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The Good Oil Podcast – Episode 20 – Jillaine Heather
In Episode 20 of The Good Oil Podcast, Cam sits down with Free Speech Union CEO Jillaine Heather, a forthright voice in New Zealand’s free-expression battles.
Hipkins embraces ‘socialist’ label, calls for bigger state role and tougher stance on business
“People who believe there is a more active role for the state?"
Luxon backs under-16 social media ban, plans legislation before 2026 election
“We should do it in the online space too to keep them safe.”
O’Brien: IOC ban on males from female Olympic events ‘must apply here in New Zealand’
“For years, women have been called bigots for saying what everyone knows to be true."
Government rejects glyphosate increase after public backlash
“This is a win for New Zealanders and our food system.”
McKee unveils sweeping gun law reform, separating regulation from police control
. “This will address perceptions among some members of the community that the current internal review process is not sufficiently independent.”
Fast-track for overseas-approved medicines passes; conference ads for unapproved drugs now allowed
The law now permits advertising of unapproved medicines at medical conferences and trade shows.
Government presses ahead with roadside drug tests — even when science can’t show impairment
“Unlike with alcohol, the presence of a substance in a sample does not equal impairment.”
Transpower issues grid emergency ahead of solar storm; some South Island lines idled as precaution
Batten down the hatches.
Politics After The Death Of Charlie Kirk
The truth is, if you refuse to name your enemy and do what is necessary to destroy them, please just go back home to the Shire. You are only getting people like Charlie Kirk killed.
Why Half the World Has Gone South
The great economic and political divide in the world is geographical, but cannot be explained by geography.
It Would Be Better to Ban Politicians
While fireworks face being banned to keep them out of the hands of the stupid, at each election ballot papers are thrust into those same hands with potentially worse consequences.
The Fractal Nature Of True Competition
It has always been like this. Any war, sport or politics is never the full truth. Competition is fractal. There is no ‘bad guy’ and no ‘good guy’.
Mamdani, NY and the Socialist Test
To hell with the measles and whooping cough, what we need is a mass vaccination programme against socialism.
Kicking in the Clubhouse Door
One Nation is poised to upset the two-party establishment.
The Last Generation for Whom Democracy Worked
The Baby Boomers got everything they voted for – no wonder they keep on voting.
The Libertarian Victory in Argentina
The success of La Libertad Avanza has delivered Javier Milei a firm mandate to accelerate the pace of his libertarian reforms.
The Good Oil Podcast – Episode 20 – Jillaine Heather
In Episode 20 of The Good Oil Podcast, Cam sits down with Free Speech Union CEO Jillaine Heather, a forthright voice in New Zealand’s free-expression battles.
The Good Oil Podcast – Episode 19 – Simon Anderson
In Episode 19 of The Good Oil Podcast, Cam talks to citizen journalist Simon Anderson, aka SimonTV.
The Good Oil Podcast – Episode 20 – Jillaine Heather
In Episode 20 of The Good Oil Podcast, Cam sits down with Free Speech Union CEO Jillaine Heather, a forthright voice in New Zealand’s free-expression battles.
Why ‘Starving the Beast’ Feeds It Instead
The old fiscal conservative mantra – that cutting taxes restrains government – has failed the test of time. When spending continues on borrowed funds, it’s not the beast that starves, but future taxpayers.
Censorship and Your Creative Work: You Can Say No!
The purpose of this strategy isn’t just to make censorship obvious, but to mock it.
Latest Taxpayers’ Union Poll: Luxon’s Leadership on Life Support Even as Left Bloc Falters
The centre-right holds the cards for now, but Luxon’s personal ratings are a drag that National cannot ignore much longer. If they do not sort him out, the next poll might be the one that buries them.
Gun Law Overhaul: Progress at Last, but National’s Still the Sticking Point on More Useful Reforms
All in all, these changes mark real progress in rolling back some of the knee-jerk restrictions imposed after the Christchurch tragedy. But National’s lingering attachment to overly cautious policies shows it has not fully shaken off the influence of its predecessors.
COP30: The Usual Ones Sound the Alarm
Prince William speaks, but others are singing a new climate tune.
And the Next United Nations Secretary-General Is...
If a young girl who started out wrapping greasies in a Morrinsville fish shop on a Friday night can end up as the Secretary-General of the United Nations, anything is possible!
This Is the Gentle Tyranny
There’s a perfect word for this system, a system that reaches into every corner of your existence, from your speech to how you spend your private life, and justifies itself all as being ‘for your own good’.
The George Bailey Test and Why Fuentes Fails It
Think about this: if Israel laid down its weapons, millions of Israelis would be slaughtered within weeks. If, on the other hand, Israel’s Islamic neighbors were to lay down their weapons, as President Trump is advocating, then all can live in peace and harmony forever.
Odum’s Wisdom and Unplugging the Paris Accord
The systems that do nothing are the ones that fade. And we are not here to fade. We are here to outcompete. Preferably with the lights on.
Govt Must Act On Puberty Blockers
Family First’s position remains that there should be an immediate end to new prescribing of puberty blockers due to the clear lack of quality probative evidence of efficacy and safety.
They Must Guard Against Civil Unrest, Not Create It
The proposed changes to the Human Rights Act are not progressive, they are regressive. They undermine biological reality, jeopardise fairness and risk creating new injustices in the name of solving old ones.
Mark, You Are off the Mark – Again
We want a safe, strong, united New Zealand – where immigrants are welcome only if they assimilate. Where Christian heritage is honoured – not erased. Where our children grow up Kiwis – not strangers in their own land. We do not apologise for standing.
We’re Sparking a the Conversation
The Rainbow Mafia is real. They doxx, threaten and get people fired for their beliefs.
Te Pāti Māori’s Gravy Train Exposed – And They’re Spitting Tacks
We are one people, one vote, one law and one flag.
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How High Did the Grooming Cover Up Go?
UK PM implicated in Muslim child-rape gang scandal.
Most of the Covid Tyrants Are Gone, What Next?
Ardern, Biden and Trudeau are now gone. But where to from here?
Continued Contempt of Parliament from Te Pāti Māori
If they don’t like the institution of parliament and its standing orders, then they can always go back to the mat.
Six Years Ago My Life Changed
I’ve had years of failure, hurt, pain and suffering but I always get up in the morning and move forwards. Six years ago my life changed and it has cost me everything. Here’s why.
The Fault Lines from Washington Are Felt around the World
From free speech to NZ politics, events in Washington are reverberating around the world.
Back to the Basement for Joe
Looks like it’s back to the basement for Senile Joe. The presidential incumbent and Democrat candidate for this year’s election has ducked out of a campaign visit to a battleground state, after testing positive for Covid. Which is odd, because Biden is fully boosted with the Covid vaccination,
It’s Good to Be the Ruling Elite
If there’s one thing the new elite are good at, it’s looking after themselves. ’Twas ever thus, of course, but to damn them with faint praise, the old money at least had some vague notions of noblesse oblige. Today’s elites have only one moral compass: gimme, gimme,
Time for a Reality Check
Dr Muriel Newman Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. In the recent European Parliamentary elections, where
Wayne Brown to Auckland Transport: Shaddap You Face
Auckland Mayor, Wayne Brown, has channelled Joe Dolce and basically told Auckland Transport to “shut up and listen”. They seem to lack ears, so it will remain to be seen if Wayne Brown can make them listen to Aucklanders’ concerns over Auckland Transport.
Wily Winston Far Too Clever for Bob Carr and David Parker
Former Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr was recently in New Zealand at the behest of the Labour Party and spoke at a meeting organised by them. In his speech he lambasted the Government and Winston Peters for entertaining becoming part of AUKUS.