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Rhythm and Vines a Soggy Scene
Provided global warming does not bring a major snowstorm with avalanches and polar bears sliding down glaciers, the organisers will be looking forward to another successful run next year.
This Bill Has Exposed a Knowledge Deficit
The public will be required to opt in because they will no longer be able to find out whether they are buying, eating or being prescribed biotech products.
Oppressed in 2025: Don’t You Dare
If you have the gall to claim you are oppressed by freedom… maybe it’s your fault.
Michael Laws on the Polls
According to Michael, unless things change this government will be in power for the next 15 years.
Storm Clouds Gather for Tamihere
A likely reduction in Whānau Ora funding rattles Te Pāti Māori.
NZ Politics Daily: 6 January 2025
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The word for today is… scintilla (noun) : spark, trace Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Wonder what scintillas (or scintillae) are? It may help spark your memory to look up above the world so high at the tiny (to our eyes) stars twinkling like diamonds in the sky. Scintilla comes directly from
The Good Oil Daily Proverb
if you have trapped yourself by your agreement and are caught by what you said—
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Best Tool for Self Defense: Hammer vs. Screwdriver?
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This Beaver Dam is So Huge, You Can See It from Space
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How Beavers Are Restoring Wetlands in North American Deserts!
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