In reality, accurately estimating the wealth of individuals, especially those with complex financial arrangements, can be practically impossible.
Category: Exclusives
(Bank) balancing act: Should banks intervene to protect customers from their own poor judgement?
Given the high stakes and the potential for life-changing financial losses, what are the arguments for and against banks maintaining tighter controls over customers’ money?
Tikanga Māori and the debate over its place in NZ legislation – Part 2
Variances make it contentious.
What’s the experience of jurisdictions overseas with drug decriminalisation and legalisation?
Some jurisdictions are walking back some efforts to loosen up prohibition era drug laws.
Backgrounder on New Zealand’s public broadcasters
Even though they are owned/funded by the government, many of them have different playbooks.
Have Asian New Zealanders just overtaken Māori New Zealanders?
There seems to have been an effort to avoid this headline with misdirection.
Are some Māori activists losing their “hands off” status by getting too extreme with their rhetoric?
Activists claiming to represent Māori rights are regularly abusive but is that backfiring?
Poll reveals unexpected support for tax cuts and spending restraint
A snap poll of 500 respondents, spread across the political spectrum, commissioned by the NZ Taxpayers’ Union, highlights a range of opinions on Budget 2024 and economic policies.
Activists intensify their war on NZ drug laws
There is a new push to end this country’s drug prohibitions.
Government says charter schools good, unions say bad…
What are charter schools and what does the evidence show?