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What Happens If National Do Not Step Up?

What Happens If National Do Not Step Up?

Most people understand the current pressing political issues and predict that if National steps up and defends our democracy and values from Labour’s attack, they will win the next election by a “landslide.” If National does not step up the question is, how much support will they lose? If

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

When is a totara not a totara?  When it is a titoki. If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make your

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We Produce Champagne on a Beer Budget

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

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The Poor Reporting of the MSM

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio, tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under

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Character Assassination of the Day

Character Assassination of the Day

Why Brian Tamaki reminds me of Hungary’s ultra-right, autocratic leader I had seen a leader espousing “family values” to push a far-right agenda like this before – in Hungary. Newshub Read more here. Discuss it on The BFD. If you would like to access exclusive Member content or

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Goodbye Fauci You Won’t Be Missed

Goodbye Fauci You Won’t Be Missed

David Waugh Ryan M. Yonk aier.org David Waugh joined AIER in 2020 and currently works as the Managing Editor. He previously worked as an associate for S&P Global Market Intelligence. Ryan M. Yonk is Senior Research Faculty at the American Institute for Economic Research.  He holds a

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No Matter What, It’s Trump’s Fault

No Matter What, It’s Trump’s Fault

With the sacking of CNN’s Brian Stelter, the post of Most Ludicrous Liar in the media is open to a wide field of contenders. An early front-runner might be MSNBC/PBS dribbling loon, Yamiche Alcindor. In a magnificent display of Long Trump Derangement Syndrome, Alcindor claims that yet

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Hey Stuff…. it’s light, not a pair of shoes that need polishing. The correct word is shone. If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just

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ABC Draws the Longest ‘Race’ Bow

ABC Draws the Longest ‘Race’ Bow

In John Black’s novel Man Down, the protagonist reflects on a campaign to remove the statue of a colonial-era figure in a New Zealand town. Whatever his faults, all of them the common failings of his era, at least people like him built something. A century later, the

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Govt Paid NZ Media for Puff Pieces

Govt Paid NZ Media for Puff Pieces

Last year New Zealand hosted the APEC online conference. Unbelievably for a wholly online conference, it still came with a price tag of $76 million dollars. We can at least tell you where $93,000 of that $76 Million dollars went. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs paid  Stuff and the

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Western Bay of Plenty Pre-election Report A population of 110% who enjoy “202 kilometres of harbour.” (A harbour that long would reach to East Cape or the top of Coromandel.) If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of

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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

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The MSM Have Been Played Much like the Rest of Us

The MSM Have Been Played Much like the Rest of Us

The mainstream media have been duped Members of the MSM are slowly waking up to the fact that the Prime Minister is not entirely for them. No doubt most think they are quite loyal to the Labour Party with their articles and TV programmes, and that Ardern will support them,

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Penfold Fails to Ask ‘Why?’

Penfold Fails to Ask ‘Why?’

Mark Freeman One of the journalists responsible for the Stuff Circuit online hit-piece documentary Fire and fury has expressed confusion and frustration at the antagonistic attitude of some pro-freedom protesters towards mainstream journalists. Paula Penfold and her team spent months following several spokespeople (“inciters”) in the freedom movement

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Hate Groups Supported by MSM Lies

Barbara McKenzie Wellington Mayoral candidate stovouno.org Barbara McKenzie has a PhD in in German Literature Information Opinion NZ Stuff and Wellington’s Dominion Post are peddling baseless and irresponsible conspiracy theories which are in turn inspiring and empowering hate groups such as Antifa. At first, it seemed a joke

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Media You Can Trust?

Media You Can Trust?

The findings on trust in media organisations is out and the left-wing dominated media have taken a flogging. It seems that the public is well attuned to their lying ways and are voting with their feet. Newsroom reports: Less than half the New Zealand public now professes ‘overall trust’

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