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BFD Daily Opinion Poll

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The First Five Readers Will Get 10% Off
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The First Five Readers Will Get 10% Off

We are offering 10% off five membership packages. The discount code is 10percent The first five readers to use the discount code will get 10% off but once they are gone they are gone. If you have been intending to sign up now is the time to take the leap.

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For My Next Miracle
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For My Next Miracle

Being a rather modest, self-effacing sort of fellow who helps old ladies to cross streets and pets cats, I am always happy to assist with solving problems. To date my articles on The BFD have solved the climate crisis (there isn’t one) and poverty (the poor man should

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A Fair Suck of the Sav?

A Fair Suck of the Sav?

Bryce Edwards Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Warning Long read. 1827 words. Grant Robertson is a big fan of British socialist folk-punk singer Billy

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Grab a BFD Membership Today and Get the First Month FREE

Grab a BFD Membership Today and Get the First Month FREE

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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If You Don’t Vote, You Can’t Complain
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If You Don’t Vote, You Can’t Complain

Travelling to Porirua on Monday (taking my car in for repair), I was listening to Newstalk ZB (the Wellington morning section) where they were talking about local councils. In fact, the presenter, Nick Mills, was positively incensed; the local council simply ignores submissions from the public, just doing exactly what

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Grab a BFD Membership Today and Get the First Month FREE
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Grab a BFD Membership Today and Get the First Month FREE

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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Can Labour Rescue Their Sinking Ship?
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Can Labour Rescue Their Sinking Ship?

Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. Warning Long read. 2090 words.

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MyBFD Makes It Easier for Members to Interact

MyBFD is our second platform that we created to extend the BFD community and to make it easier for members to interact with other members away from the public glare of General Debate and Backchat. The community at MyBFD is open to all members with Bronze level and above. ( **This

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Yesterday’s Five Most Popular Articles

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We Are Going to See Who Is Swimming with No Undies

As the inflation monster continues to grow and rob your savings, the Reserve Bank is starting to think about how they are going to slay the beast they helped to create. They ratcheted up the OCR by 50 basis points yesterday to 2 per cent. We are certainly going to

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Please Share the BFD with Others

When our readers tell others about The BFD they are keen to try us out. During the lockdowns and during the protest outside parliament, thousands of new readers flocked to The BFD. There are thousands more Kiwis who would love The BFD who still do not even know that it

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Member Account Access

If you want to update your credit card details click here. **To select Stripe as your payment platform select credit/debit card To upgrade or change your membership click here. You can easily upgrade between membership levels at any time by visiting your account page. When upgrading your membership, it

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Take Our Daily Trivia Quiz
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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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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Transcript (includes speeches from ACT, Labour and Green MPs). With support from just ACT and National, the Education and Training (Freedom of Expression) Amendment Bill was defeated. https://www.bassettbrashandhide.com/post/mp-simon-o-connor-a-fine-speech-about-free-speech National MP Simon O’Connor is dead right

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