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Doom Porn of the Day

Doom Porn of the Day

Professor Shaun Hendy is prophesying Covid gloom and doom for New Zealand. The Prophet of Doom: “Now we have an uncontrolled outbreak in Auckland…cases will get out…Level 1 is probably gone…we’re not going back to that, we’re going to have to have public health measures

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**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 taken halfway through the drop into “Goat’s Valley” east of Kai Iwi on route to Waverley SH3 west of Wanganui.

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Face of the Day
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Face of the Day

There’s been no contrition, no certainty and no end game. To summarise the Prime Minister’s “road map” Auckland will go to Level 2 gradually at an unspecified timeframe. And there will be picnics. Jacinda Arden should admit she was wrong, give us a proper plan and let Aucklanders

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

This article doesn’t have the usual byline of whose opinion it is. Did Grant Robertson write it or was it dictated to a journalist? Please share this BFD Stuff up so others can discover The BFD.

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The BFD  Comment of the Week
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The BFD Comment of the Week

As part of our drive to keep our comment section the best in New Zealand we showcase each week an example of a top-notch comment that adds value to The BFD. Today’s comment was written by LabTested Thank you LabTested for taking the time to craft such an

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View from Your Window
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**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 taken from our room at Teschemakers Resort, just out of Oamaru. It was formerly a Catholic girls boarding school, then a

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Freedom Fighter of the Day

Freedom Fighter of the Day

Tamaki told supporters “society has been restructured in fear” and they’ve had a “gutsful”. “Today we are facing a Government we thought we could trust. Instead they are stripping away the freedoms and rights of everyday Kiwis. “That’s what they give to prisoners. We’ve all gone to

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The BFD Backchat

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