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[The Good Oil] Stuff Up of the Day
Check out the latest media stuff ups both locally and around the world.
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Speaker signals first major Question Time shakeup in over 40 years to empower opposition
“An unequal competition.”
Voting reforms, prisoner bans and enrolment changes in Electoral Amendment Bill
Summarised by Centrist The government’s Electoral Amendment Bill, which passed its first reading in Parliament,...
New Zealand joins countries in statement on recognition of Palestine
“Unwavering commitment” to two democratic states.
The soft totalitarianism of cultural virtue
“The cabal of middle-class white women were the most ferocious enforcers of all things Māori…”
Government moves to ban most card payment surcharges by May 2026
“Shoppers will no longer be penalised for their choice of payment method..."
Māori have highest increases in life expectancy, but gap remains
Summarised by Centrist Life expectancy for Māori has increased more than other ethnic groups between...
Nurses stage 24-hour strike over safe staffing and pay dispute
Summarised by Centrist More than 36,000 nurses, midwives, and healthcare assistants staged a nationwide 24-hour...
Will They Now Choose Socialism?
Young New Yorkers demand government pay attention, but frustration with NYC’s bureaucracy is why many voters want to burn it down.
And the EV Promises Are Being Exposed
Perhaps the love affair with the EV is a projection of Western guilt and idealism in the Church of Climate – a topic for experts on Western ‘mass formation’ psychology.
The Backdoor to Australia That We Don’t Talk About
For many foreign nationals, New Zealand has become a stepping stone. A place to wait and qualify before making the real move.
Mean Girls Get a Heaping Dose of Their Own Medicine
Women who secretly doxxed and defamed men get exposed.
NZ’s Involvement in the Trans Industry
The people and corporations who ‘win’ in the trans industry won’t be happy for our children and youth to stop at social transition. Where’s the money in that? The goal can only be the medicalisation and mutilation of our children, which the ‘health’ industry calls “gender-affirming healthcare”.
Why Renata’s Cookbook Isn’t Just for Students
Nourishment over noodles: why NZ needs a real food culture.