ACT party leader David Seymour is shrugging off the fact he has had to backtrack on a coalition commitment. Interest deductibility for landlords is being restored from next month– but National’s coalition agreement with ACT promised it would be backdated. Landlords will be able to write off 80 percent
The word for today is… circumspect (adjective): : careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Circumspect may not be the most common of words, but its Latin forebears have made quite a mark on our language. That’s because circumspect combines two major players in
The word for today is… accolade (noun): 1a: a mark of acknowledgment : award b: an expression of praise 2a: a ceremonial embrace b: a ceremony or salute conferring knighthood 3 music : a brace or a line used in music to join two or more staffs carrying simultaneous parts Source : Merriam
A New Zealander finished a 305-day run from St John’s, NL, to Victoria on Saturday in support of childhood cancer research. Jon Nabbs was welcomed with cheers and honks from passing cars when he reached the Terry Fox monument at Mile Zero around 3 pm, dressed in a Superman
The word for today is… diligent (adjective): : characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort : painstaking Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : You’re more likely to be diligent about something if you love doing it. The etymology of diligent reflects the fact that devotion can lead to energetic effort. The word, which
Barry Brownstein Barry Brownstein is professor emeritus of economics and leadership at the University of Baltimore. He is the author of The Inner-Work of Leadership, and his essays have appeared in publications such as the Foundation for Economic Education and Intellectual Takeout. aier.org We want to think that the
One of New Zealand’s most senior Catholics has failed in his last-ditch attempt to prevent a media company from detailing sexual abuse allegations against him. Cardinal John Dew, a former Archbishop of Wellington who was made a cardinal by Pope Francis in 2015, is the subject of a yet-to-air
he word for today is… posse (noun): 1: a large group often with a common interest 2: a body of persons summoned by a sheriff to assist in preserving the public peace usually in an emergency 3: a group of people temporarily organized to make a search (as for a
‘Prepare for change’. The Exposé headline screams – Is Deagel’s 2025 Depopulation Nightmare Unfolding? A Startling Correlation with Shocking Quadruple Vaccinated Mortality Rates Certainly Suggests So… For example, USA – 68.5%, Australia – 34.6%, and Puerto Rico – 68%. In April 2021, the enigmatic intelligence firm Deagel.com quietly erased its
Nikki Haley suspended her presidential campaign on Wednesday after being soundly defeated across the country on Super Tuesday, leaving Donald Trump as the last remaining major candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination. Haley didn’t endorse the former president in a speech in Charleston, South Carolina. Instead, she encouraged him
The word for today is… incipient (adjective): : beginning to come into being or to become apparent Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Incipient describes something that is beginning to come into being or to become apparent, as in “the incipient stages of the process.” And of course a good starting point for
The Black Caps’ first wicket will fall and Kane Williamson will head out to the middle at some stage during the second test against Australia in Christchurch, starting on Friday. Holding his Gray-Nicolls bat, he will loosen himself up, stretching his back and his shoulders, swinging the tool of his
The word for today is… futurity (noun): 1: time to come : future 2: the quality or state of being future 3 futurities plural : future events or prospects 4a: a horse race usually for two-year-olds in which the competitors are nominated at birth or before b: a race or competition for
One of these crimes is not like the other… Crime (A) If you haven’t followed the news – last year at the ‘Posie Parker’ event in Albert Park, protests led by trans activists and encouraged by mainstream media, a young man repeatedly attacked a 71 year old woman. The 20
The word for today is… arduous (adjective): 1a: hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult b: marked by great labour or effort : strenuous 2: hard to climb : steep Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Arduous isn’t the type of word one expects to hear in a folk song—it’s a bit
Nikki Haley has won her first GOP Primary… in Washington DC where 92% voted for Joe Biden at the last election. Says it all really. Nikki Haley has won the Republican primary in the District of Columbia, notching her first victory of the 2024 campaign. Her victory on Sunday at
