Whakapapa, Whenua, Whai hua - People, Place, Value

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Austerity - aka fiscal policy
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What's the deal?
The social contract – a perversion awaiting radical reform. The unwritten contract underpinning the society and economy of New Zealand today has become…
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Yay, we're back on track (again)!
As night follows day, interest rates went up and now they are coming down
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Adults in room must take responsibility
Oral submission to Justice Committee
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Economists call for immediate suspension of spending cuts
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Adults in room must take responsibility
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The battle for the public service
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The scourge of the clickbait homily
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This repulsive Bill
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Dancing with the elephant in the room
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The scourge of the clickbait homily
The government is a household and we can't leave a mountain to debt to our children. And so austerity programmes are justified. Yes, we leave our…
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Dancing with the elephant in the room
Debt is not to be ignored, but does need to be understood
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This repulsive Bill
My submission to Bill that shows total disrespect for the mana of Te Tiriti
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Fiscal policy kneecaps export target
The wildly flailing arms of Government. Export target requires embracing a step-change in export activities from 'volume to value'. Fiscal policy…
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Episode 27- Economist Dr Ganesh Nana-on challenging Government fiscal policy.
Last week a group of economists wrote to Prime Minister Luxon and Minister of Finance Willis to express their concern at the Government’s approach to…
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Economists call for immediate suspension of spending cuts
Fiscal policy stance will not build resilient economy fit to address future challenges
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Better for all - a kōrero
With thanks to Sustainable Business Network for organising
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Building our own sandpit
Developing a progressive agenda requires us to build our own sandpit for debate and argument, rather than continue being forced to play in the sandpit…
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Getting back on track
But, what track?
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Whakapapa, Whenua, Whai hua - People, Place, Value
Whakapapa, Whenua, Whai hua - People, Place, Value
Thoughts and commentary from an economist adjusting to 21st century Aotearoa, where being a good ancestor requires some large changes in (or replacement of) the business-as-usual model of the 20th century.
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