel take the COVID-19 vaccine as a part of the baseline medical requirements for deployment in NZ and overseas. This decision has a far-reaching impact on servicemen and women who may have legitimate and genuine personal

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How Bad Can It Possibly Be?

How Bad Can It Possibly Be?

Chris Penk First published by The BFD 18th June 2020 The BFD is serialising National MP Chris Penk’s book Flattening the Country by publishing an extract every day. How bad can it possibly be? Having indulged in that favourite New Zealand pastime of measuring ourselves against other countries, it’

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Lockdowns Double Attempted Suicides In 10-14 Year Old NZers

Lockdowns Double Attempted Suicides In 10-14 Year Old NZers

University of Auckland The study, published in the international Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, shows that attempted suicides in NZ children aged 10-14 years increased from a baseline of 40 per month to a peak of 90 per month following the lockdowns in 2020. Lead researchers Dr Gerhard

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The Ghost of Lockdowns Past

The Ghost of Lockdowns Past

Josh Van Veen Victoria University Of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Josh Van Veen is an Auckland-based writer and political analyst. He is currently the Chair of Progress New Zealand, an independent research and advocacy group established to promote democratic citizenship and social cohesion. A former member of

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Arden Quietly Mothballs Her ‘A Game’ Elimination Strategy

Arden Quietly Mothballs Her ‘A Game’ Elimination Strategy

Last year Jacinda Ardern promised the vaccine was our solution to the war on Covid-19, opening borders and ending lockdowns. Now that just about every other country is ahead of us in vaccine rollout, we can catch a glimpse of our future. Ardern et al gave us their “A

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Hope Dies Last: The Politics of Fear

Hope Dies Last: The Politics of Fear

Yesterday morning I fielded a great many calls from mates who are doing it tough under the cruel and ongoing level four lockdown in Auckland. One was even in tears as he explained to me how his business simply will not recover after this lockdown. Others were expressing frustration that

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Robertson Tops up COVID Slush Fund with Borrowed Money

Robertson Tops up COVID Slush Fund with Borrowed Money

Grant Robertson’s $7 billion top-up of the misused Covid Response and Recovery Fund gives him carte-blanche to splash more borrowed money between Budgets, says National’s Finance spokesperson Michael Woodhouse. “The Finance Minister has referenced the positive economic performance figures for the June quarter, before the Delta

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Somehow They Still Can’t Understand Why Nobody Trusts the System

Simon Black sovereignman.com Simon Black, as James Hickman is more commonly known, is the Founder of Sovereign Man. He is an international investor, entrepreneur, and a free man. His daily e-letter, Notes from the Field, draws on his life, business and travel experiences to help readers gain more

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