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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

What NZ can learn from Taiwan about pandemic preparedness New Zealand’s approach to the COVID-19 pandemic won international acclaim after measures such as border closures, widespread testing and initiating a historic nationwide lockdown helped eliminate the deadly virus from within our midst. But it’s the proactive stance

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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

A ladder rests against the awning it does not lie on the awning. This is supposedly “accurate” reporting from “reliable” Stuff. 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

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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View From Your Window
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View From Your Window

If fans of this series would like it to continue please send your original photos to window@thebfd.co.nz What can you tell us about this photo? Yesterday’s photo was looking across the 17th Green at Omokoroa Golf Course to Matakana Island. Please put View From My Window

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Need Help to Change or to Update Your Subscription? Read This

If your subscription has not automatically renewed it may be… * because you hadn’t ticked for it to automatically renew when you set it up * because your credit card has expired * because you have removed your credit card details from Paypal. * because of insufficient funds If you want to update

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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

Face of the Day

International support for University of Canterbury China expert Anne-Marie Brady More overseas experts have added their voices to calls for the University of Canterbury to apologise to its China expert and to stop the review of her work. Professor Anne-Marie Brady is undergoing an internal review process after

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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

The saying to ‘take up the reins‘ is a reference to a horse’s reins and colloquially means to take control. One News however, have confused a horse’s rein with a Monarch’s reign. The BFD. Stuff up of the day. Source: One News If you enjoyed this BFD

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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

The BFD. Things that make me go hmm. Image source: Twitter Isn’t this a $75 Million dollar bribe and a ‘Quid Pro Quo’? Labour gave the Media Party 75 Million reasons to ensure that their election campaign was successful. The bribe was announced October 15th, only two days before

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View From Your Window
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View From Your Window

If fans of this series would like it to continue please send your original photos to window@thebfd.co.nz What can you tell us about this photo? Yesterday’s competition photo was of the Levin clock tower, taken whilst waiting at the traffic lights on SH1 heading south. Whilst

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