George Now that the PM has introduced the “toughest border controls in the world” it can’t go unnoticed that the only people who won’t be bearing the financial impact of these decisions are those who are making these decisions. I would guarantee that the PM’s $10,000
There has been a lot of talk about this virus thingy. In our daily meanderings we come across opinions covering all scenarios, “It’s not as bad as the flu”, “It’s only old people who die”, “It’s ok, we only have a few cases”, “The Governments aren’t
In an attempt to appear decisive and in control, Prime Minister Ardern has made claims about the restrictions her government has put in place that are pure hyperbole. To be frank, if her claims were buckets they would not hold water. It will be the strictest border restriction rules in
For a brief and wonderful moment, I thought I’d tuned in to a resignation speech from our Prime Minister, but no, it was simply a repeat performance of her speech on Saturday when she announced the latest knee jerk reaction of this inept government in response to the Covid-
If we needed any further proof we have a complete idiot running the country we have it now. Ardern’s Coronavirus Captain’s Call is grandstanding in the worst possible way. Once again she makes a shameless attempt to grab world headlines. Another nod to the UN and WHO signalling
This week’s podcast, in my opinion, is one of the most important ever. The government’s ‘Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill’ is, in short, shocking for any landlord. If you own a rental property, you need to listen to this podcast and then submit feedback to your local government representatives.
BFD Political corner: Election 2020 is a new series that will feature 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 Sustainable New Zealand Party: Please send us links
People’s reactions to Covid-19 have been interesting, to say the least. There is my very good friend (a leftie, who is also a big fan of Jacinda) who says everyone is overreacting, and in the end, it is ‘only old people’. Tell that to Tom Hanks and his
Jacinda Ardern has announced: * All incoming travellers to NZ (except from Pacific Islands) after midnight Sunday must self-quarantine for 14 days. Nothing stated as to how this will be enforced or if there will be any legal obligation to do so or even any penalties for non-compliance. This
BFD Political corner: Election 2020 is a new series that will feature 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 NZ First Party: Please send us links to
Once upon a time we took for granted a culture of honesty and trust, diligence and reliability, certainly respect, until diversity overtook virtue. Diversity is a cancer devouring healthy cells, eating away common sense. Anything goes and previously lauded attributes can no longer be taken for granted. A recent and
As we all know Tracey Martin is in self-isolation and being tested after being at a meeting last week with Peter Dutton, who is confirmed as having Covid-19. On Monday night, she was at a debate at Auckland University with several hundred people, including Jack Tame and David
It was a hard one yesterday; my daily dilemma. I didn’t know who to feel sorrier for, the prime minister of Australia or his New Zealand counterpart. Mr Morrison, in the wake of yet-another UN special rapporteur’s profound injunctions, will need to find teachers fluent in all
The government seems to be at stage three in the four-stage plan. It won’t be long before we reach stage four. Since the government doesn’t seem to have a single clue as to what to do, I thought I’d do some research. Yascha Mounk provides some
Editorial Note: At the time of writing and when this post was scheduled the service had not been cancelled. It is possible that by the time this publishes things may have changed. The Black Caps are playing their One Day series against Australia behind closed doors. The series will go
