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Ahem… May I Have Your Attention Please?

Ahem… May I Have Your Attention Please?

Progress on the new site [The Good Oil] is nearing completion on our new platform. There are, however, some things that need to be attended to by YOU. I can’t do them because they relate to your own information. It is planned at this stage to start the new

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Hey Stuff! Are you suggesting that the Greens blocked the investigation? Or did you mean damning? If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the

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AI, Chatbots May Make NZ News Less Visible and Reliable

AI, Chatbots May Make NZ News Less Visible and Reliable

Merja Myllylahti, Auckland University of Technology Evidence is mounting that the new generative AI internet search tools provided by OpenAI, Google and Microsoft can increase the risk of returning false, misleading or partially correct information. Despite the implications of this for the news industry and an informed democracy, the New

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1News Needs a History Lesson

It’s okay. It’s nothing to be too concerned about, that is, for those of us with the inside knowledge that 1News weekend international politics stories are written by their cadet internship of 12-year-olds from local intermediate schools while the grown-up reporters take a break to relax and interview

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Court Rules in Favour of Siouxsie Wiles

Court Rules in Favour of Siouxsie Wiles

Chris Lynch Chris Lynch is a journalist, videographer and content producer, broadcasting from his independent news and production company in Christchurch, New Zealand. The Employment Court has ruled in favour Siouxsie Wiles in her case against University of Auckland. The judgment, delivered by Judge J.C. Holden, concluded that the

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Why would you call the emergency services such an insulting and (probably) culturally offensive thing? If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads

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UK Labour Not so Popular as They Think

UK Labour Not so Popular as They Think

The results of the UK election last Thursday threw up some interesting propositions. Sky News Australia provided, largely through Sky News UK, complete coverage of the results and associated commentary. Their own Laura Jayes, a journalist of a higher calibre than anyone we have to offer, complemented their coverage at

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Stuff struggling with all the to-ing and fro-ing of Air New Zealand’s planes. If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member content or just remove the ads to

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It’s the UAE That’s Facilitating Australian Crime?

It’s the UAE That’s Facilitating Australian Crime?

Damon Hayhow Damon is the founder of the National Recomposition Institute and creator and founder of the Recomposer software system. He was also formerly the Australian Ambassador to the International Society of Sports Nutrition, president of the World Powerlifting Congress Australia and an Australian Champion in Bodybuilding and Powerlifting. A

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Dealing With Enemies of This Ministry

Dealing With Enemies of This Ministry

Michael Bassett Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former minister in the 1984–1990 governments. Ever wondered who or what is constantly trying to block the new government’s policies? Why is it that announcements

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Not sure if they’re confusing the incomparable Brigitte Bardot with Bridget Jones, but it’s a travesty to spell the French actress and activist’s name so egregiously incorrectly. If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the

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BEST of the Week Mountainside FM 88.3

BEST of the Week Mountainside FM 88.3

She said: “Everyone else gets to recover privately in their room. Why am I the one that’s being moved out of my room?” She alleged it was because she was Maori, had a moko and was younger than all the other guests. There lies some of the problem: we

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Warner Bros Discovery New Zealand boss Juliet Peterson said: “We understand that [in] every NZ on Air funding round, scores of applications are considered and not all can be accepted. “We are disappointed to see Paddy Gower Has Issues has not been funded this round. “We believe in Paddy, and

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

D’oh! They’re standing easy! (feet apart – hands behind back), not to attention (feet together – hands/arms down their sides). If you enjoyed this Stuff up please share it using the share buttons at the top or bottom of the article.If you would like to access exclusive Member

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Big Pharma Payments to Covid Experts Exposed

Big Pharma Payments to Covid Experts Exposed

DTNZ Daily Telegraph New Zealand The programme revealed the severe health complications experienced by some vaccine recipients, including prominent individuals. Professor Kerryn Phelps, a renowned medical practitioner, highlighted that over 140,000 people reported adverse effects to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), with 22,000 classified as serious. Phelps told

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