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Lending curbs won't solve the housing problem
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Lending curbs won't solve the housing problem

Low interest rates coupled with a lack of houses are a bigger problem than investors.

Rebecca Howard 11 Feb 2021
‘Eyes wide open’ to cost of saving jobs – Adrian Orr
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‘Eyes wide open’ to cost of saving jobs – Adrian Orr

Government didn't ignore potential for monetary policy to widen inequality, but had to make tough choices trying to save jobs, Reserve Bank governor says.

Paul McBeth 10 Feb 2021
Fraught transition ahead as RMA repeal confirmed
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Fraught transition ahead as RMA repeal confirmed

The 30-year-old RMA will be repealed and replaced, starting with a new Natural and Built Environments Act.

Pattrick Smellie 10 Feb 2021
New rules quash carbon auction collusion
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New rules quash carbon auction collusion

The govt has passed legislation under urgency it says was necessary to prevent gaming of the first NZU auction next week.

Ian Llewellyn 09 Feb 2021