Geoff Simmons
Geoff Simmons investigates the claim that farm land prices could be cut by $40 bln as environmental limits bite
22nd Oct 16, 10:17am
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Geoff Simmons investigates the claim that farm land prices could be cut by $40 bln as environmental limits bite
Previous rough-as-guts interventions have undermined a now-serious need to expand forests to meet our emissions targets, says Geoff Simmons. The costs are now much higher
15th Oct 16, 11:44am
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Previous rough-as-guts interventions have undermined a now-serious need to expand forests to meet our emissions targets, says Geoff Simmons. The costs are now much higher
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Geoff Simmons and Bernard Hickey discuss the options New Zealand has in a zero interest rate world
15th Oct 16, 9:27am
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Geoff Simmons and Bernard Hickey discuss the options New Zealand has in a zero interest rate world
Geoff Simmons notes that housing debt has hit record levels and yet policy ideas to prevent coming economic damage never deal with the tax loopholes that are driving the housing bubble
8th Oct 16, 11:07am
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Geoff Simmons notes that housing debt has hit record levels and yet policy ideas to prevent coming economic damage never deal with the tax loopholes that are driving the housing bubble
Geoff Simmons wants Auckland to just get on with the Unitary Plan, says there are no loss of 'rights' involved, the 'heritage' claims are a smokescreen, and the delays kneecap tomorrow's heritage
1st Oct 16, 9:17am
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Geoff Simmons wants Auckland to just get on with the Unitary Plan, says there are no loss of 'rights' involved, the 'heritage' claims are a smokescreen, and the delays kneecap tomorrow's heritage
Geoff Simmons critiques Nigel Latta's view of what is wrong with our economy; claims Latta missed the biggest factor - the misdirection of capital into housing
29th Sep 16, 8:26am
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Geoff Simmons critiques Nigel Latta's view of what is wrong with our economy; claims Latta missed the biggest factor - the misdirection of capital into housing
Geoff Simmons outlines the options public policy officials have in tackling the speculative pressures building in Auckland's housing markets
3rd Sep 16, 7:20am
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Geoff Simmons outlines the options public policy officials have in tackling the speculative pressures building in Auckland's housing markets
Geoff Simmons says an FTT would leak like a sieve, penalise quite innocent and necessary trade, impede economic activity unnecessarily – all features of a bad tax
13th Aug 16, 7:56am
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Geoff Simmons says an FTT would leak like a sieve, penalise quite innocent and necessary trade, impede economic activity unnecessarily – all features of a bad tax
Treasury says the government should consider including agriculture in the Emissions Trading Scheme
21st Jul 16, 5:17pm
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Treasury says the government should consider including agriculture in the Emissions Trading Scheme
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Bernard Hickey and Geoff Simmons discuss the factors that the Reserve Bank is facing and why they have them is such a bind
9th Jul 16, 8:02am
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Bernard Hickey and Geoff Simmons discuss the factors that the Reserve Bank is facing and why they have them is such a bind
Geoff Simmons says the bright line test is not restraining the property market - only a Comprehensive Capital Income Tax will, he claims
18th Jun 16, 7:34am
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Geoff Simmons says the bright line test is not restraining the property market - only a Comprehensive Capital Income Tax will, he claims
Geoff Simmons wants answers to three questions before abolishing Auckland’s city limit
21st May 16, 7:31am
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Geoff Simmons wants answers to three questions before abolishing Auckland’s city limit
Geoff Simmons has been thinking about the LINZ data and says it supports the idea of taxing all housing because rules and exemptions will just be exploited by the wealthy
14th May 16, 8:48am
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Geoff Simmons has been thinking about the LINZ data and says it supports the idea of taxing all housing because rules and exemptions will just be exploited by the wealthy
Geoff Simmons calls for a 'rational comparison' of the costs of moving freight by rail or road. He suspects the way infrastructure costs are treated will be important factors
31st Oct 15, 10:03am
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Geoff Simmons calls for a 'rational comparison' of the costs of moving freight by rail or road. He suspects the way infrastructure costs are treated will be important factors
Geoff Simmons says regulation is important, but unless it is nimble and well managed it can become a bigger problem than whatever it was intended to solve
26th Oct 15, 7:10am
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Geoff Simmons says regulation is important, but unless it is nimble and well managed it can become a bigger problem than whatever it was intended to solve
Motu's Suzi Kerr reviews the regulatory mechanism that helped Lake Taupō benefit from a faster improvement in nitrogen leaching rates
20th Jul 15, 12:04pm
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Motu's Suzi Kerr reviews the regulatory mechanism that helped Lake Taupō benefit from a faster improvement in nitrogen leaching rates
Geoff Simmons says Labour's solution to the 'crisis' they have identified is based on incorrect analysis with solutions that are unlikely to work
16th Jul 15, 11:07am
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Geoff Simmons says Labour's solution to the 'crisis' they have identified is based on incorrect analysis with solutions that are unlikely to work
Nine climate change activists want people to respond to the Government's call for ideas on the kind of a low-emission future we want, and actions we can take to make it happen
1st Jun 15, 9:25am
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Nine climate change activists want people to respond to the Government's call for ideas on the kind of a low-emission future we want, and actions we can take to make it happen
Geoff Simmons says the RBNZ is throwing another pail of water on the house price inferno because John Key won't act
13th Mar 15, 7:00am
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Geoff Simmons says the RBNZ is throwing another pail of water on the house price inferno because John Key won't act
Geoff Simmons asks what plummeting milk prices mean for our fresh water. With farmers under financial stress does that means the environment is in second place?
20th Dec 14, 9:42am
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Geoff Simmons asks what plummeting milk prices mean for our fresh water. With farmers under financial stress does that means the environment is in second place?
The Kiwi bach is a sinking ship and taxpayers should not pay to bail you out says the Morgan Foundation's Geoff Simmons
30th Nov 14, 1:27pm
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The Kiwi bach is a sinking ship and taxpayers should not pay to bail you out says the Morgan Foundation's Geoff Simmons
The crime is not being rich, the crime is we don’t tax all the income that wealth can earn says Morgan Foundation's Geoff Simmons
25th Oct 14, 7:42am
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The crime is not being rich, the crime is we don’t tax all the income that wealth can earn says Morgan Foundation's Geoff Simmons
Geoff Simmons thinks the Thomas Piketty inequality analysis suffers from being very Western Europe oriented, whereas the global picture shows a different and better picture
24th Oct 14, 10:01am
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Geoff Simmons thinks the Thomas Piketty inequality analysis suffers from being very Western Europe oriented, whereas the global picture shows a different and better picture
Will the NZ Power proposal actually reduce electricity charges? Geoff Simmons looks it over the longer term, and the alternatives
6th Sep 14, 8:00am
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Will the NZ Power proposal actually reduce electricity charges? Geoff Simmons looks it over the longer term, and the alternatives
Morgan Foundation trio wade into the water quality debate again; want scientists 'separated' from the policy issues
14th Jul 14, 5:12pm
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Morgan Foundation trio wade into the water quality debate again; want scientists 'separated' from the policy issues