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Treat Yourself to a Silver Membership

Treat Yourself to a Silver Membership

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

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One of These Digital Platforms Is Not like the Other

One of These Digital Platforms Is Not like the Other

The BFD is 95% powered by member dollars and the remaining 5% comes from ad revenue. The Spinoff doesn’t have genuine subscriptions because all their content is free to read. Take a look at the true source of their funding. Hint, it is not their readership. Last year The

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We are The BFD Hear Us Roar!

The BFD is a lion with your support. You can contribute to our growth by subscribing for only $10 a month to become ad-free and to also access all our puzzles and SonovaMin and BoomSlang‘s fantastic cartoons when you log in. But wait there’s more… You will also

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Five Things You Are NOT Paying For

When you support The BFD your money is going towards the crucial basics such as internet service providers, content and Editorial services. It is not being spent on: Flash offices. The BFD has an online office where our staff from within NZ and Australia meet up every day to share

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Upgrade Your BFD Membership Today

Upgrade Your BFD Membership Today

Do you want more than just ad-free viewing? Upgrade your Basic Membership to Bronze to access: * Our puzzles * Our cartoons * The satirical Woke Examiner * Our private platform MyBFD Do you want access to the above content as well as Insight articles? Upgrade your Bronze membership to Silver. UPGRADE or change

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Check Out Our New BFD Merch

Check Out Our New BFD Merch

Want to show everyone you love The BFD as your ‘one source of truth’? Well, now you can. This year we launched The BFD Merch store. We have t-shirts, sportswear, polo shirts, hats, jackets, shorts, sweatshirts, mugs and Sonovamin and Boomslang wall art, shopping bags and accessories. We do not

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Shop Our Merch

Want to show everyone you love The BFD as your ‘one source of truth’? Well, now you can. This year we launched The BFD Merch store. We have * t-shirts * sportswear * polo shirts, * hats * jackets * shorts * sweatshirts * mugs * Sonovamin and Boomslang wall art, * shopping bags * accessories. We do not hold stock,

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New Zealand Can’t Afford a Labour Govt

Budget 2022 confirms that New Zealand is going backwards under Labour faster than ever, Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon says. “This is the Backwards Budget. Kiwis, the economy and outcomes are all going backwards under Labour and today’s forecasts confirm the situation is only going to get worse before it

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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. Time to Be the National Party One of a few treasured photographs from my undistinguished university career

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Propping up The  Propaganda Press

Propping up 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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This Is a Battle We Can Win with Your Help

This Is a Battle We Can Win with Your Help

Stuff has reported on the extent of media bludging from government troughs. It is eye-watering just how much taxpayer coin some media organisations have availed themselves of. Media companies large and small claimed funding from the Government’s media package last year. In April 2020, Broadcasting, Communications and Media Minister

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Newshub Most Biased NZ Media

Newshub Most Biased NZ Media

Two years ago a website was set up to measure media bias in New Zealand. Both Kiwiblog and The BFD  were mentioned and rated, as were left-wing blogs and all mainstream media. Back then Newshub was rated as the most biased (towards the left) of all the mainstream media. The

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Get Rid of the Ads Today

Introducing the BFD BASIC subscription. No frills just Ad-free viewing. 16c a day $1.15 a week $5 a month $60 a year Grab a Basic membership today.

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A Big Serving of Cancel Culture

A Big Serving of Cancel Culture

Information Opinion Note: this article is an opinion piece. It is not intended as investment advice. Those seeking investment advice should consult a professional adviser. I thought I should wait a while before talking about the furore over My Food Bag, caused by insensitive remarks by Simon Henry, CEO of

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