NZ First

Divide and conquer tactics yet to sink the Government

21 Apr 18, 10:05am

Despite National’s attempts to paint the three-headed Government as uneasy bedfellows, the Labour, Greens & NZ First alliance has held up rather well… so far
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R&D tax credit to be made available next year, Government says

19 Apr 18, 8:55am

Jason Walls

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From April 1 next year, a 12.5% tax credit on eligible expenditure will be available to business doing R&D in New Zealand; a business will be able to claim a tax credit for up to $120 million of R&D expenditure each year
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Parliament goes into urgency to debate oil and gas exploration ban

12 Apr 18, 12:30pm

Jason Walls

111 comments

PM Ardern says government giving oil and gas sector years of notice on move away from fossil fuels to avoid harsh Rogernomics-type impact on economy
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Government throws $20 million at Taranaki economy

6 Apr 18, 1:30pm

Jason Walls

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Taranaki is the exclusive recipient of every cent of the Government’s most recent tranche of Provincial Growth Fund spending, with the lion’s share going to walking tracks and a Cathedral
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Shane Jones at it again, calls out another major NZ company chairperson

5 Apr 18, 1:07pm

Jason Walls

32 comments

The outspoken Minister of Regional Economic Development has blasted The Warehouse Group chairwoman Joan Withers for her 'inept' handling of the Kaikohe Warehouse’s U-turn on closing
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Political player of the week? Shane Jones, hands down

25 Mar 18, 8:08am

Jason Walls

57 comments

NZ First MP Shane Jones’ calculated pot shots at Air New Zealand were clearly an attempt to garner voter support in the regions, Jason Walls says
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Fletcher Tabuteau elected NZ First deputy leader

27 Feb 18, 12:45pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

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Under-Secretary rolls Government Minister as Fletcher Tabuteau becomes NZ First deputy leader
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The boondoggle

25 Feb 18, 11:26am

Guest

30 comments

Michael Reddell is worried about the emphasis on rail projects in the new regional development strategies, defying reason and evidence in an effort to make us poorer, holding back national productivity prospects
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$60 million Government regional investment unveiled

23 Feb 18, 12:00pm

Jason Walls

35 comments

Regional Development Minister Shane Jones has outlined more details of the Government’s $3 billion provincial investment fund
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Winston Peters' government-run KiwiSaver scheme a step closer

22 Feb 18, 2:47pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

59 comments

KiwiFund Bill to establish a committee to set up a government-run KiwiSaver scheme passes first reading; National dubs it misguided and unnecessary; Industry speaks out against 'political tinkering'
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CPTPP to add up to an extra 1% to NZ’s GDP

21 Feb 18, 1:01pm

Jason Walls

47 comments

The CPTPP trade agreement will add between $1.2 billion and $4 billion to New Zealand economy, but comes with some weighty costs if it is signed
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PM's 'strong hope' full CPTPP text will be released this week

19 Feb 18, 5:22pm

Jason Walls

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PM Jacinda Ardern says it is her 'strong hope' the full CPTPP text will be made available this week and a national impact statement will be released on Wednesday
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Govt-run KiwiSaver scheme unlikely to get go-ahead

22 Dec 17, 10:09am

Jenée Tibshraeny

19 comments

Lack of enthusiasm from major parties for New Zealand First's government-run KiwiSaver provider pitch with Labour non-committal
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Cost of potential deposit insurance scheme unveiled

20 Dec 17, 9:26am

Jenée Tibshraeny

63 comments

Treasury modelling suggests introducing deposit insurance would see savers pay a couple of dollars a year for every $1000 of deposits up to $100,000
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'Progress accelerating on 100 Day Plan'

12 Dec 17, 1:52pm

admin

103 comments

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern pleased with 'significant progress' government has made as its 100 Day Plan reaches halfway stage
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Strong bounce for government in Roy Morgan poll

23 Nov 17, 2:48pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

45 comments

Support for Labour/NZ First/Greens Government up from October, with government confidence the highest it's been since the start of the Key era, according to Roy Morgan Research
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A 3 step plan to boost banking competition in New Zealand

11 Nov 17, 8:21am

Gareth Vaughan

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NZ's 4 Australian owned banks dominate our banking industry and increased combined annual profit by $601 mln. Against this backdrop Gareth Vaughan outlines 3 steps to boost competition
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The RBNZ's key assumptions on the new government's policies

9 Nov 17, 11:13am

admin

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The RBNZ outlines its key assumptions on 4 key areas of the new government's policies including housing, migration, minimum wage increases and spending
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'We can't be afraid of competition'

7 Nov 17, 2:12pm

Gareth Vaughan

Westpac NZ 'not too fazed' by new government's desire to get Kiwibank up to speed to take government banking business off Westpac, CEO David McLean says
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Robertson unveils Terms of Reference for Reserve Bank Act review

7 Nov 17, 10:27am

Jenée Tibshraeny

26 comments

Government considering adding employment target to the RBNZ's price stability objective, and introducing a committee decision-making model for monetary policy decisions; Opposition says employment objective 'redundant at best'
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