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Laughter Is the Best Medicine

Laughter Is the Best Medicine

This regular daily post is the place to joke about the Kung Flu and banish negative thoughts. Let’s take it one day at a time dear readers and keep our spirits high. We will support each other through this.

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Things That Make Me Go Hmm

I have just been listening to a report of a complaint made about a picture in an art gallery of a bare breasted “white” woman wearing a moko. The gallery apologised and withdrew the picture when it was explained to them how offensive and culturally inappropriate this was. Christians are

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The BFD View From Your Window
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The BFD View From Your Window

Where do you think this photo was taken? Editor Note: The BFD needs more views from your window. We particularly need challenging views that contain enough clues for the once a week prize-winning VFYW. Please put View From My Window in the subject line. Yesterday’s view: The view

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The BFD Puzzle Post: Codecracker, Crossword, Sudoku

The BFD Puzzle Post: Codecracker, Crossword, Sudoku

* Daily Codecracker * Daily Crossword * Daily Sudoku Welcome to our Daily puzzles. Readers requested daily puzzles so we have sourced three of them for your enjoyment. They are available for readers who have a bronze level subscription package and above with The BFD. Cancel your newspaper subscription as your final remaining

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General Debate

The BFD General Debate

Good morning, welcome to our daily General Debate. Our evening General debate is called Backchat and will start at 6 pm. On General debate, you are encouraged as a commenter to share your own stories, discuss other news, bring NEW news, catch up with friends or make new friends with

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Face of the Day
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Face of the Day

@JudithCollinsMP has just graduated with a Grad Dip in OHS after wanting to better understand what changes to health and safety legislation would mean for businesses of all sizes. Learning online meant she could fit study around work and life: https://t.co/7QSKgjEq2Y pic.twitter.com/CiSMnPnjRm — Massey University

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The BFD Backchat

The BFD Backchat

Good evening, welcome to Backchat. On Backchat, you are free to share your own stories, discuss other news or catch up with friends. To participate you’ll need to sign up for a Disqus account which is free, quick, and easy. On posts that are not articles like this one,

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

“765-foot” monohulls wow! I can’t wait to see a couple of these beasts whizzing around the Hauraki Gulf… You would think by now they would have learned how to spell COVID-19 but no… If you enjoyed this BFD Stuff up of the day please consider sharing it

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Laughter Is the Best Medicine

Laughter Is the Best Medicine

This regular daily post is the place to joke about the Kung Flu and banish negative thoughts. Let’s take it one day at a time dear readers and keep our spirits high. We will support each other through this.

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Oral Questions – 4 June 2020

Questions to Ministers Hon NIKKI KAYE to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by Cabinet’s decision not to consider lifting alert level 2 restrictions and moving to level 1 until 8 June? Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL to the Minister of Research, Science and Innovation: What recent announcements has she made

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The BFD View From Your Window
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The BFD View From Your Window

Where do you think this photo was taken? Editor Note: The BFD needs more views from your window. We particularly need challenging views that contain enough clues for the once a week prize-winning VFYW. Please put View From My Window in the subject line. Yesterday’s view: Taken from

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The BFD Puzzle Post: Codecracker, Crossword, Sudoku

The BFD Puzzle Post: Codecracker, Crossword, Sudoku

* Daily Codecracker * Daily Crossword * Daily Sudoku Welcome to our Daily puzzles. Readers requested daily puzzles so we have sourced three of them for your enjoyment. They are available for readers who have a bronze level subscription package and above with The BFD. Cancel your newspaper subscription as your final remaining

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General Debate

The BFD General Debate

Good morning, welcome to our daily General Debate. Our evening General debate is called Backchat and will start at 6 pm. On General debate, you are encouraged as a commenter to share your own stories, discuss other news, bring NEW news, catch up with friends or make new friends with

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