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Don't let politics decide land use

Rodney Hide | WEEKEND REVIEW | 33 comments

HIDE SIGHT It has historically been governments that have overused and abused natural resources, not private landowners.

"Go for it, Rodney. I would not invest in this country the way it is."

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Stop stealing to make us roar

Rodney Hide | WEEKEND REVIEW | 42 comments

HIDESIGHT There’s nothing better: Foreigners buying up New Zealand businesses, freeing up Kiwis’ money for more productive uses, and still getting to benefit from the companies. 

"In 1938 Britain owned something like 25% of all US businesses – it was British investment that helped the USA to grow and certainly didn't hurt the US at all, even though profits went offshore to the UK. Would be the same if overseas interests invested in NZ."

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A Southern slave owner vs the modern democratic state

A scene from the 1977 mini-series Roots
Rodney Hide | WEEKEND REVIEW | 82 comments

HIDESIGHT Which is more rapacious? The answer is clear cut.

Why what’s fair is no longer a fair go

Rodney Hide
Rodney Hide | WEEKEND REVIEW | 36 comments

HIDESIGHT There’s an incessant political demand for “social justice”. It’s just a catchcry to justify state-sponsored theft.

Snap your fingers: Presto, 100,000 houses appear

Labour leader David Shearer: pushing $1.5b bond issue to fund new homes
Rodney Hide | WEEKEND REVIEW | 54 comments

HIDESIGHT In business you would be dismissed as a quack and jailed for fraud.

Govt probe into union accounts nabs wharfies

David Williams | Friday November 02, 2012