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Counting the Costs of Lockdowns
Ananish Chaudhuri ananishchaudhuri.com Ananish Chaudhuri is Professor of Experimental Economics at the University of Auckland and the author of “Nudged into lockdown? Behavioural Economics, Uncertainty and Covid-19.” As we approach the second anniversary of WHO’s designation of Covid 19 as a pandemic in March 2020, many countries
Aotearoa or New Zealand?
Dear Editor The increasing use of Aotearoa or Aotearoa New Zealand and a corresponding drop in the use of New Zealand, without any mandate from the people, is of concern. We had a referendum a few years ago on changing our flag and that is how such changes should be
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Unvaxxed for the Win Yet Again
As time moves forward those of us who resisted mandates, stood strong, and thumbed our nose at the divisiveness promulgated by the evil regime of the tyrant Ardern, are getting to multiple ‘I told you so’ moments. The more people who are double or triple vaxxed catching the WuPox the
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Nanaia Mahuta – Nobel Prize Prospect
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com A week or so back Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta issued a warning to Putin re invading the Ukraine. I’ve waited to see if it worked. Well, it certainly appears to have done as ever since the Russians have issued appeasement noises. Putin suffers from
What a Dreadful Speech From Ardern
In the car, I tuned to radio bulletins yet I still had no idea what crazy Ardern had proposed for us long-suffering everyday Kiwis. The timetable seemed so disorganized, complex and completely over the top. Was this to subtly keep continued control of each and every one of us?
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Faces of the Day
Question: How do you know when the Ministry of Health AKA Ardern’s regime is doing it wrong? Answer: When the people they lock down inside MIQ realise that deliberately catching Covid will get them out faster than if they don’t deliberately catch Covid! Read the article in full
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David Seymour’s State of the Nation Speech 2022
If you have a great Youtube, Rumble, Odysee or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@thebfd.co.nz Transcript of David Seymour’s State of the Nation Speech 2022 3 February, 2022 Introduction Thank you very much to Russell McVeagh for hosting this event. Thank you to Tim
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National Release 10-Point Omicron Plan
Given the Government has listened to National’s policy to end MIQ for vaccinated travellers and recognised the importance of rapid tests, National is proposing more ideas to improve the response to Omicron, says National’s COVID-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop. “Today, National is releasing our 10-point plan