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
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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
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
Paul Hunter University of East Anglia Paul’s research interests are the epidemiology of emerging infectious disease, especially that linked to environmental factors. Most interest in spread of infection by drinking water, but also recreational water contact and food. After over 18 months of this pandemic, with the social distancing,
Chris Penk First published by The BFD 17th June 2020 The BFD is serialising National MP Chris Penk’s book Flattening the Country by publishing an extract every day. Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! In my experience (and I did live there for a few years), our Australian brethren are commendably direct.
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It seems I was on to something yesterday when I queried whether the Ardern government was laying the mat down for a backflip on lockdowns. First, one of Ardern’s Covid advisors starts talking about “learning to live with Covid” — and abandoning lockdowns. Now, right on cue, the government’s
