India agreement sets new foreign policy direction
New Zealand Trade Minister Todd McClay and his Indian counterpart, Piyush Gopal, last night in New Delhi signed the India Free Trade Agreement (FTA)....
The US says it will be OK even if we won’t says Willis
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has come back from meetings in Washington having received mixed messages about the United States’ reaction to the economic damage...
Last minute attempt to get Hipkins on side
Officials are expected to meet Labour Leader Chris Hipkins on Monday to brief him in a last-minute attempt to convince him to ask Labour's...
It’s not over yet
The best Prime Minister Christopher Luxon can do now is hope.
Though the US and Iran agreed to a ceasefire yesterday, there is no certainty...
What if MBIE and the fuel companies are wrong?
The Government is preparing for the worst and is ready to access 40 days' worth of emergency fuel stocks held in the United Kingdom,...
Fuel supplies all at sea
The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) last night came out with what amounts to an embarrassing backdown over its estimates of how...
What aren’t we being told about fuel supplies?
The Government yesterday held a private webinar briefing for top business CEOs on the fuel crisis.
The CEOs were briefed by Ministry of Business Innovation...
Little known trade agreement could save our fuel supplies
New Zealand's fuel supplies may be saved by a little-known adjunct to our trade agreement with Singapore.
There is now a flurry of diplomatic activity...
Will politics trump the ratings agencies and Treasury?
The Greens this morning have called the coalition’s bluff over the fuel crisis.
They have proposed a bipartisan deal to offer a series of relief...
Not the Podium of Truth
Finance Minister Nicola Willis yesterday said the country was three or four weeks away from the possibility of serious fuel supply disruptions.
In other words,...
The worst case scenario — for National
Donald Trump may have shattered National’s whole re-election scenario.
The admission yesterday by the Finance Minister that the Middle East war could knock half a...
Treasury told it’s time for state capitalism
Over the past fortnight, a series of reports and speeches have painted a grim picture of New Zealand's economic future.
They point to an ageing...
Another Clyde Dam
In a remarkable testament to how quickly people forget political stuff-ups, Energy Minister Simon Watts has invoked Sir Robert Muldoon and the Clyde Dam...
Reserve Bank gives the Government (and Willis) another reality bath
Continuing the theme from last week and Tuesday, there was yet another economic reality bath delivered yesterday.
The Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Statement started from...
What this election should be about
The past week has seen a procession of debates, reports and statistics releases which should (but probably won’t) define this year’s election.
Simply, they tell...
