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An Xtra Headache for the BFD

* I am republishing this article because Xtra’s actions are costing us memberships Readers of the BFD who have signed up for our FREE newsletter with an Xtra e-mail address have been contacting us for months now because Xtra keeps blocking and bouncing our e-mails to them. We have tried

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 3 7 Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom.    Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil 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

If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@thebfd.co.nz

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Stuff‘s stuff of stuff ups continues unabated. 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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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 taken as I  finally made it to the front of the Bluebridge pack South of Picton. I always

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Want More Traffic to Your Blog?

The BFD can help. We have done all the hard work and have already built a huge audience but what we are always looking for more of is quality NZ content. We want to help motivated,  professionally-minded writers who are already writing quality content for their own blog site’s

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The Health System That Failed Us

Dr. Guy David Hatchard hatchardreport.com Guy is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his Ph.D. in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a senior

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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 Real New Zealand…

Forty years ago, almost to the day, we moved to Southland where we spent several pleasant years I remember very fondly. In those days the local newspaper The Southland Times, along with the two radio stations, took an editorial stance that reflected the general viewpoint of their audience. This was

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Why This Data Is So Important

Why This Data Is So Important

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 Year 11 – 13. There is now a nationwide online provision called Mt Hobson Academy Connected for Years 1 – 13. alwynpoole.substack.

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Are Non-Google AI Models Any Less Woke?

The Ponderer The Brave web browser has recently introduced an AI assistant called “Leo”, to help with various types of queries. Given the widely reported problems with AI tools from major internet companies like Google being programmed to give biased answers and push a particular political agenda (i.e. be

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How State Care Fails NZ’s Young People

Jennifer Montgomery Faculty of Health Research Associate Clive Aspin Associate Professor of Health Victoria University of Wellington Recent reports by the Chief Ombudsman, the Independent Children’s Monitor and the Auditor General have detailed the grim state of affairs for children and whanau in Oranga Tamariki (Ministry for Children) care.

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Psst…want a Free Taste of an Article by Dieuwe de Boer?
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Psst…want a Free Taste of an Article by Dieuwe de Boer?

If you don’t have a Silver level membership yet you are missing out on our Insight Politics articles. Government Must Go on the Offensive The need for narrative momentum Before I tackle this week’s column I would like to start with a word of thanks to all the

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Replay Radio: The Crunch
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Replay Radio: The Crunch

Here is the replay of The Crunch from this week. My guests this week were Ani O’Brien and Shane Jones, and of course, we have the Buddies… Enjoy! SHANE JONES: Ministers And The Media, The War On Wokeism And Gangs NZ First MP Shane Jones drops in for his

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The Cumeuppance of the 4th Estate

The Cumeuppance of the 4th Estate

I don’t feel sorry for mainstream journalists as they have brought this rejection onto themselves. Even the front-line teams that present the news are equally as guilty. They know that much of the political coverage and the climate change nonsense was untrue and slanted, yet like little wokish puppy

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