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Bill English’s Mate John Armstrong Says Bridges Is Dog Tucker

Bill English’s Mate John Armstrong Says Bridges Is Dog Tucker

You know you are screwed when the former leader’s mouthpiece and a pal of your deputy write articles about your imminent demise. John Armstrong has done precisely that: There are no attractive scenarios for the Opposition after a calamitous week from Bridges. Simon Bridges has to go. The moment

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COVID-19 Update: 28 April 2020

COVID-19 Update: 28 April 2020

We are at Level 3 of New Zealand’s four-level COVID-19 alert system. New Zealand moved to Alert Level 3 at 11:59pm on Monday 27 April. We will stay in Alert Level 3 for two weeks, before Cabinet reviews how we are tracking and makes further decisions on 11

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When Caucus Is Leaking You’ve Got Big Problems

When Caucus Is Leaking You’ve Got Big Problems

When you look at the anatomy of a coup, the first things to look for are signs of instability. It starts with minor leaks, then bigger ones, then people put their names to things and the leak turns into a deluge. National has reached that point. Firstly abysmal poll numbers

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First There Was Your Fake News, Now There’s Your Fake Suze

First There Was Your Fake News, Now There’s Your Fake Suze

Imagine being a ‘news’ outlet pretending to stand on some sort of moral high-ground but deliberately misrepresenting the context and content of a press-pool briefing. Imagine the same outlet rushing to further misrepresent such statements by recording a little vid to post to a wider audience platform. Imagine that same

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COVID-19 Update: 27 April 2020

COVID-19 Update: 27 April 2020

We are at Level 4 of New Zealand’s four-level COVID-19 alert system. It is likely Level 4 measures will stay in place for a number of weeks. More information on alert levels. * Everyone must now stay home, except those providing essential services. * Only make physical contact with those that

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REVEALED: NewstalkZB’s Deleted Audio

REVEALED: NewstalkZB’s Deleted Audio

Yesterday we wrote about the coverup instigated by NewstalkZB after Mary Lambie, one of their guests, wished supporters of Donald Trump would inject themselves with poison. NewstalkZB tried to bury the audio, deleting the segment from their On-Demand page, and producing only an edited version of the segment some hours

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News from the Front

News from the Front

Lab creates 3-D printed nasal swabs during emergency shortage The University of South Florida (USF) Health, Formlabs, a leading 3-D printing company, and Northwell Health, New York’s largest healthcare provider, have announced they have successfully produced and tested a 3-D printed nasal swab to address emergency shortages that hospitals

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COVID-19 Update: 26 April 2020

COVID-19 Update: 26 April 2020

We are at Level 4 of New Zealand’s four-level COVID-19 alert system. It is likely Level 4 measures will stay in place for a number of weeks. More information on alert levels. * Everyone must now stay home, except those providing essential services. * Only make physical contact with those that

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Follow The BFD via Google News

Follow The BFD via Google News

The BFD is available via Google News. You can access Google News from their site, or download an app for your phone from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. To add The BFD as a favourite put The BFD in the search bar and it will appear: Once

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Our Dying Newspapers

Our Dying Newspapers

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Our newspapers are dying and nothing can save them, sad for my generation for whom they’re an indispensable habit. As an avid newspaper devotee, I’ve finally come to terms with this after reading the Guardian’s famous editor Alan Rushbridger’s excellent 2018

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COVID-19 Update: 25 April 2020

COVID-19 Update: 25 April 2020

We are at Level 4 of New Zealand’s four-level COVID-19 alert system. It is likely Level 4 measures will stay in place for a number of weeks. More information on alert levels. * Everyone must now stay home, except those providing essential services. * Only make physical contact with those that

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COVID-19 Update: 24 April 2020

COVID-19 Update: 24 April 2020

We are at Level 4 of New Zealand’s four-level COVID-19 alert system. It is likely Level 4 measures will stay in place for a number of weeks. More information on alert levels. * Everyone must now stay home, except those providing essential services. * Only make physical contact with those that

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