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Face of the Day
Speaking from a rooftop bar in central Auckland where his candidacy for the November 7 election was revealed on Tuesday, Henry responded to the ‘why ACT’ question.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… orgy (noun) - 1: secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing 2a: drunken revelry b: a sexual encounter involving many people, also : an excessive sexual indulgence (see indulgence sense 1a) 3: excessive
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
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NZ Social Media Ban: Why We Need to Ban Smartphones for Under 16s
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Sensible Sentencing Trust Welcomes ACT's Three Strikes Burglary
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Climate Change - Does Anything NZ Do Make Any Difference At All?
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The Case of Andrea Shaw and Her Twins
It may be that the suspicions of police and prosecutors have merit and that Shaw will be found guilty by a jury of her peers. However, given what we have come to know about the sheer dishonesty and vindictiveness of Big Pharma, will this be a corporate-designed miscarriage of justice?
Doesn’t She Have a Garden Party to Go To or Something?
The execrable Kathy Lette once again assaults us with her ‘wit’ – or at least, something that rhymes.