Alexander Gillespie University of Waikato Alexander gillespie works primarily in international law, with specialties in international environmental; and the laws of war/international humanitarian law. As New Zealand grapples to bring a Delta outbreak under control and to accelerate the vaccination rollout, social cohesion is vital for a successful elimination
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To quote the unnamed fish from Spongebob Squarepants, “How many times do we have to teach you this lesson?” For our political leaders and the fools who hang on their every utterance, obviously at least once more: Lockdowns do not work. At The BFD, we’ve been trying to hammer
Dear Editor I read with interest our PM’s letter on lockdown and her justification. I don’t see where she addresses the facts that people are dying because they can no longer get cancer treatment, open heart surgery and from the number of suicides caused by the lockdown and
Forcing struggling businesses to reapply for the Covid-19 wage subsidy every two weeks will lead to closures and employees losing their jobs, National’s spokesperson for Social Development and Employment Louise Upston says. “It’s unreasonable that businesses have to reapply every two weeks for the wage subsidy. It
Information Satire Sheriff Ardern flew into the Karangahape Saloon, the doors banging behind her. She said to the bar person, “Trotsky, I’ll have a RED-EYE (whisky) Comrade. “My 1 p.m. Daily Announcement from the Dear Leader has turned into the ‘Comedy Hour’. “Chippie’s’ Comedic Routine was
Dear Editor, I thought I would forward you the school email we received prior to lockdown. My child in year 12 said teachers were talking about subjects being loaded to online learning on Monday, much to his surprise. He thinks they were being warned of the lockdown. It seems the
**If readers want this series to continue please send your original photos to window@thebfd.co.nz What can you tell me about this photo? Yesterday’s photo was taken from my bike while riding during lockdown. Livingstone Road looking towards Waimea West Rd. Editor Note: The BFD needs more
It’s clear Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) is going to be with us for some time, so it’s past time we fixed the festering issues with our current system. National is proposing five sensible improvements to the beleaguered Managed Isolation Allocation System. “New Zealanders overseas trying to come
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John Black stuffednz.net Information Satire Prime Minister Ardern has reassured New Zealanders that her government was on track to eliminate all their personal freedoms by the end of its second term. “We have already made massive progress in this area. We’ve locked you in your homes, made you
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Lotte Silverman Information Opinion I really believe there is something that needs looking into here. At the first sitting of the House after 2 weeks, I heard the PM say, once again, that the first community case was not known until Monday the 16th of August. I also heard Ashely
Darroch Ball Co-Leader/Spokesperson Sensible Sentencing Trust “Vaccination priority must be given to our frontline police officers before any prisoner,” says Darroch Ball co-leader of Sensible Sentencing Trust. “Not least for the obvious reasons that our frontline officers are dealing with potentially infected people every second of the
