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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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Struggle of the Day

For at least the third time in its history, TV3 has approached the government for help. Newsroom revealed the extent of WBD’s problems back in July when the company filed its annual accounts. The 2022 before tax loss was $35 million. This followed a $21m loss the previous year.

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 20 5 Though good advice lies deep within the heart,    a person with understanding will draw it out. 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

Libraries not ” library’s” 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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The Sharks Are Circling

Simon Angelo Simon is the Chief Executive Officer and Publisher at Wealth Morning. He has been investing in the markets since he was 17. He recently spent a couple of years working in the hedge-fund industry in Europe. Before this, he owned an award-winning professional-services business and

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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 from Skotel Lounge, Whakapapa, Mt Ruapehu at 7.30 am on 17 AUG23.  10cm of snow overnight.

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Dumb Buggers
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Dumb Buggers

Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Why do newspapers publish letters from dumb buggers? Hopefully, it’s to amuse us but knowing the newspaper world I suspect the answer is more likely sloth. Take a recent one in the Herald from a Joy Edwards of Albany. First, assuming it was not maliciously

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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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Reality Check on Voting for Minor Parties
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Reality Check on Voting for Minor Parties

The Ponderer I and my wider family have been involved in minor party politics for many years. I’ve been the enthusiastic supporter, the optimistic candidate, and am now the wiser realist. I want to simply explain exactly what the minor “freedom” parties can and cannot achieve this election, and

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Our Water Rights Have Been Stolen

So: they’ve done it. If there’s anyone left that didn’t believe this is the most arrogant, despicable and anti-democratic government our deteriorating country has ever endured, they have their proof now with the Water Services Entities Amendment act. The mongrels have now claimed, seized, appropriated, call

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Replay Radio: A Political Agenda
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Replay Radio: A Political Agenda

This week’s Political Agenda with Paul Brennan, Cam Slater, Olivia Pierson and Marty Gibson. 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 security reasons, credit card donations require Javascript. Please enable

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Can NZ Learn from a Global Outlier?

Michael Mouat Massey University theconversation.com Like most countries over the past three years, New Zealand has tried to manage inflation by increasing interest rates. Japan, on the other hand, has taken a different tack – with clear success. In 2016, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) set the country’s interest

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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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Yesterday’s Five Most Popular Articles

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