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Yesterday’s Five Most Popular Articles

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Luxon Proves He Is a Woke Womble

Luxon Proves He Is a Woke Womble

I’ve said for a long time that the wets inside National will be the end of them. None are more wet with keen interest in woke womble-ism than Christopher Luxon. He’s now decided he needs to give MP Maureen Pugh a good finger wagging and telling off

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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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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

How dare someone, a Minister no less, not blindly follow the man-made climate change consensus. How dare they ask to see evidence. They should be made an example of and burnt at the stake for all to see. National MP Maureen Pugh repeatedly refuses to say she believes in

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 22 15 A youngster’s heart is filled with foolishness,    but physical discipline will drive it far away. 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

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Trees suffer anxiety, too. 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

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More Sub-Editing Blunders (Stuff Again)

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com “The Warehouse starts selling fresh fruit, veges” The above, a recent Stuff site heading, reflecting the financially pressed Stuff’s inability to afford competent sub-editors. There are two possible interpretations from that heading for it to be justified as news. One is that hitherto

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An Open Letter to Mr Incredible
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An Open Letter to Mr Incredible

Good morning Christopher. I note your propensity to use the word ‘incredible’ at every opportunity that affords it, and many that don’t. You whip it out in describing even the very mundane, so much so that your words become hyperbole, and frankly: that’s not credible. I heard you

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NZ Cities Urgently Need to Become ‘Spongier’

Alex Lo Senior Lecturer in Climate Change Victoria University of Wellington Faith Chan Associate Professor of Environmental Sciences University of Nottingham Two extreme and deadly weather events within the first two months of 2023 have brought the consequences of climate change into sharp focus. Auckland’s January 27 flood is

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The BFD Comment of the Week
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The BFD Comment of the Week

As part of our drive to keep our comment section the best in New Zealand we showcase each week an example of a top-notch comment that adds value to The BFD. Today’s comment was written by Phill Thank you Phill for taking the time to craft such an

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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 a view

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Marsden Point Closure: Govt Set to Reap What They Have Sown
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Marsden Point Closure: Govt Set to Reap What They Have Sown

New Zealand First Media New Zealand is now in desperate need of bitumen for the lengthy and expensive roading rebuild – a quality product which Marsden Point was once producing for us locally until it was shut down. Now we are forced to import an expensive inferior alternative product from overseas.

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NZ Must Change How It Grows Trees

NZ Must Change How It Grows Trees

Mark Bloomberg Adjunct Senior Fellow Te Kura Ngahere – New Zealand School of Forestry University of Canterbury The severe impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle on the North Island, and the five severe weather events experienced by the Thames–Coromandel region in just the first two months of 2023, are merely the latest

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Commissioner Gaslight Has Got to Go

Commissioner Gaslight Has Got to Go

David Seymour ACT Party Leader Police Commissioner Andrew Coster, AKA Commissioner Gaslight, needs to stop undermining East Coast residents, mayors and business leaders and show them support. Residents on the East Coast have been through hell. Instead of listening and responding to their concerns, Coster just says they’re wrong.

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More on Lockdowns

More on Lockdowns

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com When I suggested recently that the media ask Chris Hipkins, why given our current record covid infection numbers and deaths, if it was a good idea to throw the country into a ludicrously punitive lockdown in 2020, 2021 and 2022, it’s not now? Some

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BFD Daily Opinion Poll

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