The EPA Slush Fund for Climate Grifters
The cacophony of this mass industry feeding at this climate trough means it won’t give up so easily.
Economy
We’re Closing Due to Threats
Threats from National and Labour parties and Big Business NZ Incorporated.
The Unrealised Capital Gains Tax
A UCGT is not an effective tax: it is an ideological tax. It is the perfect tax for the age of woke.
Free Sh*t Junkies
On current settings, the New Zealand government will have contributed about $100 million to AgriZero before the end 2026.
Evidence Points to Willis Forcing Out Orr
Nothing our finance minister says about economics makes sense to me. It only can be understood in terms of back-room deals responding to lobbying from Big Business.
Make Your Local Elections Meaningful
Mayors and councillors are required to deliver quality services. But, money wasted on surplus personnel is money not available for additional roads or footpaths, park maintenance, or new books for the library.
The Sniff Test
The government’s use of urgency to change pay equity laws doesn’t pass the sniff test but at least now MPs seem to know what a woman is.
They Must Differentiate or Drop Dead
This is the Liberal Party’s last gasp: a reformist battering ram powered by liberalism’s molten core. Conservatism’s spineless whimpering is a funeral dirge.
Trump Hits Back Against the Movie Industry
The NZ movie industry has been hit with 100% tariffs, a month after Nats announced its billion dollar subsidies would continue.
The Drivers of Prosperity
Why did the Industrial Revolution take off in Britain almost 100 years before it did in France and the rest of Europe and America?
A Beginner’s Guide to Our Self-Sabotage
Just like taxing capital chokes investment, it should be no surprise that taxing the cost of living (via inflation) results in fewer births.
Could a Modern Version of Ruthanasia Work?
The 1990’s finance minister says it’s time for some boldness.
We Need Adults in the Room
NZ will not move towards a new economic dispensation unless it is convinced the politicians offering it are serious, responsible and competent individuals. Men and women who know what men and women are and refuse to divide their fellow citizens along ethnic lines.
Defence of the Day
“New Zealand is not immune from the increasing tensions being felt throughout the world,” Collins said. “Today’s announcement sets us on our path for defence spending to reach 2 percent of GDP by 2032/33.”