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A Market Gently Waking Up - For the first time in a long while, the signals coming from the economy, the banks and everyday buyers are starting to all line up at the same time. It is not a boom. It is not even a surge. But it is a clear shift away from the uncertainty that has weighed on the property market for the past three years. The latest ASB Housing Confidence Survey sums it up neatly: buyers now see conditions as the most favourable in…

It is too hard and costly to get things built in New Zealand, and the Resource Management Act is a big reason why. So, we are scrapping it and replacing it with a new planning system built on the idea of private property rights. **The new planning system will save ratepayers and taxpayers $13.3b by only regulating what is necessary and reducing the number of consents by up to 46% every year.** The economic benefits of this new system are…

As Labour convenes in Auckland this weekend for its annual conference, the political atmosphere is almost unrecognisable from the despondent aftermath of the 2023 election defeat. The party that won just 26.9% of the vote less than two years ago now sits between 32-38% in recent polls. One-term governments are no longer unthinkable. Chris Hipkins, improbably, remains secure in his leadership without any meaningful challengers circling. Yet this…

In an exclusive interview with Rick on the latest episode of Sanchez Effect, Hungary's top diplomat pulls back the curtain on the liberal mainstream’s tight grip, where anything short of extreme liberalism meets swift intolerance in the EU. Step out of line and prepare for a barrage of being “cornered, accused, lectured, judged, and pushed away.” But Hungary stands firm: “Our national interest is our compass.” He shares his thoughts on the…

The Labour Party faithful gathered in Auckland this past weekend for their annual conference, and for any progressives watching from outside the hall, there were two possible reactions. If you’re excited by the prospect of a change of government next year, then you’ll be buoyed by what you saw. If you’re excited by the prospect of progressive change actually occurring under that new government, you might well have your head in your hands. Becaus…