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Ardern’s Cheer

Ardern’s Cheer

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Luxon’s State of the Nation Address

Luxon’s State of the Nation Address

State of the Nation address Information Long 3709 words Kia ora koutou katoa, Da jia hao, Namaste, Sat Sri Akal, Assalamu alaikum, Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, and good morning everyone. Thank you so much for joining me here today. First, I want to acknowledge that everyone has been shaken

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Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor Thursday night after a busy day meeting lots of business owners I got the chills and a massive headache. I was not too surprised as several of my meetings in the last two days had missing staff off at home recovering. I didn’t get jabbed, I don’

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BFD Daily Opinion Poll

Take our Daily Opinion Poll and see how your views compare to other readers and then share the poll on social media. By sharing the poll you will help even more readers to discover The BFD. Share this BFD Opinion poll so others can discover The BFD using the share

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The Shifting Political Landscape: Part Two
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The Shifting Political Landscape: Part Two

There is an argument to be made about technocracy. The earliest argument was put forward by Plato in his work ‘Against Democracy’ in his book The Republic, in which he argued that ordinary people are unable to make politically competent decisions. In the book, he suggested three characteristics of a

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The Battle of Portaloo: Part Two
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The Battle of Portaloo: Part Two

The Parlermaid Information Opinion The Battle of Portaloo, a 23 day occupation of Parliament Grounds in Wellington, was fought valiantly but was ultimately lost on 2 March in an horrific display of gratuitous Police violence so great that the date has been dubbed Black Wednesday. It was sheer luck that,

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What We Expect from Leaders
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What We Expect from Leaders

Helen Houghton (BTchLn) Co-leader New Conservative What should we expect from a leader – to sow discord? The Government has dropped the ball, causing conflict in our families and communities. The Prime Minister is all about blame. Blaming citizens for not wanting to engage in dialogue when it was clear

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Open Letter to PM Jacinda Ardern

Open Letter to PM Jacinda Ardern

Colin Parkinson I am writing to you regarding the shameful acts of unlawfulness that many have witnessed outside parliament. We saw protesters accused of “Preventing people from being able to go about their business”. This doesn’t really compare to the disruption caused to their lives by the government. I

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Nobody Can Take This Away from Us
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Nobody Can Take This Away from Us

Olivia Pierson oliviapierson.org We had Freedom Village for 23 glorious days and it was magnificent! Its very existence made hearts glow all over this disillusioned country, even if many tried to be circumspect about their secret support of it, owing to ugly government extremism. We have been proud to

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Weekend Editor

Weekend Editor

Perks: * Work from home * A vibrant online office with over 40 Staff * Room for creativity * The position is 100% online and all communication with staff is online. (Perfect for Introverts!) Recent experience with the latest version of WordPress is essential. This position is suitable for an ex-journalist or teacher

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The Land of the Long Dark Cloud

Yvette Tufuga The Land of the Long Dark Cloud As the smoke clears from the fire you started By the light of a new day You survey the grounds ( Now that there is no chance of engagement ) You foolish Blinded Deluded Pathetic woman ( & I say that to ‘be kind

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Daily Trivia
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Daily Trivia

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Do you recognise this Police Officer? He is not putting out a fire. The Police have been asking for video and photographic evidence of criminal behaviour. We have lots of it but the only problem is that it is evidence of Police officers breaking the law. Take today’s face

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