There Is Just Waste Everywhere
Defund da sewerage. The albatross around New Zealand’s neck.
Economy
Why Central Banks Commonly Ease up on Inflation Too Soon
These lop-sided public and political pressures commonly cause central banks to ease off on inflation too early. Jarring policy reversals are then needed.
Back-To-School Invoices Hit Like a Second Mortgage
Satire/Parody: Pavlova Post blends real headlines with made-up jokes – not factual reporting.
The Panic of 1857: An Austrian View
A massive amount of money was created, interest rates fell below the natural rate, and money flowed into malinvestments of higher-order goods like land and railroad construction.
It’s Everyone’s Fault but Theirs
Labor attack the messengers pointing out their failures.
Why Are Taxpayers Funding This Cycling Charity?
I suppose it would be far right to ask why people can’t just cycle with whomever they want and without a whole charity being set up?
Taxing Everything That Is Nailed Down
Naturally they always want to tax the rich… But eventually ‘the rich’ skip town, so the government starts taxing every that can’t relocate. Pubs. Property. Small businesses. The middle class.
Davos Gets a Reality Check
They’ve been told to their faces that they’re a joke. And there’s nothing they can do about it, because it’s true – and everyone is finally admitting it out loud.
Is Permissioned Access Still Money?
One unverifiable dispute locked me out. If permission to pay with my own money can be blocked, what does owning it mean anymore?
No Word from China That Can Be Trusted
Who’d trust official Chinese government statistics?
Hipkins Launches Labour’s Gaslighting Election Campaign
An election-year address that only works if New Zealanders have collective amnesia.
2026 Through a Political Lens
Right now the political waters might look more like the Cook Strait on a bad day, but I think by election day the sun will be shining on the coalition.
The Maths Isn’t Getting Any Better
Legacy media are finally starting to run the numbers.
Why the US Will Not Follow Argentina
By the time voters demand real change, it will almost certainly be too late to avoid serious financial consequences.