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Daily News Roundup – 15 September 2020

Daily News Roundup – 15 September 2020

Alert level decision Luke Malpass (Stuff): Big questions linger after Covid-19 alert level decision Derek Cheng (Herald): Travel spike could thwart Government’s level 1 plans – Covid modeller Science Media Centre: Alert Level status quo stays a little longer – Expert Reaction Crystal Wu (Stuff): Public health, economic experts react

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Hipkins Is Not Their Source of Truth

Hipkins Is Not Their Source of Truth

Eliora Senior Pastor Glen Taka, of the Mt Roskill Evangelical Fellowship, made me smile last week. Yes, he/they broke the rules, but he has made it clear that he and his group are not going to be part of the “team of 5 million” who are enamoured of every

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A Treat for Non-subscribers

A Treat for Non-subscribers

Today readers without a Bronze level BFD subscription get a free taste of what they are missing out on. If you like what you see you can grab a Bronze level subscription today. The BFD. Cartoon credit BoomSlang The BFD Cartoon credit SonovaMin Note: This free taste does not include

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Labour Dropped the Ball…again!

Labour Dropped the Ball…again!

What a bunch of killjoys in the Labour Party. We have now been denied the chance to hold the Rugby Championship. Of course, don’t for one moment think it was solely their doing. They have all these so-called health experts in the field of academia giving them advice.

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Late Night Musings of a Dairy Farmer

Late Night Musings of a Dairy Farmer

Suzanne Hanning Bristol Grove Dairies I can’t sleep. There’s a few things on my mind. I know farmers are supposed to be resilient and just get on with things, but I’ve been chewing over the new laws our government has just passed for a wee while now.

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Time to Let Air New Zealand Fold

Time to Let Air New Zealand Fold

Maisie I feel very sorry for Greg Foran. He’s been left holding the pinless hand grenade that has long been tossed around by the CEOs of Air New Zealand. It is now time to let Air New Zealand slip quietly into the night. It would then salvage some dignity

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Our first tv ad for the 2020 election campaign. pic.twitter.com/MXdPokabWD — Judith Collins (@JudithCollinsMP) September 13, 2020

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The Cruel Incompetence of the “Compassionate”

The Cruel Incompetence of the “Compassionate”

As Judith Collins wryly remarked, regarding Jacinda Ardern’s incessant prattling about “kindness”, the more a man tells you he’s honest, the more often you check your pockets. The more a progressive leader boasts that their performance is world-leading, that they are “on the right side of history”

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We Lost the Rugby

We Lost the Rugby

It has really surprised me how compliant the New Zealand public has been over COVID. We have had most of our human rights and civil liberties taken away by a benign dictator who has persuaded us all that it is for our own good. Yes, the country is locked off

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