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LIVE: Chinese Plague Update

LIVE: Chinese Plague Update

The Prime Minister and Dr Ashley Bloomfield will be holding press conference shortly. We’ve been softened up for this, with mask warnings and Bloomfield doing a show about getting tested. We were mocked for saying what has changed. Now we are about to find out. Clearly, we aren’t

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A COVID Election

A COVID Election

According to the “Fisherman’s Friend” Jacinda Ardern, and in the language of the supremely arrogant at the Labour campaign launch on Saturday: “When people ask, is this a COVID election, my answer is: Yes, it is.” The epitome of the Yorkshire adage ‘Where there’s muck, there’s brass’

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BFD Political Corner: Election 2020 Maori Party

BFD Political Corner: Election 2020 Maori Party

BFD Political corner: Election 2020 is a series that features political speeches, political ads and political campaigns on Social media from a range of different political parties in the lead up to the New Zealand election. Today we have the Maori Party: Countdown Conversations Tena koe Friend -Kia oraKei nga

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A Metaphor for Life in NZ

A Metaphor for Life in NZ

I was out with “She who must be obeyed” last night and saw the perfect metaphor for life in New Zealand. We were out buying a couple of pizzas for tea, in Taita. Most of the shops are closed up with steel shutters. Around the corner is the Walter Nash

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New Tenancy Laws Backfire

It didn’t take long for Labour’s new tenancy laws to backfire. Landlords had expressed their concern that antisocial behaviour would skyrocket as bad tenants were now protected from any consequences. Three written warnings are required within a 90-day period to begin the termination process. We predicted that

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Reefer + Endum

Reefer + Endum

Brian Rogers sunlive.co.nz Scary but true. Rogers Rabbits is back, for a limited time only. But I promise you, readers, you’ll be wishing for a hasty return of Hutch by the time I’ve finished this page. Page 2 has been in such good hands lately that

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Know Us By Our Deeds – Flu Vaccinations

Know Us By Our Deeds – Flu Vaccinations

The Prime Minister has said we would know them by their deeds. Last week I looked at the debacle in housing. Now we can look at another debacle, this time with flu vaccinations. TVNZ has now revealed that the Ministry of Health, led by Dr Ashley Bloomfield has misled everyone

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Today’s face of the day is our very own “COVID Karen” who has told us that it is going to be a “COVID election”

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