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Replacing What Works with What Sounds Good

Replacing What Works with What Sounds Good

Thomas Sowell, an American author, economist, social theorist wrote “Education is not merely neglected in many of our schools today, but is replaced to a great extent by ideological indoctrination.” That is so, so true, you could be excused for thinking it was written about New Zealand’s education system!

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Safe and Effective? Yeah…about That

Safe and Effective? Yeah…about That

Cranmer cranmer.substack.com The Pfizer vaccine was approved for use by New Zealand’s regulator, Medsafe on 3 February 2021. The development was immediately welcomed by then Prime Minister Ardern who stated, “Medsafe’s decision is the culmination of a rigorous assessment process over many months to ensure the

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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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Burning Cash on the Rail Bonfire
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Burning Cash on the Rail Bonfire

The only thing this Government knows how to do is burn cash on the proverbial bonfire of vanities, and there are no bigger or more expensive vanity projects than rail projects. This Government, when led by Jacinda Ardern promised light rail to the airport by 2022. Millions of dollars later

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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

Ask yourself if your preferred political party’s words about freedom matched its actions during the pandemic. Forget what side you are on. Look at the actions of political parties as that tells you what they really stand for. .@joerogan says the culture shifted, and now the left embraces war,

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 21 30 No human wisdom or understanding or plan    can stand against the Lord. 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

Well done Stuff – misspelling Skaife’s name two different ways in two consecutive sentences 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

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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 looking

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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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Are You Just Plain Stupid, Welly?

Arthur OK, do I have your attention now? Also, apologies for the clickbait headline (not really). As a born and bred Wellingtonian, I have come to this conclusion after enduring over a decade of destructive left-leaning councillors and mayors that have undertaken every wet, woke cause and social-engineering

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The Mess, and the Task Ahead
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The Mess, and the Task Ahead

Bryce Wilkinson Bryce Wilkinson is a senior fellow at The New Zealand Initiative. His report, “Made by Government: New Zealand’s Monetary Mess”, can be accessed here. Inflation is a problem for the first time in 30 years. Property prices have whiplashed. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has

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