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The BFD Daily Opinion Poll

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They Are Crying Out for Workers

JD In a time when employers are crying out for workers, it’s interesting to analyse the unemployment statistics, always recognising that the figures themselves are something of a farce given what is or isn’t considered when they are compiled. For example, if you haven’t looked for a

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Lobbyists in the Heart of Govt

Lobbyists in the Heart of 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 Is it a problem that lobbying firms are being given contracts by government departments? Such firms, who assist private businesses

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Why Would You Need to Lie if the Truth Is on Your Side?

Why Would You Need to Lie if the Truth Is on Your Side?

Gus Hubbard Gus Hubbard’s career and lifelong passion are in the field of mathematics education at all levels from new entrants to tertiary. Let me begin by saying my interest is in mathematics rather than politics. An acquaintance who was recently visiting on another matter, and who is aware

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Psst…want a Free Taste of an Article by Lushington D. Brady?

If you don’t have a Silver level membership yet you are missing out on our Insight Politics articles. Why Do the White Guys Do It? Thank the straight white men for their service It’s become quite the thing in recent times to ferret any and every minor achievement

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Yesterday’s Five Most Popular Articles

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Latest Poll
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Latest Poll

The first post-election Taxpayers’ Union/Curia Poll was released yesterday. Unsurprisingly it has cemented the popularity of the new Government in waiting. Predictably, Chris Hipkins’s popularity has nose-dived like a lead balloon. Headline Results for November’s Taxpayers’ Union – Curia Poll: * National: 37.0% support (down 1.1), down

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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 10 17 People who accept discipline are on the pathway to life,    but those who ignore correction will go astray. 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

Even a basic spellchecker would catch this one, NZ Herald. NewstalkZB republished it with NZH‘s error intact. 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

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What Stuff Won’t Tell You About Gaza

What Stuff Won’t Tell You About Gaza

As anti-Semitic hate spills over in New Zealand, the mainstream media seem to be doing little to stop it. In contrast to the “fire and fury” hysterics over the “far-right”, the mainstream media are dismayingly tolerant of the mainstream left bile being spewed at Israel (and, by proxy, Jewish New

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Is the MSM Refusing to Publish Your Opinion Pieces?
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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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SPOIL Yourself with a BFD Membership this Christmas
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SPOIL Yourself with a BFD Membership this Christmas

Spoil yourself with a present that will be the gift that keeps on giving all year. TREAT yourself a subscription to The BFD It will be a present to The BFD as well as your gift to yourself and it will help ensure that we will be around next year

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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 is the view from atop Fernhill (west of Hastings), looking westwards down Mere Road, with Gimblett Gravels vineyards visible,

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