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.
Economy
Is Health NZ’s Chair, Lester Levy, Fit for the Job?
Changing the deck chairs by flying in a new man whose background includes advice on City Rail Link, PenLink, Wellington Town Hall and Pūhoi-to-Warkworth road to sort out NZ healthcare doesn’t wash.
There Is a Better Way
The NZ Treasury’s lack of imagination threatens our future. It has no faith in economic magic and its message of doom is based on incorrect economics.
Milei Could Teach Albo and Chalmers a Thing or Two
How to solve a rental crisis in one easy lesson.
We Are in Dire Need of Restructuring
America is falling apart. No wonder US infrastructure received a C- on the Infrastructure Report Card. The American Empire is approaching a breaking point.
No Books, No Wisdom and No Future
“The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.”
Air New Zealand Makes Adjustments to Domestic Flights
Air New Zealand responds to reduced demand and engine maintenance issues.
Hamilton Leads the World
The public need a new crew who are prepared to trim the sails, change direction and make more than a few of the old guard walk the plank.
‘You Can Trust Me’
Catfishers, Nigerian princes and political hucksters. Where is the horse sense at election time?
Do Housing Assets Cause a Conflict of Interest?
The concentration of property ownership among MPs and the potential influence this might have on policy decisions, especially in a housing crisis, raises valid concerns about conflicts of interest and erodes public trust.
Brown Bananas, Crowded Ports and Empty Shelves
What to expect if there’s a big dockworkers strike in the US.
Antarctic-Related Activities Boost New Zealand’s Economy
Antarctica New Zealand Acting Chief Executive, Jordy Hendrikx, says Christchurch is a key player in Antarctic operations, as one of only five Antarctic Gateway Cities in the world.
Giving Protestors the Stick They Deserve
Shane Jones has waded into some protestors who have gifted him and NZ First some good headlines, and he is saying things to these losers we all are thinking.
The Case Against Foreign Aid
There no evidence that foreign aid has ever turned a poor country into a rich country; it is much more likely that foreign aid undermines economic development by giving politicians in recipient nations an excuse to delay or avoid needed reforms.
The (Un)Fairness of Capital Gains Taxes
This shows that taxing capital gains is not obviously fairer than leaving them untaxed.