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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – Reprise

I originally wrote this article more than a year ago. Over the break, while reviewing the site performance, it stood out as one of the most popular articles I’ve ever written. So, I thought I’d review it and see if there was anything that I needed to add.

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Is He Talking about This Palmer?

Is He Talking about This Palmer?

Jim Cable Adrian Rurawhe’s summer reading list perfect for political nerds Does your break involve reading or watching or anything? ‘‘Yes, I’ve got three books waiting. The first is Kawai by Monty Soutar, he’s a historian, Maori professor. He wrote Nga Tama Toa, about Maori in the

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BFD Political Cartoon Roundup 2022

BFD Political Cartoon Roundup 2022

BFD political cartoonists SonovaMin and BoomSlang pack an awful lot into a single image. I hope you enjoy today’s roundup of two cartoons from 2022. All we want for 2023 dear readers is to share our content with more and more readers. Please share these cartoons widely

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Our Fifth Most Popular article from 2022
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Our Fifth Most Popular article from 2022

The BFD’s fifth most popular article of 2022 was Media Council Busts Stuff, Wiles for Lying by Cam Slater. So far this article has been read 19,200  times. You can read it here. If you enjoyed this article please share it using the share buttons at the top

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BFD Political Cartoon Roundup 2022

BFD Political Cartoon Roundup 2022

BFD political cartoonists SonovaMin and BoomSlang pack an awful lot into a single image. I hope you enjoy today’s roundup of two cartoons from 2022. All we want for 2023 dear readers is to share our content with more and more readers. Please share these cartoons widely

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Our Fourth Most Popular article from 2022
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Our Fourth Most Popular article from 2022

The BFD’s fourth most popular article of 2022 was BREAKING – Police and Armed Forces Mandate ILLEGAL by Cam Slater. So far this article has been read 20,778  times. You can read it here. If you enjoyed this article please share it using the share buttons at the top

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BFD Political Cartoon Roundup 2022

BFD Political Cartoon Roundup 2022

BFD political cartoonists SonovaMin and BoomSlang pack an awful lot into a single image. I hope you enjoy today’s roundup of two cartoons from 2022. All we want for 2023 dear readers is to share our content with more and more readers. Please share these cartoons widely

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Our Third Most Popular article from 2022

The BFD’s third most popular article of 2022 was Wonder What Baker Would Say About This? by Cam Slater. So far this article has been read  21,596 times. You can read it here. If you enjoyed this article please share it using the share buttons at the top

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BFD Political Cartoon Roundup 2022

BFD Political Cartoon Roundup 2022

BFD political cartoonists SonovaMin and BoomSlang pack an awful lot into a single image. I hope you enjoy today’s roundup of two cartoons from 2022. All we want for 2022 dear readers is to share our content with more and more readers. Please share these cartoons widely

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Our Second Most Popular article from 2022
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Our Second Most Popular article from 2022

The BFD’s second most popular article of 2022 was New Zealand’s Tragedy: The Ardern Government by guest writer Jim Cable. So far this article has been read 23,949 times. You can read it here. If you enjoyed this article please share it using the share buttons at

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The Best of 2022

The Best of 2022

BREAKING – Police and Armed Forces Mandate ILLEGAL The Police and Defence personnel who sued the Government over the vaccine mandates have won the case. The mandates have been deemed unlawful. What has happened? A group of police officers and Defence Force members applied to the High Court for judicial review

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Our Most Popular article from 2022
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Our Most Popular article from 2022

The BFD’s most popular article of 2022 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly was written at the tail end of 2021 by Cam Slater on the 16th of  December. As I type it has been read 82,515 times so far. You can read it here. If you

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Ardern Pins Hopes on a Managed Retreat
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Ardern Pins Hopes on a Managed Retreat

A tactical withdrawal is said to be the most difficult of all military operations. A commander has to take his troops backwards while maintaining contact with the enemy and not being pushed into a headlong retreat. The challenge is to not lose discipline during the operation. It can become necessary

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BFD Political Cartoon Roundup 2022

BFD Political Cartoon Roundup 2022

BFD political cartoonists SonovaMin and BoomSlang pack an awful lot into a single image. I hope you enjoy today’s roundup of two cartoons from 2022. All we want for 2022 dear readers is to share our content with more and more readers. Please share these cartoons widely

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BFD Political Cartoon Roundup 2022

BFD Political Cartoon Roundup 2022

BFD political cartoonists SonovaMin and BoomSlang pack an awful lot into a single image. I hope you enjoy today’s roundup of two cartoons from 2022. All we want for 2022 dear readers is to share our content with more and more readers. Please share these cartoons widely

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BFD Political Cartoon Roundup 2022

BFD Political Cartoon Roundup 2022

BFD political cartoonists SonovaMin and BoomSlang pack an awful lot into a single image. I hope you enjoy today’s roundup of two cartoons from 2022. All we want for 2023 dear readers is to share our content with more and more readers. Please share these cartoons widely

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