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Western Bay of Plenty Council Quits LGNZ Amid Concerns
The decision, passed by a narrow six to five vote, follows concerns that LGNZ was not adapting to the new government and was promoting a one-sided, far-left, agenda.
WHO Knows? Help New Zealand to Exit the WHO
Now is the time to thumb this greedy power-grabbing club in the eye before it does even more harm to humanity.
Ranked on Their Mid-Term Prospects
Luxon and Hipkins: ‘politically weakened’ or ‘muddling through’.
They Want You to Forget About Covid, Don’t Let Them
Another five years into the future, and it will shock you how much Covid never happened. Don’t let that happen. Keep talking about it.
The Truth on Trump minus Media Bias
The New Zealand media need to realise that there are those who bother to find out what is actually going on in the world and not rely on the misinformation they spread.
News Briefing: 20 March 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE, DEFENCE Chelsea Daniels (Herald): Visits to India, USA test the Government’s approach to changing face of global politics Thomas Manch (Post): New Zealand’s case for a Trump tariff carve out (paywalled) Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Winston Peters ‘seriously pleased’ with
A Good Solution to the School Lunches Kerfuffle
Richard Prebble has a decent solution, but will David Seymour listen?
Good Oil General Debate
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Face of the Day
The PM told an assembled crowd of children and cricketers that playing in the cricket was probably the highlight of his trip.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… transmute (verb): 1: to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form 2: to subject (something, such as an element) to transmutation Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Transmutation changes something over into something else. Thus, a writer may transmute his