by Bruce Cotterill | Dec 20, 2025 | Uncategorised
This week’s column was half-drafted when it happened. I had intended a positive summary of the events of the year. After all, it was the first year in a while in which we made some political and economic progress. But then Sunday night happened. My kids both live in...
by Bruce Cotterill | Dec 6, 2025 | Uncategorised
The past couple of weeks have seen plenty of conjecture about the future of Christopher Luxon as the leader of the National Party and hence, Prime Minister. I don’t know if the rumbles about Chris Bishop rolling him are true or not. And I’m no political strategist....
by Bruce Cotterill | Nov 23, 2025 | Uncategorised
I’ve been putting off writing this column for a couple of years. I don’t like the idea of knocking a national icon. You don’t mess around with national icons. But at the same time, it’s getting hard to remain silent. It all started a couple of years ago, in Rotorua....
by Bruce Cotterill | Nov 8, 2025 | Uncategorised
In a week where our unemployment rate hit a post-Covid peak of 5.3%, I’m starting to wonder if Kiwis want to work any more. In a recessionary, low-growth environment, we’re seeing well-paid government servants, people earning more than $100,000 per year, protesting...
by Bruce Cotterill | Oct 26, 2025 | Uncategorised
A few weeks back, the Prime Minister wrote a letter to the Leader of the Opposition, urging him to join a bipartisan agreement committing to offshore gas exploration for 10 years. Unfortunately, the Labour leader dismissed the letter as a “political stunt”. I took the...
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