Neighbours at War

I was helping sort out a local dispute in Neighbours at War last night.
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Growing the Pie Series – David Cunliffe this Thursday 24 June 9.05 am

In this year’s budget, the Government closed a loophole – that enabled people on higher incomes to pay tax at a lower rate – by lowering the top rate of personal income tax.

Growing the Pie Series – Peter Conway, NZCTU, this Thursday 17 June

Figures from the OECD indicate that a worker in France is significantly more productive than a worker here in New Zealand.

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Growing the Pie Series – Ian Proudfoot, KPMG, on this Thursday

In as little as five years New Zealand agriculture’s competitive advantage will be eroded by developing countries in South America, Western China and Central Asia.

Imprisioned on the sliver of land that is Gaza

On 3 June I wrote an opinion piece in the DomPost on the plight of the Palestinian people in Gaza. I was prompted by the deaths on the flotilla bringing aid to Gaza.

I spent more than four years arguing, shouting, pleading with Israel to open Gaza’s borders – documenting the aid that finally made it through, or just as often, what didn’t. As a United Nations official I came and went from Gaza, unable to imagine what it must be like to be imprisoned in my own home.

Growing the Pie Series – past guests

Over the past few weeks on the David Shearer Show I have been running a series I am calling ‘Growing the Pie’. I have been talking to a range of respected economists, business leaders and academics about an alternative vision for New Zealand and how they believe we can ‘grow the economic pie’.

Cleaning up Mt Albert

I know many of the constituents in Mount Albert are keen for Mt Albert to be a vibrant place to live. I undertook at the by-election to make this a priority.