Ashley Church explains why it is a myth that there is a housing crisis: Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past few years you’ve heard about the shortage of housing in New Zealand. There are variations of the view but the most popular version claims
If you were to believe the green movement’s propaganda, they are the only squeaky-clean troupe of ideologically pure, selfless servants of the people in the entire Australian polity. Graft, corruption, secrecy, dirty politics…there’s none of that kind of goblin mischief going on, down in Fairy Dell. The
The United Nations has not been fit for purpose for a long, long time as it has been taken over by countries who do not have free democracies and who have terrible human rights records. Now the United Nations has gone so far as to use tactics straight out of
I had a friend, many years ago, who ran a small graphic design business. Like most small businessmen, he put in long hours and continually struggled to balance money in and money out. Everyone who’s ever run a small business knows the routine: trying to make sure invoices were
Since when, inimitable Australian journalist Jack Marx once asked, did the love that dare not speak its name become the love that just won’t shut the hell up? As Douglas Murray notes, something changed – and not for the better – in the gay rights movement once it won the war
Shelterforce Staff shelterforce.org A: Yes! Since hosts can make 50 to 200 percent more on short-term rentals than on long-term rentals, Airbnb affects purchase prices as well. A: Yes. Despite its preferred image as a home-sharing platform, Airbnb actually involves tens of thousands of rental units that have been
I love Taika Waititi. Actually, let’s adjust that. I used to love Taika Waititi. His early movies showed an interesting comedic genius and, as his career got better and better, he was recognised as a great talent, with a wicked sense of humour. I went to all of his
I get the feeling that Jacinda suddenly wants to be taken seriously. She has announced that there will be no wedding this year, thus presumably responding to the #Turnardern movement that said we want a prime minister who doesn’t spend all her time doing fluff pieces and photoshoots. She
Brian Walsh, Elon University The Conversation If you died 200 years ago in America, your family would wash and dress your body and place it in a bed surrounded by candles to dampen the smell of decomposition. Your immediate family and friends would visit your house over the course of
The TV1 newsreaders were agog last week with the startling news that there might… only MIGHT… be a deal on Ihumatao about to be announced. They made a few implications and shadowed promises, but it was all speculation really. It is not exactly surprising that the main TV bulletin of
George One of the greatest private enterprise success stories during the last two years has been the growth of Rocketlab. During the 2018/9 financial year, this enterprise added $1.75bn to the New Zealand economy and supported 12,000 jobs. There was an article in the Guardian with reference
US president Donald Trump has stared down the mandarins of China and sealed a huge first win in his trade war with the communist state. The Chinese have blinked and handed the US an enormous range of concessions. But, while the deal is a yuge deal for America, it contains
What happens when you have a chronic housing shortage, too few state houses and a government that continually comes out with landlord unfriendly policies? I have watched landlord after landlord sell their rental properties over the last few years, citing various reasons, but just about all of them are to
Straight arrow Yesterday I came across a New Zealand “business owner” who tweeted support for the increase in the minimum wage and declared that they are already paying their employees a ” living wage.” Frustrated yesterday by ACTs tweet today saying that the raising of the minimum wage is detrimental to
Ten thousand mirrors form a spiral approx 3 km (2 miles) wide that winds around a skyscraper rising above the desert between Las Vegas and Reno. It is a billion-dollar memorial to man’s stupidity. It was supposed to soak up enough heat from the sun’s rays to spin
Credi, where credit is due, Countdown have successfully turned lemons into lemonade, finding various ways to profit from the Government’s plastic bag ‘save the turtles’ scam. Their latest scheme is to counter all the naughty customers taking off with their plastic baskets by turning around and selling plastic baskets
