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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 was of Lake Okareka, in the Bay of Plenty. NOTE: We prefer photos to be from a window with preferably part of

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The Kind of Cognitive Dissonance We Are Still Facing

Guy Hatchard hatchardreport.com Dr Guy Hatchard is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his PhD in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. Information Opinion The police and other

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BFD Daily Opinion Poll

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Outlook for NZ All Black

Outlook for NZ All Black

You know, I don’t pretend to be some all-knowing sage, but thanks to writing for The BFD, I also don’t think it’s a hollow boast to say that I know more about NZ politics than most Australian journalists. Pick any random Australian journalist and the most

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Unfortunate or Deliberate?

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com That is the question arising from a recent New Zealand Herald’s lead website story’s heading. First, to explain. Journalists don’t write the headings for their stories the reason being to prevent repetition. This calls on the sub-editors who compose the headings

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Three Easy Payments of $116

Joe Spencer This week it came to light that the New Zealand Government is going to airdrop some free money to those of us struggling to keep up with the consequences of Reserve Bank-driven inflation. This is definitely accepted by many as great news; a respite at a time

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Play the Ball Not the Man
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Play the Ball Not the Man

Stuart Smith National MP Kaikoura Below is Stuart Smith’s response. New Zealand is one of the most diverse countries in the world. In virtually every town or city you venture to, every person has a different story, different ancestry and a different take on life. I’m proud to

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Yesterday’s Five Most Popular Articles

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Would You like to Win a Silver Annual Membership?

Thanks to a generous BFD member, whitenoise, we have a Silver Annual membership to give away. All readers have a chance to win it including those currently on a Basic or Bronze membership. This is your chance to finally gain access to our superb Insight Politics articles. To make it

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Where’s My Ban? You Russian Orcs

Russia has blacklisted more Kiwis, including Matthew Hooton and Josie Pagani. David Farrar is pretty annoyed at missing out and so am I. What does one have to do to make it to the Russian black list? Call them Russian Orcs because they are acting like an inhuman horde after

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BFD August 2022 Political Poll
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BFD August 2022 Political Poll

Take our Monthly Political Poll and then share the poll on social media. By sharing the poll you will help even more readers to discover The BFD. If you enjoyed this poll please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would

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Top Ten Most Viewed from the past Week

Top Ten Most Viewed from the past Week

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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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