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Electronic Version I haven’t had so much fun since someone left a turd in my letter box when I was living in Woodbank Road and Each week we will send you a constantly carping about the dirt the developers were reminder to click on raising at the expense of the street’s clean washing. Someone has taken it upon themself to keep me informed h\p://thepinkie.co.nz/ of anti-vax disinformation and has been doing a regular drop in my letterbox of a pamphlet produced by an organisation calling themselves Voices for Freedom. Cover: Frosty Morning Window The leaflets are probably preferable to a turd but only marginally, they also qualify as crap. Photos this issue Richard Tapper, The leaflet is the same one that was canned by the historical archives, Advertising Standards Authority this week. The ASA is also now investigating two other leaflets circulated by the same group, including one which questions the efficacy of masks. Voices for Freedom co-founder Claire Deeks said she strongly disagreed with the ASA decision and the group If You Want to Have would “proceed undeterred with its plans” for future leaflet campaigns. The group estimated over 1.7 million of Something included in the leaflets had been printed and distributed throughout the country. The Pinkie This leaflet says vaccine companies are exempt from liability — Misleading and in breach of the advertising Please email it to code.The leaflet claims the vaccine doesn’t stop you getting Covid — Misleading, there is a mountain of data [email protected] showing very clearly the vaccine prevent ‘almost all’ infection. The leaflet states, and I have also been told that 0274 337 420 animals in corona virus vaccine trials became very sick when exposed to the virus.— Misleading, the trials they refer to were not relevant because they were given a Contact Details different kind of vaccine. They also claim the vaccine will [email protected] cause cancer, sterility or mutate cells. — Misleading and Richard Tapper completely unsubstantiated. They also claim that Medsafe had concerns about damage to DNA and auto immunity. — This was a twisting of words from a report and what 0274 337420 they claim is unsubstantiated. Their claim that deaths and Deadline for material including advertising is 5 serious injury had resulted from the vaccine “at an pm Sunday alarming rate” is completely unsubstantiated. What Voices Opinions expressed herein are not necessarily for Freedom has done is take all medical events that have those of the editor or publisher occurred globally since vaccination began and blamed them on the vaccines. I am wondering why my phantom mailbox stuffer has taken to providing me with over a dozen examples of this The Pinkie is published by same leaflet. Perhaps it is on the Trumpian principle that if Hanmer Springs Village News Ltd you tell someone the same lie enough times they will end Richard Tapper up believing it against their own better judgement. This leaflet and other spurious claims that have been [email protected] aimed in this direction only serve to convince me that I have a moral obligation to speak out to the contrary. 20.Who played Gandhi in the film of the same trivia. Quiz name? 21.What is the only sign of the Zodiac to be represented by an inanimate object? 22.Which renowned British spa town was founded by the Romans as Aquae Sulis? 23.Roger Daltrey founded and fronted which band? 24.Which Bizet opera, first performed in 1875 was set in Spain? 25.Of which country is Damascus the 1. What is the penultimate radio alphabet code capital? letter? 26.Which musical group topped the charts with a 2. What element has the symbol Fe? song called ‘Paperback Writer’? 3. How is 2021 written in Roman numerals? 27.What is the name of Elvis Presley’s Memphis 4. What word describes a musical note played in estate? a lower key than it should be? 28.Which is the largest continent? 5. In American culinary terms it is called ‘frosting’. 29.Which chemical element is found in kelp? What do we call it? 30.In the P G Wodehouse novels, Jeeves is the 6. What name is given to the spikes of a fork? manservant to whom? 7. What Middle-eastern dip is made from chick 31.‘The Pips’ were the backing group for which peas and sesame seeds? American singer? 8. What type of Indian food is traditionally 32.In which month is Armistice Day? cooked in a clay oven? 33.What is the common name for the scapula? 9. From which flower is saffron obtained? 34.Umbilicus is the medical name for which part 10.What is the name of the Russian metal urn of the human body? used for making tea? 35.Which northern Italian town is famous for its 11.Which mountainous principality is located cured pork and for its cheese? between France and Spain? 12.What is the capital of Romania? 13.What is the longest river wholly in France? 14.Wellington is New Zealand’s ‘windy city’. Which city has that nickname in the USA? 15.Who was the lead singer in ‘The Police’? 16.Which biblical character was betrayed by Delilah? 17.A Manx cat is missing which feature that other cats have? 18.Which actor starred in the 1959 film, ‘Ben Hur’? 19.Proverbially speaking, what is the mother of invention? Do you want to make a difference to the hauora (health & wellbeing) of the Hurunui community? 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