Golden visa demand surges as Invest NZ cuts US and Europe staff
New Zealand’s relaxed “golden visa” scheme has attracted more than 800 wealthy applicants and $4.8 billion in investment commi...
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Commission approves electorate-named party but rejects Palestine logo over voter confusion
The Electoral Commission has approved a political party named after the Te Tai Tokerau electorate, despite considering whether...
Florida court upholds law barring children from sexualised live performances
A US federal appeals court has upheld a Florida law preventing children from attending drag shows and other live performances ...
Tenancy Tribunal issues new artificial intelligence guidelines amid concerns over ‘cases with AI slop’
The Tenancy Tribunal in New Zealand has issued new guidelines on AI use in proceedings to curb frivolous claims and manage the technology's impact on tenants and landlords.
RNZ’s Te Reo Policy Dovetails With He Puapua
Māori history and culture is obviously a very important strand in New Zealand society – and often a fascinating one – but the bowdlerised and black-armband version that RNZ provides only hurts its credibility.
On Racism and the Left
Why do today’s leftists find it difficult to communicate in any other register but outrage?
Really
If he’s back as prime minister after 7 November he’ll just have to put up with yahoos and numpties around the cabinet table. In fact he’s likely to have more of them.
Luxon’s Foot-in-Mouth Disease Hits Terminal Stage
Someone needs to act like the adult in the room. Right now that person is nowhere to be found.
Good Oil General Debate
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Overreach of the Day
You don’t have to agree with me and you don’t have to like what I said, but once we accept that authorities can punish a Kiwi for political speech they consider too confronting, every New Zealander should be concerned. Free speech isn’t free if you can be punished for using it.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… avarice (noun) - : excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or profit : greediness, cupidity Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : A more formal synonym for greed, avarice has a long if uncomplicated history in English. Chaucer in his 14th-century The Parson's Tale compared avarice with covetise,
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.
