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The Death of Democracy

Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Unmitigated tosh was talked by diverse commentators, mostly with a personal employment interest in the matter, with advice that TV3 is to close its spasmodic news service, plus the ending of some TVNZ shows such as “Fair Go”. The death of democracy was the ridiculous common

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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 the view of Mt Yokotsu, Hokkaido. From a window of the Hokuto No. 9 Limited Express, heading for

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Will Politicians Let Democracy Die in the Darkness?

Dr Bryce Edwards Political Analyst in Residence, Director of the Democracy Project, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz Politicians across the political spectrum are implicated in the New Zealand media’s failing health. Either through neglect or incompetent interventions, successive governments have failed to regulate, foster, and

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Why We Must Re-Elect the Current Government
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Why We Must Re-Elect the Current Government

John Porter On October the 23rd a majority of New Zealand said they had had enough. The Labour Government of the previous six years was swept from office in a near landslide. New Zealanders made their views on the future of co-governance quite clear. On election night it was a

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The Wellbeing Budget That Wasn’t
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The Wellbeing Budget That Wasn’t

Don’t let the abject failure of the infamous Jacinda Ardern’s Wellbeing Budgets deter you from pursuing your personal wellbeing goals, but don’t expect the government to help unless your goals line up favourably with te tiriti. Even as previous Finance Minister Grant Robertson was being hustled out

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Will the Govt Keep Its Promises?
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Will the Govt Keep Its Promises?

Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com The Coalition Government says it is moving with speed to deliver campaign promises and reverse the damage done by Labour. One of their key commitments is to “defend the principle that New Zealanders are equal before the law.” To achieve this, they have pledged they

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1000 Jobs Cut in a Single Day
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1000 Jobs Cut in a Single Day

The Government is swinging the axe hard, cutting more than 1000 state sector jobs in a single day yesterday. Even with these cuts, the state sector will still be larger than in 2017 when Labour took office. The Government should, and indeed must, cut more: The Ministry of Education has

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Want More Traffic to Your Blog?

The BFD can help. We have done all the hard work and have already built a huge audience but what we are always looking for more of is quality NZ content. We want to help motivated,  professionally-minded writers who are already writing quality content for their own blog site’s

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 18 7 The mouths of fools are their ruin;    they trap themselves with their lips. 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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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Hat? A hat ain’t going to help anyone Stuff. 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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ANZAC Dawn Service to Remember Fallen Soldiers

ANZAC Dawn Service to Remember Fallen Soldiers

Chris Lynch Chris Lynch is a journalist, videographer and content producer, broadcasting from his independent news and production company in Christchurch, New Zealand. chrislynchmedia.com A dawn service in Cathedral Square will provide an opportunity for residents to honour New Zealand’s fallen soldiers on Anzac Day. Thousands are expected

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The Trans Agenda Suffers Mortal Blow

bobmccoskrie.com The justification for confusing, chemicalising and castrating our children in the name of gender ideology is crumbling before our eyes. A major report out of the UK last week has all but nailed the coffin shut on a grand social experiment that should never have happened. But New

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