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Trust the Media? Not Any Time Soon

Trust the Media? Not Any Time Soon

The NZ Herald yesterday, in their WEF-esque editorial project The New New Zealand: Rebuilding Better, have published a poll and rather missed the point of the whole thing. They say the poll reveals what institutions Kiwis trust most. But it also shows what institutions we trust least, and you’

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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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Indoctrination of the Day

Indoctrination of the Day

An opinion piece regarding teaching “climate education” in schools was published yesterday by Newsroom. The article states climate education is not a “priority” for the MoE, yet, but modules are already being trialled. An aim of the formal education system is to prepare children and young people for their (now

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 12 12 Thieves are jealous of each other’s loot,    but the godly are well rooted and bear their own fruit. 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

Even when lifting this story from some other source, the NZ Herald still gets it wrong. 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

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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 photo? ** We need more photos please folks, so grab your camera or mobile phone and get snapping! Yesterday’s photo was the view of Kohaihai Bluff

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Is Making Google and Facebook Pay NZ Media a Good Idea?

Is Making Google and Facebook Pay NZ Media a Good Idea?

Peter Thompson Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington Broadcasting Minister Willie Jackson’s announcement of planned legislation requiring big online platforms such as Google and Meta/Facebook to “pay a fair price” to New Zealand news media for their content was welcomed by many as much-needed support for

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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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You Asked For It and Now It Is Possible

You Asked For It and Now It Is Possible

We have GREAT news. For many years readers have asked us for the ability to give a BFD membership as a present but we didn’t have the technology to do it. This Christmas we finally have what you have all been asking for. Gifting Our new system allows us

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Labour Lemons in Tree Fall

Imagine the Labour Party as a tree – a fruit tree. On this tree are 64 pieces of fruit representing the number of MPs in the Labour Caucus. Sixty-four fruit loops if you like. Maybe we should show them some kindness (Jacinda’s buzzword) and call them lemons. Both terms

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Hearts and Minds

One of the main differences between Tory parties and Socialist parties is their relative attitudes towards working class people. On the whole Tories quite like working class people and want them to get on in life; Socialists, by contrast, consider working class people voting fodder and a monolithic group who

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Sunday Sermon

Logan Hagoort Minister at Covenant Presbyterian Church Editor of Founded in Grace

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Mess of the Day
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Mess of the Day

More than 40 motorists laid complaints yesterday afternoon as tarseal lifted up for several kilometres of SH1 and stuck to tyres and chassis, forcing motorists off the road. As one BFD member says: “It looks like the ‘Road to Zero Useable Roads’ plan is coming along swimmingly.” The roads weren’

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