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Could NZ implement a carbon import tax?
Policy

Could NZ implement a carbon import tax?

The United Kingdom and the EU have been looking at carbon import taxes, but it's not clear how they could work.

Ian Llewellyn 16 Jul 2021
$2.5b sweetener for three waters reform
Policy

$2.5b sweetener for three waters reform

The biggest holdout against the reforms and the country’s largest city, Auckland, is by far the largest beneficiary of the package.

Pattrick Smellie 15 Jul 2021
Time to show local government the ‘rabbit’
Policy

Pattrick Smellie: Time to show local government the ‘rabbit’

Is today the day that the government hopes to show local government leaders why the hotly contested three waters reforms will be worth their while?

Pattrick Smellie 15 Jul 2021
Economists now beating drums for August rate hike
Policy

Economists now beating drums for August rate hike

Today's statement is seen as laying the foundation for an earlier-than-expected rate hike.

Rebecca Howard 14 Jul 2021