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This Could Be a Trap
The law makes it clear: parliament could abolish the Māori seats tomorrow with a simple majority – no referendum needed, no special entrenchment – yet a politically convenient referendum is being offered instead.
On Sending Them Home
Transforming the revenge fantasies of anti-immigrant populists into enforceable public policy will not be easy.
This Is Just Bull
You’re much better off visualising how you’re going to get there. But then that would mean actual work.
Sewage, Scrutiny and the Politics of Accountability
Tamatha Paul is responsible for the positions she advocated, the amendments she moved, and the prioritisation she helped secure. That is the level at which accountability properly sits. And insisting on that level of accountability is not racism. It is politics.
Tell ’Em They’re Dreamin’: Opportunity Party Still Chasing 5 Per Cent Fantasy
Opportunity will not make it. It never does. The only history it is writing is another chapter in the long book of parties that confused media hype with voter support.
Good Oil General Debate
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Face of the Day
When an officer issues a move-on order, they’ll warn the person that it is an offence to breach the order – unless the person has a reasonable excuse for being there. If they continue to display the same behaviour at another location, they’ll be moved on from there too “until they get the message”.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… solecism (noun) - 1: an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence, also : a minor blunder in speech 2: something deviating from the proper, normal, or accepted order 3: a breach of etiquette or decorum Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The city of Soloi had a reputation
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?
Standup Sunday
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F1 vs NASCAR Vs Drifter | Ultimate Off-Road Challenge
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‘Green dream’ in ruins: Abandoned solar farm leaves locals up in arms
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Labour’s Big-Twat McAnulty Kicked Out The House
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The Good Oil Daily Roundup
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