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
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”
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%
David Seymour ACT Leader It’s time to start planning for life beyond lockdowns. We can’t keep living with the uncertainty that we could be locked down again at any moment. It’s time to look to the future with a renewed sense of confidence. Delta has changed the
New Conservative Ted Johnston New Conservative Spokesman New Conservative states the Labour government’s Covid 19 response strategy of ongoing lockdowns must stop. New Zealanders are tired of these continued restrictions on movement and freedom. Businesses are suffering with people digging into their retirement and other savings just to stay
New information has revealed Amazon wanted to keep filming the Lord of the Rings television series in New Zealand, but the Government’s unwillingness to hear them out forced the series offshore, costing the economy billions, National’s Economic Development spokesperson Todd McClay says. “Despite Amazon petitioning hard to keep
During the Great Depression of the 1930s, governments all around the world borrowed – or printed – money to stimulate the economy. It was enormously successful because the plan almost everywhere was to get people out of the dole queues and back into work by building infrastructure. That was how so many
Simon Angelo Editor, Wealth Morning Information Op-Ed This article is general in nature and should not be construed as any financial or investment advice. To obtain guidance for your specific situation, please seek independent financial advice. My first car was a 1967 VW Beetle. A beautiful car. An air-
There’s an old anecdote about a visitor to Maoist China noting all the workers toiling with buckets and spades to dig a massive dam. Why not get a couple of bulldozers? he asks. Because, the cadre replies, then we wouldn’t have full employment. It’s easy to laugh
Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 That was the headline on an excellent article by Audrey Young in yesterday’s Weekend Herald – except that there was no question-mark at the end of the
