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From Independence to Dependence on Other Nations

From Independence to Dependence on Other Nations

Ronald Stein Dr Jay Lehr cfact.org Ron Stein is an engineer who, drawing upon 25 years of project management and business development experience, launched PTS Advance in 1995. He is an author, engineer, and energy expert who writes frequently on issues of energy and economics. CFACT Senior Science Analyst

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Tourism Hits an Absolutely New Low

Tourism Hits an Absolutely New Low

Hey! You wanna come to New Zealand? It is a great place to visit! Please come on over – we would be delighted to see you. But there is just one thing. We are slightly short on workers right now, so how about… you change your own sheets? We’ll give

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Declaring Intellectual Independence

Declaring Intellectual Independence

Simon Black sovereignman.com Simon Black, as James Hickman is more commonly known, is the founder of Sovereign Man. He is an international investor, entrepreneur and a free man. His daily e-letter, Notes from the Field, draws on his life, business and travel experiences to help readers gain more

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The Fairy Princess in Europe

The Fairy Princess in Europe

Jacinda is wrapping up her European tour, which her minions in the media are describing as an unmitigated success. Pictured in a white, floaty dress with Boris Johnson, she looked more like a bride than a prime minister. She ought to confer with Mrs Johnson, who is commended for her

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orange for the win

Face of the Day

Part of the PM’s visit to Europe has involved encouraging tourists to return to NZ. On a Facebook Live, she said, “We had three main goals for this trip, as had been the case with others so far: really focused on making sure that the world knows we are

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Losing the narrative

Friday Fact – Mound Becomes Mountain

Today’s Friday Fact is brought to you by The Facts. Did you know that this Government’s Net Core Crown Debt doubled in just three years? The debt mound has become a mountain. Are we OK with this increase in government debt? Notes: * The data series provided by Treasury

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Loopy Government

Loopy Government

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Why One of the Wealthiest Empires Disintegrated in 17 Years

Simon Black sovereignman.com Simon Black, as James Hickman is more commonly known, is the founder of Sovereign Man. He is an international investor, entrepreneur and a free man. His daily e-letter, Notes from the Field, draws on his life, business and travel experiences to help readers gain more

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Energy Shortages, Inflation the New Norm?

Ronald Stein cfact.org Ron Stein is an engineer who, drawing upon 25 years of project management and business development experience, launched PTS Advance in 1995. He is an author, engineer and energy expert who writes frequently on issues of energy and economics. With worldwide refinery closures outpacing new construction,

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Name One Thing ‘Experts’ Have Got Right

Name One Thing ‘Experts’ Have Got Right

We live in an age of the Tyranny of Experts. Which is, of course, something the elite have wanted ever since Plato declared that the hoi polloi were too stupid to be allowed to meddle in the business of government and that the state should instead be ruled by a

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Govt Actions Like a Skit from Monty Python

Govt Actions Like a Skit from Monty Python

David Seymour ACT Party Leader Only this government could hire thousands of bureaucrats to take money from New Zealanders and then hundreds more to work out how to give the money back. The Government was dragged kicking and screaming to admit there was a cost of living crisis. Its $350

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Why Child Prodigies in Economics Are So Rare

Chris Loukas fee.org Chris Loukas was born in Greece and is an economic journalist and the youngest member of the Greek team in the international economics Olympiad for 2022. His articles have been featured by the Foundation for Economic Education, the Mises Institute and Adam Smith Works. I was

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The Downward Spiral is upon Us

The Downward Spiral is upon Us

Information Opinion So the true position is finally being revealed. The economy started to turn downwards at the beginning of the year. This is a ‘surprise’ to RNZ and a ‘puzzle’ to Stuff, but it is no surprise to most of us. We have been in a decline for months…

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Tell the Full PGF Story, Minister

Tell the Full PGF Story, Minister

David Seymour ACT Party Leader Minister for Corporate Welfare Stuart Nash should tell New Zealanders the full story about what results $3,000,000,000 in taxpayers’ money funnelled through the Provincial Growth Fund has achieved. Launching the PGF, Shane Jones said: “We are being bold and we are being

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How Safe Are Your Funds in the Bank?

How Safe Are Your Funds in the Bank?

Over the years I have had a kind of love/hate relationship with the ASB. They are nice enough people but they send me strongly worded letters from time to time – the last was in February. After several weeks of running around getting various bumflufferies together there was the slight

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