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Winston Peters Has a Point
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Winston Peters Has a Point

Ananish Chaudhuri Ananish Chaudhuri, PhD. Professor of Experimental Economics | University of Auckland ananishchaudhuri.com bassettbrashandhide.com Winston Peters has suggested that mainstream media were “bribed” by the previous Labour government. Members of the media are outraged. Peters, true to form, is being provocative. I don’t think Peters’ strident tone

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The BFD Daily Opinion Poll

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Boom Times and Enduring Prosperity

Go back a century and visualise a nation. Until 1890 (at the earliest) the nation was seen as quite backward; little more than a pioneering frontier backwater, well behind the times compared with much of the rest of the world but things changed rather rapidly and it quickly became very

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Winston Peters Sets a Change Agenda
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Winston Peters Sets a Change Agenda

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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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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Who Will Own the Coastline?
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Who Will Own the Coastline?

In 2009 the John Key National-led Government stripped away Crown ownership of the coastline to make it easier for Maori to make claims. The tribal ownership of New Zealand by 2040, indicated in the He Puapua document, was a concerning issue leading into the election. The economy, education, crime, health,

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What Sir Ian Should Be Worried About

The press pile on against the new Government goes on and on, literally and figuratively, and on. One of Saturday’s efforts was a long op-ed from Sir Ian Taylor expressing his buyer’s regret having voted blue for just the third time in his 70+ years. Sir Ian claims

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Yesterday’s Five Most Popular Articles

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The Media Are In on It
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The Media Are In on It

Right about now plenty of ordinary Kiwi motorists will be stuck in a gridlock organised by Te Pati Maori, who are protesting about not liking the results of pesky things called elections and democracy. They are angry and shouty, and disruptive, and they are acting in cahoots with the media.

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Want to Save Big on Fuel?

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

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 5 22 An evil man is held captive by his own sins;    they are ropes that catch and hold him. 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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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

More word salad from Stuff – what is a senior from the lecturer carpentry department, and how many lecturers do the carpenters make each year? 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

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An Adverse Effect of Following the Rules

An Adverse Effect of Following the Rules

Gary Moller Gary Moller is a Health Practitioner who is focused on addressing the root causes of ill health or poor performance by making use of a key forensic tool – Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis – and administering healthy, natural and sustainable therapies. garymoller.com “Those who adhered most strictly to restrictions

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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 of the final approach into AKL airport, Barrier Air WTZ-AK. ** We need more photos please folks, so grab

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