Kris Faafoi

Insurance representative bodies from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and the UK urge their governments in a joint letter to collaborate with insurers in order to decrease natural hazard risk

Insurance representative bodies from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and the UK urge their governments in a joint letter to collaborate with insurers in order to decrease natural hazard risk

Labour Party Finance Spokesperson Barbara Edmonds highlights critical role of insurance in New Zealand’s financial future as natural hazard risks increase and insurance premiums continue to rise

Labour Party Finance Spokesperson Barbara Edmonds highlights critical role of insurance in New Zealand’s financial future as natural hazard risks increase and insurance premiums continue to rise

Insurance Council tells Parliament’s Finance and Expenditure Committee natural hazard events are affecting global reinsurers’ view of NZ

Insurance Council tells Parliament’s Finance and Expenditure Committee natural hazard events are affecting global reinsurers’ view of NZ

Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Andrew Bayly wants new Contracts of Insurance Bill to find the right balance between protecting consumers and giving the insurance industry certainty

Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Andrew Bayly wants new Contracts of Insurance Bill to find the right balance between protecting consumers and giving the insurance industry certainty

Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly announces insurance law reform, wants to bring insurance law ‘into the 21st century’

Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly announces insurance law reform, wants to bring insurance law ‘into the 21st century’

Could insurers afford a Canterbury-sized earthquake in Wellington? ICNZ’s departing CEO Tim Grafton says it raises ‘some questions’ around reinsurance affordability

Could insurers afford a Canterbury-sized earthquake in Wellington? ICNZ’s departing CEO Tim Grafton says it raises ‘some questions’ around reinsurance affordability

David Hargreaves wonders how able - and indeed willing - the new Government will be to get a grip on our unfolding immigration crisis

David Hargreaves wonders how able - and indeed willing - the new Government will be to get a grip on our unfolding immigration crisis

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins' email claims over Nash's cabinet leak 'doesn't have any credibility': TOP leader

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins' email claims over Nash's cabinet leak 'doesn't have any credibility': TOP leader

Against the backdrop of a possible Commerce Commission probe into banking competition, Gareth Vaughan looks at how the actions & inactions of NZ authorities have helped maintain the dominance of the big four banks

Against the backdrop of a possible Commerce Commission probe into banking competition, Gareth Vaughan looks at how the actions & inactions of NZ authorities have helped maintain the dominance of the big four banks

Bernard Hickey argues the latest migration loosening emphasises how hard it is for NZ Inc to kick its low wage, low investment, low tax and high land price habits

Bernard Hickey argues the latest migration loosening emphasises how hard it is for NZ Inc to kick its low wage, low investment, low tax and high land price habits

Cabinet reshuffle: Faafoi goes, Mallard goes as speaker, Williams out as Police Minister

Cabinet reshuffle: Faafoi goes, Mallard goes as speaker, Williams out as Police Minister

Submissions to Ministry of Justice review divided on whether NZ's anti-money laundering oversight, with 3 supervisors, should be retained or changed

Submissions to Ministry of Justice review divided on whether NZ's anti-money laundering oversight, with 3 supervisors, should be retained or changed

Will changes to credit contracts and consumer finance laws lead to a government-induced credit crunch or protect borrowers from predatory lending?

Will changes to credit contracts and consumer finance laws lead to a government-induced credit crunch or protect borrowers from predatory lending?

Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi says the new 'one-off' visa pathway will help retain the skills the country needs to support economic recovery

Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi says the new 'one-off' visa pathway will help retain the skills the country needs to support economic recovery

Much-anticipated decision to give 165,000 migrants currently in NZ a one-off pathway to residence welcomed across the board

Much-anticipated decision to give 165,000 migrants currently in NZ a one-off pathway to residence welcomed across the board

Seasonal fruit-pickers from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu to be let into NZ without quarantining from September

Seasonal fruit-pickers from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu to be let into NZ without quarantining from September

Commerce Commission draft report into retail grocery sector finds our supermarket companies are making 'persistently high' profits when compared internationally and 'avoid competing strongly' with each other; 'some form of intervention' needed

Commerce Commission draft report into retail grocery sector finds our supermarket companies are making 'persistently high' profits when compared internationally and 'avoid competing strongly' with each other; 'some form of intervention' needed

Government temporarily doubles the duration of the Essential Skills visa to two years for migrants with jobs that pay less than the median wage

Government temporarily doubles the duration of the Essential Skills visa to two years for migrants with jobs that pay less than the median wage

Not only is it highly unlikely that the Government’s 'hate speech' proposals will change the behaviour of bigots, they may end up making them worse, Chris Trotter argues

Not only is it highly unlikely that the Government’s 'hate speech' proposals will change the behaviour of bigots, they may end up making them worse, Chris Trotter argues

The Government has extended work visas for 10,000 people already in the New Zealand and will allow 200 more dairy workers and 50 vets into the country

The Government has extended work visas for 10,000 people already in the New Zealand and will allow 200 more dairy workers and 50 vets into the country

David Hargreaves doubts any NZ Government will resolve the vexed migration issue till it first forms a proper population policy

David Hargreaves doubts any NZ Government will resolve the vexed migration issue till it first forms a proper population policy

Westpac economists see net migration in future at around half of the pre-Covid levels following the Government's review; huge reduction in economy's underlying growth rate; impact on housing market 

Westpac economists see net migration in future at around half of the pre-Covid levels following the Government's review; huge reduction in economy's underlying growth rate; impact on housing market 

Government says NZ will need to stop relying on cheap low-skilled migrant workers, as it sets its sights on attracting 'high-value' investment

Government says NZ will need to stop relying on cheap low-skilled migrant workers, as it sets its sights on attracting 'high-value' investment

The Reserve Bank says it will address recommendations from the Financial Action Task Force 'to the extent feasible' within the scope of its government funding agreement

The Reserve Bank says it will address recommendations from the Financial Action Task Force 'to the extent feasible' within the scope of its government funding agreement

Gareth Vaughan charts his journey as a witness in a Financial Markets Authority court case against a New Zealand registered company and its NZ resident director

Gareth Vaughan charts his journey as a witness in a Financial Markets Authority court case against a New Zealand registered company and its NZ resident director