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Here at The BFD we currently have writers based in New Zealand, Australia, Israel, Hong Kong and the UK but we have readers from many other countries.

This article is a shout out to our readers in other countries encouraging them to send us an article telling us what life is like currently inside their country. We would value your insights as a citizen on the ground.

We can already see the similarities to New Zealand with how some Australian states handled the pandemic and Dr Lionred’s articles on the UK ( Letters from the North) have opened our eyes to what life is like on the ground there.

Reports from average citizens provide us with unique and realistic insights so if you are not from New Zealand and would to tell us all about life in your country please don’t hesitate to e-mail me sb at thebfd.co.nz today.

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