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wore a mask
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I Don’t Wear Masks

I was asked to wear a mask yesterday. I said, and I quote, ‘I don’t wear masks’. I was then asked if I had an exemption. I showed, without comment, a two-year-old screen shot of something that had a yellow and white chevron border and the moment

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Where Do You Get Your Information From?

Where Do You Get Your Information From?

Dr. Guy David Hatchard hatchardreport.com Guy 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 Ph.D. in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a senior

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The Govt Determined to Crush Free Speech

The Govt Determined to Crush Free Speech

familyfirst.org.nz Controversial “hate-speech” laws continue to be proposed by the Labour Government under the pretence of ‘the public good’ Let’s dig deeper into this agenda. You can also Download our Fact Sheet which explains all of this in more detail. Controversial “hate-speech” laws continue to

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A Game Changer for the 2023 Election
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A Game Changer for the 2023 Election

Grant Duncan Associate Professor, School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University New Zealanders will have a new prime minister by February 7 and will go to the polls on October 14, after two-term Labour Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced her resignation to spend more time with her family.

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National Is Ready
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National Is Ready

Christopher Luxon National Party leader Good morning, The political year began with a bang yesterday when Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced her resignation. All attention will now be on Labour as it selects a new leader but, here in National, our job is to contest the election regardless of which

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How Labour Could Get a Third Term
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How Labour Could Get a Third Term

Richard Prebble bassettbrashandhide.com The Honourable Richard Prebble CBE is a former member of the New Zealand Parliament. Initially a member of the Labour Party, he joined the newly formed ACT New Zealand party under Roger Douglas in 1996, becoming its leader from 1996 to 2004. Under MMP a party

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Jacinda Ardern, the UK Reaction

January 19th 2023. Having seen the reports of Jacinda Ardern’s resignation in the UK media I thought it would be useful to share a few comments from the UK MSM. To quote Robbie Burns “O, wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as others see us!

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She’s Gone, What Next?
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She’s Gone, What Next?

We all know that Jacinda Ardern has gone. She’s contrived to leave in April and set an election date that suits her: October 14. The news may have boosted champagne sales at the Auckland Viaduct yesterday, but what happens next? Will Labour really make it to October 14 or

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

You would think Canadians had learned by now not to tell Jordan Peterson what to say. The psychology professor became an internet sensation in 2016 after arguing that Canadian legislation amounted to “compelled speech” on gender pronouns. Now the College of Psychologists of Ontario is demanding that Mr. Peterson acknowledge

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BFD Caption Competition

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The BFD Nightcap
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The BFD Nightcap

If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@thebfd.co.nz

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The Roots of Tyranny Are within Us

Barry Brownstein aier.org Barry Brownstein is professor emeritus of economics and leadership at the University of Baltimore. He is the author of The Inner-Work of Leadership, and his essays have appeared in publications such as the Foundation for Economic Education and Intellectual Takeout. It is easy to think

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Would You Buy a Used Car off This Man?

Would You Buy a Used Car off This Man?

Imagine you’re shopping for a used car. The salesman won’t tell you anything about the car, only that it will be a car and you will have to pay something for it. How much? He’ll tell you that after you’ve signed the contract. Can you see

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‘I Love My Life’

‘I Love My Life’

An Irish man with Down’s syndrome has delivered a letter to the Master of Rotunda Hospital saying that abortion on the grounds of Down’s syndrome was “very wrong” and “unfair”. The letter was delivered in the aftermath of an Irish Times interview with Professor Fergal Malone at the

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Christopher Luxon Sets Out Team to Contest the 2023 Election
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Christopher Luxon Sets Out Team to Contest the 2023 Election

National will work hard this year to show New Zealanders that it has the skills, policy, team, and commitment to form a Government that delivers for all Kiwis, National Party Leader Christopher Luxon says. Announcing today a limited reshuffle of the National Caucus, Mr Luxon said New Zealand is the

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