Economic debate: Is the Budget a “fiscal flop?”
May 30th, 2011
Bill English gave us an easy way of benchmarking the Budget back in January. It would focus on savings and investment with none of …
Archive for May, 2011
Minimum wage row pits unions against employers
May 30th, 2011
A good old fashioned “them and us” row is raging over Labour’s pledge to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
It’s a …
Pretigious diplomatic properties may be sold
May 23rd, 2011
Two of NZ’s prestigious diplomatic properties – NZ House in London and the NZ Embassy and residence in Paris – may be sold.
Foreign …
Govt monitors Fiji-Tonga spat
May 23rd, 2011
The Govt is taking a cautious approach to the dispute between Tonga and Fiji and John Key says he doesn’t intend doing anything which …
Offenders pay in victim support shake-up
May 16th, 2011
Justice Minister Simon Power is changing victim support rules to give families of victims of serious crime more government assistance. They’re currently ineligible for …
Budget Preview
May 11th, 2011
PricewaterhouseCoopers Chairman John Shewan has been looking at some other potential moves the Government might make in next weeks budget.
Balancing The KiwiSaver Books
The …
Play of the week: Spinning yourself silly
May 9th, 2011
Pakistani intelligence say they’re “embarrassed” they failed to notice Osama bin Laden was living in a fairly large compound in the middle of the …
Government department round-up
May 2nd, 2011
The State Services Commission is being kept busy as the exodus of public service CEOs continues unabated. It is currently actively recruiting for people …
Duncan Cotterill