It Is Not the Prime Minister...
The biggest capital gains-wanna-be-tax-dodgers in NZ are Labour and Greens own MPs.
Economy
The Largest Study on UBI Was Just Conducted
The results are disappointing for advocates. What did people do with the extra time they got from working less? In short, the answer is, they relaxed.
A Cash Injection to Fight Bird Flu
The response will include funding for practical on-ground actions to limit the spread and impacts of HPAI H5N1 for susceptible wildlife. This might include a vaccination program for vulnerable threatened species, as an example.
Why Charter Schools Are Huge Bargain for Taxpayers
You will probably not hear this from the teacher unions or the Labour Party.
Is There a (Really Big) Cover Up?
What was the NZ Navy ship Manawanui actually doing in Samoa?
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.
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.