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.
Economy
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.
Willis Delivers Election Budget With Bank Tax Hammer, Winston Wins Big and Surplus Promises
National has shown they can manage the books better than Labour but the new bank tax is a reminder that fiscal discipline is still a work in progress.
To Grow New Zealand Families
The Kiwi cradle. Why we need a ‘Grow NZ Families’ revolution.
Taxpayers’ Union Drops Bomb: Ardern’s 2019 Wellbeing Budget Would Deliver 13.5 Billion Surplus Today
This budget is the test. Will Nicola Willis pass it, or will she keep pretending the spending party never happened? Kiwis are watching.