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Have We Undermined 175 Years of Progress for Women?
The high price of appearing ‘compassionate’.
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Why RNZ Can’t Be Trusted
Most people will take this at face value but I have just explained why that is a mistake. And if the reporter understood the difference, it’s an outright misrepresentation.
A Win for Free Speech
Helen Houghton challenges ‘extremist’ label and secures a public apology from HarperCollins and Byron Clark.
New Zealand’s Gateway to Indentured Labour
How a visa scheme designed to fill labour shortages led to exploitation – and a pathway to permanent migration.
Hung. Both Under Thirty. Still Demanding Your Party Vote.
Both majors under 30. Hung Parliament. National still wants your party vote while it buys zero list MPs.
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Face of the Day
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown responded swiftly, firing out a press release accusing Minister Watts of “picking a fight” with the council and breaching promises made to elected members earlier this year.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… farrago (noun) - : a confused mixture : hodgepodge Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Farrago might seem an unlikely relative of farina (the name for the mealy breakfast cereal), but the two terms have their roots in the same Latin noun. Both derive from far, the Latin name for
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel.
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