Shane Jones warns Greens’ mining pledge would gut regions and trash NZ’s reputation
Green co-leader Marama Davidson told companies their fast-track permits “are not safe and not secure.”
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‘More aggressive’ Australian recruiters lure Kiwi police with six-figure packages
Only 16 have recently contacted police about returning home.
Tory Whanau quits Wellington for Melbourne as questions linger over her time in office
Whanau described the Wellington job market as 'tight'.
Samsung faces global scrutiny over ‘unremovable’ AppCloud software
AppCloud is “deeply integrated” into the operating system and behaves like bloatware that users cannot meaningfully disable.
Decisions Are Being Delegated to Iwi
A weak government and apathetic public are taking us towards an unworkable mishmash of democracy and ethnocracy.
The BBC and MSM Media Crisis
We should not have to put up with biased media. Journalism should be independent, impartial, and balanced. Their mission should be to inform citizens, not manipulate them.
It’s a Mistake to Abolish the BSA
If we don’t figure that out, ACT and all the rest of the politicians might as well pack up. What’s the point of trying to rule in Wellington if all the real power is in Washington?
Twenty More Bent Coppers Caught Snooping Through Police Systems
This rot goes deep. It is systemic. And until someone with a backbone rips the whole corrupt structure apart and rebuilds it, nothing will change.
Good Oil General Debate
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Face of the Day
Asked what Kura’s response was, Chambers said “she seemed surprised that I saw it as a problem”.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… veritable (adjective) - : being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary —often used to stress the aptness of a metaphor Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Veritable, like its close relative verity (“truth”), came to English through Anglo-French from Latin, ultimately the adjective