Prebs Is Right
A four-year parliamentary term is no panacea to NZ’s stagnation. The problem is neither the Nats nor Labour have had a plan since 1993.
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The Green Carousel of Freaks
If the Greens have any sense, they’ll turf Doyle out of their party as quickly as possible to eviscerate any suggestion of paedophiliac apologism.
The Time Is Now
The media provide the spin but the politicians need to provide the spine. The question is: will they?
Willis and the Supermarket Showdown
It would be naïve to think that the supermarket giants will roll over. The lobbying machine is already moving. This is where Willis’ resolve will be tested.
News Briefing: 4 April 2025
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Te Pāti Māori’s Tantrum: Thumbing Their Noses at Parliament and Dreaming of Apartheid
They’re not just thumbing their noses at Parliament: they’re thumbing their noses at reality. And history says that never ends well.
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Face of the Day
The Top Gun star was very frail at the end and his death from pneumonia came after a steep decline over the past week.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… sensibility (noun): 1: ability to receive sensations : sensitiveness 2: peculiar susceptibility to a pleasurable or painful impression (as from praise or a slight)—often used in plural 3: awareness of and responsiveness toward something (such as emotion in another) 4: refined or excessive sensitiveness in
The Good Oil Daily Proverb
My father taught me, “Take my words to heart. Follow my commands, and you will live"
Tiny Home Thursday
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Bryce Edwards On New Zealand’s Declining Trust In Institutions
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Stephen Franks On Te Pāti Māori's Privileges Committee Defiance
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Ian Wishart On The Media’s Lack Of Coverage In The Benjamin Doyle Case
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The Good Oil Daily Roundup
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