Health – Hāpai Te Hauora Budget Wishlist for 2020 – is this year the...
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Hapai Te Hauora
Hāpai Te Hauora, the largest Māori public health collective in Aotearoa, outlines key priority areas it hopes to see for...
National Party all talk, no action on rates relief
Source: Taxpayers Union
13 MAY 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDespite calls from the National Party leader for Councils not to increase the rates burden, the National Party voted...
Pragmatic changes to Immigration Act to respond to COVID-19 passed
Source: New Zealand Government
Parliament has today passed legislation to ensure that the Government can respond quickly, appropriately and efficiently to immigration issues arising from...
Auckland reopens for play and recreation from tomorrow
Source: Auckland Council
The sound of children playing will return to Auckland’s neighbourhoods tomorrow when 885 playgrounds across the region are reopened.
Auckland Council will reopen...
With light rail on hold, fuel tax hike should be shelved
Source: Taxpayers Union
13 MAY 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Transport Minister to shelve July’s scheduled fuel tax hike, considering the light...
Law setting up legal framework for Covid-19 Alert Level 2 passes
Source: New Zealand Government
The law establishing a legal framework for the response to Covid-19 has passed its final reading and will become law in...
Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Large Scale Asset Purchases expanded
Source: MIL-OSI SubmissionsSource: Reserve Bank of New Zealand
13 May 2020 – The Monetary Policy Committee has agreed to significantly expand the Large Scale Asset Purchase (LSAP)...
New overseas investment screening rules announced
Source: New Zealand Treasury:
Associate Minister of Finance Hon David Parker today announced the introduction of legislation to update New Zealand’s overseas investment screening rules...
Hutt City Council Facilities and Services at Alert Level 2
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Hutt City Council
Hutt City Council is working to make our facilities safe so they can open following the government’s announcements earlier in...
Survey shows impact of Covid and AL3 on local businesses
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce
Over 63 per cent of respondents to a recent survey of Canterbury businesses are reporting significant financial impacts...
Up to 50 to be allowed at funerals – if strict public health measures...
Source: New Zealand Government
The Government has emphasised the significant risk of COVID-19 spreading at funerals and tangihanga and the extra personal responsibility required to...
Public Health Response Bill must strike a balance with other human rights
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Following increased concerns on the Government’s COVID-19 Public Health Response Bill, Amnesty International has released the below commentary from Executive Director Meg de Ronde.
“The...
