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The Housing Game Has Changed

Joey Moloney Grattan Institute Brendan Coates Grattan Institute Joey Moloney is a Senior Associate in Grattan Institute’s Economic Policy program. He is an economist with experience in public policy research and implementation. Brendan is the Economic Policy Program Director at the Grattan Institute. Before joining Grattan, Brendan worked with

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Yesterday’s Five Most Popular Articles

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At Least the Gun Register Will Be Safe

How embarrassing for the Police and also for Jacinda Ardern when, after defending the proposed gun register in Parliament on Tuesday, Police have admitted that they left firearms licence holder information in their former Auckland Headquarters and that this has subsequently been stolen. Firearms licensing information was among stolen property

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Take Our Daily Trivia Quiz
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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Nicole McKee ACT Justice spokesperson How are we meant to trust Poto Williams with an entire firearms register when she’s already failing to look after licensed firearm owners’ information? When questioned in Parliament, the Minister revealed she has known since 26 May that criminals obtained the private details of

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 9 9 Instruct the wise,    and they will be even wiser. Teach the righteous,    and they will learn even more 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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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

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What Is the Point of a Budget If You Won’t Stick To It?

What Is the Point of a Budget If You Won’t Stick To It?

Less than three weeks after delivering the Budget, the Minister of Finance is refusing to commit to its spending limits for next year, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. During his appearance at the Finance and Expenditure Committee this morning, the Minister of Finance, Grant Robertson, refused to commit

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Treat Yourself to a Silver Membership

Treat Yourself to a Silver Membership

You don’t know what you are missing out on. Below is what a Silver level membership will give you. * Access to Insight Politics articles as well as ad-free viewing of the entire site. * Access to SonovaMin and BoomSlang’s fantastic cartoons: Access to our puzzles, Codecracker, Sudoku and

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One Person, One Vote End of Story
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One Person, One Vote End of Story

Simon Court ACT Local Government spokesperson The Government needs to scrap its anti-democratic bill that would add unelected representatives to the Canterbury Regional Council based on their race. The Canterbury Regional Council (Ngai Tahu Representation) Bill gives Ngai Tahu the ability to appoint two un-elected representatives to council.

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We Are Going on a Duck Hunt
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We Are Going on a Duck Hunt

David Seymour ACT Party Leader The Mallard hunting season came to an end last weekend but there’s one more Mallard that still needs to go. Parliament is too important an institution to have someone leading it who New Zealanders don’t trust. A 1News poll last night shows New

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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 Te Aroha Waikato. In 1947, Te Aroha’s citizens resolved to erect a memorial clock tower on the intersection of

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Killing Fields

Killing Fields

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The Creepy-Crawlies

The Creepy-Crawlies

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