Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao
@ganeshahirao.bsky.social
He/him/ia. Economist convinced that business-as-usual is not the answer. Have data & evidence. Applied to be academic, but didn't know secret handshake. Paid my dues as consultant, then public servant. Now back in comfort zone of cricket and spreadsheets.
.... Ouch ... is suspect that 'other place' will be in turmoil ... 🤣.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
.... Ouch ... is suspect that 'other place' will be in turmoil ... 🤣.
For those believing we’re “turning the corner” …
Number unemployed, other jobless, or wanting to work more hours all at 21-yr Sept high.
Total 394,000 people - with families, whānau, mortgages/rent to pay, & food to put on table.
No way we should accept this as feature of economy.
💔😢☹️😠😡
Number unemployed, other jobless, or wanting to work more hours all at 21-yr Sept high.
Total 394,000 people - with families, whānau, mortgages/rent to pay, & food to put on table.
No way we should accept this as feature of economy.
💔😢☹️😠😡
November 4, 2025 at 10:42 PM
For those believing we’re “turning the corner” …
Number unemployed, other jobless, or wanting to work more hours all at 21-yr Sept high.
Total 394,000 people - with families, whānau, mortgages/rent to pay, & food to put on table.
No way we should accept this as feature of economy.
💔😢☹️😠😡
Number unemployed, other jobless, or wanting to work more hours all at 21-yr Sept high.
Total 394,000 people - with families, whānau, mortgages/rent to pay, & food to put on table.
No way we should accept this as feature of economy.
💔😢☹️😠😡
The direction where this administration wants to take our health service in its next term is clear.
This should be central to the next election campaign.
But if clickbait nonsense continues to prevail, the outcome is unlikely to be welcome by many💔.
ganeshnana.substack.com/p/sucers-for...
This should be central to the next election campaign.
But if clickbait nonsense continues to prevail, the outcome is unlikely to be welcome by many💔.
ganeshnana.substack.com/p/sucers-for...
October 30, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The direction where this administration wants to take our health service in its next term is clear.
This should be central to the next election campaign.
But if clickbait nonsense continues to prevail, the outcome is unlikely to be welcome by many💔.
ganeshnana.substack.com/p/sucers-for...
This should be central to the next election campaign.
But if clickbait nonsense continues to prevail, the outcome is unlikely to be welcome by many💔.
ganeshnana.substack.com/p/sucers-for...
Happy Diwali to all 🙏❤️
October 20, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Happy Diwali to all 🙏❤️
Irrespective of the politics (which I'm happy to leave to others more expert in that field🙂), the economics of this letter is just plain irresponsible misinformation.
The homilies ... "we can't afford it", "debt is bad" abound😡.
But, we are not stupid ... ganeshnana.substack.com/p/spending-b...
The homilies ... "we can't afford it", "debt is bad" abound😡.
But, we are not stupid ... ganeshnana.substack.com/p/spending-b...
October 19, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Irrespective of the politics (which I'm happy to leave to others more expert in that field🙂), the economics of this letter is just plain irresponsible misinformation.
The homilies ... "we can't afford it", "debt is bad" abound😡.
But, we are not stupid ... ganeshnana.substack.com/p/spending-b...
The homilies ... "we can't afford it", "debt is bad" abound😡.
But, we are not stupid ... ganeshnana.substack.com/p/spending-b...
Final figures in for Māori wards "referendum"😠. A resounding margin of nearly 74,300 (over 7%, 53.7% v 46.3%) in favour❤️.
But, of course, lots more to do.
Toitū Te Tiriti.
Take care all, keep well, be safe, stay strong.
Kia kaha.
But, of course, lots more to do.
Toitū Te Tiriti.
Take care all, keep well, be safe, stay strong.
Kia kaha.
October 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Final figures in for Māori wards "referendum"😠. A resounding margin of nearly 74,300 (over 7%, 53.7% v 46.3%) in favour❤️.
But, of course, lots more to do.
Toitū Te Tiriti.
Take care all, keep well, be safe, stay strong.
Kia kaha.
But, of course, lots more to do.
Toitū Te Tiriti.
Take care all, keep well, be safe, stay strong.
Kia kaha.
Votes for Māori wards
District and region roll of honour - from top to bottom
District and region roll of honour - from top to bottom
October 13, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Votes for Māori wards
District and region roll of honour - from top to bottom
District and region roll of honour - from top to bottom
Group of 20 economists ... "change course urgently".
Text of letter at link.
ganeshnana.substack.com/p/group-of-2...
Text of letter at link.
ganeshnana.substack.com/p/group-of-2...
October 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Group of 20 economists ... "change course urgently".
Text of letter at link.
ganeshnana.substack.com/p/group-of-2...
Text of letter at link.
ganeshnana.substack.com/p/group-of-2...
#nzpol
The least-wealthy are being punished the most by education (student) loans🤔.
The powerful keeping the powerless in "their" place.💔😠
ganeshnana.substack.com/p/wealth-div...
The least-wealthy are being punished the most by education (student) loans🤔.
The powerful keeping the powerless in "their" place.💔😠
ganeshnana.substack.com/p/wealth-div...
October 2, 2025 at 2:15 AM
#nzpol
The least-wealthy are being punished the most by education (student) loans🤔.
The powerful keeping the powerless in "their" place.💔😠
ganeshnana.substack.com/p/wealth-div...
The least-wealthy are being punished the most by education (student) loans🤔.
The powerful keeping the powerless in "their" place.💔😠
ganeshnana.substack.com/p/wealth-div...
#nzpol
"... it is a cliche to talk about the rich getting richer, while the poor get poorer. But, ... we - as a nation - have seemingly become so immune to this utter failure of our economy and ... the dereliction of our duty to our people & communities."
open.substack.com/pub/ganeshna...
"... it is a cliche to talk about the rich getting richer, while the poor get poorer. But, ... we - as a nation - have seemingly become so immune to this utter failure of our economy and ... the dereliction of our duty to our people & communities."
open.substack.com/pub/ganeshna...
October 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
#nzpol
"... it is a cliche to talk about the rich getting richer, while the poor get poorer. But, ... we - as a nation - have seemingly become so immune to this utter failure of our economy and ... the dereliction of our duty to our people & communities."
open.substack.com/pub/ganeshna...
"... it is a cliche to talk about the rich getting richer, while the poor get poorer. But, ... we - as a nation - have seemingly become so immune to this utter failure of our economy and ... the dereliction of our duty to our people & communities."
open.substack.com/pub/ganeshna...
#nzpol
"as the least-wealthy sought further education over the years to 2024, in a perversity that I can only describe as incredulously cruel, a noticeable component of the loss of wealth of the least-wealthy was a disproportionate increase in student debt."
ganeshnana.substack.com/p/wealth-div...
"as the least-wealthy sought further education over the years to 2024, in a perversity that I can only describe as incredulously cruel, a noticeable component of the loss of wealth of the least-wealthy was a disproportionate increase in student debt."
ganeshnana.substack.com/p/wealth-div...
September 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
#nzpol
"as the least-wealthy sought further education over the years to 2024, in a perversity that I can only describe as incredulously cruel, a noticeable component of the loss of wealth of the least-wealthy was a disproportionate increase in student debt."
ganeshnana.substack.com/p/wealth-div...
"as the least-wealthy sought further education over the years to 2024, in a perversity that I can only describe as incredulously cruel, a noticeable component of the loss of wealth of the least-wealthy was a disproportionate increase in student debt."
ganeshnana.substack.com/p/wealth-div...
Yeah, nah ... the same "international turmoil" that saw GDP growth in the June quarter across the G20 average plus 0.9% ...
September 18, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Yeah, nah ... the same "international turmoil" that saw GDP growth in the June quarter across the G20 average plus 0.9% ...
#nzpol
"Twas fault of global turmoil and tariffs .."
An incredulous explanation of 0.9% decline in NZ June quarter GDP.
For the record, OECD reports G20 (ie big players) June quarter GDP *up* 0.9%.
That's some HUGE discrepancy yet to be explained🤔
"Twas fault of global turmoil and tariffs .."
An incredulous explanation of 0.9% decline in NZ June quarter GDP.
For the record, OECD reports G20 (ie big players) June quarter GDP *up* 0.9%.
That's some HUGE discrepancy yet to be explained🤔
September 18, 2025 at 5:14 AM
#nzpol
"Twas fault of global turmoil and tariffs .."
An incredulous explanation of 0.9% decline in NZ June quarter GDP.
For the record, OECD reports G20 (ie big players) June quarter GDP *up* 0.9%.
That's some HUGE discrepancy yet to be explained🤔
"Twas fault of global turmoil and tariffs .."
An incredulous explanation of 0.9% decline in NZ June quarter GDP.
For the record, OECD reports G20 (ie big players) June quarter GDP *up* 0.9%.
That's some HUGE discrepancy yet to be explained🤔
Back on track? You decide ...
September 18, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Back on track? You decide ...
Two-thirds of all booths counted ...
September 6, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Two-thirds of all booths counted ...
OK ... counting appears to be slowing recently ... but half of all booths now counted ...
September 6, 2025 at 7:52 AM
OK ... counting appears to be slowing recently ... but half of all booths now counted ...
Nearly 40% of booths counted ...
September 6, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Nearly 40% of booths counted ...
Or try this one ... just curious as to who is taking responsibility/accountability for the latest 4 quarters??
August 25, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Or try this one ... just curious as to who is taking responsibility/accountability for the latest 4 quarters??
#nzpol
More from jobs data …
Number in employment increased nearly 120,000 in year from Jun 2022 to Jun 2023.
Since track-realignment …
Number in employment has decreased nearly 22,000 in two years from Jun 2023 to Jun 2025.
Turning corner 🤔…
More from jobs data …
Number in employment increased nearly 120,000 in year from Jun 2022 to Jun 2023.
Since track-realignment …
Number in employment has decreased nearly 22,000 in two years from Jun 2023 to Jun 2025.
Turning corner 🤔…
August 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
#nzpol
More from jobs data …
Number in employment increased nearly 120,000 in year from Jun 2022 to Jun 2023.
Since track-realignment …
Number in employment has decreased nearly 22,000 in two years from Jun 2023 to Jun 2025.
Turning corner 🤔…
More from jobs data …
Number in employment increased nearly 120,000 in year from Jun 2022 to Jun 2023.
Since track-realignment …
Number in employment has decreased nearly 22,000 in two years from Jun 2023 to Jun 2025.
Turning corner 🤔…
#nzpol
This is for all the Taylors & Alexs in Aotearoa. Facing 71% EMTR Alex’s 40 hrs nets in the hand $6.07/hr.
Mihi to your dignity & resilience in face of unforgiving system devised & designed by those wishing to preserve & protect their privileged positions.
open.substack.com/pub/ganeshna...
This is for all the Taylors & Alexs in Aotearoa. Facing 71% EMTR Alex’s 40 hrs nets in the hand $6.07/hr.
Mihi to your dignity & resilience in face of unforgiving system devised & designed by those wishing to preserve & protect their privileged positions.
open.substack.com/pub/ganeshna...
July 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
#nzpol
This is for all the Taylors & Alexs in Aotearoa. Facing 71% EMTR Alex’s 40 hrs nets in the hand $6.07/hr.
Mihi to your dignity & resilience in face of unforgiving system devised & designed by those wishing to preserve & protect their privileged positions.
open.substack.com/pub/ganeshna...
This is for all the Taylors & Alexs in Aotearoa. Facing 71% EMTR Alex’s 40 hrs nets in the hand $6.07/hr.
Mihi to your dignity & resilience in face of unforgiving system devised & designed by those wishing to preserve & protect their privileged positions.
open.substack.com/pub/ganeshna...
Looks like 2.55p on Tues. Am immediately following three awesome wahine toa ... 😬 ...
July 4, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Looks like 2.55p on Tues. Am immediately following three awesome wahine toa ... 😬 ...
NO!
Is def NOT 8/10 of export revenue - more like 4/10 (2023 export pic is below), as services (tourism, educ, engineering, other services) export revenue about 3/10. Then there's manufg (other goods) plus others.
FYI: exports about 2.5/10 of GDP.
No idea what 8 out of 10 referred to😠.
Is def NOT 8/10 of export revenue - more like 4/10 (2023 export pic is below), as services (tourism, educ, engineering, other services) export revenue about 3/10. Then there's manufg (other goods) plus others.
FYI: exports about 2.5/10 of GDP.
No idea what 8 out of 10 referred to😠.
May 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
NO!
Is def NOT 8/10 of export revenue - more like 4/10 (2023 export pic is below), as services (tourism, educ, engineering, other services) export revenue about 3/10. Then there's manufg (other goods) plus others.
FYI: exports about 2.5/10 of GDP.
No idea what 8 out of 10 referred to😠.
Is def NOT 8/10 of export revenue - more like 4/10 (2023 export pic is below), as services (tourism, educ, engineering, other services) export revenue about 3/10. Then there's manufg (other goods) plus others.
FYI: exports about 2.5/10 of GDP.
No idea what 8 out of 10 referred to😠.
Tautoko.
Need to up our economics knowledge & understanding, & commentary that follows #nzpol.
The conflation of economy with business is a (very successful) ruse.
Need to specify objective we want economy to deliver, and then measure economic success by its ability to deliver on that objective.
Need to up our economics knowledge & understanding, & commentary that follows #nzpol.
The conflation of economy with business is a (very successful) ruse.
Need to specify objective we want economy to deliver, and then measure economic success by its ability to deliver on that objective.
May 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Tautoko.
Need to up our economics knowledge & understanding, & commentary that follows #nzpol.
The conflation of economy with business is a (very successful) ruse.
Need to specify objective we want economy to deliver, and then measure economic success by its ability to deliver on that objective.
Need to up our economics knowledge & understanding, & commentary that follows #nzpol.
The conflation of economy with business is a (very successful) ruse.
Need to specify objective we want economy to deliver, and then measure economic success by its ability to deliver on that objective.
#nzpol
For geeks ... also for those interested in facts ...
Resources (people & services) being hollowed out of the public sector.
Public sector %GDP forecast to be at 40-year low by 2029.
Scale of hollowing-out further diminishes ability & capability of public sector to deliver public services.
For geeks ... also for those interested in facts ...
Resources (people & services) being hollowed out of the public sector.
Public sector %GDP forecast to be at 40-year low by 2029.
Scale of hollowing-out further diminishes ability & capability of public sector to deliver public services.
May 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
#nzpol
For geeks ... also for those interested in facts ...
Resources (people & services) being hollowed out of the public sector.
Public sector %GDP forecast to be at 40-year low by 2029.
Scale of hollowing-out further diminishes ability & capability of public sector to deliver public services.
For geeks ... also for those interested in facts ...
Resources (people & services) being hollowed out of the public sector.
Public sector %GDP forecast to be at 40-year low by 2029.
Scale of hollowing-out further diminishes ability & capability of public sector to deliver public services.