Politics
Treasury forecasts NZ will avoid recession, sees unemployment rising, inflation back in RBNZ target range by late 2024 & house prices falling 21.3%
18th May 23, 2:08pm
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Treasury forecasts NZ will avoid recession, sees unemployment rising, inflation back in RBNZ target range by late 2024 & house prices falling 21.3%
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Budget 2023: New spending on childcare, health, transport & energy costs, plus more state houses & increased trustee tax rate
18th May 23, 2:05pm
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Budget 2023: New spending on childcare, health, transport & energy costs, plus more state houses & increased trustee tax rate
Labour’s election year budget is expected to be tight but could contain a few surprises
17th May 23, 6:00pm
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Labour’s election year budget is expected to be tight but could contain a few surprises
National Party leader Christopher Luxon says he will restore fiscal discipline in a speech to the Auckland Chamber of Commerce
15th May 23, 2:12pm
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National Party leader Christopher Luxon says he will restore fiscal discipline in a speech to the Auckland Chamber of Commerce
Chris Trotter says Labour and National should defer significant constitutional change till there has been an opportunity for all New Zealanders – Māori and Non-Māori – to engage openly on the full range of options for how their country might be governed
15th May 23, 8:22am
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Chris Trotter says Labour and National should defer significant constitutional change till there has been an opportunity for all New Zealanders – Māori and Non-Māori – to engage openly on the full range of options for how their country might be governed
Finance Minister Grant Robertson says the Budget will focus on fiscal sustainability and delivering core services
11th May 23, 10:12am
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Finance Minister Grant Robertson says the Budget will focus on fiscal sustainability and delivering core services
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Christopher Luxon fends off friendly-fire from Act by shutting down possibility of forming a coalition with the Māori Party
10th May 23, 12:09pm
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Christopher Luxon fends off friendly-fire from Act by shutting down possibility of forming a coalition with the Māori Party
White-collar criminals benefit from leniency provisions in NZ law – why the disparity with other kinds of crime?
10th May 23, 9:48am
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White-collar criminals benefit from leniency provisions in NZ law – why the disparity with other kinds of crime?
Commerce Minister Duncan Webb says bank profits are top of mind when considering the next market study, but no decision has been made yet
9th May 23, 5:52pm
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Commerce Minister Duncan Webb says bank profits are top of mind when considering the next market study, but no decision has been made yet
Chris Trotter asks: Is New Zealand about to experience storm-force winds from a radicalised Māori electorate?
8th May 23, 8:11am
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Chris Trotter asks: Is New Zealand about to experience storm-force winds from a radicalised Māori electorate?
The MP for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti may be automatically removed from her seat in Parliament
3rd May 23, 12:22pm
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The MP for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti may be automatically removed from her seat in Parliament
Chris Trotter probes tension within the Labour Party over dismantling the neoliberal status quo
1st May 23, 8:30am
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Chris Trotter probes tension within the Labour Party over dismantling the neoliberal status quo
Te wiki o te tāke – The New Zealand Tax Podcast – dissecting Inland Revenue’s report on high wealth individuals with Shamubeel Eaqub
30th Apr 23, 2:00pm
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Te wiki o te tāke – The New Zealand Tax Podcast – dissecting Inland Revenue’s report on high wealth individuals with Shamubeel Eaqub
Chris Hipkins and Chris Luxon will battle to be the most boring, while minor parties set the agenda in Election 2023
30th Apr 23, 5:00am
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Chris Hipkins and Chris Luxon will battle to be the most boring, while minor parties set the agenda in Election 2023
Guy Trafford casts an eye over tax, spending, public servant numbers and rural regulation through a lens of Labour & National's records
28th Apr 23, 10:08am
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Guy Trafford casts an eye over tax, spending, public servant numbers and rural regulation through a lens of Labour & National's records
Proving the wealthiest New Zealanders pay low tax rates is a good start – now comes the hard part, Craig Elliffe says
28th Apr 23, 7:34am
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Proving the wealthiest New Zealanders pay low tax rates is a good start – now comes the hard part, Craig Elliffe says
Is a smoothed path for Kiwis seeking Aussie citizenship the quid pro quo for New Zealand signing-on to AUKUS?
24th Apr 23, 8:14am
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Is a smoothed path for Kiwis seeking Aussie citizenship the quid pro quo for New Zealand signing-on to AUKUS?
Marta Rychert & Chris Wilkins say lobbying regulations are vital to any well functioning democracy, so it’s time NZ got some
21st Apr 23, 9:12am
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Marta Rychert & Chris Wilkins say lobbying regulations are vital to any well functioning democracy, so it’s time NZ got some
Trained to espouse only the 'correct' version of reality, the idea of giving 'incorrect' ideas access to the mass media, must strike a large number of young journalists as just plain wrong
17th Apr 23, 7:41am
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Trained to espouse only the 'correct' version of reality, the idea of giving 'incorrect' ideas access to the mass media, must strike a large number of young journalists as just plain wrong
Chris Trotter is watching a growing struggle within the Green Party where radical activists are battling the grown-ups for control, the outcome which may affect Labour's re-electability in October
10th Apr 23, 8:20am
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Chris Trotter is watching a growing struggle within the Green Party where radical activists are battling the grown-ups for control, the outcome which may affect Labour's re-electability in October
Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gives her valedictory speech to Parliament
5th Apr 23, 5:20pm
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Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gives her valedictory speech to Parliament
The Prime Minister is gaslighting us on the Stuart Nash scandal
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins will revoke lobbyists’ parliamentary access cards in first step to regulating the industry
3rd Apr 23, 4:46pm
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Prime Minister Chris Hipkins will revoke lobbyists’ parliamentary access cards in first step to regulating the industry
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins' email claims over Nash's cabinet leak 'doesn't have any credibility': TOP leader
1st Apr 23, 10:11am
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Prime Minister Chris Hipkins' email claims over Nash's cabinet leak 'doesn't have any credibility': TOP leader
A new crossing over the Waitematā Harbour carries an enormous price tag but has broad political support
30th Mar 23, 4:29pm
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A new crossing over the Waitematā Harbour carries an enormous price tag but has broad political support