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Which: Milo or Jameson Whiskey?

Napkins watched them depart with glazed eyes. “Fools,” he said. “The answer is communism. I thought they knew that.”

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May 28, 2025

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10 News Stories They Chose Not to Tell You

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May 28, 2025

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Ministry of Health Flees to Bluesky

Abandons public engagement for the left’s echo chamber.

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May 28, 2025

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My Fashion Advice for Politicians

Clothes maketh the woman, but only apparently if they are madeth in the right placeth.

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May 28, 2025

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Shane Jones Hammers in the Nails

I call it a budget suitable to the part of the election cycle we are in and it was presented with next year’s pre-election one firmly in mind.

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May 28, 2025

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NZ Politics

Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PARLIAMENT Russel Norman (Post): The dangers in the Regulatory Standards Bill (paywalled) Ryan Ward (Newsroom): How the Regulatory Standards Bill could leave taxpayers on the hook Maioha Panapa (Te Ao Māori News): Govt blasted over submission glitch on controversial Regulatory Standards Bill Brent Edwards

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May 28, 2025

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A Year on and Nothing Has Changed

The charity industrial complex.

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May 28, 2025

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Winston Peters Rules Out Labour Coalition, Signals NZ First’s 2026 Campaign Kickoff

Peters’ decision to rule out Hipkins is a calculated move to rally his base and frame the 2026 election as a referendum on Labour’s integrity. Whether this gamble pays off depends on whether voters share his distrust of Labour’s old guard or see his stance as political posturing.

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May 28, 2025

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May 28, 2025

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“We called ourselves the hippy happy Hamiltons,” Te Huia said.

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May 28, 2025

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The Good Oil Word of the Day

The word for today is… slew (noun, verb): noun : a large number transitive verb 1: to turn (something, such as a telescope or a ship's spar) about a fixed point that is usually the axis 2: to cause to skid : veer intransitive verb 1: to turn, twist, or

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May 28, 2025

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