National party Leader Simon Bridges says his leadership is not under threat. Mr Bridges has been criticised over his announcement of Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross’s sick leave, when he said the issues in question were potentially “embarrassing.” He said he was clear that he had made mistakes. Poor choice of words “I regret a poor choice of words but I’ve…
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Book examines how rich and poor nations differ in their approach Venkat Raman A book that challenges political and economic leaders and planners to rethink their approach to social and economic progress was launched in Auckland on Monday, October 8, 2018. ‘The Poverty of Economic Thinking’ was released by its author and former UNIDO Advisor Dr Jebamalai Vinanchiarachi at the…
Read MoreVenkat Raman The New Zealand People’s Party and its General Secretary Anil Sharma are facing charges of breach of the Electoral Act relating to declaration of Party donations but Leader Roshan Nauhria does not think it is a serious issue. “It was a genuine mistake. We are a new Party; we were naïve; we did not know all the regulations;…
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Alastair Bell The $350 Entrust dividend recently received by electricity consumers was a welcome respite from our increasingly expensive lives in Auckland. That is over $1000 in three years to every one of the 331,000 people with a power bill. The risk is – will it continue? It will if the C&R team is re-elected! Dividend at risk! Every three…
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INZBC Summit provides avenues for Aviation, Tourism and Technology Venkat Raman At least three leaders representing the two major political parties stressed the importance of direct airlink between New Zealand and India, not meaning though, non-stop, long haul flights that exist between Auckland and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and Doha in Qatar. Justice Minister Andrew Little, Ethnic Communities…
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Brigitte Morten As a piece of political art, it was close to perfection. As a reflection on the state of the government – there was nothing to see. The Prime Minister’s speech launching the Coalition blueprint ticked all the boxes of a political playbook – a receptive happy audience, uplifting key messages, personality and politicians all talking about how great…
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Simon Bridges lashes out at the Coalition Venkat Raman For all the tirade of attacks that he launches in the Debating Chamber of Parliament, Simon Bridges appears a reasonable man while on a one-to-one conversation. The Leader of the National Party and the Leader of the Opposition knows that even as he holds the government to account, the voting public…
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Supplied Content The Commerce Commission has filed charges under the Crimes Act 1961 and the Fair Trading Act 1986 (FT Act) against the owner of a company which supplies and services fire extinguishers. Mira Singh, 60 of Manurewa, Auckland, is the sole shareholder and director of Aero Fire (NZ) Sales & Service Limited (Aero Fire). The Charges Mr Singh and…
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India-Pakistan trade allegations over recent developments The Wire (India) Staff A day after agreeing that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj would meet Pakistan’s new Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on the side-lines of United Nations General Assembly in New York next week, India cancelled the meeting claiming that the killing of three Jammu and Kashmir policemen and the release of Stamps commemorating Burhan…
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Michael Wood Solving the housing crisis is a top priority for the Labour-led Coalition Government. Over the past nine years, housing has reached crisis point as we all know. Buying a house is no longer possible for most Kiwis and even a worse nightmare for new New Zealanders who have moved from overseas. Decisive action I am delighted that my…
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