What About Accountability and Transparency?
Clearly, it’s time for reform in this area. But it won’t happen without public pressure on the politicians.
Economy
If Argentina Can, NZ Should Too
While NZ’s National Government uses the cost-of-living crisis as justification to continue spending more than it takes in tax revenue, Argentina has a much more serious cost-of-living crisis that is fuelling President Milei’s determination to slash state spending to surplus levels within one year.
This Is a Full Blown Scandal
The Samoa Observer reports Kiwis have not yet done a thing to help them clean up and save their ocean.
The SFO Will Be Kept Busy Monitoring the Fast Track Act List
BusinessNZ chief executive Katherine Rich has come out saying how pleased businesses are with the list. Likewise, the Employers and Manufacturers Association credits the announcement as a potential major economic boost.
CBDCs Undermine Financial Privacy
The government is already using existing technologies to surveil its citizens. There’s no reason to think the government would give up its ability to monitor transactions with the introduction of a CBDC.
Why Have They Pre-Judged the Inquiry?
It will cost NZ over $1 billion that should have gone into healthcare.
What Business Is Lobbying For
The Herald’s “Mood of the Boardroom” report is invaluable reading for those that want to know where the current coalition government is headed.
China Is Going Pear-Shaped as Beijing Panics
China is worried not only about a looming recession but that it might be falling into the Japan-style doom-loop of structural stagnation thanks to President Xi’s anti-business jihad.
Is Health NZ’s Chair, Lester Levy, Fit for the Job?
Changing the deck chairs by flying in a new man whose background includes advice on City Rail Link, PenLink, Wellington Town Hall and Pūhoi-to-Warkworth road to sort out NZ healthcare doesn’t wash.
There Is a Better Way
The NZ Treasury’s lack of imagination threatens our future. It has no faith in economic magic and its message of doom is based on incorrect economics.
Milei Could Teach Albo and Chalmers a Thing or Two
How to solve a rental crisis in one easy lesson.
We Are in Dire Need of Restructuring
America is falling apart. No wonder US infrastructure received a C- on the Infrastructure Report Card. The American Empire is approaching a breaking point.
No Books, No Wisdom and No Future
“The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.”
Air New Zealand Makes Adjustments to Domestic Flights
Air New Zealand responds to reduced demand and engine maintenance issues.