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Renewed Push for Oil and Gas Exploration
The application follows the government’s decision to remove the petroleum exploration ban in late 2025.
Local Water Done Well
Your coalition government’s “Local Water Done Well” is not only an abject failure to honour an election pledge it is an attack on the equal rights of all New Zealanders.
Thank God Our Leaders Are All Frightened Liars
No human possesses the kind of power necessary to fully and finally overcome the specific fear that they are being watched, somehow. Or is that just another story we tell ourselves as an excuse not to be consistent with our beliefs?
Even the Wessi Are Turning to AFD
And it’s time to play our favourite legacy media drinking game.
Te Kāika and the Broken Model
All three of these state-funded charities – Te Kāika, Waipareira Trust, Manukau Urban Māori Authority – have featured what looks like nepotistic governance structures.
The Clock Is Ticking: Can Christopher Luxon Turn It Around Before November?
For New Zealand, November’s about accountability for broken promises. Luxon’s broken promises are catching up on him.
Good Oil General Debate
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Darwin Award of the Day
On Tuesday, Christchurch Police Metro Area Commander Superintendent Lane Todd said the man was found critically injured and died at the scene.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… umpteen (adjective) - : very many : indefinitely numerous Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : There may not be a gazillion ways in English to refer to a large, indefinite number, but there are definitely more than a soupçon. Many of these, such as zillion, bazillion, kazillion, jillion, and bajillion,
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God, unto our fathers.