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If the Prime Minister can hold in-person press conferences every day under Level 4, Parliament should be able to sit with limited numbers and distancing. Democracy isn’t optional. National Party
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What Happens When We #Pushback
Bob McCoskrie National Director Family First One of the common themes of our recent Forum on the Family is the need to push back on some of the social engineering that is coming at us with increasing regularity. An example happened just in the last couple of days. Many of
Sheriff Ardern and the Crood Gang
Information Satire Sheriff Ardern tied her horse ‘Marx’ to the rail outside the Karangahape Saloon and made her way through the dim light up to the bar. “Barperson, I’ll have a RED-EYE (whisky). Evangelical Morrison has really stuck his didgeridoo in this time. He said I live in
Labour Must Stop Anti-democratic Tactics
The lengths Labour will go to in order to avoid scrutiny and accountability are quite extraordinary. The National Party will not stand for any more of their antics; the Epidemic Response Committee must be reinstated as soon as possible, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “When Prime Minister Ardern
Afghan Allies Must Not Be Left behind Following Kabul Terror Attack
New Zealand must urgently step up plans to evacuate our Afghan allies from Afghanistan following the deadly terror attack at Kabul’s international airport, says Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins. “The Defence Force has ended efforts to evacuate New Zealanders and their families from Afghanistan but there are still
Hello, Hello…yes, I’d like to Speak to the Disinformation Czar Please
Information Satire I’m not sure which was the tipping point. It might have been this: “Unfortunately there is a very small but very vocal minority of people in New Zealand who are prepared to communicate information that is patently ridiculous,” says Professor Michael Baker, an epidemiologist at Otago University.
Labour Making It Too Hard for Pharmacies to Vaccinate
The Government should be making it as easy as possible for our pharmacies to become authorised to administer the Covid-19 vaccine, especially while the country is locked down due to a Delta outbreak, National’s Health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says. Only 3 per cent of pharmacies in Auckland,
Small Businesses Need Certainty
Chris Baillie ACT Small Business spokesperson The pressure and uncertainly placed on small businesses this lockdown has been enormous and the Government needs to do more to offer certainty. Restaurant and cafe owners will be beside themselves wondering whether to order food or not. If the level changes at 3
Things That Make Me Go Hmm
Would you like a Woke scholarship so that you can study “people with uteruses”? PhD Scholarship in Women’s and Reproductive Health in Aotearoa Te Punaha Matatini Scholarships Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD scholarship to explore reproductive health through a co-production process. “Most New Zealanders want
View from Your Window
**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 a view of the Waverley Clock Tower – coming from Wanganui on SH3 The Waverley Clock Tower War Memorial stands sentinel over
The Advice of the COVID Experts
Rodney Hide bassettbrashandhide.com Rodney Hide is former ACT Party leader, and Minister in the National-ACT Government from 2008 to 2011 The good news is that the government has sought independent advice on Covid Policy. The bad news is that the advice is abysmal. Back in June Associate Minister
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