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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. The top ten countries that have readers that regularly visit our site are: This article is a shout out to our readers in

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Express Yourself Template

The BFD is seeking motivated, concise, reliable, and professionally-minded volunteer writers. Ideally, we prefer articles of 400-600 words in length. If you feel that the subject requires a longer post please keep it under 1000 words, (ideally under 800). Local news stories are as welcome as anything to

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Tuatara Are Returning to the Mainland

Sarah K. Lamar Diane Karen Ormsby Nicola Jane Nelson Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Sarah is a PhD candidate in Ecology and Biodiversity at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, where her research focuses on modeling the reproductive fitness of male tuatara. More broadly, Sarah’s interests

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We Shouldn’t Pardon or Decriminalise Cannabis Use in NZ

familyfirst.org.nz **This article was written by Family First staff writers. “Progressives” are forever trying to loosen our laws and ultimately make society more liberal. They want to dismantle the foundations upon which much of western civilisation has been built upon. Moves to normalise and legalise drug use have

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Become a BFD Citizen Journalist

The BFD is seeking citizen journalists to write news articles for us in a voluntary capacity. We are looking for News stories without spin, just the facts. The BFD is a Conservative site opinion wise but real news shouldn’t have a political view, its job is to inform not

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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 from the Regional lounge

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Cinda Blocks

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Jacinda’s Climate Emergency

Jacinda’s Climate Emergency

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Heckling Is a Test

When I was at university, we often had political candidates come for debates. It was during these debates that students would heckle the candidates they didn’t like, especially when there was a talking point they disagreed with. The rowdiest were when representatives of different youth wings debated each other.

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BFD Daily Opinion Poll

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Don’t Miss Out
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Don’t Miss Out

If you don’t already have a Silver level membership to The BFD you are missing out. You are missing out on MyBFD our very own community platform. You are missing out on Insight Politics articles. You are missing out on SonovaMin and BoomSlang’s fantastic political cartoons: You are

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The Platform Is Not the Resistance

The Platform Is Not the Resistance

Mark Hubbard Information Opinion I ran my own blog, Life Behind the Iron Drape, until 2015 when I stopped as I was merely repeating myself. So while still up, that blog is little read, and there is something I want to say. Sean Plunket’s The Platform is not the

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Parliament’s Revolving Door: An Important Case Study

Bryce Edwards Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Lobbyists are currently facing increased scrutiny, especially in terms of their propensity to shift back and forwards through Parliament’s “revolving door” – most starkly illustrated by former Cabinet Minister Kris Faafoi setting up a lobbying company only months after

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Psst…want a Free Taste of an Article by John Black?

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 John Black. How to Spot an Extremist Warning Satire Whether it’s banning them from the country, throwing them

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