Clock Ticking for Luxon and Coalition
New Zealanders need to feel increased prosperity through significant economic growth long before the 2026 general election or Luxon risks becoming National’s only one-term prime minister.
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Anti-fluoride Petition Is Presented to NZ First
New Zealand First has been encouraged to speak out on fluoridation now because of the petition and because of the New Zealand speaking tour of the American anti-fluoridation campaigner Michael Connett.
News Briefing: 14 February 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT Matthew Hooton (Herald): Labour eyes swift return to Government (paywalled) Peter Dunne: Next election still National's to lose Herald: David Seymour’s letter to police advocating for Philip Polkinghorne - the full text and the questions the NZ Herald put to
This Is Racial Segregation in NZ
We let you know about Whanganui District Council's sneaky co-governance and sadly we have to advise you of another sneaky scheme...
There Is Having a Plan, Then There Is REALLY Having a Plan
We've all seen when what happens when someone says they have a plan: they get elected and then we discover to our detriment that it was all slogans.
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After days of questioning about whether he would sanction the ACT Party leader, parliament’s boss, Speaker Gerry Brownlee, on Thursday told MPs he had no power to do so.
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The word for today is… deus ex machina (noun): 1: a god introduced by means of a crane in ancient Greek and Roman drama to decide the final outcome 2: a person or thing (as in fiction or drama) that appears or is introduced suddenly and unexpectedly and provides a
The Good Oil Daily Proverb
A wise woman builds her home, but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands.
Tiny Home Thursday
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‘All hell is going to break out’: Donald Trump demands Hamas release all Israeli hostages
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We have a problem with our Prime Minister
#WATCH @SeanPlunket: We have a problem with our Prime Minister. pic.twitter.com/W07DGrPkGD — The Platform NZ (@theplatform_nz) February 10, 2025 If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news
You won’t believe who’s PROMOTING neo-Nazi talking points now
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