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Yesterday’s Five Most Popular Articles

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TVNZ & Stuff: Cash for Content Scandal

TVNZ & Stuff: Cash for Content Scandal

Back in 2014 Nicky Hager wrote a book called Dirty Politics. In it, he accused me of having journalists in my back pocket and also accused me of “cash for content” activities. He was entirely wrong about that. But now a real “cash for content” scandal has erupted that threatens

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Take Our Daily Trivia Quiz
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Take Our Daily Trivia Quiz

Test your trivia knowledge – Select from seven subject categories. General knowledge, Dictionary, Entertainment, History, Food & Drink, Geography, Science & Nature. To Enjoy Our Other Puzzles Become a Bronze Member

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 23 9 Don’t waste your breath on fools,    for they will despise the wisest advice. 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

Double weight loss 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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Is Labour a Dead Parrot?
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Is Labour a Dead Parrot?

According to Rod Emmerson, cartoonist for the ‘Ferald’ (NZ Herald), Labour is a dead parrot. Dead Parrot is a reference to the ‘Dead Parrot’ sketch featuring John Cleese and a dead parrot which the vendor refuses to acknowledge is dead. A bit like Tova refusing to believe the obvious in

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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 a clear winter’s day, corner of Seafield and Hill roads. Bay View, Hawkes Bay. ** We need

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Tell Us What Is Happening in Your Country

Here at The BFD we currently have writers based in New Zealand, Australia, Israel, Hong Kong and the UK but we have readers from many other countries. This article is a shout out to our readers in other countries encouraging them to send us an article telling us what life

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The Great Pandemic Confidence Trick

The Great Pandemic Confidence Trick

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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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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Who Funds ‘Restore Passenger Rail’?

Restore Passenger Rail is slowly becoming the newest climate change cult that has taken over New Zealand. Started by James Cockle, who became famous for challenging James Shaw for co-leadership of the Green Party, the group has decided to fight for free public transport to reduce carbon emissions by

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Not So Fast…
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Not So Fast…

On Saturday the National party released its list for the forthcoming General Election. This led to the immediate, and for me rather sad, end of the political career of Michael Woodhouse (I did warn him, did urge him to be the candidate in the Taieri electorate). A good man who

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An Eye Watering Amount of Money Flushed

An Eye Watering Amount of Money Flushed

Last Saturday’s BFD poll asked readers which scam hit New Zealand the harder financially out of two choices: Covid or climate change. Of course, government policies will inevitably cost more than budgeted government expenditure; for example, climate change policies increased fuel prices by shutting down fossil-fuel development and

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Value Your Vote – Election 2023
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Value Your Vote – Election 2023

familyfirst.org.nz As you prepare to vote in the upcoming 2023 New Zealand General Election, our Value Your Vote resource will help you vote for candidates and parties that share your values. Visit our Value Your Vote website to see the voting record of all MPs on values-based

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