Willis and the Supermarket Showdown
It would be naïve to think that the supermarket giants will roll over. The lobbying machine is already moving. This is where Willis’ resolve will be tested.
Business
The Day Big Wind Came to Town
A paradise sacrificed to greed masquerading as virtue. Big Wind’s gospel of growth has delivered division and decline. The village, once a bastion of mateship, now simmers with anger and grief. Volunteer groups have faltered, trust has been eroded, and a creeping despair has settled in.
Willis Quietly Trashes NZ Banking
RBNZ independence ended on 31 March, 2025, the day she did the bidding for Big Monopoly Banks.
Taxpayers’ Union Under Threat
The union has now received a threatening letter to sue for damages on behalf of a Ms Mark-Shadbolt, who has demanded they remove in its entirety the comments on this taxpayers’ rip-off.
Elon Musk Sells X – What Now?
Musk’s “digital town square” is likely to become even more powerful.
NZ’s Trust Crisis a Revolt
Part of restoring trust is candidly admitting mistakes and failures. As the saying goes, trust arrives on foot but leaves on horseback – it will take time and consistent effort to win back the confidence that has been lost.
Foreign Aid, Reparations and Economic Growth
Developing countries in Africa and the Caribbean must pivot away from the reparations narrative and instead focus on strategic economic policies that drive industrialization and technological adoption.
No, This Is Self-Induced Poverty
You never hand money to an addict. Surely. Unless you are MSD. It is a crazy state of affairs. The state is using massive resources to stamp out the supply of P while simultaneously funding a large part of the demand.
Face of the Day
Willis took over responsibility for the supermarket delegation this month and will announce decisions taken by Cabinet to incentivise and encourage a third player into the market.
The Ministries of Silly Charts
There is a vast architecture and edifice of piffle in place designed to prop up gender ideology. Right at its base is one simple idea: men are women. But no new arrow in a flowchart, no additional bullet, no number of silly charts can make it so.
A Brief History of the Panama Canal
The US took over a bankrupt French project, backed an independence movement, and paid a $25 million ransom to get the marvel finished.
A Few Questions for Marxists
At what point in the process of violent overthrowing does an oppressor get considered oppressed?
The Taxation Enigma
But assuming rationality in human behaviour is always a huge miscalculation in ignoring the reality of our more common irrationality.
It Is the Lifeblood of Progress
It is time the coalition put the interests of New Zealand first by abandoning net-zero policies in order to focus on economic growth.
Pass Me My Tiniest Violin
Ross ‘Carbon Tax’ Garnaut’s ‘renewables’ company is in trouble.