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How to Actually Improve Education in NZ
The first point on how to improve all things education in NZ is that, so long as any government think that they are the podium of truth in this area, they will fail and all improvements will be marginal (at best).
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Labor Rolls Out Mobile Listening Posts for the CCP
Chinese EVs are spy centres on wheels.
Like the Pyramids, Machu Picchu and Stonehenge
Why are we not surprised to see the long-suffering taxpayers have been forced to foot the bill for this overhyped ‘compass’.
Ditch the Witch Was Being Kind
After November 28, I suspect Jacinta Allan will be less upset about being called a witch than she is by no longer being called premier. As Pauline Hanson said, “Suck it up, sweetheart.”
In Truth Nothing Is Free
The truth is there are no free lunches, no free fees at universities, no free visits to the GP and no free bus or train rides…but there are free elections. On November 7 make sure you don’t vote for this type of idiocy.
Why the Left Keeps Misdiagnosing Populism
Until the left learns to distinguish between inequality and decline, it will keep misdiagnosing the patient. And patients eventually stop visiting doctors who never cure them.
Hoggard’s Chainsaw Technique Exposes the Real Threat: Safety Zealots Killing Productivity
Hoggard was out promoting actual environmental work and getting his hands dirty. The outrage merchants should try doing the same instead of reaching for the complaint hotline.
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Face of the Day
’We ain’t shutting down farms and we certainly aren’t sending billions of dollars offshore’ – Luxon
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… canaille (noun) - 1: rabble, riffraff 2: proletarian Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : For a creature said to be man's best friend, the dog doesn't get a whole lot of respect in the English language. Something that has "gone to the dogs,