Politics
Politics
New oil law threatens economy and reputation says sector
Novel, draconian, unfairly retrospective and out of left field are just a few of the criticisms of the proposed new oil field decommissioning law.
Policy
Deputy RBNZ governor Bascand to leave in January
Geoff Bascand has been a deputy governor since May 2013 and is a member of the monetary policy committee.
Policy
NZ, except Auckland, to move to level 2
Level 2, however, does look slightly different and the hospitality sector says it's another "kick in the guts".
Opinion
Free
Andy Fyers: The strange case of the non-existent MIQ records
MBIE denies that it keeps a proper record of past MIQ occupancy, but its own documents appear to show otherwise.
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