April 16th, 2021. My last letter from the North was about the death of a town. I have just received the results of the quarterly regional economic survey for the southwestern region. It underlines how deep the recession is and the future doesn’t look good for St. Austell and
17th April 2021 The economy is taking a hit in the weirdest ways and the military in particular are suffering from the downturn. By closing down the internet and mobile networks the Junta have hit at the heart of the modernising transactional banking part of the economy. This, combined with
Richard Morrison fee.org Richard Morrison is the Senior Editor at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. How did corporate America, long considered one of the most conservative American institutions, become a lead protagonist in a culture war over all manner of progressive activism? We now have a routine spectacle of corporate
conexboxes.com If you’ve ever driven by a shipping port or train depot, it might be tough to believe that there is a shipping container shortage in the world right now. There seem to be so many of them that it’s almost unthinkable that there somehow might not
Kayla Sargent newsbusters.org Big Tech has censored conservatives on social media for years now in a near constant battle for the right to exist in the digital age. But now conservative leaders have come together to develop a strategy to take on Big Tech, fight back. Conservative donors and
National’s Economic Development spokesperson Todd McClay says Amazon’s announcement that they will make films and TV series in New Zealand is a vote of confidence in our entertainment and film production industry. Mr McClay is calling on the Government to release all advice on the extra economic benefits
The apple industry is pleading for help as thousands of tonnes of fruit go to waste, devastating growers. Due to a severe labour shortage, huge volumes of apples have been left on trees this season and the industry is predicting losses of more than $600 million to provincial economies. Stuff
The Immigration Minister has defended the lack of migrant workers, saying the Government’s doing everything it can. Fruit growers claim there are hundreds of millions of dollars worth of produce going to waste, and they can’t last another year without more seasonal workers. […] Minister Kris Faafoi told Mike
Michael Lueck Professor of Tourism Auckland University of Technology By this time next week flights between New Zealand and Australia will have been taking off and landing for roughly 48 hours. The quarantine-free trans-Tasman travel bubble, beginning April 19, will finally be more than a promise. For many people, especially
A MYOB poll of 401 small to medium businesses has shown that Labour is now the preferred party of SMEs, with 38% favouring Labour and 35% supporting National. A further 5% voted ACT, while 3% supported the Greens. So overall, most businesses favour the left bloc over the right bloc,
ACT Party ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron. “The Government’s emotive decision to ban live exports ignores the evidence and is a kick in the guts for the rural sector”, says ACT’s Primary Industries spokesperson and dairy farmer Mark Cameron. “Live exports represent a critical revenue stream
“This package significantly boosts funding and resources to support affected growers and their staff.” A New Zealand Apples and Pears (Nzap) forecast released on Friday showed the export share of the national crop will be 19.3 million cartons, 3 million cartons fewer than last year, because there was not
The mind-numbing stupidity exhibited by this Labour Government is on full display in the horticulture and viticulture sectors right now but, unlike the leverage that the Greens had over the disastrous Taranaki oil and gas decision-making, this one can be fully attributed to the Labour Government alone. Cast your mind
