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Economic Naivete (Or Gullibility)

Economic Naivete (Or Gullibility)

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Retired Auckland lawyer David Schnauer, instead of taking up line dancing or acquiring a stable of mistresses, has foolishly instead, opted to spend his remaining years pontificating about the economy. In a recent amateurish contribution in the NZ Herald he bemoaned the sale of New

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The Anti-woke Essay the Army Brass Don’t Want You to See

The Anti-woke Essay the Army Brass Don’t Want You to See

New Zealand Chief of Army Writing Competition Winner of the New Zealand Defence Force Private Writing Category: Can the Army Afford to Go Woke, Benign Social Progress or National Security Threat By Mr N. Dell I write this essay fully aware of the backlash and, at times, real-world consequences

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First We Must Grieve

First We Must Grieve

Julie Birky brownstone.org Julie Penrod Birky is a clinical social worker specializing in the treatment of behavior disorders for children, adolescents, and young adults. She is also a college instructor, develops mental health education programs, and teaches Mental Health First Aid. More than a decade ago, my sister lost

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Daily Trivia
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Daily Trivia

Test your trivia knowledge – Select from seven subject categories. To Enjoy Our Other Puzzles Become a Bronze Member

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Job Description of the Day

The Ministry of Health is looking for a mind, having demonstrably lost theirs during the course of the Kung Flu-demic. They’re not looking for just any mind, no sir, they want a controlling one, which – to be fair – seems par for the course of this outbreak, where excessive

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 28 12 When the godly succeed, everyone is glad.    When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding. If you enjoyed this BFD daily proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

How does Stuff manage to file a Tauranga cafe under “Wellington”? 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 ads to make your reading

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Become a Citizen Journalist like Lionred

Become a Citizen Journalist like Lionred

The BFD is seeking citizen journalists to write news articles for us in a voluntary capacity. Regular contributor Lionred in 2020 reported on a disaster in Lostwithiel, Cornwall providing both commentary and photos of what was happening. In 2021 he wrote regular reports on the coup in Myanmar. Myanmar in

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History Curriculum Sent to the Future

History Curriculum Sent to the Future

Chris Baillie ACT Education spokesperson The ACT Party today welcomes the New Zealand History curriculum being delayed a year, we just hope it means there’ll be a significant rewrite. The draft history curriculum divides history into villains and victims, contains significant gaps, and pushes a narrow set of highly

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Bishop Tamaki’s Place in History

Bishop Tamaki’s Place in History

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Regrettably, it’s fashionable in New Zealand to mock Bishop Tamaki, but throughout history, that’s always been the case with great men who bucked excessive authoritarianism. Who knows? Possibly future generations may include His Grace’s name in the annals of noble martyrs who

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Fast Tracking Residency for 170000 Migrants
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Fast Tracking Residency for 170000 Migrants

New Zealand First Media “Instead of wise, focused, and essential immigration, the fast tracking of residency for 170,000 immigrants on working visas is a blatant return to the dangerous unfettered immigration policies of the past thirty years,” says Winston Peters Leader of New Zealand First. “It will only add

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View from Your Window
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View from Your Window

**If readers want this series to continue please send your original photos to window@thebfd.co.nz What can you tell me about today’s photo? Yesterday’s photo (A) was what my bus into work looked like before the weekend Omicron announcement, I can’t even see the window.

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Wedding Sacrifice

Wedding Sacrifice

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Don’t Forget to Read the Fine Print

Simon-Nita Ko Ngariki Kaiputahi te hapu. How will you survive the Omicron outbreak that is set to threaten the lives of many people in New Zealand? According to the New Zealand Government, you must wear a face mask or surgical shield as it will “save lives”. However, according to

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