Weather forecaster Philip Duncan has expressed his “disappointment” in New Zealanders who did not like him calling New Zealand “Aotearoa.” Duncan said it is disappointing that many New Zealanders are still showing resistance to embracing te reo Maori. He jokingly suggested that those who had felt compelled to air their
In the classic Beyond the Fringe sketch. “The End of the World”, a millenarian cult await a predicted apocalypse. When it fails to materialise, one of the cultists shrugs, “Never mind, lads – same time tomorrow. We must get a winner, one day.” That’s the thing about cultists: they’ll
This is why putting a bald guy on the front cover of your newspaper is a bad idea. Please share this BFD Stuff up so others can discover The BFD.
In a rather astonishing admission, media COVID-panic merchants are admitting that they’re lying to us. The admission is astonishing not so much for what it is – we’ve known for over a year that they’re lying through their teeth – but for its unabashed chutzpah. This is the
Looks like we’re on a roll, readers! First, The BFD got Zucked for a week: now we’ve been officially Fact-Checked! By none other than Agence France-Presse! The world’s oldest news agency. Ooh, I feel all funny inside. It’s like getting a shout-out from
The latest 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
Hey Stuff. If Wellington is getting “6 metre” tides we’ve got bigger problems than a few waves to worry about. Please share this BFD Stuff up so others can discover The BFD.
Incredible high-resolution CCTV captures pictures of virus particles in the air! Please share this BFD Stuff up so others can discover The BFD.
Graham Adams Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Graham Adams is a journalist, columnist and reviewer who has written for many of the country’s media outlets including Metro, North & South, Noted, The Spinoff and Newsroom Surprisingly for a Minister of Finance, Grant Robertson is an
“Chargers are being considered”. Are the “chargers” for horses, EV refuelling, or fixing flat mobile phones? Please share this BFD Stuff up so others can discover The BFD.
We are essentially a lone voice in a sea of left-wing voices. Do you want us to disappear or would you rather we powered up our voice? Cancel culture makes people and organisations vulnerable. Activists go after organisations’ ad revenue by complaining to their advertisers. They go after individual’
The UMR poll deliberately released last week appeared designed to be a hit job on Judith Collins. Most of the press releases carried the headline ‘Unprecedented poll result as David Seymour overtakes National leader Judith Collins in new UMR poll’. According to UMR this was ‘unprecedented’, a statement proved incorrect
The BSA’s response to the complaint about racism referred to in The BFD article “Discrimination of the Day is a wonderful stuff up indeed! In saying that the complaint does not constitute racism, surely they made a racist statement themselves. Denigration is “blackening”? Oh No You Didn’t! Please
The latest 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
