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Faces of the Day

Faces of the Day

Thousands of New Zealand students are not enrolled in school and close to a thousand have been absent from school for more than a year. Youth worker Brendon Crompton said the number didn’t line up with the reality of what he was seeing. “Around 1000 children is too low.

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 25 25 Good news from far away    is like cold water to the thirsty. 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

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

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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 from a window

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Chaotic Leadership in New Zealand? (Updated)
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Chaotic Leadership in New Zealand? (Updated)

Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former minister in the 1984-1990 governments When Liz Truss announced her resignation as British Prime Minister some wag observed that she’d achieved a

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Law

The Quality of Being Fair and Reasonable

As if the Jayden Meyer case was not concerning enough, the opportunistic late-night attack and indecent assault on a young female student walking home has seen the perpetrator get away scot-free. No conviction. No penalty. Because “his anxiety meant he was already withdrawn from society and a conviction

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Get Back on the Grog Matthew

Get Back on the Grog Matthew

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Up until a couple of years back Matthew Hooton was in my view our most insightful political commentator and his Herald essays a sheer delight for their colourful expression. Then it all went haywire, hitting the absolute pits when he became the active advocate for

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Losing the narrative

The Misguided Mindset of the Left

Information Opinion About twenty years ago a silly book was published called What’s The Matter With Kansas? Boiled down, it claimed that Kansas was stagnating economically and expressed astonishment the people living there didn’t want handouts from the government. The fact that Kansans had ‘self-help’ values and

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Government Has More Tax, but Worse Outcomes

Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura Below is Stuart Smith’s response. The cost of living crisis is affecting every New Zealander, whether it be at the supermarket, increases in rent or paying off your mortgage – high prices are biting and making it tougher for Kiwis to get ahead. This month,

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A Free Taste: An Article by Chris Trotter
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A Free Taste: An Article by Chris Trotter

If you don’t have a Silver level membership yet you are missing out on our Insight Politics articles. Today is a FREE taste of an Insight Politics article by writer Chris Trotter God Save the… King? Elizabeth II, of happy memory, has departed the political stage she graced for

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