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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 Ruins of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, Wales through to the Rye Valley. Editor Note: The BFD needs more

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While You Are Locked down You Have Time to Make a Submission

Bob McCoskrie National Director Family First The Government set a deadline date for submissions on the bill to ban “conversion therapy” of less than 4 weeks – the shortest time possible. They basically don’t want to hear from you, are not actually interested in your view, and are hoping you’

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What Did They Do to Prepare for Delta?

What Did They Do to Prepare for Delta?

David Seymour ACT Leader The Government needs to tell us what it did to prepare for a Delta outbreak, so there is hope of ending this lockdown in days not weeks. At the Health Committee two weeks ago, Chris Hipkins could not give one example of what the Government has

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Delta Deadly

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Dear Labour: Stop Making Unemployment Attractive!

Harry Hunt There’s nothing more infuriating than being reminded every day how much the Labour government has let us down. The one letdown that had the most lasting impact on me has been the uncalled-for increases in benefits, which is a pure waste of taxpayer money. Don’t

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BFD Daily Opinion Poll

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Biden to Receive World’s Highest Honour

Biden to Receive World’s Highest Honour

Information Satire CNN International Awards Correspondent: The president of the CCP, Xi Jinping, announced today he was awarding President Biden the July 1 medal for his harmonious actions over Afghanistan and outstanding contributions to Socialism with Chinese characteristics. When told of his award, Biden made a special thank you to

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Reflections on the Skegg Report

Dr Martin Lally covidplanb.co.nz Dr Martin Lally Director, Capital Financial Consultants Ltd The government has recently released a report from the Covid-19 Public Health Advisory Group chaired by Prof David Skegg (the “Group”), relating to future Covid-19 policy, and intended to answer various questions. Click to

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Rouse up Kiwis – Time to Be a-Woke!

Inspiration for this week’s column comes from six essays I’ve come across in the past few days. Together they have strengthened my resolve to do whatever little I can to put the earliest possible end to the lasting harm to our national health and well-being, to our

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Fortress New Zealand: An Ancient, Failed Labour Vision

Fortress New Zealand: An Ancient, Failed Labour Vision

Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments In the 1920s and 30s, some Labour Party leaders hoped to insulate New Zealand from the world so

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73% Of Police Want to Be Armed

73% Of Police Want to Be Armed

A recent NielsenIQ-run biennial Police Association Member Survey of close to 6,000 constabulary members has revealed that 73 percent of them now believe they should be generally armed. That decision however is not in their hands. Commissioner Andrew Coster concedes the escalation in gun-related incidents is “worrying”

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We Must Be Decisive in the Face of Delta Variant

We Must Be Decisive in the Face of Delta Variant

National supports the Government’s decision to move New Zealand into Level 4 lockdown for three days and Auckland and Coromandel for seven days, following a positive Covid-19 test in the community, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. “The evidence from overseas is clear; decisive action to prevent

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Why Are We Pausing Vaccines?

Why Are We Pausing Vaccines?

David Seymour ACT Leader The Government’s announcement that it will hit pause on vaccinations for 48-hours is the most nonsensical decision it could make. We are bottom of the OECD for vaccinations. Our low rates of vaccinations is what has put us most at risk of a Delta

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