Election 2020
With Labour returned to power for three more years, BusinessDesk's experienced team covers the post-election government formation and all of the fallout from the big day.
Primary Sector
ELECTION 2020: Greens propose $297m fund to change farming; fertiliser tax, water charges
The Green Party is taking a carrot-and-stick approach in its agriculture policy.
Retail
ELECTION 2020: Business case for legal cannabis not cut and dried
Fees, levies, excise and GST could price operators out of consumers’ reach in what should be a ready-made $1.5 billion legalised cannabis market.
Policy
ELECTION 2020: Bipartisan approach needed on EVs - Drive Electric
New Zealand risks becoming a dumping ground for the world’s fossil-fuelled cars if it doesn’t move quicker to phase them out in favour of electric vehicles, lobby group Drive Electric says. The National Party policy announced today to exempt EVs from fringe-benefit tax until 2...
Economy
ELECTION 2020: It is all about seizing opportunity
There was little daylight between Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Opposition leader Judith Collins in their pitches to New Zealand's business leaders.
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