Water reforms come with $46b bill
From $5 billion to $46 billion — New Zealanders will face extra costs to upgrade drinking and wastewater systems. The government's challenge is how to minimise increases while preserving locally-owned water assets.
Pattrick Smellie: NZ’s Pacific diplomacy – vaccines, aid and China
NZ can't advance its interests in the Pacific through size or aggression, so it needs to play smart.
Pattrick Smellie: Ihumātao: far from a done deal
A lot of hot air is being talked about yesterday's Ihumātao deal. The reality is the Treaty settlement process is intact and a permanent fix is still some way off.
Treasury’s about-face on house price inflation
Not even covid-19 and the biggest hit to the economy on record are enough to cause a fall in house prices.
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