The Good Oil Podcast - Episode 9 - Chris Trotter
In episode nine of The Good Oil Podcast, Cam sits down with political commentator and historian Chris Trotter.
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Luxon said the sentence would be longer than for the standard offence. “We’ve got a series of three, five and seven years depending upon the nature of the offence and I just think you know anyone would just say that makes perfect sense.”
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… curious (adjective): 1a: marked by desire to investigate and learn b: marked by inquisitive interest in others' concerns : nosy 2: exciting attention as strange, novel, or unexpected : odd 3a archaic : made carefully b archaic : precisely accurate c obsolete : abstruse Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Since
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.
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The Good Oil Daily Roundup
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Nicola Willis rejects quick fixes, backs open markets
“Subsidising fuel might feel good today, but it undermines the long-term resilience of our economy.”
GRAHAM ADAMS: Trans ‘No Debate’ policy collapses
If you want to attack anyone for what you and a few of your fellow ideological travellers see as doctrinal error, you really shouldn’t make your target the grieving parents of a child who died alone of starvation in a motel room.
Ex-TPM candidate turned Whānau Ora boss defends roll ad labelled ‘electioneering’
"Unacceptable."
UN report: NZ among world’s top cocaine and ecstasy users
“We must invest in prevention and address the root causes of the drug trade.”