First we had two women who left quarantine early on compassionate grounds kissing and cuddling their way from Auckland to Wellington when they had not been tested for COVID-19 but, as it turned out, they did have the disease. Then it turned out that those in quarantine were not
David Clark resigns as Health Minister Audrey Young (Herald): Ex-Health minister David Clark became a distraction to Govt focus on re-election (paywalled) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): David Clark, the minister who took on an impossible portfolio and lost Jane Patterson (RNZ): Resigned: David Clark bows to inevitability Luke Malpass
Something that’s been a glaring constant in the Wuhan pandemic is that the worst outbreaks can all be sheeted home to official incompetence. Whether it’s the Chinese Communists’ original lies and cover-ups, Bill de Blasio’s disastrous order to house COVID patients in aged-care homes, Australia’
Labour MP David Clark has stepped down as Health Minister. The embattled MP for Dunedin North said he had become a “distraction” and that the “time is right” for someone else to fill the role, but he will stand as an MP in the upcoming election. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
Chris Penk The BFD is serialising National MP Chris Penk’s book Flattening the Country by publishing an extract every day. An Act of stupidity The passage of the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act will be remembered as one of the most shameful episodes in our Parliament’s history.
The little woman running this country appears to be still obsessed with control. Even though there are countries that are happy to accept Kiwis with tourist dollars to spend, her advice is not to go. Stay and spend those dollars in your own backyard, she says. In one way encouraging
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The Nats new leader has finally put some runs on the board. Speaking to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce he stated the obvious, namely that it’s totally untenable to keep our borders closed until either/if a vaccine is developed or every country has
We have passed through the COVID Looking Glass and entered a strange new reality, according to Sherelle Jacobs in The Telegraph. While New Zealand reclines in splendid isolation, the rest of the world is dealing with ‘second wave hysteria’. Not surprisingly, vaccines remain elusive and the race is on to
NZ First, fishing industry, light rail Michael Morrah (Newshub): Talleys hosted fundraiser dinners for NZ First, but denies that’s behind delay in fishing boat cameras Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Stuart Nash apologises to Winston Peters and Shane Jones over fisheries comments Conan Young (RNZ): Fishing industry unimpressed by Stuart Nash’
Now that the world is opening up again, the government finds itself under pressure to follow suit, at least in a limited way. Kiwis are now allowed to travel overseas, with the clear understanding that they will face 14 days quarantine on their return (which presumably will not be funded
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Judith Acosta classicalhomeopathynewmexico.com The other day I was in the garden with a friend, enjoying all the tender blessings of nature when, suddenly, a large vinegaroon crawled past her bare feet. It is a formidable-looking bug, but completely benign to humans. She leapt up like a gazelle on
Chris Penk The BFD is serialising National MP Chris Penk’s book Flattening the Country by publishing an extract every day. Non-essential (Parliamentary) business Emergency powers were invoked by the government, giving itself the ability to amend laws and take actions without the usual safeguards, as Newsroom’s Sam
Fishing industry Michael Morrah (Newshub): Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash blames pressure from NZ First for delay in fishing boat cameras in recording Herald: NZ First blamed for delay in fishing boat cameras by Stuart Nash in leaked recording Scott Palmer (Newshub): Winston Peters launches attack on Newshub journalist Michael Morrah
