Business
The Environmental Downside of EVs
It is now time to highlight the true costs of clean energy, which must include the negative societal and environmental impact as well.
Why NZ Can’t Have a Fairer Tax System
When politicians and progressives are unwilling to participate in the debate on taxes, they simply hand over the ground to those with a greater interest in dominating the discourse.
From the Desk of a Male, Pale and Stale
Ideology and groupthink in our public service: certainly immoral and probably illegal.
Whose Ethics Make It Ethical
For those with control over their own money, my suggestion is to simply invest in businesses that offer the best returns, and ignore those that virtue signal.
If They Had Just Did Nothing at All, It Would Have Been Greener
Renewable fiasco: Had Germany kept nuclear it could have saved $600b and reduced emissions 73 per cent.
This Is an Unholy Union
The real beneficiary of these changes is ultimately the Labor Party. The vast majority of contributions to the Labor Party come from the unions
Disease X and the Rolling Revenue
Healthy social conditions and an end to dangerous gain of function research are the best ways to protect against infectious diseases.
Here’s the Supermarket Duopoly Defamation Threat Letter
I thought it wise to get the story straight from the horse’s mouth, so asked Hazledine what had gone on. He says he was passed the lawyers’ letter and considers the defamation claim to be ridiculous – an attempt to “chill discussion” of the Foodstuff merger.
Is NZ’s Food Safety Authority Failing the Impartiality Test?
This second call for submissions opened a month ago, yet neither Australian nor New Zealand MSM have covered it.
Time to Break up the Supermarket Duopoly
An embarrassing big con is being sold to New Zealanders. Hopefully the politicians and public soon learn to look beyond the duopoly’s plea to only have tweaks made to their dominance and then genuine reform can come.
Paying With Your Face
What will convince consumers to use facial recognition payment technology?
Grocery Report Paints ‘Concerning Picture’
The commission supports reviewing the Fair Trading Act to impose stricter penalties for pricing inaccuracies, aiming to protect consumer rights and improve market competition.
A Brief Peek Into Tomorrow
In the world of pharmaceutical hegemony, doctors have given up on changing lifestyles, gaslighting the victims as weak-willed and putting any attempt to change habits into the too hard basket.
How Do CFOs Really Feel About Business Outlook in NZ?
Forty-one per cent met or exceeded their revenue growth targets in 2024, and 37 per cent achieved or surpassed their profit growth targets, indicating resilience despite rising costs.