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Women in Grass Skirts Shouldn’t Throw Stones

Women in Grass Skirts Shouldn’t Throw Stones

My father always used to think that everyone in New Zealand wore grass skirts and threw spears. He wasn’t joking. That was the view often presented to the world when royalty or dignitaries came here. He had a clear memory of the Prince and Princess of Wales in a

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The Great Chip War: A Golden Investment Opportunity in the Making?

John Ling wealthmorning.com John is the Chief Marketing Officer at Wealth Morning. His responsibilities include marketing, customer service, and compliance. He is an experienced investor and portfolio manager, trading both on his own account and assisting with high net-worth clients. In addition to contributing financial and geopolitical articles to

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1500 Empty Rooms in MIQ Shows Government’s Poor Planning

1500 Empty Rooms in MIQ Shows Government’s Poor Planning

ACT Party ACT Leader David Seymour “ACT welcomes the news that migrant families who have been cruelly separated for far too long will be reunited, but 1500 empty MIQ rooms shows there’s no reason both them and desperately needed workers can’t be here now,” says ACT Leader David

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The Death of a Town: Part Two

The Death of a Town: Part Two

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

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A Land with No Beer

A Land with No Beer

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

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Broke Coke

Broke Coke

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Amazon Deal a Vote of Confidence in NZ Film Sector

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

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Labour Can Take Full Credit for This Disaster: Part Three

Labour Can Take Full Credit for This Disaster: Part Three

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

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

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

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With the Trans-Tasman Travel Bubble about to Open, How Much Should the Tourism Industry Get Its Hopes Up?

With the Trans-Tasman Travel Bubble about to Open, How Much Should the Tourism Industry Get Its Hopes Up?

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

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Labour Preferred by Small Business

Labour Preferred by Small Business

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,

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Emotive Live Export Ban a Kick in the Guts

Emotive Live Export Ban a Kick in the Guts

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

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