Here Is the Real News
The real news is not to be found at six o’clock on One or Three but elsewhere in places such as YouTube.
Economy
Trump Landslide Predictions Start to Emerge
The parallels to a memorable election decades ago are unmistakable.
How Much Should We Pay Our Pollies?
Most people serving in parliament earn more than they would get elsewhere. That is a powerful influence on their behavior.
Iwi Bandits Are at Work
If iwi keep inventing new privileges under Article Two of the Treaty, then the Crown should use Article Three which says that Māori rights and duties are the same as those of everyone else.
The Cost of Living
The most basic current flaw in the New Zealand economy lies with our low wage levels.
Consider Investing in Government Bonds
Government bonds are designed to be ‘safe’, not complicated, but stick to places run by people like us.
150 Developing Nations Are on Track to Overtake Us
A succession of National and Labour governments have turned NZ into one of the planet’s worst performing economies.
Ford’s Massive Retreat From EVs Explained
Forcing Americans into EVs was always a bad idea economically, but it now appears to be a bad idea politically, too.
We Need to Focus On the Family
How can we expect to raise a generation of independent thinkers and self-sufficient upstarts if we can only afford to hand them over to the government while we work all day?
The System Is Out of Control
Australia has imported the entire population of South Australia in just two years.
It’s the Economy Stupid
The Government should be careful it’s not sleepwalking the country into the final act of a disaster decades in the making.
NZ Must Rethink How It Pays for Aged Care
Stats NZ projects the proportion of people aged 65+ will reach 20 per cent of the population by 2028. In four years, there could be 30 people aged 65+ years for every 100 people aged 15–64 years.
Our Councils Are Out of Control
It is up to the people to take back control of the councils, or pay the price.
Can Kamala Make Americans Forget the Last Four Years?
Is the right to abort a fetus on demand enough to vote against their own financial interests? In the end, that may turn out to be the single most significant question undecided voters will ask themselves when they cast their ballots for president.
Welfare Is a Jealous Polygamist
Our welfare system traps women in hopeless lives, depending on a state that doesn’t really want them but is too jealous to let them go.