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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

COVID-19-Affteced businesses? Don’t they mean Government-affteced businesses? Definition: Affteced: verb. The action of being closed down by illegal government degree and forced into debt. eg My business has been well and truely affteced by Jacinda Ardern’s government. If you enjoyed this BFD Stuff up of

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Laughter Is the Best Medicine

Laughter Is the Best Medicine

While our BFD community is in isolation it is important to have a good laugh every day. 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.

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Dr John Lee’s 10 Reasons Why the Lockdown Must End Now

Dr John Lee’s 10 Reasons Why the Lockdown Must End Now

Writing for the Spectator in the UK Dr John Lee explains his ten reasons why he believes the lockdown must end immediately. Writing in this magazine a month ago, I applauded the government’s stated aim of trying to follow the science in dealing with Covid. Such promises are easier

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oral-questions-–-13-may-2020

Oral Questions – 13 May 2020

Questions to Ministers Hon SIMON BRIDGES to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government’s statements and actions? GREG O’CONNOR to the Minister of Finance: How will Budget 2020 support the actions the Government has already taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic? Hon NIKKI

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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. (Currently on hold due to the lockdown). Please put View From My Window in the

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Epidemic Response Committee | NZ Parliament – 13 May 2020

Epidemic Response Committee | NZ Parliament – 13 May 2020

Live meetings of the Epidemic Response Committee of the New Zealand Parliament. The Epidemic Response Committee was established on 25 March 2020 to consider and report to the House on matters relating to the Government’s management of the COVID-19 epidemic. Learn more about this committee and browse committee

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Wanna Place to Go Where Everybody Knows Your Name?

Wanna Place to Go Where Everybody Knows Your Name?

The BFD welcomes ALL subscribers to our latest service for your exclusive use. We have called it MyBFD Making your way in the world today Takes everything you got Taking a break from all your worries It sure would help a lot Wouldn't you like to get away?

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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 ALL readers who have a subscription package with The BFD. Cancel your newspaper subscription as your final remaining reason to keep

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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

Face of the Day

Bridges last week challenged Bloomfield, the director general of health, during a meeting of the Epidemic Response Select Committee last week, saying the Ministry of Health had failed to answer written questions from the committee. “Why don’t you answer simple health questions, to the one parliamentary committee on this

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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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Burning Political Questions
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Burning Political Questions

With only 4 months to the election, it’s time to start collating the burning questions that our readers want New Zealand’s political parties to answer. At the last election, Hawkes Bay Today put readers’ selected questions to candidates at public meetings but some felt that a lot of

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Hmm…Stuff ran a syndicated news item with the below photo that is clearly marked NOT for syndication still attached to it. If you enjoyed this BFD Stuff up of the day please consider sharing it with your friends.

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Laughter Is the Best Medicine

Laughter Is the Best Medicine

While our BFD community is in isolation it is important to have a good laugh every day. 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.

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