The debate this Waitangi Day is urging us to certainty and resolution, but we should resist the temptation. History cannot be carved in stone and those trying risk dividing the country
Read MoreWhy try to stop that evolution?
Read MoreACT leader David Seymour spoke of generational change in his state of the nation speech. Yet this government is built more for tweaking than transformation, so what’s a determined change-maker to do?
Read MoreAnd even more from the book it is based upon: “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer” by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin.
Read MoreLuxon has to address the need to maintain and enhance New Zealand’s social cohesion.
Read MoreThe New Zealand economy is struggling; the new government will struggle to implement its economic promises.
Read MoreRobert Solow transformed the way we think about economic growth.
Read MoreAs politicans break for the year, the clock is still ticking on the government’s 100 Day Plan. So what’s it delivered so far? And what’s it taught us about the new coalition?
Read MoreThe new Minister of Finance implied that Treasury’s ‘books’ were deceptive. Can’t see it myself.
Read MoreIn his Economists in the Cold War, Alan Bollard contrasts Saburo Okita of Japan with Zhou En Lai of China to highlight a critical issue.
Read MoreAlan Bollard, formerly Treasury Secretary, Reserve Bank Governor and Chairman of APEC, has written an insightful book exploring command vs demand approaches to the economy.
Read MoreThe coalition party agreements are mainly about returning to 2017 when National lost power. They show commonalities but also some serious divergencies.
Read MoreA previous column looked at Winston Peters biographically. This one takes a closer look at his record as a minister, especially his policy record.
Read MoreThe picture the commentariat presents of Winston Peters is a misleading caricature. If we don’t try to understand the complexity of the man, we cannot understand what is going on in New Zealand politics.
Read MoreDid you think the incoming government promised to extend bowel screening to 50-59 year olds? The promise was more limited – and more feasible.
Read Morehere is a view that the world economy is entering a period of higher inflation and higher nominal interest rates, but who knows? Presumably New Zealand has to follow.
Read MoreThe more informed an economist is, the more they keep their head down during elections.
Read MoreThe Israel-Hamas war asks us to balance atrocities, trade off kidnapped grandmothers with bombed babies. It’s a fool’s errand. We need to remember the humanity of our enemies
Read MoreShe may have progressed our understanding of women in the economy but that has not resolved all the issues.
Read MoreCoalition government reflects a nation’s diversity. Electoral arrangements show it.
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