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New Regulations Seek to Control the Sovereign World of Plants

Given the plethora of wannabe world rulers among the mega corporations, industrial and military powers, political ideologies, media and social media giants, big pharma,...

Marsden Point: ‘The refinery is not Channel Infrastructure’s or the Government’s to destroy’

Yesterday a 'Don't Destroy the Refinery' public meeting took place in Whangarei with about 250 people in attendance. Five speakers presented arguments for keeping the...

JPMorgan profits crash

Wall Street bank reports losses due to Russia exit over Ukraine conflict. JPMorgan Chase said on Wednesday its first-quarter profit has dropped by 42% from...

OCR hike will add to inflation and hurt less well off

The orthodox attempt by the Reserve Bank to control inflation by lifting the Official Cash Rate by 50 basis points will hurt beneficiaries, superannuitants,...

Disabling Refinery would be pure economic vandalism

Any action to permanently disable the Marsden Point oil refinery in the current circumstances would be one of pure economic vandalism according to Social...

Fuel Tax cuts way too tentative

The reduction in fuel taxes announced by the government this week are welcome but are an incredibly tentative step given the enormous increase in...

Invited guests should boycott Marsden Point refinery celebration – Social Credit Leader

A party for invited guests being held at the Marsden Point Oil Refinery on Friday to celebrate its closure has been slammed as 'hypocritical,...

NZ has run out of money

OPINION: You may not have noticed this week that our deputy PM Grant Robertson (he who refuses to answer emails about the pandemic because it...

The euro is 20, but its days may be numbered

Although the euro initially came into being in 1999 in virtual form, January 1 marks the anniversary of the date when many Europeans first...

Is New Zealand heading for a food supply chain crisis?

Is New Zealand heading for a food supply chain crisis? A man who says he has worked for both Countdown and Foodstuffs says New Zealand...

New Zealand secures historic free trade deal with the United Kingdom

New Zealand and the United Kingdom have agreed in principle the details of a historic Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which will further accelerate our...

Rising consumer prices sees highest inflation rate in 10 years

Rising consumer prices see New Zealand's inflation rate at its highest level since 2011. According to the latest data, consumer prices rose 2.2 percent in...

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