We’ve Been Labelled ‘Bitter and Twisted Leftists’
We have achieved our non-partisan reporting aim, to the distaste of our National-Labour rulers.
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Leadership Bloodletting Comes to a Head Today [Updated]
Will the Liberals learn from the ‘moderates’ debacles?
Free Sh*t Junkies
On current settings, the New Zealand government will have contributed about $100 million to AgriZero before the end 2026.
Yes, Border Control Is Absolutely Moral
Border control is not only moral, it’s absolutely imperative.
Hope for the Next Generation
If the trends are true, Gen Z are set to become the most conservative generation in a century. I just pray for our sake and for the sake of the West that this holds true.
Urgency and the Vested Interests
A continued campaign of handwringing complaints from academics and constitution reformers about the misuse of parliamentary procedure will not simply shame the politicians into better behaviour.
News Briefing: 13 May 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PAY EQUITY Chris Trotter (Interest): Low pay isn’t a fixable bug in our free market system, it’s one of its indispensable features Edward Miller: Detonating pay equity leaves workers footing the bill RNZ: 'Nothing further from the truth' - pay equity
Andrea Vance’s Hypocritical Tirade: Smearing Women to Score Points
Vance’s article isn’t about defending women – it’s about settling scores. She’s not advocating for pay equity: she’s weaponising it to bash a government she loathes. Her c-word tirade isn’t feminist empowerment: it’s a tantrum from a journo who’s long forgotten what objectivity looks like.
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Face of the Day
Mitchell said McSkimming resigned before he could be dismissed and revealed Prime Minister Christopher Luxon had been about to consider recommending to the Governor-General to remove McSkimming.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… thesis (noun): 1: a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view, especially : one written by a candidate for an academic degree 2a: a proposition to be proved or one advanced without proof : hypothesis b: a position or proposition that a
The Good Oil Daily Proverb
Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything.
