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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

There is a new location of interest as well as a new location in the Central North Island called “Tokorua”. Possibly somewhere halfway between Tokoroa and Rotorua? Please share this BFD Stuff up so others can discover The BFD.

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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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National Launches Plan to Supercharge Vaccination

With the Delta variant of Covid-19 having well and truly arrived in New Zealand, the National Party is calling on the Government to supercharge the vaccination rollout throughout the country with a new strategy, says Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins. “New Zealand has been the slowest in the

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Labour Must Take Position on Unvaccinated Workers

The Government needs to decide how it will handle unvaccinated people in the workforce sooner rather than later, National’s Workplace Relations spokesperson Scott Simpson says. “I attempted to raise the issue of employer obligations to provide safe work environments where there are employees who choose to be unvaccinated at

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Minister Fails Our Police – Yet Again

Minister Fails Our Police – Yet Again

The Police Minister’s admission to the Justice Select Committee this morning that she did not raise the issue of low vaccination rates among frontline police officers with Cabinet is shameful, says National Party Police spokesperson Simeon Brown. “Poto Williams’ failure to raise the issue of low vaccination rates of

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IPCC 6TH Assessment Report Great News for New Zealand

Robin Grieve Chairman of Pastural Farming Climate Research farmcarbon.co.nz “The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC, 6th assessment report finds there has been no increase in extreme precipitation and drought in New Zealand due to global warming”, Robin Grieve Chairman of Pastural Farming Climate Research, said today. “This

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How to Drive Yourself Mad during Lockdown

How to Drive Yourself Mad during Lockdown

Being locked down means having time to do things one might normally never have the time or inclination to do. And so it was that when I received an email from a colleague that included the acronym LGBTQ, I thought, “what does that all stand for again?” So off I

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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? The location of yesterday’s photo was Matauri Bay, Matauri cafe and bar. Editor Note: The BFD needs more views from your window. We particularly

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Police Not a Priority for Vaccines

Police Not a Priority for Vaccines

Nicole McKee ACT Justice spokesperson The Police Minister has today confirmed that Police are not a priority to be vaccinated for COVID-19. When Poto Williams was asked specifically whether she had lobbied Cabinet to prioritise Police for vaccination she would not directly answer the question. Only 38 per cent

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Education and Workforce Committee a Farce

Education and Workforce Committee a Farce

David Seymour ACT Leader Today’s Education and Workforce Committee was a perfect example of why we need the Epidemic Response Committee back. Opposition MPs were repeatedly shut down by Labour Party Chair Marja Lubeck, while Workplace Relations Minister Michael Wood was able to repeatedly attack the Opposition without any

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Cruel to Be Kind

Cruel to Be Kind

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio,tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under

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Super Spreader

Super Spreader

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