Banning new gas connections, getting people to cut their car use by a fifth, paying people to scrap their dirty cars, capturing gases emitted by landfills, and planting a whole […]
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Lockdown and alert-level decision day – experts urge Jacinda Ardern, Government to be cautious
COVID LATEST* 277 cases: Rest home worker, Auckland Uni staff member test positive* Locations of interest list passes 500 mark – more supermarkets, 11 schools* Pregnant Kiwi denied emergency MIQ […]
Meridian urges Government not to get in the way of gas, for the sake of the environment
Meridian Energy, the electricity generation giant that promotes the fact that its entire generation fleet is renewable, has urged the Government to be tolerant of the ongoing need to use […]
Government communications spending increases 50 per cent in four years
The Government’s communications spend has jumped more than 50 per cent in four years, and is now costing the taxpayer close to $90 million a year. It comes as the […]
‘Hammer blow’ as government advised to drop steel quotas
The government should revoke a series of steel quotas on cheap imports despite warnings it will damage domestic producers, trade advisers have recommended. The recommendation, described as a “hammer blow” […]
Government continues to ‘pledge significant investment’ to help children recover missed learning, Gavin Williamson claims
The government continues to “pledge significant packages of investment” to help pupils catch up on education missed due to the pandemic, Gavin Williamson has claimed. The education secretary’s comments come […]
Government housing changes: British tax overhaul ‘nowhere near as severe as here’
A landlord chief says last decade’s change in Britain to axe tax deductions on rental homes’ mortgage interest payments was far more lenient than the New Zealand Government planned. But […]
Government housing changes: 12-house landlord reveals plan to defeat state, avoid extra tax
Auckland landlord Peter Lewis, who owns 12 rental properties, has calculated he will be liable for $16,000 more tax annually under Government changes announced yesterday. So he has a plan. […]
COVID-19: Government ‘won’t hesitate’ to change Christmas rules if needed, says minister
Ministers “won’t hesitate” to change rules letting people outside Tier 4 form “Christmas bubbles” if required, a cabinet minister has told Sky News. With just two days to go until […]
US government executes man convicted of killing Texas teen
WARNING: Graphic content A man convicted of kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old Texas girl before dousing her with gasoline and burying her alive was executed on Thursday (Friday NZT), the […]