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Operating on the Smell of an Oily Rag We Go Toe to Toe with Well Funded & Government Subsidised Competitors

Operating on the Smell of an Oily Rag We Go Toe to Toe with Well Funded & Government Subsidised Competitors

Stuff has 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 Minister

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Finally, National Calls Little’s Health Shake up What It Is, Segregation

Finally, National Calls Little’s Health Shake up What It Is, Segregation

National has come out swinging against Andrew Little’s proposed command and control power grab of health bureaucracy and the establishment of a race-based Maori Health organisation: National leader Judith Collins has stepped up her attack on the proposed Maori Health Authority, calling it “segregation” from last century and in

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Daily News Roundup – 29 April 2021

Daily News Roundup – 29 April 2021

Health reforms: Maori Health Authority Jo Moir (Newsroom): Collins ignores facts for political point-scoring Tova O’Brien (Newshub): National leader Judith Collins’ ‘segregation’ remark earns her Maori Party rebuke RNZ: Collins says her party won’t stand for ‘racist separatism’ New Zealand Michael Neilson (Herald): Judith Collins calls Maori Health

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Sorry, Tova, It’s Not a Leaked Document No Matter How Hard You Spin It

Sorry, Tova, It’s Not a Leaked Document No Matter How Hard You Spin It

If you need proof that media are untrustworthy, capricious and inherently dishonest, then you need look no further than yesterday’s “leaked” documents non-story from Tova O’Brien: The gushing Tova O’Brien was live on morning television breathlessly exclaiming that National had leaked again…except they hadn’t. The

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Hey Stuff.  Is it “high speed” or “slow”?  Or are you getting confused with Te Huia? Please share this BFD Stuff up so others can discover The BFD.

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Daily News Roundup – 28 April 2021

Daily News Roundup – 28 April 2021

Housing crisis Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Emergency housing costs weigh on Government books, costing hundreds of millions a year Jane Patterson (RNZ): Government ‘ducking for cover’ over emergency housing – National Rotorua Daily Post: Millions spent weekly in Rotorua on supplements to help pay rent (paywalled) Sophie Cornish (Stuff): Immigration NZ looking

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London Lockdown Protest: It’s Time to Take Freedom Back

London Lockdown Protest: It’s Time to Take Freedom Back

Graham J Noble libertynation.com Chief Political Correspondent & Satirist at LibertyNation.com. Raised and inspired by his father, a World War II veteran, Graham learned early in life how to laugh and be a gentleman. After attending college, he decided to join the British Army, where he served for

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Our Readers Have Champagne Tastes but the BFD Has a Beer Budget

Stuff has 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 Minister

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Operating on the Smell of an Oily Rag We Go Toe to Toe with Well Funded & Government Subsidised Competitors

Operating on the Smell of an Oily Rag We Go Toe to Toe with Well Funded & Government Subsidised Competitors

Stuff has 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 Minister

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Daily News Roundup – 27 April 2021

Daily News Roundup – 27 April 2021

NZ-China-Australia relations Luke Malpass (Stuff): New Zealand isn’t ‘sucking up’ to China by learning from countries’ mistakes Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): Outrage over Nanaia Mahuta’s speech is really about Jacinda Ardern Heather du Plessis-Allan (Herald): Where’s the real criticism of NZ and Five Eyes coming from?

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Stuff can’t even manage to correctly name one of the best-known enemy ships destroyed in WW2 the Graf Spee or more correctly “Admiral Graf Spee.” Some might say that they really missed the Bismark spelling it incorrectly the “Graf Spree.” Perhaps they should rename Stuff as Gaffe News? Please

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Help Us Win a Lopsided Battle

Help Us Win a Lopsided Battle

Stuff has 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 Minister

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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 idbkiwi. Thank you idbkiwi for taking the time to craft such an interesting

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The Importance of Being Grammarly

Recently Newshub ran a piece asking its readers if they cared about correct grammar. An Auckland woman has sent a complaint to Countdown over its poor use of grammar on some of its signs. Karen Wilkinson has written a letter saying their in-store checkout signage refers to “12 items or

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