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Gerry Brownlee isn’t buying the polls. At least, not yet. The 70-year-old has been a National MP for three decades (since 1996), held the Ilam seat for many years and in post-quake Canterbury was the powerful Earthquake Recovery Minister. After losing the Ilam seat for the
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… chilblain (noun) - : an inflammatory swelling or sore caused by exposure (as of the feet or hands) to cold Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Given that chilblains are caused by exposure to cold conditions, it may not surprise you to know that the first element of this