Opinion, Columns Premium Greenpeace’s wacky belief in ‘death cults’ Hidesight: Greenpeace offers only wishful thinking as a substitute for oil and gas. Rodney Hide Wed, 12 Dec 2018 HidesightRodney Hideoil and gasGreenpeace NZRussel Norman
National 45%, Labour-Greens 42% in latest Roy Morgan poll Poll covers the full period since the release of Nicky Hager's 'Dirty Politics' and the resignation from Cabinet last Saturday by former Justice Minister Judith Collins Wed, 11 Jul 2018 pollsRussel NormanDavid CunliffePrime Minister John KeyBusinessDesk
Greens seek extra billion to fund economic diversification New Zealand needs to invest in science and innovation to reduce its economic reliance on agriculture, the Green Party says, in an election policy announcement that pledges the Greens would spend Wed, 11 Jul 2018 Green PartyRussel NormanSteven JoyceBusinessDesk
Wheeler drawn into Greens politicking, says bank returns still below GFC levels Reserve Bank governor defends statements saying the lenders' return on equity is still below pre-crisis levels. Wed, 11 Jul 2018 Reserve BankGreen PartyRussel Normanbanking and financeBusinessDeskGraeme Wheeler
Shane Jones lashes Russel Norman The bad blood between Shane Jones and the Greens continues. Wed, 11 Jul 2018 Shane JonesRussel NormanDavid FarrarBusinessDesk
NZ POLITICS DAILY: Six months for voters to demand coalition transparency Political parties and politicians treat voters with contempt when they refuse to be upfront about post-election coalition arrangements. Wed, 11 Jul 2018 PoliticsJohn KeyRussel NormanDavid CunliffeJudith CollinsNZ Politics DailyBusinessDeskbryce edwards
NZ POLITICS DAILY: So, who won the asset sales referendum? There’s been a battle over the weekend about how to interpret, sell, and spin the asset sales referendum results. Wed, 11 Jul 2018 PoliticsRussel NormanNZ Politics DailyBusinessDeskbryce edwardstelecommunication serviceregulatory policy and organisation
NZ POLITICS DAILY: NZ First vs the Greens One of the behind the scenes battles in this year’s election campaign is that of New Zealand First vs Greens. The battle is mainly for relevance. Wed, 11 Jul 2018 PoliticsWinston PetersRussel NormanDavid CunliffeNZ Politics DailyBusinessDeskbryce edwards
Premium Greens’ latest fiddle: windmills on roofs COMMENT Wed, 11 Jul 2018 Russel NormanRodney HideMetiria TureigreenWEEKEND REVIEWBusinessDesk
Greens to whack oil companies in bid to boost clean-tech investing The opposition Green Party has fleshed out a proposal to set up a government-backed investment bank backing 'green capital' projects, which it would fund by hiking tax rates on oil companies by m Wed, 11 Jul 2018 Green PartyRussel NormanBusinessDeskgovernment budget