The days of using Covid as cover for profligate spending must end, National’s Finance spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says. The Government has cynically used funding allocated by Parliament for the Covid-19 Response to fund items that can’t by any measure be considered Covid-related. So far at least $12 billion
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This government, like any other democratically elected government, was elected by the people to govern for the people. If the polls are to be believed, Ardern and her Government are performing this fundamental task pretty well. The polls however, do not paint a true picture of people’s universal opinion
The Government needs to urgently recognise soaring inflation as the biggest medium-term threat to the New Zealand economy and halt its wasteful spending, says National’s Finance spokesperson Michael Woodhouse. Today, StatsNZ has confirmed what Kiwis all across New Zealand already know – the cost of living is rising fast under
James Shaw needs to urgently push pause on his plans to reach into every aspect of Kiwi lives in the name of climate change, says National’s Climate Change spokesperson Stuart Smith. James Shaw has released a discussion document on a so-called emissions reduction plan that reaches into every aspect
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David Seymour ACT Leader Record taxation of $97 billion shows Grant Robertson taxing New Zealanders harder than even we could have imagined. The previous record was also set by Robertson, taxing $86 billion in 2019. However, Robertson has now smashed his own record by 13 per cent in just two
“Sorry, kids – Santa’s in MIQ” – parents better start rehearsing their excuses for what is shaping up to be a bit of a Christmas fizzer. Like much of the rest of the world, too many New Zealanders, most notably their government, have laboured under the delusion that they could “freeze”
If you believed the government shills in the NZ media you’d think our economy was doing brilliantly despite the economically punishing lockdowns. If you believed the Finance Minister, the economy is just humming along, without him even pausing to say it is because of the billions of borrowed or
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David Seymour ACT Leader The Prime Minister needed to do three things yesterday, admit her strategy wasn’t working, propose a new one, and put the details on it, we’re giving her a zero out of three. The illusion has now been shattered, it was never about science and
In his novel Night Watch, one of Terry Pratchett’s characters pauses to reflect on the delicate instrument that is even a moderately complex society. “When the machinery of city life faltered, the wheels stopped turning and all the little rules broke down,”: the life that every citizen takes for
Harry Hunt Numbers in this article are based on approximations. John is the average person: he earns $49,600 – $57,300 per annum. Bob is the above-average person: he earns $91,600 – $119,200 per annum. Sally is the below-average person: she earns $29,400 – $35,000 per annum. A
Emmanuel Rincón fee.org Emmanuel Rincón is a lawyer, writer, novelist and essayist. He has won several international literary awards. He is Editor-at-large at El American For decades the Communist Party of Cuba has blamed the United States for Cuba’s misery and poverty, alluding to the “blockade” that the
In politics, things turn on a heartbeat. I have friends who adore Jacinda but are sick up to the back teeth of being locked down, because they can’t visit family overseas, can’t hold funerals for their loved ones, have to queue to get into a supermarket and can’
Alastair Smith University of Warwick Alastair Smithis a transdisciplinary academic, specialising as a Higher Education teaching professional. He broadly focuses his work through the lens of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), with a passion for growing intellectual and radical thought leadership for transformation. Global food prices shot up nearly 33%
