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First Nine Days of Lockdown Unlawful, Court Finds

First Nine Days of Lockdown Unlawful, Court Finds

You may well remember when The BFD first broke the story that the legal advice given to Police showed that the first lockdown was illegal, at least for the first nine days. We were then subsequently leaked more details to back that up. At the time Attorney-General David Parker denied

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Early stages of Covid-19 Level 4 lockdown ruled unlawful by High Court The Government message to isolate at home at the start of the national Covid-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown was justified, but unlawful, according to a judgement from the High Court. While the measure was a “necessary, reasonable and

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Daily News Roundup – 19 August 2020

Daily News Roundup – 19 August 2020

Border Michael Morrah (Newshub): Senior quarantine whistleblower says staff were refused regular testing programme despite pleas Derek Cheng (Herald): Horrible sense of déjà vu over Government border blunders (paywalled) Jenna Lynch (Newshub): As officials hunt for the source of Auckland’s COVID-19 cluster, there’s also a search for political

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Daily News Roundup – 18 August 2020

Daily News Roundup – 18 August 2020

Election date Bryce Edwards (Guardian): By delaying the New Zealand election Jacinda Ardern appears magnanimous and conciliatory Audrey Young (Herald): Full marks to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for the way she delayed the election (paywalled) Matthew Hooton (Herald): October 17 choice masterful by Jacinda Ardern (paywalled) Stuff Editorial: Election postponed:

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Faces of the Day

Faces of the Day

Newstalk ZB reporter Andrew Dickens has claimed that Aucklanders have behaved “unforgivably” during this latest lockdown by flouting level three restrictions and enjoying the winter sunshine on our beaches. What do you think, dear readers? I am one of the many Aucklanders who has been forcibly barricaded into my city

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The Fourth Estate’s Contempt for Free Speech

The Fourth Estate’s Contempt for Free Speech

In a perfect display of the fourth estate’s (or should I say the left estate’s) contempt for debate and the free exchange of considered opinions, Stuff on Saturday editorialised in prose and cartoon, box-holing all criticism of Dear Leader’s handling of our COVID response as conspiracy theories

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Daily News Roundup – 17 August 2020

Daily News Roundup – 17 August 2020

Election date Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Decision day looms for Jacinda Ardern as Winston Peters threatens retaliation if election not delayed Richard Harman: Peters hints at constitutional challenge to PM Jane Patterson (RNZ): Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to announce decision on election date today Claire Trevett (Herald): Return of Covid-19 tilts

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Meaningful News From the Herald

Meaningful News From the Herald

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com God help us; the bloody Herald has done it again and provided a lengthy “update” on Millie Elder Holmes’s “progress” in her 14 days hotel room quarantine. So, what has Millie done? Found a cure for cancer? Nope. Written a novel, learnt to speak

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Tweet of the Day

Tweet of the Day

Really? Announcing Pakuranga College had a case when it didn’t is a pretty massive mistake. https://t.co/9FIhnKQNYA — Simeon Brown (@SimeonBrownMP) August 14, 2020

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Experts Slam Government’s Border Testing

Experts Slam Government’s Border Testing

Public health experts are slamming the debacle at the border: Auckland University Professor of Medicine Des Gorman rated the Government’s response as “somewhere between two and three” out of 10. “I’ve seen health systems manage medical emergencies worse than this but it takes some doing,” Gorman told Hosking.

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Trump Announces Peace Deal Between Israel, United Arab Emirates President Trump on Thursday announced a historic peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates that would pave the way for full normalization of relations between the two Middle Eastern countries. To read the full article click here. Israel and

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