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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 a view of Alexanders Holiday Park, Picton. Taken from the Coastal Pacific train as it crossed the viaduct

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Albanese Roasted

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The Mayor With the Lowest Approval Rating in New Zealand
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The Mayor With the Lowest Approval Rating in New Zealand

Bryce Edwards Political Analyst in Residence, Director of the Democracy Project, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz Polling shows that Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau has the lowest approval rating of any mayor in the country. Siting at -12 per cent, the proportion of

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The BFD Daily Opinion Poll

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Education Priorities Focused on Lifting Achievement

Hon Erica Stanford Minister of Education Education Minister Erica Stanford has outlined six education priorities to deliver a world-leading education system that sets Kiwi kids up for future success. “I’m putting ambition, achievement and outcomes at the heart of our education system. I want every child to be inspired

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Winding Back the Hands of History’s Clock
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Winding Back the Hands of History’s Clock

Chris Trotter democracyproject.substack.com IT’S A COMMONPLACE of political speeches, especially those delivered in acknowledgement of electoral victory: “We’ll govern for all New Zealanders.” On the face of it, the pledge is a strange one. Why would any political leader govern in ways that advantaged the huge

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The Media Won’t Tell You This

Bob McCoskrie bobmccoskrie.com What do Kiwi families think about children trying to change their sex, puberty blockers, and gender ideology in classrooms? A new nationwide poll tells us, but the media have ignored it. You’ll soon see why. TRANSCRIPT: We all know what the media think about helping

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Ain’t That the Truth

Ain’t That the Truth

Audrey Young provides a dose of reality for Winston Peters and NZ First in the wake of the strange poll from 1 News on Monday night. The broadcast showed Maiki Sherman wetting her knickers at the prospect of a left-leaning government, but the reality of the situation is that the

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BFD May 2024 Political Poll
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BFD May 2024 Political Poll

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Heroes and Heroines Walk Among Us
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Heroes and Heroines Walk Among Us

Tani Newton Lest we forget. Every year, in April and again in November, and in the public places of every city and almost every town and locality, we are reminded to “remember them”. War is a terrible thing. To be attacked by a foreign aggressor is notoriously one of the

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Why I write for The BFD
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Why I write for The BFD

**I note that the editor of The BFD asks for articles to be submitted for consideration and publication. I have been an author for The BFD for some time, and before that for the blog, Whaleoil. I submitted Word of The Day on both sites, and my length of submission

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 1 10 My child, if sinners entice you,    turn your back on them! 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

**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 of the Saitama Super Arena and pedestrian overbridge at Saitama-Shintoshin (near Tokyo). Taken from a hotel window directly

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