Economic growth which strips out the planet’s ecosystems is not sustainable

It's fair to say that, for much of my lifetime, New Zealand certainly was a property-owning democracy and working people, ordinary people, had assets.

If the market is left to sort matters out, social injustice will be heightened and suffering in the community will grow with the neglect the market fosters.

New Zealand and SA should take this dimension into account, the skills South Africans are presently contributing to New Zealand.

Adopting and promoting sustainable production practices require concerted effort, something which in practice is too often missing or insufficient. Making this shift at the scale required demands forward-looking leadership in the public and private sectors alike.

In the end, there will always be a fundamental difference of perspective between New Zealand and Australia on defense, whoever is in government.

Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries on earth. Security issue or no security issue, there would need to be a focus on it.