Holiday Reading Advice for Finance Minister Willis
Go buy a book on ‘expansionary fiscal contractions’.
Business
Bird Flu: Let the Great Culling Begin
Who benefits from mass culling? Who profits from endless and increasing reliance on vaccines? And most importantly, why aren’t alternative solutions being seriously considered?
Beef Additive Sparks Calls to Boycott
While New Zealand continues to evaluate Bovaer in controlled trials, critics in Australia are demanding transparency and labelling on beef products derived from Bovaer-fed cattle.
Westpac Chief Backs Us Up
And regards the RBNZ paying lip service to Finance Minister Willis’ amended Reserve Bank Act.
Where Have All the Viewers Gone?
Nobody is watching any longer. Over 90 per cent of people in the 25–54 age range are not watching television news.
A Record Number of Complaints
Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster said it is likely due to poor privacy practices by businesses and organisations.
Do They Rue Choosing Bureaucrats Over Customers?
Duggan Flanakin Duggan Flanakin is a senior policy analyst with the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow. Whatever happened to the old bit of business wisdom: the customer is always right? US and European automakers abandoned this mantra to please unelected bureaucrats in Brussels, New York, and Doha and the sycophants
What National Should Have Done
These policies are called disruptive. Had they been done, NZ would be in a boom now and National on the way to a landslide win in Election 2026.
The 50 Basis Point Cut
NZ’s Reserve Bank has broken its remit. Truth is, it’s trying to kick start the economy, not fight inflation.
NZ’s Biggest Solar Energy Company Goes
SolarZero employed over 160 staff across New Zealand, with key office locations in Auckland, Christchurch, and Wānaka.
Red Remembrance Day 2024, Mt Maunganui
Remembering the day Kiwis were fired from their jobs.
Willis Is Sitting on a Fiscal Hole
She’s conjured figures in Budget 2024 that contradict Treasury’s long-term fiscal forecasts.
Year One in Review
No amount of goofy smiles, Facebook videos, or gauche clichés – we’re the greatest country in the world – by Mr Luxon is going to restore foreign investor confidence