As mentioned, new taxes are being contemplated, but these are only user pays taxes, levied on consumers. Higher taxes on high incomes, or a wealth tax, or a windfall tax on the excessive profits by ...

Chances are, the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics will run at a loss. These Games have an initial operational budget of $1.9 billion, some of which will be recouped by the sale of broadcasting rights, ...

Thanks to the West’s indifference, the Islamic Republic is now more firmly entrenched than ever. In addition, the mullahs now know that the US, Israel and the Arab states actually prefer to keep the ...

As the unemployment rate hits 5.4%, the highest jobless rate in a decade, PM Christopher Luxon may be regretting his choice of “Fixing the Basics, Building the Future” as his party’s campaign slogan ...

Drill and dig, baby. The week began with the coalition government giving an Australian mining company the green light for an open cast gold mine in central Otago. Things then got even worse. Later ...

If the economy was an apartment building, the recovery would be the party that’s beginning to kick off in the penthouse flat, while everyone else in the building is trying to get some sleep before the ...

Currently, the opinion polls indicate that Winston Peters is benefitting from the disenchantment with National and Labour. The fact so many people are turning to this reactionary figure is a sign of ...

Currently, the opinion polls indicate that Winston Peters is benefitting from the disenchantment with National and Labour. The fact so many people are turning to […] Instead of spending $10 a month on ...

First Venezuela, then Iran. In its modern versions of gunboat diplomacy, the United States is willing to weaken a terrible regime, but not to replace it. Therefore, the US will allow the regime in ...

Plainly, age had not mellowed the ability of Winston Peters to take offence on grounds not visible to ordinary mortals. Yesterday, Peters felt so miffed by an imaginary slight that he delivered a ...

In the wake of Winston Peters lame response to the US attack on Venezuela, its almost enough to make one yearn for the good old days when Murray McCully was our Foreign Minister. Here’s the gist of ...

No one likes being a downer at Christmas time, so…as we look forward into 2026, we can all agree that some economic growth is better than no economic growth at all. That said, did Christmas come early ...