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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Imagine the furore if Stuff had said “the Muslim Sonny Bill Williams”. 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

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Aussie Media Lifts the Lid on Ardern

Aussie Media Lifts the Lid on Ardern

By and large, the Australian legacy media are almost wholly ignorant of New Zealand politics. That ignorance makes them natural Jacinda Ardern fans. Literally all they know about the NZ PM is that she had a baby, hugs people and talks about “kindness” a lot. Even the most basic details

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Weather Eye with John Maunder

Weather Eye with John Maunder

John Maunder The ‘Maunder Minimum’ is the name given to the period from 1645 to 1715 when the number of sunspots – ‘storms’ on the sun – became almost zero. The period is named after the solar astronomer Edward Walter Maunder (1851-1928), who was working at The Royal Observatory at Greenwich

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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 the view from my window of downtown Queenstown and the snowless Remarkables. The actual view is from “Juliette Balcony” at the

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Monkeypox Outbreak: Psyops, Gain of Function or Both?

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out With Science nzdsos.com Warning Long read. 1703 words. Information Opinion Is the monkeypox outbreak genuinely concerning or is this a psyop (‘psychological operation’ designed to scare you and make you comply)? The place to look is the Mainstream Media. For context, see our previous

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House Prices Out of Reach of First Home Buyers
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House Prices Out of Reach of First Home Buyers

Brooke van Velden ACT Housing spokesperson The steady decline in Kiwis securing First Home Grants shows the abject failure of Labour’s housing policy. There has been a 60 per cent drop in First Home Grant approvals in the first quarter of 2022, this is because the Government’s policies

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BFD Daily Opinion Poll

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Musings from the Front Porch

Temporary Australian Prime Minister Albo had to wait over 26 years to reach the top; John Howard and Paul Keating 22 years and Harold Holt over 30 years! In this country, Sir Keith had to wait 25 years, English 26 years and Bolger and Clark 18 years. All seems quite

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Too Old, Too Stale, Too Culturally White

Too Old, Too Stale, Too Culturally White

familyfirst.org.nz Sue Reid is a bookseller, wife and mother, and board member of Family First NZ. She says that there will always be a place for classic children’s books. There has been much debate about what should be in the pages of children’s books. Last year

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Our Body, the Govt’s Choice 

Our Body, the Govt’s Choice 

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out With Science nzdsos.com For a full and detailed assessment of the court case, see this post. The full judgement can be found here. A Short Review of the Court Case New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science (NZDSOS) and New Zealand Teachers Speaking Out

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Yesterday’s Five Most Popular Articles

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Will a Cabinet Reshuffle Help?

Richard Prebble, writing in the Herald yesterday, pondered that Labour will be trying to find a way to create an electoral crisis in order to call a snap election. Could Jacinda Ardern’s pending cabinet reshuffle deliver that crisis? By October it will be clear whether inflation is falling. Even

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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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