US visit appraisal: Bad timing hinders Key
July 29th, 2011
John Key has had confirmed in politics, timing is the essence. His call on the White House and President Barack Obama could not have …
Archive for July, 2011
Exclusive: Trans Tasman talks with David Parker
July 29th, 2011
He’s been tagged Labour’s policy guru and maestro, and David Parker is clearly a man on the move. After years of playing an influential …
Play of the week: Shock therapy
July 22nd, 2011
Be careful what you wish for. Commentators, and indeed the general public, often wish politicians would be more courageous, and more prepared to endorse …
Labour’s CGT proposal not so equitable
July 22nd, 2011
The starting point in justifying a CGT is a buck is buck and no matter where your income comes from you should pay tax. …
Parties target their message to exploit MMP
July 15th, 2011
As NZ voters have become increasingly sophisticated about MMP, so too have parties in pitching their messages to target audiences.
John Key has dominated …
ACC turnaround: Lower levies touted
July 15th, 2011
The Govt was flagging victory this week in its campaign to turn around the finances of ACC, after reversing the deficits of $2.4bn in …
NZ’s huge energy resource could be tapped by 2021
July 8th, 2011
NZ’s gas hydrate resources, at shallow depths below the seabed, are potentially among the largest in the world, with the most promising deposits being …
Play of the Week: Stop the shadow boxing
July 8th, 2011
The debate over the country’s electoral system is degenerating into a battle between left and right by other means. In the red corner, the …
Labour’s taxing options
July 4th, 2011
Some heavy duty analysis is likely to be going on behind the scenes in the Labour Caucus to work out what taxes need to …
Economic debate: Are women paid fairly?
July 4th, 2011
New Economist, a UK blog devoted to new research, data and analysis, a few years ago highlighted studies into the gender gap.
It cited …
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