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Face of the Day

Thank you for your service. Under fire and squeezed into the front turret of an Arvo Lancaster, Eddie Chapman knew he had to get the escape hatch open. It was June 1944 and the 21-year-old was part of the Royal Air Force’s No. 207 Squadron. He and

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 15 30 A cheerful look brings joy to the heart;    good news makes for good health. 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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Why We Need Tall Poppies

Sir Ray Avery Scientist, Inventor and Philanthropist commonroomnz.com This article was first published at The Common Room There was once an ambitious Kiwi who loved to invent things that helped people. One of his technologies helped millions of the poorest of the poor see again on a global scale.

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Try “reduced”, NZ Herald. 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 browse

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Bank Scams
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Bank Scams

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Currently, Kiwis are losing nearly 200 million dollars annually to scams. It is an extraordinary amount which testifies to the decline of our newspapers’ readership, they regularly publishing warnings against accepting plausible sounding messages purporting to come mainly from banks, but also other activities. Half

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How Dumb Do They Think We Are?

How Dumb Do They Think We Are?

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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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 walled castle and town of Caernarfon, parked outside the Anglesey Arms, Wales. ** We need more photos

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What Did the Treaty Really Say?

What Did the Treaty Really Say?

Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com On Wednesday, I was sent a statement which read: “On 9 July, an FTA [Free Trade Agreement] between Aotearoa and the European Union was signed. As part of our mandate, we prepared a Te Tiriti o Waitangi assessment of the FTA. We found that: ‘The Crown

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The BFD Daily Opinion Poll

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Vote to Stop Co-governance in Its Tracks

Peter Yesterday I read a comment on General Debate by Roger. From all accounts the Stop Co-Governance meeting in Stoke Nelson last night was continually disrupted by outside protestors. Banging on the door, walls, broke a window, banged on drums and sounded sirens, all in all a disgrace and

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Has Labour Shot Itself in the Foot?
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Has Labour Shot Itself in the Foot?

Bryce Edwards Dr Bryce Edwards is the Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. democracyproject.nz The ultra-rich can breathe easy and progressive voters can scream into the void because Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has ruled out any meaningful

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Politicians Often Commit to Promises That Are Really Wishes
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Politicians Often Commit to Promises That Are Really Wishes

The Green Party Manifesto with its unrealistic ‘policies’ includes the word “aspiration” and also covers recent policy announcements around reducing income inequality, along with the introduction of rent controls – which Labour has already ruled out – and clearing the social housing waitlist with a commitment to build 35,000 public homes.

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Spark NZ Won’t Tolerate TERFS

Spark NZ Won’t Tolerate TERFS

familyfirst.org.nz This article was first published on The Daily Examiner Spark NZ and One NZ (previously Vodafone) have engaged with controversial far-left trans-activist Shaneel Lal in extraordinary engagements to attack women’s rights. The bizarre commentary appears to support Mr Lal’s call to suppress Kiwis’

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