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We Are Funding School Lunches for Pigs
This taxpayer-funded project has got way out of hand and feeding children who are quite capable of bringing their own lunch to school is a misuse of our money.
Who Will Be the Reserve Bank Governor?
Let’s trust Finance Minister Willis will not continue the disgracefully invalid past appointments process.
How This Republican Atheist Found God and King
Atheism and republicanism are childish things I learned to put away.
This Can Only End Badly
Is this a good time to remind everybody of what happened in 2020? How the Labour Government locked us in our houses for the greater good? How they forced our elderly and unwell to die alone?
Time for ANZAC 2.0?
Our national interest lies in retaining a cordial relationship with both the US and China as Singapore has successfully done.
News Briefing: 25 March 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards RMA Anneke Smith (RNZ): RMA overhaul: Government seeks common ground with opposition Thomas Coughlan (Herald): RMA reform: Government promises overhaul of zoning rules, end to councils’ tight control of development with $14.8b in benefit (paywalled) RNZ: Christopher Luxon reveals Resource Management Act reform
Winston Peters Slaps Down Luxon’s Immigration Fantasy
Winston Peters pours cold water on immigration changes and highlights key points.
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Face of the Day
His All Black career went on to a stage where he became an All Black coach because of his success.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… superfluous (adjective): 1a: exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra b: not needed : unnecessary 2 obsolete : marked by wastefulness : extravagant Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : If, say, you were to go chasing waterfalls in addition to the rivers and the lakes that you’re used to,
The Good Oil Daily Proverb
If the godly give in to the wicked, it’s like polluting a fountain or muddying a spring.
Luxon government to scrap RMA, promises 45% cut in red tape
Court was more blunt: “We cannot have Tom, Dick, and Harry weaponise the planning system to block progress from the opposite end of the country.”
Winston Peters doubles down on anti-woke message, says NZ First is “on the rise”
“How many Labour leaders on the front bench have ever had a real job?"
NZ Herald has lost its way, says economist Robert MacCulloch
“Is it concerned a takeover may end its outrageous bias?”
Jesse Mulligan: ‘Abundance’ shows how the left can start winning again
“Vote for us and we’ll blow up this bloated bureaucracy and start building rail lines and houses.”