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Talk to Your Children about Death
Christine Smith Although I podcast and write for homeschooling families, my musings are primarily for parenting, homeschooling is secondary. Parenting: Funerals, Reality and Children Even though they are difficult events, death and funerals are part of our lives. I think it’s important to have thought through how you want
Please Remind Me – Who’s Jacinda?
Karl du Fresne karldufresne.blogspot.com How quickly things change in politics. The Ardern era is behind us. Just as water instantly closes over a stone that’s been thrown into a river, leaving no trace of where it fell, so the former prime minister has already assumed the character
Member Services Extended to Fuel Savings
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
Yesterday’s Five Most Popular Articles
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Go On, Keep Digging Willie
Willie Jackson, one of Parliament’s biggest racists, and a blowhard to boot, never knows when it is best to shut up. He just loves the sound of his own voice and is one of those politicians who thinks if he can just keep on berating you for a few
The Three Winners of our Give Away Are…
We have come to the end of yet another fantastic book giveaway for our members. The prizes are three copies of Dr John Robinson’s new book Regaining A Nation; Equality and Democracy. Today we are announcing the three lucky BFD members who won a book. We used an online
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Face of the Day
Pharmac chair Steve Maharey‘s political columns broke impartiality rules for public servants but haven’t met the threshold for a sacking, the The Public Service Commissioner says. […] A code of conduct for Crown Entity board members requires political impartiality. However, Maharey – who is also the chair of ACC and
The BFD Daily Proverb
Proverbs 9 9 Instruct the wise, and they will be even wiser. Teach the righteous, and they will learn even more. If you enjoyed this BFD Daily Proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.
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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day
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Byron Clark – Fox or Chicken?
There’s an old idiom about putting foxes in charge of the hen-house: trusting someone who should not be trusted to oversee a situation. You wouldn’t appoint a bank robber to guard a bank, for instance. And you certainly wouldn’t appoint someone with a history of supporting
View from Your Window
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Have You Had Too Much to Think?
Back when I were a young’un, there was a Melbourne newspaper of some notoriety, Truth. Not unlike it’s late NZ cousin, Truth specialised in salacious sensationalism that would make a Street of Shame hack blush. In its heyday in the 50s and 60s Truth also ran a good
We Truly Are Led by Donkeys
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