Business
What’s New Zealand’s Strategy for the Gulf?
The six states that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – are now collectively New Zealand’s sixth-biggest export market.
Golden Kiwi Butter, a Privileged Luxury Out of Reach
In a land of milk and honey, no one should need to bid for butter.
What New Yorkers Forgot About Prosperity
Gratitude is the first principle of prosperity. Demanding something for nothing misunderstands both economics and human nature.
‘Let’s Meet for Coffee’: Matthew Horncastle
Horncastle said he has been approached for informal discussions about future political involvement but remains focused on business. “But if in 10 years’ time New Zealand is still heading in the wrong direction, I’ll have a crack at running. And if I run, I run to win.”
UN Report Reveals the Hidden Exploitation
The best interests of the child should remain central to all decisions about banning or regulating surrogacy, as well as to the creation of laws that protect the child’s fundamental rights.
Study 329 Is Finally Under Review
Ghostwritten manuscripts, selective reporting and buried suicide data: shaping the evidence base for antidepressants.
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[The Good Oil] Stuff Up of the Day
Check out the latest media stuff ups both locally and around the world.
This Doom Marketing Has Backfired
Oatly’s crisis is self-inflicted. But it’s also a warning to every other boardroom chasing the next ESG headline. The age of climate preaching is over. The only sustainable strategy left is common sense.
They Are Passing the Buck
The only reason they choose to be in the CBD is because that’s where the money is. It’s like Trump said: when you see a dirty door in front of a restaurant you know not to go in.
Five Taxes We Should Abolish Now
Australia needs a leaner, fairer tax system that doesn’t penalise success, ambition or everyday life.
Central Otago Gold Mine Gets Green Light
New Zealand is poised to capitalise on renewed international demand for gold and minerals, with the government granting a major mining permit for one of the country’s most significant gold discoveries in decades.
Is This Any Different to a Mafia Protection Scheme?
This ‘pay the money and you can have your cultural assessment…’ goes against all that is fair and democratic. It actually diminishes their own mana!
Bringing the Benefits of Hamilton Island to the Far North
Simeon Brown and Chris Bishop have done some good work with proposed roading improvements to the Far North. A much more significant improvement would be to make the Kerikeri Airport fully international. In 10 years Northland could go from the poorest to the wealthiest NZ province.
Electricity Prices Are the New Inflation Flashpoint
As AI data centers, clean-energy mandates, and regulations collide, the power grid is becoming a battlefield.