National Business Review Politics

Ministerial spending tops $1m in three months

ellen-read — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:46:35 +0000

Between them, ministers from the National, ACT, Maori and United Future spent $1,155,908 on Wellington accommodation, out of Wellington travel expenses, domestic air travel and surface travel.

Brittle columns led to CTV building deaths

c.hutch@clear.net.nz — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:52:19 +0000

Brittle concrete columns were a main cause of the 113 deaths in Christchurch's CTV building in the February 2011 earthquake.

Unemployment drops - but there's a catch

rhosking@paradise.net.nz — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:46:15 +0000

Unemployment fell in the last three months of 2011 - but the hours worked also fell and the employment rate stayed the same.

PM's pre-election radio show referred to police

cwilliscroft — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:30:07 +0000

Electoral Commission confirms that John Key's RadioLive show during last year's election campaign has been referred to the police for breaching the Broadcasting Act.

MPs mull giving IRD 'super-preference'

rhosking@paradise.net.nz — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:43:04 +0000

NZ Politics Daily: Parliament's juicy first day

ellen-read — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:53:20 +0000

Shearer barely makes an impact. But Peters is back where he’s at his best - in parliament, in opposition, and attacking the government over special initiatives directed at Maori.

Government lifts minimum wage to $13.50 p/h

rmccambridge — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:15:11 +0000

The government has consistently resisted calls to hike the minimum wage up to $15 an hour, saying it would lead to around 6,000 job losses.

Capital Letter: Has the tide turned for criminal justice?

ellen-read — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:28:38 +0000

Gaps in director fees widen

cobrien — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:17:05 +0000

Private company director fees were 1.3 times higher than those for the public-sector last year, while listed company directors earned 1.5 times more than private company directors.

Bill aims to 'Monday-ise' public holidays

cwilliscroft — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:04:41 +0000

Labour Dunedin North MP David Clark says if his bill becomes law it will not affect employers as they already budget for 11 statutory holidays. "The bill makes sense and, while I hate to admit it, the Australians already ‘Monday-ise’ their public holidays."