National takes over infrastructure
Though New Zealand First may have had ambitions to run the infrastructure portfolios, National would seem to have ended up firmly in control of...
Free trade agreements may have had their day
Away from the spotlight of the government formation talks, down the road in Symonds Street at the University of Auckland, a group of academics,...
The booming Irish heartbeat
Assuming that both ACT and NZ First return to Parliament this Friday when the official election results are declared, National will have to tread...
Another mother of a budget
A National government would make spending cuts on a scale not seen since the 1990 – 96 Bolger government.That much was confirmed with the...
The kindest cuts
Labour kicks off the fiscal credibility battle today with the release of its fiscal plan. National is expected to follow, possibly as soon as Thursday,...
Doubts about Robertson’s good news day
The trading banks yesterday concluded that though GDP figures released yesterday show the economy is not in recession, it may well soon be. Nevertheless, the...
Willis under pressure in Queenstown
Once again, last night at the ASB Great Debate in Queenstown, National’s economic management credentials came under question. Ordinarily questioning National's economic credibility would be...
To cut or not to cut
National leader Christopher Luxon emerged from his PREFU press conference yesterday, casting doubt on its fiscal projections but maintaining National would still cut taxes. ACT...
Seymour catches the mood
It was ACT leader David Seymour who most closely caught the mood yesterday at the Business New Zealand Election Conference. A BusinessNZ survey had found...
National’s tax plan unravels
National’s foreign buyer tax plan continued to unravel yesterday. Now, it appears the party sought some crucial advice only after it had launched the policy. Meanwhile,...
“Almost a definition of irresponsible election promises”
National’s tax relief package announced yesterday is only half the story. The $3.1 billion package delivers tax relief to a range of middle-income families and...
“I’ve spent the lot”
Finance Minister Grant Robertson is reaching back to the 1972 political playbook of Sir Robert Muldoon as he sets a fiscal trap for National. Legend...
It could get ugly
With a little bit of help from international forces, the Reserve Bank Governor looks likely to achieve his goal of trying to engineer a...
It’s not looking good
Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon pinned the Prime Minister to the wall yesterday over what is widely rumoured in Wellington to be a bad set...
Trans-Tasman wakeup call
Last year the Australia New Zealand Business Forum promised a big celebration this year to mark forty years of the Closer Economic Relationship between...
