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Legacy Media’s Heads Are in the Sand

Legacy Media’s Heads Are in the Sand

Mark Freeman Legacy news media leaders are in denial as they refuse to accept the New Zealand public’s verdict that they are biased, as shown in a recent report on public trust in news. The 2024 AUT report found that the proportion of New Zealanders who trust the news

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What Agency Can Be Trusted to Protect Children?

lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com The Children’s Minister, Karen Chhour, intends to repeal Section 7AA from the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 because it creates conflict between claimed Crown Treaty obligations and the child’s best interests. In her words, “Oranga Tamariki’s governing principles and its act should be colour blind,

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Want More Traffic to Your Blog?
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Want More Traffic to Your Blog?

The BFD can help. We have done all the hard work and have already built a huge audience but what we are always looking for more of is quality NZ content. We want to help motivated,  professionally-minded writers who are already writing quality content for their own blog site’s

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Why Is Stuff Treating Public Service Cuts Like a Game?

Stuff‘s reporting on public service cuts is almost like watching a game or sports contest, where they are keeping a running total and breathlessly reporting on the cuts like they are a bad thing. Why? It’s as if they are gamifying and reporting on job losses like keeping

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 7 5 Let them protect you from an affair with an immoral woman,    from listening to the flattery of a promiscuous woman. 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

Yet again, Stuff doesn’t double check the captions on their images. 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

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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? Yesterday’s photo was the taken outside McDonald’s in Taupo. ** We need more photos please folks, so grab your camera or

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Doctors Are Baffled by ‘Rare’ Condition

Doctors Are Baffled by ‘Rare’ Condition

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com “Rare neurological condition leaves 17-year-old unable to walk” We have noted yet another mainstream media article discussing a mystery illness in a young man that has doctors baffled and unable to figure out what is going on – maybe an elusive virus…

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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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A Rebuttal of The Platform’s Financial ‘Advisors’

A Rebuttal of The Platform’s Financial ‘Advisors’

Last week Sean Plunket had on his show a couple of self-styled “investment advisors”. Taking a look at their website, they appear to be life insurance salesmen who also peddle KiwiSaver (hardly Warren Buffett). Another red flag casting doubt upon their usefulness was some of the things they said to

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High Escape Rates at OT Homes

dailytelegraph.co.nz A RECENT INVESTIGATION BY THE LEGACY MEDIA OUTLET THE NZ HERALD HAS UNCOVERED CONCERNING TRENDS WITHIN COMMUNITY REMAND HOMES FOR YOUNG OFFENDERS. According to documents obtained from Oranga Tamariki, nearly 40 per cent of young offenders placed in these facilities from August 2020 to February 2023 escaped

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A Guide on What to Do about the TVNZ Poll Item

A Guide on What to Do about the TVNZ Poll Item

Chris Chapel Hi folks. I have made this guide for anyone wanting to complain about the 1News Verian Poll item of April 29. Deadline for complaints to TVNZ is 20 working days from April 29. TVNZ deserve thousands of complaints for the shameless lies and propaganda presented as news. Here

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We Welcome Simon O’Connor to the Team
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We Welcome Simon O’Connor to the Team

familyfirst.org.nz We’re stoked to announce that one of our favourite politicians – no longer in Parliament, sadly – and who has always scored highly on our Value Your Vote scorecard has joined the staff at Family First. Simon O’Connor will be bringing his 12 years of political experience

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