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Brian Easton says congestion pricing is easier said than done
Brian Easton give the background to his book 'In Open Seas: How the New Zealand Labour Government Went Wrong: 2017-2023'
16th Sep 24, 9:01am
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Brian Easton give the background to his book 'In Open Seas: How the New Zealand Labour Government Went Wrong: 2017-2023'
Large numbers of students pushed the monthly net migration gain to more than 5,000 in July
11th Sep 24, 11:33am
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Large numbers of students pushed the monthly net migration gain to more than 5,000 in July
An Infrastructure Commission report says we are keeping up with infrastructure better than we might have thought from the grumbling. But the challenge of providing for the future remains, Brian Easton says
9th Sep 24, 8:51am
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An Infrastructure Commission report says we are keeping up with infrastructure better than we might have thought from the grumbling. But the challenge of providing for the future remains, Brian Easton says
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'Things are looking up, albeit from a pretty dark place for many firms', says ANZ; Finance Minister says the survey shows businesses 'are feeling a whole lot better about the future'
29th Aug 24, 1:36pm
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'Things are looking up, albeit from a pretty dark place for many firms', says ANZ; Finance Minister says the survey shows businesses 'are feeling a whole lot better about the future'
Our national airline is not providing any profit guidance for the new financial year in which it expects the 'tougher economic backdrop' of the past year to continue
29th Aug 24, 9:50am
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Our national airline is not providing any profit guidance for the new financial year in which it expects the 'tougher economic backdrop' of the past year to continue
Chris Trotter says Chris Hipkins’ give-National-nothing-to-aim-at strategy will only succeed if the Coalition becomes as unpopular in three years as the British Tories became in fourteen
26th Aug 24, 8:22am
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Chris Trotter says Chris Hipkins’ give-National-nothing-to-aim-at strategy will only succeed if the Coalition becomes as unpopular in three years as the British Tories became in fourteen
Brian Easton says the underlying economics of the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill rests on intellectual property rights
19th Aug 24, 8:34am
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Brian Easton says the underlying economics of the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill rests on intellectual property rights
Chris Trotter says voting together, Māori and Pasifika workers, professionals and managers employed by the state, and “progressive” Baby-Boomer superannuitants, can defeat the Coalition Government. But will they?
19th Aug 24, 7:51am
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Chris Trotter says voting together, Māori and Pasifika workers, professionals and managers employed by the state, and “progressive” Baby-Boomer superannuitants, can defeat the Coalition Government. But will they?
Brian Easton says the claim that there are currently 14 layers of management at Health New Zealand, raises wider issues of how we organise systems
12th Aug 24, 9:15am
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Brian Easton says the claim that there are currently 14 layers of management at Health New Zealand, raises wider issues of how we organise systems
David Hargreaves wonders how this Government will find a good solution for Kiwibank when the previous Labour Government appears to have turned its back on the best solution - and that was already halfway in place
8th Aug 24, 5:00am
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David Hargreaves wonders how this Government will find a good solution for Kiwibank when the previous Labour Government appears to have turned its back on the best solution - and that was already halfway in place
Brian Easton wonders if David Seymour really IS an old fashioned lefty
Chris Trotter asks: What will/can the USA do to avoid becoming the sick, old man of the Indo-Pacific?
5th Aug 24, 8:15am
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Chris Trotter asks: What will/can the USA do to avoid becoming the sick, old man of the Indo-Pacific?
Brian Easton says New Zealand is again having to reconcile conflicting pressures from its military and its trade interests. Should we join Pillar Two of AUKUS and risk compromising our markets in China?
29th Jul 24, 9:05am
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Brian Easton says New Zealand is again having to reconcile conflicting pressures from its military and its trade interests. Should we join Pillar Two of AUKUS and risk compromising our markets in China?
Victims of abuse in care are, at last, receiving recognition, apologies and compensation, but Chris Trotter asks if the Royal Commission has given them a credible explanation of why their suffering was inflicted, and how it was able to go on for so long?
29th Jul 24, 8:16am
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Victims of abuse in care are, at last, receiving recognition, apologies and compensation, but Chris Trotter asks if the Royal Commission has given them a credible explanation of why their suffering was inflicted, and how it was able to go on for so long?
Brian Easton says if the Housing Minister's strategy works it would transform the housing market
22nd Jul 24, 9:28am
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Brian Easton says if the Housing Minister's strategy works it would transform the housing market
As we await the start of cuts to the Official Cash Rate, David Hargreaves questions what damage may have been done by the recent heavy-handed and sledgehammer-like interest rate hiking cycle
21st Jul 24, 6:00am
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As we await the start of cuts to the Official Cash Rate, David Hargreaves questions what damage may have been done by the recent heavy-handed and sledgehammer-like interest rate hiking cycle
Brian Easton explains the background to how the government got into its cancer drugs muddle
8th Jul 24, 9:32am
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Brian Easton explains the background to how the government got into its cancer drugs muddle
David Hargreaves says it looks too late to 'save' this year, but if we can beat inflation, then the RBNZ will call off the dogs and the prospects for next year will be for a gradual recovery. If we can beat inflation...
30th Jun 24, 7:00am
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David Hargreaves says it looks too late to 'save' this year, but if we can beat inflation, then the RBNZ will call off the dogs and the prospects for next year will be for a gradual recovery. If we can beat inflation...
Keith Locke died at the age of 80 without losing either his heart or his head. Indeed, there was about the man a joyous naiveté that one no longer finds on the New Zealand Left, writes Chris Trotter
24th Jun 24, 8:24am
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Keith Locke died at the age of 80 without losing either his heart or his head. Indeed, there was about the man a joyous naiveté that one no longer finds on the New Zealand Left, writes Chris Trotter
David Hargreaves sums up the first (nearly) six months of the year and thinks it would be a very good idea to stop it and start again. Unfortunately though, we will have to carry on. Here's what's transpired so far...
23rd Jun 24, 7:00am
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David Hargreaves sums up the first (nearly) six months of the year and thinks it would be a very good idea to stop it and start again. Unfortunately though, we will have to carry on. Here's what's transpired so far...
Brian Easton examines the Coalition Government's 'muddle on' strategy
Brian Easton says the Coalition Government has already used up what first-term room it had in the economy
10th Jun 24, 9:10am
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Brian Easton says the Coalition Government has already used up what first-term room it had in the economy
There may well have been 50,000 pairs of feet 'Marching For Nature' down Auckland’s Queen Street on Saturday afternoon, writes Chris Trotter, but the figure that impresses the Coalition Government is the 1,450,000 pairs of feet that were somewhere else
10th Jun 24, 8:22am
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There may well have been 50,000 pairs of feet 'Marching For Nature' down Auckland’s Queen Street on Saturday afternoon, writes Chris Trotter, but the figure that impresses the Coalition Government is the 1,450,000 pairs of feet that were somewhere else
Martin Brook says New Zealand needs to consider how it can meet the demands of a new economy, practically as well as morally and ethically
5th Jun 24, 9:25am
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Martin Brook says New Zealand needs to consider how it can meet the demands of a new economy, practically as well as morally and ethically