Election 2011

'24,000 youth in jobs/training in 3 yrs'

Labour announces NZ$251 mln youth jobs/skills policy aimed at getting 24,000 under-20s in employment or training within 3 yrs

1st Sep 11, 12:05pm

by Alex Tarrant

Labour announces NZ$251 mln youth jobs/skills policy aimed at getting 24,000 under-20s in employment or training within 3 yrs

Youth rates would hit $2/hr - Key

Cutting the minimum wage to what the market could bear would lead to some very low wage rates in New Zealand, PM Key says

29th Aug 11, 8:24am

by Alex Tarrant

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Cutting the minimum wage to what the market could bear would lead to some very low wage rates in New Zealand, PM Key says

Not much common 'sense'

Opinion: National's candidates claim they have exactly the same 'sense' of their community's views

24th Aug 11, 3:20pm

by John Pagani

Opinion: National's candidates claim they have exactly the same 'sense' of their community's views

Third of National voters favour CGT

A third of National voters favour Labour's CGT over National's asset sales, half support the SOE sell-down; RBNZ CGT view is for comprehensive tax

23rd Aug 11, 6:35pm

by Alex Tarrant

A third of National voters favour Labour's CGT over National's asset sales, half support the SOE sell-down; RBNZ CGT view is for comprehensive tax

'Why some poor folk vote National'

Opinion: John Pagani asks do people vote against their interest because they prefer to keep ahead of their neighbour than make everyone better off?

18th Aug 11, 4:25pm

by John Pagani

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Opinion: John Pagani asks do people vote against their interest because they prefer to keep ahead of their neighbour than make everyone better off?

It's sensible to take GST off fruit & veg

Opinion: John Pagani responds to Geoff Simmons' criticism of Labour's plan to remove GST from fresh fruit and veg

17th Aug 11, 10:47am

by John Pagani

Opinion: John Pagani responds to Geoff Simmons' criticism of Labour's plan to remove GST from fresh fruit and veg

'Stable govt needed for choppy future'

PM Key says NZ needs stable government after November election as next three years will inevitably be choppy

16th Aug 11, 8:50am

by Alex Tarrant

PM Key says NZ needs stable government after November election as next three years will inevitably be choppy

'Let's stop pensioners spending on 'bads' too'

Opinion: Bernard Hickey likes the idea of 'payment cards' for teen beneficiaries so much he wants it extended to pensioners

15th Aug 11, 11:38am

by Bernard Hickey

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Opinion: Bernard Hickey likes the idea of 'payment cards' for teen beneficiaries so much he wants it extended to pensioners

Are NZ's conservatives coherent?

Opinion: NZ's conservatives don't like GST exemptions, so where are their principles in other debates like over the ETS?

8th Aug 11, 11:13am

by John Pagani

Opinion: NZ's conservatives don't like GST exemptions, so where are their principles in other debates like over the ETS?

Alex's politico-economic blogroll

Alex's politico-economic blogroll: Matt Nolan defends NZ monetary policy; Farmers driving National's economic policy?; Pros and cons of a high NZ$; Kerr on rates rises

5th Aug 11, 4:45pm

by Alex Tarrant

Alex's politico-economic blogroll: Matt Nolan defends NZ monetary policy; Farmers driving National's economic policy?; Pros and cons of a high NZ$; Kerr on rates rises

Westpac's Frazis praises John Key

Westpac NZ CEO George Frazis says PM's 'decisive, responsive decision making' has helped make Kiwis more positive than Aussies

3rd Aug 11, 4:05pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Westpac NZ CEO George Frazis says PM's 'decisive, responsive decision making' has helped make Kiwis more positive than Aussies

Lockwood banishes English over CGT

Finance Minister English ejected from Question Time in Parliament as debate over Labour's capital gains tax policy gets heated

3rd Aug 11, 3:07pm

by Alex Tarrant

Finance Minister English ejected from Question Time in Parliament as debate over Labour's capital gains tax policy gets heated

Why a capital gains tax is inevitable

Opinion: Why National's failure to attack Labour's capital gains tax policy in Parliament means we'll have one eventually

3rd Aug 11, 11:34am

by John Pagani

Opinion: Why National's failure to attack Labour's capital gains tax policy in Parliament means we'll have one eventually

Key eyes KiwiSaver soft complusion

Goff hints at universal savings policy that goes further than KiwiSaver, which was universally available but not universally taken up

1st Aug 11, 2:55pm

by Alex Tarrant

Goff hints at universal savings policy that goes further than KiwiSaver, which was universally available but not universally taken up

What Tony Blair tells us about elections

Opinion: John Pagani looks at some lessons for New Zealand from former UK PM Tony Blair

29th Jul 11, 4:00pm

by John Pagani

Opinion: John Pagani looks at some lessons for New Zealand from former UK PM Tony Blair

Alex's politico-economic blogroll

Alex's politico-economic blogroll: Dirty electorate deals; Labour's dreadful polling (but give them a chance); Why an OCR hike does not mean the NZ$ will jump; Cartoons

29th Jul 11, 3:37pm

by Alex Tarrant

Alex's politico-economic blogroll: Dirty electorate deals; Labour's dreadful polling (but give them a chance); Why an OCR hike does not mean the NZ$ will jump; Cartoons

Who is best at handling the economy?

Opinion: John Pagani asks what's going on with those numbers about who is best at handling the economy

29th Jul 11, 1:05pm

by John Pagani

Opinion: John Pagani asks what's going on with those numbers about who is best at handling the economy

Fixing Auckland

Opinion: The big benefits of Auckland's local government reform are starting to come through, says Rodney Hide. Your view?

29th Jul 11, 1:05am

by Rodney Hide

Opinion: The big benefits of Auckland's local government reform are starting to come through, says Rodney Hide. Your view?

'Letting the high NZ$ do your dirty work'

Bernard Hickey argues John Key and Alan Bollard are letting the high NZ$ do their dirty work of getting re-elected and keeping inflation low in that order. Your view?

28th Jul 11, 9:40am

by Bernard Hickey

Bernard Hickey argues John Key and Alan Bollard are letting the high NZ$ do their dirty work of getting re-elected and keeping inflation low in that order. Your view?