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Free Speech Showdown Today

Free Speech Showdown Today

At 10am today the Moncrief-Spittle & Cumin v Regional Facilities Auckland Ltd & Ors will begin at the Auckland High Court before Justice Jagose. The Free Speech Coalition has received a lot of questions about the proceedings so they have provided the following detail for those who are following

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The BFD is Your Champion

The BFD is Your Champion

You are part of the silent majority dear readers. And today is the day that you can make a decision to support the BFD so that it will be your champion primed, fit and ready for an exciting election year in 2020. We have already improved on our speed and

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There Is No Justification for Child Hunger in NZ

There Is No Justification for Child Hunger in NZ

By George There is no justification for child hunger in New Zealand. There is no defence for child neglect in New Zealand. There is no excuse for child assaults in New Zealand and there is definitely no threshold for the adult inflicted child mortality in New Zealand. Yet, it appears,

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Upper Harbour: An Absolutely Biased Guide to Auckland Local Elections
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Upper Harbour: An Absolutely Biased Guide to Auckland Local Elections

It was a tough decision. So many are terrible. RATINGS GUIDE: $ to $$$$$ with $ being a leftist trougher and $$$$$ being small government dynamo For some, however, a clown is more appropriate. More than one may be awarded. Upper Harbour Local Board There are 14 candidates for this 6 seat Local Board.

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Face of the Day #FakeNews

Face of the Day #FakeNews

Today’s face of the day had his comments mischaracterised by the MSM. Watch the video below and see how they turned a perfectly reasonable response from him into an emphatic statement that he didn’t actually make!

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Sunday Roast

Sunday Roast

Last weeks most read post was Jacinda’s Popularity in Freefall by Christie so Jacinda is, therefore, the subject of this Sunday’s political roast. https://thebfd.co.nz/2019/08/jacindas-popularity-in-freefall/ LesleyNZ started the roast by blaming Ardern’s freefall on Winston Peters. And she is

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Should We Consider ‘MMP Light’?
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Should We Consider ‘MMP Light’?

A guest post by Graham Sharpe on Kiwiblog on Friday looked at a possible alternative to MMP. While many of us long for the good old days of first past the post, Graham suggests that our choice for change is not a binary situation and that Supplementary Member (SM) should

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Hospital food & School Food
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Hospital food & School Food

Beth Houlbrooke ACT Deputy Leader / Vice President Thank you for all the Get Well messages following my three-week absence, hospitalisation and recuperation. I was very grateful to receive flowers from a number of sources, including with a visit from David. Flowers cheered me up and brightened an otherwise sterile,

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Jacinda Will Struggle to Keep Her Head Above Water

Jacinda Will Struggle to Keep Her Head Above Water

The media has fallen out of love with Jacinda. It’s about time. John Armstrong has some harsh words about our princess and her government, and it is music to my ears. The glitter of Jacinda Ardern’s crown no longer sparkles or glistens quite so gloriously as it did

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Two Testicles, a Penis and 16 Unsuspecting Women

Two Testicles, a Penis and 16 Unsuspecting Women

By James Davidson Many of us have heard of the ball waxing controversy currently occurring in Canada. It illustrates the unintended consequence of adding gender identity and gender expression as protected categories to the human rights code. Something that Andrew Little is looking into. Apart from being a case study

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Why Children Are Still Hungry

Why Children Are Still Hungry

This government targeted child welfare right from the get go. Ardern campaigned on fixing child “poverdy” saying “ let’s do this” and introducing a families package effective from 1 July 2018 that promised families would be better off. “By 2020/21, approximately 385,000 families with dependent children will be

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Alan Jones Gets Last Laugh on Lefty Haters

Alan Jones Gets Last Laugh on Lefty Haters

Izzy Folau is getting a run for his money as the most unlikely, yet most necessary, champion of free speech in the culture wars in Australia. Alan Jones is a divisive figure, not just for the lefties who hate him with a passion, but even for many on the centre

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Child & Youth Wellbeing Strategy Light on Detail
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Child & Youth Wellbeing Strategy Light on Detail

National party Press Release: The government’s recently announced Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy is frustratingly light on detail, National’s Social Development spokesperson Louise Upston says. “Despite the positive intentions of the strategy, there appears to be little that will result in material change for the most vulnerable Kiwi

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Christchurch Muslim Community Feel Sidelined by Flawed Inquiry

Christchurch Muslim Community Feel Sidelined by Flawed Inquiry

The Christchurch Muslim community are feeling sidelined by the government inquiry into the terror attack. Their side of the story has been told by the New York Times in an article with the headline New Zealand Vowed to Listen to Muslims After Christchurch. It’s Failing, They Say. WELLINGTON, New

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