What Zohran Mamdani Doesn’t Understand About Wealth
You don’t fight poverty by punishing wealth.
Business
Rip Curl’s Earnings Have Plunged
The video received massive backlash, prompting Rip Curl Women to pull the ad just days later.
Survey Shows Farmers Reject the Paris Agreement
The survey offered grassroots New Zealand farmers a chance to have their say on 10 questions focused on ruminant methane and the economic impact of the Paris Accord on both farming businesses and the broader economy.
To Really Understand What Socialism Is
Wealth only has long-term value when it is combined with the entrepreneur’s knowledge, skills, time, risk-taking, and co-ordination.
Thoughts on Charlie Kirk
Would you employ someone who danced and celebrated the assassination of someone, even if you didn’t like the person who was assassinated? These people have caused actual harm – to their employers, to public trust and to basic decency. The consequences are on them.
The Peach, the Flood and the Power Behind Wattie’s
What begins with the peach will not end with the peach. If current trends continue, within a few short years much of New Zealand’s food will no longer be grown here at all, but imported, processed and standardised to meet global shareholders’ demands.
Demand for Resources Poses Promise and Peril
Several residents said their concerns have been heightened by what they consider the silence surrounding the project. There were no town hall meetings and no public notices to provide information or give locals a voice in the sea change coming to their lives.
I Am Human
Ardern, what you did was unthinkable. You ruled like a tyrant, enforced obedience like a dictator, and left lives shattered in your wake. The punishment you face isn’t a courtroom, it’s reality. You are not welcome in New Zealand.
They Are Losing Our Trust
The coalition has a lot on its hands, but it is in danger of throwing away the next election because it is losing the respect and trust of voters. ACT and New Zealand First are raising legitimate concerns about the coalition’s direction. National needs to listen and learn, before it’s too late.
West Exec – the Intelligence Factory
Part II of the WestExec papers: the intelligence community’s job wasn’t to inform policy. It was to satisfy the policy maker.
PM Reacts to Smiths City Closure
Smiths City was founded in Christchurch in 1918 and is a long-standing name in New Zealand retail, selling home appliances and furniture. The company has been under increasing financial pressure, with sales continuing to fall despite store closures and downsizing measures.
The US Rediscovers a Trading Partner
The US must follow through on initiatives despite changes in domestic politics, while Indonesia must skillfully navigate the complexities of the geopolitical landscape – especially regarding a shifting US-China dynamic.