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“Kill The Birds Faster” – Swarbrick Shows Contempt For Famers

Published: Tue 19 Mar 2024 05:45 PM
"Farmers make a point not to tell our urban cousins how to live, yet Chlöe from central Auckland is hell-bent on having her say about farmers," says ACT Rural Communities spokesman Mark Cameron. “On her first day in the House as Green ... Read more...

New Paper On Effects Of Taxes, Benefits On Household Incomes

Published: Tue 19 Mar 2024 03:32 PM
The Treasury has published today a new Analytical Note by Tod Wright and Hien Nguyen, Fiscal incidence in New Zealand: The effects of taxes and benefits on household incomes in tax year 2018/19 . Analyses of the distributional impact of taxation and government ... Read more...

New Paper Examines Carbon Price Impacts On The Cost Of Living

Published: Tue 19 Mar 2024 03:30 PM
The Treasury has published today a new Analytical Note by Cory Davis, Boston Hart and Benjamin Stubbing, Household cost-of-living impacts from the Emissions Trading Scheme and using transfers to mitigate regressive outcomes . This Analytical Note ... Read more...

Government Plans Should Be Redirected Towards Transport For All

Published: Tue 19 Mar 2024 03:29 PM
A coalition of public transport and climate organisations, united as ‘Transport for All’, is actively opposing the government’s transport proposals. The draft Government Policy Statement (GPS) includes plans for higher fares for public transport, ... Read more...

Feedback Wanted On Proposed Changes To Greater Wellington’s Revenue And Financing Policy

Published: Tue 19 Mar 2024 02:47 PM
Greater Wellington is inviting feedback on proposed changes to its Revenue and Financing Policy. The Revenue and Financing Policy covers the Council’s various sources of funding, and how the cost of services is shared across the region. This includes ... Read more...

Evidence For Free School Lunches: The Bigger Picture Benefits

Published: Tue 19 Mar 2024 11:44 AM
There’s ample evidence demonstrating free school lunch programmes provide wide benefits across schools, households and communities according to public health researchers. ACT Minister David Seymour wants to reduce the spending on Aotearoa New Zealand’s ... Read more...

New Record For NZ’s Costliest Weather Events: Expense 20 Times More Than Previous High, Aon Report Reveals

Published: Tue 19 Mar 2024 11:06 AM
Extreme weather events in the current climate have revealed significant vulnerabilities across the Pacific region Read more...

Crown Put To The Test Before The Waitangi Tribunal On Health System Inequities

Published: Tue 19 Mar 2024 10:44 AM
WAI2575 Health Services & Outcomes Kaupapa Inquiry Investigating More Breaches WAI3307 New Claim Filed Against Disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora Read more...

Taxpayers’ Union Stands Down From High Alert After Sleepless Night

Published: Tue 19 Mar 2024 10:38 AM
The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming comments from Christopher Luxon this morning recommitting to ‘no new taxes’ as part of Budget 2024. “Mr Luxon’s refusal at the Post-Cabinet press conference yesterday to repeat the ‘no new taxes’ promise ... Read more...

Fast-Track Approvals Bill A Threat To Animal Welfare, Environment, And Democratic Integrity

Published: Tue 19 Mar 2024 10:31 AM
SAFE is urgently calling on the Environment Committee to reject the Government’s Fast-Track Approvals Bill, and is urging New Zealanders to rally behind the call. The proposed Bill, currently under consideration with the Environment select committee, ... Read more...
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