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Why Can’t the Question Be Asked?

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out With Science nzdsos.com It has become an ‘extreme view’ to question whether some of the ‘water-related’ deaths (many were not called ‘drownings’) that have occurred in the past two years might have been medical events occurring in the water. Medical events such as

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Claire Trevett Trying to Keep Chippie Crisp

Claire Trevett Trying to Keep Chippie Crisp

Claire Trevett, if her article in the Weekend Herald is anything to go by, seems to think Labour are still in the game. I hate to give her the bad news re Chippie, but the chips are down and the man and his party are gone-burgers. She says the

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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 old water pumping station in Toulouse, now an art gallery. ** We need more photos please folks,

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Labour Are Just Making Stuff Up
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Labour Are Just Making Stuff Up

Peter Allan Williams Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines although verbalising thoughts on www.reality check.radio three days a week peterallanwilliams.substack.com One of my favourite political quotes comes from the great American writer and satirist Henry Louis Mencken. H.L. Mencken

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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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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

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

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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