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...
by Bruce Cotterill | Oct 13, 2025 | Uncategorised
I should start with an apology. I’m sorry that I am finding it really difficult to get too exercised about what’s happening in Gaza or Israel at present, or for that matter, what’s going on in Ukraine or Russia. Don’t get me wrong. Those wars are brutal and the...
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