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Same Old, Same Old

Same Old, Same Old

Prof Worzel Once upon a time in an earlier more innocent age, it was a common ploy in sales and marketing circles to offer ‘more for less’. But in the post-corporate age  where many are faced with the dilemma of, ‘What can I give the person with everything?’ Modern

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Understanding Our Audience

Since we started on the journey to beat The Spinoff with the number of paid members we have starting learning a little more about our audience. There is some fascinating data out there for us, and also for our competitors. Today I will just focus on two metrics, Audience Geographic

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Faces of the Day

Faces of the Day

‘Juice Cinda’: New beer celebrates Prime Minister’s kindness, ‘exceptional leadership’ Have you ever wondered what Jacinda Ardern’s kindness would taste like – if it was a beer? .newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle/2020/06/juice-cinda-new-beer-celebrates-prime-minister-s-kindness-exceptional-leadership.html

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Punished by the Left for Kindness

Punished by the Left for Kindness

It’s hard to find something more innocuous than a teddy bear. It’s difficult to imagine a kinder act than a teenager who founds a non-profit enterprise to support the children of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. Blue Line Bears is the creation of

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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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NZ Herald Appears to Have Memory-Holed This Article

NZ Herald Appears to Have Memory-Holed This Article

An article written by Peter Jackson that was published by the NZ Herald on the 16th of June has been removed, and it has not been re-published by any other mainstream media outlet. It included comments by Ngapuhi leader David Rankin that turned the whole Black Lives Matters trend

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Border Botch-Ups

Border Botch-Ups

Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com New Zealand’s COVID-19 free status was short-lived. The team of 5 million is being badly let down by government incompetence at the borders. While bureaucratic ineptitude is nothing new, given the personal sacrifices that everyone was required to make during the lockdown,

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Thinking about a Silver Subscription?

Thinking about a Silver Subscription?

You don’t know what you are missing out on. Below is what a Silver level subscription will give you. Access to SonovaMin and BoomSlang’s fantastic cartoons: Access to our puzzles, Codecracker, Sudoku and Crossword. Access to podcasts and Insight Politics articles as well as ad-free viewing of

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Next Time National…Walk

The performance of the Speaker Trevor Mallard on Thursday was beyond the pale. The man was never suited to the job from the time he punched another MP in the House some years ago. He got the job as a sop, not on suitability, and he has demonstrated this on

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The High Court Judgment Is Out

The High Court Judgment Is Out

Michael Dowling Chairman Council of Licenced Firearms Owners Yesterday afternoon Justice Cooke issued his judgment on our High Court Judicial Review case. While this is not a clear win Justice Cooke’s comments are a significant endorsement of many of our principle-based arguments. The Judge was clearly sympathetic to

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Latest Poll Still Shows Major Work Needed for National

Latest Poll Still Shows Major Work Needed for National

1News released their latest Colmar Brunton poll yesterday: Labour: 50 down 9 (62 seats) National: 38 up 9 (47 seats) Greens: 6 (7 seats) NZ First: 2 Act: 3 (4 seats) Preferred PM Jacinda Ardern: 54 Todd Muller: 13 Net Approvals Jacinda Ardern: Not given in news segment Todd Muller:

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Latest 1News/Colmar Brunton Poll

Latest 1News/Colmar Brunton Poll

1News has released their latest Colmar Brunton poll tonight: Labour: 50 down 9 (62 seats) National: 38 up 9 (47 seats) Greens: 6 (7 seats) NZ First: 2 Act: 3 (4 seats) Preferred PM Jacinda Ardern: 54 Todd Muller: 13 Net Approvals Jacinda Ardern: Not given in news segment Todd

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