What Are Our Councils Doing?
What is it with these people? If it was their own money, would they squander it so?
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Who Is Right About the India Free Trade Agreement?
Not a disaster. Not a breakthrough. Just a trade deal.
A Look at Trump’s Diary
Being, by all accounts a staggeringly unreflective man, I don’t imagine Trump keeps a diary. But if he did…
Labour’s Still Labour: Why Even Verity Johnson Can’t Bring Herself to Vote for Them
If Labour and Chris Hipkins are the answer, then it must have been a very stupid question. Kiwis deserve better than recycled excuses and unfulfilled rhetoric.
Quick Hit – Government Gives Councils Amalgamation Ultimatum – Fast-Track Local Government Reform Accelerates
🔴 VIP EARLY ACCESS Rapid Intelligence Briefing (6 May 2026 | The Good Oil – Political Intelligence | Confidence: High | Urgency: Elevated) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The coalition has issued a three-month ultimatum to councils to produce amalgamation plans or face government-imposed restructuring, paired with fast-track RMA and local government reform. This is the most direct
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Face of the Day
Neil Finn’s assistant confirmed to RNZ the musician had purchased Edinburgh Castle, which neighbours his existing Roundhead Studios.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… fillip (verb, noun) - verb 1a: to suddenly and forcibly straighten (a finger curled up against the thumb) as a way of gesturing or striking b: to strike or tap by filliping 2: to project quickly by or as if by filliping 3: stimulate noun
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
Taste Tuesday
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Duncan Garner SLAMS NZ Media Over Mikey Sherman, Barry Soper, and more
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Penny Marie On Mainstream Media’s Latest Palestinian Activist Alliance
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Sean Plunket Asks Why RNZ Is Platforming A Terrorist Adjacent Anarchist
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The Good Oil Daily Roundup
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