This is from some time back 2 years. How a government shuts down your ability to know what’s going on. Don’t blame all Journalists. Shame on you Labour. Anne Fifield. Stuff and Dominion post I think this was around February two years ago

 When did our public service get so arrogant? By Anne Fifield,  Anna Fifield is editor of Stuff's Wellington newsroom and the Dominion Post. OPINION: I have to confess I laughed when a press release arrived in my inbox last week: “Chief Ombudsman applauds No 1 global ranking in Transparency International index.” I laughed because I have been shocked … Continue reading This is from some time back 2 years. How a government shuts down your ability to know what’s going on. Don’t blame all Journalists. Shame on you Labour. Anne Fifield. Stuff and Dominion post I think this was around February two years ago

Some possible funding ideas for three waters replacement to provide low-cost finance to councils to fix their own water with the help of a water regulator

Here are some discussion points in regard to funding water infrastructure in New Zealand There would be some cost to individuals and business up front, but if we were to abandon the insurance Scheme proposed by labour we would have a positive outcome and far less money going out of our pockets. Instead of borrowing … Continue reading Some possible funding ideas for three waters replacement to provide low-cost finance to councils to fix their own water with the help of a water regulator

New Zealand’s toxic political environment

This week we have seen vary clearly the government and the greens true colors in regard to three waters. There is no doubt that they have tried to entrench this legislation to make it very hard to change. Thats bad but not the worst part. It puts in doubt all the legislation that's before us. … Continue reading New Zealand’s toxic political environment

A very valuable resource

Geothermal power in New Zealand https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geothermal_power_in_New_Zealand Geothermal power in New Zealand is a small but significant part of the energy generation capacity of the country, providing approximately 17% of the country's electricity with installed capacity of over 900MW. New Zealand, like only a small number of other countries worldwide, has numerous geothermal … See more