Predator of the Day: Pedo Wins State Award
Somehow, the police check allegedly missed the decade-plus of convictions.
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Labour’s List Seems To Be Defensive
The rankings reward loyalists, sideline potential rivals, and suggest Hipkins is more concerned about managing his caucus than rebuilding Labour.
Didn’t They Know About the Machete Bins?
African gangs go on repeated machete rampages.
The Last Great Trick of the Tax Collector
Each discovery of unknown fences and gates just reinforces that we live on a farm. What you do with that information is totally up to you.
A Budget for the Times
I give Nicola an eight out of 10 for her budget. She kept the confetti in the box and the rabbits in the hutch.
Is UNDRIP Really an Easy Win for Winston?
The danger for him using the UNDRIP clause as a “cudgel” against National and ACT and keeping it in the public eye, is that, sooner or later, someone might ask him whether a bureaucrat in his ministry inserted it.
Labour’s Public Transport Fare Cap: Another Taxpayer Handout for the Usual Suspects
Labour loves these targeted subsidies because they let them pick winners and losers while pretending to care about the cost of living.
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Face of the Day
Tesla owners around the world are taking the company to court, accusing the electric car company of unmet promises. During the company's 2026 Quarter 1 earnings call, many car owners' dreams to sit behind the wheel and let the car drive itself were shattered. "I wish
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… dudgeon (noun, noun) - noun 1 obsolete : a wood used especially for dagger hilts 2a archaic : a dagger with a handle of dudgeon b obsolete : a haft made of dudgeon noun : a fit or state of indignation — often used in the phrase in high dudgeon Source
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.
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