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To paraphrase an excerpt from the Aeneid, beware of Chinese bearing gifts. The original quote refers to the Trojan Horse. So, it seems the Chinese are offering up a ‘Chinese Horse‘, in the form of aid, that will let them get a toehold into New Zealand via their “aid”. The
We are running yet another fantastic book giveaway for our members. We have three copies of educator Roger Childs’ new book ‘New Zealand’s History Curriculum – Education or Indoctrination?’ to give away. Book Review: On the 10th of April, we will give away three copies to three lucky BFD members.
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Dozens of Maori words have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary. Not the Oxford Maori dictionary but the Oxford ENGLISH dictionary. New Zealanders will now see the common and casual te reo Maori greeting Kia ora e hoa! – meaning “hi mate” – in their Oxford English Dictionaries, as the institution
Proverbs 17 17 Better a dry crust eaten in peace than a house filled with feasting—and conflict. If you enjoyed this BFD Daily Proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.
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**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? ‘A virtual chocolate fish will be awarded to the first person who can correctly name all the islands in the picture’ ** We
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The Greens have had the mat well and truly pulled from under them in the past week by Chippy keeping on the fuel tax rebate, to the chagrin of Jack Tame on Q+A who accused him of adding ten to twenty tons of emissions by his actions. Next to
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The above, a heading on a lengthy Stuff article filled with ridiculous gender stereotype assertions quoting some of our virtually aircraft-less air force personnel and diverse aviation figures. There’s another explanation which wasn’t considered, namely that being a commercial pilot is arguably
The connection between Dennis Waterman and Rauparaha may not be obvious at first but bear with me. It was forty years ago Waterman and co-star George Cole from the wildly popular TV series ‘Minder’ released their Christmas song “What are we gonna get for ‘er indoors?” exploiting the success
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
