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Door open to pre-election welfare hikes beyond new $12b spend
The government is leaving the door open to election year announcements of increases in benefit levels and tax relief for working families over and above the $12 billion of new infrastructure spending announced today. The $12 billion, five-year package of new capital spending l...
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Gavin Evans: OPINION: Bigger issues in Matthews petition can't be ignored
The gathering storm over the firing of former Auditor-General Martin Matthews is not going to be easy for the government to ignore.It is an employment matter and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is right to not wade in, but the broader constitutional implications are far more import...
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NZX, EEX eye carbon auction opportunity
The New Zealand stock exchange and the European Energy Exchange have inked a cooperation agreement to pursue carbon market opportunities, in particular the government’s plan to establish auctions of New Zealand emission units. Shane Dinnan, head of energy markets for NZX, told...
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Work to do despite NZ’s high ranking for female entrepreneurs
Despite New Zealand being the second-best place in the world for female entrepreneurs, more work needs to be done, executives say. Mastercard’s Index of Women Entrepreneurs puts New Zealand just behind the United States with a score of 70.2 versus America’s 70.3. One in three bus...
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