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The impact of the response to the corona virus had a dramatic effect on the economy during lockdown in March, at a time when Ardern admitted that Neve was being toilet trained. New Zealand was being flushed down the toilet so Ardern saying “there you go dear, this is how
A reputable NZ journalist with decades of experience under his belt writes for the ODT saying 2020 was “The year Donald Trump lost — badly.” Given the wealth of evidence about US election fraud emerging recently and reported as “baseless” by NZ media; labelled by Twitter and Facebook as “containing false
Are things getting out of hand now for the Government and their soft on crime stance? Is there a gang uprising in the offing? Where’s Kelvin Davis? Where’s the Covid Queen? If you enjoyed this please share it so others can discover The BFD.
The election hoardings provided another great source of imagery with the slogan “Let’s keep moving.” With some added space it allowed lots of creative input from both our readers and photoshopping team. Share this BFD article so others can discover The BFD.
New Year’s Honours 2021 list announced Amber Allott (Stuff): Christchurch’s new knight reflects on nearly 30 years in politics Rahul Bhattarai (RNZ): David Carter on knighthood: Speaker’s role vital in a democracy Bridie Witton (Stuff): Wellington epidemiologist who pushed for lockdown honoured John Weekes (Herald): New Year
Housing Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): What would actually happen if *shock horror* house prices fell? Rob Stock (Stuff): House prices set to rise further in first half of 2021 Brendon Harre: Depoliticising Housing Greg Ninness (Interest): Rising house prices more than offsetting benefits of lower interest rates on mortgage payments Parliament,
Parliament, and end of year reviews Bryce Edwards (Guardian): The secret of Jacinda Ardern’s success lies in her conservatism Chris Trotter (Interest): Jacinda Ardern knows that it’s restoration people want – not revolution Alexander Gillespie (The Conversation): New Zealand’s 2020 report card: doing well but could try harder
