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BusinessNZ – Saying ‘yes’ to investment and growth

· January 23, 2025

Source: BusinessNZ The Prime Minister’s state of the nation address has correctly identified many key issues holding back economic growth, BusinessNZ says. BusinessNZ Chief Executive Katherine Rich says businesses around the...

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Govt’s sanctions regime fails us all

· January 23, 2025

Source: Green Party The Government’s newly released data paints a damning picture: the sanctions regime targeting beneficiaries is an abject failure.  “Benefit sanctions deprive people of the means to survive...

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Runaway spending growth checked

· January 23, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The latest set of accounts show the Government has successfully checked the runaway growth of public spending, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. “In the previous government’s...

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Welfare that Works making a difference

· January 23, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The Government’s welfare reforms are delivering results with the number of people moving off benefits into work increasing year-on-year for six straight months. “There are positive...

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SH27 Waharoa road reseal early February

· January 23, 2025

Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Smoother journeys are coming for motorists through Waharoa, with resealing works getting underway in early February for essential maintenance of State Highway 27 (SH27). NZ...

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4 KiwiSaver Hacks to Start 2025 on Track

· January 22, 2025

Source: Press Release Service More than 3 million* New Zealanders currently have a KiwiSaver account, and making small tweaks has the potential to make a big difference to Kiwis’ finances....

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Two new appointments to Film Commission Board

· January 22, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Jon Kroll and Aimee McCammon have been appointed to the New Zealand Film Commission Board, Arts Minister Paul Goldsmith says.“I am delighted to appoint these two...

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Too early for a victory lap, but hope is on its way

· January 22, 2025

Source: ACT Party Responding to new data confirming inflation is sitting at 2.2 per cent, within the official target range, ACT Leader David Seymour says: “At the height of Labour’s...

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Government spin won’t pay the rent

· January 22, 2025

Source: Green Party The latest Consumer Price Index figures show rents rising almost twice as fast as general inflation.  “Christopher Luxon tells New Zealanders one thing while doing another,” says...

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Working people will pay for static inflation

· January 22, 2025

Source: Council of Trade Unions – CTU Data released by Statistics New Zealand today showed that inflation remains unchanged at 2.2%, defying expectations of further declines, said NZCTU Te Kauae...

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Drop in domestic inflation hailed  

· January 22, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Finance Minister Nicola Willis has hailed a drop in the domestic component of inflation, saying it increases the prospect of mortgage rate reductions and a lower...