Economic Debate – Is The Rebalancing Act Working?
September 30th, 2010
NZ’s current account deficit slipped back into deficit in the June quarter, pushing the annual deficit ($5.6bn) from 2.4% to 3% of GDP. Forecasters …
Archive for September, 2010
Petroleum Sector: An Action Plan For Petroleum – Is It Enough?
September 30th, 2010
Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee vigorously massaged his petroleum action plan back to life at the biennial Petroleum Conference, putting Govt muscle into exploring the …
NZ Foreign Relations: Hillary Clinton Schedules NZ Call
September 29th, 2010
The long awaited visit to NZ of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is now scheduled for November. This has been confirmed by the …
Economic Debate – Still A Troubling Trans Tasman Wage Gap
September 2nd, 2010
Two years ago, Bill English brandished data showing a widening of the gap in after-tax income between Aust and NZ since Labour had taken …
Law And Order: Key – “Kiwis Have A Right To Feel Safer”
September 2nd, 2010
John Key says law and order policy is a crucial part of his overall vision for NZ, “because I believe Kiwis have a right …
Politics: Key’s Pragmatic Search For Solutions To Society’s Problems
September 1st, 2010
Former Labour leader Mike Moore (now NZ’s ambassador in Washington) is quoted as saying “we in the Labour Party have a serious problem with …
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