Outgoing Commissioner Calls for Bigger Benefits
Claire Achmad has no understanding of behavioural economics. Or any other kind of economics.
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Will We Be Pākehā Freeloaders?
‘Why should you pay for these old, Pākehā dudes, living large on the pension your taxes are funding? You’re from Mumbai, Shanghai or South Auckland and they never did anything for you.’
Left Wing Violence Gets Another Free Pass
A society that cannot bring itself to condemn political violence and intimidation with equal force, regardless of the ideology of the perpetrators, is not serious about democracy.
Will a New Captain Save the Ship from Sinking?
Will Ben Carroll go down with a doomed ship, steer clear of the rocks or just get thrown overboard?
They Are All Terrible, but Pick One.
Kiwis are being asked to vote in the November 26 election and some don’t trust any party.
The Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)
If our leaders genuinely care about the future of this country, they would stop pandering to the climate change tsars and start focusing on the actual prosperity of the country.
Luxon Swallows His Own Foot, Then Chokes on the Other
You cannot go around telling the people who keep the economy running that they need to grow up, then reverse ferret yourself the moment the headlines turn ugly. The apology does not land as sincerity. It lands as calculation.
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When Hoyt approached Seymour and asked for his signature, the MP wasn’t thrilled.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… skulduggery (noun) - : underhanded or unscrupulous behavior, also : a devious device or trick Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Skulduggery, which can also be spelled "skullduggery," was first documented in the mid-19th century spelled as "scull-duggery." Etymologists aren't sure exactly
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
Manly Monday
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Why this was the REALITY of BATTLEFIELD ARCHERY
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The Ness of Brodgar: Uncovering the Heart of Neolithic Orkney | Time Team Special
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