While Grant Robertson has no financial or economic background, I thought he was doing a reasonable job as minister of finance. There may, however, be an element of comparison with some of the true dullards in the current cabinet that helped forge that opinion. He is certainly no Bill English,
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com So here we all are living our ‘new normal’ – Alert Level 1 in the battle against COVID-19. That’s where we’re expected to stay until a vaccine is available. It’s only at that stage that our borders could fully re-open and New Zealanders
Women Generate Less Greenhouse Gas Emissions Than Men during Travel, Study Finds Kiwi women generate fewer greenhouse gas emissions than men during travel. According to research by The University of Otago, women use more diverse modes of travel and generate lower greenhouse gas emissions than men, despite men being more
The prime minister has expressed her anger at the fact that The Warehouse Group is about to lay off 1,080 workers. She is particularly angry because the company accepted the government wage subsidy in March, taking $68 million in government subsidies at that time. This week alone, we have
Kaikoura Whale Watch to return buoyed by $1.5 million government boost Whale Watch Kaikoura will be back on the water next month, buoyed by a $1.5 million Government tourism rescue grant to help it navigate the domestic market. Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis, accompanied by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern,
Show business is the only thing Jacinda seems good at. She parades around in various global type garments best suited to the country she is feeling sorry for at the time in order to get the ensuing global adulation. Jacinda has turned this ingratiating irritating behaviour into an art form
I’ve just read the BFD article on the historian Scott Hamilton. There is a simple way to counter business destroying virtue signalers like Hamilton. I am sure this whole thing has nothing to do with the fact that Scott Hamilton has some books to sell. Details are in his
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Imagine that you are a struggling business trying to stay afloat and to keep all your staff employed after a punishing 7 week lockdown. Then imagine that you are finally allowed to open but with costly and restrictive conditions. Then at last you are told at level one you are
Jacinda Ardern’s feet were posted on social media wearing Nadia Reid socks after she and her feet attended the singer’s gig in Wellington. There is a pattern with this PM of businesses cashing in on the publicity when she wears their product. Handmade Black Feather earrings made of
Of course it is, Jacinda. You have declared it so and so it shall be. Except, like so many other things you and your pathetically inept colleagues have managed to do to this country of ours, you couldn’t be more wrong and you’ve been drinking too much of
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Radio New Zealand has a story about a supposed deal between Labour and NZ First over commercial rent relief: Tenants unable to pay rent on commercial leases have been given a lifeline after almost two months of negotiations between Labour and New Zealand First. If tenants and landlords can’t
Newstalk ZB Transcript from Tuesday 2 June. Mike: So, what happened to the rules aye? Protesters all over the grounds of parliament, well in excess of 100 and not a sign of any social distancing, even the deputy prime minister this morning asking questions. The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, is
