Covid-19
More of Jacinda’s ‘Kindness’ as Mental Health Stats Worsen
Jacinda Ardern has made much of “kindness” in her approach to politics. Sadly, like almost everything else she touches, it is more of a slogan than anything else. It isn’t a surprise then that the nation’s mental health statistics have actually worsened under this government’s policies, rather
Holding the Government to Account
By Alia Bee Co-founder of Voices For Freedom voicesforfreedom.co.nz Lawyer Sue Grey was interviewed by Peter Williams on Magic Talk. The topic of discussion was her open letter addressed to our PM and other relevant ministers regarding the legislation used to approve the Pfizer vaccine for the
New Census Data Show Homeschooling Tripled during the Pandemic—and One Key Group Is Driving the Surge
Kerry McDonald fee.org Kerry McDonald is a Senior Education Fellow at FEE and author of Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom (Chicago Review Press, 2019). She is also an adjunct scholar at The Cato Institute and a regular Forbes contributor. Kerry has a B.A.
Israeli Choice: Human Lab Rat or a Second Class Citizen
Israel is leading the world in the Covid vaccine roll out. Israel was hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic – it reported over 831,000 infections. But in just a few months, after launching a mass vaccination campaign, life is “back to normal”. As of March 15, according to the
COVID Shows Why You Need Independent Media
COVID has demonstrated the absolute necessity of independent media. Sure, it seems somewhat morbid to speak of a “silver lining” to the Wuhan Plague and unseemly, perhaps, to use it to blow our own trumpets, but there it is: if it weren’t for sites like The BFD, who would
Free States Faring Far Better Than Lockdown States in One Huge Way, New Data Show
Brad Polumbo fee.org Brad Polumbo is a libertarian-conservative journalist and Opinion Editor at the Foundation for Economic Education. When COVID-19 first came to our shores, it presented policymakers and elected officials with a crisis like nothing in living memory. In the year since, states have taken markedly
One Set of the Five Eyes Remains Blind to WHO’s Bullshit
Once again, New Zealand is undermining its Five Eyes partners against China. It’s one step forward, two steps back in the trans-Tasman relationship, and a PM too busy reading her fan mail to bother with piddling stuff like pandemic investigations. The only international relations matters Jacinda Ardern appears
The Vast Majority of the Global Population Has Eagerly Embraced a Giant Deception
Michael Snyder endoftheamericandream.com This wasn’t supposed to happen. We were promised that 2021 would be the year when things would turn around because the vaccines would bring the COVID pandemic to an end. Hundreds of millions of doses have already been administered all over the globe, and millions
COVID-19 Vaccine Injury in NZ: Jane’s Story
Alia Bee Co-founder of Voices For Freedom voicesforfreedom.co.nz Listen to Jane’s interview with Peter Williams on Magic Talk below. Over the past month, NZ has witnessed the rollout of the new, experimental COVID-19 Comirnaty vaccine from Pfizer to border workers, frontline staff and their families.
Sue Grey: Open Letter to Prime Minister
Tracy Livingston outdoorsparty.co.nz 31 March 2021 URGENT- OPEN LETTER Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Ministers of COVID-19 cc Attorney-General David Parker Director-General of Health Solicitor-General Una Jagose Chris James – Group Manager Medsafe Health and Disability Commissioner Dear Prime Minister, Attorney-General, Director-General of Health
Queensland Cluster a Useful Trial Run for Trans-Tasman Travel
ACT Party ACT Leader David Seymour. “Queensland has just given New Zealand a lesson in how to contain an outbreak of COVID-19 and lift a lockdown,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “Part of the reason for success was metropolitan Brisbane’s ability to ramp up community testing. “A record
New Zealanders Getting the Mushroom Treatment on Vaccinations
ACT Party ACT Leader David Seymour “How astonishing that the Australian Health Minister finds himself having to defend his Government having only vaccinated 670,000 Australians when New Zealand has managed less than 10 per cent of that number,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “This difference between Australia and New
Germany Says Astrazeneca COVID Shot Should Only Be Given to People over 60 as Country Tallies 9 Deaths from Blood Clots
rt.com Germany has restricted the use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine as a precautionary measure amid reports the jab is being linked to more cases of suspected adverse effects, some resulting in death. The country’s Standing Vaccination Commission recommended on Tuesday that AstraZeneca’s Vaxzevria only be