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Spending Taxpayers Money · How much of our money should the state be allowed to spend and how much we should keep, to cover our own and our family’s requirements? · We should never forget the fundamental truth the government has no source of money other than the money that the taxpayers earn themselves. · If the government wishes to spend more it can only do so by taking our earnings or by taxing us more. · It’s no good thinking that someone…

With manufacturers around the world starting to end production of their iconic internal-combustion-engined automobiles, it might be time to start thinking about one last snarling beast to take into the EV wilderness with you … and this car presents as a contender for several reasons. · Already globally known for his restorations and automotive creations, Yoshiya "Rocky" Watanabe began making 2000GT Replicas over a decade ago, but in recently…

A collaboration between Morgan's 115-year coachbuilding philosophy and Pininfarina's 95-year tradition of crafting bespoke vehicles has given us a 50-only limited edition Morgan model to be known as the Midsummer. They have all been sold already. · The Midsummer name was chosen because it is the height of the summer, a season which provides optimal weather conditions to experience an open-top barchetta. · The collaboration emerged from a…

Celebrity archaeologists perennially announce that they’re close to unearthing the tomb of Nefertiti, perhaps ancient Egypt’s most powerful queen. She first tantalized the modern world with her beauty alone in 1912, when her iconic bust appeared. Her importance in ancient Egypt became better known over the following years. Still, archaeologists remain baffled about her abrupt disappearance from the historical record—and where her remains lie. …

The Reality of Racism in New Zealand · It is safe to say that most people want to live peaceful, happy and productive regardless of race and to do that race/ethnicity should be irrelevant. · And yet we are being increasingly divided, forced to take sides, as either black or white when in fact life is mainly grey. Without some measure of compromise between races, society as we know it couldn’t exist. · We seem to have developed a section of the…

The Sun has experienced a spike in activity in recent days that has seen six or seven eruptions on the surface of the star spit out solar material towards Earth. This could supercharge the Northern Lights and potentially cause disruption with infrastructure. · America's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reportedly issued its first severe solar storm warning since 2005 yesterday as a huge geomagnetic storm races towards…

Electric vehicles were some of the earliest automobiles ever invented—and, unlike early gas-powered cars, they didn't require a crank to start the engine. · The very first automobile show in America opened its doors to the public at Madison Square Garden in New York City on November 3, 1900. Sponsored by the fledgling Automobile Club of America, the event was a showcase of three competing turn-of-the-century automobile technologies: the…

While specific traditions vary, nearly every country observes a day to honor mothers. · Millions of NZ families honor their mothers every year with cards, flowers, special meals and other gifts on the second Sunday in May thanks to the work of Anna Jarvis, the founder of this country’s Mother’s Day. A single woman without children, Jarvis relentlessly lobbied for the holiday in honor of her own mother’s death, which took place on the second…

Short-term exposure to high levels of air pollution kills more than one million people every year. And while Asia and Africa are particularly at-risk, Australia isn't immune to the danger. · With climate change making smog and bushfires more common, it's likely more people will die from air pollution in coming years — especially in densely populated cities. · Those are some of the key findings from  recent research, published in Lancet…

Economics has good news for workers fearing joblessness due to the rise of AI - only labour consumes, and the value of consuming populations is growing. · The question is one of increasing urgency: What will workers do when technology does most of the work? · In April, tech titans Google, Microsoft, IBM, Cisco and SAP, employment website Indeed, along with professional services major Accenture, among others, formed a consortium to explore the…