# THE GOOD OIL
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## Posts
- [Night Cap](https://goodoil.news/night-cap-764.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news If you're loving this trusty, straight-up news on Kiwi politics and beyond, why not become a paid member, eh? Unlock exclusive yarns, podcasts, vids, and in-depth analysis—your support keeps independent journ…
- [Tiny Home Thursday](https://goodoil.news/tiny-home-thursday-325.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news If you're loving this trusty, straight-up news on Kiwi politics and beyond, why not become a paid member, eh? Unlock exclusive yarns, podcasts, vids, and in-depth analysis—your support keeps independent journ…
- [Free Palestine Leader Paul Hopkinson Tries to Justify His Hateful Rhetoric](https://goodoil.news/free-palestine-leader-paul-hopkinson-tries-to-justify-his-hateful-rhetoric.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news
- [John Banks On Latest Polls & Debates Only 17 Days Out From Election Day](https://goodoil.news/john-banks-on-latest-polls-debates-only-17-days-out-from-election-day.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news If you're loving this trusty, straight-up news on Kiwi politics and beyond, why not become a paid member, eh? Unlock exclusive yarns, podcasts, vids, and in-depth analysis—your support keeps independent journ…
- [Last night’s weird TVNZ/Verian poll - what It Really Said](https://goodoil.news/last-nights-weird-tvnz-verian-poll-what-it-really-said.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news If you're loving this trusty, straight-up news on Kiwi politics and beyond, why not become a paid member, eh? Unlock exclusive yarns, podcasts, vids, and in-depth analysis—your support keeps independent journ…
- [The Good Oil Daily Roundup](https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-daily-roundup-780.md) - Just a brief note to readers who like to add their own contributions to Daily Roundup in the comments. This post is for family friendly humour ONLY thank you.
- [Good Oil Backchat](https://goodoil.news/good-oil-backchat-858.md) - Please read our rules before you start commenting on The Good Oil to avoid a temporary or permanent ban.
- [Reigning  Cats and  Dogs](https://goodoil.news/reigning-cats-and-dogs.md) - I suppose I could be accused of anthropomorphism, but what I like about having a pet is it won’t criticise me or be sarcastic. No matter how grotesque or smelly I am first thing in the morning, my pet accepts me as I am, and I don’t have to put on airs and graces, or clean pants.
- [If That’s Not ‘Conversion Practices’, What Is?](https://goodoil.news/if-thats-not-conversion-practices-what-is.md) - Mutilating and sterilising children is fine. Telling them they’ll be fine as they are is unacceptable.
- [Remember the Suffering and the Dead](https://goodoil.news/remember-the-suffering-and-the-dead.md) - Imagine if they were to do the same for the tragic stories contained in V-safe. We know that they will not, however. This is why it is up to us to make sure that these people are remembered and that proper reparation is done for what happened to them.
- [Coming to a Town Near You](https://goodoil.news/coming-to-a-town-near-you.md) - Pull the other one. Economic pressure certainly causes social dissatisfaction. Hunger can ignite riots. But that’s not what is igniting these riots.
- [‘I Do Not Cry for Enemies’](https://goodoil.news/i-do-not-cry-for-enemies.md) - Her efforts all sound warm and cuddly, but they apparently meant nothing to one group of people that these efforts were directed at – the Gazans themselves.
- [NZ Cop Steals Police-Issued Firearm](https://goodoil.news/nz-cop-steals-police-issued-firearm.md) - Karehana was given $5,000 that evening, and the court heard that he claimed he “did not know that his associate was going to on-sell the weapon”. When the Glock was recovered in June, Karehana was spoken to by police but denied stealing the gun.
- [Better Late than Never](https://goodoil.news/better-late-than-never-2.md) - Abbott finds the spine he put aside as PM.
- [Delusional](https://goodoil.news/delusional-2.md) - Cartoon of the day by SonovaMin
- [What Can We Read Into the TVNZ Poll?](https://goodoil.news/what-can-we-read-into-the-tvnz-poll.md) - Economic optimism does not decide elections. But it matters. Has National timed its run just right?
- [Just Who Is Bolsonaro the Younger?](https://goodoil.news/just-who-is-bolsonaro-the-younger.md) - The likely next president of Brazil is set to seal the repudiation of the Orange Revolution
- [Ten@10 Lite - 2026/196](https://goodoil.news/ten-10-lite-2026-196.md) - 3 of today's 10 stories. The full Ten@10 is a VIP benefit.
- [Your Daily Ten@10 - 2026/196](https://goodoil.news/your-daily-ten-10-2026-196.md) - 10 News Stories They Chose Not to Tell You
- [Told You So](https://goodoil.news/told-you-so-3.md) - Labour’s online policy.
- [You Don’t Need To Defend Frivolous Speech](https://goodoil.news/you-dont-need-to-defend-frivolous-speech.md) - Now, think about what you could accomplish if you were a good writer.
- [She Isn’t Above the Law, Either](https://goodoil.news/she-isnt-above-the-law-either.md) - “They probably got the goods on her.”
- [Quick Hit: An Overhang Is Not Cheating](https://goodoil.news/quick-hit-an-overhang-is-not-cheating.md) - Luxon and Hipkins both said engineering an overhang is cheating. The Electoral Commission says it is how MMP works, and parliament has had one in five of the last seven terms.
- [Two Votes, One Brain](https://goodoil.news/two-votes-one-brain.md) - National will hate it. It doesn’t want to be an electorate-only party. But frankly, until it rediscovers its principles, that is what it deserves.
- [The Right Is One Seat Short. Party Vote NZ First or ACT.](https://goodoil.news/the-right-is-one-seat-short-party-vote-nz-first-or-act.md) - National jumped four points and Labour hit its lowest since 2023, yet the 1News-Verian seat maths leaves the right one seat short. A party on eight per cent and a party on 0.7 per cent now decide who governs.
- [Good Oil General Debate](https://goodoil.news/good-oil-general-debate-856.md) - Please read our rules before you start commenting on The Good Oil to avoid a temporary or permanent ban.
- [Face of the Day](https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1609.md) - Grandiek grew up in the Netherlands during the Nazi occupation, experiencing years of hardship, hunger and deprivation during the Second World War. His sporting achievements are remarkable considering he suffered a heart attack at 78 while still working on his deer farm near Invercargill.
- [The Good Oil Word of the Day](https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-795.md) - The word for today is… famish (verb) - transitive verb 1a: to cause to suffer severely from hunger —usually used in passive constructions b: to make very hungry —usually used in passive constructions 2 archaic : to cause to starve to death intransitive verb 1 archaic : starve 2: to suffer for lack…
- [The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse](https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-daily-bible-verse-505.md) - Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the Lord your God.
- [Night Cap](https://goodoil.news/night-cap-763.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news If you're loving this trusty, straight-up news on Kiwi politics and beyond, why not become a paid member, eh? Unlock exclusive yarns, podcasts, vids, and in-depth analysis—your support keeps independent journ…
- [Wednesday Weapons](https://goodoil.news/wednesday-weapons-334.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news If you're loving this trusty, straight-up news on Kiwi politics and beyond, why not become a paid member, eh? Unlock exclusive yarns, podcasts, vids, and in-depth analysis—your support keeps independent journ…
- [Orina Kaipara And The Greens’ Defence Of The Mongrel Mob As “Victims”](https://goodoil.news/orina-kaipara-and-the-greens-defence-of-the-mongrel-mob-as-victims.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news
- [FSU Is worried About Labour’s Proposed Regulation Of The Internet.](https://goodoil.news/fsu-is-worried-about-labours-proposed-regulation-of-the-internet.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news If you're loving this trusty, straight-up news on Kiwi politics and beyond, why not become a paid member, eh? Unlock exclusive yarns, podcasts, vids, and in-depth analysis—your support keeps independent journ…
- [NZ Election Rule Change: Will Tens of Thousands Be Shut Out From Voting?](https://goodoil.news/nz-election-rule-change-will-tens-of-thousands-be-shut-out-from-voting.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news If you're loving this trusty, straight-up news on Kiwi politics and beyond, why not become a paid member, eh? Unlock exclusive yarns, podcasts, vids, and in-depth analysis—your support keeps independent journ…
- [The Good Oil Daily Roundup](https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-daily-roundup-779.md) - Just a brief note to readers who like to add their own contributions to Daily Roundup in the comments. This post is for family friendly humour ONLY thank you.
- [Good Oil Backchat](https://goodoil.news/good-oil-backchat-857.md) - Please read our rules before you start commenting on The Good Oil to avoid a temporary or permanent ban.
- [The Civil War Has Already Begun](https://goodoil.news/the-civil-war-has-already-begun.md) - Professor David Betz has warned that Britain is drifting towards civil war. No, says P K O’Sullivan: the war has already started, one broken friendship, family row and motorway blockade at a time.
- [PM Shipped Dirt Sheet on Haines](https://goodoil.news/pm-shipped-dirt-sheet-on-haines.md) - Don’t be fooled by the crocodile tears.
- [‘Basic Economics’ Is a Closed Book to Our Dear Leader](https://goodoil.news/basic-economics-is-a-closed-book-to-our-dear-leader.md) - When everything’s ‘free’, nothing has value: least of all, our tax dollars.
- [AI and the Knowledge Problem](https://goodoil.news/ai-and-the-knowledge-problem.md) - Information isn’t expertise. Universities rushing to teach AI strategies risk promising specialized knowledge their faculty cannot deliver.
- [Keeping GOG Bedford Happy](https://goodoil.news/keeping-gog-bedford-happy.md) - A little light relief from FSB.
- [Poll calls Opportunity kingmaker, but National overhang could change everything](https://goodoil.news/poll-calls-opportunity-kingmaker-but-national-overhang-could-change-everything.md) - National has surged to 32% in the latest 1News-Verian poll, opening a five-point lead over Labour, but the possibility of a National overhang could dramatically alter the parliamentary arithmetic and potentially eliminate the need for the Opportunity Party to form a government.
- [Australian MP attack prompts warning over threats to politicians](https://goodoil.news/australian-mp-attack-prompts-warning-over-threats-to-politicians.md) - Australian independent MP Helen Haines remains critically injured after an alleged deliberate vehicle attack outside her electorate office in Victoria on 19 October.
- [Is NCEA disguising how many students are failing to learn?](https://goodoil.news/is-ncea-disguising-how-many-students-are-failing-to-learn.md) - Government modelling suggests thousands of students currently gaining NCEA qualifications might not meet the proposed requirement to pass just three subjects, raising questions about whether the existing system accurately reflects what students have learned.
- [Michael Laws accuses mainstream media of hypocrisy over MMP overhang strategy](https://goodoil.news/michael-laws-accuses-mainstream-media-of-hypocrisy-over-mmp-overhang-strategy.md) - Broadcaster and NZ First candidate Michael Laws has accused mainstream political commentators of hypocrisy for condemning centre-right efforts to exploit MMP's overhang provisions, after Te Pāti Māori had already promoted a similar strategy to benefit the left.
- [Former Opportunity insiders allege factional takeover and toxic party culture](https://goodoil.news/former-opportunity-insiders-allege-factional-takeover-and-toxic-party-culture.md) - Former Opportunity Party board members allege internal factions, behind-the-scenes power struggles and the sidelining of dissenting voices shaped the party's direction before Qiulae Wong became leader in November 2025.
- [Labour and National different cheeks of the same arse, argues Chris Trotter](https://goodoil.news/labour-and-national-different-cheeks-of-the-same-arse-argues-chris-trotter.md) - Political commentator Chris Trotter argues that Labour and National have become so similar in their economic and cultural outlooks that voters are struggling to distinguish between them.
- [Labour promises urgent hospital bed audit and investigation into ED deaths](https://goodoil.news/labour-promises-urgent-hospital-bed-audit-and-investigation-into-ed-deaths.md) - Labour has announced an Emergency Department Recovery Plan promising an independent investigation into deaths linked to lengthy emergency department waits, a nationwide audit of unused hospital beds and changes to vaccine funding decisions.
- [Why your allergies might get worse the more you're exposed](https://goodoil.news/why-your-allergies-might-get-worse-the-more-youre-exposed.md) - Scientists have discovered that nerve cells may develop a kind of memory of allergens, helping explain why repeated exposure to pollen, dust mites and other everyday substances can make allergic reactions worse over time.
- [Hypocrisy, Thy Name Is Left](https://goodoil.news/hypocrisy-thy-name-is-left.md) - You can’t cheerlead ‘necessary’ violence, then thunder against violence when it comes for one of your own.
- [Steps to Avoid New Banking and Financial Industry Oppression](https://goodoil.news/steps-to-avoid-new-banking-and-financial-industry-oppression.md) - By implementing these strategies and solutions, we can help protect individual freedom and privacy and make it more difficult for repression and control to occur via the financial system.
- [More on the Bias of Newspaper Editors](https://goodoil.news/more-on-the-bias-of-newspaper-editors.md) - Such hypocrites need to have a good think about their selective prejudice, because they leave themselves open to being judged as racist by default.
- [Haines Attack: What We Know So Far](https://goodoil.news/haines-attack-what-we-know-so-far.md) - Attacker named as alleged environmentalist and anti-Israel activist, while political class rush to exploit it for their censorship agenda.
- [Advice From an Campaigner on the Frontline](https://goodoil.news/advice-from-an-campaigner-on-the-frontline.md) - The fight for sanity is going to take longer than you imagine.
- [The Good Oil Daily Opinion Poll](https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-daily-opinion-poll-398.md) - Take our Daily Opinion Poll and see how your views compare to other readers and then share the poll on social media. By sharing the poll you will help even more readers to discover The Good Oil.
- [The Hell Rider](https://goodoil.news/the-hell-rider.md) - As anyone who has used public transport knows, it’s a bit of a horror show. Hence it’s refreshing to see a journalist, a senior writer for the New Zealand Herald, no less, in agreement. Did you hear? Auckland has invented train travel. Last month, the new City Rail Link officially displaced Ikea fl…
- [Your Daily Ten@10 - 2026/195](https://goodoil.news/your-daily-ten-10-2026-195.md) - 10 News Stories They Chose Not to Tell You
- [A Bad Case of Amnesia](https://goodoil.news/a-bad-case-of-amnesia.md) - What NZNO's own figures reveal about the health system crisis.
- [ACT and NZ First: The Other Grand Alliance](https://goodoil.news/act-and-nz-first-the-other-grand-alliance.md) - Unite these parties, convince some of the Nat holdouts to get with the winning team and we’ve got a fighting chance of a genuine conservative government.
- [Good Luck Chippie – You’ll Need It](https://goodoil.news/good-luck-chippie-youll-need-it.md) - Hipkins is on a hiding to nothing, even if he wins. He will not be able to control those in the other parties who will coerce, demand and threaten. He will be manipulated to high heaven. We could witness possibly the shortest premiership in our history, certainly in our lifetime.
- [Quick Hit: He Was Chairing It](https://goodoil.news/quick-hit-he-was-chairing-it.md) - Hipkins says he isn’t sure the Mob’s $2.75m ever went to cabinet. The Taxpayers’ Union says his own cabinet turned down a plan to stop gang contracts in July 2023, while he was prime minister.
- [Teacher Registration Has Been Fraught Since It Was Introduced](https://goodoil.news/teacher-registration-has-been-fraught-since-it-was-introduced.md) - The Teaching Council disgrace.
- [The Left’s Only Road to 61 Runs Through a 5.4 Per Cent Party. Party Vote NZ First or ACT.](https://goodoil.news/the-lefts-only-road-to-61-runs-through-a-5-4-party-party-vote-nz-first-or-act.md) - The Post/Freshwater poll has Labour 28.7, National 27.6 and the left reaching 61 only with Opportunity on 5.4 per cent. Electorate vote National, party vote NZ First or ACT.
- [Good Oil General Debate](https://goodoil.news/good-oil-general-debate-855.md) - Please read our rules before you start commenting on The Good Oil to avoid a temporary or permanent ban.
- [Face of the Day](https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1608.md) - Ricky Jefferies, whose business neighbours the MP’s office, heard a loud bang just after 3:30pm yesterday when Ms Haines was critically injured.
- [The Good Oil Word of the Day](https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-794.md) - The word for today is… aggrandise (verb) - 1: to make great or greater : increase, enlarge 2: to make appear great or greater : praise highly 3: to enhance the power, wealth, position, or reputation of Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Aggrandise is a grand word, and we don’t just mean that in p…
- [The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse](https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-daily-bible-verse-504.md) - And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
- [Night Cap](https://goodoil.news/night-cap-762.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news If you're loving this trusty, straight-up news on Kiwi politics and beyond, why not become a paid member, eh? Unlock exclusive yarns, podcasts, vids, and in-depth analysis—your support keeps independent journ…
- [Taste Tuesday](https://goodoil.news/taste-tuesday-312.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news If you're loving this trusty, straight-up news on Kiwi politics and beyond, why not become a paid member, eh? Unlock exclusive yarns, podcasts, vids, and in-depth analysis—your support keeps independent journ…
- [Outrage Over Certain Political Parties Campaigning At Gang Pads](https://goodoil.news/outrage-over-certain-political-parties-campaigning-at-gang-pads.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news
- [Michael Laws Explains: Why A Party Vote For National, Is A Wasted Vote](https://goodoil.news/michael-laws-explains-why-a-party-vote-for-national-is-a-wasted-vote.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news If you're loving this trusty, straight-up news on Kiwi politics and beyond, why not become a paid member, eh? Unlock exclusive yarns, podcasts, vids, and in-depth analysis—your support keeps independent journ…
- [The Good Oil Daily Roundup](https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-daily-roundup-778.md) - Just a brief note to readers who like to add their own contributions to Daily Roundup in the comments. This post is for family friendly humour ONLY thank you.
- [Good Oil Backchat](https://goodoil.news/good-oil-backchat-856.md) - Please read our rules before you start commenting on The Good Oil to avoid a temporary or permanent ban.
- [Thinking About Race and IQ](https://goodoil.news/thinking-about-race-and-iq.md) - We seem destined to continue the equality thesis, the persistent gaps in IQ and other test scores behoove us to acknowledge that our efforts have not worked. In some sense, DEI efforts are an admission of that failure, as they seek to reapportion society’s spoils based on race rather than merit.
- [You Need Government to Stuff up Like This](https://goodoil.news/you-need-government-to-stuff-up-like-this.md) - A solid-gold monument to incompetence and hubris.
- [[The Good Oil] Stuff Up of the Day](https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-stuff-up-of-the-day-193.md) - Check out the latest media stuff ups both locally and around the world.
- [Was Bertie Ahern right?](https://goodoil.news/was-bertie-ahern-right.md) - Are second And third generation migrants causing chaos across Europe?
- [The Left Set France on Fire](https://goodoil.news/the-left-set-france-on-fire.md) - The rioters include unassimilated immigrants, leftists and nihilists; none of whom can actually articulate what they want, or what they would do with power if they achieved it. File this assault on Western civilization under “don’t let this happen to you.”
- [France Is a Glimpse of Our Future](https://goodoil.news/france-is-a-glimpse-of-our-future.md) - The more multicultural we are, the worse things get.
- [Australia Catches up With What We Were Told to Ignore](https://goodoil.news/australia-catches-up-with-what-we-were-told-to-ignore.md) - Raw data that isn’t raw.
- [Tesla Unveils the Flying Roadster](https://goodoil.news/tesla-unveils-the-flying-roadster.md) - Kiwi WOF inspector asks it to land first.
- [You Don’t Even Have to Like Them](https://goodoil.news/you-dont-even-have-to-like-them.md) - If you’re thinking about sitting this election out, I’d encourage you to give it some more thought.
- [France-Style Riots Could Be Coming to Australia](https://goodoil.news/france-style-riots-could-be-coming-to-australia.md) - US Vice President JD Vance also spoke out about the violence, that followed weeks of similar rioting by non-white youths, which has been orchestrated by the far-left and framed by the corporate media as “student protests”.
- [Too Much Liberté?](https://goodoil.news/too-much-liberte.md) - Cartoon of the Day by BoomSlang
- [If Welfarism Matters, the Choice Is Clear](https://goodoil.news/if-welfarism-matters-the-choice-is-clear.md) - In so much as employment is desirable, the left sees a major role for the state in provision and guarantee of work; the right largely sees provision of work as a role for the private sector. The first hampers the second.
- [‘Right to Silence’ Call Heard](https://goodoil.news/right-to-silence-call-heard.md) - The rights of the child to justice is the big loser.
- [Your Daily Ten@10 - 2026/194](https://goodoil.news/your-daily-ten-10-2026-194.md) - 10 News Stories They Chose Not to Tell You
- [It Is Bizarre, or Is It?](https://goodoil.news/it-is-bizarre-or-is-it.md) - Under MMP, electorate seats are filled first. If National wins two extra electorates, then that is two list places gone. Who are two list candidates ahead of Goldsmith? Nicola Willis and Chris Bishop. Both possible challengers for the leadership.
- [A Climate BOM Drops, but Will There Be Any Reckoning?](https://goodoil.news/a-climate-bom-drops-but-will-there-be-any-reckoning.md) - A private forensic audit has exposed massive climate data fraud.
- [Shared Benefits and Personal Risk](https://goodoil.news/shared-benefits-and-personal-risk.md) - The Greens’ business policy does not account for the difference.
- [Reading for free? You're getting half the story.](https://goodoil.news/reading-for-free-youre-getting-half-the-story.md) - Free readers see the front of the shop. Paying readers got the full overhang argument, all of Ten@10 and the Real Good Oil columns. Twenty-five dollars a month.
- [Quick Hit: Silence Is Not a Right](https://goodoil.news/quick-hit-silence-is-not-a-right.md) - National would make staying silent about a child’s killing a crime, with up to 10 years in prison. The Greens are open to it, ACT has doubts and Labour has yet to say on the record which silence it wants to protect.
- [The Cultural Capture of New Zealand](https://goodoil.news/the-cultural-capture-of-new-zealand.md) - What is now clear is that with the left driving an agenda that could destroy democracy as we know it, the country needs ACT and New Zealand First to step up and pledge, that if they win the election, they will use their combined influence to remove race and culture completely from our statutes.
- [The Voter Suppression Cry Is an Excuse for Losing, Written Three Weeks Early](https://goodoil.news/the-voter-suppression-cry-is-an-excuse-for-losing.md) - Hipkins calls the 13-day enrolment deadline the most draconian ever and Swarbrick says the government is actively suppressing votes. Election-day enrolment is two elections old and the date was named in January. Enrol by Sunday 25 October.
- [Winston Peters On Trains, Public Meeting And The Right To Silence.](https://goodoil.news/winston-peters-on-trains-public-meeting-and-the-right-to-silence.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news If you're loving this trusty, straight-up news on Kiwi politics and beyond, why not become a paid member, eh? Unlock exclusive yarns, podcasts, vids, and in-depth analysis—your support keeps independent journ…
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- [Face of the Day](https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1607.md) - Feeney did not disclose the sale price, but said it was less than she had hoped for, so she may have to pause the renovation of her next home.
- [The Good Oil Word of the Day](https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-793.md) - The word for today is… watershed (noun) - 1a: a dividing ridge between drainage areas b: a region or area bounded peripherally by a divide and draining ultimately to a particular watercourse or body of water 2: a crucial dividing point, line, or factor : turning point 3 British : the time of day af…
- [The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse](https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-daily-bible-verse-503.md) - And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn into his house.
- [Night Cap](https://goodoil.news/night-cap-761.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news If you're loving this trusty, straight-up news on Kiwi politics and beyond, why not become a paid member, eh? Unlock exclusive yarns, podcasts, vids, and in-depth analysis—your support keeps independent journ…
- [Manly Monday](https://goodoil.news/manly-monday-353.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news If you're loving this trusty, straight-up news on Kiwi politics and beyond, why not become a paid member, eh? Unlock exclusive yarns, podcasts, vids, and in-depth analysis—your support keeps independent journ…
- [Economist Craig Stobo On The PREFU, Inflation, Interest Rates And More](https://goodoil.news/economist-craig-stobo-on-the-prefu-inflation-interest-rates-and-more.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news
- [Mike King Speaks Out: Gumboot Friday, Vulnerability, and His Untold Story](https://goodoil.news/mike-king-speaks-out-gumboot-friday-vulnerability-and-his-untold-story.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news If you're loving this trusty, straight-up news on Kiwi politics and beyond, why not become a paid member, eh? Unlock exclusive yarns, podcasts, vids, and in-depth analysis—your support keeps independent journ…
- [New Taxpayers Union Attack Ad SLAMS Labour and Chris Hipkins Capital Gains Tax Plan](https://goodoil.news/new-taxpayers-union-attack-ad-slams-labour-and-chris-hipkins-capital-gains-tax-plan-2.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news If you're loving this trusty, straight-up news on Kiwi politics and beyond, why not become a paid member, eh? Unlock exclusive yarns, podcasts, vids, and in-depth analysis—your support keeps independent journ…
- [The Good Oil Daily Roundup](https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-daily-roundup-777.md) - Just a brief note to readers who like to add their own contributions to Daily Roundup in the comments. This post is for family friendly humour ONLY thank you.
- [Good Oil Backchat](https://goodoil.news/good-oil-backchat-855.md) - Please read our rules before you start commenting on The Good Oil to avoid a temporary or permanent ban.
- [Comedy Corner](https://goodoil.news/comedy-corner-108.md) - Welcome to Politically Incorrect Comedy corner: the one place on The Good Oil where you are allowed to read and share naughty and offensive jokes that make us all laugh even though we are not supposed to. If you are offended by these kinds of jokes then please do not read this post.
- [This Shouldn’t Be Normal](https://goodoil.news/this-shouldnt-be-normal.md) - Endless illegal immigration, unaffordable energy, draconian speech policing – we're being conditioned to accept outrageous things as normal, says Nick Rendell. Now add to that economic crashes.
- [Evolution Is Far from Done with Us](https://goodoil.news/evolution-is-far-from-down-with-us-2.md) - We might think we’re masters of our own destiny, but natural selection never goes away.
- [National proposes 10-year prison terms for silence in child killings](https://goodoil.news/national-proposes-10-year-prison-terms-for-silence-in-child-killings.md) - Adults who refuse to provide information to police about the killing of a child under 12 could face up to 10 years in prison under a new law proposed by National.
- [Te Pāti Māori’s Kiri Tamihere, who spoke of overthrowing government, defends gang-pad hui](https://goodoil.news/te-pati-maoris-kiri-tamihere-who-spoke-of-overthrowing-government-defends-gang-pad-hui.md) - Te Pāti Māori general manager Kiri Tamihere-Waititi, who previously spoke of overthrowing the government in a video examined by Police, has dismissed criticism of MPs attending a Mongrel Mob election hui as manufactured outrage from the political right.
- [Labour and National urged to strike deal to stop overhangs distorting elections](https://goodoil.news/labour-and-national-urged-to-strike-deal-to-stop-overhangs-distorting-elections.md) - Labour and National are being urged to strike a bipartisan deal to prevent overhangs from determining election outcomes, but former ACT leader Rodney Hide says the proposal risks overturning the will of voters.
- [NZ house prices fall back to 2017 levels after inflation](https://goodoil.news/nz-house-prices-fall-back-to-2017-levels-after-inflation.md) - New Zealand house prices have fallen back to mid-2017 levels after adjusting for inflation, with the housing market still struggling to recover from its November 2021 peak.
- [Even households earning $220,000 struggling to get ahead as living costs bite](https://goodoil.news/even-households-earning-220-000-struggling-to-get-ahead-as-living-costs-bite.md) - New Zealand families earning more than $200,000 a year say mortgage payments, groceries and other household costs are leaving little room for savings.
- [Long COVID insurance claims rejected under mental health exclusions](https://goodoil.news/long-covid-insurance-claims-rejected-under-mental-health-exclusions.md) - Insurance company Partners Life is facing questions over its decision to reject Long COVID insurance claims using mental health exclusions attached to policyholders' existing policies.
- [Auckland dog walkers face $80,000 consent bills and potential $10 million fines](https://goodoil.news/auckland-dog-walkers-face-80-000-consent-bills-and-potential-10-million-fines.md) - Auckland Council is requiring professional dog walkers operating on private rural land to obtain resource consents, with one business facing costs of up to $80,000 and operators warned of prosecution carrying potential fines of up to $10 million.
- [CRL passenger numbers surge, but businesses still waiting for payoff](https://goodoil.news/crl-passenger-numbers-surge-but-businesses-still-waiting-for-payoff.md) - A month after Auckland's City Rail Link opened, passenger numbers have surged, but businesses that endured years of construction disruption report mixed results, with some seeing little improvement in sales.
- [[The Good Oil] Stuff Up of the Day](https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-stuff-up-of-the-day-192.md) - Check out the latest media stuff ups both locally and around the world.
- [How Government Works](https://goodoil.news/how-government-works.md) - In her article, there was a shortish analogy of how the government goes about doing something like this, and the way it was explained sort of simplified the whole process really... and, when you really think about it, isn’t this exactly how government works?
- [Learned Helplessness: How Many Shocks Can We Take?](https://goodoil.news/learned-helplessness-how-many-shocks-can-we-take.md) - Even if I separate myself as much as I can from the tweets, reels and photos of bad news, I can rationally collect enough evidence to know things are bad. Very bad.
- [School Takes the ‘Christmas’ Out of Holidays](https://goodoil.news/school-takes-the-christmas-out-of-holidays.md) - And the ABC spins it with fake news.
- [Friends Remember Broadcaster Danny Watson](https://goodoil.news/reproduced-with-permission-template-make-a-copy-copy-2.md) - From children’s television to Antarctica.
- [On Gangs and Politics](https://goodoil.news/on-gangs-and-politics.md) - The calculation is how many votes might be gained. Under MMP, a party can outrage most of the country but win an electorate or secure five per cent of the party vote. The gangs can make Te Pāti Māori and the Greens the kingmakers. Do the maths.
- [What Did Her Dad Do in the Genocide?](https://goodoil.news/what-did-her-dad-do-in-the-genocide.md) - Why Ilhan Omar’s home was raided – and what she has to hide.
- [The Public Service](https://goodoil.news/the-public-service.md) - Cartoon of the day by SonovaMin
- [Make Your Vote Count](https://goodoil.news/make-your-vote-count.md) - Maurice Williamson explains the complexities of New Zealand’s voting system and why 2026 is different to all previous elections.
- [The Good Oil Daily Opinion Poll](https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-daily-opinion-poll-397.md) - Take our Daily Opinion Poll and see how your views compare to other readers and then share the poll on social media. By sharing the poll you will help even more readers to discover The Good Oil.
- [We’re Being Had](https://goodoil.news/were-being-had.md) - Australians are paying millions for healthcare for elderly foreigners.
- [Your Daily Ten@10 - 2026/193](https://goodoil.news/your-daily-ten-10-2026-193.md) - 10 News Stories They Chose Not to Tell You
- [Thumbs up for the Mob](https://goodoil.news/thumbs-up-for-the-mob.md) - But a middle finger to its victims. How many rapes does it take before politicians stop smiling?
- [Chippy Don’t Lose That Number](https://goodoil.news/chippy-dont-lose-that-number.md) - It is certain that Qiulae Wong has Labour’s number. One suspects that Chris Bishop has already given her his.
- [The Capitalist and the Lecture](https://goodoil.news/the-capitalist-and-the-lecture.md) - We still need the minerals, but apparently not the gold.
- [Why Māori Stand to Gain the Controlling Role](https://goodoil.news/why-maori-stand-to-gain-the-controlling-role.md) - The Labour Party’s agenda was all about co-governance by 2040. But, here’s the frightening bit, it included Māori having power of ‘veto’, which, unbelievably, means that Māori will have the final say in everything, thus, effectively giving them dictatorial ‘control’ over our prospects in life.
- [Quick Hit: The Only Hand Not Raised](https://goodoil.news/quick-hit-the-only-hand-not-raised.md) - Four leaders raised their hands for diversity at TVNZ’s debate. Winston Peters didn’t. RNZ’s expert rebuttal ends by conceding his “disunity” warning “could indeed fit”.
- [The Gallery’s Overhang Fix Is the Stitch-Up MMP Was Built to Stop](https://goodoil.news/the-gallerys-overhang-fix-is-the-stitch-up-mmp-was-built-to-stop.md) - The Herald and the Post political editors both want Labour and National to kill the overhang, by simple majority and with no referendum. The overhang is MMP working. A big-two stitch-up is what MMP was built to stop.
- [Good Oil General Debate](https://goodoil.news/good-oil-general-debate-853.md) - Please read our rules before you start commenting on The Good Oil to avoid a temporary or permanent ban.
- [Faces of the Day](https://goodoil.news/faces-of-the-day-158.md) - Labour would retain the existing classroom phone ban in schools put in place under this Government. Ginny Andersen said the policy built on recommendations made to the Government in 2024, and Labour would work with educators, health experts, and young people to get the right balance in schools.
- [The Good Oil Word of the Day](https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-792.md) - The word for today is… fabulous (adjective) - 1a: resembling or suggesting a fable : of an incredible, astonishing, or exaggerated nature b: wonderful, marvelous a fabulous view from the summit 2: told in or based on fable Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Most of us use the word fabulous in an…
- [The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse](https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-daily-bible-verse-502.md) - And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female
- [Night Cap](https://goodoil.news/night-cap-760.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news If you're loving this trusty, straight-up news on Kiwi politics and beyond, why not become a paid member, eh? Unlock exclusive yarns, podcasts, vids, and in-depth analysis—your support keeps independent journ…
- [Standup Sunday](https://goodoil.news/standup-sunday-111.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news If you're loving this trusty, straight-up news on Kiwi politics and beyond, why not become a paid member, eh? Unlock exclusive yarns, podcasts, vids, and in-depth analysis—your support keeps independent journ…
- [Analysing The Greens’ Defence Of Gangdom](https://goodoil.news/analysing-the-greens-defence-of-gangdom.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news
- [Should Brian Tamaki Be Facing Criminal Charges? The FSU Don’t Think So](https://goodoil.news/should-brian-tamaki-be-facing-criminal-charges-the-fsu-dont-think-so.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news If you're loving this trusty, straight-up news on Kiwi politics and beyond, why not become a paid member, eh? Unlock exclusive yarns, podcasts, vids, and in-depth analysis—your support keeps independent journ…
- [He’s back! Bigger and badder than ever -  Taxpayers union's Jordan Williams](https://goodoil.news/hes-back-bigger-and-badder-than-ever-taxpayers-unions-jordan-williams.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news If you're loving this trusty, straight-up news on Kiwi politics and beyond, why not become a paid member, eh? Unlock exclusive yarns, podcasts, vids, and in-depth analysis—your support keeps independent journ…
- [The Good Oil Daily Roundup](https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-daily-roundup-776.md) - Just a brief note to readers who like to add their own contributions to Daily Roundup in the comments. This post is for family friendly humour ONLY thank you.
- [Good Oil Backchat](https://goodoil.news/good-oil-backchat-854.md) - Please read our rules before you start commenting on The Good Oil to avoid a temporary or permanent ban.
- [How Natural Selection Made You... You](https://goodoil.news/how-natural-selection-made-you-you.md) - Recent landmarks in human evolution are there to see in many of us.
- [Why You Shouldn’t Wait for the Sun to Make the First Move](https://goodoil.news/why-you-shouldnt-wait-for-the-sun-to-make-the-first-move-copy.md) - A single CME would ruin not just your day, but life as we know it.
- [Good Oil General Debate](https://goodoil.news/good-oil-general-debate-852.md) - Please read our rules before you start commenting on The Good Oil to avoid a temporary or permanent ban.
- [Face of the Day](https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1606.md) - Danny Watson’s infectious energy made him a natural fit for radio – and he hosted Newstalk ZB’s Afternoons for 15 years from 2000 to 2015.
- [The Good Oil Word of the Day](https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-791.md) - The word for today is… ambrosia (noun) - 1a: the food of the Greek and Roman gods b: the ointment or perfume of the gods 2: something extremely pleasing to taste or smell 3: a dessert made of oranges and shredded coconut Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Ambrosia literally means "immortality" in…
- [The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse](https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-daily-bible-verse-501.md) - But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.
- [Night Cap](https://goodoil.news/night-cap-759.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news If you're loving this trusty, straight-up news on Kiwi politics and beyond, why not become a paid member, eh? Unlock exclusive yarns, podcasts, vids, and in-depth analysis—your support keeps independent journ…
- [Science Saturday](https://goodoil.news/science-saturday-111.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news If you're loving this trusty, straight-up news on Kiwi politics and beyond, why not become a paid member, eh? Unlock exclusive yarns, podcasts, vids, and in-depth analysis—your support keeps independent journ…
- [Melissa Lee On Mt Albert Campaign Against Qiulae Wong](https://goodoil.news/melissa-lee-on-mt-albert-campaign-against-qiulae-wong.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news
- [Chris Hipkins Slams Green Party and Te Pati Māori After Leaked Mongrel Mob Meeting](https://goodoil.news/chris-hipkins-slams-green-party-and-te-pati-maori-after-leaked-mongrel-mob-meeting.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news If you're loving this trusty, straight-up news on Kiwi politics and beyond, why not become a paid member, eh? Unlock exclusive yarns, podcasts, vids, and in-depth analysis—your support keeps independent journ…
- [The Good Oil Daily Roundup](https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-daily-roundup-775.md) - Just a brief note to readers who like to add their own contributions to Daily Roundup in the comments. This post is for family friendly humour ONLY thank you.
- [New Taxpayers Union Attack Ad SLAMS Labour and Chris Hipkins Capital Gains Tax Plan](https://goodoil.news/new-taxpayers-union-attack-ad-slams-labour-and-chris-hipkins-capital-gains-tax-plan.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news If you're loving this trusty, straight-up news on Kiwi politics and beyond, why not become a paid member, eh? Unlock exclusive yarns, podcasts, vids, and in-depth analysis—your support keeps independent journ…
- [Good Oil Backchat](https://goodoil.news/good-oil-backchat-853.md) - Please read our rules before you start commenting on The Good Oil to avoid a temporary or permanent ban.
- [The Green Sludge Stinks up Again](https://goodoil.news/the-green-sludge-stinks-up-again.md) - The great moral posturers are exposed yet again as a toxic, dysfunctional cabal.
- [Vic Libs Can’t Afford to Play Coy](https://goodoil.news/vic-libs-cant-afford-to-play-coy.md) - Playing hard-to-get on preferences with One Nation is delusional.
- [Pongi](https://goodoil.news/pongi.md) - Cartoon of the Day by BoomSlang
- [Healthcare out of reach, Māori seats up for grabs](https://goodoil.news/healthcare-out-of-reach-maori-seats-up-for-grabs.md) - Source: rnz.co.nz A survey reveals significant healthcare access issues and environmental concerns among Māori, highlighting systemic challenges and political dynamics in New Zealand.
- [Heracles Didn’t Have This Much Horse-Do to Deal With](https://goodoil.news/heracles-didnt-have-this-much-horse-do-to-deal-with.md) - Half-measures won’t fix the university sector.
- [Are Passkeys a Good Idea?](https://goodoil.news/are-passkeys-a-good-idea.md) - Big tech loves them – which should be a red flag.
- [Quick Hit: Labour Wants Google to Pay for News Kiwis Don’t Trust](https://goodoil.news/quick-hit-labour-news-bargaining-bill-trust.md) - Labour’s Reuben Davidson says the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill will be revived with urgency, but won’t commit to the first 100 days. The bill would make tech platforms fund the legacy media only 37 per cent of Kiwis trust most of the time.
- [Charge Tamaki’s Threats or Charge No One, Because Section 131 Is Blasphemy By the Back Door](https://goodoil.news/charge-tamakis-threats-or-charge-no-one.md) - Tamaki’s video was over the top, but police used a race law with a “contempt or ridicule” test on a religion row. A party “celebrating” October 7 is only being looked into. One standard for all, or the Crimes Act for real threats.
- [My Gut is Telling Me the Coalition Will Be Returned](https://goodoil.news/my-gut-is-telling-me-the-coalition-will-be-returned.md) - The mainstream media are the hindrance to maintaining an open and well-adjusted society.
- [Good Oil General Debate](https://goodoil.news/good-oil-general-debate-851.md) - Please read our rules before you start commenting on The Good Oil to avoid a temporary or permanent ban.
- [Face of the Day](https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1605.md) - “No, I don’t think so,” campaign chair Simeon Brown said when asked if Opportunity was now in play.
- [The Good Oil Word of the Day](https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-790.md) - The word for today is… concede (verb) - transitive verb 1a(1): to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly (2): to relinquish grudgingly or hesitantly b: to accept as true, valid, or accurate 2: to grant as a right or privilege intransitive verb : to make concession : yield Source : Merriam-Webster Ety…
- [The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse](https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-daily-bible-verse-500.md) - For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul..
- [Night Cap](https://goodoil.news/night-cap-758.md) - If you have a great Youtube, Rumble or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@goodoil.news If you're loving this trusty, straight-up news on Kiwi politics and beyond, why not become a paid member, eh? Unlock exclusive yarns, podcasts, vids, and in-depth analysis—your support keeps independent journ…

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