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My War With the NZTA: Part Deux
If it seems from all the foregoing that I have become mildly obsessed with the NZTA and the traffic management racket, I plead guilty. I should get out more often. Oh, that’s right, I do get out often. It’s just that every time I try to go anywhere, road cones dog me every step of the way.
Which Green MP Attacked Us in a TikTok Filmed in Bed?
In her mocking TikTok video, Paul shared information that was confidential to the select committee. In doing so, she breached Standing Orders, which state clearly that such information is confidential until the committee presents its report.
From the Desk of a Male, Pale and Stale
Trump’s tariff strategy explained (part two: ‘Looming Disaster’).
The Museum Has Lost the Plot
What the Auckland Museum has done is an insult, a slap in the face to every soldier who gave their life for this country. They deserve solemn respect, not this rainbow-washed PR stunt masquerading as progress.
News Briefing: 10 April 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PARLIAMENT, THREATS TO POLITICIANS Russell Palmer (RNZ): Winston Peters declines Benjamin Doyle's invitation to speak directly Andrea Vance and Charlie Mitchell (Post): Businessman behind toxic online Benjamin Doyle campaign (paywalled) Bridie Witton and Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Green MP Benjamin Doyle dismisses social
The Good Oil Podcast – Episode 1 – Winston Peters
Winston Peters joins Cam Slater for 90 minutes of riveting banter.
Good Oil General Debate
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Bussy of the Day
Doyle, who uses they/them pronouns, recognised they were “politically naive” in not deleting their private Instagram account ahead of entering parliament last year, something the Green Party advised them to do.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… imperturbable (adjective): : marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : This word, as well as its antonym perturbable, comes from the Latin verb perturbare, meaning "to agitate, trouble, or throw into confusion." Perturbare comes in turn from the combination