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The BFD Food Column: Beef Wellington, Food Fit for a King

The BFD Food Column: Beef Wellington, Food Fit for a King

Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, was named after Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of Wellington, the very same personality that gave this dish its identity, the acclaimed beef Wellington. The similarity ends there. Beef Wellington is considered internationally the height of culinary cooking, while Wellington NZ by all

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One Nation One People

One Nation One People

Pete North CEO New Conservative I came here as an immigrant 44 years ago, and long ago became a New Zealand citizen.  I was part of a generation of Kiwis that spoke out against the ethnic separatism taking place in South Africa in the ’70s and ’80s.  Never in my

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The BFD  Comment of the Week

The BFD Comment of the Week

As part of our drive to keep our comment section the best in New Zealand we showcase each week an example of a top-notch comment that adds value to The BFD. Today’s comment was written by Rebecca. Thank you Rebecca for taking the time to craft such an interesting

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The Heretic Pharaoh and His Artistic Revolution

The Heretic Pharaoh and His Artistic Revolution

As recently reported by The BFD, a recent, remarkable discovery in Egypt has uncovered a “lost city” at Luxor, abandoned when the heretic pharaoh Akhenaten moved the royal seat to a new capital at Akhetaten (now called Amarna). The move was part of Akhenaten’s attempt to radically reframe Egyptian

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Why Are So Many Elites Leftists?

A mother writing for the Epoch Times asks the simple question: why are so many of the wealthy and elite leftist? “Why are all successful people leftists?” said my daughter, challenging me with a smile. “Not all of them. Those leftists are just very loud,” I replied. I knew she

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The BFD Food Column: Napoleon Cake-Vanilla Slice

The BFD Food Column: Napoleon Cake-Vanilla Slice

Part 1. Napoleon Cake/Vanilla Slice There are many types of traditional pastry, shortcrust pastry, choux pastry, but none of them as versatile and decadent as mille feuille (thousand sheets/pages), better known in the English speaking kitchen as puff pastry. Appearing in gastronomic literature in France in the 1600s,

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Are COVID Fatalities Comparable with the 1918 Spanish Flu?

Are COVID Fatalities Comparable with the 1918 Spanish Flu?

Ethan Yang aier.org Ethan joined AIER in 2020 as an Editorial Assistant and is a graduate of Trinity College. He received a BA in Political Science alongside a minor in Legal Studies and Formal Organizations. On April 23, 2021 The New York Times published an article titled “How Covid

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China’s Population Control Visionary

China’s Population Control Visionary

Louis T. March mercatornet.com Louis T. March has a background in government, business and philanthropy. A former talk show host, author and public speaker, he is a dedicated student of history and genealogy. Louis lives with his family in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Ma Yinchu was born

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Deconstruction Zone: Funding UNRWA Harms Palestinians

Deconstruction Zone: Funding UNRWA Harms Palestinians

Clifford Smith aijac.org.au The US Biden Administration’s recent decision to provide US$150 million (A$194 million) in funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) repeatedly cites concerns with how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting Palestinians. The message is clear: The

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Phrase of the Week

Phrase of the Week

Gerry This phrase has mixed origins. It is suggested that the phrase first emerged in the 16th or 17th century implying that as lords were wealthy and could therefore indulge in drink,  to be ’drunk as a Lord’ was based on the idea that aristocracy could indulge in drunkenness more

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New Zealand Property Market: An Eerie Warning from the IMF

Simon Angelo wealthmorning.com Simon is the Chief Executive Officer and Publisher at Wealth Morning. He has been investing in the markets since he was 17. He recently spent a couple of years working in the hedge-fund industry in Europe. Before this, he owned an award-winning professional-services business and online-learning

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Musings on ANZAC Day 2021

Musings on ANZAC Day 2021

As last Sunday was ANZAC Day, at the 7.30am Mass at St Joseph’s Catholic Church in Takapuna that I customarily attend, the congregation was invited to stand at the end for a recorded trumpet rendition of the Last Post and Reveille, followed by the singing of our national

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