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Open mike 25/05/2025
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Willis’ Roundup Budget will not grow new shoots of the economy
The Coalition government has been sucking money out of the economy and borrowing heavily to fund its opex (operational spending). Arguably, it should be spending more on capex (capital expenditure), especially capital investment that lifts productivity. True to form the Coalition has off-loaded this responsibility…
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Our growing stress is everywhere
Insolvencies and bankruptcies are at a nine year high. It hasn’t been as bad as this since 2015. Over half a million New Zealanders need food from food banks to actually eat. The New Zealand economy is at least 1% smaller than when National got…
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Open mike 24/05/2025
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Daily review 23/05/2025
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Open mike 23/05/2025
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Daily review 22/05/2025
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Liam Hehir needs to relearn his civics
Generally I like reading Liam Hehir over at the The Blue Review. He is usually interesting despite being a conservative religious lawyer. However sometimes he goes completely off track in his innate and unthinking deference to authority. The other day he asserted that "Of All…
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BHN and CTU’s Craig Renney on the Budget
BHN are hosting Craig Renney, Director of Policy and Economist at the CTU and BHN journalist, as he comes out of budget lock up. Livestream discussion from 2pm. https://www.youtube.com/live/ZpUYokH4ctA BHN are also doing a wrap up and deep dive Budget Day Special with Renney and…
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Open mike 22/05/2025
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Daily review 21/05/2025
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The Government blinks
Well that was dramatic. Yesterday I am sure that every political activist in the country set themselves up to watch Parliament and see the debate concerning the Privileges Committee proposal and the suggestion that three Maori Party MPs be suspended from Parliament for performing a…
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Open mike 21/05/2025
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Daily review 20/05/2025
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What would the Greens’ inheritance/gift tax mean for farming?
Green Party co-leader Chloe Swarbrick was on Q&A on Sunday, fronting up to Jack Tame’s questions about the Greens’ alternative budget. I was looking forward to this, because I had a lot of unanswered questions from the budget release last week. One of the main ones…
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Open mike 20/05/2025
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Daily review 19/05/2025
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Privileges Committee recommendations are partisan, indefensible and racist
Tomorrow is D Day in Parliament. What will happen to the Privileges Committee recommendation in Parliament will be fascinating. I do not expect Te Pati Maori to take this lying down. And I am sure that the Green Party and at least to an extent…
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Jacinda Ardern’s speech to Yale graduates: leading with empathy is a strength
In this remarkable, deeply socially intelligent ten minute speech Jacinda Ardern speaks of the peril of the global inflection point we are currently poised upon, particularly in relation to the US, and reminds us of what works. https://youtu.be/C6SHxyCQtyw?t=951
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Open mike 19/05/2025
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RNZ’s report on its Israel/Gaza coverage is not credible
Cross posted from Scoop. Radio New Zealand’s decision to conduct a review of its Israel-Palestine coverage post-7 October 2023 is commendable. It commissioned Colin Feslier, an experienced and respected communications expert to undertake this work. He delivered his report in March 2025. Feslier’s brief was…
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The Coalition Continues to Defund Science
The Coalition has a warped view of what science is, of its purpose, of its role in and for society, and of what should be funded with public money (clue: not much). It has culled another science fund and so far, it has only been…
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Waitangi Tribunal wants halt to Regulatory Standards Bill introduction
The Waitangi Tribunal has with some urgency released an interim decision on the Regulatory Standards Bill. THe urgency is so that it could beat the impending introduction of the Bill. Under the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1976 the Tribunal loses jurisdiction once a Bill is…
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Open mike 18/05/2025
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Open mike 17/05/2025
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Daily review 16/05/2025
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Te Pati Maori and the Privileges Committee
Judith Collins was at her insufferable worst yesterday when she announced the Privileges Committee recommendation that Te Pati Maori MPs Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, and Rawiri Waititi be suspended from Parliament for their behaviour that happened at the conclusion of the first reading debate on…
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The Empire strikes back
National is obviously hurting. Its internal polling must show that it is haemorrhaging support over its undermining of the Pay Equity system. On Tuesday various National talking heads in unison launched an attack on Labour accusing it of lying and misrepresenting what was happening. And…
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Open mike 16/05/2025
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Daily review 15/05/2025
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