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All of those places are around 35km from Auckland city – except Cleveland, which is a tick over 13,600 km away. Perhaps they mean Clevedon?
[The Good Oil] Stuff Up of the Day
Check out the latest media stuff ups both locally and around the world.
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Will the Media Honestly Record This?
Get the popcorn and buckle in. One of the oldest bad ideas in history is about to get another run.
A New Year: The Cancer Data
Continuing to assert that Covid-19 vaccine harm is unproven whilst encouraging booster uptake and refusing to study comparative data has long since become an untenable position. In 2026 we aim to bring the unequivocal data to the attention of all those taking public health decisions.
He Found the Octopus
They killed the journalist who connected it all. Now we live in the world he warned us about.
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Moller and Dixon: Giants of NZ Running
It was a great privilege for my generation to grow up admiring and being inspired by these remarkable people. It is clear that there are many role models for 10-year-old NZers today to be as inspired by as I was at Cooks Gardens in the 1970s.
This Data Breach Was Preventable
The warnings were ignored. This was preventable. The question now is whether anyone will be held accountable, or whether we’ll simply wait for the next catastrophe.
Good Oil General Debate
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The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… matinee (noun) - : a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : In English, soiree means “a fancy evening affair.” The word comes directly from French and was formed from the word soir,