Shaking up science
When Grant Robertson talks about how the economy might change post-covid, one of the things he talks about is what he calls an unsung...
What Robertson has learned from Covid and how it will define this election year
Back in the dark autumn of 2020, when the prospect of Covid was freaking the country out, Finance Minister Grant Robertson set himself and...
Brown backs heavy rail
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown yesterday sent his strongest signal yet that he opposes the light rail project for the city currently being developed by...
Adrian Orr’s internal conflict
The Reserve Bank has run head-on into the dichotomy that its dual inflation-employment mandate presents. On the one hand, it must meet its inflation target...
The enigmatic taxman
Inland Revenue Commissioner Peter Mersi yesterday dodged a whole series of questions about whether he was advising the Government on a new wealth tax. His...
Scottish Water and Three Waters
The Government's key consultant on Three Waters reforms says he doesn't know how much money will be needed to fix the country's ageing water,...
The end of the golden weather
The full reality of New Zealand’s real estate bubble is likely to hit home in a fortnight when the Reserve Bank issues its last...
Go by bus, say MPs to passenger rail advocates
National and ACT MPs had a simple piece of advice to a host of local body politicians and even one of the country's biggest...
Upbeat Robertson says Labour yet to sort its election campaign tax policies
Finance minister Grant Robertson was back in Parliament yesterday, ready to celebrate five years as Finance Minister and after finance meetings in the United...
It’s not dark yet – but it’s getting there
Food prices went up by 8.3 per cent over the past year; another reason why the next two years will be tough for households. And...
Wood opens immigration up
For the second time this week, the Government relaxed more immigration settings in what may be an indication that it is backing off some...
Farm emissions proposals shock ag sector and shake National
The Government shocked New Zealand’s 23,400 sheep and cattle farmers yesterday with proposals to make them pay for their greenhouse gas emissions which could...
Beware the English-Joyce trap
If Grant Robertson doesn't watch out; he will fall into exactly the same trap that Bill English and Stephen Joyce fell into in 2017. Then...
Another shot into Labour’s re-election chances
Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr is highly likely today to fire another shot into Labour's re-election chances when he unveils what most pundits are...
BusinessNZ changes its mind
The National Party and BusinessNZ now appear to agree that they should oppose the Government’s social insurance proposal. That is after BusinessNZ sat down with...
