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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 21 6 Wealth created by a lying tongue    is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap. 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

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

They don’t give a damn about spelling the word dam. 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

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Co-governance by Stealth Is Still Going
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Co-governance by Stealth Is Still Going

The most important thing centrists and conservatives need to remember about the left is that they never, ever take “No” for an answer. No matter how many times they’re democratically told to shove off, the left scream and stamp their feet and hold their breath until they get their

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‘A Damning Epitaph for the Labour Govt’

‘A Damning Epitaph for the Labour Govt’

Bryce Edwards Dr Bryce Edwards is the Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz Political commentators and journalists are dismayed by what has happened to the Kiwirail Interislander ferry upgrade project. Ever since the

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View from Your Window
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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 cab of a Kiwirail DL locomotive. It is of NIMT southbound near Woolfield Road, Papatoetoe.

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For Less Than the Cost of a Cup of Coffee

Introducing the BFD BASIC subscription. No frills just Ad-free viewing 16c a day $1.15 a week $5 a month ( less than the cost of a cup of coffee) $60 a year Grab a Basic membership today.

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Santa’s Got Nothin’

Santa’s Got Nothin’

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What Would It Take for Labour to Win?
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What Would It Take for Labour to Win?

Chris Trotter Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz SURVEYING LABOUR’S savagely diminished caucus, only two MPs stand out as credible future leaders: Keiran McAnulty and Ginny Andersen. Before such a combination could accede to the leadership, however, both the Labour caucus and the Labour Party would have to undergo

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The BFD Daily Opinion Poll

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You Will Own Nothing and Be Happy
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You Will Own Nothing and Be Happy

If there was one left-wing politician I’ve always had a lot of respect for it was Roy Jenkins. He was a UK Labour MP, albeit on the right wing of the party, a cabinet minister in the Wilson Governments; Home Secretary, and Chancellor of the Exchequer. He was

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Do We Want All Citizens to Have Equal Rights or Do We Not?
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Do We Want All Citizens to Have Equal Rights or Do We Not?

Don Brash Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 bassettbrashandhide.com When the new Coalition Government was announced little more than three weeks ago, those of us who believe that a democracy where every citizen has equal political rights

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From the Desk of a Male Pale and Stale

Writing serves as a vital form of communication, enabling the transmission of ideas, information, emotions, and knowledge across distances and time. Its purpose extends beyond mere transmission; it allows for the preservation of thoughts, cultures, and histories. Through writing, individuals can articulate complex concepts, express creativity, educate, persuade, document events,

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Media on the War Path

Media on the War Path

Peter Allan Williams Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines although verbalising thoughts on www.reality check.radio three days a week peterallanwilliams.substack.com Has there ever been a more co-ordinated media attack on a new government in our history? It’s as

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How to Gift Someone a BFD Membership This Christmas

We have GREAT news. For many years readers have asked us for the ability to give a BFD membership as a present but we didn’t have the technology to do it. This Christmas we finally have what you have all been asking for. Gifting Our new system allows us

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