Tax: Income Splitting Bill Has A Doubtful Future
August 26th, 2010
Peter Dunne has finally managed to get his income splitting Bill into Parliament but it’s far from a done deal and its future rests …
Archive for August, 2010
NZ Politics: ACT’s Home-Grown Demolition Job
August 26th, 2010
For a party just inside the margin of error, ACT isn’t handling itself too well right now. Leader Rodney Hide’s refusal to say anything …
Superannuation: Making People Save More – A Matter Of Time
August 25th, 2010
Compulsory superannuation is a policy whose time has come, and this time National and Labour aren’t tearing each other apart over it. As the …
Economic Debate – Why The Patchy Recovery?
August 19th, 2010
Finance Minister Bill English, buttressing business confidence in his policies, assured the NZ Council for Infrastructure Development yesterday the Govt remains focused on building …
Political Ideology: Key Shifts Right – Is It A Lurch Or A Plan?
August 19th, 2010
This more fertile ground for Labour has largely been gifted by the Govt itself. A flurry of recent developments in social policy – particularly …
NZ Politics: Government Stumbles As problems Mount
August 18th, 2010
With just over a year to go before the Govt faces an election it has a raft of problems to deal with and in …
Techonology: Joyce’s Broadband Gamble On Track For Xmas Result
August 12th, 2010
The rubber meets the road on the Govt’s ultra-fast broadband initiative now 15 revised bids have been lodged with Crown Fibre Holdings. The most …
Labour Party: Could Labour Face Another Left-Right Nightmare?
August 12th, 2010
Andrew Little is a union hard-liner and Carter’s assertion there would be a backlash against Goff’s attitude to the Govt’s proposal to allow workers …
Carter Saga: A Dangerous Volley From A Loose Cannon
August 11th, 2010
Labour MP Chris Carter’s bizarre attack on party leader Phil Goff has thrown the party into a crisis which isn’t going to be easy …
Economic Debate – Do We Raise The Super Age?
August 5th, 2010
The 1972-75 Labour Govt introduced a compulsory savings scheme which required people to provide for their own retirement income. The Muldoon Govt scrapped it …
Foreign Investment: Land Sales To Foreigners A Political Hot Potato
August 5th, 2010
The Govt has given the strongest indication so far the review of the overseas investment regime will consider ways to stop foreigners buying large …
Leadership: The Tough Decisions – Is Key Leading Or Being Led?
August 4th, 2010
The Govt’s obsession with “safety first” is raising questions about its willingness to make hard calls. Ministerial reluctance to do anything without demonstrable evidence …
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