My column last week dealt with the integrity of oral tradition as compared with cold hard print. This week, I‘d like to focus on the common denominator that conveys meaning: words. As New Zealanders, we’ve come to be distinguished by many of the words in our common vernacular,
National has set two clear targets to end to lockdown restrictions and get New Zealand back in business, says Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins. We would put an end to lockdowns, reopen our economy and reconnect to the world when we hit 85-90 per cent vaccination, along with
Ananish Chaudhuri Simon Thornley University of Auckland It is widely recognised that the recent vaccine mandates go against s.11 of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 providing citizens with the right to refuse medical treatment. However, it is also clear that the right may be circumscribed in
Dear Editor First, we need to make some assumptions, most of which are already accepted. 1. The vaccine does not prevent you getting Covid. 2. Even if vaccinated, should you catch Covid, you can still spread it. 3. The un-vaccinated, if they catch Covid, will really feel ill and
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[…] Pem Bird of Ngati Manawa says they won’t be getting the jab just yet. […] “We’re not following the Crown’s directive. That has been our position for a while,” he said. “We won’t jump when we’re told to. We want the freedom to choose. We want
Proverbs 20 27 The Lord’s light penetrates the human spirit,[c] exposing every hidden motive. If you enjoyed this BFD daily proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.
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Last year a website was set up to measure media bias in New Zealand. Both Kiwiblog and The BFD were mentioned and rated, as were left-wing blogs and all mainstream media. Back then Newshub was rated as the most biased (towards the left) of all the mainstream media. The
The next National Government will repeal Labour’s Three Waters entity model and return any seized water assets back to councils, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. Labour’s proposal to centralise council water assets into four mega-entities, taking them away from local ratepayer control, is hugely unpopular
Simon Angelo wealthmorning.com Simon is the Chief Executive Officer and Publisher at Wealth Morning. He has been investing in the markets since he was 17. He recently spent a couple of years working in the hedge-fund industry in Europe. Before this, he owned an award-winning professional-services
John Black stuffednz.net Information Satire With the U.S obsessed with identitarian proctology, the U.K fighting off a looming political splintering and Australia treating us like Alcatraz Island, perhaps there really is nothing to stop domination by China. So here are eight tips for making nice with the
John Maunder The ‘Maunder Minimum’ is the name given to the period from 1645 to 1715 when the number of sunspots – ‘storms’ on the sun – became almost zero. The period is named after the solar astronomer Edward Walter Maunder (1851-1928), who was working at The Royal Observatory at Greenwich
