They All Belong in Prison
From the judges to the activists and the bureaucrats, all of them should be held to account.
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Laughter Is the Best Medicine
This regular daily post is the place to joke and banish negative thoughts.
Metal Is Pretty Good for the Soul
For all the moral panic, heavy metal fans fare pretty well at life.
What Unfolded Before ACIP Was Stopped
An insider account of internal tensions, contested decisions, and the questions that were never resolved.
Sadiq Khan Is Gaslighting Us
By commissioning research that reframes public anxiety about crime in London as mis- and disinformation, Khan is gaslighting his critics.
The Little Excuses
What Wellington’s mayor can and should do to help fix New Zealand’s Capital City
We’re Taking Gore District Council to Court
Bryce McKenzie, co-founder of Groundswell NZ, explains clearly what is happening in Gore and why it is relevant to all of New Zealand.
The Good Oil Daily Opinion Poll
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Meet the Chuck Norris of the Bird Kingdom
They say that mother snakes used to tell their children not to bite Chuck Norris lest they die in agonising pain. But it’s also true that they tell their children to always look behind, or else the secretary bird will get them.
$27.6 Million… Why?
Luxon campaigned on eliminating “wasteful spending”. While this specific funding may not technically fit that strict definition, many would argue its justification. Given this precedent, how long before this benevolence prompts other marae to submit similar claims?
Keeping Our Opinions to Ourselves
A citizenry trained to keep ‘problematic’ opinions to themselves swiftly learns to deliver responses that conceal as much as they reveal.