1+ week, 1+ day ago  (80+ words) Trump threatened to erase Iran. Then he capitulated. Now we all pay. Luxon said Trump's threat was "unhelpful.' But he's relaxed about fuel stocks. New Zealanders are now paying an extra $200 million per week for fuel imports. The RBNZ threatened…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (198+ words) Briefly in the news in Aotearoa's political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Monday, March 16: New Zealand's political economy faces its biggest energy shock since the 1973 Yom Kippur war, which preceded an inflation and growth upheaval that unseated the-then…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (58+ words) The full interview is above for all. 00: 00 Introduction and Context Setting 07: 22 Fuel Crisis and Government Response 10: 43 Housing Crisis and Emergency Solutions 13: 20 Economic Policy and the 30-30 Rule 19: 19 Debt Management and Economic Stability 24: 15 Electrifying the Economy and Climate Change 27: 28 Population Growth and…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (138+ words) Bernard and Peter began with a chat about the Iran war, New Zealand's looming fuel supply issues and Marsden Point. Bernard then spoke with Cathrine about new research confirming an acceleration of climate change1, about research showing a rise in carbon…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (158+ words) Briefly in the news in Aotearoa's political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Thursday, March 5: A poll3 has found 66% of New Zealanders think our economy system is not set up to deal with housing, poverty and health issues, and 68% want…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (347+ words) This week I hosted a "Hoon" on Substack Live previewing The Reality of Everything symposium to be held at Victoria University of Wellington on June 26, which will examine the interconnected crises of climate change, energy, water & food constraints, economic instability…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (299+ words) The K'k' by Bernard Hickey Dawn Chorus: The climate elephant in our (flooded) rooms "Never before seen" floods slammed the central Waikato over the weekend, killing one man, flooding homes and farms, cutting off state highways, washing out culverts and…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (104+ words) Bernard's time at the NZ Association of Economists' forum at the University of Waikato on Thursday and Friday; Nicola Willis' announcement of a new inquiry into the RBNZ's actions over Covid; The Government's announcement of a levy on all electricity…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (280+ words) In recent weeks we've seen AA Insurance publicly acknowledge it has stopped writing new home insurance policies in Westport, Woodend in North Canterbury and in Blenheim to avoid taking on more flood and quake risk in those towns. The NZ…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (194+ words) Briefly in Aotearoa's political economy on Wednesday, February 4: The Sidebar: That focus on competition is despite Treasury and other official advice that the effects of climate change are the key drivers, along with reinsurance costs driven by markets overseas. News…...