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Category Archives: Economic Transformation
Is it time to red-sticker the ETS?
Is it time to red-sticker our Emissions Trading Scheme? Each year we pour billions into the ETS in an arguably futile exercise to reduce our tiny proportion of global emissions. In the meantime our critical infrastructure is collapsing around us. … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Transformation
Tagged Climate change, Cyclone Gabrielle, Emissions Trading Scheme, ETS, Ewen McQueen
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Henry Williams – Nationmaker
The water lapped brightly around the small boat. It was 1835. Henry Williams and his crew were sailing south through the Hauraki Gulf. As they passed the Waitemata, Williams recorded, …was much struck with the beauty of the harbour, which … Continue reading
Its time for new things in NZ politics
It is time for new things in New Zealand politics. There is an urgent need for leadership on the key family values issues that are foundational to the wellbeing of our children and the welfare of the people of New … Continue reading
Family values cheaper than “social investment”
The PM would find investing in family values a lot cheaper than his much vaunted “social investment” approach. A values approach would also be more effective. Today another $321 million was budgeted for “investment” into programmes to help pick up … Continue reading
English utterly unconvincing on housing
Prime Minister Bill English today told us that our housing affordability crisis “is fundamentally a product of poorly-directed…views about the environment”. He is simply wrong, utterly unconvincing and has his head firmly in the sand. Aucklanders know what has driven … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Transformation
Tagged Bill English, Ewen McQueen, Housing affordability
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Economics and ethics – the China question
Some thoughts on the risk of a “trade war” with China at my blog RenewNZ Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Renewal, Economic Transformation
Tagged Britain, China, Economics and ethics, Ewen McQueen, Free trade
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Housing crisis – turn off the migration tap
If the bath is overflowing the first thing you do is turn off the tap. You don’t waste time trying to make the bath bigger. Yet when it comes to housing, our government has spent all its efforts trying to … Continue reading
Marriage – evidence that demands support
Public policy should be evidence based. The evidence backs marriage. As an institution it produces significantly better outcomes than other relationship forms. This is so across the board including lower rates of child abuse and neglect, less domestic violence, and … Continue reading
Taranaki Settlement – another quiet step forward
Whilst the New Zealand media worked themselves into a frenzy last week over the refugee situation in Europe, they largely missed another major step forward in the Treaty settlement journey. On Saturday, Taranaki Iwi and the Crown signed a deed … Continue reading
Eight steps to stabilising the Auckland housing market
The Reserve Bank has started ringing serious alarm bells about skyrocketing house prices in Auckland. They recently noted a real risk of a crash causing major economic instability. The Prime Minister’s response was to shrug his shoulders and say the … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Transformation
Tagged Auckland housing crisis, Bill English, Ewen McQueen, Housing affordability, John Key
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