Business
Crazy Taxes
When we were talking about Capital Gains Tax a few years ago, I was told by a tax specialist that there would never be enough tax revenue from the sale of only non-owner-occupied property, and that, at some point, after CGT had been introduced, it would be extended to include
New Zealand’s Cyber-Resilience Failing under Labour
Since Labour has been in Government New Zealand’s cybersecurity ranking has taken a serious hit, National’s Digital Economy & Communications spokesperson Melissa Lee says. The recently released United Nations ITU Global Cybersecurity Index shows New Zealand’s ranking plunging from 19 in 2017 down to 48 in 2021.
Govt Plants Union Official on Air NZ Board
The appointment by Grant Robertson of a long-standing union official to the board of Air New Zealand is another example of poor judgement by the Minister, National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly says. “Mr Robertson does not appear to be acting in the best interests of Air New Zealand in
Labour Union Hackery Reaches Full Absurdity
David Seymour ACT Leader Even as a frequent critic of this Labour Government, I never thought Grant Robertson would try appointing a teacher union rep to run an airline. In April, Grant Robertson wrote to the Air New Zealand Board, rather menacingly, ‘I would like to be involved in the
Paying for Land You No Longer Own
Diane Beattie Facebook In case anyone was confused as to why the farmers were protesting on Friday I thought I would just put something here so people have an idea of why. Firstly SNA’s (Significant Natural Areas), are areas of farmland or lifestyle blocks that the Government is getting
Oops, Some of Jacinda’s Hamsters Have Jumped off the Wheel
David Seymour is “wrong, wrong, wrong”, to quote Tova O’Brien. His (unconscious?) fear of being politically incorrect condemns him to throw a bone to the PM before criticising her. The left-wing media, radical identity groups and the current socialist government have such an iron grip on NZ society that
Death and Taxes in One Fell Swoop
The government has allocated $5 million to the IRD to assess the incomes and wealth of high-wealth individuals. This is being taken as a sign that the government is looking to introduce some form of inheritance tax, although it is not expected to be introduced before the next election. Another
How the Government Used the Pandemic to Crush Small Businesses—and Why: An Interview with Carol Roth
Jon Miltimore fee.org Jonathan Miltimore is the Managing Editor of FEE.org. His writing/reporting has been the subject of articles in TIME magazine, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, Fox News, and the Star Tribune. Bylines: Newsweek, The Washington Times, MSN.com, The Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller,
Collins’ Comments
Hon Judith Collins judithcollins.national.org.nz I was excited to launch the Demand the Debate publicity campaign last weekend. I think it will be a really effective way to communicate to the New Zealand voting public on important issues that are otherwise lost in the ‘news’. People are asking
Groundswell NZ Protests
The BFD staff attended as many of the protests on Friday as possible. We ran and updated this post continually throughout the day in order to keep those that couldn’t be there informed in order to highlight the magnitude of unrest around the country, and also to provide a
Minister Not Addressing Serious Issues in Immigration
The Immigration Minister’s announcement today has only been made to give him more time to fix the complete mess he has made of the new business accreditation process, National’s Immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford says. “While this is a good, practical step to address the issue businesses are having
Anger Management
I travelled into Wellington from the Hutt Valley on the train today. The view along the water was delightful. The passengers provided an eclectic mix of people and races – roughly 50% Europeans and 50% Asians – mostly heading into the capital for work. At the station, I took a taxi to
Lee Williams: Should Banks Be Pulling Services for Political Views?
Free Speech Union We’ve had a number of enquiries over recent weeks about events involving controversial YouTuber Lee Williams (no relation) – who first came to our attention after media reported on apparent “white supremacist statements” and a campaign by the Twitter “community” to have Mr Williams sacked and more.
