It turns out that the NZTA has not historically separated out traffic management costs from its overall expenditure. This in itself suggests slack budgetary management and a remarkable lack of concern about how public funds are spent.
To the fury of the media, Argentina’s economy is bounding back.
It would be naïve to think that the supermarket giants will roll over. The lobbying machine is already moving. This is where Willis’ resolve will be tested.
The union has now received a threatening letter to sue for damages on behalf of a Ms Mark-Shadbolt, who has demanded they remove in its entirety the comments on this taxpayers’ rip-off.
Labor’s cynical election budget bribes appear to be having the desired effect.
Developing countries in Africa and the Caribbean must pivot away from the reparations narrative and instead focus on strategic economic policies that drive industrialization and technological adoption.
You never hand money to an addict. Surely. Unless you are MSD. It is a crazy state of affairs. The state is using massive resources to stamp out the supply of P while simultaneously funding a large part of the demand.
This is exactly how NZTA and councils work. The secret contract is the Local Government (Rating) Act and your customers are the ratepayers.
Chair Quigley’s letter wildly endorsed the $50 billion money printing program. It refers to the wonders of the governor using “alternative monetary policy tools”, a codeword for the program otherwise known as “quantitative easing”.
Willis took over responsibility for the supermarket delegation this month and will announce decisions taken by Cabinet to incentivise and encourage a third player into the market.
But assuming rationality in human behaviour is always a huge miscalculation in ignoring the reality of our more common irrationality.
It is time the coalition put the interests of New Zealand first by abandoning net-zero policies in order to focus on economic growth.
By grounding the system in property rights, they’re telling Kiwis they can finally use their land without having to beg permission from every busybody with a clipboard.
Let’s trust Finance Minister Willis will not continue the disgracefully invalid past appointments process.
Mr Miliband later admitted the new solar panels for schools and hospitals will be coming, wait for it, from China among other places.
Labour’s Hipkins and Otago VC Robertson must be held to account.
