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Put Down the Controller and Do Something with Your Life
The luxury of boredom ought to be a gift to modern Westerners.
Seymour Sticks the Boot Into Red Radio as Boss Bails
Thompson’s exit is long overdue. Seymour is right to push for change. New Zealanders deserve better than state media that treats them like fools who need the correct opinions fed to them daily.
A licence on your phone is only the beginning
Digital driver licences, NZ Verify, Govt.nz, and online age verification are starting to form part of the same digital verification ecosystem.
Good Oil General Debate
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Thomas Coughlan warns of unintended consequences in NZ Herald column
Thomas Coughlan’s latest NZ Herald political commentary NZ argues that New Zealand politics is wrestling...
Face of the Day
Mather said Thompson advised the board of his plan in December. They were planning to tell staff, and confirm his departure, later this year.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… autochthonous (adjective) - 1: indigenous, native 2: formed or originating in the place where found Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Ancient Athenians considered their ancestors the primordial inhabitants of their land, as if sprung from the very soil of the region they inhabited. Their word for any
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
Friday Fur
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Jordan Williams From Taxpayers’ Union On Cuts To Public Service
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NZ Public Service Cuts: Duncan Garner On The Wellington Job Losses
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Is Winston Peters Right About BNZ? The Audience Reacts
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The Good Oil Daily Roundup
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