Returning Hipkins as PM, the man who waged war on Auckland, turned us into prisoners, caused stagnation & will tax your family home, is unthinkable

Whatever the (glaring) faults of the Nats and Chris Luxon, who has disappointed many of us, the idea of returning Opposition Leader...

rmacculloch

Mar 92 min read

It beggars belief: why do PM Luxon & Minister Bishop's 100 foreign investors "visiting" NZ next week comprise 50 local Auckland firms?

This Blog does genuinely try to be non-partisan, making it neither a friend of National, nor Labour. We're doing what State Broadcasters...

rmacculloch

Mar 83 min read

Its official. Soon-to-be former Governor Orr of the Reserve Bank of NZ has gone into hiding. Meanwhile the media, both national and...

rmacculloch

Mar 72 min read

This morning I spoke with Kerre Woodham on the radio about Adrian Orr's departure. You can listen to it on this link:...

rmacculloch

Mar 61 min read

Here's some background to former US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's visit to NZ this week. He is currently in Wellington...

rmacculloch

Mar 62 min read

Its good to see that Richard Prebble has resigned from the Waitangi Tribunal. I never go to Wellington anymore - those visits stopped...

rmacculloch

Mar 52 min read

Over the past six months, interest rates in Australia have barely changed. Their Official Cash Rate was 4.5% back then and is now 4.25%....

rmacculloch

Mar 51 min read

After National was elected, NZ lost 20% of its navy when Manawanui sank in 2024. Defense Minister Collins announced it wouldn't be...

rmacculloch

Mar 13 min read

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