Quarter of a Million Children Are Now Dependent on Welfare
It's appalling that a quarter of a million children now need an income from the state to feed, clothe and house them.
Economy
A Warning to Parliament and the People
This is the truth parliament refuses to face. This is the truth the public can no longer ignore. This is the truth that will define the legacy of every representative who remains silent.
Are They Consultants or Extortionists?
By ignoring these loopholes in the latest RMA reforms, where the new Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill offered an obvious fix, the government has actively chosen to protect bogus consultation fees over real progress.
Public Transport Fallacies and Middle Class Welfare
Good intentions are no substitute for good policy, yet questioning expensive subsidies is increasingly treated as a moral failing rather than a legitimate debate about priorities.
Like the Pyramids, Machu Picchu and Stonehenge
Why are we not surprised to see the long-suffering taxpayers have been forced to foot the bill for this overhyped ‘compass’.
In Truth Nothing Is Free
The truth is there are no free lunches, no free fees at universities, no free visits to the GP and no free bus or train rides…but there are free elections. On November 7 make sure you don’t vote for this type of idiocy.
A Budget for the Times
I give Nicola an eight out of 10 for her budget. She kept the confetti in the box and the rabbits in the hutch.
Not Even the RBA Likes Labor’s Budget
Leaked internal notes torpedo Albo and Zippy’s housing hokum.
A Speech Not Music to My Ears
If they are unhappy about it then they should sing for their supper elsewhere.
Budget 2026
The rating agencies made it clear that while the budget shows prudent short-term management, it falls short of the more ambitious structural reform needed to put New Zealand’s finances on a truly sustainable long-term footing.
Flying High on Other People’s Money
More than $600,000 in campaign funds spent on Bernie Sanders Oligarchy tour.
This Is Only the Tip of a Large Iceberg
If you think National is rolling back co-governance, you are being conned. Isn’t it time for New Zealand to wake up?
Willis Buys Breathing Room and Leaves Labour in a Fiscal Chokehold
Willis has not fixed everything but she has stabilised the ship and forced the opposition to show their hand.
Worse than Whitlam, Better for New Zealand
For once the money might flow east across the Tasman.
