Hey Australia, You Can Have Jacinda, We Don’t Want Her
We are told she represents the best of us. For a large and growing number of Kiwis, she represents a period they would rather never repeat.
NZ Politics
Blobudsman Shows His True Colours
New Zealand’s Chief Ombudsman unlawfully sides with the forces of opaqueness and censorship.
What It Actually Costs To Live ‘Green’ Like Chris Hipkins
Forget ‘let them eat cake’, now it’s ‘let them have solar’.
Luxon’s Iran Flip-Flop: Faster Than a French Retreat
He hedged his bets and has now found himself on the wrong side of history, like the legacy media, the opposition politicians and Keir Starmer.
Government Introduces Traffic Light System For Beneficiaries
Immediately discovers New Zealand also needs jobs.
The Subsumption of a Culture
Have you ever heard the term inverse acculturation? New Zealand is undergoing it.
The Number of Parties Was Insane
Will NZ right-wing patriots fracture like in the last general election?
Left Leadership Blows the Mind
The Chamberlain strategy didn’t work then and it won’t work now. Peace through strength is what works and America has it in abundance.
We No Longer Recognise Evil
As the Islamic regime in Iran begins to crumble, it is clear from comments of some politicians, academics, and activists that they no longer can discern between good and evil, right and wrong.
The Good Oil Podcast – Episode 25 – Lucy Rogers
Lucy unpacks what happened, why she refused to be intimidated and what her case could mean for policing, protest rights and free expression in New Zealand.
Sallies Are Now Part of the Problem
While it’s true that they provide much-needed emergency services, they also fight against reforms that try to place at least some responsibility back on the shoulders of people receiving benefits.
Grant Has a Point on Luxon’s Hollow Words, but His Peters’ Obsession Shows His ACT Bias
All up, not a bad effort from Damien Grant. He nails National’s dismal record on spending and ends with a call to arms: grab a chainsaw and go after the deep state bureaucrats, Javier Milei style.
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[The Good Oil] March 2026 Political Poll
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