I haven’t had much time for ACT in the past, believing they were virtual John Key lapdogs lacking the guts to attack the Nats as they should if their own party principles ever meant anything to them. More interested in socially liberal hogwash than real policy. A change seems to have taken place. I’m not…
An interesting column has been written in the Detroit News by one Eric Peters, and it attacks entrepreneur Elon Musk as a cronyist. Peters claims that Elon Musk’s record of success is all smoke and mirrors based around govt grants and subsidies. I’ve no doubt its all true, but I was surprised to see Kiwiblog…
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on Steven Joyce to refund to taxpayers the $1,248 taxi trip he charged to his ministerial credit card, as disclosed in the latest Ministerial expense returns released yesterday. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams, says: “Ministers are supposed to be stewards of taxpayer money. Here, the Economic Development Minister kept…
After reading the Radio NZ report on the funding of this project by the Ministry of Business and I’m none the wiser as to why it received funding. What was the business case that swayed officals to give $180,000 of taxpayer funds to a so called “business” that will operate from Pehiaweri marae in Northland?…
Steven Joyce tried to write Winston Peters off as too old and too out of touch in the lead up to the campaigning in the Northland by-election. Now that the campaign is under way its instead Joyce who seems to be constantly on the back foot. Joyce claimed 7500 new jobs were created in Northland…
This is a kind of mini America’s cup situation. The amount is comparatively minuscule but the justification is the same. Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce today announced that the Government is investing $420,000 from the Major Events Development Fund (MEDF) in the 2015 and 2016 Crankworx Rotorua Mountain Bike Festivals. Crankworx, the world’s biggest mountain…
I was amused to see the usual National Party sycophants falling over themselves to paint the new agreement as some kind of win for the Key/ Joyce/ Eagleson team. I don’t see its necessarily that at all. Steven Joyce waffled enthusiastically- “I have repeatedly stated since December that our least preferred option is for the…
Matthew Hooton is generally a bit too Progressive for my standards, but he does show occasional glimpses of brilliance and IMHO he has excelled himself today with his NBR article on the SkyCity Convention centre fiasco. I highly recommend it as a detailed bit of reporting/ opinion on a matter that is set to become…
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