It’s been a week since problems at the New Zealand border first emerged, but the cloud hanging over Health Minister David Clark’s career hasn’t lifted. It’s a big deal calling for someone to resign. Despite much jeering and jibing, the Opposition doesn’t often call for
Chris Penk The BFD is serialising National MP Chris Penk’s book Flattening the Country by publishing an extract every day. Stop the press! One of the sectors thrown into considerable chaos by the government’s coronavirus choices is the media. First, consider the difficulties that the Fourth Estate faced
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com With the public’s broad support, in the face of the COVID threat, the government closed down New Zealand, imposing a dictatorial control regime to an extent unprecedented in our history. That said, every measure they took copied to the letter what was being done
Auckland light rail, coalition tensions Henry Cooke (Stuff): Phil Twyford, minister of embarrassing failures Audrey Young (Herald): Pressure on Transport Minister Phil Twyford over light rail being ditched (paywalled) Richard Harman (Politik): Political utu in the coalition Jason Walls (Herald): The Government’s handbrake: What else has New Zealand First
Information Parody I beat Covid19 but the National party let it back in. pic.twitter.com/CefmAFy49v — Jacinda Ardren (parody) (@JacindaArdern_0) June 20, 2020 I will be resigning this afternoon. The Team of 5 Million let me down. I have not been on a holiday for over 3 months.
Chris Penk The BFD is serialising National MP Chris Penk’s book Flattening the Country by publishing an extract every day. Are you certain? And now for another excellent point that the New Zealand Law Society made about the government’s approach to the rule of law being so inexcusably
“I will get you that number – I’m sorry I haven’t got it – I’d like to have it as well.” It’s been a week and counting since the Director-General of Health was first asked how many people have left managed isolation without being tested for Covid-
COVID-19 infections are on the rise again in parts of Australia, especially Victoria. But while this is still very far from the much-touted “second wave”, it is risking yet another government panicking and rushing to impose lockdowns again. It’s also exposing the incompetence and double-standards at
Border, quarantine Katie Scotcher (RNZ): Rigorous border system ‘matter of life or death’, public health expert says Hannah Kronast and Delphine Herbert (Newshub): Siouxsie Wiles defends Government’s decision not to test for COVID-19 at border 1News: Health expert calls for New Zealand to change the way new Covid-
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Observing the indulgence shown towards massive BLM protests by previously lockdown-absolutist Democrat governors and mayors, actor and Twitter gadfly James Woods remarked that we could expect an imminent outbreak of sick leftists or we would realise once and for all that lockdowns were a con. Win-win, you might
Chris Penk The BFD is serialising National MP Chris Penk’s book Flattening the Country by publishing an extract every day. Ignorance of the law It’s pretty important that the laws of our land are easily enough understood to be obeyed. The system breaks down rather, if that’s
The Prime Minister has stated the tests in quarantine will be compulsory: “We’ve taken the opportunity, while renewing that health order, to make it crystal-clear that individuals must submit to testing and medical exams, including the potential of multiple tests,” Ardern said. Well, it turns out that isn’
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Mike: We begin as we always do these days with the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern who is with us. A very good morning to you. Jacinda: Good morning Mike. Mike: So, how many people left hotels without testing? Jacinda: (Sucks in breath) Well, from the 9th of June of course
