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TPM Is Failing Its People
The people walking out are the ones who tried to challenge that axis and lost.
The Rules for Predicting the NZ Election
Most of the normal voter behaviours in general elections suggest a centre-right victory, and, though the margins may be tight, a Labour victory depends upon too many abnormal events to occur.
IAN WISHART: An open letter to political leaders on climate extremes
New OIA material says NIWA did no historic storm research on Hawke’s Bay as Cyclone Gabrielle approached, raising fresh questions about missed warnings, flawed risk assessment, and what ministers were told afterwards.
Elite Panic: The Basket of Deplorables Just Got a Whole Lot Bigger
Yet another poll confirms: One Nation are cementing their poll gains.
The Sting in the India Trade Deal
That is the real issue raised by this agreement: not trade, but whether constitutional change in New Zealand will occur by democratic choice or by political stealth.
National Flat-Lining at 29 Per Cent as Winston Closes on Luxon
National has run out of time. They cannot keep hoping the polls will turn.
Quick Hit FTA: Dairy Demands Nearly Blew Up Talks, NZ Official Admits
New Zealand went into these talks wanting dairy and came out with crumbs and a migration side-door.
Good Oil General Debate
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Face of the Day
Reflecting on the six-word sentence, which gained viral attention, Collins said she and her husband were “disgusted” by the response it received.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… contraband (noun) - 1: illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling 2: goods or merchandise whose importation, exportation, or possession is forbidden, also : smuggled goods Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Contraband first appeared in English in the early 1500s as a borrowing of Italian contrabbando. This Italian
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
Son of man, what is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest?
Tiny Home Thursday
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Discussing Suicidal Empathy
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Richard Harman On Maiki Sherman’s Resignation From TVNZ
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