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Believe It or Not

Believe It or Not

The Ponderer Apparently, the Selwyn district has the highest vaccination rate in the entire country. In her October email update, the local MP Nicola Grigg proudly proclaimed that Selwyn had a 95% first-dose vaccination rate as of October 26. Star News claimed 97% on 29 October. The NZ Herald

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Important Questions about Northland Roadblocks
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Important Questions about Northland Roadblocks

David Seymour ACT Leader Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield needs to let New Zealanders know if he has appointed Hone Harawira and the Tai Tokerau Border Control as Enforcement Officers under the law. The announcement of joint iwi-police roadblocks raises important questions of who’s proposing what to

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COVID-19 Statistics Are Routinely Exaggerated, and Too Few People Care

covidplanb.co.nz A feature of the covid-19 pandemic has been the relentless highlighting of cases, hospitalisations and deaths of covid-19 with very little context to help interpret the statistics. No matter what the mitigating factors, the story of a deathly and fearful virus is maintained by authorities,

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BFD Daily Opinion Poll

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Not a House of Cards
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Not a House of Cards

Judith’s Machiavellian stunt can be forgiven… the end did indeed justify the means. “This is not House of Cards“, said Luxon, in his first speech, giving the media notice that he will not be bullied and a warning not to go looking for drama and espionage (although Judith’s

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Iwi-Police Checkpoints the Dangerous Side of Kindness
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Iwi-Police Checkpoints the Dangerous Side of Kindness

David Seymour ACT Leader Our weak Prime Minister and Police Commission have been bullied by iwi into surrendering citizens’ basic rights. Jacinda should have made it clear that New Zealanders have a right to move around the country, if there are public health requirements then the Government would use Police

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It’s Time to Reconnect People and Opportunity

Matt King Farmer, community advocate, critical thinker Northland is home. As a former police officer, detective and small business owner, I understand the local issues. I had the privilege of serving as the MP for Northland from 2017-20, which allowed me to connect with people from all walks of

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NZ’s Two Classes of Citizens

NZ’s Two Classes of Citizens

Dieuwe de Boer NC Board Secretary New Conservative In this article Dieuwe covers the cost of lockdowns, how New Conservative’s support for life and freedom are mutually compatible, and the enactment of medical discrimination. Lockdowns Cost Lives Western Australia and the United Kingdom have seen spikes in hospital use

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The Potentially Dangerous Shane Reti

The Potentially Dangerous Shane Reti

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com In the recent National Party leadership scramble, some journalists promoted the case for Shane Reti. I was puzzled after all he’s been in Parliament for seven years without making any notable mark. Even more surprising was to read Reti’s credentials, raising the question

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It Won’t Work

It Won’t Work

I’ve been working with some clients on the new rules that come into effect today. Most understand the provisions around vaccinated staff – they don’t want to fire people, but they don’t want to risk significant fines either. Fully vaccinated staff are mandated only for certain industries and,

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Eve’s Bedtime Story
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Eve’s Bedtime Story

Information Satire Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Eve and she had a very important Mummy. Her Mummy had long black hair, and a big toothy smile like the crocodile in Eve’s storybook. She wore bright red lipstick that sometimes she put on Eve for

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No Support Package for You

No Support Package for You

This is an amazing example of how both Jacinda Ardern and the Auckland Chamber of Commerce think of Auckland businesses. Ardern says: “She said the city had faced more than 100 days of lockdown and businesses and families had borne the brunt of the restrictions.” So she announces a plan

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