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No Thanks Wayne, Not What We Voted For
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No Thanks Wayne, Not What We Voted For

Apparently Wayne Brown is floating the idea of congestion charging for Auckland. Either he is being very cunning, suggesting it so when the ensuing outcry from angry ratepayers erupts he can say he is listening to concerns and cancel the idea, or deliberately provocative as he seeks new ways to

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BFD Caption Competition

BFD Caption Competition

Here are a few I prepared earlier… If you enjoyed this article 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 click here

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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 16 22 Discretion is a life-giving fountain to those who possess it,    but discipline is wasted on fools. 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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Growing NZ Cities Eat Up Fertile Land
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Growing NZ Cities Eat Up Fertile Land

Shannon Davis Lincoln University, New Zealand theconversation.com Auckland Council recently voted to decrease the amount of city fringe land available for development, citing flood risks and infrastructure costs. Meanwhile in Christchurch, plans for an 850-home development north of the city have been rejected because of the area’s

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Stuff using a file photo that misidentifies the venue but gets it correct in the text. 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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Age-Inappropriate Sex Ed App Should Be Withdrawn

Age-Inappropriate Sex Ed App Should Be Withdrawn

familyfirst.org.nz Family First is calling for a phone app developed by Canterbury University with explicit content and advice on fingering, hand jobs, anal sex, chest binding and sex toys, to be withdrawn. The app has received terrible reviews from parents on both the App Store and Google Play

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Can It Be Saved?
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Can It Be Saved?

Simone Seymour Can Western Civilisation be saved? Likely not. A deceased, long-ago USA newspaper editor and nominal acquaintance of mine once said of his country: “As a nation, we lost our senses, collectively and simultaneously; To regain them as a people, slowly, one person at a time.“ Whether Charles

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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 in Paihia. ** We need more photos please folks, so grab your camera or mobile phone and get

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How Dare They

How Dare They

Note from the editor: Dear reader due to a significant drop in memberships over the past six months, we need readers who are not currently supporting us with a membership or by donating to step up today. We are currently cutting costs everywhere we can but we need your help

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Mike Bain Christian Voice New Zealand christianvoicenewzealand.com Facebook: Christian Voice New Zealand Mike Bain is the founder of Christian Voice New Zealand, an online Christian ministry which comments on today’s news which affects our daily lives and culture by viewing it through the lens of the Bible. Disabled

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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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Minor Birds Tweet From the Twigs
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Minor Birds Tweet From the Twigs

If ever we needed an example of people too full of their own importance it’s what’s now playing out in the Employment Court. I refer to the case where Siouxsie Wiles of Covid fame is suing her employer, the University of Auckland, for failing to protect her from

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Official Figures up 70% On Last Year

Official Figures up 70% On Last Year

Dr. Guy David Hatchard hatchardreport.com Guy is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his Ph.D. in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a senior

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