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BFD Daily Opinion Poll

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Going… Going…
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Going… Going…

This week has seen something rather dramatic explode upon the political scene: for several weeks or months, various entities and people had been trying to keep a lid on this timebomb. That course of action is no longer tenable. I suspect it will inevitably lead to a by-election by

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National’s Response to Three Waters
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National’s Response to Three Waters

Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura The Three Waters debate is heating up as the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee, or FEC as it is known, begins to hear evidence on the Water Services Bill. The Three Waters legislation will enable the establishment of four Water Services Entities with convoluted co-

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Thou Shalt Not Teach Unless You Do as You Are Ordered

Thou Shalt Not Teach Unless You Do as You Are Ordered

Helen Houghton New Conservative co-leader With all the talk of bullying at the governmental level, the below letter from the teachers’ council must be exposed; an organisation threatening teaching staff with disciplinary actions for not toeing the line to their ideology is a fascist institution. Teaching Council – Comment On

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An Effective Way to Fight Inflation

Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura Below is Stuart Smith’s response. We are in a cost-of-living crisis as a result of a government who cannot manage the economy. Inflation is currently at a 7.2 per cent, which is a 32-year high. Wages are simply not keeping

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Sunday Sermon

Logan Hagoort Minister at Covenant Presbyterian Church Editor of Founded in Grace

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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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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 14 15 Only simpletons believe everything they’re told!    The prudent carefully consider their steps. 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 Hard Lesson Learned by Sri Lanka

Nicholas Baum fee.org Nicholas Baum is a high school sophomore interested in microeconomics, liberalism, and political theory. Developments over the past few months in the small island nation of Sri Lanka have captured the attention, and concern, of many around the globe. Footage has gone viral on social media

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The book directly above his ear is “Dark Art Of Politics“ 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

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Free Taste of an Insight Politics article by Nathan Smith

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 Nathan Smith. How to Win a Holy War When people say “The Science,” they are aligning themselves with the

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Why I Signed the Great Barrington Declaration
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Why I Signed the Great Barrington Declaration

Donald Boudreaux brownstone.org Donald J. Boudreaux, Senior Scholar at Brownstone Institute, is a Professor of Economics at George Mason University, where he is affiliated with the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center. His research focuses on international trade and

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Is Cindy on the Slide?

Is Cindy on the Slide?

The Slide in the Children’s Playground outside parliament actually combusted on March 2, 2022 after what had been a peaceful 23 day protest until Police had moved in. The children’s playground had been a pet project of Trevor Mallard the Speaker of the House who had turned water

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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? Yesterday’s photo of Hokitika township with the Westland Milk factory in the bottom left corner was taken during a stunning West Coast day making

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