Public Policy
Nicholas Stern considers the implications of a new UN report warning that humanity has been too slow to cut emissions
Nicholas Stern considers the implications of a new UN report warning that humanity has been too slow to cut emissions
Greens propose greater scrutiny of lobbyists and aims to ‘get big money and influence out of politics’
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Greens propose greater scrutiny of lobbyists and aims to ‘get big money and influence out of politics’
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Government-commissioned independent review of RBNZ's Covid-19 response says it 'took a full year for policy to adjust to the reality that the initial economic stimulus had already achieved the intended result'
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Government-commissioned independent review of RBNZ's Covid-19 response says it 'took a full year for policy to adjust to the reality that the initial economic stimulus had already achieved the intended result'
National's Nicola Willis says breaking up New Zealand’s major power gentailers would send a signal internationally that the country's energy is 'up for grabs'
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National's Nicola Willis says breaking up New Zealand’s major power gentailers would send a signal internationally that the country's energy is 'up for grabs'
Labour leader Chris Hipkins says his party won't make any changes to interest deductibility for landlords, while Prime Minister Christopher Luxon celebrates India Free Trade Agreement
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Labour leader Chris Hipkins says his party won't make any changes to interest deductibility for landlords, while Prime Minister Christopher Luxon celebrates India Free Trade Agreement
Other political parties' supermarket election proposals 'a state of real electoral madness', says ACT leader David Seymour
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Other political parties' supermarket election proposals 'a state of real electoral madness', says ACT leader David Seymour
Policies worthy of Soviet Russia circa 1926, seem ludicrously heroic in the New Zealand of 2026
Higher fuel prices are prompting changes in spending and travel behaviour, notes Gary Blick, Auckland Council's chief economist
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Higher fuel prices are prompting changes in spending and travel behaviour, notes Gary Blick, Auckland Council's chief economist
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Energy and resources spokesperson Simon Court says ACT's energy policy aims to make it easier for people to invest, generate more electricity, build networks and compete for customers’
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Energy and resources spokesperson Simon Court says ACT's energy policy aims to make it easier for people to invest, generate more electricity, build networks and compete for customers’
Opportunity wants to create a national insurance support framework to identify and manage insurance retreat, have risk assessments for homeowners and a ‘fair’ cost-sharing model as party releases climate policy
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Opportunity wants to create a national insurance support framework to identify and manage insurance retreat, have risk assessments for homeowners and a ‘fair’ cost-sharing model as party releases climate policy
Natalia Albert argues nobody is selling the combination of taxes we need. It is by design and it is why the tax debate is stuck, she says
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Natalia Albert argues nobody is selling the combination of taxes we need. It is by design and it is why the tax debate is stuck, she says
National's Nicola Willis says Foodstuffs has a 'vested interest in the status quo' as she pushes back against criticism of party's proposal to look into the separation of the co-operative as Winston Peters labels National 'copy Nats'
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National's Nicola Willis says Foodstuffs has a 'vested interest in the status quo' as she pushes back against criticism of party's proposal to look into the separation of the co-operative as Winston Peters labels National 'copy Nats'
Leader Qiulae Wong explains Opportunity Party's land tax and retirement savings overhaul, plus her take on KiwiMart, crypto tax breaks and AI
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Leader Qiulae Wong explains Opportunity Party's land tax and retirement savings overhaul, plus her take on KiwiMart, crypto tax breaks and AI
Labour promises to make 'excessive' prices illegal, and to set a 'clear legal test'