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Covid-19
Hipkins Extraordinary Admission on Q+A
David Seymour ACT Leader COVID response Minister Chris Hipkins has shown how unprepared the Government was for a Delta outbreak in an interview on Q+A this morning. Hipkins said, “Delta raises some big questions that we’re going to have to grapple with… it does mean our existing protections
Mask Exemption Not Worth the Paper It Is Printed On
If people think the mask exemption download/printout from the Covid19 website is going to get them into the supermarket maskless they are in for a shock as was my adult daughter at Countdown Riverbank Lower Hutt last night. She wasn’t approached at all and asked where her mask
What Happened to the Precautionary Principle?
All environmental decisions in New Zealand are to be based upon the precautionary approach first outlined as Principle 15 of the Rio Declaration 1992. In order to protect the environment, the precautionary approach shall be widely applied by States according to their capabilities. Where there are threats of serious or
Trust Us, We Know What We’re Doing
The government’s Covid-19 message this week fuelled anxiety and fear when the country was locked down at very short notice. Panic ensued, with people clinging to the government’s Covid-19 elimination strategy of masking, social distancing, contact tracing and testing mandates. The six o’clock news the
How to Become a Tyrant
There is a show on Netflix called “How to Become a Tyrant”. The show looks at various tyrants and the techniques they use to gain and hold onto power. One technique that the show misses is what I call “Infantilise the People“. What I mean by this is effectively turning
Lockdown First, Foremost and Forever
The Telegraph UK has written a scathing opinion piece on Jacinda Ardern’s COVID strategy. Seeing that she has been, until now, the darling of the overseas media, it is a particularly savage piece. Read on and enjoy the turning of the worms, in all parts of the globe. Poetic
Op-Ed: Hey, Big Spender – Spend a Little Time on Priorities
Andrew Bayly Shadow Treasurer For several weeks now, National has been highlighting the fact that, according to Budget documents, Finance Minister Grant Robertson has already blown $57 billion of a total $62 billion of funds set aside to deal with the Covid pandemic. We were highlighting this before the current
Stay Safe, New Zealand
Judith Collins Leader I hope you are all safe and well at home as the Level 4 lockdown continues. Like me, you’re likely feeling anxious about what’s happening and how we’ll get through this new challenge. First, caucus and I are absolutely clear that decisive action is
Face of the Day
Eligible today, booked online in less than 2 minutes, jabbed in 3 days time. For our community. pic.twitter.com/4DrSb2jJTI — Clarke Gayford (@NZClarke) August 18, 2021 Read the article in full here. Comment on it on The BFD.
People Are Getting It
People are getting it. pic.twitter.com/T6b7ILWfQy — Quoth the Raven (@QTRResearch) August 18, 2021
More Questions Than Answers from 1pm Presser
David Seymour ACT Leader The Prime Minister’s 1 pm announcement brought good news about the situation but also questions about the Government’s response. For the most part tests are negative, and genomic sequencing points to only one cluster, while contacts traced so far are mainly in Auckland. We
Court Challenge to Victoria’s Police State
Days ago, a Victorian Supreme Court challenge against that state’s lockdown laws was dismissed. While that case is headed for appeal, a second challenge to the iron rule of Premier Daniel Andrews is headed for court. This time, against the shocking decision to impose yet another dusk-to-dawn
What Is the True Vaccine Breakthrough Rate? The CDC Doesn’t Want You to Know
Jonathan Miltimore fee.org Jonathan Miltimore is the Managing Editor of FEE.org. His writing/reporting has been the subject of articles in TIME magazine, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, Fox News, and the Star Tribune. Over a recent 12-day period the Milwaukee Brewers had nine players test
The Propaganda War (Part II)
CJ Hopkins consentfactory.org The column you are about to read is propaganda. Yes, that’s right … propaganda. It isn’t political satire or commentary, or objective news or information, or unbiased, verified scientific fact. It is propaganda, pure and simple. That isn’t a confession, a disclaimer, or a