Quadrant
The Warmth of the Herd
Across the democratic world, voters are losing patience with the machinery that stands between a vote and its result—the courts, parliamentary procedures and constitutional limits that do not care who won.
Month: December 2025
The Australian
When fiscal conservatives fall out, the books are in trouble
Last week, boxes of fudge arrived at New Zealand’s Parliament.
Insights
From blueprints to building
After many difficult years, 2025 felt different.
The New Zealand Herald
Greyhound racing law change is legal overreach
Let me state this clearly at the outset: I have never placed a bet on a greyhound.
Newsroom
The US ditching the rules-based order leaves NZ living on a prayer
Here is a statement of American strategic priorities: “The United States cannot survive as a free and independent nation if a hostile power dominates any region of the world from which it could threaten the US.
Insights
Directors who dodge their tax debts
Last year, Inland Revenue wrote off $694.5 million in company tax debt.
The New Zealand Herald
The tax problem New Zealand cannot seem to solve
Every year, Inland Revenue writes off hundreds of millions in tax debt – $694.5 million last year alone.
The Australian
NZ’s zombie rock star economy
Walk through NZ’s capital, Wellington, and you will see plenty of empty shopfronts and shuttered cafes.
Research reports
Responsibility Before Ruin: A pre-emptive fix for NZ’s phoenix problem
New Zealand loses hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue each year because directors can walk away from failing companies without consequence.