How Neo-Colonialism Can Save the Developing World
Decolonisation too often resulted in misery: how can it be turned around?
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Bias at the New Zealand Herald
All of this analysis led me to the question: Maybe the pro-government, anti-climate catastrophe people just don’t write letters? But if my own experience is anything to go by, that’s not true.
The Treaty or Te Tiriti? It Matters…
In election year it is time to wake up lazy political aspirants. Quiz them. Do they know what they are signing up to if they talk about “Te Tiriti”?
The Good Oil Podcast – Episode 23 – Hugh Devereux-Mack
In Episode 23 of The Good Oil Podcast, Cam sits down with Hugh Devereux-Mack, public spokesperson for the Council of Licensed Firearm Owners.
Tamatha Paul’s vote, Julie Anne Genter’s culture, and Wellington’s sewage mess
"The consequences are now floating in Cook Strait.”
Waitangi Day, Hōne Heke and the original tax revolt
Hōne Heke “even flew the American flag as a symbol of his anti-tax, anti-colonial protest.”
Missing FBI interview notes put NZ Epstein property manager back in focus
“People of interest.”
AI-generated fake news pages misleading thousands of New Zealanders
“It’s clearly an emerging problem, and it’s getting worse and worse.”
Good Oil General Debate
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Face of the Day
The comments came as Brown again renewed calls for a bed levy tax, despite the government’s opposition to the move.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… levity (noun) - 1: excessive or unseemly frivolity 2: lack of steadiness : changeableness Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Levity originally was thought to be a physical force exactly like gravity but pulling in the opposite direction, like the helium in a balloon. As recently as the 19th
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.
