Dear Editor I would like to draw your attention to the latest ‘war’ occurring throughout New Zealand. The war is against anyone who is non-Maori, and especially if they have a small family business. It started off with Lee Williams, the blogger Cross the Rubicon, who has been taken down
Hannah Frankman fee.org Hannah is a writer, filmmaker, photographer, and storyteller. I learned the word “entrepreneurship” when I was 12. I had just started my first business, and my mother informed me I was now an “entrepreneur.” I didn’t know what the word meant, but I liked the
Tiger Tiger, a tenacious, surprisingly well-educated animal, living and working in the real world. Having to come up with staff wages every week sharpens the senses. It’s been bothering me for some time now, the pinch point of vaccination is fast approaching. I have to travel for work, I
I have a client who has been hit rather badly by the Bright-line Test. His profit on the property sale is over $200,000, on which he will have to pay tax. As he already has a reasonable income, this is going to push him well into the top tax
Transport Minister Michael Wood has today clarified the Prime Minister’s comments about who are “legitimate” ute drivers and it seems it’s region-dependent. According to Wood on Newshub Nation this morning, if you live in Auckland you shouldn’t drive a ute but if you’re on the West
Simon Evans Anglia Ruskin University Simon is Director of International Partnerships in the Lord Ashcroft International Business School. He’s also a Principal Lecturer specialising in tourism and environmental issues, with research interests including ecotourism and tiger conservation. Tigers could once be found across much of Asia, from eastern Turkey
David Seymour ACT Leader The Reserve Bank printed $100 billion, the Government borrowed $60 billion – we’ve got an economy that’s running on a sugar hit. The Government has been focused on all manner of initiatives, from bike bridges to public holidays, and paying people more to stay home,
Look at this gob smacking and astonishing statement from Jacinda Ardern about who she thinks should or shouldn’t be using utes: But Ardern confirmed she’s ruling out exemptions for utes. “We did discuss that because we recognised that there is a lag in the technology right now. But
There is a disconnect between our government’s lobbying for a trade agreement with the UK and the EU and failing to foster an environment in New Zealand for increased commerce and trade post-Covid, so that we have the products and services available to sell in these markets. A freeze
Should an employer have the right to fire an employee who expresses the view that a trans woman can never be truly a female? The Daily Mail article reads: “ ‘I was just fighting for everyone’s right to hold an opinion’: Mother who lost her job for saying trans women
Charlotte Bedford devpolicy.org Charlotte Bedford is a Research Fellow with the Development Policy Centre and is based in New Zealand. In early May, the New Zealand government announced a second border exception (which I refer to as BE2.0) for Pacific seasonal workers under the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE)
National is calling on the Labour Government to reopen public consultation on its car tax so the people of New Zealand can have their say, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. The Ministry of Transport carried out consultation on the Government’s “feebate” policy in 2019 before it was
The Government’s car tax will unfairly punish Kiwis who don’t have the option right now of switching to an electric vehicle, National’s Transport spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. National supports introducing financial incentives for people to purchase EVs but does not agree with financially punishing those who can’
David Seymour ACT Leader Labour is breaking its promise to not introduce new taxes by slapping new taxes on tradies, farmers and large families. The ‘feebate’ scheme ignores the fact that vehicles are already taxed and subsidised through the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). In September 2020, Grant Robertson said ‘we
Byron Freeman Sure as night follows day, or New Zealand follows Australia, the unions here in New Zealand have decided to chirp up and meddle in what was once (and hopefully still is) a very successful programme. The adage “don’t fix something that isn’t broken” seems to fall
