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I'm not surprised that the finance crew are so upset about the gently social democratic policy that is NZ Power (the latest stupid claim is that it'll mean higher mortgages). But what is surprising is the way in which they've made it very clear that…
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The Civilian is a new satirical blog that has making waves lately. If you haven't visited The Civilian yet you should - add it to your bookmarks! Because after all, you know a blog has really made it when it provokes a bizarre and heavy-handed…
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Brokers and analysts, you have nothing to lose but your fees. (Never mind, there's always the $200million Bill English and the Treasury have already slipped your way from the taxpayer.) Following Labour and the Greens unforeseen announcement about NZPower, a host of the usually uncontested…
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I came across this 33 minute film, Housing in New Zealand (1945) on Archives NZ's youtube channel. It is a film produced by Public Works Department Film unit, and graphically shows the massive building of state houses that swung into operation after the war. It…
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The Nats don't seem to be able to debate the Labour / Green electricity sector plans rationally. Here we are five days later and still the best that they can muster is desperate ranting. It started with Joyce's "the commies are coming" press release: Labour…
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This doesn't need any extra comment: New spy laws comparable to Big Brother Planned changes for surveillance a step towards totalitarianism, claims professor New laws to allow spying on New Zealand citizens is a step towards totalitarianism, says a professor of cyber security and forensics.…
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Eddie explored yesterday who stands to lose from falling asset values in electricity companies resulting from lower power prices. The answer: the Crown and foreign investors. Now, JBWere has estimated those book value losses at up to $1.4b for Contact and Trustpower, meaning $4b all…
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So, John Key, Bill English, and Steven Joyce are now devoting all their energy into trying to stop the asset sales programme collapsing after the Greens and Labour gave notice the excessive profits are going to end, and National confirmed they're for real by suspending…
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New Zealand's energy pricing over the last twenty years was thoroughly canvassed by Dr Geoff Bertram last year in a paper presented to the Fabian Society as part of its "Light-handed Regulation" series. The paper can be found here, and in the light of the…
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The government announced about an hour ago, that it has suspended the share offer for Mighty River Power until tomorrow, while it devises a supplementary disclosure in the light of the Labour-Green NZ Power policy. Monday, 22 April 2013, 4:05 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Minister…
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You know it's getting near time to go. Saturday's DomPost Diary (not on-line) reports : When actress Chelsie Preston Crayford spotted Prime Minister John Key at a recent event, she leapt at the opportunity to get a photo with him - not because she's a…
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Scott at Imperator Fish has kindly given us permission to syndicate posts from his blog – the original of this post is here. Energy Minister Steven Joyce has condemned the “socialist lunacy” of both Labour and the Greens, after Labour Party leader David Shearer was spotted buying coffee…
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Aotearoa is Not for Sale is counting down to the National Day of Action this Saturday 27 April. Some people have posted explanations of why they will be participating in the Day of Action. Martyn Bradbury: My disgust at allowing those who have benefited most from tax…
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I just noticed that we passed 12,000 posts a few days ago. Appropriately, it was our stalwart, Anthony, who hit the mark with a post on Mini 'W'. Funnily enough, it didn't get all that many comments. Nowadays, the average post gets over 70 comments…
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The draft Auckland Unitary Plan is a massive (and impressive) collection of documents, and is hard for an Auckland lay person like me to get my head around. One of the main elements of it, is that it focuses perhaps incorrectly, on the presumed continuing growth of the Auckland region.…
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New Zealanders put their trust in John Key. As the 2008 election neared, New Zealanders sensed a positive change was in the offing, a change driven by optimism which held out the reassurance that the darkening and ominous clouds heralding financial meltdown gathering around previously…
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Can there be a greater sign of the threat that National sees in NZ Power than the fact they have put out 5 press releases condemning it in 4 days? Joyce has even come out of his undisclosed location to pooh-pooh it - although he…
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If Labour and the Greens were talking about nationalising the dairies or taking over the factories, I could understand their cries of 'protect property rights' but, actually, Labour and the Greens aren't nationalising anything, they're just changing the system that National invented in the 1990s.…
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Being a good employer takes a collective effort. Being nice, inquiring about the kids and genuinely taking an interest in your employees is good but does not a good employer make. Good employers are a result of what the business model allows them to do,…
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The most recent Roy Morgan was good news for the left: Today’s New Zealand Roy Morgan Poll shows a substantial fall in support for Prime Minister John Key’s National Party to 40.5% (down 3.5% since March 11-24, 2013). Support for Key’s Coalition partners shows the…
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It is absolutely essential for National that lots of ordinary Kiwis buy Mighty River shares. They've staked their whole reputation on it. To that end, they've fostered a belief that the shares will be a licence to print money. That was never the case -…
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My regular Sunday piece of interesting, longer, deeper stories I found during the week. It’s also a chance for you to share what you found this week too. Those stimulating links you wanted to share, but just didn’t fit in anywhere (no linkwhoring). This week: Vienna 1913,…
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The Key government and those who support the privatisation of the power companies have pulled their response from the Reds-under-the-beds play book, as seen in James Henderson's Standard post. However, a similar policy has worked successfully in capitalist California. And similar principles are the…
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Sean Plunket's piece on NZ Power wasn't quite what I expected. After invoking the usual grim vision of the 1970s (although I swear I detected a slight wistful nostalgia) he breaks out the following conclusion: With the world struggling to cope with the downstream of…
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So, the Nonsensical Sentencing Trust wants to set up an anonymous website criticising the decisions of NZ judges, because any guilty verdict handed down to a poor brown person which doesn't result in hanging is obviously too lenient. Naturally, this has caused some consternation among…