Labour
Alex's election diary: Winston eyes savings tax inflation indexation, promises tax cuts (but doesn't say by how much); Labour to can holiday highway for Auckland rail
31st Oct 11, 11:35am
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Alex's election diary: Winston eyes savings tax inflation indexation, promises tax cuts (but doesn't say by how much); Labour to can holiday highway for Auckland rail
BusinessDesk: Key touts National's 'positive vision for NZ', paints Labour as debt hungry
31st Oct 11, 11:31am
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BusinessDesk: Key touts National's 'positive vision for NZ', paints Labour as debt hungry
Opinion: 'Dear Sir John Key. Happy 65th birthday. Hope you are enjoying your pension. We can't afford to give you a present. Cheers. From the youth of 2026'
30th Oct 11, 10:21am
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Opinion: 'Dear Sir John Key. Happy 65th birthday. Hope you are enjoying your pension. We can't afford to give you a present. Cheers. From the youth of 2026'
Opinion: John Pagani on what Business NZ should have said about Labour's new savings policy
28th Oct 11, 4:04pm
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Opinion: John Pagani on what Business NZ should have said about Labour's new savings policy
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
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: 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
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?
Alex's politico-economic blogroll: Nolan's outlook downgraded; Can we really blame Treasury that much? Asset sales not for debt reduction; Will anyone be as powerful as Douglas was? Cartoons
7th Oct 11, 10:05am
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Alex's politico-economic blogroll: Nolan's outlook downgraded; Can we really blame Treasury that much? Asset sales not for debt reduction; Will anyone be as powerful as Douglas was? Cartoons
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
Labour leader Goff hints further at compulsory savings policy, points to 1975 Kirk scheme aborted by Muldoon, and Aussie savings scheme
26th Sep 11, 3:15pm
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Labour leader Goff hints further at compulsory savings policy, points to 1975 Kirk scheme aborted by Muldoon, and Aussie savings scheme
Labour's Goff says 12 month Christchurch insurance impasse would be too long; Labour govt would step in as insurer of last resort sooner than that
26th Sep 11, 2:03pm
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Labour's Goff says 12 month Christchurch insurance impasse would be too long; Labour govt would step in as insurer of last resort sooner than that
Leader Phil Goff says Labour's pledge to buy land for 1,500 sections an attempt to help keep a lid on Christchurch land prices
20th Sep 11, 7:57am
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Leader Phil Goff says Labour's pledge to buy land for 1,500 sections an attempt to help keep a lid on Christchurch land prices
Labour says it would intervene in insurance market to get reconstruction moving in Christchurch as last resort, although subject to fiscal risks
19th Sep 11, 11:21am
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Labour says it would intervene in insurance market to get reconstruction moving in Christchurch as last resort, although subject to fiscal risks
Opinion: John Pagani wonders when National will release a policy manifesto for the upcoming election? He's seen only three policies so far
19th Sep 11, 10:00am
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Opinion: John Pagani wonders when National will release a policy manifesto for the upcoming election? He's seen only three policies so far
Labour's Goff calls on govt to ensure sufficient new land supply in Christchurch to meet demand from residents facing higher property prices than payouts
12th Sep 11, 3:30pm
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Labour's Goff calls on govt to ensure sufficient new land supply in Christchurch to meet demand from residents facing higher property prices than payouts
Alex's politico-economic blogroll: Why the mixed ownership model doesn't work; Labour World Cup coup?; Matt Nolan's tax policy; 'Future' aging population problem here now; Cartoons
9th Sep 11, 9:19am
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Alex's politico-economic blogroll: Why the mixed ownership model doesn't work; Labour World Cup coup?; Matt Nolan's tax policy; 'Future' aging population problem here now; Cartoons
Department of Labour to evaluate 15 yr old model used to review minimum wage, given new research and renewed interest in updating study
8th Sep 11, 12:32pm
Department of Labour to evaluate 15 yr old model used to review minimum wage, given new research and renewed interest in updating study