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WEB2 days 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 ...
$140 million for an unachievable system | Kiwiblog
WEB6 hours ago · But three years on it has spent $85m only for the replacement project to appear to be “unachievable”, a newly released Treasury paper prepared in March shows. By then, the $116m budget approved in 2021 had already expanded to $140m, with officials warning: “Successful delivery (to the approvals in the last Cabinet approved business case ...
How much will Auckland Airport cost flyers? | Kiwiblog
WEB1 day 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.
30 one sided stories? | Kiwiblog
WEB1 day 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.
General Debate 21 September 2024 | Kiwiblog
WEB13 hours ago · Top Stories. General Debate 20 September 2024; 30 one sided stories? $1 trillion a year on interest on debt; How much will Auckland Airport cost flyers?
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.
A return to sanity | Kiwiblog
WEB2 days 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. ….
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.
How is Kiwibuild going? | Kiwiblog
WEBApr 5, 2022 · Labour’s promise of 100,000 affordable Kiwibuild houses was their most iconic 2017 policy. How are they doing, nearly halfway through their second term. They promised that by now they would have built 24,000 houses. They have in fact delivered 1,304 which is 5.4% of what they promised – so they have underdelivered by 94.6%.
David Farrar - Kiwiblog
WEBPosts by David Farrar. Hilarious September 15, 2024. Top economists on what was wrong with the economic response to Covid-19 September 15, 2024. Interesting data September 15, 2024. RIP John Bishop September 14, 2024. Every buzzword possible September 14, 2024. Rodney Hide on free speech September 14, 2024.