Markets refuse to price in an Iranian disaster
Markets are acting like this ends quietly. History — and reality — suggest otherwise.
news
-
-
Um… So… Is Taine Randall all good?
Fame gets you noticed. It doesn’t win debates. Now voters get to see what’s actually there.
-
Te Kaupapa Election 2026 weekend political podcast: with Hone Harawira, Matthew Tukaki, Steve Able and Bomber
Fuel crisis. Political shake-ups. Election 2026 looming. This week’s Te Kaupapa doesn’t hold back.
-
We are adrift without a vision except one of fiscal rectitude
When every problem gets answered with “cut spending”, it’s not policy — it’s ideology.
-
The two reasons why Government’s fuel crisis response is a pantomime
Fuel stocks are falling, global supply is tightening — and the Government is still performing for the cameras instead of preparing for impact.
-
Simeon Brown Campaign Strategy Signals Trouble
If this is the campaign rollout, it’s not discipline — it’s noise. And voters tend to tune that out fast.
-
One NZ ad confusion: why it feels like TVNZ
It’s meant to sell phone plans. Instead, it feels like a low-budget TVNZ drama about finding your dad. What are they thinking?
-
How does our new Nordic Ice Queen Reserve Bank Governor ‘look through’ 7.5% inflation?
You can’t “look through” 7.5% inflation. If it lands, something breaks — and it won’t be the theory.
-
The ugly culture war malice an All Black is now supporting
A law that solves nothing. A culture war that solves everything — for politicians who need one.
-
WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: Marae & RSA should be resourced as the new front line in climate change
When disaster hits, it’s not politicians on the frontline — it’s marae. The question is why we’re still not funding them like it.
