Chris Hipkins

The Labour Party’s politically-palatable capital gains tax attracts criticism from across the spectrum despite being intentionally moderate

The Labour Party’s politically-palatable capital gains tax attracts criticism from across the spectrum despite being intentionally moderate

A 28% tax on investment property transactions after 2027 will fund free GP visits; 'the most progressive change to New Zealand's tax system in a generation'

A 28% tax on investment property transactions after 2027 will fund free GP visits; 'the most progressive change to New Zealand's tax system in a generation'

The Labour Party would expand subsidies for New Zealand's video game industry to $33 million a year if elected to government in 2026

The Labour Party would expand subsidies for New Zealand's video game industry to $33 million a year if elected to government in 2026

Labour's Future Fund could borrow against up to $20 billion of existing state assets to enable new investments in local businesses and infrastructure

Labour's Future Fund could borrow against up to $20 billion of existing state assets to enable new investments in local businesses and infrastructure

National may have to make more concessions to New Zealand First after Election 2026, while Labour grapples with its own coalition of chaos

National may have to make more concessions to New Zealand First after Election 2026, while Labour grapples with its own coalition of chaos

Some nations are congratulated for embracing the ideas needed to overcome adversity, others are damned for succumbing to ideologies that only make things worse

Some nations are congratulated for embracing the ideas needed to overcome adversity, others are damned for succumbing to ideologies that only make things worse

New Zealand has been bucking a global trend towards higher taxes as other countries raise money to pay pandemic debts, ageing populations, and military upgrades

New Zealand has been bucking a global trend towards higher taxes as other countries raise money to pay pandemic debts, ageing populations, and military upgrades

Cloud giant Amazon Web Services finally officially opens its New Zealand data centre region, with politicians slugging it out to take credit for the investment

Cloud giant Amazon Web Services finally officially opens its New Zealand data centre region, with politicians slugging it out to take credit for the investment

The Coalition Government is aware of the electorate’s needs – why won’t it meet them?

The Coalition Government is aware of the electorate’s needs – why won’t it meet them?

If the election was scheduled for next week, Hipkins could win. Luckily for Luxon, it’s next year

If the election was scheduled for next week, Hipkins could win. Luckily for Luxon, it’s next year

In the face of the Covid threat, we were New Zealanders before we were anything else. National’s response would have been the same as Labour’s

In the face of the Covid threat, we were New Zealanders before we were anything else. National’s response would have been the same as Labour’s

National and Labour’s caucuses should only roll their unpopular leaders if they want to lose the next election

National and Labour’s caucuses should only roll their unpopular leaders if they want to lose the next election

Any capital gains or wealth tax Labour proposes before the 2026 election will be designed to avoid making it harder for the next generation of farmers to buy productive land

Any capital gains or wealth tax Labour proposes before the 2026 election will be designed to avoid making it harder for the next generation of farmers to buy productive land

Labour is outpolling the National Party and putting the opposition just one seat short of a majority in Parliament

Labour is outpolling the National Party and putting the opposition just one seat short of a majority in Parliament

Raising taxes will be a hard-sell for Chris Hipkins if all the additional revenue is pledged to funding pay equity

Raising taxes will be a hard-sell for Chris Hipkins if all the additional revenue is pledged to funding pay equity