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Locks and Chains, Hobbles and Handcuffs
Viv Forbes saltbushclub.com Viv Forbes is a geologist, financial analyst and weather watcher with long experience in Australian rural and mining industries. The Lockdown Depression is rushing towards us. Many in politics, media and industry are digging the hole deeper, some through panic and ignorance, others cynically pushing anti-industry
Who You Gunna Call?
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Read the Headlines and Weep
Yesterday’s MSM headlines were enough to bring tears to your eyes. They revealed terrible ongoing job losses while one headline trumpeted that New Zealanders are really happy with the PM that caused them. Every day more and more jobs are going to disappear. How long will people keep thinking
Classic Labour Party Behaviour, Just a Cluster
Leo Molloy HeadQuarters Viaduct The PM enters into a press conference discussion about us with Tova, who names me, and the Prime Minister of Candy Floss makes it clear she’s all over our (totally legal) dinner party and has knowledge of our dialogue with the Police…Mike Bush still
Legally Businesses DO NOT Have to Contact Trace
I knew that any contract tracing app could not be forced onto me due to my right to privacy so I was very surprised to encounter Retail shops refusing to serve customers if they didn’t fill in all their personal details in a contact tracing book. It turns out
Will New Zealand’s $50 Billion Budget Boost Jacinda Ardern’s Chance of Being RE-elected?
Grant Duncan Massey University New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has won global admiration for her personal style. But how will Kiwis judge her government’s performance at the ballot-box in September? A major factor in that decision will be how well today’s budget is received – and how well
“Know Us by Our Deeds”
Fine rhetoric from our PM does not allay my fears that this government will introduce new taxes to pay for their gargantuan 50 billion dollar loan. “Know us by our deeds”? What rhetorical codswallop. The entranced media, like possums stuck in the headlights, print her responses but do not challenge
Madness
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The NZ Herald recently highlighted the suicide of a young self-employed butcher who saw his life’s work go down the drain by the utterly insane edict that meat could only be purchased at supermarkets. The farcical rule was subsequently wiped but here’s the
A Huge Debt- but Not of Gratitude
An article in a weekend newspaper featuring Grant Robertson talking about his $50 billion dollar bill showed just how little understanding he has of what is needed to get out of the canyon he has put us in. Referring to last week’s article by Audrey Young, it was stated
Stupidity
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The New Zealand Property Council has issued a call for the government (taxpayers) to give them money. Why? Because they say, due to the uncertain economic outlook about 60% of all planned (get that; “planned”) construction projects are now at risk. Cancellation they argue will
Borrowing Forever
I am still reeling from the numbers in the “Rebuilding Together” budget. It reminds me of Hillary Clinton‘s campaign slogan in 2016, and we all know how that ended up. All I can do is hope fervently that this government ends up the same way – on the scrapheap, with
The Small Business Loan Scheme
The government’s small business loan scheme has started this week. Administered by the IRD, it allows small businesses to borrow $10,000, plus $1800 for every employee, up to a maximum of $100,000. Eligibility for the loan scheme is much the same as for the wage subsidy; you
Once Again, the Country Is Ready before the Government
Press Release: ACT Party “The Government’s phased introduction of Alert Level 2 will be welcomed by New Zealanders who want to get back to normality, but the lack of clarity for business means that, once again, the country is ready before the Government”, according to ACT Leader David Seymour.
Canny View – Ready and Robust Will Thrive
Nick Stewart Stewart Group COVID-19 has got the attention of the world, and a great deal of information has been published about the pandemic in recent months. As a nation, we did everything in our power to slow down the COVID-19 spread, and at the end of level 4 four