Category Archives: Economic Transformation

Gareth Morgan has been studying fashion – not facts

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Ewen McQueen

Whatever Gareth Morgan has been studying for the last five years it certainly wasn’t history. There is no historical basis whatsoever for his claim at Ratana Pa today that the Treaty is about “co-governance”. The Maori version of the Treaty … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural Renewal, Economic Transformation, Spiritual Renewal, Treaty of Waitangi | Tagged Ewen McQueen, Gareth Morgan, Ratana, Treaty of Waitangi | 1 Comment

Nats one-eyed on housing

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Ewen McQueen

The National Government has lost perspective. That’s what happens when you cover one eye. With data today showing that Auckland house prices are surging upwards faster than ever, it is clear that focusing only on supply is not working. As I … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural Renewal, Economic Transformation, Protecting Children | Tagged Child poverty, Ewen McQueen, Foreign buyers, Housing affordability, Housing Minister Nick Smith, Keith Holyoake, Sid Holland | Leave a comment

Waitangi Tribunal on sovereignty – fashionable but flawed

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Ewen McQueen

When scholarship becomes focused on what is fashionable rather than what is true then trouble is ahead. Unfortunately that is precisely where the Waitangi Tribunal is taking us with the so called “modern scholarship” it has used to declare that … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural Renewal, Economic Transformation, Spiritual Renewal, Treaty of Waitangi | Tagged Ewen McQueen, Maori sovereignty, Sir Apirana Ngata, Treaty of Waitangi, Treaty Settlements, Waitangi Tribunal, William Colenso | 1 Comment

Why neither National or Labour will solve child poverty

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Ewen McQueen

More growth – or more redistribution. These are the two main themes offered into the child poverty debate by parties across the political spectrum in New Zealand. Both are necessary to some degree. However both will also fall well short … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural Renewal, Economic Transformation, Honouring Marriage, Protecting Children, Spiritual Renewal | Tagged Child poverty, economic growth, Ewen McQueen, UNICEF Report on child poverty | 4 Comments

New Zealand’s lost Christian legacy

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Ewen McQueen

Many New Zealanders question if our nation ever had a strong heritage of Christian faith. Wiremu Tamihana is the answer to their doubts. As a young Ngati Haua chief, Tamihana found faith in the early 1830s under the teaching of … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural Renewal, Economic Transformation, NZ History, Spiritual Renewal, Treaty of Waitangi | Tagged Christian faith, Christianity and Maori, Ewen McQueen, Hobbiton, Kingitanga, Maori King, Matamata, Ngati Haua, Peria, Potatau Te Wherowhero, Wiremu Tamihana | 4 Comments

Early Childhood Education Failing ?

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Ewen McQueen

The NZ Herald reported last week that primary school principals are increasingly concerned at the number of children arriving at school struggling to speak in sentences. These are children whose vocabulary and verbal skills are so deficient, they can’t complete … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural Renewal, Economic Transformation, Protecting Children | Tagged Childcare, Early Childhood Education, Ewen McQueen, international education expert, Ministry of Education, Parents as First Teachers, school principals | Leave a comment

Greens blinded by ideology

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Ewen McQueen

The Greens opposition to removing fallen timber from West Coast forests reveals their ideological underpinning. They don’t just want to protect the environment – they worship it. The storm which lashed the Coast last month felled thousands of native trees … Continue reading →

Posted in Economic Transformation, Protecting Children, Respect for Life, Spiritual Renewal | Tagged Abortion, Conservation, Ewen McQueen, Greens, Hon Nick Smith, Paparoa National Park, Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society, West Coast forests | Leave a comment

Housing affordability – its supply AND demand

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Ewen McQueen

The PM has finally shown signs of being willing to consider the impact that foreign demand is having on housing affordability in New Zealand (Herald: Rethink on foreign home-buying). Until now the Government has focused solely on supply issues. However … Continue reading →

Posted in Economic Transformation | Tagged Ewen McQueen, Foreign ownership, Housing affordability, Housing Minister Nick Smith, housing supply, John Key, Keith Holyoake, National Party, Reform Party, Sid Holland, William Ferguson Massey | Leave a comment

Ngai Tahu youth better savers

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Ewen McQueen

Ngai Tahu young people are more likely to be savers with better financial literacy than other young New Zealanders. This according to a study undertaken by the Financial Education and Research Centre reported in the Herald today. The study attributed … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural Renewal, Economic Transformation, Treaty of Waitangi | Tagged Ewen McQueen, Ngai Tahu, Thrift, Treaty Settlements, Whai Rawa | Leave a comment

Tainui $700M answers settlement skeptics

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Ewen McQueen

Last week Tainui Group Holdings reported total assets of $738million. This comes from wisely stewarding the $170million they received in their 1995 Treaty settlement, plus their share of the fisheries settlement. Their success in growing the tribe’s wealth is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Economic Transformation, Treaty of Waitangi | Tagged Ewen McQueen, Tainui, Treaty Settlements | 32 Comments