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ELECTION 2020: ‘Don’t stuff the country’ – minor leaders make their pitch
Policy

ELECTION 2020: ‘Don’t stuff the country’ – minor leaders make their pitch

The minor party leaders all acknowledged next month’s election will have long-ranging consequences for generations with the mountain of debt piling up.

Paul McBeth 11 Sep 2020
Thousands lose more generous unemployment benefit
Policy

Thousands lose more generous unemployment benefit

Wage subsidies are ending, and so is the covid payment for the newly unemployed.

Andy Fyers 11 Sep 2020
Hash brownies and high tea; cannabis edibles NZ's next big thing?
Policy

Hash brownies and high tea; cannabis edibles NZ's next big thing?

A legal recreational cannabis market in New Zealand after the Oct. 17 referendum could spawn a host of spin-off commercial initiatives.

Brent Melville 11 Sep 2020
JANE CLIFTON: Soaking the rich – a taxing issue
Opinion

Jane Clifton: JANE CLIFTON: Soaking the rich – a taxing issue

The government has again disappointed its core constituency by declining to soak the rich. It has opted merely to dampen the hems of their garments.

Jane Clifton 11 Sep 2020