Nicola Willis’s Blunder: Handing Ruth Richardson a Megaphone She Doesn’t Deserve
How National’s political brains trust missed this is baffling. It is straight out of the playbook. Remember Ronald Reagan’s killer line from 1980: “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?” Swap in two years and it fits New Zealand like a glove.
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Face of the Day
“If you want to get NZ Super then you need to sign up, be proud enough of New Zealand, and show full commitment to our country and become a citizen” – Winston Peters.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… double entendre (noun) - 1 linguistics : a word or expression capable of two interpretations with one usually risqué 2 literature : ambiguity of meaning arising from language that lends itself to more than one interpretation Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : The words double entendre and pun are both
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast: for my time is not yet full come.