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WEB1 day ago · David Farrar's Kiwiblog. Stuff reports:. Hundreds of explosions that erupted from handheld pagers across Beirut may have been the result of booby-trapped devices rather than a cyber attack, security experts have suggested.. The pagers, which were being used by Hezbollah officials to communicate privately, detonated across the Lebanese capital on Tuesday, reportedly injuring thousands of people ...
The public discount rate is too low | Kiwiblog
WEB1 day ago · The last time interest rates were at today’s level, the Treasury’s discount rate was 8.0% – three percentage points above the current value. And they show this by this graph: incredible that is hasn’t increased in the last few years. I would have thought 7% would be a suitable rate for now, based on the likely drop in interest rates ...
30 one sided stories? | Kiwiblog
WEB23 hours ago · Conservatarian. Assuming each person earns $175k and contributes 3% to KiwiSaver as his or her employee contribution, each person’s net pay per annum is $119,500.97 ($175k less PAYE $47,972.51 less ACC earner levy [it maxes out at $2,276.52 pa] less KiwiSaver $5,250). The couple’s take home pay is $239,001.94.
How much will Auckland Airport cost flyers? | Kiwiblog
WEB15 hours ago · Stuff reports:. However, the Qantas Group’s submission claims this is what they are: Domestic fees per passenger: $6.73 in 2023 rising to $30.30 in 2032 (350% increase). International fees per passenger: $23.39 in 2023 to $79.95 in 2032 (240% increase). Those Qantas figures were put to Auckland Airport, who did not agree with them.
A return to sanity | Kiwiblog
WEB1 day ago · A return to sanity. A very important cabinet circular: The Government seeks to ensure that all New Zealanders, regardless of ethnicity or personal. identity, have access to public services that are appropriate and effective for them, and that. services are not arbitrarily allocated on the basis of ethnicity or any other aspect of identity. ….
Great News re Education 710+ Charter School Applications
WEB17 hours ago · The applications are for. – City 008: A Primary School in Auckland Central. – Warkworth 710: For Years 7 to 10. – Epsom 710: For Years 7 to 10 with high ability to cater for children not suited to cookie cutter education. – City 1113: A Year 11-13 school in Auckland Central focused on students working towards and obtaining University ...
New Zealand - Kiwiblog
WEBMar 8, 2023 · Retail crime doubled in four years February 10, 2023. Minimum Wage Increase – Employee Impact February 10, 2023. Remember how he was a reformed man! February 9, 2023. A rare article focusing on boys’ education February 9, 2023. Shortage of Workers January 25, 2023. Productivity incentives November 24, 2022.
Deficit and Debt - Kiwiblog
WEBSep 12, 2023 · The Pre-election fiscal update confirms massive deficits and debt.. The forecast of a potential surplus in four years is wishful rather than realistic. Even if forecasts of the economy in four year times were accurate, the assumptions are a level of fiscal discipline that the current Government has shown it is incapable of achieving.
Kiwiblog’s 2022 Predictions
WEBHere’s my 20 predictions for this year, which I’ll score at the end of the year. Peeni Henare will not be Minister of Defence by the end of 2022. There will be a by-election in 2022. NZ First will record at least 4% in at least once public poll. By the end of 2022 (after five years) the Government will not have achieved even 5% of its ten ...
NZ Four Years On, Bitter/Sweet – Part 1 | Kiwiblog
WEBRecently I returned home after almost four years away for a family bereavement. Two of those years coincided with the Covid border closure where obtaining a space in MIQ was the subject of a lottery that made it next to impossible to secure a space. I have called my experience “Bitter/Sweet” because I was reminded