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3 weeks ago | 
rnz.co.nz | Giles Dexter |Lillian Hanly
Two former finance ministers have been appointed Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit at this year's King's Birthday Honours. Ruth Richardson and Steven Joyce, both former National MPs, have been honoured for their services as Members of Parliament. Three other former MPs - Ian McKelvie, Anae Arthur Anae, and Dover Samuels - have also received Honours. Richardson was well aware that an interview about her King's Birthday Honour would include questions on her time as finance minister.
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1 month ago | 
rnz.co.nz | Lillian Hanly |Giles Dexter
The government's proposed Resource Management Act changes have been met with jubilation from some quarters, and dismay from others. Public consultation has opened on a suite of different national directions across infrastructure, primary sector development, and freshwater. Announcing the proposals, RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop described National Policy Statements as "the meat on the bones" of the RMA.
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1 month ago | 
radionz.co.nz | Lillian Hanly |Giles Dexter
The government's proposed Resource Management Act changes have been met with jubilation from some quarters, and dismay from others. Public consultation has opened on a suite of different national directions across infrastructure, primary sector development, and freshwater. Announcing the proposals, RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop described National Policy Statements as "the meat on the bones" of the RMA.
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1 month ago | 
rnz.co.nz | Lillian Hanly |Boris Jancic
From changes to KiwiSaver and benefits to a business tax break and savings from pay equity changes, here's the key parts of Budget 2025.
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2 months ago | 
rnz.co.nz | Russell Palmer |Lillian Hanly
The Ministry of Justice has released the data confirming the government's claim it met its target to reduce the number of violent crime victims by 20,000 by 2029. The government held a press conference on Wednesday afternoon without the data to back it up - until the Ministry released it later that night. But there are concerns around the reporting of the data, and Labour says the government has decided it has a "narrative on law and order", and it's "looking for data to fit that narrative".
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2 months ago | 
rnz.co.nz | Lillian Hanly |Russell Palmer
Parliament has unanimously agreed to allow all submissions on the Treaty Principles Bill to be added to the public record, after a last-minute motion was moved by ACT MP Todd Stephenson. It comes after thousands of submissions were to be excluded from the record because staff did not have enough time to process them, raising concerns about cynicism when it comes to engaging with democracy. On Thursday afternoon, Stephenson sought leave to move a motion "without notice or debate".
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2 months ago | 
rnz.co.nz | Jo Moir |Lillian Hanly
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says New Zealand is "relatively well positioned" to weather Donald Trump's new sweeping global tariffs, because it's been hit with the "baseline tariff" by the US whereas other countries had received "much higher". Speaking to reporters this afternoon, Luxon said he doesn't believe "tariffs and trade wars" are the way forward for the world, and warned about the impact to the global economy.
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Mar 30, 2025 | 
rnz.co.nz | Lillian Hanly |Simon Rogers
FOR MONDAYLabour is dismissing a government plan to gather information on breaking up the supermarket duopoly as "paying lip service" to their promises. But it - along with Consumer NZ - is welcoming the potential structural intervention the government may decide to make. Economic Growth Minister Nicola Willis issued a Request for Information on Sunday to help determine possible regulatory and legislative changes that would support a third entrant into the grocery sector.
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Feb 23, 2025 | 
rnz.co.nz | Jo Moir |Lillian Hanly
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly has resigned his ministerial positions after what he says was an "animated discussion" that ended with him putting a hand on a staffer. Bayly says he took the discussion "too far", and described his behaviour as "overbearing" and "inappropriate". "I am deeply sorry," he said in a statement. "I have been impatient to drive change in my ministerial portfolios. Last week I had an animated discussion with a staff member about work.
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Feb 23, 2025 | 
rnz.co.nz | Jo Moir |Lillian Hanly
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly has resigned his ministerial positions after what he says was an "animated discussion" that ended with him putting a hand on a staffer. Bayly says he took the discussion "too far", and described his behaviour as "overbearing" and "inappropriate". "I am deeply sorry," he said in a statement. "I have been impatient to drive change in my ministerial portfolios. Last week I had an animated discussion with a staff member about work.
