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Open mike 01/06/2025

4 weeks ago | thestandard.org.nz | Michael Reddell |Nick Rockel |Marc Ablong |Bernard Hickey
Open mike 25/05/2025

1 month ago | thestandard.org.nz | John Fitzgerald |David Slack |Marc Ablong
Willis’ Roundup Budget will not grow new shoots of the economy

1 month ago | thestandard.org.nz | John Fitzgerald |David Slack |Marc Ablong

The Coalition government has been sucking money out of the economy and borrowing heavily to fund its opex (operational spending). Arguably, it should be spending more on capex (capital expenditure), especially capital investment that lifts productivity. True to form the Coalition has off-loaded this responsibility to businesses in the private sector through its Investment Boost in Budget 2025, which has been described as a “ticking fiscal time bomb”.
Our growing stress is everywhere

1 month ago | thestandard.org.nz | John Fitzgerald |David Slack |Marc Ablong

Insolvencies and bankruptcies are at a nine year high. It hasn’t been as bad as this since 2015. Over half a million New Zealanders need food from food banks to actually eat. The New Zealand economy is at least 1% smaller than when National got back into power. 24,700 home loans have fallen behind with banks, and that’s the highest for eight years. . A further 53,000 non-citizens also left us.
Open mike 24/05/2025

1 month ago | thestandard.org.nz | John Fitzgerald |David Slack |Marc Ablong
Daily review 23/05/2025

1 month ago | thestandard.org.nz | David Slack |Marc Ablong |Nick Rockel

Daily review 23/05/2025 Written By: notices and features - Date published: 5:30 pm, May 23rd, 2025 - No comments Categories: Daily review - Tags: Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other … Related Posts
Open mike 13/04/2025

2 months ago | thestandard.org.nz | David Slack |Bernard Hickey |Nick Rockel |Marc Ablong

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, April 13th, 2025 - No comments Categories: open mike - Tags: Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
Why Write (and Read)?

2 months ago | thestandard.org.nz | Bernard Hickey |Nick Rockel |Marc Ablong |David Farrier

Wellington-based poet and student Emma Sidnam penned a compelling piece about writing politically. It could be an obvious segue into political blogging, but her piece is so much more. Staying with the political theme, writings like Sidnam’s expose the arrogant dumbassery of the Coalition to defund humanities and social sciences and point to a plausible reason: fear. The Coalition doesn’t like evidence, because it cannot handle it. The Coalition doesn’t like criticism, because it cannot counter it.