Quick Hit: The Media’s Fuel Crisis – Worse Than the Actual One
Two coordinated hit pieces on the coalition’s fuel response landed on the same day – one from the Spinoff, one from the Post. Both missed the point entirely.
Economy
Gen-Z YouTuber Hammers Home Financial Responsibility
Foul-mouthed and fiery, Caleb Hammer is bringing sound financial advice and personal accountability to the YouTube-TikTok generation.
We’d Be Better Run by a Drunken Sailor
At least he’d only piss his own money against the wall.
It Is More Than Dismal Now
My personal perspective on all this is much darker than Damien Grant’s. We have consistently failed to meet the challenges of the future over the last 25 years and each decade (or even half-decade) has felt more constrained, stressful and gloomy than the one before it.
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.
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.