Health
PM’s Claims about NZ Coronavirus Restrictions Are Pure Hyperbole
In an attempt to appear decisive and in control, Prime Minister Ardern has made claims about the restrictions her government has put in place that are pure hyperbole. To be frank, if her claims were buckets they would not hold water. It will be the strictest border restriction rules in
There Is a Word for People like This…
This muppet knew he was in trouble with the virus and yet still flew. His Australian doctor had to dob him in. What a dickhead! An Australian man is self-isolating in Wellington after testing positive to coronavirus. Townsville Dance Teacher Andre Reynaud was tested by Queensland Health after returning
The Truth About Coronavirus
The world we live in today has the greatest capacity in the planet’s history for information distribution. On that basis, one might expect us to be the best and most accurately informed society of all time. Except that our new found information technology is in the hands of every
She’ll Be Right, Mate
People’s reactions to Covid-19 have been interesting, to say the least. There is my very good friend (a leftie, who is also a big fan of Jacinda) who says everyone is overreacting, and in the end, it is ‘only old people’. Tell that to Tom Hanks and his
The BFD Video: Why New Diseases Keep Appearing in China
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Covid-19: EVERYONE Coming to New Zealand MUST Isolate for 14 Days
Jacinda Ardern has announced: * All incoming travellers to NZ (except from Pacific Islands) after midnight Sunday must self-quarantine for 14 days. Nothing stated as to how this will be enforced or if there will be any legal obligation to do so or even any penalties for non-compliance. This
Coronavirus: A Weekly Update from the Conversation’s Global Network of Academics
Clint Witchalls The Conversation The year had barely begun when stories started to emerge of a worrying number of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China, caused by a mysterious new “coronavirus”. The Conversation published its first story on the outbreak on January 13. At that point, it was spreading in China,
Was Tracey Martin at Cabinet on Monday?
As we all know Tracey Martin is in self-isolation and being tested after being at a meeting last week with Peter Dutton, who is confirmed as having Covid-19. On Monday night, she was at a debate at Auckland University with several hundred people, including Jack Tame and David
How to Stop the Spread of Covid-19: CANCEL EVERYTHING
The government seems to be at stage three in the four-stage plan. It won’t be long before we reach stage four. Since the government doesn’t seem to have a single clue as to what to do, I thought I’d do some research. Yascha Mounk provides some
People Are Going to Die Before Their Time
Editorial Note: At the time of writing and when this post was scheduled the service had not been cancelled. It is possible that by the time this publishes things may have changed. The Black Caps are playing their One Day series against Australia behind closed doors. The series will go
Six Upsides of Corona
Lindsay Perigo solopassion.com The old adage that what doesn’t kill you will only make you stronger may never be truer in our time than in the case of the Corona Virus that is currently throwing almost everyone into hysteria and panic. First, even if Islamo-Marxist Merkel’s
The BFD Face of the Day
President Trump announced Wednesday that he will be suspending all travel from Europe to the U.S. for 30 days starting Friday at midnight in an effort to quell the spread of coronavirus. His address from the Oval Office comes hours after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global
