The expectation was that the rule of law would continue to underpin the world order. Trump has repeatedly and unashamedly flouted that framework, instead pursuing ‘might is right' while overlooking ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters was wrong to criticise Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Anna Breman, ...

In this column I use the less familiar measure of GDP per capita instead of the GDP measure favoured by the commentariat. I became familiar with it when I began doing international comparisons because ...

Should we pursue a ‘Golden Rule’ where any public borrowing for consumption is temporary? This columnist is a fiscal conservative who is cautious about government borrowing for public consumption. I ...

Today’s mañana strategy will lead to a crisis for the oldest elderly. It is said that the only certainties are death and taxes, but a lack of each causes uncertainties. As longevity increases, the ...

What Was the Prime Minister Reading in the Runup to Election Year? It’s the summer break. Everyone settles down with family, books, the sun and some fishing. But the Prime Minister has a pile of ...

Do its Property Right Provisions Make Sense? Last week I pointed out that it is uninformed to argue that the New Zealand’s apparently poor economic performance can be traced only to poor regulations.

It is difficult to make sense of the Luxon Coalition Government’s economic management. This end-of-year review about the state of economic management – the state of the economy was last week – is not ...

Treasury has announced that it is having a major review of its macroeconomic policy framework. No doubt there will eventually be a Treasury paper setting out their new macroeconomic policy position.

There is a constant theme from the economic commentariat that New Zealand needs to lift its economic growth rate, coupled with policies which they are certain will attain that objective. Their ...

A short review of the policy issues that Labour is facing and the ministers undertaking them. There is a sense that there are two major issues facing any government. One is policy management and the ...

It is the professionalism – competence and integrity – of the doctors, nurses and technicians who provide the care which obscures the managerial failure. The column-blog, Otaihanga Second Opinion is ...