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Grand Theft Water
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Grand Theft Water

When Maori King Tuheitia, cousin of Nanaia  Mahuta – our Minister of Local Government, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Associate Minister of Maori Affairs – brazenly suggested in 2012 that “We own the water” he was roundly shouted down. Even well-to-the-left Stuff denounced him: Scientists estimate New Zealand broke

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Govt Keen to Pass a Bad Law
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Govt Keen to Pass a Bad Law

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. When governments become tired and lose their popularity – usually in their third term – they often become desperate to get their way and prone to misusing

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Yesterday’s Five Most Popular Articles

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What Should the Next Government Entrench?
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What Should the Next Government Entrench?

Pandora’s Box has been opened by the Labour-led Government. They’ve decided to entrench 3 4 5 6 7 8 waters legislation, which is a non-constitutional entrenchment. As David Farrar and multiple left-leaning constitutional experts have stated, this is a travesty and an appalling indictment of

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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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Surprise of the Day

Used car prices to go up 25 percent under Clean Car Standard, motor industry predicts. […] Dumper said if it had taken three or four years longer, there would have been a lot less pain. Subaru’s most optimistic planning was for sales to crash 20 per cent. “Our sales could

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 29 11 Fools vent their anger,    but the wise quietly hold it back. 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 School Curriculum, Intelligence and Democracy

The School Curriculum, Intelligence and Democracy

Elizabeth Rata is a professor of education at the University of Auckland and a founding member (in 1987) of Te Komiti o Nga Kura Kaupapa Maori o Tamaki Makaurau The intelligence of the New Zealand population increased during the 20th century. Nutrition played its part but so too did education.

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

NZ Herald cannot tell the difference between present and past tenses. 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

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Why are Banks Making Record Profits While We are Struggling?
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Why are Banks Making Record Profits While We are Struggling?

Below is Stuart Smith’s response. Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura When you look at banking sector profits, it is critical to understand the underlying reasons of why they are making such profits. Part of understanding why the banks have made such a profit would be having an independent investigation

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Don't Panic

Don’t Panic, It’ll All Be Fine

Corporal Jones always used to say “Don’t panic, don’t panic!”, usually when things were about to turn to custard. That was certainly how I’ve been feeling this past week, when what should have been a routine plugin upgrade for our membership system all of a sudden caused

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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 taken heading towards Dunedin on

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A Nation of Sheep Begets a Govt of Wolves

Guy Hatchard hatchardreport.com Dr Guy Hatchard 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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