Get Rid of Super and Fix Housing – A Worthwhile Trade-Off?
Ideally, the entire scheme would be abolished over time. The bottom line? Professor Foster says we need to get the government out of our investment decisions.
Economy
A Good Week for Luxon
It is past time we let the world know that we are open for business. Luxon is the best-placed politician to do it.
Why Does Willis Need Advice?
It’s obvious now that the Nats have come to power with few ideas.
The NBN and Market Manipulation
This isn’t about helping families. It’s another bloated, mismanaged government program, distorting the market and throwing millions down the drain.
Why We Need DOGE
This goes beyond just financial mismanagement. If we had something like DOGE this racket could have been picked up much earlier and saved us all a billion dollars.
NZ Election 2026 Will Be a Close Call
Choosing between Labour’s proven loser and National’s travelling salesman.
Famous US Economists Are Looking Like Hypocrites
Their approach has also become the policy of NZ Labour, which has been heavily influenced by this group of ‘big names’.
Face of the Day
The board, who catastrophically failed to discipline the retiring governor, are now charged with shortlisting candidates for his successor. Mr Orr can now take the time to finally complete that PhD. I understand Otago has an excellent economics department.
The Wailings of a Broken Class
The intelligentsia really feels like they’re in mortal danger. It’s lovely to see.
Just Get Rid of Them
Governments will always wind up corrupt. The more power in the hands of government, the more incentive is given to power-hungry psychopaths and narcissists to gain control of that power.
Returning Hipkins as PM Is Unthinkable
The man waged war on Auckland, turned us into prisoners, caused stagnation and will tax your family home.
It Is a Public Service Defence Strategy
Either you get a reconstituted service which is stripped back to its necessary bones without the bureaucratic bloat, or you do away altogether with any department that can’t actually prove its worth. Brutal but necessary.
This Just Beggars Belief
Why do PM Luxon and Minister Bishop’s 100 foreign investors ‘visiting’ NZ this week comprise 50 local Auckland firms?
What Coolidge’s Inauguration Can Teach Us Now
Calvin Coolidge was only president who actually shrank the government.