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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 looking towards the Aotea Harbour entrance from our motorhome on Maukutea Drive above Aotea Village. ** We need

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Volunteer Writers Wanted
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Volunteer Writers Wanted

The BFD is seeking motivated, concise, reliable, and professionally-minded writers. Ideally, we prefer articles of 400-600 words in length. If you feel that the subject requires a longer post please keep it under 1000 words, (ideally under 800). Local news stories are as welcome as anything to do with sport

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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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ACT Wants to Clarify, Not Rewrite

ACT Wants to Clarify, Not Rewrite

one headline says, “New era of Treaty politics looms”. Luxon vehemently opposed to referendum: it would be too divisive, goes the writer’s fearful narrative. This hot-potato issue has apparently been holding up negotiations for the new government. It is this and other emotive social issues, that NZ First campaigned

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Good Things Take Time

Philip Crump Founding editor of Newstalk ZB Plus and former lawyer, Philip Crump explores political, legal and cultural issues facing New Zealand. Sometimes known as Thomas Cranmer. cranmer.substack.com As the coalition talks continue largely away from public gaze, newsrooms have become frustrated at the endless number of ‘slow-news’

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Kirsch Takes Aim at NZ MoH
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Kirsch Takes Aim at NZ MoH

dailytelegraph.co.nz Reacting to claims by New Zealand’s Ministry of Health that only four deaths have been linked to the Covid gene therapy, Kirsch challenged them to release to the public what he called the ‘death-vax’ record data. A rise in excess death rates around the world has

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Psst…want a Free Taste of an Article by Chris Trotter?
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Psst…want a Free Taste of an Article by Chris Trotter?

If you don’t have a Silver level membership yet you are missing out on our Insight Politics articles. Who Wants 20 Years of Woke? Eighteen years, nearly two decades, with just one change of government. A New Zealander born shortly before the 1999 general election would have been getting

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Petulant Media Cop a Truth Bomb

Petulant Media Cop a Truth Bomb

Media petulance is growing as they demand to be told what is going on. But, to their credit, Christopher Luxon, Winston Peters and David Seymour are mostly staying mum on details…except for a few truth bombs: Peters was asked about the cost of hiring hotel rooms for negotiations since

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An Xtra Headache for the BFD

* I am republishing this article because Xtra’s actions are costing us memberships Readers of the BFD who have signed up for our FREE newsletter with an Xtra e-mail address have been contacting us for months now because Xtra keeps blocking and bouncing our e-mails to them. We have tried

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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 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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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

You know the ol’ measure twice cut once? How about read twice before publishing Property Brokers? 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

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Get Rid of Big Government

Get Rid of Big Government

familyfirst.org.nz Big Government is Back, according to a recent article in the Financial Times. The FT says “most Western countries are spending heavily on welfare and the ‘green transition’, and with debt levels already sky high, then taxes are certain to rise significantly.” This is bad news for

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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 looking at the Musical Dome near the cathedral in Cologne, Germany, from our taxi. ** We need more

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