An excellent article in the June issue of Unlimited Magazine by Mike Hutcheson of Lighthouse Ventures. It’ll be online on the Unlimited website once the July issue comes out but the June issue is good and well worth the…
I stand (well sit actually but you get the gist) in disbelief. A scum of the earth, benefit using and abusing and long term Housing NZ tenant family has refused to move following their eviction. Further, Housing NZ tells…
Last night I had an enjoyable dinner with Hunter and Penny, brother and sister in law. Hunter is part of Human Performance Specialists out of Melbourne and runs some interesting programmes for mainly corporate clients. Along with the curry…
And Jenny Morel should know! Sorry that was inappropriate. Reserve bank governor Alan Bollard this morning raised the OCR to the unprecedented level of 8%. This will continue the difficulties for our exporters, especially those manufacturing here in New…
Following on from my previous post regarding the Skellerup layoffs, an interesting post here from Brian Sweeney of Sweeney Vesty/NZ Edge/7*7 fame. As Brian so rightly comments, we are nation of “she’ll be right”ers, happy to achieve a modicum…
News today that up to 100 jobs might be lost at the Skellerup Christchurch plant. A seeming response to tariff reduction and the soaring NZ dollar. It’s hard to see it and there will be some people hurting but…
A great opinion piece in this months Unlimited magazine by Rod Drury. In it Rod discusses the desperate need in New Zealand for internet infrastructure spend. In it Rod correctly states that the three year electoral cycle is a…
Xero begun trading on the NZX this morning (NZX code XRO). So far the share price has remained above listing price which was never guaranteed. Investors will be please that the traditional post-listing dive has not (as yet) occurred.…