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New Zealand Can’t Afford a Labour Govt

Budget 2022 confirms that New Zealand is going backwards under Labour faster than ever, Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon says. “This is the Backwards Budget. Kiwis, the economy and outcomes are all going backwards under Labour and today’s forecasts confirm the situation is only going to get worse before it

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Psst Want a Free Taste of Silver Membership?

Psst Want a Free Taste of Silver Membership?

If you don’t have a Silver level membership yet you are missing out on our Insight Politics articles. Today is a FREE taste of an Insight Politics article by writer John Black. Time to Be the National Party One of a few treasured photographs from my undistinguished university career

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We Need Gang Control Not Gun Control
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We Need Gang Control Not Gun Control

Sporting Shooters Association of New Zealand Inc. www.sportingshooters.nz Appearing on Newstalk ZB in response to reports of two more gang-related shooting incidents in Wairoa, and the failure of people to report them, Police Association President Chris Cahill claimed “It’s why we’ve been arguing for so

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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 view was the Gates of Haast bridge – Haast Pass – heading north west towards Haast on SH6. Please put View From My Window in

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Newshub Most Biased NZ Media

Newshub Most Biased NZ Media

Two years ago a website was set up to measure media bias in New Zealand. Both Kiwiblog and The BFD  were mentioned and rated, as were left-wing blogs and all mainstream media. Back then Newshub was rated as the most biased (towards the left) of all the mainstream media.

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What Will Happen if Independent Media Dies?

Can you imagine a New Zealand in which independent media is gone and all that remains is a small group of large media organisations muzzled by funding from the government? It’s not some faraway dystopia. It is already happening. With the rapid corporate consolidation of traditional news outlets and

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A Moment Frozen in Time
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A Moment Frozen in Time

Information Opinion Today I have been hiding under the table with a bag over my head due to having scored the most ‘own’ of embarrassing own goals – to hoots of laughter from my dearly beloved. It all began on Thursday when I got an email out of the blue from

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NZ’s 1st Covid-19 Vaccine Challenge Trial

NZ’s 1st Covid-19 Vaccine Challenge Trial

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out With Science nzdsos.com Nga Kaitiaki Tuku Iho Medical Action Society Incorporated (KTI) are a grassroots organisation formed in 2018. In early 2021 they collaborated with lawyer Sue Grey to submit a Covid-19 vaccine challenge case against the New Zealand government. Expert medical evidence

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A Big Serving of Cancel Culture

A Big Serving of Cancel Culture

Information Opinion Note: this article is an opinion piece. It is not intended as investment advice. Those seeking investment advice should consult a professional adviser. I thought I should wait a while before talking about the furore over My Food Bag, caused by insensitive remarks by Simon Henry, CEO of

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Mandated Boosters —How to Avoid Them

Mandated Boosters —How to Avoid Them

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 From May 24 updated

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Three Great Reasons to become a Member of the BFD

A Thank you gift. You read The BFD every day and really appreciate a community where you can express your point of view in a respectful and polite environment. A membership is a thank you gift to The BFD for providing the community that you love so much. Speaking of

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Stiff Cheese for the Government

Nothing sheets home the Cost of Living Crisis more than the rising price of a block of cheese. A block of Tasty cheese is now more than $21 at the supermarket. Our Aussie cousins, however, can buy the same brand for less than half that. A 1kg block of Mainland

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