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Boards Should Be Neutral
The NZPB is not alone. The Real Estate Authority, the Teaching Council and the Nursing Council have all adopted provisions that threaten practitioners with consequences if they don’t toe the ideological line.
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No, This Is Not Immigration
Why are the governments of the Western world waging war on their own people? Who is threatening them and who is rewarding them.
Lawyers Read Statutes, but Voters Read Headlines
How National lost the Conservation Bill argument.
All Good, Sweet As
The Pākehā Guilt Conspiracy: “Real New Zealanders” know all the words to “Kumbaya” – and can sing it in te reo, too!
Cue the Same Interference From the MSM
Why do we, the voters, keep falling for this rubbish?
Luxon Thinks He Is Buzz Lightyear but He Is Just Temu John Key
The gap between what Luxon promised and what the country is actually getting remains the simplest attack line the opposition has. They would be fools not to use it.
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Face of the Day
“Families, workers, and small businesses have carried the cost of bad decisions, wasteful spending, and red tape that makes it harder to get ahead. I’ll never forget that I’m in this role to be their advocate, fix what matters and deliver better value for the people who pay the bills.” – McKee.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… nexus (noun) - 1: connection, link, also : a causal link 2: a connected group or series 3: center, focus Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : When nexus came into English in the 17th century, it meant “connection” or “link.” Eventually, people began using it to refer to a