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National and ACT MPs have taken aim at the commission's economic model. But climate activists say this is a plot to further delay us from taking action.
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The government's latest plan to get Auckland's light rail project back on track has received mixed reviews from some of those who will be affected by it.
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It's a rare move.
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Fijian-Indians are facing an identity crisis in New Zealand, warn community leaders.
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Some tertiary students have been unable to afford basic necessities as they wait for their StudyLink allowances to be approved.
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The proposed rules are set to give police more options to deal with those driving under the influence.
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Stuff reports: Housing Minister Megan Woods will correct the record after misleading Parliament by telling National MP Nicola Willis to read-up on documents that haven’t been published. Willis, National’s housing spokesperson, criticised the Government last week for producing a “one page back-of-the envelope” fact-sheet on its $3.8 billion Housing Acceleration Fund. Willis asked Dr Woods in […]
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But Government debt was $4.4 billion less than expected.
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By Richard Harman - April 1, 2021
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The Government's accounts are in much better shape than feared, with a recovering economy delivering higher than expected tax revenue and lower that expected expenses.
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Rage, Rage, And The Crying Of The Right: Retributive populism is founded on the principle that the past was better than the present: and th...
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OPINION: The Government's package doesn’t in itself build a single extra house.
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The Spinoff
Despite its majority and popularity, the Labour government remains in MMP-mode with finely tuned antennae for the 2023 election, but lacking a vision that voters can believe in, writes Bernard Hickey. Labour’s high-impact interest deductibility move appeared to suggest a change of direction and a
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Around 175,000 minimum wage earners will get an extra $1.10 an hour from today.
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The minimum wage and benefit levels get a boost today, but there's criticism of both - and for different reasons.
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Newshub reports: The long wait for light rail in Auckland continues. Transport Minister Michael Wood has announced a new six-month consultation process to get the project moving, and says the Government will make decisions “at the end of the year”. “I know some would have liked me to announce a shovel-ready project today, but I […]
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A decision on what sort of light rail Aucklanders get won't be made until the end of the year or later.
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Hundreds are expected to turn out in the capital this evening.
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"I think the market's going to give up some of the gains."
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She says the Government’s making "significant progress" on the issue.
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A group of eight experts has been commissioned to work on a likely new public media entity, the government has announced.
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Laura Williams set out to write one letter for each unaffordable house for sale in her area, to show the scale of the problem. The idea has snowballed.
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From tomorrow, the minimum goes up from $18.90 an hour to $20.
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