The football delivered some moments of brilliance, the usual Oscar-winning play-acting as players took dives every time someone brushed up against them and the usual defensive and boring play for hugely long periods when both sides seemed afraid to lose possession. It could be argued that there was more drama
New Zealand’s vaccine roll out is going from bad to worse, with New Zealand now last in the developed world for the percentage of the population who have been fully vaccinated as well as for vaccination doses delivered per 100 people, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “The
Simon Thornley covidplanb.co.nz We have recently been told that “Life’s not going to go back to 2019 any time soon.” and that we need at least 83% of us vaccinated for measures such as lockdowns and quarantines to be a thing of the past. Other experts said
As part of our drive to keep our comment section the best in New Zealand we showcase each week an example of a top-notch comment that adds value to The BFD. Today’s comment was written by Joe 90. Thank you Joe 90 for taking the time to craft such
Jacinda Ardern’s Labour party was returned with a majority under MMP in 2020, ostensibly off the back of perceived good management of the pandemic. What is becoming more and more obvious though is that keeping out the CCP Virus was a case of good luck rather than good management.
Rajnaara C Akhtar De Montfort University Rebecca Probert University of Exeter Rajnaara is a socio-legal researcher with a focus on family law. In particular, her research centres on marriage formalities and legal treatment of non-state registered religious-only marriages. Her research into informal marriages looks at transitional relationship norms, normative influences,
Chris Hipkins implies that the jab is not voluntary and that they will hunt for those who haven’t had it in order to give it to them.
Dune author Frank Herbert once said that his most important message was that “Governments make incredibly stupid decisions and lie to protect themselves”. After 18 months of the Chinese virus, no one should doubt that. Australian and New Zealand governments, like so many around the world, panicked and made the
CJ Hopkins consentfactory.org So, the War on Reality is going splendidly. Societies all across the world have been split into opposing, irreconcilable realities. Neighbors, friends, and even family members are bitterly divided into two hostile camps, each regarding the other as paranoid psychotics, delusional fanatics, dangerous idiots, and, in
9th July 2021 Things are on the move in Myanmar, and there are three major issues that are coming to the forefront that need a solution or there will be the makings of a first-rate disaster. Myanmar is facing an unprecedented threefold tragedy: deadly violence, an out-of-control COVID-19 pandemic and
8th July 2021 Last week we reported on the future of Telenor, one of the telecom companies in Myanmar. Telenor was wholly owned by Telenor of Norway and was independent of the Myanmar government. It wrote its investment down to zero and was considering selling it off. We forecast that
One of the enduring images of the Cold War was the defector. Communism was, after all, such a great system that communist nations had to actively stop their people fleeing. People wishing to travel outside communist countries faced a gruelling process to obtain an exit visa. What does it say
Good morning kittens. This is your daily disinformation from your friends in government: the Comirnaty [Pfizer]vaccine is safe, do not argue. We assured you via our poodles in the media that adverse reactions may occur, don’t worry. She’ll be right. We told you to expect some pain,
The National Party has obtained a document showing nearly half of port workers have not had a single Covid-19 vaccine dose, despite the port being a gateway for Covid-19 into New Zealand, National’s Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop says. The Border Worker Testing Register: Vaccination by Employer Group shows
Teenage sweethearts who rekindled their romance after more than 50 years – and nearly 20,000 kilometres apart – are still waiting to reunite thanks to Covid-19. Jock Anderson, 74, and Elizabeth Robertson, 73, were teenage sweethearts after attending Macandrew Intermediate School in Dunedin together in the 1960s. The pair reignited their
