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WEBPundit is an online current affairs and culture blog hub—entirely Kiwi-made—offering you a smart take on what matters in New Zealand and around the world.
Politics — Pundit
WEBDec 22, 2023 — The consequences of Covid & why anti-vaxxers aren't free to cross a one-lane bridge whenever they like. Jan 13, 2022. Loud and angry protests against vaccine ‘mandates’, lockdowns and other Covid-restrictions continue here in New Zealand and around the world. It’s framed as a fight for freedom. It’s not. Rather, it’s a battle against ...
How has the New Zealand economy been doing? — Pundit
WEBSep 27, 2024 — The most recent (seasonally adjusted) GDP figure published by Statistics New Zealand showed a 0.6 percent fall in GDP per capita in the June quarter 2024 over the March quarter. Except for a minor blip in the June quarter 2023, per capita GDP has been falling for almost two years. That’s about the same time as the stagnation associated with ...
World — Pundit
WEBOct 21, 2023 — Humanity lost amidst the violence in Israel and Gaza. Oct 21, 2023. The Israel-Hamas war asks us to balance atrocities, trade off kidnapped grandmothers with bombed babies. It’s a fool’s errand. We need to remember the humanity of our enemies.
The ‘Recession’ Has Been Called Off, But Some Households
WEBSep 29, 2023 — While the economy is not doing too badly in output terms, external circumstances are not favourable, and there is probably a sizeable group of households struggling because of rising interest rates.
A lot has happened in the last month – now we have to find a ... - Pundit
WEBJun 3, 2020 — Last month I noted that the public policy debate was all about how we deal with covid-19. That’s changing now, and will change more over the next couple of months as the buffering impact of the wage subsidy disappears and we see starkly the economic hole out of which we are now going to have to climb.
Law — Pundit
WEBAug 30, 2024 — Apr 12, 2024. There is a constant theme from the economic commentariat that New Zealand needs to lift its economic growth rate, coupled with policies which they are certain will attain that objective. Their prescriptions …
A strong start - but can Luxon last? - Pundit
WEBNov 30, 2021 — The first thing Chris Luxon did publicly after being elected as the 15th leader of the National Party was thank his colleagues. It was the proper thing to do. For it is only thanks to the cloak and dagger politics that they’ve engaged in over the past three years that someone with barely a year in parliament has been able to take the helm.
Who we should be really worried about this election... — Pundit
WEBOct 6, 2020 — Who we should be really worried about this election... by Sue Bradford October 06, 2020. Once upon a time many of us said ‘beware the smiling assassin’ when we talked about John Key. These days, the warning should be ‘beware the smiling clown’. David Seymour’s chirpy countenance masks a grim …
About Us - Pundit
WEBAbout Us. Pundit is an online current affairs and culture blog hub—entirely Kiwi-made—offering you a smart take on what matters in New Zealand and around the world. Founders Tim Watkin (former deputy editor of the Listener, blogger for the Guardian in Britain, producer for TV’s Q+A, The Vote and The Nation, and now Executive Producer of ...