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The main thing that saved us from a total economic meltdown in 2008 was a very robust banking system. Amid all the silliness going on in the rest of the world, our banks still insisted on 20% deposits for home buyers (smaller deposits were allowed but in restricted numbers), giving
New Zealand is in a dangerous place right now. Police Commissioner Mike Bush has come under intense criticism in the media for withholding the police guidelines that are being used to enforce the lockdown. In other words, the rules are secret and the police aren’t going to tell you
The Government is currently using wartime analogies to discuss how we are combating the spread of the COVID-19 virus. There is a problem with that analogy though as they are trying to fight a war without having any casualties, and in the process crippling the economy, all to save
Health Minister David Clark has been forced to apologise to PM Jacinda Ardern for thinking that the lockdown rules for exercise apply to everyone except himself. He was caught out after driving his van to a park in order to go mountain biking. He broke not one but two of
Dieuwe de Boer and Tim Wilms continue live on The Unshackled channel only during the lockdown. Tune in for a recap and discussion of the week’s news in New Zealand and Australia.
BFD Political corner: Election 2020 is a new 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: The Maori Party have delayed the launch
As I write, the global death toll attributed to Covid-19 approaches 50,000. The Lancet puts the annual global death toll from flu in the year 2017 at between 250,000 and 500,000. [Editor’s note: COVID-19 has a higher fatality rate than seasonal influenza and is
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An NZ Herald cartoonist, a nasty, spiteful, leftist, oik at the best of times, recently published a disrespectful cartoon depicting his version of Simpson and his donkey. He even tweeted some commentary: If only it were true that Jacinda Ardern had finally cracked the Aussie nut. The truth is actually
As everyone rallies round to defeat the new ‘enemy’, the government is largely off the hook and free from scrutiny. It’s a situation beyond the socialists’ wildest dreams. Watch them now destroy (left-wing academics term it ‘deconstruct’) the fabric of our shared values and loyalties in pursuit of
Greens and Labour coalition deal Matthew Hooton (Herald): Green deal radically strengthens Ardern while gagging Shaw and Davidson (paywalled) Tracy Watkins (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern’s agreement with Greens shows her iron fist Luke Malpass (Stuff): Labour gets to be magnanimous, the Greens get a good deal Herald: Editorial: Jacinda Ardern
I am self-employed and left New Zealand from New Plymouth Via Auckland on the 29th of Feb 2020 for South WA. I was well aware of the growing situation at home and abroad. Having turned down work in other countries due to security (Colombia), China (poor H&S)
Yesterday I wrote about the differing standards that the Government is using to classify people as “recovered”. We even went as far as to contact the Ministry of Health media spokesman to make sure we were saying the right thing and not misleading anyone as to our assumptions. For the
