Solving Crises With ‘Not My Department’
Wellington solves parking crisis by entering a strategic partnership with ‘not my department’.
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How Does This Iran Thing End?
The Trump administration has learned from the failures of the past 30 years.
Goodness Another Very Important Promotion
Helen Clark’s appointment as chair of the Gavi board is much more meaningful than most people realise.
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The Ideological Capture of Our Health Sector
The Nursing and Medical councils make political views compulsory.
Is This a Terrorist Act?
We must be very, very careful that vigilance against terrorism doesn’t come at the price of religious and political freedom.
Get Rid of the Sole Parent Benefit
Get rid of the sole parent benefit. Lift aspirations for those mothers and better outcomes for their children will follow.
Luxon’s Boat Anchor Leadership Drags National to Six-Month Low
Luxon needs to pull his tiny little hands out of his pockets, shelve training for the world pocket billiard champs and start doing politics better. Show some fire: tackle the issues head-on and rebuild that voter base.
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Cry Baby of the Day
Air New Zealand elite-level Airpoints member Rachel Hart was boarding through the premium queue when she claims a staff member asked, “How’s the paw?”
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… maritime (adjective) - 1: of, relating to, or bordering on the sea 2: of or relating to navigation or commerce on the sea 3: having the characteristics of a mariner Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The maritime countries of Portugal and England produced many seafaring explorers during
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the Lord: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers.