The government expects the New Zealand Media Council to become the primary regulator for journalism once the Broadcasting Standards Authority is abolished, shifting towards greater industry self-regulation.
NZ First is promising to cut company tax from 28% to 20% for companies with annual turnover below $30 million, claiming the resulting economic growth would more than cover the initial $1 billion annual cost.
New Zealand’s largest childcare operator receives about three-quarters of its revenue from government funding, while its tax-free proceeds have largely gone towards repaying the wealthy owners who sold the business to their own charity, the NZ Herald reports.
Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden says Fire and Emergency New Zealand kept a serious levy issue from her for a year, despite external advice that she should be told.
David Seymour says ACT has prevented its coalition partners from breaking up Foodstuffs during this parliamentary term and could oppose the policy again in negotiations over the next government.
Elliot Ikilei has published an interview he says RNZ did not use, showing a Pacific Waves interviewer repeatedly challenging his opposition to ethnicity-based medical admissions while largely treating the scheme’s benefits as established.
Christopher Luxon pointed to a cap on public-service staffing when asked why advertised salaries in the public sector were reportedly rising faster than in other sectors, despite the Government’s cost-cutting programme.
Parties are promising cheaper groceries, lower power bills and healthier communities, but their policies differ sharply over how much control government should exercise over businesses and private property.
Erica Stanford says teachers are reporting more children starting school without basic skills, including being toilet trained or able to eat and dress independently.
Damien Grant argues National’s proposed supermarket break-up scapegoats grocery retailers for high food prices while abandoning the property rights and entrepreneurial principles Nicola Willis once championed.
The strategy to manufacture extra centre-right seats through strategic voting involves giving National the electorate vote while directing party votes to ACT or NZ First.
An overhang occurs when a party wins more electorate seats than its party vote entitles it to.
In brief Kia Ora Ake receives about $12 million annually, with roughly three-quarters of its funded provider workforce in non-clinical roles.
New Zealand motorists face further fuel-price increases that could continue as conflicts disrupt oil production, refining and international shipping routes.
Green Party candidate Tania Waikato has been accused of hypocrisy after posting a video of herself mouthing profane and dismissive lyrics with an image of ACT leader David Seymour behind her.
Labour remains one point ahead of National in two new polls, despite falling sharply from its previous result in both surveys.
