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The BFD Comment of the Week
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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 the view from Mt Moturoa, New Plymouth looking East. Editor Note: The BFD needs more views from your window. We particularly
Computer Models: Garbage In = Garbage Out.
Angus Aardvark Computer modelling is very useful: I developed models and used them for many years of commercial prediction work. They are a really powerful tool. But ONLY if you have plenty of feedback and constantly update the model so it can tweak itself to match the real world. Essentially
Border Rules Need Common Sense
Reports of people who believed they could go into work but instead have been sent home demonstrates why a more rational and pragmatic approach is needed for alert level border rules, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “It doesn’t make sense that a business is
Trendsetter Siouxsie
September at a sunny Auckland beach. Two weeks later at a sunny Auckland beach. Please share this article so that others can discover The BFD
Al Jacinda
Information Satire Dateline Jacindagrad 25rd September 2021 Welcome back to Jacindagrad as we gradually ease our Covid-19 restrictions. The spring flowers have been coming into bloom in our wonderful capital city, Jacindagrad. Unfortunately, very few people have seen this wonderful display as they have been in lockdown due to
A Significant Distortion of the Truth
Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc. sportingshooters.nz Recent statements attributed to the Commissioner of Police, Andrew Coster, have repeated previous allegations from police that gangs acquire their firearms from licensed firearms owners. That is a significant distortion of the truth and by implication Coster maligns a quarter of
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Discrimination of the Day
Below is a national missive regarding the change of name for the Ministry of Education (bet you didn’t read about that in the MSM) and the push for Maori greetings for all who answer calls. We have been told using English is “not an option”. The “rebrand” will include
Going Where the Media Won’t
Graham Adams democracyproject.nz Graham Adams is a journalist, columnist and reviewer who has written for many of the country’s media outlets including Metro, North & South, Noted, The Spinoff and Newsroom In the hullaballoo that followed Curia’s poll results last week, the media focused mainly on the
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Newshub Nation Sinks to New Low
I was surprised to see Judith Collins on Newshub Nation. I understood that she had decided not to appear because the interviews rarely cover issues important to the viewers. I am now aware that subsequent to that decision, Judith’s chief press secretary was contacted by the producer of Newshub