This piece critiques New Zealand's defence policy and economic decisions, arguing that the government disproportionately targets China while ignoring US and Israeli actions, and that monetary policy has compromised its inflation and employment mandates due to political pressures.
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No, I'm pleased they've put them up. They've had a massive increase in their costs from diesel price. The Tahuia train is shockingly subsidized by us, the taxpayer and the rate payers of the YCU. They pay only about 10% of the fare at the fare box covers the cost of it. The rest 90% is a subsidy. And oldies like me can travel down there and back whenever we want, especially on a weekend for a cup of coffee and not pay a cent. I mean, it's ridiculous. And it's time that the people who use the service, by the way, if you go and check on the data, the vast bulk of people that use it are not commuters coming up and working and going home. The vast bulk of people using it are tourists and people are going for day trips for enjoyment. Why should they not be contributing more than ten percent of what it costs to operate?
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reckless procurement driven by ideology
Gordon Campbell On Our Willingness To Earn US Approval, Via China-Bashingnational tension between sovereignty and alliance obligations
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