by Bruce Cotterill | Oct 10, 2020 | Uncategorised
As the election looms, I note that those vying for our votes have seen an opportunity for a full-scale political attack on the process and costs of building in this country. Depending on who you listen to, we will be repealing the Resource Management Act or conducting...
by Bruce Cotterill | Sep 26, 2020 | Uncategorised
We’re seeing a lot of things breaking down at the moment. I’m not sure if it’s more than normal or if we’re just reporting it more, but it feels like we are failing a lot. We Kiwis can be a pretty laid back people. But it feels like our public services and...
by Bruce Cotterill | Sep 12, 2020 | Covid-19
The big problems never start here. The events that change our economic lives, like the oil shocks of the 1970s, or the 1987 stock market crash, always start somewhere else. The Asia Crisis began in Thailand in the late nineties and of course the GFC in 2007-08 was...
by Bruce Cotterill | Aug 29, 2020 | Uncategorised
This week I received a message on LinkedIn. It was from the CEO of a well-known privately-owned tourism company. They, like many in the sector, have been hammered by the impact of the virus and the associated global halt of the tourism industry. His message was...
by Bruce Cotterill | Aug 24, 2020 | Uncategorised
I try to stay away from matters of politics when I write. But the events of the last few months, and the last few days in particular, are making it hard for me to keep my distance. The reason is simple. Politics, and our politicians, are intervening more and more in...
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