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Can Italians Find the Nuclear Man in the Boat?
The meaning of the headline will become clear soon enough.
Golf Balls and Carbon Dioxide
How much of that yellow-dotted red golf ball could we have prevented this century? The answer is: virtually none of it. The ‘net zero by 2050’ target is just a fantasy.
Renewed Push for Oil and Gas Exploration
The application follows the government’s decision to remove the petroleum exploration ban in late 2025.
Local Water Done Well
Your coalition government’s “Local Water Done Well” is not only an abject failure to honour an election pledge it is an attack on the equal rights of all New Zealanders.
Thank God Our Leaders Are All Frightened Liars
No human possesses the kind of power necessary to fully and finally overcome the specific fear that they are being watched, somehow. Or is that just another story we tell ourselves as an excuse not to be consistent with our beliefs?
Even the Wessi Are Turning to AFD
And it’s time to play our favourite legacy media drinking game.
Te Kāika and the Broken Model
All three of these state-funded charities – Te Kāika, Waipareira Trust, Manukau Urban Māori Authority – have featured what looks like nepotistic governance structures.