John Key and the Fart Tax

Momentum is building for action on climate change – but Key reckons it’s all just too hard for little old NZ. If only the Nats hadn’t killed of funding for research into the reduction of agricultural emissions…

Slogan politics

We have an unfortunate tendency in New Zealand to reduce politics to dumb slogans. The “fart tax” was a classic example. The current case in point is “printing money”.

Delaying tactics

The National Party’s decision to resurrect the idea of a carbon tax is one of the most cynical plays I’ve seen in a […]