Interesting twist on aristocracy: The Manchus in 17th century China implemented a tax on social status. Automatic family status depreciation acted as an incentive for the younger generation to prove itself in the eyes of the emperor.

Bridge engineer Alison Craigie is awesome in this interview! Coromandel residents weeks away from SH25A Xmas present rnz.co.nz/national/progr…

Have some time lately, so going into the long list of great movies. The Spy Who Came In From The Cold. 1965. John Le Carre, Richard Burton. Amazing. Any Given Sunday. 1999. Oliver Stone, Al Pacino. Extraordinary.

Sitting outside in suburban Tāmaki tonight because of the heat and we’ve had one Kōtare, two Kererū, several Tui and a little Pīwakawaka in the trees this evening. Amazing.

This is very good and worth a listen. Marilyn Waring is amazing.

Port Hills fire from road to Oxford. 35km NW up here which can’t be helping matters.

Mid Canterbury just now 😍

Heading for Omarama saddle, it was a perfect day.

The Maniatoto ❤️

Moonrise over Bannockburn. 😍

Moonrise over Kaikōura. 😍

Love this line. There’s dignity in work.

April 1st, the one day of the year the internet is full of misinformation

The Manawatu Gorge replacement, Te Ahu a Turanga, looks incredible. A great infrastructure investment connecting three regional economies. nzta.govt.nz/projects/te-ah…

Happy Father’s Day, Luca

you would have hated deferred taxes

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Does New Zealand need an inheritance tax? newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather…

Work from home. This is an area we have researched extensively. I would caution political leaders from jumping the gun on this. The NSW announcement is a mistake. What do they tell us? It’s extremely popular. It’s especially important for women. It’s a massive deal for

A chain of three cafes closed down and the owner blamed cycleways. But none of the cafes were anywhere near one. How is that possible? I investigated the mystery. What I found shocked me to my core. thespinoff.co.nz/wellington/10-…