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Tower's Michael Stiassny says putting a final limit on Canterbury earthquake claims is about 'putting a stop to the peripheral industry that has created a self-perpetuating gravy train'

Tower's Michael Stiassny says putting a final limit on Canterbury earthquake claims is about 'putting a stop to the peripheral industry that has created a self-perpetuating gravy train'

Statistics NZ's Selected Price Indexes show as well as a surge in food prices in April, airfares shot up during the school holiday-Easter period

Statistics NZ's Selected Price Indexes show as well as a surge in food prices in April, airfares shot up during the school holiday-Easter period

Brian Easton asks whether we should pursue a ‘Golden Rule’ where any public borrowing for consumption is temporary

Brian Easton asks whether we should pursue a ‘Golden Rule’ where any public borrowing for consumption is temporary

Brian Easton has a look at a major US study that suggests Americans are not paying enough attention to the working class

Brian Easton has a look at a major US study that suggests Americans are not paying enough attention to the working class

Brian Easton says the runup to our Budget this year is far from easy

Brian Easton says the runup to our Budget this year is far from easy

Our national airline is forecasting pre-tax profits of between $150 million and $190 million for the current financial year

Our national airline is forecasting pre-tax profits of between $150 million and $190 million for the current financial year

Brian Easton makes a modest attempt to analyse Donald Trump’s tariff policies

Brian Easton makes a modest attempt to analyse Donald Trump’s tariff policies

Brian Easton attempts to unravel the vexed issue of property rights as the Government has another of at tackling the Resource Management Act

Brian Easton attempts to unravel the vexed issue of property rights as the Government has another of at tackling the Resource Management Act

Brian Easton says New Zealand’s economic development has always been a partnership between the public and private sectors

Brian Easton says New Zealand’s economic development has always been a partnership between the public and private sectors

International Monetary Fund says given the 'propensity' in New Zealand for rapid housing credit growth, the RBNZ should monitor the effect of its OCR easing and 'make full use' of its macroprudential toolbox to control the emergence of risks

International Monetary Fund says given the 'propensity' in New Zealand for rapid housing credit growth, the RBNZ should monitor the effect of its OCR easing and 'make full use' of its macroprudential toolbox to control the emergence of risks

Our national airline says it may have as many as 11 jets out of service between now and the end of June

Our national airline says it may have as many as 11 jets out of service between now and the end of June

Chris Trotter asks: What happens to a nation’s politics when compromise becomes a dirty word?

Chris Trotter asks: What happens to a nation’s politics when compromise becomes a dirty word?

Brian Easton presents a definitely not verified transcript of a recent conversation between the Prime Minister and his chief economic adviser

Brian Easton presents a definitely not verified transcript of a recent conversation between the Prime Minister and his chief economic adviser

Brian Easton questions whether the property rights provisions in the proposed Regulatory Standards Bill make sense

Brian Easton questions whether the property rights provisions in the proposed Regulatory Standards Bill make sense

Brian Easton finds the evidence is thin & shallow that regulation hurts productivity, and is a claim he wants to hear David Seymour justify

Brian Easton finds the evidence is thin & shallow that regulation hurts productivity, and is a claim he wants to hear David Seymour justify