Media’s “Peaceful Protest” Narrative Shatters on Live TV
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“It Was a Scramble to Put My Nomination in”
Rick Giles nzb3.anarkiwi.co.nz And the Conflict of Interest Top Prize goes to….Labour politician Ayesha Verrall. As Labour 6.0 has a newly created Outstanding Achievement prize just for public servants perhaps they can award one to this political doctor? Because this is amazing… Verrall was already
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!
Chris Penk The BFD is serialising National MP Chris Penk’s book Flattening the Country by publishing an extract every day. Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! In my experience (and I did live there for a few years), our Australian brethren are commendably direct. Indeed directness is sometimes one of their most
Coronavirus: “Our Expectations Have Not Been Met” Says PM
Essential health checks were missed on New Zealand’s two new cases of coronavirus – and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says that her “expectations have not been met”. She made the comments on Tuesday evening after it was announced that two women had been diagnosed with COVID-19 after leaving a managed
Daily News Roundup – 17 June 2020
Health and Disability System Review, hospital stocktake Henry Cooke (Stuff): Health system overhaul would be a gigantic fight. Is the Government up for it? Ben Heather (Stuff): Why we should be sceptical about big health reform Richard Harman (Politik): Simpson splits up Bloomfield’s Ministry Cate Broughton (Stuff): One DHB
The BFD Video: Wokevirus
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Postcard from Canada: 16 June
Geoffrey Corfield is a card-carrying member of both The Conservative Party of Canada (federal) and the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (provincial). Canada is just over 37 times bigger than New Zealand. It is divided into 10 provincial and three territorial jurisdictions, three of which are smaller than New Zealand.
The Phoney War
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Last year it was the war against global warming which brought out the imitative marchers. This year it’s been the war against the coronavirus. More recently our feeble-minded wets, in tedious copycat fashion we’re all so wearingly bored with, marched in a war
Perspectives
Chris Penk The BFD is serialising National MP Chris Penk’s book Flattening the Country by publishing an extract every day. Perspectives I am a National Party MP. As such, I’m a member of Her Majesty’s loyal opposition, at least for a few more months. Some have been
Daily News Roundup – 16 June 2020
Labour Party list Henry Cooke (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern rebrands the post-coronavirus Labour Party with her first real party list Jamie Ensor and Lydia Lewis (Newshub): Dr Ayesha Verrall’s experience could prove ‘helpful’ to Labour post-COVID-19 – commentator Hannah Kronast (Newshub): Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern defends Labour’s list diversity Thomas
Face of the Day
What is wrong with this picture? A disease specialist publicly supports the government’s illegal lockdown and stays supportive even after the modelling the decision was based off is revealed to be complete rubbish. She then receives a high position on the party list. Was it a reward? If so
Flattening the Country
Chris Penk The BFD is serialising National MP Chris Penk’s book by publishing an extract every day. Flattening the country It was only supposed to be the curve that got flattened, not the whole country. This is the real story of Labour’s lockdown: how poor preparation then panic
Daily News Roundup – 15 June 2020
Colonial statues, place names, Black Lives Matter Cherie Howie (Herald): Race relations commissioner Meng Foon calls for dialogue on colonisation-linked statues, place names Jason Walls (Herald): NZ First Leader Winston Peters: Getting rid of historical statues ‘idiocy’ 1News: Winston Peters outraged over ‘idiocy’ of ‘wokeism’ amid statue removal Mark Quinlivan
The Conning of a Country
So here we are. Alert level one. New Zealand has officially eliminated the deadly COVID-19 virus still ravaging much of the world. The media is gushing with stories of domestic and international praise of our Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. A quick glance at Facebook this morning revealed at least three
Robertson Joins the Fray
While Grant Robertson has no financial or economic background, I thought he was doing a reasonable job as minister of finance. There may, however, be an element of comparison with some of the true dullards in the current cabinet that helped forge that opinion. He is certainly no Bill English,
The New Normal
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com So here we all are living our ‘new normal’ – Alert Level 1 in the battle against COVID-19. That’s where we’re expected to stay until a vaccine is available. It’s only at that stage that our borders could fully re-open and New Zealanders