Why ‘Eating the Rich’ Undermines Everyone’s Prosperity
Wealth accumulates where people create value, meaning great fortunes reflect service, not selfishness. That’s why taxing fortunes undermines prosperity.
Business
PM Says Amazon Will Invest $7.5 Billion in New Zealand
The development is expected to create around 1000 jobs and add $11 billion to the country’s GDP.
Science Should Not Tamper With Nature
Understandably, Crichton’s novel “Prey” ends on an ominous note: “They didn’t understand what they were doing. I’m afraid that will be on the tombstone of the human race.”
Labour and Te Pāti Māori’s Supermarket Plan
Will history repeat the Kaikohe KFC collapse?
Willis and the Express Lane Myth
Rail freight could slash those costs, but decades of neglect combined with the duopoly’s trucking dominance has left rail on life support.
Fund the User, Not the Provider
The great author/philosopher Eric Hoffer once said, “Every great cause begins as a movement, then becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket.”
John Barnett: The Entrepreneur, Visionary and Patriot
On one level, Barnett – the son of British Jews who migrated before the second world war and settled in Auckland – can be seen as the classic show business entrepreneur. But perhaps more important than that, he was also a patriot who believed in telling New Zealand stories to New Zealanders.
Do I Really Need to Know My Lawyer’s Pronouns?
If you really must put something after your name then make it useful.
Finally, a Crack at the Grocery Duopoly: Willis’s Plan to Bring Down Prices
Bottom line: Kiwis deserve a fair go at the supermarket. If this plan lives up to the hype and actually slashes prices, it’ll be a win for everyone except the current duopoly.
Now Middle England Is Becoming Poor
If Gen X are losing the habit of spending significant money on things, and Gen Z is not adopting the habit at all, how will the economy grow?
Our Children Are Being Targeted
Commodifying childhood: NZ children see marketing for unhealthy products 76 times a day.
A Big Retailer Goes Into Receivership
A family member of a long-term Christchurch worker told Chris Lynch Media staff had no warning when they arrived at work. “Everyone up and down the country, every location is going through the same.”
Journalists Need to Come Clean About Payments
As we found out with media ‘celebrity’ doctors during the Covid era, contractual requirements are rarely, if ever, fulfilled by the contractors when addressing the public via the media.
DOGE Posted the Receipts. Now They’re Being Hunted.
Washington’s response reveals who ran the swamp.
