Barrie Davis: Rise or Fall of New Zealand

There is increasing evidence that our infrastructure – such as pipes and roads – is decaying and is not being maintained, that the quality of our systems – such as health and education – is reducing and not being controlled, and that our government – local and national – is abdicating their responsibility to any other entity but themselves.

Clive Bibby: Investing in our best ideas and people who can make it happen

How often do we hear of cases where businesses that have served communities well for decades suddenly struggle to keep the doors open under a more socialist based economy.

Or ideas for structural change that are ignored by the local authorities simply because they are incapable of sharing the vision - frightened would be a more apt description.