The government has produced a list of essential businesses. This list may evolve over time. SectorsEntities providing essential services (including their supply chains)AccommodationAccommodation services for essential workers and people who need to be isolated/quarantined BorderCustoms New Zealand, Immigration New Zealand and the Ministry for Primary IndustriesBuilding and constructionBuilding
Prime Minister’s statement: * Alert Level 3 now in place immediately * PM will issue an epidemic notice and will move country to a national civil defence emergency * Two cases of possible community spread. * Potential for cases to double every five days. * Reviewed in 48 hours, will go to Level 4
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Cruise Ships as Floating Isolation Wards? Right now there are four cruise ships in Auckland. They are all empty – no passengers. They are the La Laperouse, Silver Muse, Bremen and Noordam. Noordam has been moored off Whangaparaoa since Wednesday last week. La Laperouse also; until Saturday night when it moored
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The Free Speech Coalition No doubt you saw Andrew Little’s comments about forging ahead with hate speech legislation to get it passed before this year’s general election. He told Stuff.co.nz that “The review of our hate speech laws are in the final stages. I expect there
Ministry of Health briefing: * 14 new cases confirmed. * Total is now 66. * Five cases were in Auckland, 1 case in Northland, 1 in Canterbury, 2 in New Plymouth, 2 in Waikato, 1 in Tauranga, 1 in Coromandel, and 1 in Dunedin. * 11 have history of international travel. 2 cases have
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We all watched the exact same announcement yesterday at 12 by the Prime Minister. Most BFD readers felt that they were being talked down to and that the PM’s delivery was just like that of someone talking to an audience of kindergarten or primary aged children. However, her fan
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This post will serve as updates on COVID-19 and the Prime Minister’s address at midday. Prime Minister’s midday briefing Here is Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s full speech when she addressed the nation about coronavirus in New Zealand earlier today. Kia ora koutou katoa I’m speaking
There is a slow-moving coup underway within the National Party. We can see it between the noise and static of the global pandemic and there are clues. The easiest way to destabilise the leadership is by leaking internal poll details. That is now happening, with key people in the
