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Business of Government: Te Pūkenga breaches covenants, Aussies slam procurement panels and more...

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Business of Government: Te Pūkenga breaches covenants, Aussies slam procurement panels and more...

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Jem Traylen 16 Aug 2023

Labour pledges paid parental leave for partners

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Labour pledges paid parental leave for partners

Labour has pledged to give people four weeks of paid leave when their partner has a baby.If elected, the new scheme will be phased in from July 2024 and is in addition to the current statutory entitlement of two weeks of unpaid leave.The new paid leave entitlement could be taken...

Staff reporters 15 Aug 2023

MPs begin their last session of this Parliament

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MPs begin their last session of this Parliament

There are just three weeks left in this Parliament.

Ian Llewellyn 15 Aug 2023

Removal of commercial tax writeoffs – Labour makes another major U-turn

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Removal of commercial tax writeoffs – Labour makes another major U-turn

Brent Melville 14 Aug 2023

Labour and tax: how do you like them apples?

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Pattrick Smellie: Labour and tax: how do you like them apples?

Pattrick Smellie 13 Aug 2023

Compulsory gender pay gap reporting teased

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Compulsory gender pay gap reporting teased

Oliver Lewis 11 Aug 2023

One in four construction workers 'focus' on compliance

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One in four construction workers 'focus' on compliance

Brent Melville 11 Aug 2023

NZ banking more profitable than in other countries

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NZ banking more profitable than in other countries

Staff reporters 10 Aug 2023

Govt energy policy papers point to difficult issues

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Govt energy policy papers point to difficult issues

Ian Llewellyn 09 Aug 2023

Business of Government: Act wants to stop work, the cost of campaign promises, and more...

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Business of Government: Act wants to stop work, the cost of campaign promises, and more...

Jem Traylen 09 Aug 2023

Seismic shifts in NZ defence and foreign policy

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Pattrick Smellie: Seismic shifts in NZ defence and foreign policy

Pattrick Smellie 08 Aug 2023

Reducing trawling impact tops transformation plan for fishing

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Reducing trawling impact tops transformation plan for fishing

Jem Traylen 07 Aug 2023

Govt releases paper on how retirement villages operate

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Govt releases paper on how retirement villages operate

Staff reporters 02 Aug 2023

Business of Government: Greens turn back the clock, wellbeing, open govt and more...

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Business of Government: Greens turn back the clock, wellbeing, open govt and more...

Jem Traylen 02 Aug 2023

NZ's payments system is falling behind internationally

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NZ's payments system is falling behind internationally

Rebecca Howard 01 Aug 2023

The govt’s startup advisors council wants a big tax change

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The govt’s startup advisors council wants a big tax change

Dileepa Fonseka 01 Aug 2023

New deposit insurance scheme takes shape

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New deposit insurance scheme takes shape

Rebecca Howard 31 Jul 2023

National reveals its $24 billion transport plan

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National reveals its $24 billion transport plan

Oliver Lewis 31 Jul 2023

Cash-strapped councils need their funding doubled to survive

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Cash-strapped councils need their funding doubled to survive

Cécile Meier 27 Jul 2023

Māori party tax plan undercuts Nats by nearly $100 per week for average worker

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Māori party tax plan undercuts Nats by nearly $100 per week for average worker

Jem Traylen 27 Jul 2023

Carbon prices bounce in 'Sliding Doors' moment

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Carbon prices bounce in 'Sliding Doors' moment

Ian Llewellyn 26 Jul 2023

Energy council says building more renewables will require policy change

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Energy council says building more renewables will require policy change

Ian Llewellyn 26 Jul 2023

Business of Government: top policy wonk resigns, Aussie's consultant crack-down and more

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Business of Government: top policy wonk resigns, Aussie's consultant crack-down and more

Jem Traylen 26 Jul 2023

Govt does U-turn on ETS settings

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Govt does U-turn on ETS settings

Ian Llewellyn 25 Jul 2023

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