Advisory: BIG Story About to Break
The BFD has been sitting on a very big news story, working since late last night to put it together for our readers. This afternoon, when we are ready, we will publish it. You DO NOT want to MISS this news story.
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Daily News Roundup – 7 May 2020
Government, lockdown legality Branko Marcetic (Democracy Project): The prime minister should listen to her own mantra: “Be kind” RNZ: Was Covid-19 lockdown legal? Professor Claudia Geiringer explains Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Legal challenge over coronavirus lockdown Yvette McCullough (RNZ): Epidemic Response Committee to summons Solicitor-General to reveal legal advice
COLFO Versus Minister of Police: Day 1 & 2
Nicole McKee Spokesperson Fair and Reasonable Campaign Day One: I’m now out of our first day of hearings and a “Zoom” meeting with our lawyers. Of course a result is impossible to predict, and I make this observation as a non-lawyer, but it appeared Justice Cooke really engaged
No, Simon, We Don’t Need a Better Form of Socialism
National’s big plan to assist with recovery in a post-COVID-19 world appears to be an extra big dollop of corporate welfare. Once again the pitch seems to be for people to vote National because they aren’t quite as bad as Labour. National Party leader Simon Bridges
Daily News Roundup – 6 May 2020
Move to Level 2 1News: Modelling expert ‘a little bit nervous’ that unknown Covid-19 cases will spread if we burst our bubbles Gordon Purdie, Nick Wilson, Michael Baker (Public Health Expert): What we would like to see on the Ministry of Health’s website to better inform progress on
Race Relations in the Media
Tuesday 5 May 2020 News: Maori offered track into legal cannabis industry Maori Party Calling On Govt To Ensure RMA Changes Don’t Undermine Maori Rights Or The Environment Maori views considered in RMA fast tracking Waipareira Nurses Granted Wider Medical Powers Police Commissioner: Community-run roadblocks are now close
Ardern Saw “No Evidence” of Gangs Involved with Illegal Roadblocks
Jacinda Ardern told Mike Hosking that she had seen no evidence of gangs being involved with illegal roadblocks. She is clearly wilfully blind. Mike Hosking challenged her on this but she still denied there was any evidence. Her darlings at Newsroom and NewstalkZB last week documented this exact occurrence: Volunteers
Daily News Roundup – 5 May 2020
Economy Robert MacCulloch (Herald): A time for trickle-up economics (paywalled) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Sir Roger Douglas – Let big firms ‘fend for themselves’ Bruce Munro (ODT): Recovery for all Liam Dann (Herald): How bad will unemployment get in New Zealand? New data to show start of the job crunch (paywalled)
Reactions to Leaked Police Emails
Immediately after we published our story about the leaked Police emails, which revealed that the initial two weeks of the lockdown were probably illegal, Jacinda Ardern appeared on Mike Hosking’s show to discuss this and other matters. Mike Hosking did not let her off the hook lightly: The government
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COVID-19 Update: 4 May 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
Daily News Roundup – 4 May 2020
UMR poll Matt McCarten (E-Tangata): Jacinda Ardern’s rising tide Tova O’Brien (Newshub): Poll won’t roll Simon Bridges but that doesn’t mean he’s safe Henry Cooke (stuff): How much has Covid-19 truly changed politics? Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): National has a difficult
EXCLUSIVE: Government and Police Lockdown Actions NOT Legally Supported
At the start of the Level 4 lockdown, unknown to the public, the Police were flying by the seat of their pants, receiving almost daily updates telling them how to deal with the lockdown. At the start of the lockdown on 25th March, the Medical Officer of Health (MedOH) notice
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