Policy

By Paul McBeth | Fri, 15 Nov 2019

South Port New Zealand is keeping a close eye on the upper North Island supply chain study and wouldn’t be surprised if the rest of the nation’s ports come under the government’s microscope. The go...

By Pattrick Smellie | Thu, 14 Nov 2019

State-owned commercial broadcaster TVNZ is telling its advertisers that leaked plans for a shake-up of public broadcasting are intended to "strengthen public media, not weaken commercial media" and th...

By Gavin Evans | Thu, 07 Nov 2019

Some form of shared funding will likely be required to fill gaps in the country’s environmental monitoring and provide a coherent national overview, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment...

By Pattrick Smellie | Thu, 07 Nov 2019

The National Party has allowed an important breakthrough on climate change policy by throwing its weight behind the passage of the government's Zero Carbon Bill, which is expected to pass into law tod...

By Pattrick Smellie | Thu, 07 Nov 2019

Clear signals are emerging that the Zero Carbon Bill will pass its third reading in Parliament this afternoon with the support of the National Party after a crunch party caucus meeting last night.The...

By Jenny Ruth | Fri, 01 Nov 2019

Baby boomers are usually considered a huge fiscal problem as they retire and start drawing ever more superannuation and health spending just as the working-age population available to support them dwi...

By Paul McBeth | Thu, 31 Oct 2019

A lumpy tax take pushed the government's accounts into the red in the September quarter as the Inland Revenue Department's new systems meant some revenue was recognised earlier than anticipated. ...