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The Choir of Experts
Where are the medical professionals supporting the ban on puberty blocker prescription?
How Not to Be Fooled: You Can Quote Me on That
There are rules to quoting: use them to spot media lies.
This Is Out of Control
For the clinicians and nurses who just want to look after patients, the whole situation is beyond frustrating. They are watching a health system in crisis and, instead of fixing the basics, the leadership seems obsessed with political symbolism.
The Good Oil Podcast – Episode 21 – Geoff Upson
Geoff has spent years waging a one-man war on crumbling roads, bureaucratic inertia and the maddening gap between what officials promise and what actually gets fixed.
Good Oil General Debate
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Face of the Day
The tour includes stops in Auckland, Tauranga, Napier, Wellington, New Plymouth, Palmerston North and Christchurch.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… diatribe (noun) - 1: a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing 2: ironic or satirical criticism 3 archaic : a prolonged discourse Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : When English speakers adopted diatribe in the late 16th century, they were glancing back at the ancients. The word
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
ANANISH CHAUDHURI: Rule-breaking by the police and why it matters
A look at how everyday rule-breaking creates the conditions for police scandals and public distrust.
Manly Monday
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