Here’s another contribution from Steven Moe. This guy doesn’t seem to sleep. Steven wrote an article for Spinoff recently where he focused on a growing sub-set of business in Christchurch. Christchurch now has a thriving start up ecosystem. Co-working spaces are packed with entrepreneurs, as is … [Read more...]
Opening up the borders is really difficult:
Isn’t it offensive the way the media has twisted and turned over opening up our borders? The were screaming out for weeks that borders should be opened up. Then when two women highlighted how vulnerable we are if we are complacent the media then screamed out in the opposite direction. The worst of … [Read more...]
Let us think about migrants and their rights; our chance to lead as a country
In this article Patrick O’Connor argues that it is essential that we advocate for those who are migrants in this country. Every single person in New Zealand is descended from a migrant. We have a responsibility to remember our own tupuna. Where did they come from? What struggle did they have to get … [Read more...]
I had a chat with a guy in his workshop this week and he worried me
This self-employed guy runs his business and described himself as “right of centre”. A good man running a good business. He shared his views. Bits of the conversation warmed my heart about his concern for the community. Bits worried me. What worried me was his hindsight analysis of what the … [Read more...]
Please be kind to hospo
I spoke with a good friend in the hospitality game yesterday. He had received 7 complaints about his operation this last week. The poor people who have to follow up these complaints, visited him. It’s not the Agency which has to monitor these complaints fault. It’s the mean-spirited types who … [Read more...]
This Week: Joanna Norris Christchurch NZ
This week we have Joanna Norris, CEO from ChristchurchNZ, te City’s economic development organisation. It really is important that we focus how we rebuild our economy and how we support each other to develop new businesses. Here is an article from the Press on ChristchurchNZ’ s launch of their … [Read more...]
When will the Government start taxing Facebook and Google?
In the Spinoff last week, it was commented, when referring to the impact on local media by Facebook and Google: A good interim solution would be to stop trying to find a direct and unequal value exchange between news media and the platforms and to instead raise a tax on digital giants directly. … [Read more...]
Regional Development leading to NZ Jobs:
There’s something about Winston Peters that I really like. There’re also bits I don’t. But it was interesting what Winston Peters said in Parliament this week. The NZ Herald reported it like this: Essentially, Peters wants New Zealand to use import substitution where it can - that is to … [Read more...]
Economist Shamubeel Eaqub speaks about the economy in a post crisis world
Last week I wrote about a talk I heard Shamubeel Eaqub give at the “Unconference” organised by Steven Moe and team. Shamubeel spoke about: As we move past the crisis what will this mean for the economy? What are the essential principles we are learning that will apply to set a foundation that … [Read more...]
As we enter into post-Covid 19 we must keep a close watch on the Banks:
My view on our banking sector has been enunciated clearly many times in this newsletter. However, this week in Newsroom an article appeared which said: Business people have sounded an alarm about the Government's Business Finance Guarantee Scheme, which they say is hitting the same roadblocks … [Read more...]
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