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Acknowledgement by John Key that a capital gains tax only makes sense if it includes residential property is acknowledgement that we’ve got taxation of capital in New Zealand all wrong. I couldn’t agree more with that observation. John Key and … Read More

The other day Peter asked me a question on Facebook about kiwi values and we then went on to talk about the difference between equal opportunity and equality of outcomes. Here is the conversation below… How would you define our … Read More

Someone recently asked me what motivates me to write books. The main reason is that they impose a discipline on me when I’m thinking about a subject and trying to frame up a viewpoint. Why I write books was last … Read More

Gareth Morgan and Susan Guthrie, Authors of  The Big Kahuna The downgrade to New Zealand’s credit rating highlights something we are all prone to forget when World Cups, elections and the good times roll. Our economy is not structurally sound, … Read More