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Revealed: Puberty Blockers for 12 Year Olds, Are They Happening in NZ?

Revealed: Puberty Blockers for 12 Year Olds, Are They Happening in NZ?

familyfirst.org.nz Watch the head of the Pediatric Society Dr Andrew Marshall confirm, under questioning from Simon Bridges MP, that yes – 12 year olds are being given puberty blockers by some doctors. (Fortunately many doctors don’t – and kiwi parents should find these doctors rather than be referred to

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Govt Leaves Expats Out of Team of Five Million

David Seymour ACT Leader More than 22,000 New Zealanders in the MIQ waiting room within hours of it opening have shown why locking down and locking out is unsustainable. The demand for MIQ is now clear for the first time. Twenty-two thousand is 110 times more than daily

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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 the Winton water tower, from the porch of Holy Trinity Church, Winton. Editor Note: The BFD needs more

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Notes on COVID Vaccines in Young People

covidplanb.co.nz There have been reports of deaths in New Zealand teenagers within weeks of being administered with the Comirnaty product. It is concerning that there has been a concentration of unusual fatal events in teenagers in a short space of time, coinciding with the roll-out of the

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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.

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What the NZ Herald Chooses to Publish

What the NZ Herald Chooses to Publish

Cultural Norm Last weekend, the NZ Herald published a superb column by Bruce Cotterill, headed “Any risk of being in Govt’s pocket is a danger to democracy.” Cotterill laid out a lot of evidence and a good argument for his claim that what New Zealand’s major media is

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The Three Waters $120B Grab – What You’re Not Being Told

hobsonspledge.nz The three waters are drinking water, wastewater and stormwater. The Three Waters Plan (that you may have seen advertisements for) is a tricky co-governance plan for central government to get control of our assets which are managed by our local councils. After more than 60 iwi-only

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The BFD  Comment of the Week

The BFD Comment of the Week

As part of our drive to keep our comment section the best in New Zealand we showcase each week an example of a top-notch comment that adds value to The BFD. Today’s comment was written by Sunnyjim Thank you Sunnyjim for taking the time to craft such an

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Ich Bin Ein Aucklander

When John Fitzgerald Kennedy was handed the speech which had been produced by his advisors, the one he was supposed to read to the colossal crowd gathered on the free side of the Berlin Wall on June 26, 1963, he instead ripped it up and wrote his own. The fellow

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Update on COVID-19

Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com It’s been eighteen months since New Zealand’s first Covid-19 lockdown was imposed on the country, so let’s look into what we have learnt. There have now been four major lockdowns, three caused by breaches of the Government-run border security system.

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Psst Want a Free Taste of an Insight Politics Article?

Psst Want a Free Taste of an Insight Politics Article?

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 Chris Trotter Lockdown through Six Different Lenses From Fabulous to Fubar WHERE WE STAND on Covid-19,

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