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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Clark said the clear message to supermarket retailers was to be prepared to change quickly to increase competition, and be ready for regulation. “The duopoly needs to change, and we are preparing the necessary legislation to do that.” The Commerce Commission’s report had found supermarkets were making $1 million

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The BFD Daily Proverb
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The BFD Daily Proverb

Proverbs 31 30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last;    but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised. 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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177 % Increase in Mental Health Issues Not Surprising

Helen Houghton New Conservative Co-leader Tauranga candidate for the by-election New Conservative Co-leader Helen Houghton and the Tauranga candidate for the by-election is not surprised by the news today that there is a 177 % increase in the mental health of children and teenagers. “What I am

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Police to Waste More Taxpayers’ Money

Police to Waste More Taxpayers’ Money

Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc. Following the latest horrendous Texas school shooting our Prime Minister is receiving accolades while visiting the US for her decisive action to ban semi-automatics following our own March 2019 Christchurch massacre. Meanwhile back here in New Zealand our Police Minister Hon Poto

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Firearms Register Won’t Make Kiwis Safer

Firearms Register Won’t Make Kiwis Safer

Nicole McKee ACT Justice spokesperson The Government’s firearms register won’t prevent gun crime and will cost Kiwis to create it. It was revealed this morning that an Australian software firm being investigated by the Commerce Commission has won a five-year contract to set up the register. Gun

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Finally, someone got the spending priorities correct. 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

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How to Make up a Headline

It’s not for nothing that the very first of my Three Laws of the Media is: Never believe a headline. Stuff (big surprise!) just provided a masterclass exercise in just why you should never believe a legacy media headline (or indeed, pretty much anything the legacy media says). US

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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 the editor’s office at The BFD’s new HQ. Albany Heights, Auckland. NOTE: We prefer photos to

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Why Won’t They Intervene to Protect Kiwis? Part Five

Why Won’t They Intervene to Protect Kiwis? Part Five

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out With Science nzdsos.com Warning Long read. 4238 words Deaths Demanding Investigation Deaths extracted from the Citizen’s Database, which offers the following disclaimer: The information in the Citizens Database is a community effort intended to provide general information to the public about deaths temporally

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BFD Daily Opinion Poll

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Do the Crime, Don’t Do the Time
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Do the Crime, Don’t Do the Time

Part 2 I wrote recently about doing the crime and not doing the time. There are no deterrents that are meaningful, especially if the crimes are committed by children: murders, ram-raids, assaults, you name it. It seems we wake every morning to yet more reports of violent crime. This

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The Greens (well, Chloe) Put Hurty Feelings before Education

The Greens (well, Chloe) Put Hurty Feelings before Education

Alwyn Poole www.innovativeeducation.co.nz www.mthobson.school.nz https://alwynpoole.substack.com/ I could not help following up by contrasting the brilliant freedom of speech masterpiece by Simon O’Connor (thebfd) with the oppressive perspectives of the Green Party. The Greens are not known for having any education

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Stoking the Fires of Inflation

Stoking the Fires of Inflation

When Grant Robertson admitted that his latest handouts will result in over 80 per cent of New Zealanders now being on some form of government benefit, he said it with an element of pride. It is disgusting to watch this government turn a nation of mostly hard-working, decent people

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She Clutched the Money from the Sky
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She Clutched the Money from the Sky

I want you to consider a certain former member of parliament between 1996 and 2002. He was undistinguished in the House (even by the woeful standards of the first MMP election intake of non-entities), made few speeches (none of any note), asked few questions and managed to lose a

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