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.
Policy
ELECTION 2020: NZ First wants exploration acreage protected
New Zealand First wants to find a way to halt the slide in the country’s offshore exploration acreage. The party had backed the government’s 2018 ban on new offshore exploration and was not seeking to have new permits issued now, energy and resources spokesperson Fletcher Tabu...
ELECTION 2020: Latest polls says Labour could govern alone; Nats hang in above 30%
A Labour Party majority government with the Greens in a non-essential support role continues to be the most likely post-election outcome for New Zealand after the second political opinion poll in a week put Labour's support at above 50 percent.A One News-Colmar Brunton poll p...
Policy
ELECTION 2020: National eyes KiwiSaver to fund new businesses
The National Party wants the looming wave of unemployed to start up their own businesses, and will let them draw down on their retirement funds to get things going. Overshadowed by the prospect of major reform to the Resource Management Act, National leader Judith Collins toda...
ELECTION 2020: Electoral Commission preparing for voting under lockdown
The general election may be able to go ahead even if parts of the country were experiencing covid-19 lockdowns, the Electoral Commission says.
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