Loan sharks: Election 2011′s moral panic?
June 27th, 2011
NZ has a habitual moral panic every three years, coinciding fairly closely with the electoral cycle. Usually this is in the area of crime, …
Archive for June, 2011
Capital talk: Buzz in the Beehive
June 27th, 2011
Might too many cooks spoil the broth of Christchurch recovery? Suspicions are on the rise in the capital that well meaning public sector chiefs …
Economic debate: Growth coming or bubble bursting?
June 20th, 2011
Finance Minister Bill English was among the bearers of good news this week, welcome stuff at the best of times, but especially so when …
India mission vital for NZ Inc
June 20th, 2011
John Key has three overseas missions pencilled into his schedule: to Australia , India from June 26 to July 1, and the US (if …
Play of the week: Green nuances
June 13th, 2011
The Greens seem to have tried a bit of political finesse this week. In a week when central bankers, both here and overseas, have …
Capital talk: Buzz in the Beehive
June 13th, 2011
Foreign Minister Murray McCully says NZ will back the bid of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon for a second term…….Sonny Bill Williams’ “contest” with a …
Economic debate: How to control the dollar?
June 7th, 2011
The Govt won’t be doing anything to bring down the exchange rate, we can be sure, even though it rose this week to its …
Play of the week: Gravity shift
June 7th, 2011
Ministers went on the offensive this week. It would be too easy to link the run of announcements on welfare, the public sector, and …
Duncan Cotterill