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Daily News Roundup – 23 April 2020

Daily News Roundup – 23 April 2020

National Party, Simon Bridges’ leadership Tova O’Brien (Newshub): National MPs concerned about leader Simon Bridges’ ‘tone’ on COVID-19, ‘membership is not happy Richard Harman (Politik): Those who could depose Bridges Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): Why it’s easy to believe the National coup story Duncan Garner

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A Dose of Reality about the Future

A Dose of Reality about the Future

Some people seem to think it’s all going to be OK out there if we sit tight for another couple of weeks. They think that everything is going to suddenly be just fine. We will have ridden out the storm and before we know it, we’ll be back

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Trump Detonates an Immigration Bombshell

Trump Detonates an Immigration Bombshell

In a move that’s guaranteed to once again send Twitter’s tiny leftist echo chamber (80% of Twitter users are affluent millennials) into a shrieking meltdown, and his own supporters’ cheering, US President Donald Trump has announced a temporary suspension of all immigration into the United States. Thanks to

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The BFD Community Noticeboard ( **Last one)

The BFD Community Noticeboard ( **Last one)

**This is the last Community Noticeboard that we will post as it has not been used as first envisaged. This post is a place to: 1. Notify others of COVID-19 related news in their areas 2. Arrange for help for those unable to go out to get food or

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COVID-19 Update: 22 April 2020

COVID-19 Update: 22 April 2020

We are at Level 4 of New Zealand’s four-level COVID-19 alert system. It is likely Level 4 measures will stay in place for a number of weeks. More information on alert levels. * Everyone must now stay home, except those providing essential services. * Only make physical contact with

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Why Are Silver Fern Farms & Alliance Taking the Wage Subsidy?

Why Are Silver Fern Farms & Alliance Taking the Wage Subsidy?

The wage subsidy offered to businesses to keep employees is being used by all sorts of businesses in essential industries. As we saw with New World public pressure makes them withdraw claims or pay them back. At a time when every business owner who is not in an essential industry

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A Government Bereft of Reality

A Government Bereft of Reality

With Monday’s announcement on moving to level three next Tuesday the adding of an extra week to level four shows complete ignorance of how business operates, the overheads involved, staff costs, compliance costs and the slim margins they operate on. As Bob Jones has pointed out in his last

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What If the Experts Were Wrong – Really Wrong?

What If the Experts Were Wrong – Really Wrong?

Dave Pellowe davepellowe.com In 2001 Professor Neil Ferguson, professor of mathematical biology and director of the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis at Imperial College London, predicted up to 150,000 could die in the U.K. alone from mad cow disease. Panicked politicians and ballistic bureaucrats ordered

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A Wave of Devastation

A Wave of Devastation

George If ever a person has had her shortcomings superseded by major events, it is our PM. The performance of her government over the last two and a half years has been appalling with her leadership being exposed as weak and ineffective. But amazingly this same person when confronted with

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Epidemic Response Committee | NZ Parliament – 22 April 2020

Epidemic Response Committee | NZ Parliament – 22 April 2020

Live meetings of the Epidemic Response Committee of the New Zealand Parliament. The Epidemic Response Committee was established on 25 March 2020 to consider and report to the House on matters relating to the Government’s management of the COVID-19 epidemic. Learn more about this committee and browse committee

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One of the Highest in the World

One of the Highest in the World

In her 4pm statement to the nation on Wednesday the Prime Minister (our single source of truth) said this: Our testing has scaled up and we have now tested over 85,000 New Zealanders, one of the highest testing rates per capita in the world. Where are we on the

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Fact Check of the PM’s 20 April COVID -19 Presentation

Fact Check of the PM’s 20 April COVID -19 Presentation

Ian Harrison Principal Tailrisk economics Factual Statements Note these are not necessarily taken verbatim from the Prime Minister’s speech, but capture the substance of what was said. Transmission rate New Zealand’s current transmission is 0.48 compared to the world rate of 2.5. Assessment: False An assessment

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Do We Really Need More Time In Lockdown? *Updated

Do We Really Need More Time In Lockdown? *Updated

Today (Tuesday 21 April) we have 5 new cases of COVID-19. We have a total of 13 deaths, all older people with underlying health conditions. This is sad for their families, but in world terms, our numbers are very low. Whether we were never going to be badly affected,

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