Election 2011
Alex's election diary: Annoying Annette King with a cynical view of Labour's new policies; And what the bloggers are saying
28th Oct 11, 1:45pm
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Alex's election diary: Annoying Annette King with a cynical view of Labour's new policies; And what the bloggers are saying
Labour drags out John Key 'raising superannuation age' skeleton from opposition-days closet; National launches website for Labour's borrowing needs
28th Oct 11, 11:15am
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Labour drags out John Key 'raising superannuation age' skeleton from opposition-days closet; National launches website for Labour's borrowing needs
Election explainer: New Zealand's minimum and youth wage rates, what's happened in the past, and why they are an election issue
28th Oct 11, 10:33am
Election explainer: New Zealand's minimum and youth wage rates, what's happened in the past, and why they are an election issue
Youth in a new job could be paid 80% of adult minimum wage for six months instead of three under new National election policy, PM Key says
28th Oct 11, 8:57am
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Youth in a new job could be paid 80% of adult minimum wage for six months instead of three under new National election policy, PM Key says
Opinion: Bernard Hickey thinks Labour should be congratulated for risking electoral pain for long term economic gain with its compulsory savings plan
27th Oct 11, 6:24pm
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Opinion: Bernard Hickey thinks Labour should be congratulated for risking electoral pain for long term economic gain with its compulsory savings plan
Opinion: BusinessDesk's Pattrick Smellie says Labour is seeking the moral high ground with its new pension policy
27th Oct 11, 4:47pm
Opinion: BusinessDesk's Pattrick Smellie says Labour is seeking the moral high ground with its new pension policy
Labour will make KiwiSaver compulsory for all earners, push employer contributions to 7% by 2022, raise Super age, resume contributions to Cullen Fund in 2012
27th Oct 11, 3:00pm
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Labour will make KiwiSaver compulsory for all earners, push employer contributions to 7% by 2022, raise Super age, resume contributions to Cullen Fund in 2012
Labour's savings policy will support Retirement Commissioner's call to raise retirement age from 65 to 67 by 2033, TV3 reports
27th Oct 11, 12:14pm
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Labour's savings policy will support Retirement Commissioner's call to raise retirement age from 65 to 67 by 2033, TV3 reports
Opinion: Why gossip and personality stories should trump policy debate in our elections - Any dividend from Labour's policy-focused campaign?
27th Oct 11, 10:20am
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Opinion: Why gossip and personality stories should trump policy debate in our elections - Any dividend from Labour's policy-focused campaign?
PM Key tells Kapiti audience that government may still be able to return books to surplus earlier than Treasury's 2014/15 track
26th Oct 11, 10:37am
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PM Key tells Kapiti audience that government may still be able to return books to surplus earlier than Treasury's 2014/15 track
NZDMO to borrow net NZ$17.9 bln for government over next 5 years, mostly in 2013/14; inflation indexed bonds delayed until next year
26th Oct 11, 8:52am
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NZDMO to borrow net NZ$17.9 bln for government over next 5 years, mostly in 2013/14; inflation indexed bonds delayed until next year
Opinion: Bernard Hickey argues both potential governments should say how they'd deal with the 1 in 5 chance of global recession and budget blowout
25th Oct 11, 5:05pm
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Opinion: Bernard Hickey argues both potential governments should say how they'd deal with the 1 in 5 chance of global recession and budget blowout
Treasury forecasts govt still on track for 2014/15 surplus, but warns of big downside risks due to global market uncertainties
25th Oct 11, 2:30pm
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Treasury forecasts govt still on track for 2014/15 surplus, but warns of big downside risks due to global market uncertainties
Have your say: ACT leader Brash flies to UK, US for briefings from Bank of England Governor and IMF officials on global economy. Will it help ACT?
25th Oct 11, 8:30am
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Have your say: ACT leader Brash flies to UK, US for briefings from Bank of England Governor and IMF officials on global economy. Will it help ACT?
Govt to introduce KiwiSaver auto-enrolment in 2014/15 assuming Budget returns to surplus as forecast, Finance Minister Bill English says
18th Oct 11, 3:01pm
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Govt to introduce KiwiSaver auto-enrolment in 2014/15 assuming Budget returns to surplus as forecast, Finance Minister Bill English says
ACT and Green parties on agriculture
BusinessDesk: Fonterra targets India while Greens sympathise with Indian farmers
11th Oct 11, 1:59pm
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BusinessDesk: Fonterra targets India while Greens sympathise with Indian farmers
Key stands behind comment that S&P more likely to downgrade Labour govt than National; Says received comment in email from 'source'
10th Oct 11, 4:17pm
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Key stands behind comment that S&P more likely to downgrade Labour govt than National; Says received comment in email from 'source'
UnitedFuture's Peter Dunne calls for debate on privatisation limits; says Kiwibank, Radio NZ and water should never be sold off
10th Oct 11, 2:17pm
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UnitedFuture's Peter Dunne calls for debate on privatisation limits; says Kiwibank, Radio NZ and water should never be sold off
Labour waiting for pre-election fiscal update before announcing savings policy, Cunliffe says; Will it include some form of compulsory KiwiSaver?
10th Oct 11, 9:38am
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Labour waiting for pre-election fiscal update before announcing savings policy, Cunliffe says; Will it include some form of compulsory KiwiSaver?
Finance Minister English says it will be a "huge challenge" to get a credit rating upgrade back to AA+ from S&P, who want sustained current account surpluses
6th Oct 11, 4:56pm
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Finance Minister English says it will be a "huge challenge" to get a credit rating upgrade back to AA+ from S&P, who want sustained current account surpluses
Credit rating downgrades take centre stage in Parliament's last week as Opposition parties lay blame with govt, National blames Labour
4th Oct 11, 6:52pm
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Credit rating downgrades take centre stage in Parliament's last week as Opposition parties lay blame with govt, National blames Labour
Soft compulsion for KiwiSaver would cost govt NZ$300 mln upfront, as only a third of those made to join would stay, Key says
4th Oct 11, 11:38am
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Soft compulsion for KiwiSaver would cost govt NZ$300 mln upfront, as only a third of those made to join would stay, Key says
Opinion: If the world cup is sucking money out of other businesses, what happens to the economy?
3rd Oct 11, 12:09pm
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Opinion: If the world cup is sucking money out of other businesses, what happens to the economy?
Opinion: Bernard Hickey wonders what alternatives the government to get the economy going if China has a hard landing
3rd Oct 11, 10:21am
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Opinion: Bernard Hickey wonders what alternatives the government to get the economy going if China has a hard landing