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BFD Daily Opinion Poll

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Pledge Card Just Another Captain’s Call?

Pledge Card Just Another Captain’s Call?

The 8-point personal pledge card released by Christopher Luxon reads like a Captain’s Call. We have had enough of ill-thought-out and ignorant ‘Captain’s Calls’ from the regime of the “be kind” patronising leader of the Labour Government and we surely do not want to go

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Who Is Cranmer?

A Halfling’s View djhdcj.substack.com Introduction A commentator who has adopted the name Thomas Cranmer has been causing something of a stir with his articles which have appeared on Substack and Twitter. I follow Cranmer on Substack and enjoy his writing. He is thoughtful and thorough and bases

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Media Averted Gaze for Six Years

Media Averted Gaze for Six Years

When Amanda Luxon gets gifted thousands in public money in 2024 to create a reality TV show which will be shown on NZ’s taxpayer-funded TV in prime time, the media will avert their gaze and pretend there is “nothing to see here”: like they did when Clarke Gayford

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Yesterday’s Five Most Popular Articles

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Replay Radio: The Crunch
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Replay Radio: The Crunch

This week’s guests were Jaap Knegtmans and Joseph Blessing from Democratic Alliance, Simon Lusk, Japanese independent journalist Masako Ganaha and David Farrar. Enjoy! Help Fund Our NewsDesk We are building a NewsDesk, hiring journalists and taking the fight to the mainstream media. Will you help fund our NewsDesk? * For

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Every Easter Our Atheist Media Want the Shops to Open

Every Easter Our Atheist Media Want the Shops to Open

Every year, our Atheist media keep pushing for shops to be open at Easter. 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

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Open, honest and transparent? Prime Minister Chris Hipkins’ office has been ordered to apologise by the Chief Ombudsman for breaching the Official Information Act. In a formal finding that has not been made public until now, Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has upheld a complaint by the Herald about a weeks-

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 9 6 Leave your simple ways behind, and begin to live;    learn to use good judgment.” 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

Gobbledegook as usual from Stuff. 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 click here to

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Mohamed AI Fayed

Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com I was surprised by how much generally favourable attention Mohamad AI Fayed received following his death at 94. I had an amusing exchange with him in the late 1980s. This followed a situation of my own making when I’d arrived in London on a Saturday

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If It Looks Like Debt, Let’s Treat It Like Debt

If It Looks Like Debt, Let’s Treat It Like Debt

Aaron Gilbert Ayesha Scott Auckland University of Technology There are few stores without an Afterpay logo displayed on the door, or that don’t offer Laybuy at their online checkout. And these schemes are particularly popular with younger consumers. But what price might these buyers be paying for the conveniences

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We Didn’t Lose Our Jobs We Were ‘Forced’ Out of Them

We Didn’t Lose Our Jobs We Were ‘Forced’ Out of Them

Al Al writes a substack based on OIAs and proactive releases looking back at the history of the New Zealand Covid response. nzcovidresponse.substack.com A video of current Prime Minister Chris Hipkins in a press conference has been doing the rounds for pulling a Trudeau, where he claims there

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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 looking south from my media room which is located in Minden, Tauranga. ** We need more photos please folks, so

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