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The Cyclone Diary: Part One

How do you make God laugh? Make a plan. I had vague plans for the week ahead when on a Sunday afternoon the wind picked up and a steady rain began to fall yet again, in what has been the wettest summer I have known since coming to reside in

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Is He Trying to Get Himself Fired?
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Is He Trying to Get Himself Fired?

Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Is the Chair of Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand, Rob Campbell, trying to rid himself of a job he no longer wants? The idea

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A Clear Pattern Has Developed
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A Clear Pattern Has Developed

Chris Hipkins might be the boy-faced ginger Prime Minister who can do no wrong as he attempts to save the Labour Party from defeat. But a look at his past shows that he has developed a bad and rather nasty habit of accusing people falsely then denying he was

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BFD March 2023 Political Poll
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BFD March 2023 Political Poll

Take our Monthly Political Poll and then share the poll on social media. By sharing the poll you will help even more readers to discover The BFD. If you enjoyed this poll please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would

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BFD Caption Competition

BFD Caption Competition

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Faces of the Day

Faces of the Day

Name this boy band… Name this boy band pic.twitter.com/im4P3HayJP — Dame Jane ? (@Dame__Jane) February 27, 2023 If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to make your reading experience more enjoyable click here to browse our Membership options.If you enjoyed

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Trump Makes Biden Govt Look Bad

Trump Makes Biden Govt Look Bad

Gary L. Bauer papundits.wordpress.com Reprinted from PA Pundits – International Gary L. Bauer is an Opinion Columnist at The Patriot Post, and is one of America’s most effective spokesmen for pro-life, pro-family, and pro-growth values. Bauer is a frequent guest on a wide variety of

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Oh, Boy – Right Again?

Oh, Boy – Right Again?

Is it time to chalk up another one to “The Conspiracy Theorists Were Right”? For the past few years, after all, it’s been nothing but a crazy “cooker” conspiracy theory to suggest that the origins of the Wuhan pandemic were anything other than completely natural. Especially once Donald Trump

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Most People Prefer the Comforting Lie to the Pain of Truth

Most People Prefer the Comforting Lie to the Pain of Truth

Jeffrey A. Tucker brownstone.org Jeffrey A. Tucker is Founder and President of the Brownstone Institute. He is also Senior Economics Columnist for Epoch Times, author of 10 books, including Liberty or Lockdown, and thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press. He speaks widely on topics of economics,

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Biden Too Little Too Late

Biden Too Little Too Late

Kevin Tober newsbusters.org Kevin Tober is a News Analyst & Staff Writer at NewsBusters, as well as a Daily Caller contributor. His work has also been featured in Fox News, TownHall, The Daily Wire, Red State, Twitchy, The Western Journal, and many others. Prior to his current post, Kevin

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How We Judge Our Politicians
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How We Judge Our Politicians

Jacqui Van Der Kaay democracyproject.nz Jacqui Van Der Kaay is a PhD student at Victoria University of Wellington. She is a former journalist, holds a Masters degree in Political Science from Victoria University of Wellington and has a specialist interest in political leadership, voter behaviour, immigration and how social

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Face Masks and Fascism

New Zealand Doctors Speaking out with Science nzdsos.com Despite popular assumption, subject matter experts in personal protective equipment (PPE) including face masks, are not the health professionals who wear them. Rather, this expertise belongs within a speciality of public health and/or environmental science known as industrial hygiene. Health

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Status Quo with Belts and Braces Added?
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Status Quo with Belts and Braces Added?

I’m not sure the sloganeers of the National Party got it completely right with “Local Water Done Well”. Expect that line to get savaged in social media memes, but then again: who cares? As long as people are discussing National’s alternative arrangement and with it the absence of

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The Forestry Industry’s Free Ride

Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. “Capitalists always want to privatise their profits and socialise their losses” – that’s the traditional socialist critique of how businesses are big fans of state

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True Colours Showing: Good
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True Colours Showing: Good

For years, decades even, Rob Campbell has been touted as the epitome of right-wing businessmen, politically savvy, and well-connected. He was a darling of the Act Party and feted wherever he went. But people forget where he came from, just like people forget where the Act Party came

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Face of the Day
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Face of the Day

Today’s face of the day is subject to the Public Service Commission’s Code of Conduct for Crown Entity board members. That includes a section on political impartiality. The chair of Health NZ is unrepentant for political comments he made on social media about a National Party policy announcement

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