Written By: Matthew Whitehead - Date published: 7:53 pm, February 21st, 2019 - 129 comments
Let’s talk about why houses, art, and basically everything should be in the new Capital Gains Tax that Labour and New Zealand First should get onboard with, contrary to their reservations.
Written By: Zetetic - Date published: 8:44 pm, November 14th, 2011 - 102 comments
The tea tape didn’t interest me at first. Nats’ reaction seemed over the top but would Key and Banks be so stupid to discuss anything sensitive in a public cafe metres from the press mob? But then Key went to the cops. This said the Nats were really worried. It can only be something that cuts to the heart of Brand Key’s greatest weakness: Key’s honesty.
Written By: Zetetic - Date published: 8:15 am, September 13th, 2011 - 50 comments
The SMH reports: a New Zealand government minister “was yelling out, ‘f—ing cheats’ and other offensive remarks” at the Wallabies during the Australia v Italy game. Hmm. The game was at North Harbour. Who is a local MP, a minister, and has a record of bad behaviour in corporate boxes?
Written By: Mike Smith - Date published: 8:15 am, June 5th, 2010 - 13 comments
Read this story to understand why the real economy in New Zealand struggles to get ahead of a volatile currency driven by overseas speculators that devalues our exports. They also like to talk our interest rates go up. If you’re in Christchurch, come to the Fabian seminar next Tuesday 8 June at Mancan House, 253 […]
The current rise of populism challenges the way we think about people’s relationship to the economy.We seem to be entering an era of populism, in which leadership in a democracy is based on preferences of the population which do not seem entirely rational nor serving their longer interests. ...
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