Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio,tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under
We have seen a bit written about the arrest outside a Christchurch Countdown supermarket over the last week or so. Just for the record, I had no input to the first article by Cam, only a tiny input to the second article and basically nothing in the follow-up article
Dane Giraud fsu.nz Dane Giraud is a member of the Jewish Community and a Council Member of the Free Speech Union. Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt’s op-ed Tuesday defending the government’s proposed hate speech laws is thoroughly predictable after a month of terrible comms that
Lockdowns are what you call a necessary evil. Forcing people to stay at home, and kids away from school is a huge imposition on people’s rights of travel, association, expression etc. But they have been necessary as the deaths and hospitalisations from Covid-19 before vaccination would have been
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
Joe Rogan has announced that, following a trip to Florida, he contracted the CCP Virus. He also defeated the virus in just three days with a drug combination that included ivermectin. The NZ Herald still manages to smear both him and the treatment with their article by describing ivermectin as
GROUNDSWELL NZ In the lead up to November’s nationwide protest, a number of campaign actions will be undertaken. The third event is on today Friday 3rd September 2021 under the banner of “CAN YOU HEAR US”. At 12:30 pm all around New Zealand, Groundswell NZ are calling for
Answers are needed quickly from the Government over how a Covid positive person escaped from the Ibis Novotel Ellerslie MIQ facility, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “This is obviously a very concerning situation and will cause many people to worry about the safety and security of our
Alwyn Poole The default mode of children and young people is to look to the grown ups in the room for inspiration, comfort and guidance. As Carl Jung said: “Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their environment and especially on their children than the unlived life of the parent.
David Seymour ACT Leader Sixteen days on from the South Island going into lockdown there are still 22 people waiting for a second test. So this is our future; 22 people who are isolating, who’ve had a negative day five test can keep a million people locked down. The
John Campbell and Jenny-May Clarkson in comparison with Indira Stewart are tough, but, surprisingly, show sensitivity and tolerance toward Collins’ opinions. I can’t believe I am saying that breathy, excitable, ponderous John Campbell has some qualities to be extolled. It takes a stark comparison (like, say, the difference
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Laughter might not be the best medicine for Covid-19 but it brings welcome relief during level 4 lockdown. In Meadowbank, Auckland, there has been plenty of lockdown laughter thanks to local resident Mildie Meyer-Els who gets up early each morning to place “dad jokes” around the neighbourhood. The
Proverbs 3 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. If you enjoyed this BFD daily proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.
