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Policy in 60 Seconds: Rio Tinto
International mineral giant Rio Tinto is angling for another taxpayer-funded bailout. Islay explains how this could go terribly wrong.
Thursday Nightcap
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Frustration with high costs has made younger generations more receptive to claims that wealth requires exploitation. But envy-driven attacks only limit our future opportunities.
Waitaki Power Scheme Approved for Another 35 Years
“It also means we can step up the work we’re doing to explore opportunities to add more storage and generation to this scheme,” Meridian Chief Executive Mike Roan said.
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National Steals NZ First Policy Then Attacks Its Own Coalition Partners.
This episode sums up everything wrong with National right now. Arrogant, directionless and happy to bite the hands that help them.
Good Oil General Debate
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Face of the Day
“If you think about the people who’ve become very wealthy in New Zealand, they’ve all started from nothing.”
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… slight (adjective, verb, noun) - adjective 1a: having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body b: lacking in strength or substance : flimsy, frail c: deficient in weight, solidity, or importance : trivial 2: small of its kind or in amount verb 1: to