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A new book in New Zealand is challenging the country’s regulation culture, with the NZ...
Kiwi ex-pat plea to NZ politicians after crossing the ditch
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Rakaia River wetland project targets salmon restoration NZ
New Zealand taxpayers are putting $784,000 into a new Rakaia River wetland in Canterbury, a...
NZ proposed US critical minerals deal for months, despite Luxon’s ‘very preliminary’ claim
Documents show New Zealand officials had proposed a US critical minerals deal for months, despite...
Facebook post controversy NZ: media scrutiny of the Opposition leader
A Facebook post has become a flashpoint in New Zealand media politics, with The Post...
NZ government data security under strain as Treasury flags unvetted third parties
A Treasury report released this week says NZ government data security is being tested by...
NZ government worst-case scenario on oil prices and inflation questioned
A 1News politics report has cast doubt on the New Zealand government’s “worst-case” scenario for...
Rakiura Stewart Island council staff face ‘emerging tensions’, RNZ reports
RNZ has reported that council staff face “emerging tensions” on Rakiura/Stewart Island, a development that...
We’re Still Just Superstitious Monkeys
We think there are literally malignant ghosts in the machines.
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The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… rhetorical (adjective) - 1a: of, relating to, or concerned with the art of speaking or writing formally and effectively especially as a way to persuade or influence people b: employed for rhetorical effect 2a: given to rhetoric : grandiloquent b: verbal Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Rhetorical has
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The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
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