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The easy money era has fuelled global terrorism, says one Christchurch politician. @LukeMalpassAFR reports. bit.ly/2Cswxce

How the Government is trying to "throttle the bastard" -- @LukeMalpassAFR in Stuff #COVID19nz #kiakaha stuff.co.nz/national/healt…

My latest piece Stuff: The lockdown is about killing Covid. Let’s all play our part and #throttlethebastard #Kiakaha i.stuff.co.nz/national/healt…

Regulatory Impact Analyses help assess the costs and impacts of a policy. Cabinet quietly let itself off the hook for producing them last month, meaning some of the most expensive decisions ever made by a govt will receive little financial scrutiny. stuff.co.nz/national/30000…

Fran O'Sullivan Farage on Brexit: “it’s preposterous. The UK must be a sovereign state. We must be able to make our own decisions as a country”. Farage on NZ: “it’s preposterous that you have your own views on China”.

My lucky pre-game meal is a lukewarm, 3-day-old sausage roll, washed down with a chocolate milk at 7:30am before standing out in the sun for 8 hours. I smoke half a pack before waiting to bat and drink 15 schooners at days end. Not sure about putting this vaccine in me body but

As the Labour caucus retreat is happening today it's important we look back on this incredible piece of New Zealand political history two years ago

Dear sports reporters, experiencing their first ‘announcement of an announcement’ press conference: Welcome to the world of political reporting.

#OnThisDay in 1993, Shane Warne bowled the ball of the century 🎩

Magnificent

Kevin Pietersen deserved to have a longer test career than he did based on his performances. Based on his commentary it is obvious why they didn't want to spend 5 days hanging out with him regularly

My Saturday column in The Post today thepost.co.nz/a/politics/350…

First over of the first day of the Sydney Test. Tall blue sky. Australia got a wicket off the second ball. Pakistan scored a lovely boundary. Life is good.

🇮🇳 has played home Test series of three or more games since 1933. 91 years & 65 series later, they’ve been whitewashed for the very first time. This is by far the greatest achievement in BLACKCAPS history & one of most remarkable Test series performances by any side full stop.

Here at the Financial Review #afrsummit listening to Kenneth S Rogoff wisecrack: "sorry I forgot to give a trigger warning that an image Donald J. Trump was about to come up".

"The government eventually regulates and appropriates": Kenneth S Rogoff on the inevitable future for #bitcoin at #afrsummit

Need a more radical think about business tax including dividend imputation - 15% tax rate or opt in for imputation and a higher rate. This will change investment behaviour. We have to think like Singapore #afrsummit Hamish Douglass Megan Myers

.Bill English gave terrific speech to #AFRsummit yesterday, His first since leaving NZ Parliament. Says central banks, not politicians, have been global policy drivers last decade. As rates rise, pollies will have to shoulder more load. x.com/FinancialRevie…