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Wellington has been singled out in a Government report as being naturally limited in space; to save the environment, it seems the only way forward is up.
Newshub
Remember when FOMO was fuelling irrational behaviour in the housing market? Now it's all about FOOP, industry insiders say.
Newsroom
Delayed, anaemic government reporting on mental health has seen key missing information end up in strange and inaccessible places, writes Jess McAllen.
The Spinoff
New Zealand is set to become the first country in the world to introduce a comprehensive ban on live animal exports by sea. There are good reasons behind the decision, writes Mirjam Guesgen. It’s hot and sticky. Temperatures reach those of summer highs and humidity levels hang in the 80s. Animals
Centre For Public Impact (CPI)
Our new Program Director for Government Legitimacy in North America shares the tragic story that inspired his career.
Newsroom
When the credibility of good information is undermined, we can't just rely on strategies we believe should work. We need to be one step ahead, writes Jess Berentson-Shaw.
The Spinoff
The 2021 Our Land report has raised serious warnings about our most productive food-growing land being turned over to housing. Alex Braae explains. What’s all this then? The environment ministry and Stats NZ have produced a new report called Our Land, which outlines exactly what New Zealand’s
Stuff
OPINION: I read a long, technically correct argument against rent control. It was one of those Jesus, Mary, Joseph & the wee donkey moments.
Stuff
Year-long promise not to move interest rates has expired - but there's no change regardless.
Opinion: Without the eagerness of banks to lend increasing amounts of debt to house buyers, current "obscene" prices would not be possible, writes Michael Rehm.
Newshub
Incomes are down hundreds of thousands of dollars, impacting the wider communities.
Newsroom
The Government’s much-touted Kāinga Ora First Home Loan scheme is all-but-useless in many parts of the country because unrealistic house price caps mean buyers can’t find a house cheap enough to qualify. It’s nuts.
The Conversation
Without making housing supply the priority, the government's tax-based policies create more objectives than they can reasonably achieve.
1 NEWS
Figures show almost 560,000 people now owe $1.9 billion to the Ministry of Social Development
Newsroom
As the tourism minister talks tighter controls on tourists today, there seem few who believe the Government will ever grasp the challenge of systemic change
Stuff
Julia Frelan, of Ngāpuhi, lost her home in 2009, after two serious medical events. Now she feels she's "drowning" in her own country.
ZB
The Ministry of Health is accused of being deceitful and I can understand why. This week, it finally released data on its Covid-19 vaccination programme, b
The Spinoff
A new breed of economic leaders is calling for progressive taxation and more government spending to help reverse the widening of inequality – but our government is lagging behind. Economic policy makers all over the world have learned that growing inequality is destined to wreck the current versi
Newsroom
Some projections calculate moving port operations from Auckland to Whangarei would result in a 700-800 percent increase in greenhouse gas emissions - a consequence completely opposed to the Government's climate change policy, writes David Grinlinton.
Newsroom
There's a delicate balance between state-run and private sector involvement in large infrastructure projects. New Zealand's got it wrong in both directions in the past and needs real care over Auckland light rail, argues Peter Dunne.
The Conversation
The good news is New Zealand's whistleblower protection laws will be stronger. The bad news is they might still not be strong enough.
the Guardian
After Joe Bidenâs stimulus, the era of small states, low taxes and balanced budgets suddenly looks to be over, says Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott
Newsroom
An international law expert says NZ is quickly being left behind as a country yet to designate any far-right groups as terrorist organisations.
Newsroom
A huge farm consent will likely miss water quality targets – but “science advice is not the only consideration”
RNZ
A Bill giving councils power to write off rates arrears, make unused Māori land unrateable, and allow multiple homes on Māori land is a start to a wider conversation about Māori land, a Ruapehu District councillor says.
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