Prebble is Right: PM Hipkins is not a conviction politician - he only cares about power
After decades of careful research, if economists had to rank what policies were good ones and which were bad ones, the good would...
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rmacculloch
- 3 days ago
- 2 min
Oh dear. Chris Bishop Misrepresents Academics and talks Nonsense on Housing in a Car Crash Interview
Chris Bishop has had to face the media in a car-crash interview with Jack Tame defending the National Party's U-Turn on housing that he...
rmacculloch
- 5 days ago
- 3 min
National's U-Turn on Housing throws the Party into Treacherous Waters
One News is reporting the National Party is "U-Turning" on the bi-partisan accord it signed with Labour for denser housing, allowing for...
rmacculloch
- 6 days ago
- 2 min
Labour's Election Campaign starts with Dishonesty on a Scale that would see Private Directors Jailed
The Deputy Prime Minister of NZ kicked off Labour's 2023 Election Campaign with a promise to not raise the pension age. The Deputy PM...
rmacculloch
- 6 days ago
- 2 min
Is this Proof the RBNZ wants to Swing the Election?
Our Central Bank has long argued it is not to blame for high inflation, which it insists is a global phenomenon. That is, rate hikes are...
rmacculloch
- May 25
- 2 min
The RBNZ Plays Politics to Help Labour over the Line in Election 2023
Official Cash Rate decisions are meant by law to only take account of economic factors - not political ones. Yet in a speech I heard...
rmacculloch
- May 24
- 2 min
Should Chris Luxon sue the Herald for libel, here's evidence for his law firm
I've found a copy of the damaging headline about the National Leader that the Herald ran for hours. It would've been seen by thousands...
rmacculloch
- May 23
- 2 min
A world-leading Professor of Environment Economics tells me the Herald is terribly wrong on NZ Steel
I did some work checking on the Herald's claim that not supporting the NZ Steel subsidy was an "insidious form of climate denialism" on...
rmacculloch
- May 23
- 2 min
Did the NZ Herald just go and libel Chris Luxon by calling him an "insidious" climate denier?
The NZ Herald has been playing at swinging the election (again). A few hours ago it ran a headline referring to the Opposition Leader as...
rmacculloch
- May 21
- 1 min
The Police Minister says fear of crime cannot be measured. The Immigration Minister states it can.
The Police Minister, Ginny Andersen, told interviewer Jack Tame that, "I've always said that my aim as Police Minister is to try and make...
rmacculloch
- May 21
- 1 min
The State Broadcaster runs Fake News on the 2023 Budget. Is it trying to Swing the Election?
It's election year - and how the Budget affects the economy is a big deal for many Kiwi voters. So this is the lead story our government...
rmacculloch
- May 18
- 2 min
Did the PM (Willfully) Mislead Kiwis as to why NZ may avoid Recession?
In introducing Budget 2023 on the Beehive website, the Prime Minister stated: "Budget 2023 includes a massive boost to our nation’s...
rmacculloch
- May 18
- 1 min
Budget 2023: What is the Strategy? Steal the election from National by targeting women
Budget 2023 is about politics - not economics. What was the strategy? It targeted children big-time by more heavily subsidizing their...
rmacculloch
- May 16
- 2 min
Budget 2023: Finance Minister Grant Robertson must resign - he's lost interest in the job
You can tell it the Finance Minister's eyes. He's given up. He knows his government failed the country. His Prime Minister is reverting...
rmacculloch
- May 15
- 2 min
Who's Running NZ? Lawyers & accountants, of course.
The Reserve Bank of NZ is obliged to fulfil the purpose laid out in its enabling Act, namely: "to promote the prosperity & well-being of...
rmacculloch
- May 15
- 1 min
Could AI send humans the way of horses & mules?
Six years ago we invited out Larry Kotlikoff as the Sir Doug Myers Visiting Professor to the University of Auckland. During a meeting...
rmacculloch
- May 15
- 1 min
More Fake Economic News in the NZ Herald
Yesterday, the Herald ran a prominent article which stated, "If you believe the economists, the world is about to go into a global...
rmacculloch
- May 14
- 1 min
Stock Update: Grant Robertson & Chloe Swarbrick's shonky investment strategy has made Kiwis poorer
On 4 March 2020 this exchange occurred in Parliament: CHLÖE SWARBRICK (Green) to the Minister of Finance: Can he confirm it is his view...
rmacculloch
- May 12
- 1 min
Les Mills boss says he wants to pay more tax. So why did Les Mills take a $4.5 million wage subsidy?
I'm trying to reconcile Les Mills Director, Phillip Mills, signing an open letter to the Government stating he would like to pay higher...
rmacculloch
- May 12
- 1 min
Update: Kiwiblog has found a NZ Treasury bank a/c those who want to pay more tax can put funds into
Our IRD stated, when asked by the media, that there was no mechanism for those who want to pay more tax in NZ to do so (and Revenue...
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