This Will Be the Death of Old Australia
Whether this is a price worth paying to ‘maintain our sacred democracy’ is doubtful in the extreme.
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Act with Conviction
David Seymour is sick of pretending that men can be women. Aren't we all?
The Naidoo controversy
How the media is fighting back at Richard Chambers and Mark Mitchell's questions.
Are They Consultants or Extortionists?
By ignoring these loopholes in the latest RMA reforms, where the new Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill offered an obvious fix, the government has actively chosen to protect bogus consultation fees over real progress.
Driver’s Seat, Back Seat or Boot
We don’t want the racists in the driver’s seat or even the back seat. Preferably they should be given the boot – quite literally.
Public Transport Fallacies and Middle Class Welfare
Good intentions are no substitute for good policy, yet questioning expensive subsidies is increasingly treated as a moral failing rather than a legitimate debate about priorities.
A Selection of Very Modest Proposals
Remember: they’re just harmless thought-experiments.
Just Stating the Obvious
All I can think of is that we’re still living in clown world. You couldn’t make this stuff up.
We Must Use People Power
It may sometimes appear a thankless task contacting MPs and sharing your views, but what is clear is that if enough voters present the case for change, politicians will listen – especially in election year.
National Dives Below 30 Per Cent as Luxon Drags the Party Deeper Into the Mire
Voters are watching closely. The campaign has not even fully kicked off and already the trends favour a more fragmented parliament with stronger minor parties.
Good Oil General Debate
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Face of the Day
In a move described on Stuff’s own website today as a “bombshell”, Hooton replaces Tracy Watkins, who is becoming the director of communications at Business NZ.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… arrogate (verb) - 1a: to claim or seize without justification b: to make undue claims to having : assume 2: to claim on behalf of another : ascribe Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The resemblance between arrogate and arrogant is more than coincidence: they both have the Latin verb
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.