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Our Age’s New Ideal

Our Age’s New Ideal

NewZealandDoc newzealanddoc.substack.com Philadelphia-born psychoanalyst, psychiatrist and author who emigrated to New Zealand in 2006. He retired from psychiatric practice in 2021, refusing to be inoculated, after working in the public sector in New Zealand. In early 2020 I was struck most not by the powers of the

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BFD Daily Opinion Poll

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What Is a Woman?
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What Is a Woman?

Colin Parkinson It may sound like a stupid question, one that even a child should be able to answer, but why does the mere thought of trying to answer this simple question seem to be causing so many people to have a near meltdown? The Prime Minister put our country

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NZ Farmers Could Benefit from Playing the Long Game

NZ Farmers Could Benefit from Playing the Long Game

Anita Wreford Professor Applied Economics John Tobias Saunders Research Officer Meike Guenther Research Officer Lincoln University, New Zealand The recent report issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) underscores the urgency of emissions reductions. For New Zealand, where 50% of emissions come from agriculture in the form of

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Takers of a Fence
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Takers of a Fence

To paraphrase the late, great Billy T James: “Hey Billy, someone is stealing your gate bro! Aren’t you going to stop him?” “Nah. He might take a fence!” These days the “takers of a fence” are crawling out of the woodwork, primed and cocked, ready to “take a fence”

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The Boy Who Cried Wolf
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The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is a lecturer in Government and Public Policy at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Political deception is as old as politics itself. There have always been political actors who have attempted to twist and manipulate information.

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Want to Save Big on Fuel?

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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Hipkins Extends Nanny State COVID Rules

Hipkins Extends Nanny State COVID Rules

If you ever needed a sign that this Government doesn’t trust you, it is the extension of mandatory isolation rules and the continuation of mandates and masking in the health sector. The rest of the world has moved on but the nanny statists of this country still want nanny

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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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Tweet of the Day
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Tweet of the Day

Kiwibank’s Young NZer of the Year at it again. A lump of wood would have more empathy for the bashed 70 year woman that @shaneellall. And never mind that he whipped up a storm of anger against biological women that created this violence. If you’re with Kiwibank, time

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 13:7 One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing;    another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth. 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

“five-for” what? 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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They Got Three Waters Wrong
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They Got Three Waters Wrong

David Seymour ACT Party Leader Prime Minister Chris Hipkins can’t claim that Three Waters was a good policy that wasn’t fair on Nanaia Mahuta; either the policy itself was a dog all along or Mahuta screwed it up. Hipkins told The Hui that he left Nanaia Mahuta “defending

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