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The Security Intelligence Service is being praised for allowing more transparency after releasing its annual report, which discloses a citizen is working for a foreign state's intelligence services.
Newsroom
Over a year after advice went to ministers, there seems to have been little work on the idea.
RNZ
Opinion - 'The Housing Crisis' saga defies all genre norms - somehow managing to be farce, tragedy and a drama about real people's lives all at the same time, Anna Rawhiti-Connell writes.
Newshub
The Government refuses to set a target for housing affordability outcomes.
RNZ
One of the country's best performing banks has had the "for sale" sign hung in the window, why would Australia's Westpac want to sell one of its golden eggs? RNZ Business editor Gyles Beckford explains.
Newsroom
The Ministry of Health is not able to say if a potential crackdown on vaccine exports in the European Union could affect our Pfizer supply chain, writes Marc Daalder
Stuff
The deal is likely to be worth at least $10 billion, commentators say.
RNZ
In the past year, the average New Zealander effectively lost $54.59 for every hour they turned up to work if they did not own a home, Brendon Blue writes.
The Spinoff
Rich and poor, young and old, renters and landlords: sometimes it feels like there are two parallel versions of our country existing side by side. In 2021, The Side Eye will explore this theme in a series called 'Two New Zealands'. Whether it's the wealth gap, generation gap, the rural vs urban cont
RNZ
The ASB study also found more than a third of customers frequently had balances of less than their average weekly expenses.
Stuff
OPINION: The Government's changes could be bad news for first-home buyers set on picking up a new property.
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However, Kiwis overall are still doing it tough, with more than a third living paycheck-to-paycheck.
Newshub
"It will make housing less affordable for people renting," he said.
Stuff
OPINION: Government prepares $2 billion of 'strategic' land purchases.
The Conversation
A successful COVID-19 response gave the impression of social cohesion, but New Zealand's inter-generational fault line is rumbling.
The Spinoff
The steep decline and rapid recovery of KiwiSaver balances in 2020 took many by surprise. So what made the difference? Jihee Junn asked Kiwi Wealth’s Gordon Pfeiffer to explain. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization officially declared the spread of Covid-19 a global pandemic. In New
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What It's Not About: The harms suffered by those on the receiving end of Free Speech will always be less than the harms unleashed upon the ...
Newsroom
On the anniversary of NZ's Level 4 lockdown, Nicholas Agar argues Covid in this country needs a branding refresh - and a return to the generosity of Level 4.
Stuff
OPINION: If travel trends revert to historical norms, now would be worst time for economy to open the Tasman border to two-way tourism.
Stuff
OPINION: It's no coincidence the Government wants to take fluoridation decisions from councils and give it to Ashley Bloomfield.
The Standard
NZ politics needs recharging and renewal to move forward. We need more charging stations.
Newsroom
Lola Toppin-Casserly sees a lot of good in the public service, but wonders what could be possible if we took a less rose-tinted view of organisations’ and individuals’ self-interested behaviour.
Stuff
Gross domestic product fell 1 per cent in the December quarter and was 2.9 per cent lower over the year, Stats NZ reports.
Newsroom
Debt-to-income limits are attracting attention as a potential solution to house prices. Sam Sachdeva investigates.
Newsroom
Ahead of Thursday's GDP figures, Dr Murat Ungor takes a sober look at the 'significant' global risks to NZ's recovery
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