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Nationwide Private School Online Option Now Available

Nationwide Private School Online Option Now Available

Mt Hobson Academy The last two years have been incredibly disruptive in both days in school and the quality of teaching and learning in New Zealand. Children/young people deserve high-quality academic options and we offer them. Over the last 19 years, children who have been through our Mt Hobson

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Psst Want a Free Taste of Silver Membership?

Psst Want a Free Taste of Silver Membership?

If you don’t have a Silver level membership yet you are missing out on our Insight Politics articles. Today is a FREE taste of an Insight Politics article by writer John Black. The Two Winstons Like a bear that couldn’t stand his hibernation a moment longer, Winston Peters

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Volunteer Writers Wanted

The BFD is seeking motivated, concise, reliable, and professionally-minded writers. Ideally, we prefer articles of 400-600 words in length. If you feel that the subject requires a longer post please keep it under 1000 words, (ideally under 800). Local news stories are as welcome as anything to do with sport

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We Must Not Kill the Golden Goose

We Must Not Kill the Golden Goose

When it comes to Omicron, New Zealand has an enormous advantage. We heard with trepidation about its arrival in South Africa late last year. Then the UK started reporting thousands of cases. Then Australia did the same. The numbers were eye-watering. Over 50,000 cases in Australia in a single

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Top Ten Most Viewed from the past Week

Top Ten Most Viewed from the past Week

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Government Snoozed, Now We Lose

Government Snoozed, Now We Lose

As predicted, right on schedule, the Government has moved the whole country into the red light setting, choking off any recovery that might have happened. Make no mistake, this has been planned all along and you’ve all been softened up. This prediction was made on the 5th of January:

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Face It, Your Country Has Fallen

Face It, Your Country Has Fallen

First, they brought in lockdowns so they could eliminate the virus, and you all went along with it because you thought staying home saved lives. Then they brought in vaccine mandates for border workers, and you went along with it because you’re not a border worker and it was

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The Curve That Jacinda Is Helping Me Flatten

The Curve That Jacinda Is Helping Me Flatten

Richard Hume I am not sure if this constitutes news but I have finally found a good use for Jacinda Ardern. I have put her photo on my biscuit tin to help keep me away from the Mint Creams and Dutch Marzipan Cakes that I am so vulnerable to.  I

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles says New Zealand’s shift to red isn’t going far enough to meet the threat that is Omicron – and her family won’t be entering indoor bars and restaurants while there’s community transmission. Under the red traffic light setting coming into force nationwide from

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The Latest Payout to the Propaganda Press

The Latest Payout to the Propaganda Press

Public Interest Journalism Propaganda has received an $18m boost with the announcement of funding for an additional 110 journalists across New Zealand with “a specific mandate to produce stories that keep New Zealanders informed and engaged, and support a healthy democracy”. Don’t you just love the Newspeak? War is

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