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Guess Who’s Still Pushing RSE

Bob McCoskrie bobmccoskrie.com Despite the intention of the new Government coalition to review the radical RSE programme in schools, both the Ministry of Education and InsideOut are going full steam ahead, promoting the guidelines, running courses with teachers, and basically ‘giving the bird’ to the new government and the

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Will the Real Maori Parliament Please Stand Up?

Will the Real Maori Parliament Please Stand Up?

Tani Newton For every good thing, they say, the devil has a malicious counterfeit. That was what came to my mind when I heard of the Maori Party’s “Declaration of Independence” and their plans to establish a Maori Parliament. We should all know that New Zealand has a declaration

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Investigation Into Allegations of Misuse of 2023 Census Data

Investigation Into Allegations of Misuse of 2023 Census Data

Chris Lynch Chris Lynch is a journalist, videographer and content producer, broadcasting from his independent news and production company in Christchurch, New Zealand. chrislynchmedia.com Stats NZ has asked an independent external party to investigate allegations of misuse of census data collected for the 2023 Census. Last year Stats NZ

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Dodgier than a Late Night Kebab
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Dodgier than a Late Night Kebab

It’s a good question, what’s dodgier than a late night kebab? Right now in New Zealand politics the answer has to be the Maori Party, as revelations continue to pour forth over shenanigans in Tamaki Makaurau and the Manurewa Marae. Andrea Vance from The Post got the ball

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 6 12 What are worthless and wicked people like?    They are constant liars, 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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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

I think you meant less, RNZ: 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

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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 Yass NSW. ** We need more photos please folks, so grab your camera or mobile phone and get

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Always the Victim

Always the Victim

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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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Why the Term ‘Non-Maori’ Is Unhelpful

Fiona Mackenzie Racial separatists in New Zealand have become significantly more strident of late, demanding undemocratic power and funding, along with greater control over anyone identifying as Maori. It all sounds scarily similar to the unhinged ranting of many of the world’s destructive despots. With this perilous state in

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Welcome to Elections 101
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Welcome to Elections 101

Good morning everybody, and welcome to Elections 101. In today’s exercise, we’ll look at a very close electoral race, very close indeed. So close that after the counting of 25,123 valid returns the winning candidate’s majority was a razor-thin 42 votes. This occurred during the

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Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Man
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Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Man

John Porter “Cometh the hour, cometh the man.” Generally meaning that leadership, even of one’s self, is absent and desperately needed in a time of greatest necessity, so someone is forced to step up whether they seem capable or not. Prime Minister Luxon I think your hour has cometh!

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Get Rid of Maori Wards and Electorates

Don Brash Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 bassettbrashandhide.com The Coalition Agreements which the National Party reached with the ACT and New Zealand First parties oblige the new Government to “restore the right to local referendum on

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Treat Yourself to a Silver Membership
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Treat Yourself to a Silver Membership

You don’t know what you are missing out on. Below is what a Silver level membership will give you. * Access to Insight Politics articles as well as ad-free viewing of the entire site. * Access to SonovaMin and BoomSlang’s fantastic cartoons: Access to our puzzles, Codecracker, Sudoku, Trivia

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