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Holding back our productivity

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 7:17 am, April 14th, 2016 - 72 comments

Our “business leaders” are doing an objectively poor job. Perhaps instead of insulting Kiwi workers as “pretty damned hopeless”, Bill English should be taking aim at these captains of industry.

The Divide (Spirit Level – The Movie)

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 11:18 am, April 13th, 2016 - 5 comments

Based on the breakthrough book The Spirit Level, just released film The Divide puts a human face on low wage hell. “Why aren’t we earning enough to live?”

Off-shore Trusts (a simple solution)

Written By: Bill - Date published: 11:14 am, April 12th, 2016 - 42 comments

I know this won’t happen, but still…

Return of the living dead

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:41 am, April 12th, 2016 - 37 comments

Don Brash has been resuscitated and is complaining about privilege and preferential treatment. Not of rich old white people like himself but because Maori rights to Taonga may be recognised.

Key changed the law to extend NZ as a tax haven

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 6:51 am, April 11th, 2016 - 289 comments

John Key personally directed the 2011 law change that turned NZ into an attractive tax haven.

It’s part of a complicated context involving his failed plan to turn NZ into a “financial hub”.

Kiwis to be implicated by Panama papers

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 7:13 am, April 10th, 2016 - 120 comments

Yesterday The Nation interviewed the Centre for Public Integrity’s Peter Bale about the inevitability of New Zealanders being implicated by the Panama Papers.

A Song from John (All your questions answered)

Written By: Natwatch - Date published: 3:18 pm, April 8th, 2016 - 4 comments

Okay. So rumoour has it that John was merely a co-writer.

Panama vows action – NZ closes its eyes

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 7:03 am, April 8th, 2016 - 18 comments

The cycle of corrupt money. 100% tax haven. And we’re being put to shame by Panama.

A cartoon for Planet Key

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 3:14 pm, April 7th, 2016 - 2 comments

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Panama tax rort stirs world leaders but not Key

Written By: Simon Louisson - Date published: 8:00 am, April 7th, 2016 - 18 comments

The Panama Papers highlight a significant problem for the countries of the world. The actions of the 1% is robbing countries throughout the world of funds needed to run their countries and underlines that the capitalist system is based on greed. Most leaders see this but not John Key.

Panama Papers: NZ is a tax haven

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 7:01 am, April 5th, 2016 - 29 comments

The Panama Papers show that NZ operates a tax haven. Key’s denials don’t hold up, particularly in the light of at least ~~two~~ three prior warnings that his government has received.

NZ Tax Haven Inc – of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%

Written By: redfed - Date published: 9:19 am, April 4th, 2016 - 92 comments

A huge leak of confidential documents which reveals how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth suggests that New Zealand plays its part.

Oliver Stone backs Sanders; attacks pro-war Clinton

Written By: Colonial Viper - Date published: 9:19 pm, April 1st, 2016 - 84 comments

Oliver Stone says that the fascism and corruption of big money has poisoned US politics. And Hilary Clinton has embraced it.

House Tales.

Written By: Bill - Date published: 3:01 pm, March 22nd, 2016 - 32 comments

If ‘home is where the heart is’ then what’s the story when everything’s heartless?

Glasses and Brick Walls (& woods and trees).

Written By: Bill - Date published: 9:41 pm, March 21st, 2016 - 47 comments

The thing about not having great sight is that sometimes you don’t really see things coming.

Guest Post: Government’s multi billion dollar lies

Written By: Guest post - Date published: 7:44 am, March 20th, 2016 - 39 comments

Amakiwi analyses why foreign corporations are hurting New Zealand’s economy and questions why they should be allowed the estimate their profitability.

Bunnings trying for end run around employment law

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 9:55 am, March 18th, 2016 - 69 comments

Bunnings tries for an end run around employment law by using “paid volunteers”.

Compare and contrast: Little vs Corbyn on immigration

Written By: Colonial Viper - Date published: 10:44 pm, March 16th, 2016 - 284 comments

Andrew Little says that NZ should restrict foreigners working as chefs [Update: Not exactly, no]. Jeremy Corbyn says the focus of government should be on health and schools, not restricting immigrants.

Interest rates and banks

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 9:43 am, March 16th, 2016 - 185 comments

Yesterday Andrew Little criticised the banks’ failure to pass on the cut in Official Cash Rate (OCR) to we the people via mortgage / interest rate cuts. Naturally the political right went ballistic.

Who is ultimately responsible for NZ’s massive dairy farm debt?

Written By: Colonial Viper - Date published: 1:11 pm, March 12th, 2016 - 82 comments

People talk of excessive borrowing in the dairy sector. Of course, the real problem is that of excessive lending.

The Gun Club

Written By: te reo putake - Date published: 2:34 pm, March 11th, 2016 - 172 comments

In the wake of the shooting of four police officers in Kawerau, it’s time NZ had a cold, hard look at our gun culture. We need an inquiry that addresses both legal and illegal gun ownership. But there’s a related matter that also needs looking at …

Economic anger and political madness

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 7:28 am, March 11th, 2016 - 66 comments

History clearly shows us that when people are economically stressed they turn to extreme action and extreme leaders. Economist Jared Bernstein argues that the Trump ascendancy is another example of this.

TPP to criminalise ordinary viewers

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 2:44 pm, March 10th, 2016 - 53 comments

A lot of people out there couldn’t give a stuff about the TPP because they don’t see it affecting them. This might change their minds.

Health law expert on the TPP

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 12:43 pm, March 9th, 2016 - 20 comments

We won’t be able to say that we weren’t warned.

the Global Death Economy

Written By: Colonial Viper - Date published: 10:15 am, February 25th, 2016 - 141 comments

A new edition of “Confessions of an Economic Hitman” has been released. It makes it clear that we are in the grip of a global “Death Economy” and a collective embrace of ‘Thanatos’, the death instinct.

What poverty?: Emirates declares 1st Class a success

Written By: Colonial Viper - Date published: 11:08 am, February 23rd, 2016 - 55 comments

Looks like the top 1% and the cashed up asset rich are doing just fine. The rest of you, work harder.

What have the Unions ever done for us?

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 8:30 am, February 11th, 2016 - 48 comments

A video from the TUC in the UK explaining how important Unions are which is just as relevant for Aotearoa as it is for the UK.

The TPPA could blight public education

Written By: Anthony R0bins - Date published: 8:03 am, February 9th, 2016 - 178 comments

The TPPA could bring us charter schools on steroids, and threaten policies like free tertiary education. In general its a way of locking in a permanent, international right-wing governance which can limit and constrain the kind of social policies that any future NZ left-wing government might want to enact.

Racist Talleys to Cancel Waitangi Day Holiday?

Written By: te reo putake - Date published: 7:52 pm, February 7th, 2016 - 101 comments

The Talley’s owned meatworks in Rangiuru is threatening to discipline workers and sue their union if workers choose to observe the Waitangi Day holiday tomorrow. How’s that Brighter Future working out, people?

NOW UPDATED! Hear what Talleys have to say.