Well Done The Coalition Government

The Task Force lacked all party support and was dominated by insurance industry and market orientated members.

Grey Power is pleased that the new coalition government is showing that its policy commitments will be kept.

Grey Power supports the funding of New Zealand superannuation from the consolidated fund.

The setting up of a dedicated pool of investments to support the payment of a universal pension to all retired New Zealanders.

Grey Power urges all Political Parties to get together and finally produce a sustainable superannuation free from political interference.

SETTLING THE VEXED QUESTION OF NEW ZEALAND SUPERANNUATION MUST BE THE FIRST PRIORITY OF THE NEW PARLIAMENT

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Gordon Campbell: On the Sony cyber attack

Given the layers of meta-irony involved, the saga of the Sony cyber attack seemed at the outset more like a snarky European art film than a popcorn entry at the multiplex.

Yet now with (a) President Barack Obama weighing in on the side of artistic freedom and calling for the US to make a ‘proportionate response’quickly followed by (b) North Korea’s entire Internet service going down, and with both these events being followed by (c) Sony deciding to backtrack and release The Interview film that had made it a target for the dastardly North Koreans in the first place, then ay caramba…the whole world will now be watching how this affair pans out. More>>