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Why is the Mainstream Media in cahoots with the Big Bank economists?
I spoke awhile ago with the partner of a former Prime Minister of NZ, who takes an interest in such matters, and they expressed dismay as...
rmacculloch
Nov 30, 20222 min read
Did the PM just tell a Porker on Crime?
Why do people mistrust politicians? Could it be how they play with words? In the wake of awful headlines on violent crime and the murder...
rmacculloch
Nov 29, 20222 min read
Five Ways the Kiwi Labour Party has Robbed Low & Middle Income Earners
Seems it is not so much high income earners that are unhappy with the Labour Party, but low and middle income earners whose living...
rmacculloch
Nov 29, 20222 min read
RBNZ Governor Orr is Factually Wrong to call inflation “nobody’s friend”
“Inflation is nobody’s friend,” Governor Orr told the Reserve Bank press conference this afternoon. Gosh maybe he could find some time to...
rmacculloch
Nov 23, 20221 min read
The Real Reason why the RBNZ did a 75 basis point rise in the Official Cash Rate
So here it is and it's very psychological. The Reserve Bank has been profoundly stung by criticism (see my NZ Herald article) that it...
rmacculloch
Nov 23, 20222 min read

Isn't it time for Prof. Baker to admit he was wrong?
How many people are there in NZ - given there were 24,068 Covid cases reported last week - who want lockdowns to be implemented with...
rmacculloch
Nov 23, 20222 min read
Seems Nobel Laureate Heckman wouldn't agree with our PM saying Luxon has a "simplistic" world view
National leader Christopher Luxon received a blasting from the Prime Minister yesterday for saying to parents, "you chose to have these...
rmacculloch
Nov 22, 20221 min read
Do Kiwi Parliamentarians believe in love and family as a way to reduce youth crime? Short answer: no
How many of our Members of Parliament have explained that the best way to reduce youth crime is to implement policies that promote strong...
rmacculloch
Nov 22, 20222 min read
I've Been thinking: Media Economist Bagrie is Wrong
Former Labour Minister & ACT President, Richard Prebble's 1996 book, "I've Been Thinking" has such a great title, I can't resist...
rmacculloch
Nov 20, 20222 min read

Labour Doesn't Believe in the Kiwi Dream. But Kiwis Do !
Yesterday the Nats proposed sending young offenders to military-style boot camps. Labour reacted with anger, slamming the proposal,...
rmacculloch
Nov 18, 20221 min read
The NBR says "Māori are getting poorer despite increased Gov't funds". Newshub says the Opposite.
No wonder the mainstream media is driving us nuts. The National Business Review stated today that "Māori households are getting poorer"....
rmacculloch
Nov 17, 20222 min read
To Mark the Re-appointment of the RBNZ Governor, let's repeat his 2021 econ lecture on inflation
As we noted several months ago, the world was treated to words of economic wisdom from our Kiwi monetary authorities in 2021, as reported...
rmacculloch
Nov 16, 20221 min read
Does Health Minister Andrew Little have a Clue about Health Economics?
Business Desk is running a series on our health-care sector. In my opinion, comments from Health Minister Andrew Little reveal why he is...
rmacculloch
Nov 16, 20222 min read
Kiwi Economic Strategy is at a Cross-Roads
Intro: As beliefs in this country fall into three increasingly equal sized and competing parts, building a unifying system is set to...
rmacculloch
Nov 15, 20223 min read
A Story about the NZ Herald that will not appear in the NZ Herald
I just submitted an "Opinion Piece" to the Herald - it describes the fragmentation of beliefs in Kiwi society which is going to make...
rmacculloch
Nov 14, 20221 min read
Why is RBNZ Board Chair Neil Quigley Still There?
I say that because awhile ago I had an email exchange with Quigley in early 2020 over the fact that the Reserve Bank repeatedly stated...
rmacculloch
Nov 10, 20221 min read
Sadly, the Private Sector Falls Morally Short and is Shameful in the PM's "New" New Zealand
The Herald is running a series about how to rebuild a "New" New Zealand, post-pandemic. So where's it currently headed? Here's a list of...
rmacculloch
Nov 10, 20222 min read
Grant Robertson's Legacy will be the Destruction of the Reserve Bank of NZ's Independence
How do we know that the Finance Minister has shredded the reputation of the RBNZ? By the fact the headlines today say that the Opposition...
rmacculloch
Nov 8, 20221 min read
The PM threatens the Banks - but it is Labour which handed them billions of bucks in profits
The PM says that big bank profits raise questions about their "social license to operate". However, it was her Central Bank that...
rmacculloch
Nov 8, 20221 min read
DownToEarth Kiwi told you the RBNZ Governor would be reappointed first and also the reasons why
Before the main stream media knew about it, DownToEarth Kiwi told you a couple of days ago that Finance Minister Grant Robertson would...
rmacculloch
Nov 8, 20221 min read
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