Woolworths Has an AI Bouncer
Applicants told to defeat AI bouncer before earning the right to stack yoghurt.
Employment
Opportunity Cost in the Age of AI
The challenge, then, isn’t to beat the machines but to learn to work meaningfully alongside them. Every major leap in technology has shifted what counted as valuable work, and this one is no different.
It Is None of the Government’s Business
Whether or not someone should be able to work remotely is a private matter between an employee and their employer. It does not require government intrusion.
Latest Benefit Numbers – Beware the Spin
What really matters is the year-on-year comparison.
New Zealand’s Diesel Supply
How a Middle East conflict has exposed a structural vulnerability at the heart of the New Zealand economy.
RNZ Catches up on News Reported Here Over a Month Ago
Let’s hope if the coalition survives the 2026 election, ACT gets to exercise far more influence in this area. Two forgotten words desperately in need of rehabilitation – Personal Responsibility.
‘Feels Like a Kick in the Guts’
“This is part of an unfortunately familiar pattern of local manufacturing shutting down across Aotearoa. We’ve seen it with Carter Holt Harvey at Eves Valley, Sealord in Nelson, Kinleith Pulp and Paper, and now Heinz Wattie’s.”
The Good but Misplaced Intentions of Modern Slavery Laws
Proponents of such laws mean well. But, in my view, many policy makers in rich nations have little understanding of working conditions in poor countries or how humans respond to incentives. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
The Ideological Capture of Our Health Sector
The Nursing and Medical councils make political views compulsory.
Get Rid of the Sole Parent Benefit
Get rid of the sole parent benefit. Lift aspirations for those mothers and better outcomes for their children will follow.
The Great Gen X Layoff
The Forgotten Generation struggles to prepare as retirement approaches.
Babblers, Cops and Quacks
The sometimes dark – but often amusing – origins of nicknames for jobs.
We Are Importing Timber From Other Countries
Removing local supply for furniture, flooring, cladding, joinery, and structural applications does not eliminate demand – it displaces it offshore.
This Is Fueling Identity Theft
Employers not using E-Verify can be easily fooled, according to several experts, as fake documents have become increasingly sophisticated and artificial intelligence is helping criminals, too.