NZ Sinking In Debt Without a Lifesaver
National has failed to act meaningfully on NZ’s spiralling debt.
NZ Politics
It’s Time for Real Transparency
Now, phase two of the RCI begins, and it’s our chance to demand better. With Grant Illingworth KC leading this phase, there’s hope for meaningful change – but only if this inquiry addresses what truly matters.
This Is a Case of Regulatory Failure
The policy formulation process has been extraordinarily poor. The case is not made scientifically, economically or environmentally in any underpinning policy documentation.
Luxon Looks to Create Growth
This was a speech that you would never hear from the left. They are unable to grasp this sort of vision that the country sorely needs.
Absolute Number on Benefits at All-Time High
Today New Zealand is carrying hundreds of thousands of people who are quite capable of carrying themselves. And would if such an easy alternative wasn’t presented.
NZ Politics Daily: 27 January 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT Danyl McLauchlan (Listener): Economics 101: The coalition’s wake-up call (paywalled) Russell Palmer (RNZ): Economists challenge details of Luxon's new growth plan Press Editorial (Post): Just a question of attitude (paywalled) ODT Editorial: Going for growth (paywalled) Luke Malpass (Post): Growth,
Whale Songs: For $4M You’d Think It’d Be On Spotify
Because it is Māori-related wasteful spending, newsrooms fall over themselves not to cover it. We get individual journalists contacting us about some of our stories saying they’d love to pick them up but their colleagues and editors would go berserk.
The State of a Nation Left Behind
Bukele, Milei and Trump are successful and capable of far more radical changes: they have a vision of their nations first and foremost as homes for their people.
New Data Sheds Light on Cover Up
Denial is a rather concerning medical response to a cancer epidemic. Doctors are sworn to do no harm. They should be reaching for the emergency button.
Another Nail in the Media Coffin
How my personal consumption might offer some ideas for the future.
Bumbling National Outdone by Junior Partner
The quasi-libertarian ACT Party, out of all proportion to their numbers in government, are focused on genuinely reformative proposals that will significantly change the way future governments operate.
Chris, You Are Not Meeting Your KPIs
Tut, tut. Not good enough, Chris. Hell, even Hipkins is doing better than you.
Is a Second Term Likely?
I address the one question constantly put to me over the summer break – can the current government get a second term of office?
NZ Politics Daily: 24 January 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards LUXON STATE OF THE NATION SPEECH, ECONOMY Toby Manhire (Spinoff): Luxon launches year of growth with a war on nojo Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Presiding over a shrinking economy, Christopher Luxon decides it’s a good idea to grow it again (paywalled) Bernard Hickey (The