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Should We Appropriate Maori Taonga or Not?

Should We Appropriate Maori Taonga or Not?

The RNZ article “Growing anger over use of moko, mataora in image filters: ‘That’s a mockery’ had me wondering, “When is cultural appropriation not cultural appropriation?” To some, easy access to Maori culture has been touted as a positive, a helping lens to the revitalisation of matauranga Maori. But

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Govt Deserves to Be Thrown from Office
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Govt Deserves to Be Thrown from Office

Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 Rarely has a political party promised so much in an election campaign and achieved so little during its time in office. Labour made extravagant promises to end child

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Yesterday’s Five Most Popular Articles

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co-governance
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Ardern Govt Pushing Co-Governance Whether You like It or Not

So far the Government has rammed through co-governance or racial separatism in Health and Water reticulation. Now they are making very loud noises about rolling it out to Education and Justice. The Government, through the racist mouthpiece that is Willie Jackson, is effectively saying that one law for all,

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Member Account Access

If you want to update your credit card details click here. **To select Stripe as your payment platform select credit/debit card To upgrade or change your membership click here. You can easily upgrade between membership levels at any time by visiting your account page. When upgrading your membership, it

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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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Face of the Day
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Face of the Day

The face you make when you get called out for trying to sneak through a Kiwisaver tax. pic.twitter.com/lgzAU81doN — Cam Slater (@kaiviti_cam) September 4, 2022 Chan-Green: “You knew that there would be mixed views, yet the press release had no mention of it at all…was

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 7 7 I saw some naive young men,    and one in particular who lacked common sense. 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

Stuff doesn’t appear to have the “bightest” proofreaders. 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 experience more

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Have You Visited MyBFD Yet?

MyBFD  is our second platform that was created to extend the BFD community and to make it easier for members to interact easily with other members away from the public glare of General Debate and Backchat. Our new community at MyBFD is available to members with Bronze membership and above.

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Three Great Reasons to become a Member of the BFD

Three Great Reasons to become a Member of the BFD

A Thank you gift. You read The BFD every day and really appreciate a community where you can express your point of view in a respectful and polite environment. A membership is a thank you gift to The BFD for providing the community that you love so much. Speaking of

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Why Kids Need Their Dads

familyfirst.org.nz After we honoured and celebrated fathers on Sunday, it’s worth considering just how significant fathers are to the well-being and development of children, and ultimately the overall health of our society. Sadly, many kiwi kids live without a biological father or stepfather in their home.

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The Merger of TVNZ and RNZ
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The Merger of TVNZ and RNZ

Alexander Gillespie Claire Breen University of Waikato Alexander Gillespie works primarily in international law, with specialties in international environmental; and the laws of war/international humanitarian law. Dr Claire Breen holds a BCL from the National University of Ireland (University College Cork). She also holds an LLM (International Law) and

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Fast Bullies or Slow Bullies? Choose.
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Fast Bullies or Slow Bullies? Choose.

Simon Angelo wealthmorning.com Simon is the Chief Executive Officer and Publisher at Wealth Morning. He has been investing in the markets since he was 17. He recently spent a couple of years working in the hedge-fund industry in Europe. Before this, he owned an award-winning professional-services

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