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Watermelon of the Day

Today’s watermelon of the day will set you back a cool $100 at Farro fresh. Fruit and veggie growers are urging us to shop seasonally after a $100 watermelon went on sale. Newshub The secret they say is to buy what is in season right now to get the

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 10 13 Wise words come from the lips of people with understanding,    but those lacking sense will be beaten with a rod. 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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Medical Cannabis Still Out of Reach

Fiona Hutton Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Fiona Hutton has been teaching and researching in the area of alcohol and other drugs, drug policy and harm reduction for over 20 years Access to cannabis-based products for medical reasons is technically legal in New Zealand. But changes to

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Gobbledegook from 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 more enjoyable click here to browse our

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No Support, No Leadership, and No Plan

New Zealand First Media “A letter which outlines in detail a clear crisis that is unfolding within corrections and the system failing at keeping guards safe has been sent from the union to the department’s chief executive,” says Rt Hon Winston Peters Leader of New Zealand First. “The Minister

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You Can Believe the Health Authorities or Accept the Truth
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You Can Believe the Health Authorities or Accept the Truth

Thorsteinn Siglaugsson brownstone.org Thorsteinn Siglaugsson is an Icelandic consultant, entrepreneur and writer and contributes regularly to The Daily Sceptic as well as various Icelandic publications. He holds a BA degree in philosophy and an MBA from INSEAD. This weekend The Daily Sceptic published two articles reviewing some studies purported

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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 of Twierdza Srebrna Góra – Srebrna Góra (Silver Mountain) fortress. South West Poland During the Third Silesian war (1756 – 1763) Austria captured

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Trust Us to Inform and Entertain You

Trust Us to Inform and Entertain You

The findings on trust in media organisations is out and the left-wing dominated media have taken a flogging. It seems that the public is well attuned to their lying ways and are voting with their feet. Newsroom reports: Less than half the New Zealand public now professes ‘overall trust’

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Govt Is Doing This to Farmers Because They Can
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Govt Is Doing This to Farmers Because They Can

FARM farmemissions.co.nz Any scheme that proposes farmers pay taxes for their methane emissions is an unjust scheme because of the science of these methane emissions. The sad thing is that farmers did not need to fight the Government on the science because the Government and the Climate Commission

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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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Maori Caucus = Foxes in the Henhouse
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Maori Caucus = Foxes in the Henhouse

The idiom “foxes in the henhouse” goes back at least as far as the 1580s. It describes a set of circumstances in which someone who should not be trusted has been chosen to protect someone or oversee a situation. The choice involves someone directly unsuitable for the task, such as

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The Winners of a signed Hardback Copy of “Nudged into Lockdown?” are…

The Winners of a signed Hardback Copy of “Nudged into Lockdown?” are…

We have come to the end of another fantastic giveaway for our members. The prizes are two signed, hardback copies of Nudged into Lockdown? Behavioral Economics, Uncertainty and Covid-19 by BFD author Ananish Chaudhuri. Utilizing extensive research in economics, psychology, political science, neuroscience and evolutionary theory, Ananish Chaudhuri provides

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The Pro-life Movement Needs to Make Long Term Plans

The Pro-life Movement Needs to Make Long Term Plans

Olivia Boyd familyfirst.org.nz Olivia Boyd is our teenage guest writer who is very passionate about supporting the pro-life movement and ending human trafficking. Upon completion of her High School education, she intends to study law and psychology. She has an interest in human rights and social psychology,

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Could We Really Be So Lucky?
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Could We Really Be So Lucky?

Information Opinion You will have noticed that on many occasions I have dismissed socialists in New Zealand as ‘ignorant’. I do this with some justification as time and again they demonstrate they know nothing of history, are intellectually shallow, and follow ideology and dogma no matter how ludicrous. It’s

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