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We Need Grown-Ups in Charge

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com John Key’s common-sense criticism of the one trick pony Government’s lockdowns deservedly received wide-spread support. But a couple of exceptions stood out. First, came the social media infantile demand for Key to advise how many Covid deaths he would trade for

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Today You Can Try before You Buy

Today You Can Try before You Buy

If you don’t have a Silver level membership yet you are missing out on our Insight Politics articles and politicasts. Today is a FREE taste of an Insight Politics article by writer Nathan Smith. COVID-19 from the Perspective of the Nobles Most of Us Assume That Since We

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Show Us YOUR Plan, Jacinda

Show Us YOUR Plan, Jacinda

Yesterday the National Party released a comprehensive 56 page plan for reopening our economy after we’ve lived like hermits for more than 18 months. While the plan is by no means perfect, it is at least a detailed and peer-reviewed plan to get out of the cul-de-

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Disqus Hints and Tips
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Disqus Hints and Tips

Hints: 1. Disqus is a completely separate business from The BFD. 2. Don’t confuse your FREE Disqus commenting account with your paid for BFD membership. They are not the same thing. 3. If you want to start commenting on The BFD sign up for a FREE Disqus account here.

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Self-Isolation Self-Delusion

Self-Isolation Self-Delusion

Chris Penk First published by The BFD 30th June 2020 The BFD is serialising National MP Chris Penk’s book Flattening the Country by publishing an extract every day. Self-isolation self-delusion We’ve already looked at self-isolation in the context of the practically non-existent border controls.

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If you want to update your credit card details click here. **To select Stripe as your payment platform select credit/debit card To upgrade or change your membership click here. You can easily upgrade between membership levels at any time by visiting your account page. When upgrading your membership, it

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Mummy Daddy of the Day

One of the many rules of politics is to not involve your family. If you do this makes them a target and opens the floodgates for media to write about them. The spouses of former New Zealand PM’s have always kept well out of the limelight and protected their

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 30 32 “If you play the fool and exalt yourself,    or if you plan evil, clap your hand over your mouth! 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

“tpolice”? Is this a new squad established to arrest journos who constantly make typos? Please share this BFD Stuff up so others can discover The BFD.

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You don’t know what you are missing out on. Below is what a Bronze level membership will give you. 1. Ad-Free Viewing 2. Access to Sonovamin and Boomslang’s  Fantastic Cartoons: 3. Access to Our Puzzles. BRONZE level membership. As a regular reader of The BFD you are

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The Eradication Strategy Isn’t Working, Time to Change Tack
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The Eradication Strategy Isn’t Working, Time to Change Tack

David Seymour ACT Leader Forty five new cases 43 days into a lockdown shows that the Government’s eradication strategy isn’t working, it has lost control. On May 5 2020, 43 days into the first lockdown, zero cases were recorded. The Government’s strategy has been to eradicate COVID-

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Advertise for FREE in the MyBFD Marketplace

If you are a Bronze level member or higher you have access to MyBFD which includes a marketplace where everyone can list whatever they like for free. You can sell products, advertise jobs and services and promote your business to other members. You can advertise a house for rent, you

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Is the MSM Refusing to Publish Your Opinion Pieces?

Today, RNZ and both TV news channels lean well to the left, NZME and Stuff have both been captured by a radical interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi, and the Otago Daily Times won’t touch a cartoonist like Garrick Tremain. Don Brash Conservative views are less and less welcome

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Discrimination of the Day

Discrimination of the Day

This was sent to us by a contractor who was wanting to tender for Auckland Council work. Morning [redacted] We have decided to not progress with this Auckland Council, Healthy Waters Tender as we’re not prepared to accept and actually won’t qualify with the first pre-condition; Do

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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 this photo? Yesterday’s photo was a view of a major washout on Queen Charlotte Drive not far from Havelock after the storm on 17th July. The

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Guardians of the New Zealand Super Fund Admit Hypocrisy
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Guardians of the New Zealand Super Fund Admit Hypocrisy

IINZ The recent admission by the Guardians of the New Zealand Super Fund (NZSF) that they continue to invest in certain companies complicit in gross human rights violations in (China for example), while conspicuously divesting from Israel banks calls into question the integrity of the funds application of their ‘ethical

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