by Bruce Cotterill | Nov 8, 2022 | Uncategorised
I’ve been chatting to a few people about the Prime Minister’s speech at the United Nations. I’m surprised at how many people knew she had spoken there just a few weeks ago. I’m equally surprised by how few people have any idea what she talked about. She spent the...
by Bruce Cotterill | Oct 24, 2022 | Uncategorised
They say a week is a long time in politics. And yet, in the course of a nation’s development, five years is merely the blink of an eye. The past five years in this young country’s history has seen many of us stunned by the speed and scale of our downfall....
by Bruce Cotterill | Oct 10, 2022 | Uncategorised
I watched Wednesday’s announcements with great interest. Of course, we had the Finance Minister in celebratory mood as he opened the books for the year ended June 2022 and declared the highest tax revenue in our history. On the same day, the governor of the...
by Bruce Cotterill | Sep 28, 2022 | Uncategorised
The local body elections are just around the corner, with the October 8 close-off date now just a couple of weeks away. So the candidates have their signboards out and their websites up. They’ve delivered more public speeches, press releases and commentary in...
by Bruce Cotterill | Sep 11, 2022 | Uncategorised
As the news feed starts suggesting the Government is finally ready to eliminate our outdated Covid traffic light settings, I’ve been reflecting on the unusualness of the past two-and-a-half years. As an Aucklander, even in retrospect, the lockdowns were tough....
by Bruce Cotterill | Aug 30, 2022 | Uncategorised
I’ve just had a week overseas. It’s the first time in over two and a half years that I’ve stepped out of the country. Those 30 or so months have felt like a long time. So it was good to get out again. The beauty of getting out of the country is that...
by Bruce Cotterill | Aug 13, 2022 | Uncategorised
Back in the early 2000’s, I had the good fortune to meet the legendary Australian billionaire Kerry Packer a number of times. At the time I was working in his media company and fromtime to time we would end up meeting to discuss the business I was responsible...
by Bruce Cotterill | Aug 13, 2022 | Uncategorised
I’m starting to worry about the work. I’m not bothered about what to do or even how much there is to do. I’m worried about who is going to do it. There has been a bit of commentary lately about a lack of workers. The trouble with the commentary is...
by Bruce Cotterill | Jul 18, 2022 | Uncategorised
On the back of one of my recent articles, I found myself in a well-intentioned argument about the state of affairs in this part of the world. My tormenter was a good mate who was challenging some of my views. The discussion was friendly and sporting. It was actually...
by Bruce Cotterill | Jul 3, 2022 | Uncategorised
One of the more interesting events of the past week was the announcement of our decline in the rankings of the world’s most liveable cities. For those of you who missed it, Auckland has typically registered in the top 10 of this annual index, compiled by the...
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