When New Zealanders go to the polls on 7 November, they will be spoilt for choice. In the main, there are two larger (Labour and National) and five smaller parties (ACT, Greens, NZ First, Opportunity, Te Pāti Māori). Read more

Dr Eric Crampton talked to Sean Plunket on The Platform about Treasury's lack of economic expertise. Dr Crampton argued that Treasury can tell you more statistics about they're diversity than the economic education of their staff, begging the question if Treasury are achieving their purpose. Read more

The back of the bottle of Johnnie Walker Black Label that I keep at the office has two labels. The first company-branded label appears to be designed for international markets that use the metric system. Read more

New Zealand’s Treasury has two big jobs that nobody else can do. They’re both highlighted in the first line of Treasury’s ‘Who we are’ website. Read more