NZ Government

Brian Easton says gangs were one of the responses to the difficulties urbanising Māori faced

Brian Easton says gangs were one of the responses to the difficulties urbanising Māori faced

Brian Easton says to end economic stagnation, the NZ Government must distinguish investment from consumption

Brian Easton says to end economic stagnation, the NZ Government must distinguish investment from consumption

Brian Easton looks over the Coalition Government’s fiscal stewardship and assesses whether fiscal discipline was achieved

Brian Easton looks over the Coalition Government’s fiscal stewardship and assesses whether fiscal discipline was achieved

Brian Easton compares supermarket policies from New Zealand’s political parties and asks if any political plan can realistically lower people's grocery bills

Brian Easton compares supermarket policies from New Zealand’s political parties and asks if any political plan can realistically lower people's grocery bills

Brian Easton says the Department of Internal Affairs is a broad catch-all for services and programmes that the Government doesn’t know where else to house

Brian Easton says the Department of Internal Affairs is a broad catch-all for services and programmes that the Government doesn’t know where else to house

Brian Easton says the Government setting net debt targets for its fiscal management misses the bigger picture and fiscal sustainability should be favoured instead

Brian Easton says the Government setting net debt targets for its fiscal management misses the bigger picture and fiscal sustainability should be favoured instead

Brian Easton questions whether it's worth taking recent tax proposals from political parties seriously as the run-up to a general election is always a political ‘silly season’

Brian Easton questions whether it's worth taking recent tax proposals from political parties seriously as the run-up to a general election is always a political ‘silly season’

Majority government owned gentailers generated nearly $600 million in dividend entitlements for the Government during the June 2026 year as power prices rose

Majority government owned gentailers generated nearly $600 million in dividend entitlements for the Government during the June 2026 year as power prices rose

Brian Easton opines on government spending, amalgamating local authorities, trade wars between the United States and Canada and more

Brian Easton opines on government spending, amalgamating local authorities, trade wars between the United States and Canada and more

Brian Easton says instead of allowing labour issues to remain swallowed up within MBIE, the Government should consolidate labour policy management into one Ministry

Brian Easton says instead of allowing labour issues to remain swallowed up within MBIE, the Government should consolidate labour policy management into one Ministry

Air New Zealand's departing chief financial officer says the airline's domestic customers are starting to 'become accustomed' to the higher fares required to offset Air NZ's recent cost pressures

Air New Zealand's departing chief financial officer says the airline's domestic customers are starting to 'become accustomed' to the higher fares required to offset Air NZ's recent cost pressures

Lower wholesale electricity prices drive 50% profit drop for Genesis Energy, despite 14% rise in operating earnings to $518 million

Lower wholesale electricity prices drive 50% profit drop for Genesis Energy, despite 14% rise in operating earnings to $518 million

Meridian Energy reports a turnaround $130 million net profit, promises power price restraint for households and small businesses in the next year and says building new renewable generation and firming assets are key to long-term power price affordability

Meridian Energy reports a turnaround $130 million net profit, promises power price restraint for households and small businesses in the next year and says building new renewable generation and firming assets are key to long-term power price affordability

Brian Easton questions whether people are too focused on material consumption at the expense of wellbeing

Brian Easton questions whether people are too focused on material consumption at the expense of wellbeing

Mercury Energy boss says residential power price increases will be ‘at or under CPI’ inflation in the year ahead as the state-controlled generator and retailer looks to pass through its transmission and distribution pricing

Mercury Energy boss says residential power price increases will be ‘at or under CPI’ inflation in the year ahead as the state-controlled generator and retailer looks to pass through its transmission and distribution pricing