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Face of the Day
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Face of the Day

Chloe Swarbrick has been elected co-leader of the Green Party. “The Greens care a lot about whakapapa. We know that we stand on the shoulders of those who have come before us. We know, as the late great green Efeso Collins said, no one stands alone, no one succeeds alone,

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 11 9 With their words, the godless destroy their friends,    but knowledge will rescue the righteous. If you enjoyed this BFD Daily Proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.

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The BFD Nightcap
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The BFD Nightcap

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

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Ignore Your Audience: Go Broke

The latest shocking blow comes in the news that Warner Bros Discovery plans to shut down Newshub, a rebranded version of what most of us grew up knowing as “3 News” – leaving our country with just one English-language TV news team, and none that aren’t owned by the state.

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Another Year On and Another Fact Checker

Another Year On and Another Fact Checker

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com It is almost exactly one year since we first published our article Fundamentals of Fifth Generation Warfare (reproduced below). At that time we had been approached by John Gregory, health editor at “fact-check” service Newsguard. One year on, we have again

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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 us about this View from Your Window? Yesterday’s photo was the view of Lake Wakatipu from a porthole window of TSS Earnslaw. ** We need more photos please folks,

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The Great Black Singlet

Alwyn Poole Alwyn Poole founded and was the head of Mt Hobson Middle School in Auckland for 18 years. MH Academy is now an in person private school for Years 11–13. There is now a nationwide online provision called Mt Hobson Academy Connected for Years 1–13. alwynpoole.substack.

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The BFD Daily Opinion Poll

Take our Daily Opinion Poll and see how your views compare to other readers and then share the poll on social media. By sharing the poll you will help even more readers to discover The BFD. Share this BFD Opinion poll so others can discover The BFD using the share

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The Govt’s New Fast-Track Invitation

The Govt’s New Fast-Track Invitation

Bryce Edwards Political Analyst in Residence, director of the Democracy Project, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.substack.com The ability of the private sector to quickly establish major new projects making use of the urban and natural environment is to be supercharged by the new National-led government.

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And Then There’s the Dark Underbelly
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And Then There’s the Dark Underbelly

Harry Palmer It’s been my observation that being born into modern suburban life can only lead to one unknowingly living a life of repression and thus ripe for manipulation, indeed, ‘brainwashing’. The pressure to conform to the norms, beliefs and behavior of those around you are overwhelming for most

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The Customer Is Always Right
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The Customer Is Always Right

One of the criticisms made of Mott the Hoople albums is the mixing that was undertaken after they were recorded. Back then it was a requirement to keep production ‘thin’ for radio and not to overdo things. The radio industry – particularly in America – made that very clear to musicians. When

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Sunday Sermon

Logan Hagoort Minister at Covenant Presbyterian Church Editor of Founded in Grace

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 10 12 Hatred stirs up quarrels,    but love makes up for all offenses. If you enjoyed this BFD Daily Proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.

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The BFD Nightcap
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The BFD Nightcap

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Seven lines make all the difference to us. 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 experience more enjoyable

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