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The Auckland Harbour Bridge turns 67: a look back through the years
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Behind the scenes where we manage Auckland's traffic
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A New Zealand Botanist Refused to Kill This Thorny Weed — What Grew Back Was Unbelievable
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The Myth of Government Science
Time and again, private enterprise and competition deliver results while government scientists simply collect grants.
If Socialism Was Going to Work, This Would Have Been It
A wealthy backer, a boatload of intellectuals and a clean slate – it still failed.
National and Labour Team up to Ram Through Social Media Ban, Proving They Are Two Sides of the Same Coin
National rails against Labour when it suits them, yet reaches for their votes the moment their own coalition partners refuse to play ball.
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Face of the Day
With her distinctive husky voice, tousled mane of blonde hair and black eyeliner, Tyler was instantly recognisable as the queen of the 1980s power ballad.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… contemn (verb) - : to view or treat with contempt : scorn Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Contemn is derived from the Latin verb contemnere, a word formed by combining con- and temnere ("to despise"). Surprisingly, our verb may have come within a hair's breadth
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.