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Concrete in Pipes Fake News

Concrete in Pipes Fake News

Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura We live in interesting times. Last week Winston Peters put out a press release stating that Refining New Zealand (RNZ) were filling the pipes at their Marsden Point refinery with concrete, and this understandably generated a lot of concern. It was however fake news, and

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An Almost Win for Free Speech

An Almost Win for Free Speech

In a rare partial victory for free speech and reasoned discourse, two New Zealand doctors have won their appeals against the Medical Council. Their “crime”? Daring to contradict the Podium of Truth. Two doctors who were suspended by the Medical Council over spreading Covid-19 misinformation have won their appeals against

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Too Soon Can’t Come Soon Enough

When the tyrant Jacinda Ardern talked about removing the vaccine mandates from next week, she also talked about keeping masking mandates in place. Apparently it is ‘too soon’ to remove them. What remains in use at this level, is of course masks. I know they are new for us, and

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Online School Is a Great Choice for Your Child

Mt Hobson Academy At the start of 2022 Mt Hobson Academy Connected (Online) was launched. It was done in the midst of all of the uncertainty and loss of learning due to covid but the real motivation was to make high-quality academics available across the whole nation and to significantly

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Buy 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, mugs and Sonovamin and Boomslang wall art and shopping bags. We do not hold stock, each order is fulfilled as

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Faces of the Day

Faces of the Day

Wellington doctor Matthew Shelton was suspended after sending a text message to his patients about his anti-vaccination views stating he did not support the vaccination of children, and pregnant and fertile women. He and former Taranaki District Health Board radiologist Dr Peter Canaday challenged the suspension in a multi-day hearing

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Use Our MyBFD Marketplace

If you are a Bronze level member or higher you have access to 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 for rent, you

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BFD Reader Poll

The BFD audience has expanded significantly over the past two years. Please take our reader poll so that we can get to know you all better. Share this BFD Opinion poll so others can discover The BFD using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If

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Why the Treaty is Not a Partnership

Why the Treaty is Not a Partnership

Forgive me. I am no historian, certainly not an expert on New Zealand history. But having grown up and been educated in the UK and studied European history during my secondary school days, I do have a reasonable understanding of the deeds and actions of kings and queens throughout the

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She Wasn’t a Team Player

She Wasn’t a Team Player

Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Warning Long Read. 1590 words. Since announcing her retirement on Tuesday, MP Louisa Wall has been heralded as a great maverick who progressed important social legislation by operating outside of the usual Labour Party structures. Her failure to be elevated to the rank of Cabinet Minister,

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Why I’m Joining the Labour Party

Why I’m Joining the Labour Party

Over the years I’m been labelled by many people in politics and out. I’ve been described as far-right, a fascist, the equal of Anders Breivik, an actual Nazi (by association), a psychopath, bully, faux-Christian, a germ, and a political sadist amongst many other things. Plus that I am

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BFD April 2022 Political Poll

BFD April 2022 Political Poll

Take our Monthly Political Poll 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 poll please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would

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We Have Three Copies of  A Jab in the Dark to Give Away

We Have Three Copies of A Jab in the Dark to Give Away

We are running another fantastic giveaway for our members. The prizes are three copies of A Jab in the Dark: Covid Vaccines and the new Health Dictatorship by Ron Asher. On the 1st of May, we will give away three copies to three lucky BFD members. We will use an

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