GDP Figures Are a Double-Edged Sword
The National-led Government’s poll numbers remain precarious and absolutely anything could happen before election day.
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We Were Right About the ‘Queen of Scots’
Police, politicians and legacy media lied through their teeth.
Austerity? The Public Service Size Increased Again
That means there is currently a broken promise of $295,200,000 per annum with the 1,476 extra staff.
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Chris Bishop said he understands it would be a “hard ask” for Kiwis to take on an increase of 12 cents per litre, but he will not rule it out.
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The word for today is… aberrant (adjective, noun) - adjective 1: deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical, abnormal 2: straying from the right or normal way noun 1: a group, individual, or structure that is not normal or typical : an aberrant group, individual, or structure 2: a person whose
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Jones’ $63,000 Canada trip approved months later after officials chased explanation
“Provoke the matua at your peril.”
Mitchell backs High Court ruling that gang patches cannot be returned
“It is Parliament that makes the law.”
National cites eating disorders and self-harm to justify digital ID and total online surveillance
“Every minute that we waste, another young girl has been fed awful information about her weight and her looks.”
Senior bureaucrats pushed aside staff who challenged Immigration IT project boondoggle
“We have doubts..."
Auckland speed-limit study claims fewer crashes under lower limits
Welch estimated that the lower limits prevented 138 crashes, including 29 serious injuries and four deaths.
Brown clears out Medical Council leadership over ‘privilege’ and ‘dismantle’ agenda
“Kiwis expect the Medical Council to be focused on strengthening the medical workforce, not on an ideological agenda.”
New Zealand among world’s biggest infrastructure spenders but near bottom for efficiency
“Every time the plan changes, we lose time, we lose money, and we lose the skilled people who build these things.”
Police reinstated AI system despite misuse, hallucinations and no formal audit
“Significant misuse noted.”