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A pair of polls show a revival for the embattled governing Coalition

A pair of polls show a revival for the embattled governing Coalition

Government mulls radical supermarket reform, but an expert warns excess profits are just a small piece of the high grocery price puzzle

Government mulls radical supermarket reform, but an expert warns excess profits are just a small piece of the high grocery price puzzle

Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says Paris Agreement participation ‘crucial’ for NZ after deputy PM Winston Peters calls it a ‘flight of futility’

Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says Paris Agreement participation ‘crucial’ for NZ after deputy PM Winston Peters calls it a ‘flight of futility’

Sweeping reforms to the Resource Management Act will assume owners have the right to develop property and erase the need to consent routine construction work

Sweeping reforms to the Resource Management Act will assume owners have the right to develop property and erase the need to consent routine construction work

Will the right to fix your things pass into law in New Zealand? Make your voice heard before April 3

Will the right to fix your things pass into law in New Zealand? Make your voice heard before April 3

Richard Shaw says NZ governments enjoy an ‘executive paradise’ – and a longer parliamentary term won’t change that

Richard Shaw says NZ governments enjoy an ‘executive paradise’ – and a longer parliamentary term won’t change that

Collateral damage: Martien Lubberink on how the war on ‘woke banking’ could backfire on New Zealand

Collateral damage: Martien Lubberink on how the war on ‘woke banking’ could backfire on New Zealand

Gareth Vaughan suggests some MPs may be forgetting private businesses are allowed to choose who they lend money to

Gareth Vaughan suggests some MPs may be forgetting private businesses are allowed to choose who they lend money to

David Seymour wants New Zealand to copy Trump and withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord

David Seymour wants New Zealand to copy Trump and withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord

Brian Easton questions whether the property rights provisions in the proposed Regulatory Standards Bill make sense

Brian Easton questions whether the property rights provisions in the proposed Regulatory Standards Bill make sense

Interest.co.nz inquiries reveal major obstacles to any inclusion of the state farmer Pamu in a privatisation programme under a future National-ACT Government

Interest.co.nz inquiries reveal major obstacles to any inclusion of the state farmer Pamu in a privatisation programme under a future National-ACT Government

David Seymour says Kiwis are too squeamish about privatisation – history shows why they lost the appetite, Richard Shaw says

David Seymour says Kiwis are too squeamish about privatisation – history shows why they lost the appetite, Richard Shaw says

Brian Easton says it is difficult to make sense of the Luxon Coalition Government’s economic management, so he is focusing on the two minor parties' influence

Brian Easton says it is difficult to make sense of the Luxon Coalition Government’s economic management, so he is focusing on the two minor parties' influence

NZ First leader Winston Peters says an increase to the minimum wage could be on the table next year, as Cabinet approves second effective cut

NZ First leader Winston Peters says an increase to the minimum wage could be on the table next year, as Cabinet approves second effective cut

Successful political leadership embodies a keen awareness of past, present, and future: along with the wisdom to adjudicate what is owed, and should be paid, to each; writes Chris Trotter. Sadly, such leadership has not been much in evidence during 2024

Successful political leadership embodies a keen awareness of past, present, and future: along with the wisdom to adjudicate what is owed, and should be paid, to each; writes Chris Trotter. Sadly, such leadership has not been much in evidence during 2024