100 days and counting for 'hugely ambitious' plan

100 days and counting for 'hugely ambitious' plan
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Rebecca Howard
Prime minister Christopher Luxon has laid out the government’s plan for its first 100 days in office.“New Zealanders voted not only for a change of government, but for a change of policies and a change of approach – and our coalition government is ready to deliver that change,” he said.Luxon said the plan is “hugely ambitious” but said “we will be working as hard as we can”. The 49 actions include introducing legislation to remove the Auckland regional fuel tax, repealing the clean car discou...

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