Politics
Policy
Faafoi tasks PwC to investigate the case for TVNZ/RNZ merger
The government is pressing ahead with plans to merge its radio and television assets into "a new public media entity as an independent multiple-platform, multi-media operation."Broadcasting Minister Kris Faafoi announced that accounting and consulting firm PwC will lead work on t...
Economy
The RBNZ can keep ticking its employment mandate box
The Reserve Bank can give its employment mandate a tick with wage growth at a fresh 10-year high and lower-than-expected jobless rate in the December quarter.The central bank is due to make its first rate decision of the year on Feb. 12. It has two tasks on the monetary policy fr...
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Policy
Oji warns of low-emissions investment leakage
Pulp and paper maker Oji Fibre Solutions says New Zealand climate policy needs to recognise the investment incentives overseas manufacturers are now being granted for new low-emission projects.The company, which operates pulp mills at Kinleith and Kawerau and runs the Fullcircle...
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Primary Sector
MPs warned wrong trees in wrong place will cost jobs
A cap is needed on the use of forestry offsets under the emissions trading scheme to avoid potentially “profound” changes in land use that could threaten jobs in many regions, the Meat Industry Association says.Forestry planting on marginal land can provide a temporary store of c...
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