NZ First

Winston takes charge – and it’s his way or the highway

19 Jun 18, 7:37am

Deputy and soon-to-be acting Prime Minister Winston Peters put his own stamp on this week's post cabinet press conference, as Jason Walls describes
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Welcome to MMP, New Zealand

17 Jun 18, 7:09am

Jason Walls

46 comments

It has taken a while but tensions are finally starting to show within the parties that form the Government. Jason Walls argues Andrew Little put it best: ‘This is just coalition government’
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Peters backs Shane Jones' call for Fonterra’s chairman to resign

14 Jun 18, 3:08pm

Jason Walls

31 comments

Winston Peters says ‘heads should roll’ at Fonterra over its loss on China's Beingmate, says the buck stops at the top
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'The next 12 months have suddenly become more interesting'

14 Jun 18, 10:48am

Peter Dunne

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Peter Dunne looks back at the collapse of the Coalition Government in 1998 and sees warning signs in the current Government
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Shane Jones calls for Fonterra Chairman's head

13 Jun 18, 4:09pm

Jason Walls

28 comments

The ‘First Citizen of the Provinces’ has called for the resignation of another top public-sector figure – Fonterra Chairman John Wilson
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Ardern downplays claims cracks in Coalition are forming

11 Jun 18, 12:11pm

Jason Walls

115 comments

PM says disagreements between partners is normal for a coalition government, but suggests Andrew Little did announce a planned repeal of the 3 strikes policy too soon
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What happened to Winston?

3 Jun 18, 7:02am

Jason Walls

26 comments

Despite billions of dollars of goodies in the Budget, NZ First is polling below 5% - Jason Walls says this potentially sets up a very interesting six or so weeks when Winston is Acting PM
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Govt looks at possible Marsden Point rail link

1 Jun 18, 11:40am

Jason Walls

6 comments

The Government will spend $50 million on an ‘investment package’ in Northland which includes funding for potentially ‘upgrading and expanding’ the Northland rail line
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Taking a peek at politicians' pecuniary interests

16 May 18, 2:47pm

David Chaston

7 comments

We analyse the MPs exposure to trusts, mortgages, and KiwiSaver. Yes, there are party differences, but some are not as pronounced as you might expect
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Ardern outlines details of Peters’ six weeks as Acting PM

14 May 18, 5:13pm

Jason Walls

78 comments

The Prime Minister releases a letter she sent to Winston Peters detailing the responsibilities he will have as Acting PM when she is on maternity leave starting next month
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Politicians at the pub: Shane ‘Provincial Champion’ Jones

14 May 18, 9:56am

Jason Walls

15 comments

In a new Interest.co.nz series, political reporter Jason Walls sits down with MPs at the pub – he catches up with NZ First’s Shane Jones over a Bacardi and Coke the Minister spent the night nursing
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Peters still wants more money for foreign affairs

9 May 18, 6:38am

Jason Walls

26 comments

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters unveils $900 million funding increase to help ‘rebuild our place in the world’
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Simon’s roadshow needs to focus on building bridges

6 May 18, 7:42am

Jason Walls

72 comments

NZ First is making a clear pitch to rural Kiwi voters and has a $3b war chest to help plead its case so how Simon Bridges’ performs on his tour of regional NZ will be very important, says Jason Walls
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What the National Party needs to do

3 May 18, 8:32am

Peter Dunne

69 comments

Peter Dunne sees opportunities for National in the regional and environment areas and warns against them lapsing into 'Opposition for the sake of it - as looks to be the case at present'
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Growing pains: Tackling NZ’s infrastructure deficit requires help from the private sector

1 May 18, 2:58pm

Jason Walls

59 comments

The scale of New Zealand’s infrastructure deficit is 'massive' and can't be fixed without billions of dollars of private capital – Jason Walls takes a look at how the Government plans to woo investors
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Divide and conquer tactics yet to sink the Government

21 Apr 18, 10:05am

Jason Walls

47 comments

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

14 comments

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

113 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

22 comments

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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