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Community Transmission in NZ since 20/3/2020?
Editors Note: The following chart and PDF that appears to be from the World Health Organisation was sent to The BFD today anonymously so I cannot confirm their accuracy. The person who sent it to us claims that New Zealand has had confirmation of community transmission since 20/3/2020.
Panic Buying: Blame Lack of Connection Not Individualism
British author Oliver Murphy talks about stockpiling and the reasons behind panic buying. It was last week when Isabel had come out of major surgery to remove a brain tumour. Now convalescing at home, Isabel (not her real name) is only able to take paracetamol to manage what she describes
COVID-19 Update: 22 March 2020
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
Is Anyone Home at the Self-Isolation Hotline?
A reader noticed this on the local Helensville Community Facebook page: So they decided to email the self-isolation email that was pushed everywhere on Friday and Saturday by the Ministry of Health. This was the reply: Riiight…you can’t even play a knock, knock joke with that because
A Real Emergency, Not a Fake One, Forces Change
What do you know? Pollution levels are down, the sky can be seen over China and the canals in Venice are cleaner than ever in living memory. And what brought this about? The coronavirus pandemic. A real emergency, where thousands have already lost their lives, forced us to change our
The BFD Vigilante of the Day
Today’s Vigilante of the day, Rawiri Waititi has reacted to our PM’s weak as dishwater COVID-19 response by taking the law into his own hands and illegally enforcing what he describes as border controls in an attempt to protect his community. He and his community will be
Trump Clears Way to Use Malaria Drug against COVID-19
Fred Lucas PA Pundits – International Fred Lucas is the White House correspondent for The Daily Signal at The Heritage Foundation and he is the co-host of “The Right Side of History” podcast. In what he called a “game-changer or maybe not,” President Donald Trump on Thursday directed the
Covid-19 Clears the Air over China
If long time and highly respected CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour can make the comment that one of the positive outcomes of Covid-19 is the serious reduction in pollution of the skies over China, perhaps I can take a moment to add a few more. Before I do, let me
What Makes the Government Think We Are Different from the Rest of the Entire World?
California is now on lockdown with the Governor issuing a stay at home order for residents. California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statewide order for all of the state’s residents to “stay at home” during the coronavirus pandemic. “We need to bend the curve in the state of California,
Ardern: ‘Listen Only to Us.’
Ms Ardern has been at pains to let us all know that we should only listen to information from official Government sources. Apparently everything else should be “taken with a grain of salt”. “We will share with you the most up-to-date information daily. You can trust us as
COVID-19 Update & PM Address Post
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
When COVID-19 and Virtue-Signalling Law Changes Collide
The BFD’s writers have one and all been opposed to the government’s ban on so called single-use plastic bags. We opposed them for a number of reasons: 1. Banning them does not save turtles or help the environment as New Zealand is not the source of plastic
The Prime Minister Needs to Grow the Hell Up
The rest of the world is taking the Covid-19 pandemic a great deal more seriously than our Prime Minister. While Israel moves into full lockdown along with many other countries, Jacinda Ardern is performing PR stunts. The latest is a press conference specifically for children: New Zealand’s prime