Politics

Military style semi-automatics and assault rifles to be banned

21 Mar 19, 3:06pm

Government to pass law under urgency to ban military style semi-automatics and assault rifles; buyback scheme to cost $100m+; National and Federated Farmers supportive
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Beware the Ides of March

21 Mar 19, 8:25am

Peter Dunne

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Peter Dunne reflects on the tragic events in Christchurch on March 15
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Bridges: Electoral fraud complaint referred to SFO a matter for National

12 Mar 19, 10:16am

Jenée Tibshraeny

28 comments

Serious Fraud Office receives complaint made to Police in October about the disclosure of political donations; Simon Bridges says it's a matter for the National Party to deal with
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'Anticipate intensive lobbying from the large banks'

12 Mar 19, 5:00am

Jenée Tibshraeny

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Government warned of big bank backlash in wake of surprise Reserve Bank capital proposals going above international norm
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National’s leader has the wind in his sails

11 Mar 19, 9:42am

Chris Trotter

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Chris Trotter says the Government's handling of the Tax Working Group has highlighted Grant Robertson's reliance on his mentor Michael Cullen
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Robertson: Cullen is responsible for the tone of his comments

7 Mar 19, 4:09pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

103 comments

Finance Minister Grant Robertson says it isn't unreasonable to pay Michael Cullen up to $1062 a day to spend the next four months defending the integrity of the TWG report
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Cullen on a mission to defend the TWG report as his contract is extended

6 Mar 19, 5:03pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

49 comments

Tax Working Group Chair kept on the job for 4 months longer than initially planned; Michael Cullen says he's there to bat for the integrity of the report not the Government
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Ardern swoops in over Little on MMP threshold debate

5 Mar 19, 12:30pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

66 comments

Ardern assures any MMP threshold changes wouldn't take effect in 2020 election, despite Little hours earlier saying they could; Bridges says changes would need cross-party support
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Michael Cohen's testimony revealed 14 crimes

5 Mar 19, 11:08am

David Cay Johnston

23 comments

David Cay Johnston says Michael Cohen’s testimony was a roadmap of Donald Trump’s multiple crimes but the Democrats need to do a better job of connecting the dots
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The best argument against lowering the MMP threshold? Winston Raymond Peters

4 Mar 19, 4:08pm

Guest

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Winston Peters has spent decades gaming MMP to keep himself in the position of king (or queen) maker. Asks Danyl Mclauchlan, are we really going to make it even easier for politicians like him?
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How the TWG's recommendations would impact KiwiSaver members

27 Feb 19, 9:53am

Guest

13 comments

Low-income KiwiSaver members to benefit under Tax Working Group recommendations, according to KiwiSaver provider Simplicity
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Complexity of politics at risk of overshadowing complexity of tax reform

26 Feb 19, 10:08am

Jenée Tibshraeny

34 comments

Where would a watered-down, politically palatable version of the Tax Working Group's recommendations leave us? Jenée Tibshraeny struggles to find the modelling
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Is it a dog, a rat, a monster, or merely offensive?

21 Feb 19, 2:22pm

David Hargreaves

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David Hargreaves has a quick look at some of the florid prose that has greeted the Tax Working Group's final recommendations
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Revenue Minister: 'We will not throw the baby out with the bathwater'

21 Feb 19, 1:48pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

36 comments

Government taking 'measured' approach as coalition partners seek consensus on Tax Working Group's findings; Winston Peters sticks to the script
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'It's a monster'

21 Feb 19, 12:52pm

admin

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National Party reacts to Tax Working Group recommendations; Simon Bridges says the TWG recommendations are 'an attack on the Kiwi way of life'
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From the horses' mouths

21 Feb 19, 11:37am

admin

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All the details on the Tax Working Group's findings are included here, including the Government's initial response and also the 'minority view' of three members of the group
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Revealed: What the Tax Working Group believes a capital gains tax should look like

21 Feb 19, 11:00am

Jenée Tibshraeny

227 comments

Tax Working Group details how the Government should extend the taxation of capital gains and reduce income tax
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Bridges: A capital gains tax a 'recipe for more people buggering off to Aust'

19 Feb 19, 6:11pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

141 comments

Bridges says a capital gains tax would cause people to leave for Australia (where there is a capital gains tax); fails to answer questions about the fairness and effectiveness of the tax system
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Bridges and Collins neck-and-neck in latest poll

18 Feb 19, 6:43pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

24 comments

Labour overtakes National, NZ First become irrelevant and Bridges falls to Collins' level in latest 1 NEWS Colmar Brunton poll
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Govt tensions on Capital Gains Tax show

14 Feb 19, 8:47am

Peter Dunne

21 comments

Peter Dunne says Greens co-leader James Shaw's CGT comments are far less a statement on his party's position and more an attempt to flush out where NZ First stands
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