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Face of the Day
Suffer the children: The mother of 10-month-old Chance Kamanaka O Ke Akura Aipolani-Nielson has told the court she didn’t believe her baby had stopped breathing when she got the call from her sister. “I didn’t want to believe that it was,” Chance’s mother tearfully
The BFD Daily Proverb
Proverbs 28 10 Those who lead good people along an evil path will fall into their own trap, but the honest will inherit good things. If you enjoyed this BFD Daily Proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.
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How a Student (Any Age and Any Subject) Can Get 100%
Alwyn Poole Alwyn Poole founded and was the head of Mt Hobson Middle School in Auckland for 18 years. MH Academy is now an in person private school for Year 11-13. There is now a nationwide online provision called Mt Hobson Academy Connected for Years 1-13. alwynpoole.substack.
NZ Doctors – Truth & Justice?
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com Are all doctors treated equally and fairly by the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ)? The experiences of some NZ doctors would indicate that this is not the case. We filed a written complaint with the Medical Council board outlining ten
The Rules Can’t Bring Back Personal Integrity
Jacqui Van Der Kaay Jacqui Van Der Kaay is a PhD student at Victoria University of Wellington. She is a former journalist, holds a Masters degree in Political Science from Victoria University of Wellington and has a specialist interest in political leadership, voter behaviour, immigration and how social media affects
The BFD Daily Opinion Poll
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Is there a Place for Principled Politicians?
Listen to the beautiful ballad “Wind of Change”, which starts and ends with its haunting nostalgic whistling. According to the band’s lead singer, Klaus Meine, this classic is purely a peace anthem. In addition to that, Meine referred to the song with political sentiment, as one that “symbolizes the
Decriminalisation Has Not Protected Prostitutes
familyfirst.org.nz MEDIA RELEASE 24 June 2023 As New Zealand marks the 20th anniversary of the decriminalisation of prostitution by the thinnest of margins (one abstention), an in-depth review of the effects of the 2003 prostitution law change has revealed a huge gap between the reputation of the
This Has to Stop
In 1901 the Duke of York, later to become King George V, and his wife Mary embarked on a 45,000 mile Royal Tour to the far flung outposts of the British Empire including New Zealand. On his return, having been created Prince of Wales, he spoke to a gathering
The Media Bias Is Exposed
David Farrar Media Commentator, Pollster and Blogger, Curia Market Research commonroomnz.com This article was first published by The Common Room I want to talk about media bias in New Zealand. Now by media bias, I don’t mean that there is a cabal of journalists deliberately being biased, as
How You Can Dodge the Fuel Tax Rise
We are very pleased to announce a new service exclusively for our members. The BFD in partnership with GCo Fuels has created a discounted fuel option. With the government removing the 25c per litre fuel subsidy , and the resulting significant increase in fuel prices from 1 July 2023, we encourage
Why Take One Air Force Plane When Two Would Be Better?
We used to get outraged as a nation when our politicians took diabolical liberties with the public purse. There were Tuku’s undies, Shane Jones’s porn movies and Clayton Cosgrove’s amazing ‘bad luck’ with luggage that saw him getting five new suits on the taxpayer. Then there are
Enforce, Not Dilute the Law
Winston Peters Leader of New Zealand First Labour have made it clear that the law-and-order strategy they are committing to is the same strategy they have had over the past few years that has created our country’s current state of lawlessness – empty the prisons, put offenders first,