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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 15 14 A wise person is hungry for knowledge,    while the fool feeds on trash. 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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What Can the Govt Do?
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What Can the Govt Do?

Matevz (Matt) Raskovic Associate Professor of International Business & Strategy Auckland University of Technology In 2010, then US secretary of state Hillary Clinton famously described New Zealand as a country that “punches way above its weight”. She was referring to our role in international relations, global security and natural disaster

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Deep sea mining takes a bad turn.  But if the sea is dead then there is nothing to worry about. 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

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This May Save More Lives

This May Save More Lives

Vinuli Withanarachchie, PhD candidate, College of Health Massey University Bridget Dicker, Associate Professor of Paramedicine Sarah Maessen, Research Associate Auckland University of Technology As of January this year, New Zealand became just the second country (after Canada) to adopt a groundbreaking new procedure for patients experiencing cardiac arrest. Known as

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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 Waiuku Sailing Club looking toward Genbrook Steel Mill. ** We need more photos please folks, so

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Satirical Image of the Day

Satirical Image of the Day

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Another Death Swept Under the Rug

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com Vivek Jain was a young dentist who died at age 37, in the week following his 2nd jab. He was found dead at home when he failed to turn up at his dental practice in Matakana, on the 23rd of June

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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 Poll Tells a Story
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A Poll Tells a Story

The Curia Poll released last week was very revealing in terms of what its content told us about where the country is headed. National went up 2.6 points to 39.6% while ACT doubled that increase going up 5.6 points to 13.7%. The interesting point to note

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Democracy Saves Us All
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Democracy Saves Us All

Richard Treadgold Founder Free New Zealand One thousand, four hundred and sixty-six kilometres from the warm and turbulent North Cape to the cold and turbulent Stewart Island mark the length of our glorious land – the world’s third-oldest continuous democracy and the most remote. Driving reveals agreeable bays and beaches,

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“I Lift My Gun, I Let the Shots Do the Talking”
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“I Lift My Gun, I Let the Shots Do the Talking”

“I lift my gun, I let the shots do the talking” Peeni Henare, New Zealand Labour Party Once again our so-called national day was hijacked. We were treated to aggression and fighting words and violence. Threats of guns and cannons. A malevolent, three-headed taniwha. Lions. Spiders. Peeni Henare said,  “I

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A Whole Lot Of, You Know, Manaakitia

A Whole Lot Of, You Know, Manaakitia

Tani Newton February 14th, 2023. We were roused from an uneasy sleep at 4am by Civil Defence telling us to prepare for evacuation. We did what we could to protect our more valuable belongings before heading to the assembly point, where we eventually joined a cavalcade of cars slowly moving

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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. Dear Santa Politicians’ letters to Santa Dear Santa, After my return to parliament, the coalition agreement and the fun I’m having with journalists you’d think all my Christmases had

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Yesterday’s Five Most Popular Articles

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What on Earth Is Going on at Auckland Transport?
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What on Earth Is Going on at Auckland Transport?

Auckland Transport is making a very good case for its demise, with crazy and unbelievable happenings at the organisation. It seems to be at odds with its political masters. Wayne Brown needs to start sacking some people and get control of the organisation. Monday saw AT cancel train services because…

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