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From the Desk of a Male Pale and Stale
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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
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
Yesterday’s Five Most Popular Articles
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Last Poll of the Year
Labour is in the doldrums in the last poll of the year. It is the Roy Morgan though, but it does show how much Kiwis have fallen out of love with Labour. Today’s Roy Morgan New Zealand Poll for November 2023 shows new Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and the
Want to Save Big on Fuel?
We are very pleased to announce a new service for ALL members of The BFD. The BFD in partnership with GCo Fuels has created a discounted fuel option. In these tough financial times anything that can save you precious dollars is something to be celebrated. We’ve worked hard to
The BFD Daily Proverb
Proverbs 20 28 Unfailing love and faithfulness protect the king; his throne is made secure through love. If you enjoyed this BFD Daily Proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.
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Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor The Commerce Commission this week filed criminal charges against two construction companies and two directors for alleged bid-rigging of publicly funded projects, calling it “the country’s first-ever criminal prosecution for cartel conduct”. Cartel conduct or bid-rigging occurs when bidders collude amongst themselves to fix
The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
NZ Herald has a flair for bad proofreading. 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 experience more enjoyable
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 looking at the Jackson Bay wharf from our table at The Craypot, Jackson Bay, South Westland. ** We
Flawed ‘Fact Check’ on NZ Data
Steve Kirsch Founder, Vaccine Safety Research Foundation (vacsafety.org) kirschsubstack.com Executive summary Another day, another flawed fact check. This one comes with a bonus about Professor Jeffrey Morris. Morris told the reporter that it is OK to download and analyze the New Zealand data, but not OK to talk
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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