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The Mandates Were Not Essential to ‘Protect the Public’

The Mandates Were Not Essential to ‘Protect the Public’

Dr Robin Youngson kiwisforgood.co.nz Dr Robin Youngson is a retired anaesthetist, and former international leader in healthcare quality and safety, who now works full-time as a trauma therapist. **The author is fully vaccinated and has widely advocated the importance of COVID vaccination for consenting adults** This article

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Want to Save Big on Fuel?

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. In these tough financial times anything that can save you precious dollars is something to be celebrated. We’ve worked hard to secure this

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Yesterday’s Five Most Popular Articles

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More Spin than a Laundromat
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More Spin than a Laundromat

When in opposition Labour continually attacked National for the number of spin doctors employed by the government. But since Labour took office in 2017 the number of spin doctors has risen by more than 50%. The number of communications staff working in the core public service has tipped over the

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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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Prison of the Day

[…] the owners asked a friend to make a $7000 custom-made enclosure to help protect them from prospective thieves. “Some people say the bars make it look like we’re in a cage or in prison, but we feel so much more safe now,” Rong said. The couple have also

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 18:8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;    they go down to the inmost parts. 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

Try “derided”, Stuff. 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 our

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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 taken from

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Have We Learnt Nothing From Covid?

With the ’flu season upon us, it is a good time to ponder on the pandemic, particularly one positive outcome they don’t want us discussing. Health authorities, through the Therapeutic Products bill, are working hard to shut down alternative medical practitioners – to silence voices drawing attention to the medical

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The Use of Behavioural Nudging and Masks

The Use of Behavioural Nudging and Masks

Al Johnson nzcovidresponse.substack.com This week the seven-day isolation and mask mandates in healthcare were extended. When we started getting hammered by Covid in 2022 (ah, the memories of those 20k+ cases a day), it was after existing community mask mandates were ‘strengthened’ to beat the spread back

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The Prison Is Too Full. Huh?

Today a NZ Herald headline reads: “Frontline police told to ‘consider necessity’ of bail arrests as NZ’s largest prison nears capacity” There are two immediate problems with the headline. How can any New Zealand prison be near capacity when the prison population has been actively reduced by well over

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