BSA Overreach Demands Immediate Axe
Free speech is not some optional extra. It is the foundation of an open society. The BSA has shown it cannot be trusted to respect those boundaries.
Quick Hit: Winston's Surge Changes the Game - Coalition Back Above 50%
💡Quick Hits are an exclusive format from The Good Oil. Upgrade your membership to get every Quick Hit, plus deep dives, intelligence briefings, and more — delivered straight to you. The latest Talbot Mills poll has dropped and the message is unmistakable: New Zealand First is surging, the Greens are in
Business leaders and Luxon beg parties to back India FTA
Rushing parliament to rubber stamp something this important, with this little scrutiny, is no way to run trade policy.
The Good Oil Podcast – Episode 28 – Alfred Ngaro
This isn’t a standard political interview: it’s an autopsy of the modern New Zealand political machine. Ngaro provides a rare insider’s perspective.
Winston Peters: From King Maker to King?
The press gallery can keep peddling the relic story if it wants. The numbers and the political reality tell a very different tale.
“Serious Breach” but No Consequences: The Activist Judge Who Got Away With It
The Northern Club showed more backbone than the panel. That tells you everything you need to know about how seriously the system takes judicial impartiality these days.
The Bill Just Arrived: Labour’s Energy Failure Is Now a 4.2% Inflation Bomb
The bill just arrived. It is marked clearly ‘Labour’s energy failure’ Paying it with more borrowing and more spending only repeats the mistake.
Baffled? What utter bullshit
Gayford can claim to be bewildered all he likes. The rest of us are not.