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Luxon the Cat Among the Media Pigeons

This is starting to look delicious. Christopher Luxon has upset the precious little darlings in the media. Their knickers are in a humongous twist. They are immediately realising that their friends are no longer there. They are highly irritated that rather than being able to set and dictate the narrative,

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

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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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Winston Is Back From the Dead…Again

Winston Is Back From the Dead…Again

John Denton Oh, the irony. Post-election, Winston Peters, in his usual “I’ll do the talking sunshine” mode, railed against being “marginalised and shut out” by the “corrupt media”, despite it being they who were totally responsible for his comeback this time around. We know our mainstream media are heavily

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Satirical Image of the Day

Satirical Image of the Day

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Where Is Good Journalism to Be Found? (Apart From the BFD)

Memo to Jenna Lynch, Amelia Wade, Jessica Mutch McKay, Tova O’Brien, Maiki Sherman, Simon Wilson, Luke Malpass et al: If the election result told us one thing it is that you are irrelevant. The vast majority of the country took no notice of what you had to say. Your

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The Public’s Declining Trust in Mainstream Media

The Public’s Declining Trust in Mainstream Media

Mark Freeman The head of Radio New Zealand has expressed concern about the general public’s declining trust in mainstream media (MSM) news. He’s also acknowledged there was a negative public response to government funding of private MSM outlets over the COVID period. In a talk at the recent

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

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I’m Part of the Lanyard Class. Here’s What You Need to Know

This election I’ve heard the term ‘lanyard class’ being thrown around. The term has been used by the ACT Party and by Sean Plunket as a derogatory statement for civil servants that they believe are a waste of taxpayers dollars. However, in the case of Sean it was more

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We Need to Regain Our Human Decency

We Need to Regain Our Human Decency

David Bell David Bell, Senior Scholar at Brownstone Institute, is a public health physician and biotech consultant in global health. He is a former medical officer and scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO), Programme Head for malaria and febrile diseases at the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) in

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Here we go again. NZ Herald tries to make sure we don’t miss the story. 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

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

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Woman of the Year Award Goes to… Dylan Mulvaney

Woman of the Year Award Goes to… Dylan Mulvaney

Tierin-Rose Mandelburg Tierin-Rose grew up in a large Christian family on the coast of Connecticut. After high school she moved to Alabama to dance with a professional ballet company while attending Liberty University. She served as an MRC Culture intern in Spring 2021 and became staff shortly there after. newsbusters.

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

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They Celebrated Hamas

They Celebrated Hamas

Festival goers who managed to make it to the road and parking lot where their vehicles were parked found themselves trapped in a traffic jam, with militants stalking the cars and spraying those inside with gunfire. In societies of what would normally be called civilized and honest, there are groups

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