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One can only hope that the New Zealand diplomats and corporate leaders heading to Washington to beg for leniency on our 15% tariff rate do realise that paying Trump off with large amounts of ...
Luxon did protest too much on the weekend. Sure, the credulous party faithful were willing to believe him as he continued to lay the blame for the state of the economy on what Labour did, or didn’t do ...
At times, it is pretty hard to see what good the “free” market is doing for most of us. The usual responses – we all benefit when global commodity prices are sky high and anyway, what can you do about ...
While the retirement surge was anticipated, Dr Bradford says the more troubling trends lie in the intentions of younger and mid-career GPs. These include mid-career GPs considering early retirement ...
In other respects, the Bill being proposed by Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith repeats some of the same anomalies identified 15 years ago by Chris Finlayson. People on home detention will still be able ...
Looking for consistency in all things is said to be the hallmark of a small mind. Duly noted, but the Luxon government’s stance on climate change does seem strikingly inconsistent. For starters, New ...
Thiel may not be one of Trump’s regular Mar-a-Lago golfing buddies, but recent events have underlined his proximity to key White House decisions. Incredibly – and for no visible benefit in return – ...
Despite the myriad concerns being expressed about the Regulatory Standards Bill – including misgivings by his own Regulations Ministry and scorn from constitutional law expert Sir Geoffrey Palmer – ...