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Put Your Money Where Our Mouth Is

Put Your Money Where Our Mouth Is

Yes, you guessed it this is another membership promo for The BFD. Contrary to what some may believe, we cannot exist on fairy dust and unicorn farts alone. We actually rely on our readers to fund the content that you all enjoy so much. We know that you are a

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Cindy Slinks into Arrowtown, Skulks Out

Cindy Slinks into Arrowtown, Skulks Out

Warning Long read: 1851 words Information Humour They say that Nobody Ever Expects the Spanish Inquisition, and that may well be so but surely by now our beloved Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern must be starting to realise that You Should ALWAYS Expect the Queenstown Inquisition! Following on from our (jolly

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When the State Goes Too Far

When the State Goes Too Far

Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. “There is a threat posed

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Top Ten Most Viewed from the past Week

Top Ten Most Viewed from the past Week

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Wonder What Baker Would Say About This?

On Saturday I wrote about the wrongness of Michael Baker and posited that if this functional idiot pulled his head out of his back passage, he’d see what was happening around the world and how it shouldn’t be a surprise to see what is coming to New Zealand

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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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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 Chris Trotter. The Facts Don’t Matter Explaining the loss of public trust and confidence in the mainstream news

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Follow The BFD via Google News

Follow The BFD via Google News

The BFD is available via Google News. You can access Google News from their site, or download an app for your phone from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. To add The BFD as a favourite put The BFD in the search bar and it will appear: Once

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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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Your Chance to Win a signed Hardback Copy of “Nudged into Lockdown?”

Your Chance to Win a signed Hardback Copy of “Nudged into Lockdown?”

We are running another fantastic giveaway for our members. The prizes are two signed, hardback copies of Nudged into Lockdown? Behavioral Economics, Uncertainty and Covid-19 by BFD author Ananish Chaudhuri. Utilizing extensive research in economics, psychology, political science, neuroscience and evolutionary theory, Ananish Chaudhuri provides a critical perspective on the

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Use Our MyBFD Marketplace

If you are a Bronze level member or higher you have access to our second platform MyBFD which includes a marketplace where everyone can list whatever they like for free. You can sell products, advertise jobs and services and promote your business to other members. You can advertise a house

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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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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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Raise Your Glasses to the BFD

Last year Stuff 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

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Have You Visited MyBFD Yet?

MyBFD  is a second platform that was created to extend the BFD community and to make it easier for members to interact easily with other members away from the public glare of General Debate and Backchat. Our new community at MyBFD is available to members with Bronze membership and above.

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