by Bruce Cotterill | Jun 27, 2023 | Uncategorised
It’s interesting that the Greens want a discussion about wealth. The announcement of their new “Greens with envy” tax policy certainly started a conversation. For as long as most of us have lived, we’ve been regarded as a prosperous country. But we’re not any more....
by Bruce Cotterill | Jun 13, 2023 | Uncategorised
Our politicians are in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Again. Hard on the heels of the confidential Cabinet leaks and the sudden defection to a rival political party, we now have a couple of ministers falling foul of Parliament’s rules. Education Minister Jan...
by Bruce Cotterill | May 29, 2023 | Blog
It hasn’t been a good couple of weeks for the Police Minister. She’s been out on the circuit, putting out press releases and doing interviews. She’s been celebrating the additional 1800 recruits who have joined the police force, and in doing so congratulating herself...
by Bruce Cotterill | May 15, 2023 | Blog, General
It’s amazing what you get used to. I’ve spent most of this week in Perth, Western Australia. While Auckland flooded, it’s been warm and sunny. Unfortunately, I’ve been in a conference room. But I did get out and drive around a bit. And I’m pleasantly surprised. The...
by Bruce Cotterill | May 1, 2023 | Blog
“Rich people”. The term conjures up a variety of thoughts. Many will run to the immediate vision of the “Trumpesque” character. Brash, arrogant and sometimes obnoxious even. While that description may apply to a few, the great majority of our wealthy people are...
by Bruce Cotterill | Apr 17, 2023 | Blog
A few years back, in the early stages of this Government, I wrote an article entitled “The protesters shall inherit the earth”. The column centred on a view that those who shout the loudest will get the attention and that many in the current Government have come from...
by Bruce Cotterill | Apr 3, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorised
Somebody once said that the trouble with common sense is that it is not particularly common. And you would have to agree that the antics of our various elected officials over the past few years seem to support that view. So what a pleasure it is to see that things are...
by Bruce Cotterill | Mar 27, 2023 | Uncategorised
In a week when we’ve seen overseas banks start to collapse, it seems that New Zealand continues to underperform economically as a result of decisions past and present. The news that the New Zealand economy contracted by a surprisingly high 0.6 per cent in the December...
by Bruce Cotterill | Mar 5, 2023 | Blog
You can tell a lot about a country from the state of its roads. Roads are a critical part of the infrastructure. Despite what you may think about transport alternatives, our roads are the routes we use every day. Whether we’re on buses, in cars, motorbikes, or even...
by Bruce Cotterill | Feb 18, 2023 | Uncategorised
It’s been a tough couple of weeks. Many of our communities have been hammered. City people. Rural people. Coast people. Good Kiwi people. Nature can be unforgiving. Many of those people now need help and that help will come in different forms. Some will need immediate...
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