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Revolutionary Ideas
Why not do as was the norm when I was at school and we all made our own lunches. We buttered bread and spread Marmite, or in some cases jam.
All Aboard the Trump Train!
Can the Trump train derail NZ’s three big scams – the Treaty, climate change and Covid?
How the RBNZ Mistakenly Caused the Worst Slump Since 1991
Central banks are meant to smooth business cycles, not exacerbate them.
An Interview With a Drag Queen
That is highly offensive! I am NOT a paedophile! I’m a bisexual, gender-queer, foot-fetishist bondage master. You silly man!
Who Will Be National’s New Leader?
Show me the money! Do something I can be proud of you for showing some courage! Take a risk that some people won’t like you for taking a tough decision. Stand up and take control. Stop being a nothing.
These Are the Consequences of Appeasement
Given the stranglehold that tribal interests have secured, will the government honour its election pledge to remove all references to Treaty principles and race-based rights from the new legislation, or will it cave in and appease tribal leaders?
There is no Luxon Faction
Politicians need allies and they need factions. Those are the people others have to go through to get to the king. Does Christopher Luxon have any loyalists?
News Briefing: 26 February 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards REGIONAL ECONOMIC ZONES, ENERGY Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Government mulls bespoke regional tax and concessions to spur growth (paywalled) RNZ: Special economic zones could boost NZ's fuel security - energy minister Tom Pullar-Strecker (The Post): Marsden Point set to become NZ's
Sometimes You Need a Bit of Mirth in Politics
Politics can get way too serious at times, so it’s always a bit of fun to do something different once in a while.
What Are You Going to Do About It?
Roughly translated: they have no idea what’s going on and still don’t.
Good Oil General Debate
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Face of the Day
“I think it’s the beauty of batting in one-day cricket especially, you go through ebbs and flows. With T20, you go have a bash and if it works out, great. If it doesn’t, it’s all good.” – Ravindra
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… divers (adjective, pronoun): adjective : of an indefinite number greater than one pronoun : an indefinite number greater than one Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Divers is not a misspelling of diverse—it is a word in its own right. Both adjectives come from Latin diversus, meaning "
The Good Oil Daily Proverb
Lazy people consider themselves smarter than seven wise counselors.