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How are New Zealand's wealthiest families paying so little tax?
How are New Zealand's wealthiest families paying so little tax?

The IRD has released a massive investigation into the share of tax that New Zealand’s wealthiest families pay.  
 
The report suggests that the median …

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Why Australia's citizenship changes should prompt a local immigration rethink
Why Australia's citizenship changes should prompt a local immigration rethink

After twenty years of being treated as supposed second-class citizens, Kiwis in Australia are finally getting their rights restored.

Aussie Prime Min…

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Why the modern day Defence Force is struggling to keep staff
Why the modern day Defence Force is struggling to keep staff

Today is Anzac Day, the annual public holiday for us to remember our veterans and those who gave up their lives defending Aotearoa.  

But while we de…

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Is hosting the Commonwealth Games really a good idea?
Is hosting the Commonwealth Games really a good idea?

It's been 33 years since we last hosted the Commonwealth Games – but that could soon change.

The New Zealand Olympic Committee has signaled interest …

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Will the drop in inflation change our economic outlook?
Will the drop in inflation change our economic outlook?

This week’s inflation data has surprised economists around the country.
 
The figure came in well below expectations, suggesting that the rising cost o…

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Can we avoid a Covid and flu surge this winter?
Can we avoid a Covid and flu surge this winter?

Covid-19 case numbers are ticking up and up as we head into the colder months of the year.
 
And while vaccinations and prior infection do give us some…

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Is there really too much red tape holding up housing?
Is there really too much red tape holding up housing?

Richlister Chris Meehan is taking aim at the Government in a series of advertisements. 
 
The full-page newspaper ads describe Aotearoa as the land of …

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Slow-slip quakes and stirring supervolcanoes: What's happening beneath our feet?
Slow-slip quakes and stirring supervolcanoes: What's happening beneath our feet?

Ongoing tremors underneath Lake Taupō have seen the alert level for the supervolcano rise for the first time in history.
 
Geologists are closely monit…

2 years, 9 months ago

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Affordable Water Reform: Will Three Waters rebrand win over detractors?
Affordable Water Reform: Will Three Waters rebrand win over detractors?

Three Waters is dead - long live ‘Affordable Water Reform’.

The Government has announced a revised version of their policy to improve the quality of …

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Reviewing Wayne Brown's first six months as Mayor
Reviewing Wayne Brown's first six months as Mayor

A damning report has been released into Auckland Council’s response to the January flooding, and has highlighted a ‘system failure’ of leadership in …

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