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Labour leaving door open to ditch rates cap
Labour leaving door open to ditch rates cap Labour’s refusal to commit to passing a rates cap shows it is paving the way to ditch it
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Labour leaving door open to ditch rates cap Labour’s refusal to commit to passing a rates cap shows it is paving the way to ditch it
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RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop and Parliamentary Under-Secretary Simon Court have launched an illustrative National Policy Direction (NPD) for the new planning system for feedback. “NPD
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Council rates increases will be capped at 4 per cent as the Government moves to help keep rates affordable for households and businesses, Local Government Minister
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A four-year funding boost of $9.7 million, announced by Minister for Conservation Tama Potaka today, will help protect New Zealand’s national parks and native ecosystems from
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Less than 24 hours after Chris Hipkins misleadingly told New Zealanders that a Capital Gains Tax would be his only new tax, he has accidentally confirmed
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The Government will today introduce the Online Safety Bill which will ban under-16s from social media and put greater responsibilities on technology companies to protect children
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The Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence Mark Mitchell is this week representing New Zealand at the annual Five Country Ministerial meeting in Sydney, Australia.
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National is committing to no new taxes if re-elected on November 7, Leader Christopher Luxon and Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis confirmed today. “National believes that New
Read morePrime Minister Christopher Luxon and Thailand Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul have formally launched the New Zealand-Thailand Strategic Partnership in Auckland. “Prime Minister Anutin’s visit to New
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The Government will retain a Clean Vehicle Standard for new and used vehicle imports, following a review of its settings, Transport Minister Chris Bishop says. “The
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The New Zealand Institute for Advanced Technology (NZIAT) has officially launched today in Auckland, marking a significant milestone in the reform of New Zealand's science, innovation
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More children are getting faster access to dental treatment in Auckland, with the number of children waiting for dental surgery falling by more than 1,400 to
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This Government is delivering a further 20 new specialist classrooms across nine schools, giving students the support they need, Education Minister Erica Stanford says. This $23
Read moreLegislative changes will give emergency management authorities the tools they need to keep their communities safe from an increasing number of emergencies, the Minister for Emergency
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The Government is making targeted changes to the new planning system to create a more practical system for food and fibre production, RMA Reform Minister Chris
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Agricultural sector productivity is set to soar through common-sense reforms to drone regulations, Regulation Minister David Seymour and Associate Transport Minister James Meager have today announced.
Read moreThe NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) has today published a new strategy for getting more out of Auckland's motorway network, setting out how smarter traffic management, targeted
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Rural families, communities and businesses will be better represented by a new work programme to strengthen rural data in New Zealand’s official statistics, Statistics Minister Scott
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