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Why Cash Is Cool
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Why Cash Is Cool

Voices for Freedom voicesforfreedom.co.nz Recently Westpac New Zealand had a technical issue Which resulted in some Mastercard credit and debit card payments not being processed correctly. This is another example of why we don’t want to live in a cashless society. We all know that tech issues

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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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Paul Hunt Is Unfit for Office
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Paul Hunt Is Unfit for Office

David Seymour ACT Party Leader Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt’s comments this morning about white supremacy and co-governance show he is unfit for office and reinforce the need to abolish the left-wing Human Rights Commission. Hunt’s claim that ‘white supremacy and institutional racism [are] woven

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What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Olivia Boyd familyfirst.org.nz Olivia Boyd is our teenage guest writer who is very passionate about supporting the pro-life movement and ending human trafficking. Upon completion of her High School education, she intends to study law and psychology. She has an interest in human rights and social psychology

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Dear PM Stop the Vaccines

Dear PM Stop the Vaccines

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com Newly elected Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has a monumental task ahead of him, to restore and regenerate our country after his predecessor’s abrupt resignation and leaving him the parting gift of a country divided and a laundry list of problems.

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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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Deck Chairs on the Ship of State
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Deck Chairs on the Ship of State

The Ship of State is an ancient and oft-cited metaphor expounded by Plato in the Republic, Book 6, which likens the governance of a city/state to the command of a vessel. He expands on the metaphor by arguing the only people fit to command the ship are philosopher

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Labour’s Love Affair with Lobbyists
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Labour’s Love Affair with Lobbyists

Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. New Zealand is the second least corrupt country on earth according to the latest Corruption Perception Index published yesterday by Transparency International. But how much

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Police Want to Make Victims Pay

Police Want to Make Victims Pay

Nicole McKee ACT Firearms Reforms spokesperson New Police proposals for licensed firearms owners include making them pay for the cost of Police attendance at a burglary, the Government wants licensed firearms owners to pay for the privilege of being burgled. Licensed Firearms Owners deserve the same rights as any other

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I’m Safe, Thanks for Asking!

Aucklanders are declaring themselves“safe” on a Facebook post labelled “The Auckland Region Flooding”. I appreciate those who asked if I was safe during the Auckland flooding but have zero tolerance for social media safety flag waving because it aligns too closely with the unsolicited Facebook declarations of “I’m

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Media Who Make Stuff Up Are Drongos
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Media Who Make Stuff Up Are Drongos

drongo: noun This great Australian insult was originally an RAAF term for a raw recruit. It first appeared in the early 1940s, but its origin reaches back to the name of the racehorse Drongo, who ran in the early 1920s. No Phar lap, Drongo was famed for its poor form,

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Yesterday’s Five Most Popular Articles

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Where Are All Our Conservative Heroes?
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Where Are All Our Conservative Heroes?

It is election year and commenters and pundits are all calling for people to vote for the National Party so we can rid ourselves of this Labour regime. But what are the differences really between Labour and National? From my perspective, they are different sides of the same coin. As

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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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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 3 12 For the Lord corrects those he loves,    just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights. If you enjoyed this BFD Daily Proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.

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