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
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
Free Speech Union Jonathan Ayling Campaign Manager for the Free Speech Union Openly taking down an ad because of who says something, not what it says, is aiding bigotry, plain and simple” says Jonathan Ayling, Campaign Manager for the Free Speech Union. At the heart of freedom of speech is
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
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
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. Many commentators are drawing parallels between the state of the supermarkets and how the Telecom monopoly was broken up in the mid-2000s. For the
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
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
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
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
“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
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,
Dr James McDowall ACT Immigration spokesperson The Labour Party has left business owners in a state of distress for far longer than was necessary with some going to the wall or suffering from mental health problems as a result of the Government preventing workers from coming here. ACT welcomes RSE
The Government’s plan to allow one-way quarantine-free travel for Recognised Seasonal Employer workers from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu is the right one but should have come much sooner, says Leader of the Opposition and National’s Pacific Peoples spokesperson Judith Collins. “We called for a move like this back
Well, here we are. After world governments have tried for a decade and failed to get inflation back to levels that are considered ‘healthy’ – 1% to 3% pa – suddenly, without warning, inflation rates have started to rise. I do not understand why, with constant cost increases, inflation has not been
New Conservative Bruce Welsh Architect Materials shortages, labour shortages, supply delays and increased costs are now all part of the everyday experience of those in the building industry. From talking to people across the industry, I have heard of issues like: * Merchant shelves are almost empty of timber framing, plywood
