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Inside the weirdest trial of the year: Jim Grenon, Julian Batchelor and TVNZ
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Inside the weirdest trial of the year: Jim Grenon, Julian Batchelor and TVNZ
Billionaires, secrets, conspiracy theories, denials of racism, contempt of court and twists at every turn. This case had it all.
thespinoff.co.nz
December 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"Aotearoa New Zealand is sadly not immune to illiberal forces"
newsroom.co.nz Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · Aug 2
Analysis: This week's law changes are based on questionable assumptions, debatable evidence, flimsy rationales and flawed logic. Worse, some are manifestly contradictory and likely injurious to good governance, writes Professor Jonathan Boston.
Whoops! How not to build an efficient public service
newsroom.co.nz
August 3, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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Many thanks again to paying subscribers for their support and encouragement to make this sort of public interest journalism about housing, climate and poverty in Aotearoa’s political economy available to the public.
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Behold, another Quarterly Survey of Business Delusion
NZIER survey finds gap between business' awful experienced activity & still-hopeful expectations widens again to record-high -35%; Lack of demand fears at 11-year high; Architects' confidence slumps
thekaka.substack.com
July 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Debate boy once again lives the mantra "snark triumphs over research and insight"
samsachdeva.bsky.social Sam Sachdeva @samsachdeva.bsky.social · Jun 20
David Seymour described smokers as “fiscal heroes” during a speech to a neoliberal thinktank in London this month: ““If you want to save your country’s balance sheet, light up, because … lots of excise tax, no pension.”

Tobacco researchers are…unimpressed: newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/21/s...
Seymour's 'light up' message alarms tobacco researchers
'Lots of excise tax, no pension – I mean, you're a hero,' Act leader says of smokers – a line health experts say is no laughing matter
newsroom.co.nz
June 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Bloody hell. These guys continually get top jobs based on saying what is wanted to be heard rather than competence
June 15, 2025 at 1:04 AM
An economy based on real estate, finance and immigration does not let to productivity growth. No shit, Sherlock. Unfortunately those with the power to change the settings are big winners
tzemingdynasty.bsky.social Tze Ming Mok 莫志明 @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social · Jun 14
I appreciate this article so much that I have a feeling that every time I see a mutual repost it I will immediately also repost it again, so you'd better be doing some good quoteskeets folks or everyone will suffer.
NZ’s economy is not underperforming by accident
Opinion from Auckland University: The findings of a new IMF report suggest NZ is not just underperforming, but actively backing the wrong kinds of growth.
newsroom.co.nz
June 14, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Spot on analysis
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/05-...
Ruth Richardson’s state honour is a slap in the face for the poor
The architect of 1991's 'mother of all budgets' did immense damage to the country’s most vulnerable.
thespinoff.co.nz
June 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM