Laughter Is the Best Medicine
This regular daily post is the place to joke and banish negative thoughts.
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Refuse to be deported? Then go to jail.
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Vietnam and other Asian countries are on a coal spree! Given the dynamics of energy use in the rapidly developing industrial sector there, it is no surprise that these nations have backpedaled on big promises made at international climate conferences to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels.
Keep readingIt’s Happening: Britain Refuses to Sign WHO Pandemic Treaty
I recently reported on how in the latest draft of the WHO pandemic treaty, it was being watered down.
Keep readingRenewables: Where Is the Money Going?
Solar panels generating at night, diesel generators keeping wind turbines alive, and gold-plated “green jobs”.
Keep readingThe BFD General Debate
Good morning, welcome to our daily General Debate. On General debate, you are encouraged as a commenter to share your own stories, discuss other news, bring NEW news, catch up with friends or make new friends with other commenters. To participate you’ll need to sign up for a Disqus account which is free, quick, and…
Keep readingKeyboard Cowards
Recently a New Zealand Herald correspondent, an Andrew Tichborn of Green Bay wrote, “Way back in the 1970s Wellington property owner Bob Jones made the comment that he loved Labour governments because they generated so many new government and quasi-government departments. It was a golden time for owners of commercial property to provide work space for them…
Keep readingWhat Do We Say about Govt-Supported Artists?
Every artist once knew that you have to pay your dues and work your arse off — not today’s precious petals.
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Are you an avid reader of The BFD? Take our News quiz to find out how much information you can recall from our articles published this…
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If you want a representation of New Zealandness over the past six decades, the work of the photographer Ans Westra (1936–2023) is in many ways unsurpassable.
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Take our Daily Opinion Poll and see how your views compare to other readers and then share the poll on social media.
Keep readingWhy We Build New Prisons
I suggested it should be part of a package; not only new prisons but a new addition to the school curriculum for children.
Keep readingLosing Confidence in the Integrity of NZ Elections
Do you believe New Zealand runs its general elections fairly and competently? As a voter, can you be confident that the votes on your ballot will be counted…
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They walk among us, but they are not us, and we are not them.
Keep readingMore Harm Than Good
TO START LOSING, so soon after you won, requires a special kind of political incompetence. At the heart of this Coalition Government’s failure to retain, and build upon,…
Keep readingReplay Radio: The Crunch
Here is the replay of The Crunch from this week. My guest this week was Simon Anderson and, of course, we have the Buddies.
Enjoy! Enjoy! Enjoy!
Keep readingEurope Did It to Themselves
They proceeded from the theory of multiculturalism, but a few months after mass immigration began, they admitted the failure of their policy. All of them: but The German…
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