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NZ: It’s Better than Kuwait!

Congratulations, New Zealand! You’re better than Kuwait! Now, to be fair, I really like New Zealand, but, as an Australian, I’m more-or-less duty-bound to poke fun at you any chance I get. Sometimes, New Zealand gets bowled one that just goes straight through to the

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Stuff trying too hard to get it out too fast! 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

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Words and Facts Matter

New Zealand First Media It is said the “trouble with publishing is that too many people with half a mind to write a book, do so”. Or as Winston Churchill would put it, the trouble with Andrea Vance and reality is that they are separated by the English language. Words

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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 was a view of the Shard from the London overground. NOTE: We prefer photos to be from a window with preferably part

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Shameless Gloating

Shameless Gloating

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Sorry to rub it in (I’m not really) but my prediction on this blog in early 2020 that “when it’s all done and dusted, Sweden’s non-lockdown approach to covid will have proved to be the correct one”. Apart from the fact

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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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When the Govt Endorses Nepotism
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When the Govt Endorses Nepotism

Information Opinion New Zealanders were forced to read the tea leaves regarding Labour’s (hidden) 2020 election manifesto whilst, behind the scenes, the taxpayer-funded Mahuta family worked on the He Puapua policy. Recently Grant Robertson joined in the discussion around the US Supreme Court decision on abortion and did

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NZ’s Rich Underground Resources Go Begging

NZ’s Rich Underground Resources Go Begging

Information Opinion The future of mining in NZ is pretty grim under our Green-aligned, unproductive government. At the rate it spends money, anyone of mediocre intelligence would figure out that producing money should be high on the agenda. Not so. Their much touted climate emergency ranks above growing the

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New Zealand Second-Worst Country to Move To

Information Opinion I came to New Zealand in the 1980s as an expat. It was a lovely place. Friendly people, low levels of traffic, fabulous beaches, jobs easy to come by. I thought I had come to heaven. I raved about the place to family and friends back home. Now,

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Painted Themselves into a Corner

They’ve Painted Themselves into a Corner

Faced with a perfect storm of falling poll numbers, rising and rampant inflation and poor, reactive decisions of their own making, the Labour Government has been forced to roll over fuel excise and road user charge cuts yet again. They’ve painted themselves into a corner on fuel prices, and

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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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nepotism Government Simply Isn’t Listening
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Face of the Day

An amateur attempt at deflection by Ms Nanaia Mahuta… The people who are calling for transparency and accountability aren’t trolls hiding “behind pseudonyms”, but other Government ministers and the media. She said it led to “cartoons, memes, social media posts and commentary which you wouldn’t wish on your

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 18 13 Spouting off before listening to the facts    is both shameful and foolish. 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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