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Election 2020

Editorial: How I Voted and Why

Editorial: How I Voted and Why

I have just finished editing Cameron’s article on how he voted and why he voted the way he did and it inspired me to write my own article explaining why I voted completely differently to him. By now you will have already read Cameron’s article so I will

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Drugs, Death, and Democracy

Drugs, Death, and Democracy

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard. H. L. Mencken We’re right in the middle of being allowed to vote on the greatest issues of our time: smoking joints, state-sanctioned murder, and who gets to manage

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Border Staff Testing Plan Revealed in New Government Documents

Border Staff Testing Plan Revealed in New Government Documents

Editorial Note: I  wonder if this is why Ardern wanted people to vote early, and labour ops were busy on twitter trying to discredit National this week? Did they know this dump of documents was coming? Newly released documents show 500 out of an estimated 7000 border and managed isolation

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How I Voted and Why

How I Voted and Why

Yesterday morning I went and voted. There was a steady stream of people through the booth at Whangaparaoa Mall. Here is how I voted and an explanation of why I voted that way. On the Cannabis legalisation and control referendum, I voted in favour. I voted in favour for a

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Collins says it’s ‘verging on corruption’ for Govt to announce marae funding boost just days from election National leader Judith Collins says an almost $100 million funding boost for marae upgrades, announced by the Government today, is “bordering on very dodgy behaviour”. Just eight days out from the election,

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A Treat for Non-subscribers

A Treat for Non-subscribers

Today readers without a Bronze level BFD subscription get a FREE taste of what they are missing out on. If you like what you see you can grab a Bronze level subscription today. Note: This free taste does not include access to the puzzles which is another feature of a

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BFD Daily Opinion Poll

BFD Daily Opinion Poll

Take our Daily Opinion Poll and see how your views compare to other readers and then share the poll on social media. By sharing the poll you will help even more readers to discover The BFD. If you enjoyed this BFD poll please share it.

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The Maori Party Wants Apartheid in NZ

The Maori Party Wants Apartheid in NZ

I have just read the various election policies of the Maori Party. In all areas, they want a separate system in place for Maori funded by taxpayers of course. Their idea appears to focus on the fact that if they have a system whereby Maori are exempt from the rules

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If Anyone Deserves to Win This Election It Is Judith Collins

If Anyone Deserves to Win This Election It Is Judith Collins

Media lies and internal assassination attempts are par for the course for this woman with the fortitude of a proverbial NZ brick s***house. Surviving Suzie Ferguson’s onslaught, Collins refused to be sunk come hell or high water. Ferguson constantly cut off Collins mid-sentence and changed the subject when

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Daily News Roundup – 9 October 2020

Daily News Roundup – 9 October 2020

1News Colmar Brunton poll 1News: 1 News Colmar Brunton poll: With time running out, National fails to close gap on Labour 1News: Greens down in latest 1 NEWS Colmar Brunton poll, NZ First sees small rise 1News: Analysis: As election looms, National needs to ‘give everything they have’ to close

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BFD Caption Competition

BFD Caption Competition

The BFD. Caption competition Here are a few we prepared earlier to inspire you all to create your own. If you enjoyed this BFD caption competition please share it.

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