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BFD Daily Opinion Poll

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New Zealanders Have Had a Gutsful of the Status Quo

New Zealanders Have Had a Gutsful of the Status Quo

Peter J Morgan Peter J Morgan  BE (Mech.), Dip. Teaching – professional forensic engineer, retired economics, mathematics and physics teacher Part 16 of 18 As house prices relentlessly increase to the point where almost everybody acknowledges that we have a house price bubble, people see younger-generation couples less and less

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The State of Stuff

Cranmer cranmer.substack.com Lawyer with over 25 years experience in some of the world’s biggest law firms. I divide my time between the UK and NZ. This Substack explores issues facing NZ at present under my nom du plume, Cranmer. As the general election looms, the media will

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The Government Needs to Act Now to Save Lives

Danny Bedingfield President, Prostate Cancer Foundation New Zealand Cancer kills, but early detection of cancer reduces the number who die from it. Whatever the circumstances, there are always better clinical outcomes if the existence of cancer is known earlier. Our health system and government know this, and currently takes action

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The Countdown to Our Future Has Begun
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The Countdown to Our Future Has Begun

Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com The release of government budgets used to be memorable affairs. Crowded around the radio or telly, it was excise tax changes on petrol, alcohol and cigarettes that exercised Kiwis the most. Some, car keys at the ready, would make a mad dash to try to

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Replay Radio: Cam on Counter Culture

Replay Radio: Cam on Counter Culture

I was on Counter Culture with Maree Buscke yesterday taking about gun ownership and crazy law making. Enjoy. 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

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Yesterday’s Five Most Popular Articles

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Here Comes the Pain Again

Just when you thought you’d made it through the economic pain the Reserve Bank rolls out another massive hike in the Official Cash Rate. Just as people were starting to see light at the end of the tunnel the Reserve Bank announces that the light is in fact the

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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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Things That Make Me Go Hmm

Do you buy this explanation? Police are putting the latest spike in crime down to an increase in reporting rather than an increase in actual crime. Superintendent Phil Taikato told AM on Wednesday […] “What we need to understand is, this type of activity and behaviour happens in ebbs and flows,

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 25 13 Trustworthy messengers refresh like snow in summer.    They revive the spirit of their employer. 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 the AI had a glitch and told the truth. From newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2023/05/covid-19-immunisation-experts-worried-at-low-uptake-of-omicron-booster.html. If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom

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How Successful Was Chris Hipkins’ Trip to Papua New Guinea?
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How Successful Was Chris Hipkins’ Trip to Papua New Guinea?

Geoffrey Miller democracyproject.nz Geoffrey Miller is the Democracy Project’s geopolitical analyst and writes on current New Zealand foreign policy and related geopolitical issues. He has lived in Germany and the Middle East and is a learner of Arabic and Russian. He is currently working on a PhD on

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Do You Feel All Better, NZ?
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Do You Feel All Better, NZ?

On my most recent visit to New Zealand, I pondered whether the Jacinda years had had a palpable effect. The land, I wrote, was as beautiful as ever, but everywhere were subtle reminders that the scars remain: a nagging twitch of the social nerves, like an old scrum injury. Travelling

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