By Frances Denz MNZM I am going to be really controversial and ask why people who are dying of cancer think they should have the right to extend their life by six months or a year so they “can watch their children grow up a bit more”. We have listened
Warning This post is satirical By Bob Obviously, Iain Lees-Galloway must stay looking after Immigration because no-one else can read the reports as fast as he can or make such “accurate” assessments and determinations of the applicants in such short order. The man is a machine. Phil Twyford
By John Stand by, everyone. Excitement is in the air! State Services Minister Chris Hipkins, having caved in to the teachers’ demands, is looking for something else to do to fill in his day. The astonishing revelation is that he is going to replace the State Sector Act with a
By George I was driving about town yesterday and the radio was tuned to RNZ. I was listening to a 12.00pm news bulletin when Dr Mustafa Farouk, the president of the Federation of Islamic Associations NZ, was interviewed. He was asked what his views were concerning the “End of
By John I have a sense, and I could be wrong, that the winds of change could be starting to blow. There are three reasons that give me cause for optimism – * The just-announced National reshuffle. * The possible rise in fortunes of the ACT Party. * The AM Show online poll.
By Maria In this post I’ll attempt to explain through one important aspect, how the nature of God for Islam and for Christianity is quite different, when we consider God’s activity within the world of nature. For both, God is Creator and sustainer of all created things, but
Sunday’s relaunch event was a resounding success, widely reported on, and a represents a watershed moment in ACT history. Old members are reinvigorated through seeing core ACT principles – such as flat taxes, less regulation, and school choice – refreshed and updated. New members are attracted to ACT’s overarching message
The Blonde GENESIS COAL BURN AT 5 YEAR HIGH —– screamed a recent headline, the company’s biggest coal-burn since mid-2013. According to the report 120,000 tonnes of Indonesian coal were ordered and, consequently, wholesale power prices remain high. An Energy Link spokesman said that the higher cost
By the Blonde This advertisement, full page, on the back of this morning’s Canvas magazine which comes with the Herald, is almost beyond belief! How many people would have been involved with the making of the ad? And, no-one picked up the error? ‘Your‘, when it should have
Patriot Realm By Shaydee Lane I read an article on Australian media this morning about an older Australian in Broome in a ‘home’. This person had maggots in the mouth. Yes, maggots. Crawling, inside the mouth. Creeping out through the lips and this elderly person lay, unable to do a
By Maria A Scottish teacher has been filmed castigating a student called Murray for stating basic facts. Murray is quite heroic in defending himself. Is this how teachers will treat students, now and in the future, who stand by the evidential fact and unbreakable principle that there are only two
I am a teacher. I know that we do not get a lot of love on Whaleoil but not all teachers are cardy wearing lefties who want to see everyone hold hands and sing kumbaya. In fact, some of us are quite conservative in our politics and as such read
By The Blonde Memory is a strange thing. It can be very selective and it can be very fickle, as we all know. I was casting my mind over the years of politics that I have lived through or have been told about, mainly by my maternal grandmother. As a
