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Face of the Day
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Face of the Day

The Labour Party are currently fundraising on Trademe by putting up for auction new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins’ cap and sunnies. One funny commenter asked if they had been used in a ramraid. Read more here. Discuss it on The BFD. If you would like to access exclusive Member content

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 24 14 In the same way, wisdom is sweet to your soul.    If you find it, you will have a bright future,    and your hopes will not be cut short. 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

I wonder what a back resident is? 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

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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 view was of the

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Where to Now?
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Where to Now?

Dr Guy David Hatchard hatchardreport.com Guy is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his PhD in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a senior manager

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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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The Cruci-Fiction of Jacinda Ardern

The Cruci-Fiction of Jacinda Ardern

As already noted by idbkiwi, the issue of misogyny has become part of the discussion around the resignation of Jacinda Ardern. It has become a catch cry for those who believe that the criticism and increasing dislike and distrust of her was down to a dislike of, contempt for, or

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Will Hipkins Follow Through, or Reset?
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Will Hipkins Follow Through, or Reset?

Grant Duncan Associate Professor, School of People, Environment and Planning Massey University Following the surprise resignation of Jacinda Ardern on January 19, the New Zealand Labour Party already has a new leader: Chris Hipkins. The handover from Ardern to Hipkins has been achieved with the same efficiency as the handover

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Now the Media Are Concerned?

Now the Media Are Concerned?

Wishing she had died in the gas chambers? What sort of putrid, venal, vitriol is that? It’s a statement that goes beyond misogyny: it’s hate speech, clearly alluding, as it does, to the forced extermination, the brutal genocide of millions by the most vile regime to blight Western

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Hipkins’ Record Doesn’t Provide Much Cause for Optimism
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Hipkins’ Record Doesn’t Provide Much Cause for Optimism

Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com At first sight, Chris Hipkins looks like a better potential prime minister than Jacinda Ardern. Where she had acquired skills only in communication, and in other respects had been poorly educated, possessing little knowledge of New Zealand’s political history, Hipkins was a top student at

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What Is Life like in Your Country?

Here at The BFD we currently have writers based in New Zealand, Australia, Israel, Hong Kong and the UK but we have readers from many other countries. This article is a shout out to our readers in other countries encouraging them to send us an article telling us what life

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Out Wit, Out Play, Out Last
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Out Wit, Out Play, Out Last

Politics is the ultimate game of survivor, and it isn’t scripted by cheesy screen writers and television producers. There are many, many sayings about politics but they all say the same thing essentially: that you are in the game until you are not, then the phone stops ringing. And

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