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Discrimination of the Day

Discrimination of the Day

To be eligible you must be Maori between the ages of 17-24 with a restricted driver’s license, bonus if you have a full class 1. Downer Ad With your help Discrimination of the Day will become a regular segment on The BFD. Let’s highlight the racism and discrimination

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Government Needs to Clear up Energy Uncertainty

Government Needs to Clear up Energy Uncertainty

News that Refining New Zealand shareholders have voted to shift Marsden Point to an import only terminal adds further uncertainty to New Zealand’s energy future, National’s Energy and Resources spokesperson Barbara Kuriger says. “In four short years, Labour has upended New Zealand’s energy security and created an

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Madness from ‘Tax Expert’

Madness from ‘Tax Expert’

I’ve come across a few ‘tax experts’ in my time. I’m sure there are a few good ones, but for most of them their expertise is concentrated in a very specific area, and their general tax knowledge is fairly average. But tax experts, particularly those who are partners

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$800,000,000 Housing Tax Revealed

$800,000,000 Housing Tax Revealed

Brooke van Velden ACT Housing spokesperson Labour’s interest deductibility change has been revealed as an $800 million tax grab on landlords. In Budget documents released today, Treasury told the Finance Minister, ‘…had the interest deducibility denial been fully implemented in 2018/19, and current interest rates prevailed, it may

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An Alternative to PayPal Waits in the Wings

An Alternative to PayPal Waits in the Wings

The second beast was given power to[…]cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy

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New Zealand’s RSE Scheme: Struggling against COVID

New Zealand’s RSE Scheme: Struggling against COVID

Charlotte Bedford devpolicy.org Charlotte Bedford is a Research Fellow with the Development Policy Centre and is based in New Zealand. At the start of July 2021, over 350 stakeholders in New Zealand’s Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme gathered in Nelson for the 14th annual industry-led RSE conference under

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National Backs Commerce Teachers’ Petition

The proposed removal of specialised commerce subjects at NCEA Level 1 is going to leave Kiwis without strong financial and economic literacy, National MPs Todd McClay and Paul Goldsmith say. Today Mr McClay will accept a petition urging the Government to reverse its decision to remove the specialised economics, business

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Radical Reform Coming to a Supermarket near You

Radical Reform Coming to a Supermarket near You

Dr Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. The supermarket sector is finally about to receive some serious government intervention. Following a scathing report from the Commerce Commission, it’s now almost

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Government Needs to Deliver Certainty for Skilled Migrants

Government Needs to Deliver Certainty for Skilled Migrants

Dr James McDowall ACT Immigration spokesperson Labour’s inaction on immigration is creating a humanitarian and economic crisis. Families are being split at the border and being forced to choose between working in New Zealand to support their family or leaving so they can be together. Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi

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National Calls for ‘COVID Contribution Visa’

National Calls for ‘COVID Contribution Visa’

National will clear the current residency backlog and provide a clear pathway for skilled migrants already in the country to gain residency. Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says we are losing the skilled migrants we desperately need who moved to New Zealand before the lockdown with the promise there

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Government Oversteps on Wood Exports

Government Oversteps on Wood Exports

Brooke van Velden ACT Trade spokesperson Comments this morning from Building and Construction Minister Poto Williams that the Government is considering limiting wood exports to keep construction materials from going offshore, will send a shiver down the spine of many businesses. Why would you invest in your business, if the

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The Devil Is in the Detail

The Devil Is in the Detail

“The devil is in the detail” is an idiom that is believed to be derived from “God is in the details”, attributed to Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The original connotation was that whatever one does should be done thoroughly, and truth (if any) is in the details. So turn

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Supermarkets to Be Nationalised

Supermarkets to Be Nationalised

Information Satire Labour Government Explainer Editor – Exclusive During the weekly conference call to media news editors, the Minister of Groceries and Bicycle Clips, David Clark, revealed that the two ‘competing’ supermarkets would be rolled into one and nationalised under a new ministry, Kaihoho Aotearoa. “The two supermarkets are a duopoly,

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