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Why the NZ Public Do Not Have Informed Consent

Guy Hatchard hatchardreport.com Dr Guy Hatchard is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his PhD in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. Information Opinion We are just now

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We are offering the first month FREE on all our monthly membership packages. The discount code is firstmonthfree This offer is available for 7 days. If you have been intending to sign up but have been hesitating, now is the time to take the leap as it is an opportunity

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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 looking across Urquarts Bay from the Home Point Gun Emplacements. Marsden Point to the left. NOTE: We prefer photos

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Good Old Country Comfort in My Bones

Good Old Country Comfort in My Bones

I do enjoy living in the country; never much liked cities: all those people and traffic and homeless tramps in doorways. What a bore! Give me dirt roads, trees, livestock, fresh air and marvellous scenery any day of the week. Even better is living in the country in the deep

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Seven Important Questions Farmers Want the Govt to Answer
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Seven Important Questions Farmers Want the Govt to Answer

Owen Jennings bassettbrashandhide.com Owen Jennings is a former ACT MP. Before entering politics, Jennings was a farmer. He was active in New Zealand Federated Farmers, becoming its National President in 1990 and served three years. Prior to this he was National Dairy Section Chairman. A number of critically important

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BFD Daily Opinion Poll

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What Jacinda and Bullrush Have in Common

Rose Clark Warning Long read. 1484 words. What does Jacinda’s BS honorary Harvard degree have in common with a game of Bullrush? Let me tell you. When I was at school around 14 or 15 years old a group of us used to have impromptu games of Bullrush either

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The Familiar New Zealand We Once Knew
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The Familiar New Zealand We Once Knew

Karl du Fresne karldufresne.blogspot.com Karl du Fresne, a freelance journalist, is the former editor of The Dominion newspaper. He blogs at karldufresne.blogspot.co.nz. The following piece was originally published in the Spectator Australia on April 16, 2022 My wife and I recently spent two weeks on

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Why You Should Write for the BFD

Why You Should Write for the BFD

If you’re like the rest of us, you are sick and tired of reading the same load of self-congratulatory drivel every day that you open social media. If you are a professionally-minded writer this could be your opportunity to get your voice heard. With audience numbers soaring

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When Do We Reach Post-Pandemic?

When Do We Reach Post-Pandemic?

In the aftermath of the global pandemic we remain trapped by paranoia and a weird adherence to rules of negligible health value. If we want to reject the ‘new normal’, and revert to the perfectly acceptable ‘old normal’, we must end the paranoia and the rules. I enjoy duelling with

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Ardern’s Brand of Kindness

Ardern’s Brand of Kindness

Guy Hatchard hatchardreport.com Dr Guy Hatchard is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his PhD in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. Information Opinion Friday morning Jacinda Ardern

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Post Budget Poll: Labour Drops Two Points

Despite spending like a drunken sailor, more than any other Government in history, it has delivered a polling flop for the Labour Party. The 1News/Kantar post-budget poll shows Labour slipping two points. National is steady on 39%, while Labour has fallen by 2 to 35%. The Greens have

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