Te Kāika and the Broken Model
All three of these state-funded charities – Te Kāika, Waipareira Trust, Manukau Urban Māori Authority – have featured what looks like nepotistic governance structures.
Economy
Is This a $110 Billion Illusion?
After nearly 20 years and billions in subsidies, no one has shown that KiwiSaver has made New Zealanders wealthier. Still, the instinct across the political spectrum is to make the scheme bigger.
Will Petrol Sink Labor, Again?
Instead of closing down refineries and chasing green ideological pipe dreams, the government should (hey here’s a shocker) get out of the way.
A Win for the Government?
When prices rise, families feel it immediately. When tax revenue rises, the government feels it immediately too – but silently.
From Woke To Broke: Hochul Begs the Rich To Return
What ever happened to “jump on a bus and head to Florida where you belong”?
New Zealand’s Diesel Supply
How a Middle East conflict has exposed a structural vulnerability at the heart of the New Zealand economy.
They Want To Lock-in Co-Governance of Our Water
I would argue that the very reason the Nats are doing poorly is precisely because they have not followed through on their mandate for change. We need them to take action now, before it is too late.
Payroll Tax Is a Disincentive for Business
Right now, the system is telling us that theory is worth a gift – while practical skills are worth a tax invoice.
Open Letter to NZ Growers and Consumers
We need Kiwi First thinking from our government. Premium local organic production is the key to protecting our clean green Kiwi image and unlocking a sustainable economic advantage to secure New Zealand’s future.
Moribund Economy Takaichi’s Greatest Challenge
Opting for tax relief and a ‘light hand’ rather than strict austerity.
RNZ Catches up on News Reported Here Over a Month Ago
Let’s hope if the coalition survives the 2026 election, ACT gets to exercise far more influence in this area. Two forgotten words desperately in need of rehabilitation – Personal Responsibility.
The Economic Fallout Six Years On
Avert not your eyes: life for civilized people entered into a period of barbarism from which we’ve yet to emerge.
We Are Finally Waking Up
This is what late-stage institutional decay looks like. Not a dramatic collapse, but a slow, grinding loss of competence and legitimacy – where the government’s primary function shifts from solving problems to perpetuating itself.
This Should Concern Every Taxpayer
The cost of it isn’t borne by the teacher, or by the college. It’s borne by every working person paying tax in this country – including the majority who will never come close to anything like it.
