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Free Speech for Me, but Not for Thee Is Free Speech for No One
The High Court is set to rule on the free speech rights of neo-Nazis.
An Agenda Drives the MAPAS
For all the talk about mirroring demographics and countering disadvantage, race-based entry programmes to our medical schools rest on a highly contested political ideology of separatism that, for obvious reasons, is rarely presented to the general public as its underlying rationale.
Proudest Legacy. Selective Memory.
They invented the scheme, waited for National’s homework, forced the boss, softened the worker and skipped the cut they cried about.
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Face of the Day
At the time of the 2025 burglary, Yates had just served a sentence of home detention for other burglaries and was still subject to release conditions. Yates was sentenced to two years and nine months’ imprisonment.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… refuge (noun, verb) - noun 1: shelter or protection from danger or distress 2: a place that provides shelter or protection 3: something to which one has recourse in difficulty verb : to give refuge to : to seek or take refuge Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The re-
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
Standup Sunday
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Sall Grover On The ‘Giggle Vs Tickle’ Case Appeal & Why She's In NZ
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Maurice Williamson & Ani O'Brien Challenge Unnecessary Council Spending
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Auckland Transport Hires Māori Outcomes Executive: How Will This Change Your Rates?
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The Good Oil Daily Roundup
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