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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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Critical Theory Not on Nats’ Agenda

Critical Theory Not on Nats’ Agenda

A May Reid Research poll found 70 per cent of people believed the Labour Government is not doing enough to address falling literacy and numeracy rates. Could it be they are too distracted with “smuggling left-wing nonsense into our schools”, as ACT’s Chris Baillie has opined? A hilarious

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The More Things Change…

The More Things Change…

alwynpoole.substack.com This week most secondary schools have rostered home year-nine and year-10 students. The teacher unions try and tell NZ that they are doing this for the good of the children. This is despite the huge decline in attendance and academic performance. It is also alongside

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There’s a Reason You Don’t Do This
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There’s a Reason You Don’t Do This

There is an unwritten rule that you don’t bring family members into the political debate. If you do you run the risk of blowback on you, and worse, on them. They didn’t choose to be involved and every time I see it happen I cringe. After the budget,

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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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Subsidy of the Day
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Subsidy of the Day

New Zealand’s largest single emissions reduction project has been announced for NZ Steel’s Glenbrook plant. A deal has been struck between the government, NZ Steel and Contact Energy: The new furnace – to which taxpayers are contributing up to $140 million through the Government Investment in Decarbonising Industry fund

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 22 6 Direct your children onto the right path,    and when they are older, they will not leave it. 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

NZ Herald can’t even get their colours right, or were they wanting people who didn’t read it to think Labour was ahead? 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

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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? ** We need more photos please folks, so grab your camera or mobile phone and get snapping! Yesterday’s photo was of Iglesia

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Births and Deaths: Year Ended March 2023

stats.govt.nz Births and deaths releases provide statistics on the number of births and deaths of people resident in New Zealand that are registered during a given period, along with selected fertility and mortality rates. They may differ from statistics presented elsewhere that relate to all births and deaths

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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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OIA Shows Disregard of Our Rights

OIA Shows Disregard of Our Rights

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com A recent Official Information Act (OIA) request from lawyer and politician Sue Grey provides clear evidence of a complete disregard for science, justice and the Bill of Rights during the Covid pandemic and implementation of the Traffic Light System. This follows

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Te Pati Maori Highly Inappropriate & Disrespectful

Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura The behaviour displayed by Te Pati Maori in Parliament last week was highly inappropriate and disrespectful. Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer seem more interested in theatrical displays than engaging in debate on the issues that matter to New Zealanders. Despite proclaiming their strong commitment

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Scrapping the $5 Fee Makes No Sense

lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Yesterday, as part of the Wellbeing Budget 2023, the government announced the scrapping of the $5 prescription charge. This will cost $170 million annually covering around 29 million scripts. They have done this because an estimated three per cent of adults apparently do not collect their medicine

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