There is a predilection amongst our so-called leaders to ostracise and scapegoat the un-vaccinated for perceived problems in their town or city. The media are feeding the frenzy and have become Jacinda’s handmaidens in leading the way for demonising and polarising society against people. Especially when they
Kay O’Lacey wokejoke.nz Information Satire The New Zealand Dollar fell overnight again for the fourth straight day and the NZX is bracing this morning to take another beating as the fallout from an errant Tweet continues. Just how fragile the NZ economy is was underlined when a prominent
Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 I suspect that most New Zealanders don’t give a lot of thought to the size of the government debt. But every now and then the media reports
Simon Chapple Michael Fletcher Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Simon Chapple was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He became Director of the Institute for Governance and Policy Studies in mid-2017. Previously he has worked domestically in a research and policy advisory capacity for a range of government
Daniel Lacalle mises.org Daniel Lacalle, PhD, economist and fund manager, is the author of the bestselling books Freedom or Equality (2020), Escape from the Central Bank Trap (2017), The Energy World Is Flat (2015), and Life in the Financial Markets (2014). He is a professor of global economy at
Plus ça Change, as they say in France: “the more things change, the more they stay the same”. It’s coming up on three years since Victorians made Jeff Kennett premier, and, as it was back then, the state is an economic basket-case, thanks to a Labor government. Of
As we all know, there’s nothing a corporate green loves so much as the green of taxpayer’s money. They’re not so keen, however, on paying their “fair share” of tax themselves. The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) will release its final decision this Thursday on new rules
Andrew Moran libertynation.com Economics Correspondent at LibertyNation.com. Andrew has written extensively on economics, business, and political subjects for the last decade. He also writes about economics at Economic Collapse News and commodities at EarnForex.com. He is the author of “The War on Cash.” You can learn more
Electric cars are supposedly the wonder-transport of the future. Except that, as I’ve previously posted, the reality falls far short of the hype. On an environmental analysis, there’s little support for the claim that EVs are “better for the planet”. Nor is there much of a moral
David Seymour ACT Leader Grant Robertson should be able to connect the Government’s floundering COVID response with money printing and rising costs of life and housing, but can’t or won’t. New Zealand had the second largest fiscal policy response in the OECD, before Delta hit. The Government
Hydrogen is suddenty the big thing gripping the febrile minds of climate alarmists and the “renewable” energy troughers who scurry behind them, hands outstretched. Like fusion power, it’s just a few years away, supposedly, from being a cheap, abundant and clean energy source. But, also like fusion power, is
Stuart Smith MP for Kaikoura Spokesperson for Climate Change, EQC and Viticulture The primary sector has been working with Government on how they might lower greenhouse gas emissions outside of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The Government plans to have the primary sector pay for emissions by 2025, which will
Kay O’Lacey wokejoke.nz Information Satire Darlings of the political Left in Washington (USA) and Wellington (New Zealand) have been nominated for consideration for the 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics. Joe Biden and Jacinda Ardern have been duking it out through 2021 in the specialist economic space of Quickest
Dr Rainer Zitelmann fee.org Dr. Rainer Zitelmann is a historian and sociologist. He is also a world-renowned author, successful businessman, and real estate investor. Zitelmann has written more than 20 books. His books are successful all around the world, especially in China, India, and South Korea. His most
Yesterday’s move by the Reserve Bank to raise the Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points to 0.75% is what most commentators were picking given the worrying direction that the cost of living has taken, says National Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly. “Kiwis across New Zealand will have noticed
