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Stiglitz on the globalisation revolt
Written By: - Date published: 7:54 am, August 8th, 2016 - 69 comments
Globalisation is facing a popular revolt. Economist Joseph Stiglitz explains why.
Employers failing Kiwsaver obligations
Written By: - Date published: 11:40 am, August 5th, 2016 - 35 comments
In a sign of just how stressed our economy is: “Inland Revenue is chasing employers for unpaid KiwiSaver contributions worth tens of millions of dollars.”
We can’t say we weren’t warned
Written By: - Date published: 7:12 am, August 1st, 2016 - 190 comments
When the Auckland housing bubble bursts a lot of people are going to lose a lot of money. They won’t be able to say they weren’t warned.
The future of work
Written By: - Date published: 8:41 am, July 29th, 2016 - 25 comments
The Herald (Liam Dann) had a Terminator themed piece on the future of work yesterday. If only there was a party that was thinking about these long term issues!
Oram – seven warning signs for the economy
Written By: - Date published: 10:07 am, July 24th, 2016 - 23 comments
Rod Oram’s Sunday Star-Times, reprinted on Facebook here, adds yet another voice to the chorous of economic warnings: “Our Road Runner economy is zooming towards the cliff-edge”…
National’s Rodeo.
Written By: - Date published: 12:21 pm, July 15th, 2016 - 23 comments
The fiction that National is doing a competent job of managing the economy is entirely due, now that the boom from Dairy and Christchurch rebuilding is ending, to immigration and rising house prices.
They are now riding a bolting horse that they cannot dismount, caused by their own inaction.
Our zombie economy
Written By: - Date published: 7:04 am, June 22nd, 2016 - 149 comments
It’s basically flat-lining – only partially animated by immigration and a housing bubble.
Official climate change fraud
Written By: - Date published: 7:39 am, June 14th, 2016 - 136 comments
Scientists and experts have been knowingly understating the unfolding climate change catastrophe to governments and decision makers. Why? For the sake of what is “politically palatable”.
Essential reading – Hickey on immigration
Written By: - Date published: 10:26 am, June 12th, 2016 - 133 comments
Hickey: “Helping employers to bring in low-skilled migrants instead of investing in new technology and becoming more productive so they can pay local workers more is essentially stunting our productivity and real GDP per capita.”
Indigenous Perspectives
Written By: - Date published: 1:55 pm, May 29th, 2016 - 30 comments
“It is possible to live in a society with a world view that does not include empire”
– Winona LaDuke
Budget 2016 – F for Fail
Written By: - Date published: 8:15 am, May 27th, 2016 - 31 comments
— Deborah Russell
Budget Live
Written By: - Date published: 1:45 pm, May 26th, 2016 - 84 comments
Live coverage of the budget starts around 2pm.
Well that was boring.
Pre-budget reading
Written By: - Date published: 9:52 am, May 26th, 2016 - 20 comments
Budget day! Here’s a little light reading to get us started. Write your own line for the budget!
Vernon Small on Key’s fiscal Tardis
Written By: - Date published: 10:22 am, May 19th, 2016 - 21 comments
Small: “Only this week Prime Minister John Key managed to spend one, save it and outline a plan to give it back to taxpayers all at the same time.”
Trade deficit worst in seven years
Written By: - Date published: 11:49 am, April 28th, 2016 - 122 comments
Add it to our record debt, our record pollution, our record housing unaffordability, our rising inequality, our terrible carbon emissions…
Stalled global economy and helicopter money
Written By: - Date published: 10:08 am, April 20th, 2016 - 21 comments
The global economy has been stuck in an ongoing crisis since 2008. Printing more money won’t fix it, but it looks like we’re going to try it anyway.
Job losses everywhere
Written By: - Date published: 8:29 am, April 16th, 2016 - 57 comments
Brighter Future. Cusp of Something Special. Tell it to the newly jobless.
Holding back our productivity
Written By: - 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.
Imperator Fish: The terrifying cost of Labour’s UBI
Written By: - Date published: 8:01 am, April 1st, 2016 - 221 comments
Imperator Fish warns us of the terrifying cost of Labour’s UBI.
It’s even worse than you think.
Hickey on the UBI
Written By: - Date published: 11:19 am, March 27th, 2016 - 200 comments
Bernard Hickey makes some excellent points on the Unconditional Basic Income / Guaranteed Minimum Income.
Labour’s Ten Big Ideas
Written By: - Date published: 7:32 am, March 26th, 2016 - 167 comments
National’s only idea this term has just been shot down by the public. Meanwhile Labour has been thinking about the future and the issues that confront NZ.
Future of Work Conference
Written By: - Date published: 3:05 pm, March 23rd, 2016 - 69 comments
Labour’s Future of Work Conference is under way. There is a page with information and live stream here.
Looking to the future – planning to adapt and protect people – this is work a government should be doing. In this case, a government in waiting…
Interest rates and banks
Written By: - 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.
Key fiddles while dairy industry burns
Written By: - Date published: 9:27 am, March 16th, 2016 - 46 comments
The dairy crisis is escalating with a further drop in prices occurring overnight. And John Key has chosen to defend the Government’s handling of the crisis by attacking Andrew Little. He would be better off explaining what his Government is doing to address what is becoming a crisis.
Safe As Milk
Written By: - Date published: 1:44 pm, March 14th, 2016 - 110 comments
Labour is calling for an urgent summit of the dairy industry players to avoid the looming bankruptcy of one in ten farmers. National’s response? Crisis, what crisis?
Labour considering Unconditional Basic Income
Written By: - Date published: 12:43 pm, March 14th, 2016 - 361 comments
As with capital gains tax, the political left is kicking off a very important discussion for NZ.
Quantitative easing for the masses
Written By: - Date published: 8:25 am, March 13th, 2016 - 136 comments
It seems that “serious economists” are discussing something called “helicopter money”. Would it fly in NZ?
Norman on the economy
Written By: - Date published: 8:03 am, March 12th, 2016 - 58 comments
Russel Norman was right in 2014 when he said that the Nats were daft to gamble on oil and bulk milk production, and he’s right again now to draw attention to the failures. We need a green economy!
Economic anger and political madness
Written By: - 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.
RB snaps awake, jolts markets
Written By: - Date published: 3:06 pm, March 10th, 2016 - 49 comments
Simon Louisson on the Reserve Bank’s surprise announcement to reduce the official cash rate by 25 points.
The minimum wage is not a living wage
Written By: - Date published: 7:01 am, March 1st, 2016 - 110 comments
Credit where it’s due for an increase in the minimum wage – but the gap between that and a living wage keeps growing…
- Hurricane Unpreparedness in the Caribbean, Disaster by Imperial Design
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage St. Lucia during and post Hurricane Beryl by Tamanisha J. John Toronto, Ontario Whenever a hurricane hits in the Caribbean, people rush to point out that it is an indicator of “disaster capitalism” and/or that “disaster capitalism” will surely come. While ...6 days ago - Not too big, not too small: why modern humans are the ideal size for speed
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christofer Clemente, Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biomechanics, University of the Sunshine Coast The fastest animal on land is the cheetah, capable of reaching top speeds of 104 kilometres per hour. In the water, the fastest animals are yellowfin tuna and wahoo, which ...6 days ago
- Collisions between planes and birds follow seasonal patterns and overlap with breeding and migration...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tirth Vaishnav, PhD Candidate in Ecology and Biodiversity, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Bird strikes with aircraft pose a serious threat to human safety. The problem dates back to the early days of aviation, with the ...6 days ago
- How light can shift your mood and mental health
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacob Crouse, Research Fellow in Youth Mental Health, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney llaszlo/Shutterstock This is the next article in our ‘Light and health’ series, where we look at how light affects our physical and mental health in sometimes ...6 days ago
- The UN warns famine is likely in Gaza. What do malnutrition and hunger do to the body?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Dix, Lecturer In Nutrition & Dietetics, University of the Sunshine Coast Anas-Mohammed/Shutterstock The risk of famine looms in Gaza. International monitors warn more than 90% of the population face acute food insecurity, meaning their inability to eat enough food puts ...6 days ago
- 215 million hectares of forest – an area bigger than Mexico – could grow back by itself, if we c...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brooke Williams, Research Fellow, School of Biology & Environmental Science, Queensland University of Technology Gustavo Frazao/Shutterstock About 215 million hectares of land – an area bigger than Mexico – could be reforested naturally and without costly manual planting, our new research ...6 days ago
- Earth’s climate will keep changing long after humanity hits net-zero emissions. Our research shows...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock The world is striving to reach net-zero emissions as we try to ward off dangerous global warming. But will getting to net-zero actually avert climate instability, as many assume? ...6 days ago
- State of the Climate 2024: Australia is enduring harsher fire seasons, more ocean heatwaves and sea-...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neil Sims, Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO ArliftAtoz2205, Shutterstock Worldwide, greenhouse gas emissions are still increasing, and temperatures are rising across land and sea. But what is climate change doing to Australia, the driest inhabited continent? The latest CSIRO and Bureau of ...6 days ago
- How do children learn good manners?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sophia Waters, Senior Lecturer in Writing, University of New England Pexels/Anna Shvets Ensuring kids have manners is a perennial preoccupation for parents and caregivers. How, then, do you teach good manners to children? Modelling good manners around the home and in ...6 days ago
- What are Veblen and Giffen goods?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By María Yanotti, Lecturer of Economics and Finance Tasmanian School of Business & Economics, University of Tasmania photo-lime/Shutterstock This article is part of The Conversation’s “Business Basics” series where we ask experts to discuss key concepts in business, economics and finance. ...6 days ago
- US election live: Joe Biden lands Kamala Harris in hot water
Corin Dann is in the swing state of Arizona and he's driven from Phoenix down to the border town of Nogales. ...6 days ago - Help me Hera: I’m a lesbian(?) with a crush on a cis het man
Why I can’t just accept that my sexuality and gender identity are fluid? Want Hera’s help? Email your problem to helpme@thespinoff.co.nz Dear Hera, I came out (by dating a girl for the first time) at 13 years old. I personally only came out as dating a girl, but people around me decided that ...6 days ago - The Moogai could have been a powerful Indigenous horror film – but gets flattened by its own weigh...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Alizadeh, Senior Lecturer in Literary Studies and Creative Writing, Monash University Elise Lockwood Isn’t raising one’s child supposed to be full of joy and laughter? Apparently not, according to the horror genre. Consider Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818), one of the ...6 days ago
- Suspected suicide numbers are still high. Can a new action plan turn it around?
The number of suspected suicides rose from 566 in the year to June 2023 up to 617, writes Stewart Sowman-Lund in an extract from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. ...6 days ago
- Higher traffic fines still stuck in the slow lane
Higher traffic fines are still being considered by the government, three years after work began on raising the penalties. ...6 days ago
- Entire secondary school exams team replaced over past year
Just a week before exams start, the Qualifications Authority has admitted that nearly the entire team that supports its secondary school exams has left and been replaced over the past year. ...6 days ago
- Psychological Bias Could Play Role In Civilian Casualties
Warzone bystanders are often mistaken for enemies and ‘acceptable collateral damage’, which could explain the high rate of civilian casualties according to new international research. ...6 days ago - Why abuse survivors want the Solicitor-General gone
Una Jagose was involved in throwing everything at legal efforts to stop victims of state abuse winning their cases. Now some prominent victims don't trust her to lead the government's legal response. ...6 days ago
- Benefit forecasts highlight need for tougher sanctions, government says
The government says the latest figures forecasting how long beneficiaries stay on welfare underscore the need for tougher sanctions. ...6 days ago
- Kiwi CEO of billion dollar supplements firm quits amid criminal scrutiny
The New Zealand founder of a world-leading supplement company has resigned amid a podcast investigation into his criminal history, and unpaid fines and reparations by his now-defunct firms.Former Auckland police officer ‘Chris the Kiwi’ Ashenden has won business acclaim in the United States for building his company AG1 into a ...6 days ago - The true story behind New Zealand’s emporium empire
Before $2 shops and Temu, there were Arthur’s, Geoff’s and Pete’s Emporiums – and that was only the beginning. As these local institutions mark their biggest day of the year, Gabi Lardies delves into their shared history. There are buttons in tubes arranged by colour and to be sold one-by-one ...6 days ago
- The bleak reality of working in mental health when you don’t have Mike King’s funding
While the I Am Hope foundation accepts $24m in government funding, the Counselling Centre in Marton has some tough decisions to make about its future. Centre manager Anna Sophia share her experience and views on life in rural mental health. On a side street lined with abandoned historical buildings in ...6 days ago
- Daily crossword, Thursday 31 October
The post Daily crossword, Thursday 31 October appeared first on Newsroom. ...6 days ago
- Prepare for the worst if Trump wins
Opinion: World needs to focus on what it may mean for international affairs, trade and commerce The post Prepare for the worst if Trump wins appeared first on Newsroom. ...6 days ago
- Why restricting jury trial access will set us back
Opinion: Lofty language is often used when discussing the virtues of trial by jury, with one English judge famously referring to it as “the lamp that shows that freedom lives”.The impact of delay in the court system is also frequently described in emotive terms: the phrase “justice delayed is justice ...6 days ago
- Age barriers fall to Pahlyss’ prodigious talent
Pahlyss Hokianga has swapped one Bay in Aotearoa for another, at the same time as her basketball journey explores new frontiers around the world.The 17-year-old youth grades basketball star grew up in the Hawkes Bay towns of Bridge Pā and Flaxmere in a family steeped in rugby and rugby league.But ...6 days ago
- Vegetable growers fight for survival
Vegetables NZ says at least 60% of outdoor vegetable growing is under threat in Pukekohe and Levin The post Vegetable growers fight for survival appeared first on Newsroom. ...6 days ago
- Book of the Week: Kāwai, turgidly
I have been a long-time admirer of Monty Soutar and his military histories tracing Māori involvement in two World Wars through his books Whiti Whiti Whiti E! and Nga Tama Toa: The Price of Citizenship: C Company 28th (Māori ) Battalion, so I looked forward to reading his entry into the world ...6 days ago
- Give power to powerless in health and safety review
Opinion: A Pike River mother warns the Govt against putting profit before lives in health and safety review The post Give power to powerless in health and safety review appeared first on Newsroom. ...6 days ago
- Injustice in flashing lights – why abuse victims want the Solicitor-General’s head
They don’t speak with one voice.But the Abuse in Care survivors, those whose cases have been trawled though by the Royal Commission of Inquiry, are after the head of the Solicitor-General, Una Jagose.“They want her to go,” says Laura Walters, political editor of Newsroom.“Lots of different people have different ideas ...6 days ago
- Health ministry employs no one for Long Covid
Despite hundreds debilitated by Long Covid, the ministry has dedicated one tenth of a full-time equivalent employee to the condition The post Health ministry employs no one for Long Covid appeared first on Newsroom. ...6 days ago
- Newsroom daily quiz, Thursday 31 October
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- How the world’s favourite green powder blew up, big
Some stories grow from a green shoot; some explode in ways we don’t expect. Our new podcast investigates the super-star endorsements, the science and the health impact of the controversial supplements industry.We’ll follow the ... 6 days ago - Changes to customary marine title ‘deeply reckless’ – law expert
Changes to the Marine and Coastal Area Act - which would make it harder for Māori to make customary claims on coastlines - are before the justice select committee. ...6 days ago
- Lake Alice survivors: Relief, annoyance over Crown move on legal fees
One survivor says he is disappointed the reimbursements are not being adjusted for inflation. ...6 days ago
- US elections: Editorial writers at LA Times, Washington Post resign after billionaire owners block K...
Democracy Now! This is Democracy Now!, “War, Peace and the Presidency.” I am Amy Goodman, with Juan González: The Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post newspapers are facing mounting backlash after the papers’ publishers announced no presidential endorsements would be made this year. The LA Times is owned by ...6 days ago
- DIA restructure finds more job cuts, despite protests from staff, union
The Department of Internal Affairs plans more jobs cuts too, but critics say staff are now overloaded and it will affect the Crown's relationship with Māori. ...6 days ago
- Global Privacy Authorities Issue Follow-up Joint Statement On Data Scraping After Industry Engagemen...
The discussions between industry representatives and data protection authorities enabled all parties to further examine issues related to data scraping. ...6 days ago
- In failing to probe Robodebt, Australia’s anti-corruption body fell at the first hurdle. It now ha...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Partlett, Associate Professor of Public Law, The University of Melbourne The inspector of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has released her long-awaited report on the failure of the commission to investigate the Robodebt scandal. The report finds the commissioner of ...6 days ago
- We can’t solve family violence until we include violence between siblings in the conversation
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hayley Boxall, Research Fellow, Australian National University Shutterstock Domestic and family violence (DFV) has received increasing attention in recent years. It is most commonly associated with intimate partner violence between current and former partners, followed by abuse perpetrated against children by ...6 days ago
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