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Peaceful Gathering on Parliament Steps

Doctors from New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science (NZDSOS) will be on the Parliament steps on Thursday 29 February at 1 pm, and will speak and hand over a letter demanding that the covid injections be ceased due to the overwhelming danger signals. A spokesperson for NZDSOS, Dr Alison

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Is Labour a Spent Force?

Normally after an electoral drubbing such as the Labour Government received last year one can safely assume that in another two or three election cycles there will be a path back to power. Voters will simply tire of the current lot and therefore there will be an appetite for change.

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There Are 3 Kinds of Lies

lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Question: Do you understand how the child poverty statistics are derived? Clearly some people do not. Last week the latest child poverty statistics were all over the media. But there are a number of misunderstandings that need addressing. Like this one from NewstalkZB’s John MacDonald who

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Psst…want a Free Taste of an Article by John Black?

If you don’t have a Silver level membership yet you are missing out on our Insight Politics articles. Jobs for (Anyone but) the Boys Ah, to be a straight white male before the turn of the millennium. From when such men awoke in the morning to a plate of

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Yesterday’s Five Most Popular Articles

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Nashy Gives Labour a Good Kick in the Cods

Nashy Gives Labour a Good Kick in the Cods

Stuart Nash, unencumbered by having to toe the party line is throwing his former colleagues under the bus as Labour and other crim-friendly groups start shouting about the coalition Government honouring yet another promise. Stuart Nash has hit out at his former Labour colleagues over changes to laws targeting gangs

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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 28 14 Blessed are those who fear to do wrong,[b]    but the stubborn are headed for serious trouble. 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 Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

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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 from the Wellington Cable Car. Going down… ** We need more photos please folks, so grab your camera

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NZ’s Dilemma at the WTO’s Big Meeting in Abu Dhabi
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NZ’s Dilemma at the WTO’s Big Meeting in Abu Dhabi

Geoffrey Miller Geoffrey Miller is the Democracy Project’s geopolitical analyst and writes on current New Zealand foreign policy and related geopolitical issues. He has lived in Germany and the Middle East and is a learner of Arabic and Russian. He is currently working on a PhD at the University

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A Year on the Recommendations Still Stand

A Year on the Recommendations Still Stand

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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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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A Healthy Democracy Needs Opposing Ideas

A Healthy Democracy Needs Opposing Ideas

Caleb Anderson Published first on NZCPR Ideas are often difficult to define.  Generally, our understanding of ideas is defined by two things. 1.  By what an idea does (what it produces) 2.  By what it is not (by its opposite) How would you define democracy, for example? Most of us

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What Cost to NZ of Joining AUKUS?

What Cost to NZ of Joining AUKUS?

Sian Troath Postdoctoral Fellow, Political Science and International Relations, University of Canterbury There is little doubt the National-led coalition is showing greater interest in the AUKUS security agreement, with Australian officials due to visit New Zealand later this year to brief the government. So far, much of the discussion and

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