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National Flatlining at 25.5 Percent: Luxon Has Made His Bed and the Country is Paying for It
The clock is ticking. November is not far away. National can keep telling itself things will turn around or it can face the facts staring at it in every poll. Right now the facts say Luxon is the problem.
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Face of the Day
“It could well be that critical minerals are needed for hearing aids. And I rather fear, Mr Speaker, that hearing aids are needed for the member from Western Māori sitting to my right” – Minister Shane Jones.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… verbose (adjective) - 1: containing more words than necessary : wordy, also : impaired by wordiness 2: given to wordiness Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : There's no shortage of words to describe wordiness in English. Diffuse, long-winded, prolix, redundant, windy, repetitive, rambling, and circumlocutory are some that
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
Wednesday Weapons
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Chris Trotter On The Latest Political Polls Overseas & In NZ
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Maiki Sherman TVNZ Exit: Duncan Garner Exposes Media in Parliament
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Ani O’Brien: Why I Revealed the Mikey Sherman Scandal
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The Good Oil Daily Roundup
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One Blueprint and Three Powers
How the Soviet Union, Russia, and China have systematically subverted the United States – and what the results look like.
No Cap in Pauline’s Hand
Is it the coalition’s turn to beg for scraps from One Nation’s table?
A Polar Plan for Banking
A banking boom is unlikely in Antarctica, but there doesn’t need to be one. What matters is the ability of a people to participate in their micro-economies unsevered from civilization. If the coldest edges of Earth don’t freeze out customers, neither should our financial institutions.