Hipkins claims gold-plated MP retirement perk helps prevent corruption
“Ultimately, it’s my money.”
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TOP nears 5% after spending just $4,534 on Meta ads
What would that media exposure be worth if the party had to buy it?
Bishop knew National’s flagship roads did not stack up a year before retreat
“An attempt to recalibrate people’s expectations.”
As China pressures New Zealand, Labour backs new Pacific alliance
“No one should underestimate our resolve and capability.”
Government received zero supermarket applications after year of reforms
“Just because it hasn’t worked yet doesn’t mean it’s not a good idea.”
Paul Henry joins ACT after becoming ‘enormously disappointed’ with National
“You can’t borrow your way to prosperity.”
Germany drops routine COVID vaccination advice for healthy people under 75
Most people under 75 [are] already adequately protected against severe disease.
Horncastle to comply with billboard rules while mocking disclosure demand
“Star sign Gemini, blood type O positive, height six-foot-two, weight 97kg.”
Media Go the Full Coulter
Falling over themselves to tell us that Widdecombe murder suspect is ‘white British’.
The Religion That Thinks It’s Neutral
There is nothing original in what they are doing: they are participating in a trend that is proceeding apace in every Western country, the deliberate de-Christianisation of the private and public ethic and the erosion of the West’s historical story.
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AI: Garbage In, Garbage Out
I wouldn’t quite call critics of AI luddites. I’d call them more ‘reluctant adopters’. And there is no more clearer example of this than software developers.
Party Politics and Dynamite Fishing
Party politics increasingly treats voters like fish to be stunned before election day. But when campaigns win by blasting the civic lake, communities are left to live in the damaged water.
Wake up and Smell the Curry
In my view, Luxon and McClay have done the best they could and probably better than most, if not all. We cannot afford to shut ourselves off from the world’s biggest global markets.